The Macomb Daily’s George Pohly reports that Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill reached out to a local high school hockey team to discuss ways in which to deal with the pause in Michigan’s high school athletics recently:
Prep hockey players got a surprise when they joined a state-wide online meeting to talk about the pause that hit their season just as games were about to begin. Jeff Blashill, coach of the Detroit Red Wings, shared ideas about how the players could cope with what’s supposed to be a three-week shutdown.
“He talked about the focus that makes good players great,” Bob Hall, the Eisenhower coach, said Tuesday. “He had so much good insight. He talked about the importance of pushing to be successful and what to do in this down time.”
After the meeting, Hall asked his players to tell him via text message one tip they picked up from Blashill.
“I was bombarded with fantastic information,” Hall said. “My players really took it to heart and listened to Jeff Blashill’s message. It was an awesome exchange. It was fun to be a part of it.”
