# Ways to Improve Your Game & Lengthen Your Hockey Career, with Guest Sam Gagner, Former NHL Player - EP 420

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Podcast: [The Hockey Think Tank Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hockey-think-tank-podcast-520176)
Published: 2026-06-08T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week Topher and Jeff talk with Sam Gagner, current Ottawa Senators’ Director of Player Development and former National Hockey League player with over 1000 games in the league. Gagner is what we call a “hockey lifer;” he consistently found new ways throughout his career to improve his game and remain valuable in the NHL for 17 seasons.

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