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Manitoba product has earned trust of new coach

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The choice to keep the puck on his stick, dart down the wall with his head on a swivel and pinpoint an open man was one that defenceman Ryan Pulock would have made without hesitation just a few years ago.

But adjustments to his decision-making were required when he began making a living playing hockey, even if those changes conflicted with his natural instincts. The former Brandon Wheat Kings captain knew his defensive work needed major refining before the New York Islanders organization threw him into the NHL fire.