Coaches Corner: Pride, Passion, Purpose with John Stevens

The High Performance Hockey Podcast

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The tangible intangibles of winning teams.

Team culture: Where it comes from and how to build it.

Player insights and communication from a new generation of athletes.

Advice for young athletes and long term athletic development.

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Show Notes:

What does it take to coach a winning team? In this episode, we’re uncovering the tangible intangibles of winning teams with the assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights, John Stevens. John is a 3 time Stanley Cup champion, once recently with the Vegas Golden Knights from 2022-2023 and twice with the LA Kings in 2012 and 2014. He is entering this 26th season of professional coaching and his 18th season in the NHL. Today, we’ll be picking his brain to discuss his secret to success over the years. What was it like winning a Stanley Cup not once, but thrice? Who were his mentors and how does he still continue to learn today? What is his advice for setting up young players for long term athletic development? From building culture to understanding player perspectives, our conversation will dive into the qualities that make up a winning team of high performers. Join us in the coaching corner to get a seasoned perspective on the game of hockey!

00:00:00 Introducing the assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights, John Stevens!

00:02:17 How does it feel to win a Stanley Cup?

00:05:57 How did you spend your day with the Cup?

00:08:27 What are the tangible intangibles of winning teams?

00:11:52 Who were your mentors as a young coach?

00:16:07 How do you keep learning as a coach?

00:19:17 What is your staple game checklist?

00:23:42 High Performance Hockey Masterclass ad break.

00:25:02 How are players bringing different perspectives to the conversation?

00:28:22 Where does culture come from?

00:31:42 How has communication changed?

00:37:32 The challenge of filtering out the noise.

00:42:57 What are the qualities of a good sports performance practitioner?

00:47:02 Informed versus persuasion.

00:51:02 What is your advice for young athletes?

00:55:47 What do you work on with your sons during the summers?

01:02:17 What can you learn from doing the work?

01:04:47 How do you want to be remembered?