said McHone. “ I would never see that in
any o f m y other classes.”
McHone learned to relate to the play
ers by attending their games and playing
some magic card tricks on them . The card
tricks would relate back to the course ma
terial.
W hen the players were learning about
biofeedback, M cH one had them run up
and down the stairs to get their heart rate
up. He would have them stop immediately
to see who could reduce his heart rate the
quickest.
Personal finan ce instructor Lorraine
Maslyk played to the competitive nature
o f the hockey players. She played games,
made crosswords puzzles and used similar
tools to keep the players engaged in learn
ing personal finan ce. She also brought
prizes.
One prize was a Japanese soda bottle,
with a marble on the top. In order to open
the bottles, people have to hit the top and
the m arble goes inside the b ottle. The
Japanese soda bottles were a hit among
the players and they wanted to win them .
A fter the first day o f hom ew ork, the
players were overwhelmed and some said
they were completely lost and that’ s when
Maslyk knew she had to change her entire
class.
One thing, Maslyk said, that increased
the players’ curiosity was a video that
showed stories about professional athletes
who had m illions and are now broke.
T each in g players fro m o th er co u n
tries presented M aslyk w ith the task of
teaching players personal finan ce in a
currency they were unfam iliar w ith. She
compared the different currencies, used
com m ercials and defined terms to help
the players get a better understanding of
the U .S . dollar.
Some players had parents that set them
up with stock accounts. As players learned
about personal finance, they became more
interested in those accounts.
“ That’ s really nice to see them get an
interest,” said M aslyk. “ They were just
so sure at the beginning this was going to
be a boring m ath class and they came out
feeling more empowered and confident
with their m oney.”
M aslyk said her younger brother was
a junior hockey player and now owns a
goalie school in Phoenix, so she’s aware
about how their minds worked.
“ Because their mind is really on their
first job, w hich is hockey and school is
second,” said Maslyk.
In her last class, the team suiprised her
w ith gifts and gave her a hug.
“ O f course I have season tickets now,”
said Maslyk. “ I think I got as much out of
it as they did.”
Com m unication instructor Kelly Bren
nan has taught m ultiple classes to the
W interhaw ks along w ith David Green,
an intern for him . The classes have been
public speaking, m ass media and social
media and interviewing.
Regarding the interviewing class, McK
enzie, who is taking college classes for the
first tim e, said, “ That helped because, I
m ean, throughout the season you do a lot
of different interviews and stuff like that.
It helped you to adjust to the atmospheres
that you’ll be put in front o f.”
In the public speaking class, Brennan
teaches about the d ifferen t genres o f
public speaking. W hile giving a lecture
on tribute speaking, Brennan explained
One assignment in the mass media class
made the players had to do a 30 second
commercial on them selves. Green liked
watching the players advertise themselves
to a NHL team as to why they should be
picked by that team.
Some o f these players are the descen
dants o f form er NHL players and know
that the Winterhawks are shaping them
to hopefully get drafted, if they haven’t
already, by a NHL team.
The biggest com plim ent Brennan felt
was after his first year o f teaching the
players. Former Winterhawk player, Bren
dan Burke, put a shout out on Twitter, In
stagram and Facebook thanking CCC and
Brennan for teaching the Winterhawks
how to speak in public.
Brennan and Green follow the players,
one can do, if they are going to teach the
W interhawks, is go to their gam es,” said
Brennan.
W orkforce Training Coordinator, Teri
Olsen, said the Winterhawks really like
Brennan and they try to figure out what
he can come teach.
As for the rest o f the instructors, Tur-
geon said they have all been good with
the team.
“ They all .worked w ith us very, very
good. You know, when we’ve need help,
they’ve always been there and just giving
us the tim e that we need for our work
to o ,” said Turgeon.
The next instructor for the Winterhawks
has yet to be determined. To find instruc
tors, Olsen contacts the department chairs
to find out who is available. There isn’t an
The team votes for their captain, Dominic Turgeon, to read his personal narrative first. Turgeon did not go first because his
narrative wasn’t finished.
people could get emotional when talking
about someone near and dear to them. The
players thought that would never happen
to them because they were hockey players.
W hen the day o f tribute speaking rolled
around, one player spoke about his m om
and how she had overcome breast cancer
and the sacrifices she had made. During
one of the stories the player was recanting,
he became overwhelmed w ith emotion.
The player was reaching for the previously
scoffed at tissues that Brennan had put
on the podium . Other team m ates were
getting overwhelmed with emotion too.
“ For me that was a nice breakthrough
to the guys because they have his tough
exterior that they’ve got to put on as tough
guys,” said Brennan. “ And to be able to
see that guard dropped and to see the hu
manity that they really have.”
both past and present, on social media. instructor sign up list partly because a lot
Green really likes the Philadelphia Flyers of people still don’ t know about it.
Customize training usually keeps their
and follows former Winterhawks player
Taylor Leier, who is now with the Flyers. clients confidential but the relationship
Brennan is a Chicago Blackhawks fan. with the Winterhawks has been unique.
However, if one were to w alk into his o f The Winterhawks have embraced CCC.
One night is teacher appreciation night
fice, one would find a Winterhawks bob
blehead o f Bredan Leipsic th a t Leipsic and they announce their partnership with
gave to Brennan. Leipsic recently made CCC and it has become public.
“ It’ s been a great partnership,” said
his debut NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Olsen.
on Feb. 13.
She can see the program refining each
Some other players Brennan and Green
have taught who are now either playing year but they’ve got a pretty good thing
or been drafted by NHL team are Derrick going on right now.
“ W hat an honor it’ s been to be able to
Pouliot, N ic Petan, O liver Bjorkstrand,
teach these boys,” said Brennan. “ I hope
Anton Cederhom and Chase De Leo.
They attend games, too, and encourage its going to be an opportunity to teach
other instructors to do they same if they these boys for quite a long time or at least
• until I retire.”
teach the Winterhawks.
“ One of the most important things any
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