Meet the Oilers' secret weapon: A mental coach to navigate a roller-coaster season
Sports psychologist and mental skills coach George Mumford has been enlisted to assist Connor McDavid and the Oilers as they battle for the Stanley Cup. Mumford, 72, has been behind the scenes throughout a roller-coaster playoffs campaign to the final against the Florida Panthers.
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![Psychologist George Mumford who is the Edmonton Oilers mental skill coach poses for a photograph before game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Sunrise, Fla., on Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette A smiling man in a blue jacket stands beside a wall painted with the words "Stanley Cup Final".](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7231344.1718122266!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hkn-oilers-mumford-20240611.jpg)
Sports psychologist and mental skills coach George Mumford has been enlisted to assist Connor McDavid and the Oilers as they battle for the Stanley Cup. Mumford, 72, has been behind the scenes throughout a roller-coaster playoffs campaign to the final against the Florida Panthers.