Maple Leafs used to bring a DJ at practice under Sheldon Keefe.

[Satans Hockey]

This. As mild as this is as a news story, it seems even milder to come out during this year’s camps and the entire focus is ‘Leafs did this under old coach and Leafs don’t now under new coach’ - but no mention whatsoever if that coach who is now helming a new team brought that approach with him there?

As fluff of a story as it is, It feels like incomplete fluff to not have any follow up on whether this is still a Keefe thing in NJ. If we’re gonna get fluff; at least make it the full serving.

Ya I don't care either way about this either but I haven't heard any on their Instagram stories from camp and if it is on its at a pretty low volume...

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[Erik Alfredsson]

Zero chance Keefe wanted music at his practices. No coach would. Just shows how limited the control was he had on the group. Berube appears to have the hammer that Keene was never given. Leafs need a good start or the drama will be soap opera level.

We'll see how long it lasts. Matthews, Nylander, and Marner have always been more concerned with being celebrities than winning hockey, and they've been running the show in Toronto for 7 years now. They might buy into Berube at the start, but when they're so used to being bigger than the team, I can't imagine swallowing their pride for a whole season will be easy.

A DJ at practice is a damn clown show. Practice how you play.

 

[Fatass]

We'll see how long it lasts. Matthews, Nylander, and Marner have always been more concerned with being celebrities than winning hockey, and they've been running the show in Toronto for 7 years now. They might buy into Berube at the start, but when they're so used to being bigger than the team, I can't imagine swallowing their pride for a whole season will be easy.

A DJ at practice is a damn clown show. Practice how you play.

Players will buy in to Berube is they are getting their cherry ice-time, and winning. If either of those go south so will that room. Will be entertaining for sure.

 

[Strangle]

I guess Keefe missed the absolutely no fun can be had anywhere near an NHL rink memo.

Quick, find out if the devils hired a DJ for practices!

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Clown team
No offence directed towards leaf fans i feel most would agree

Sadly. There's a lot of fans that think being a loser is cool and okay. Never really seen any in real life, but they'll shout you down online when you want the team to operate like any team that has ever done anything in this league.

 

[notbias]

I haven’t seen this mentioned here previously : two days ago it was reported that Craig Berube made some changes regarding music at Leafs practices.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837619146307391528

Now to build on that this morning on french sports radio, insider Renaud Lavoie said that not only did the Leafs used to listen to music during practices, they had a DJ to set the vibe.

He said it was not something that other teams did around the league. The Leafs were doing this regularly and also during the playoffs.

He also talked about the 2021 playoffs when the Toronto - Montréal series was 3-1, that Alex Galchenyuk was dancing on the ice almost giving a show at practice because the music was good.

Audio clip can be found on this youtube link at 1:46:00.

- YouTube

I'm not reading the thread but NFL teams use music, there are studies on it improving performance, and it is closer to a game situation than no noise.

The DJ was hired because they are a billion dollar company and don't need their coaches setting things up.

Either way, I still think it is dumb, but people making a big deal of it are even more dumb.

We'll see how long it lasts. Matthews, Nylander, and Marner have always been more concerned with being celebrities than winning hockey, and they've been running the show in Toronto for 7 years now. They might buy into Berube at the start, but when they're so used to being bigger than the team, I can't imagine swallowing their pride for a whole season will be easy.

A DJ at practice is a damn clown show. Practice how you play.

Very true, practice how you play, for example, the Sens finish the practice by having a scrimmage where both teams lose.

 

[Martin Skoula]

We'll see how long it lasts. Matthews, Nylander, and Marner have always been more concerned with being celebrities than winning hockey, and they've been running the show in Toronto for 7 years now. They might buy into Berube at the start, but when they're so used to being bigger than the team, I can't imagine swallowing their pride for a whole season will be easy.

A DJ at practice is a damn clown show. Practice how you play.

Come on, Scotiabank isn’t THAT quiet.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

They're there to practice, not to party.

This mentality is why North American productivity has gone in the absolute tank.

 

[Chips]

I wish my boss brought a DJ to work. It'd be awesome.

