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Only one team can win a championship. At the Major Junior Level in the CHL, 60 teams currently compete every season for the Memorial Cup. That means 59 organizations aren’t happy at the end of the season , making one of the toughest trophies in sports to win. 

Tyson Nash raised the Memorial Cup 3 times in 4 years with the Kamloops Blazers 1992, 1994, and 1995 - a stretch of dominance never seen prior and probably never seen again. 

Winning is hard. Making the NHL is hard. And Tyson Nash was able to accomplish both. 

Tyson did not have an easy path to the Show. He was overlooked in his first year of NHL draft eligibility, and he did not get taken until the 11th round his second time through, when the Canucks took him at 247. 

Nash already played with a chip on his shoulder and this gave him even more fuel. He set out to prove that these guys were wrong – that he did belong and that he could contribute. 

Nash made his dream come true, playing 6 seasons in the NHL from 1999 to 2006 with the St. Louis Blues and the Phoenix Coyotes. Nash’s agitator style earned him a lot of enemies along the way. He was considered one of hockey’s most hated players during his time in the NHL, but he knew what his job was, and he did to the best of his ability. 

If you had to pick one word to describe Nash I think “competitor” would be appropriate. He fought for everything he got. The road wasn’t easy. His job wasn’t easy. But he had a dream and he had a commitment to that dream that was so firm, nothing was going to get in his way. 

In this episode learn: 

• How to turn rejection into fuel 
• What Nash believes are the key ingredients to building a championship team 
• The sage advice his dad gave him before he arrived in St. Louis 
• How to get noticed and make people remember you 

Lots of great stories in this episode and lots of good laughs. Please enjoy the ride with Tyson Nash.