As a young kid and teen athlete, I did not make it to the travel teams until I was 13 years old. When I finally did make it, I always struggled to compete against the other players. As a professional hockey player, I had to be a dedicated player who had to mentally focus on the little things and details to stay competitive.
This was all through plans, rituals, goals and values!
During my career, I played with the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning, Stanley Cup Champions New York Rangers, Team USA, European Leagues and the Minors. As a professional hockey player, I have worked for and played with some of the best coaches, mentors and leaders in the world. Scotty Bowman, Craig Ramsey, John Tortorella, Rick Dudley, Mike Keenan, Terry Crisp, Bob Hartley, Lou Vairo, Colin Campbell, Phil Esposito, Mark Messier and Clark Gillies just to name a few.
All of these coaches, mentors and leaders have won at the highest level! They understand what it takes to be at the top of their game. I have taken a little bit from each coach, mentor and leader, to create my own coaching program. I have designed the Playbook for Life around the Value Scan Profile and selected Expert Coaches from around the world so that we can offer this program to you.
Mike Hartman's 90 Day Challenge
The 90 Day Challenge will help you improve every month by focusing on the little things and details as a hockey player. To begin focusing on improvement, it's critical to understand where you are today. The 90 Day Challenge starts by taking a Hockey VUE, Pro-Hockey Assessment, or Pro-Hockey Profile to show you where you are now as a hockey player and where you ought to be.
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Hockey VUE: Provides a 3-Dimensional, high level view of your approach to hockey.
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Pro-Hockey Assessment: Provides a short report of how you measure against 9 competencies.
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Pro-Hockey Profile: Provides a full, in-depth report of how you measure against 27 competencies.
Start the challenge now - join hockeycoach.com (if you are not already a member) and click below to find a link with instructions for taking the Hockey VUE, Pro-Hockey Assessment, or Pro-Hockey Profile.
Step 1: Determine Where You Are Now

Step 2: Become your PERSONAL BEST!

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Testimonials
"Mike Hartman is a dedicated and innovative coach – One of a new wave of coaches. He is up to date on modern technology and training benefits as it relates to hockey. He has played at the highest levels and has experienced all of the ups and downs that all serious players experience. I highly recommend his program – each and every player who works with Mike will benefit from his coaching"
Lou Vairo
Former NHL New Jersey Devils Coach Asst
US Olympic Men's Hockey Coach 2002
Head Coach US Olympic Hockey 1984
Currently Team USA Head Coach
I was a day away from quitting professional hockey and it was Mike's Values program that has persuaded me to continue towards my dream of playing in the NHL. After one year with Mike's coaching and my ability to have a plan in place I was able to have a plan in place! This program has given me the opportunity to play at a world class level."
Andre Roy
Stanley Cup Winner, Tampa Bay Lightning
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Mike take a look at the drill comment by Kai from Finland. Click on a diagram and you get 11. The first shows how players in a Detroitvs pitt game transition between playing roles. Number 11 has a video of the Finnish National teams playing system by Erkka Westerlund. It is in Finnish but there is the english pdf attached. Lots of good stuff there.