But nooo, I recommend some heavy metal and it's "too inappropriate."

Try something more mellow to set a vibe

Some MF DOOM


For fake,
If he was Anita Bakers man,
He take her for her masters, hit it once
And shake her hand,
On some ol’ Thank You Ma’am and ghost her
She can mind the toaster if she sign the poster


over some smooth jazz for the ladies

 

[Bileur]

The KC chiefs play music at practice, hassn’t stopped them from going back to back.

This shouldn’t be a story.

 

[tarheelhockey]

They're there to practice, not to party.

This mentality is why North American productivity has gone in the absolute tank.

What about hockey practice can’t be done while listening to music?

If anything, almost everyone seems to prefer working out or playing sports to music if possible. It gets you in a groove and mentally aligned with the tempo. There’s a reason they use it in high-intensity workout classes.

Very strange thing to suggest that people need to work out in a silent empty building or their productivity will go down.

 

[Realgud]

What about hockey practice can’t be done while listening to music?

If anything, almost everyone seems to prefer working out or playing sports to music if possible. It gets you in a groove and mentally aligned with the tempo. There’s a reason they use it in high-intensity workout classes.

Very strange thing to suggest that people need to work out in a silent empty building or their productivity will go down.

True but it's not that simple. I wouldn't practice nearly as well if I was forced to listen to God Mitch's favourite Bieber song on loop.

 

[JianYang]

So Mr berube, how will you take this team to 2nd base?

I will get rid of the dj

You're hired.

 

[bellringer77]

Gotta be one of the more pathetic things I’ve heard in the NHL

 

[byrath]

True but it's not that simple. I wouldn't practice nearly as well if I was forced to listen to God Mitch's favourite Bieber song on loop.

This. I believe music can improve performance, if it's up-tempo and it's music you like. I can't see Bieber or whatever mid-tempo hiphop these guys listen to helping anyone and I'll bet it annoyed the coaches and some of the players

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Berube didn't bother to check with Mitch and the God's of Toronto before scrapping Beiber hour ?

Surely he will be smote down for his transgressions.

 

[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

Those Devils practices with Springsteen and Bon Jovi blaring are key to getting Keefe the Jack Adams when they win the cup.

Musta been an awful lot of Justin Bieber playing at Leafs practices lmfao

No wonder Ryan O'Reilly left.

 

[OVO16]

Lmao how is this a thread on the main board.

Leafs haters think they're so sly posting threads like this so everyone can get their shots in

 

[Mulletman]

Jesus tap dancing Christ! My Leafs listened to music during practice? No wonder they've had no success in the playoffs. In real life I've never met grown men that "feel the need to listen to music" who amount to anything useful. Most of those kind of men are a burden to society...

 

[Paper]

Was Phaneuf the only one who could figure out how to use the radio?

 

[Chet Manley]

One thing I don't really understand since the hard salary cap was introduced is why the richer teams like the Leafs don't outspend in other ways to improve their team. Like hiring DJs for practice. Or 5 scouts at every hockey game on the planet. An AHL team with the best of everything to develop players. Ect. Perhaps someone could explain? Are things outside of player compensation things restricted too?

 

[Oddbob]

Music seems fine to me, but a DJ for it is ridiculous.

One thing I don't really understand since the hard salary cap was introduced is why the richer teams like the Leafs don't outspend in other ways to improve their team. Like hiring DJs for practice. Or 5 scouts at every hockey game on the planet. An AHL team with the best of everything to develop players. Ect. Perhaps someone could explain? Are things outside of player compensation things restricted too?

Rich teams do spend more on stuff such as scouting and things of that nature.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Is this DJ just some guy who hit ▶ on a Spotify playlist or are we talking about 'flippin' disks' and lazer lights and dry ice machines? I need more info before I can form a true opinion here.

 

[Fatass]

The KC chiefs play music at practice, hassn’t stopped them from going back to back.

This shouldn’t be a story.

Is this music played “all” practice, like when the offence is running though plays and coaches are talking? Of course it’s not. All teams play music, at times, but they don’t have a DJ turning their practice into a party.

 

[SoupNazi]

This is a great topic for the Leafs board.