At Marie-Philip Poulin’s first national team centralization camp in 2009, ahead of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, her place on the final roster wasn’t assured.
Peter Jensen, the team’s sports psychologist, pulled her aside and told her as much. Poulin was shocked. But Jensen, who formed a bond with Poulin thanks to his French-language ability, had a plan: ignore the coaches and their rigid structures.
“You’re a goal scorer,” Jensen told Poulin. “You’re a creative person. They’ve got to see that. You may make the odd mistake, but so what? You can score goals.”
And score goals Poulin did. She was responsible
