Love the Game
I have loved hockey as long as I can remember. Late nights at the rink watching my dad play men's league. Spending so much time at the rink my parents should have paid them for childcare. Ah, those were the days. I was a true Rink Rat, ready to play with anyone I could just to get some more time on the ice. Then I would come home and play in the garage. These habits helped provide an opportunity to play NCAA hockey. You gotta love to play if you want to keep playing competitive hockey.
I starting playing hockey at 3 years old and laced them up for my final collegiate game 20 years later, in 2003. During that time I played for Team Colorado, Team Illinois, and Culver Military Academy. After Culver I played for Lake Forest College (NCAA D3) where I was a 4-year Varsity letter winner and selected as Alternate Captain my senior year. Being a student athlete was a fantastic experience and I hope my training drills can help others reach their hockey goals.
After graduating from college I enlisted in the US Army. I served as a Infantry Team Leader with the 10th MTN division and served two tours in Iraq. After leaving the military I decided I wanted to learn more about computers and began working in IT, which has been my career for nearly 20 years now.
Throughout my life I have been privileged to hold leadership positions. Whether it was being a captain on a hockey team, leading soldiers in combat, or planning complex IT projects there are three things that always need to happen for success. You need to train consistently, to a defined standard, and be able to adapt and overcome based on feedback or events. The Silky Mitts training program WILL prepare you for any situation on the ice, involving individual skill, without needing expensive training aids.
- Tom Dutton "Scruffy D"