Dear Pens friends: have you fallen into a Despair over our team’s inability to tell left from right or ‘playing defense’ from ‘not playing defense at all, ever, what is defense’? Well, we bring you the antidote. In this episode, we’re celebrating Sully’s 300th win (and uh, ignoring the six consecutive losses) with a special episode about our favorite silver fox. Bec tells spoooooky stories about Sid ‘Coachkiller’ Crosby’s bloody reign of terror—and the pottery class that changed everything. Jes rhapsodizes about Sully’s deeply sexy understanding of pedagogical research (this man can READ). And Kit muses on whether Mark Donkifying Connor McDavid could somehow fix what’s broken in him. Plus: Sidney Crosby’s banana bread, coaches as side characters, Dan Potash’s hot bitch season, and our fandom’s growing willingness to open our hearts to the elderly (you see Sid’s hair? You see how old him?). Enjoy Episode 6, y’all, and keep the faith. Surely Mike Daddy Sullivan will save us!
Runtime: 75 min || Recorded 10.22.23
Episode contents:
00:00-13:00 Reverse retro jerseys & updates
13:00-45:00 Sully's philosophy of coaching/teaching
45:00-55:00 Sully's failed projects (aka two times it didn't work out... and one time it did)
55:00-60:00 Sully & other side characters in Sid/Geno fic
60:00-end Mike Sullivan's Center for NHL Players Who Can't Read Good (And Can't Do Anything Else Good Either, Lord Won't Someone Please Help Them)
Further reading/viewing:
Player Development & How They Learn: A USA Hockey Talk with Mike Sullivan (YouTube lecture)
How Mike Sullivan and the Penguins Became a Perfect Fit
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