I would go back and look at that and one of the first (things) I was (thinking) about after my career, the coaching was always kind of there. “I’m the type of guy who used to do a vision board,” Talbot said by telephone recently. He’s not doing this just to get some sun in Southern California either.Ĭoaching is a vocation he’s had his eyes on for many years.Īs a player, Talbot constructed vision boards, a collage of images or words geared toward a person’s goals. With the wisdom of an 11-year NHL career as well as a handful of seasons in Russia and Finland, the former Penguins forward was hired this past summer by the San Diego Gulls, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. Once a “superstar” in Pittsburgh due to his effervescent personality as well as scoring the goal that clinched the Stanley Cup in 2009, Talbot is now an assistant coach in San Diego.

He’s only 37.īut he’s embarking on a different career, one in which he brings what might as well be a lifetime of experience.

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