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We continue with Kurt Kleinendorst here on "Inside the Game" brought to you by flexxCOACH and flexxCOACH VR.
Kurt leaves Providence College after four years and heads to pursue one of dreams to play in the Olympics for USA Hockey. He was a finalist for the Hobey Baker award and felt he had a good chance to make the team. Things didn't go well and he gave up on the dream. Looking back he felt he should have stayed on the team and worked harder. It is one of his biggest regrets to this day.
He wound up signing with the New York Rangers and going to Tulsa in the CHL. Great back story with that team. After his time in Tulsa he headed to Europe to play and liked the larger ice surface and the experience.
He retired from the game and went into coaching in Raleigh in the ECHL and started off 1-11. Thought he was going to be fired but he talked to the team and they turned it around and had a good season. He learned a great deal that year about himself and coaching.
Kurt talks about coaching and connecting with your team and players. A very good part to the segment and how you have to work with the players.
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We continue with Kurt Kleinendorst here on "Inside the Game" brought to you by flexxCOACH and flexxCOACH VR.
Kurt leaves Providence College after four years and heads to pursue one of dreams to play in the Olympics for USA Hockey. He was a finalist for the Hobey Baker award and felt he had a good chance to make the team. Things didn't go well and he gave up on the dream. Looking back he felt he should have stayed on the team and worked harder. It is one of his biggest regrets to this day.
He wound up signing with the New York Rangers and going to Tulsa in the CHL. Great back story with that team. After his time in Tulsa he headed to Europe to play and liked the larger ice surface and the experience.
He retired from the game and went into coaching in Raleigh in the ECHL and started off 1-11. Thought he was going to be fired but he talked to the team and they turned it around and had a good season. He learned a great deal that year about himself and coaching.
Kurt talks about coaching and connecting with your team and players. A very good part to the segment and how you have to work with the players.