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The Common Trait That the Best Athletes Share with Guest Mike Brown, Former NHL Player - EP 400
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Jan 19, 20261:20:49
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Happy 400th episode Think Tankers! This week Topher and Jeff talk with Mike Brown, former National Hockey League player and teammate of Topher’s. Brown played for the National Team Development Program, the University of Michigan, and played in over 400 games in the NHL.
In this episode we talk about:
— What Brown consistently did throughout his hockey career to make it to the NHL
— How hard work wins over skill every day
— Brown’s hilarious story of his NHL draft experience
— How to process and handle getting scratched
AND SO MUCH MORE!
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