Name:Danielle Fujita
Job title: Skating coach
Education (Please list post-secondary institutions and degree/s): Mount Royal University - Business and Marketing; Seneca College - Professional coaching program
Years of hockey experience (Include on- and off-ice hockey-related experience): 30+ yrs of coaching, 15+ yrs of hockey specific.
Describe your job in 2-3 sentences: I help players in our organization (prospects/draftees, AHLers, NHLers) become more efficient, powerful, agile and dynamic skaters. I work on the finer details/techniques of each individual's skating to help assist in their overall success and, ultimately, the success of the organization.
What was the first career you dreamed of having as a kid?
I think I was 10 or 11 years old when I decided I wanted to be a skating coach. I thrive from being challenged, and helping an athlete develop and reach their goals is full of constant challenges.
What is a quality you admire most in others (personal or professional)?
I admire anyone who has the ability to find a way to make things work. Whether it's resiliency to work through something difficult or using creativity to find a solution to a problem that is presented.
Are you a morning person or night owl?
NEITHER lol (forced to be a morning person with early morning sessions)
What's your favorite book?
What's a book? Haha. "How To Think Like A Champion"
What's your favorite movie or TV show?
Any inspirational Sport Movies. Love the True Stories!
What is your most-used emoji?
LAUGHING or the HUG emoji
Do you have any hidden talents (if yes, what?)
TYPING FAST (actual keyboard not texting) or BEING ABLE TO FALL ASLEEP ANYWHERE (planes, trains, automobiles, dressing rooms,…)
