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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Desperate to improve Floridas free throw shooting last season, coach Mike White tried a little bit of everything.He tweaked some of his players mechanics. He increased repetitions in practice. He had guys shoot while tired and winded and with some team accountability at stake. He even considered bringing in a sports psychologist.I didnt want it to become more mental than it already was, White said Tuesday.So he waited until the offseason.Over the summer, White brought in renowned sports psychologist Spencer Wood to work with the Gators.If you can train your mind, use different methods to understand how to stay in that place -- whatever that place is for you or whatever that trigger word is for you -- or get you back into that place of calm, or confident, those type things, I think it can help you with the rest of your game as well, said White, whos in his second season in Gainesville.So far, its made a noticeable difference for Florida (2-0), which plays St. Bonaventure (1-0) in Lakeland on Thursday night.After ranking 323rd (out of 346 NCAA teams) from the foul line last season, shooting a meager 64.7 percent, Florida is up to 78.6 percent so far this season. Two games are hardly enough of a sample size to make White a believer, but he wants to think there is improvement.You hope that moving forward we can be in the same mindset, White said. Im not sure its fixed. I dont want to sit here and think were a great free throw shooting team. But what weve seen the first two games is what weve been in practice. You want that to continue, of course. Our guys are in a pretty good place.White said feedback was positive, especially from center John Egbunu, point guard Kasey Hill and forward Justin Leon. Egbunu (53.2 percent), Hill (53.8) and Leon (46.2) were among Floridas worst foul shooters last season. All three are above 70 percent through two games.Leon said Wood worked with players to find their hype meter on a scale of 1 to 10, telling them they needed to play defense at a more frantic pace than offense, especially at the line.He gave me a lot of different breathing patterns, Leon added. So thats really been working for me. ... Its good to see it impact the game. That means the stuff weve been doing is working, and it shows weve taken the time to put the effort in the gym.Woods resume includes a number of college and professional teams. He worked with the Gators previously, getting invited by former Florida coach Billy Donovan before the 2010 season and helping that team deal with the psychological aspects of trying to get back to the NCAA tournament after a two-year absence. The Gators, led by Chandler Parsons, Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker, returned to the tournament.White blamed free throw shooting for his team missing the NCAA tournament last season. The Gators blew several leads, failing to put teams away late from the line, and had double-digit misses in 10 games.The Gators look considerably more confident this season. If not for newcomer Canyon Barry missing three of his first four underhanded free throws in the opener because of nerves, the Gators would have shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe in both games.Very nice, very nice, White said. Knock on wood we continue shooting it this way. We have in practice. We just hope we continue to see that carry over. You can see it [in] their body languages, a little more confident at the foul line. ... Its a big factor for us. It kept up out of the NCAA tournament last year, single-handedly, and hopefully this year we continue shooting like this.Pittsburgh Penguins Shirts . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Penguins Jerseys 2019 . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. 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He won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001 and also played for the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres.Originally selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the third round (72nd overall) of the 1994 NHL entry draft, Drury registered 615 points in 892 career games. He is also the only player to win the Calder Trophy and Hobey Baker Award. During his collegiate career, he helped Boston University win the 1995 national championship.He was also inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.Drury had been serving as the Rangers director of player development, and he was an important part of helping the team sign free-agent prospect Jimmy Vesey.It was very significant, Rangers GM Jeff Gorton said recently duuring a conference call to introduce Vesey.dddddddddddd Ive gotten to know [Drury] a lot since we hired him in the last year, and hes a pretty special guy. He has lots of character and hes done a lot of different things in the game -- and in sports in general -- and hes had so much success. He carries himself with class. Hes just a good guy and a great voice in the room.Chris has been a great hire for us, and hes done a lot of good things in one year. Hes been very impressive for us and definitely a huge asset in the room when we go talk to young players.From an international playing standpoint, Drury represented Team USA at eight major events, including three Winter Olympics (2002, 2006, 2010).Drury was on the Trumbull, Connecticut, team that won the 1989 Little League World Series. ' ' '