Dallas, TX – The Grow the Game Initiative has announced professional hockey trainer and former NHL player, Lance Pitlick, as an expert panelist.
Lance, who played eight years in the NHL, has announced his support of the Grow the Game Initiative. Pitlick stated, “The Grow the Game Initiative is an excellent vehicle to increase awareness of the game of hockey. I am thrilled to help achieve this goal by addressing reader’s questions and concerns. Hockey is a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. Grow the Game provides the tools to help foster this passion.”
One key aspect of the partnership will be Lance’s support of the Grow the Game program throughout the U.S. He will also provide his expert advice through editorial content that addresses reader’s questions and concerns.
“Lance’s understanding of hockey as both a player and coach/trainer is an invaluable resource to our readers. He can empathize with their concerns as players but also help them to understand the game from the perspective of a coach. We are excited to team with him to Grow the Game of hockey.” TK Stohlman, President of the Youth Sports Coalition stated.
About Lance Pitlick
A native of Minneapolis, Lance Pitlick played high school hockey for Robbinsdale Cooper and joined the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey team in 1986, playing in the NCAA Championship game in 1989. Lance was drafted in 1986 by the hometown Minnesota North Stars and went on to play eight years in the National Hockey League; five seasons with the Ottawa Senators and three years with the Florida Panthers. He retired from the NHL in 2003. Lance created and ran “Lance Pitlick’s Hockey Skill Development School” for five years and founded his company Sweet Hockey after inventing its flagship product SweetHands to help teach the fundamentals of stickhandling to the youth team he was coaching. Lance has also invented a number of stick handling training aids and has partnered with Sean Skinner to launch www.onlinstickhandling.com where players can learn to stickhandle at home on their own schedule through video drill explanation online. For more information about Lance, please visit his websites at www.sweethockey.com or www.onlinestickhandling.com.
About Grow the Game Initiative
The Grow the Game Initiative is a national program to grow the game of hockey across the U.S. Founded by the Youth Sports Coalition the Grow the Game Initiative’s goal is to grow the game of hockey so that all players learn life lessons through hockey participation.