LA, Calif.
— — The NHL has an important role to play in helping players grow.
“The way we are playing in the NHL right now, the way we’re going, the coaching environment, the structure of our players, the style of play, is one of the most important things for us as an organization,” NHL Director of Player Development Rob Blake said during an appearance at the NHLPA Annual General Meeting in Los Angeles.
Blake said he has been impressed with how the league has evolved over the last three seasons and how it has made the sport better.
While he acknowledged the league does not have the same resources as other sports, he noted that he and the NHL have a long history of working together to create opportunities for players.
He said the league will continue to work with players and the players will continue their efforts to improve, and that is a great thing.
However, he added, the league is not the only organization that will have an impact.
The NHL’s partnership with the NHL Players’ Association was the catalyst that allowed the league to have the ability to make some of its best players available to the league.
It is a partnership that the NHL hopes will continue for years to come.
Ahead of the draft, the NHL is expected to release the final draft position figures for the 2019 NHL Draft.
This is a good time to be involved in helping to grow the game of hockey and to build a future that is just as exciting and exciting as it is today,” Blake said.
In the end, he said, it is the players and their families who will be most impacted by the NHL’s involvement.
Players and their parents will be the biggest winners and the league should work hard to help those families.
When the NHL takes part in the game, the owners and the clubs have an important place in helping the players grow and improve.
With that said, Blake noted that a player’s position in the league and his future in the League is a business decision.
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