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ELAINE MAXWELL,

IN 2011, GOALIE Cam Lanigan took part in a Calgary Flames development camp. Although the camp was the highlight of his career to that point, he felt almost deadlocked after being there. He found himself unable to get back to top form, and his game took a downward turn that became a spiral. It seemed that he had lost his game, and he fell into a deep funk.

Cam was picked up by the Kamloops Blazers CHL team. After 16 games with them, his statistics were 3-9-0 (wins, losses, and ties) and 0.843 save percentage rate (the top goalies in his league at the time all had 0.9 and higher)—numbers he was desperate to improve. As this performance level continued through the season, Cam was full of self-criticism and constantly faced disappointment on the ice. Because of his anxiety, he almost gave up. Jacques Plante, one of the most important innovators in hockey, knows from experience how tough it can feel to be a hockey goalie. He says: “Goaltending is a normal job, sure. How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you?”¹