The ‘Hockey Shaman’ Who Rebuilt the NHL’s Hottest Goalie
The Lead
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🗓️ 13 April 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the best teams in the NHL this year and goalie Jack Campbell has been a major factor in their success. As a teenager, Campbell was touted as the next great phenom in American hockey, but his time with the Dallas Stars was derailed by injury and a loss of confidence. After getting traded to Los Angeles, Campbell met Dusty Imoo, a coach who is described as a sort-of "hockey shaman," and who helped steer Campbell away from potentially ending his professional career. Today, The Athletic's James Mirtle joins us to talk about the special relationship Imoo forged with Campbell and how it helped put the goalie back on the path to greatness.
Read James Mirtle's story about Jack Campbell here: https://theathletic.com/2494891/2021/04/05/im-not-gonna-lie-about-my-life-how-jack-campbell-was-saved-on-his-way-to-the-maple-leafs/
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| 0:46.0 | Over the last few weeks, the Toronto Maple Leafs have climbed right to the top of the NHL standings |
| 0:58.0 | thanks to an unexpected secret weapon. Back up goalie, Jack Campbell. |
| 1:03.0 | For Kyle Connor, all I say, Jack Campbell with the left leg, robbery on Kyle Connor. |
| 1:12.0 | Today, the Athletics James Myrtle has the story of Campbell's incredible journey from teen prodigy |
| 1:18.0 | to bottoming out and almost leaving the sport to one of the hottest goalies in the NHL |
| 1:23.0 | and how this transformation happened thanks largely to a man known as a hockey shaman. |
| 1:28.0 | I think that a lot of the coaches yet work with were saying things like, you know, work harder and put in more work |
| 1:33.0 | and look at this goalie and play like that. But very few were saying, you're not happy, your life is a mess. |
| 1:39.0 | You need to find your centric and that's exactly what Dusty Emu did. |
| 1:43.0 | From one degree in the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. It's Tuesday, April 13th and this is The Lead. |
| 1:49.0 | So James, first of all, how many nicknames does Jack Campbell have? |
| 1:58.0 | The big one for sure is super or soup and that is very common in hockey. |
| 2:03.0 | Anyone that is named Campbell and there have been a lot of them. Mostly what you hear is soup. |
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