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This week Topher and Jeff bring on Gordie Stafford, current Mental Performance & Mindset Coach and former Head Coach of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s women’s ice hockey team. Stafford has coached some of the top players in the game and brings incredible wisdom to this episode. To get more awesome insight, go check out his new book, “The Journey and Its Rewards: Stories and Observations From A Lifetime in Hockey.”
In this episode we talk about:
— How winning is the outcome of a process & you have to embrace the grind
— Tips and advice for those wanting to get into coaching
— The benefit of teams with different ages vs single birth years
— How to become the player that others want to play with
AND SO MUCH MORE!
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"Stories and Observations From A Lifetime in Hockey, with Guest Gordie Stafford, Shattuck-St. Mary’s Former Head Coach - EP 433" is an episode of The Hockey Think Tank Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 19 min. Published September 7, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.