#Lars Eller

[intheupside]

So, what they do when a player isn't able to be in the picture is they have a guy pose in the player's jersey and they just photoshop his head in later. Like 10 years ago the part of Sidney Crosby was actually played by Andrew Taglianetti, twin brother of equipment manager Jon. Looking down there now, they've got a guy in Jansen Harkins' jersey since he's on a conditioning stint in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They've also got a guy wearing Lars Eller's gear. Not sure where Eller might be.

 Friends helping friends. Erik Karlsson was one of the guys on the stands in his shoes so Acciari pushed him in a chair off the ice so he wouldn't have to shuffle. Tristan Jarry helped Acciari push Karlsson

from dkpitt

#pittsburgh penguins #sidney crosby #jansen harkins #lars eller #tristan jarry #noel acciari #erik karlsson

[hunterrrs]

NECK GUARD ON!!!

#AHHHH i love #pics from hannovers and suiheisen #erik karlsson #pittsburgh penguins #lars eller #ryan graves

[tysonhos]

so dapper 😳

#pittsburgh penguins #sidney crosby #evgeni malkin #erik karlsson #lars eller #pens lb

[maljic]

Mr 1000

#lars eller #pittsburgh penguins

[icedbatik]

Lars Eller's 1,000th game January 27 - 2024 Penguins vs Canadiens (Ah ... there's a trip to the U.S. Open to go with the watch!)

#Lars Eller #Pittsburgh Penguins #vs the Canadiens #January 27 - 2024

[sportsthoughts]

suited and booted - 12/3/24

#sidney crosby #evgeni malkin #erik karlsson #lars eller #pens lb #pittsburgh penguins #luce's gifs

[reavenedges-lies]

* Note Tom Wilson from the WSH Capitals has also been seen wearing wrist & neck protection today. TJ Oshie's brand warroad now has options with built in protection. As of now he doesn't know if he'll wear it during tonight's game but Aktell is asking about protection options and Oshie may also be wearing it

#pens lb #pittsburgh penguins #erik karlsson #marcus pettersson #ryan graves #lars eller #11/02/23 #washington capitals #caps lb #tom wilson

[intheupside]

#pittsburgh penguins #sidney crosby #erik karlsson #lars eller #evgeni malkin

[cornerihaunt]

🥺🥺🥺🥺

#rambles #hockey #pens lb #drew o'connor #lars eller #doc #pittsburgh penguins

[hunterrrs]

i assume sid’s breathless, squirmy 71-page treatise on how big and dominant geno is had to be redacted in its entirety

#i hope his teammates heap love and appreciation on him today #evgeni malkin #sidney crosby #rickard rakell #lars eller #ryan graves #pittsburgh penguins

[cr0sby-87]

Looking fine as hell

#pittsburgh penguins #sidney crosby #drew o'connor #po joseph #rickard rakell #lars eller #emil bemstrom

[annieqattheperipheral]

NHLPA launches a new program to help players prepare for life outside of hockey

i.e. dad yelling at u to get a real job bc ur etsy shop aint be bumpin forever

the kids are getting a high school guidance counsellor and co-op term! what colour is ur parachute nursey

no wonder sabres on the rise oko's media hits so beautifully eloquent. they got smartypants mini gm at the helm

i just find this so interesting and wonderful ...and like if a big hockey butt wants to come hit me up for improv classes i'm not complaining🫠 imma make a union actor (nate. realistic) two time emmy winner (sid. dream on u don't have that ass) outta u

full article under cut:

Early in his time in the NHL, Darnell Nurse says he did not notice a lot of players talking about what to do after hockey. Going into his ninth season, the chatter is now normal.

“People are curious as to what there is outside the game and what you can do to prepare yourself,” Nurse said.

Plenty of players have taken it upon themselves to prepare for the future, like Zdeno Chara getting his real estate license and others finishing college degrees or exploring business opportunities. The NHL Players’ Association on Thursday launched a program that gives its members the chance to do a personality analysis and delve into real estate, business or other avenues while still in the league.

The hope is to help them develop interests outside of hockey while playing and ease the transition to life afterward.

“It’s something that’s been missing a little bit,” veteran center Lars Eller told The Associated Press. “It’s kind of well known that one of the struggles for a professional athlete is the transition on to the next thing once he’s done with his professional career. And this platform helps you with that transition, and it’s something you can start even while you’re still playing so you can sort of hit the ground running once you’re done.”

New union boss Marty Walsh made helping former players one of his top priorities. His arrival in March coincided with a process two years in the making, after player feedback indicated the desire for more assistance outside of hockey.

The result is the NHLPA UNLMT program. Retired defenseman-turned-psychologist Jay Harrison is available to do an assessment, and players can get involved with companies ranging from Money Management International to The Second City comedy and improv theater and institutions like the University of Florida and Stanford’s graduate school of business.

Former goaltender Rob Zepp, who’s spearheading the program as the union’s director of strategic initiatives, said an extensive survey provided the building blocks for something that was designed to be 1-on-1 and customized for players to figure out what might interest them.

“What we’ve seen so far it really runs the gamut: anything from enhancing one’s personal brand to starting a podcast to taking these certificate-level courses in real estate, in entrepreneurship, in business, in leadership, communication skills, networking skills,” Zepp said. “We have players that are interested in or are currently pursuing commercial real estate avenues or farming ventures or construction.”

Eller, Nurse and Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo are among the players who have tried UNLMT so far. Okposo has already graduated from Stanford’s business leadership program, while Eller has spoken with Harrison and taken some of the courses offered.

“They’re not waiting until people’s careers are over,” said Nurse, who is still in his prime at 28. “It’s something that you can dip your feet into and grab a hold of while you’re still playing and giving you resources and opportunities to kind of figure out what you want to do.”

Zepp got a degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Liverpool the old-school way — tapes and textbooks sent by mail and tests taken in front of a proctor — while playing mostly in the minors and Europe before before 10 games with Philadelphia in 2014-15. He felt like having something to study made him a better goalie and understood there was plenty of idle time on the road.

Eller, who is a silent partner involved with helping start-up businesses, thinks the same way.

“We, as players, we have — not a lot of freedom once the season is starting — but we do have a lot of free time,” said Eller, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for Washington in 2018 and is a pending free agent at 34. “It’s a huge positive if you have something else that you can take your mind off of hockey and do something productive with that time.”

Walsh got to know several Bruins alumni when he was mayor of Boston and has since talked to other former players and come away with a mandate to protect guys beyond their time on the ice.

“When they played, they gave it their all, and a lot of them didn’t really have anything after that,” Walsh said. “They didn’t make big contracts. They really didn’t have a strong pension system. A lot of them, even going back further than that, lost stuff. We can’t let that happen again.”

#nhlpa #kyle okposo #darnell nurse #lars eller #edmonton oilers #colorado avalanche #buffalo sabres #zdeno chara #boston bruins #marty walsh #annieQ hockey thoughts

[maljic]

now kith

#sidney crosby #lars eller #pittsburgh penguins

[icedbatik]

#Kris Letang #Lars Eller #Pittsburgh Penguins #vs the Jets #first and second intermission interviews #they're here to tell you #the horrors are real #February 6 - 2024

[sportsthoughts]

(accidental) pp goal for ricky! - 5/3/24

#rickard rakell #sidney crosby #lars eller #pens lb #pittsburgh penguins #luce's gifs