From the category archives:

Hockey

MY ARPclinic.com IN WALNUT CREEK

04

Aug

Hey Everyone, In 2004-2005 of my NHL career, I was looking at retirement because of both of my knees & my low back.  Because of the unfortunate NHL Lockout, it created a fortunate circumstance where it gave me a chance to save my career by trying to find a solution to both these problems.  After [...]

{ 2 comments }

Making the Most of Your Puck Luck–This article originally appeared on WIRED.com

04

Jun

This article originally appeared on Wired.com. Read More As a recently retired jock who spent 17 seasons in the National Hockey League, I was asked by Comcast SportsNet California to be an analyst covering the San Jose Sharks. At first I wasn’t interested, since I was more accustomed to throwing elbows over a choppy puck, not [...]

{ 0 comments }

Fireside Chats: Bret Hedican talks Colorado, Detroit, and what it takes to win it all

28

Apr

Hey Everyone, Recently I was interviewed by the guys Fearthefin, who originally we had met through a gag they played on me and everyone else by saying I just had signed a contract with the Sharks for the playoff push!  After me saying, “I just did what!” we eventually crossed paths and worked out this [...]

{ 0 comments }

Pivotal Round 1 for Sharks

15

Apr

This post originally appeared on Comcast SportsNet California. Well, here we go Shark fans! Sit back in your favorite chair and get ready to bite your nails down to the cuticles! It’s the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure and failures of past Sharks teams will help this team focus and remember that every game counts. If [...]

{ 0 comments }

What to Watch for in the Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Game– This article was originally published in VANITY FAIR

28

Feb

This article was originally published in Vanity Fair. Nothing could be better for North American hockey than today’s Canada vs. U.S.A. gold medal hockey game. The effects of this match-up could a have lasting effect on our sport, with kids all over North America wanting to grow up to be an Olympic hockey player. My [...]

{ 0 comments }

Olympic Hockey’s Biggest Surprises

27

Feb

This article was originally published in Vanity Fair. The United States hockey team could not have planned this any better. I originally thought it was a definite tough situation for Team U.S.A. to find itself in the same preliminary pool as gold medal favorite Team Canada, but with all the surprises in this competition, I’ve [...]

{ 0 comments }

Olympic Hockey Then & Now

25

Feb

This article was originally published in Vanity Fair. Retired N.H.L. player Bret Hedican, who is married to Olympic figure-skater Kristi Yamaguchi, suited up for Team U.S.A. during the 1992 and 2006 Olympics. Here he reflects on the Olympic hockey scene then and now. Growing up in North St. Paul, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, [...]

{ 0 comments }