David Backes was watching from the press box as a healthy scratch when his Boston Bruins lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the St. Louis Blues and probably never want to feel as helpless as he did then…
The 2018-19 season was Backes’ worst year in Boston as he recorded a career-low 20 points in 70 games. His performance in the regular season led to the first playoff healthy scratch of his career. He ended up being in and out of the lineup through the entire postseason, taking part in 15 of the Bruins 24 playoff games.
Backes therefore took matters into his own hands over the summer and made sure to use all the resources available to improve on the ice. That included getting help from a team of 12-year-old girls and their ice skating coach. Katie McDonagh—a former US figure skater—who is the founder and president of Cutting Edge Performance Power Skating was Backes’ skating coach in Minnesota.
He realized he couldn’t keep up with the girls and hired their coach to get better.
His hard work and added skills have been noticed by Bruins management and fans. During Wednesday’s 2-0 victory, Backes scored the Bruins second goal of the game and was one of their fastest skaters on the ice.
Good work, ladies!
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