About jacob
Mental Performance/Breathwork coach
Beyond the Game: Mastering the Landscape of the mind
For over a decade, I lived out a dream on paper. I played professional hockey for ten years across seven different countries, chasing the puck from the edge of the NHL to the elite leagues of Europe. To the outside world, I was the picture of athletic success and mental toughness.
But behind the jersey, I was fighting a completely different battle.
As a survivor of childhood trauma and the son of an alcoholic household, I spent years running from deep emotional blockages, anxiety, and suppressed memories. I used the brutal physicality and fast-paced distraction of professional sports as a shield. But the adversity away from the rink eventually caught up to me, forcing me to realize a profound truth: True mental conditioning isn't about suppressing your pain, it's about having the grit to face it.
Now in my post career business, I am taking everything i learned through the adversity I experienced in the game, the mindfulness techniques I used to play the most confident and consistent hockey and guiding all my clients into a healthier relationship with themselves. As a Mental Performance and Breathwork coach, it is my intention to guide the individual back to themselves and help them to remember how great and already confident they are!
Career Overview
06-07 Texas Tornado (NAHL)
07-09 Lincoln Stars (USHL)
09-10 Northeastern University(Hockey East)
10-11 Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
11-12 Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
12-13 HC Eppan (ITALY 2)
13-14 Ontario Reign (ECHL)
13-14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
14-15 HC Gardena (Italy 1)
15-16 Vaasan Sport (LIIGA)
16-17 Mountfield HK (Czech)
17-18 Kookoo (LIIGA)
18-19 JYP (LIIGA)
19-20 Storhamar (Norway)
22-Present 3ICE (USA)