In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson provides a quick hockey-specific summary from Day 2 of the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This was a player advocacy and union-centric hockey panel featuring Don Fehr (NHLPA Executive Director).

In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson provides a quick hockey-specific summary from Day 1 of the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This was a league and owner-centric hockey panel featuring Gary Bettman (NHL Commissioner) and Jeff Vinik (Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Owner).

In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson provides a quick hockey-specific summary from Day 1 of the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This was a hockey analytics panel featuring Dan Bylsma (Former NHL Head Coach & Current NHL Network Analyst), Chris Snow (Director of Hockey Analytics for the Calgary Flames), John Chayka (President of Hockey Operations & GM of the Arizona Coyotes NHL), and Chris Boucher (Director of Hockey Analytics for SPORTLOGiQ).

In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson sits down with Tim Naiman. Tim is one of THE top sports performance and strength & conditioning coaches in Colorado.

As the Director of Hockey Development at Impact Sports Performance, Tim has designed and implemented hockey programs for players and teams of all levels across the hockey world. A former two-sport athlete in college, Tim understands the physical and mental demands it takes to keep your body in peak condition for optimum performance.  During his tenure at Impact, Tim has trained hundreds of AAA, Junior, NCAA Collegiate, and Professional Hockey players in the NHL, AHL and ECHL.  Tim also leads Impact’s football performance training and has worked with dozens of NFL and Division 1 football athletes, including current Denver Broncos players. Tim prides himself in developing athletes to physical, mental and physiological supremacy.

This episode with Tim Naiman focuses on providing you with some tools and resources to have a strong offseason of strength and conditioning in the gym. Our goal is to provide you with some insight to help better prepare you for your next hockey season. Enjoy!

In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson discusses how to identify the best NCAA College Hockey Program and School for you. Topics include how to begin your college search, the education and scholarship you are seeking to receive, the initial contact letter to coaches, what to consider when choosing a potential program, and the academic and athletic factors involved. This episode is a great starting point on how to begin marketing yourself to college programs to garner real interest and to attain a college hockey scholarship.

In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson goes over some Quick Mental Training Exercises to Increase Hockey Performance in Elite Hockey Players. Give yourself an edge with these hockey visualization and quick imagery techniques!

Concise content aimed to help you become a better hockey player!

In this episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast, Ben Robinson discusses the topic of Hockey Goal-Setting & Focus. As an elite hockey player, learn how to more effectively set personal goals and team goals for increased performance and positive results!

Discover what a SMART Goal is and a CLEAR Goal! Strategies and techniques that you can actually use and incorporate into your daily hockey routine and your life away from the rink.

How are you going to achieve your dreams and get better as an elite hockey player if you don't know where you are going?!!!

Episode # 2 - What Does it Take To Make It To The NHL Level?

Ben Robinson shares some insight he received while talking with several NHL Team Scouts at this year's 2016 BCHL Showcase (Chilliwack, B.C.) and at the 2016 USHL Showcase (Fall Classic Showcase held in both Omaha & Pennsylvania). Scouts share their thoughts on the intangibles that they look for in future NHL players.

Also discussed in this episode is a concise breakdown of the NHL Pre-Draft Interviews and what they usually entail for a young hockey prospect. Find out what NHL Clubs are trying to discover by "interviewing" potential NHL Draftees.

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-Ben Robinson

Blue Line Sports Management

How does NHL Central Scouting Evaluate Top NHL Prospects? This episode of the 'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' Podcast helps to Demystify the NHL Central Scouting Criteria.

Ben Robinson provides an in-depth look at the list of traits that the NHL Central Scouting Service seeks to find when it is scouting top young hockey players. Learn exactly what specific criteria are used to determine both the 'NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch' List and the 'NHL Central Scouting Futures List' - Both lists are used exclusively to assist the NHL and NHL clubs in their preparation for the annual NHL Draft. What makes an excellent hockey player in comparison to a poor hockey player?

This evaluation list for forwards and defencemen will help you to fine-tune your game and identify your strengths and weaknesses as a hockey player. You will now gain a better understanding of what NHL Scouts look for when they are sitting in the stands and watching you play. Educate yourself. Give yourself an edge & prepare in advance to shed yourself in the best light when the scouts are watching!

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'SKATE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP' is a podcast for the Elite Hockey Player. This podcast provides the best tools & resources in the game to help players become more highly effective & productive on the ice and in their quest to play at the next level. This podcast arms players with the mental fortitude and the necessary information to more easily reach the pinnacle of Hockey. Ben Robinson also provides keen insight into his day-to-day business journey as he navigates the ultra-competitive hockey agency & advisory industry - via Blue Line Sports Management, LLC!