149 Bryan Muir Stanley Cup Champion Succeeds On and Off the Ice

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Bryan Muir Bryan Muir hails from Toronto, Ontario. He played on 7 NHL teams over a career that spanned 13 years and won the Stanely Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001. Today Bryan provides content marketing for investors while staying involved with the NHL alumni community. "Hockey players tend to be the most down to earth people and everyone should try to be that way." - Bryan Muir Journey to the NHL Bryan played hockey since childhood but had to stop for awhile when he was diagnosed with a disease. Thankfully he completely recovered at the age of 14 and went back to the game. "My scholarship was the end deal for me, but obviously the world had bigger and better things for me." - Bryan Muir He eventually got a scholarship to the University of Hampshire. That led him to be a part of the Canadian team and ultimately to the NHL. It was around 1994 when he signed up with the Edmonton Oilers. Challenges and Blessing Bryan shares how challenging it was to be a free agent. He brought nothing with him when he joined the team. "You look at the NHL and I think maybe 50-60% of the NHL comes through the AHL. And that is an amazing development league to teach them how to be professionals." - Bryan Muir He was thankful that his coaches taught him what it took to be a pro. He remembers playing a total of 122 games in his first year between the minors and the pros. Determination to Be in the NHL Bryan did not dream of being in the NHL in the beginning. He did not even have favorite players. It took quite awhile before he believed it was possible. "A season in the minors is like 2 seasons in the NHL." - Bryan Muir He became determined to prove everyone that he could make it. In whatever league he played, he told himself that he didn't belong there — he belonged in the NHL. Download and listen to today's episode with Bryan Muir. Connect with him through the links below. Remember to let Bryan know you heard about him on Stop Riding the Pine! Advisor Stream Show Links Bottleneck Virtual Assistants Miktek Procast SST Castrly Podcast Software If you haven’t checked it out yet, listen to our previous episode with Siphiwe Baleka Founder of Fitness Trucking. Don’t forget to leave a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Thank you to MikeD, for providing the incredible editing for this episode. If you need to find an audio editor, send MikeD an email at [e-mail]. Thank you to our awesome sponsor, Interview Valet, A professional concierge guest booking podcast service for hosts and guests - You be the Guest, We do the Rest! Check out their new website at InterviewValet.com. This episode of Stop Riding the Pine Podcast was brought to you by InterviewValet.com Stop Riding the Pine is a lot of fun and we love sharing the shows we've done. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in helping us grow this show by not only downloading the episodes but also sharing them. Leave comments and rate our show so we can make the show even better.