“I have a Mental Performance Coach [Seth Pepper] who I talk with on a regular basis. That is huge for me.” Two hip surgeries, soreness and converting nervousness into excitement while getting support from multiple places allowed him to get back to the ice as quickly as possible.

Coaching him through it all and helping him to stay “strong mentally. Give me some little cues to stay active and not try to put too much pressure on myself to get to back too fast. Pushing it and rushing it can always lead to re-injury.”