Power Within II Excerpt: One Year Later Eddie Läck on Career Lessons on NHL Retirement Anniversary

Kevin Woodley | March 30, 2021 | 4 min read

Eddie Läck played 144 NHL games over five seasons before hip issues forced his retirement from professional hockey.
Läck identifies handling adversity as one of his strongest personal attributes throughout his NHL career.
The Power Within II, co-authored by Justin Goldman and Mike Valley, features in-depth mental performance conversations with Läck, Robin Lehner, Connor Hellebuyck, and Jake Oettinger among others.
Läck shares lessons learned from Roberto Luongo, a mentor figure discussed across multiple excerpts of the book.
Younger goalies can draw on Läck's firsthand experience navigating the highs and lows of a professional goaltending career.

Eddie Läck retired from the NHL exactly one year ago today because of recurring hip issues after playing 144 NHL games over five seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils.

The affable Swedish stopper reflected on how he dealt with the ups and downs of his career, as well as being a popular voice – but also sometimes easy target – on social media, the lessons he took from Roberto Luongo, and a lot more in his chapter in The Power Within II, the new book co-authored by Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild and former Dallas Stars goalie coach Mike Valley.

We are pleased to share parts of it here in another exclusive excerpt:

Book cover: The Power Within II by Mike Valley and Justin Goldman, featuring illustrated goalie in meditation pose

To read the full conversation, purchase a copy of The Power Within II on Amazon!

Remember, you can also hear more from the authors on Episode 101 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, and we’ve already featured a pair of insightful excerpts here at Premium:

Robin Lehner shared how he’s slowed the game down visually and mentally

Florida goalie coach Robb Tallas shared a lesson from Roberto Luongo on handling mistakes

How Jake Oettinger stayed in the moment on path to, and preparing for, first NHL start

Connor Hellebuyck shifts from studying what goes on around him to focusing on own game

Cal Petersen shares his eye warm up and tips on creating internal swagger in big moments

Noora Räty shares he mental approach and advice on overcoming adversity

Thomas Speer on value of game experience and developing mental toughness

We’ve got more excerpts planned for Premium Members, so stay tuned.

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