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Oilers' secret weapon in the Finals gets revealed

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Julien Trekker
June 13, 2024  (9:22)
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The Edmonton Oilers' secret weapon in the Stanley Cup Finals was revealed in a recent report.

To reach the Stanley Cup Finals, you need to have an edge over other teams. To win in the Finals, you must have an edge over the other team that had an edge over many other teams during the past playoff rounds.

In order to do so, everything at the organizations' disposal must be used.

For the past season, the Oilers have been able to fall back on George Mumford, a 72-year-old sports psychologist and mental skills coach, renowned for his work with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in the NBA.

Mumford received the job offer with the clear idea in mind that he could help them win the Stanley Cup:

"We think you can help us win the Stanley Cup," Mumford recalled being told in their first conversation. "And I said, 'I'm in.'"

Mumford has been working behind the scenes in Edmonton for a few months now and stayed with the team despite their rough start to the season.

Now, as the Oilers try to bounce back from a 2-0 deficit in the Finals against the Panthers, Mumford's services should be useful going forward:

"My job is to help people be themselves. There's no better feeling than to actually feel like you're being yourself."

"I try to help people unlock and express themselves."

"When I talk about performance, I'm talking about something as profound as being able to win the Stanley Cup or just being able to have an intention and being able to achieve that intention."

The Oilers managed to bounce back a few times in this roller-coaster of a season, and they'll need to do it again tonight, in front of their fans, in game three against the Florida Panthers.

Source: Global NewsEdmonton Oilers' mental coach has been team's �secret weapon' in roller-coaster season

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