The Hockey Think Tank Podcast Episode 175 - Windy City Storm Hockey Roundtable: Tracking
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we are starting a new series that will air every couple weeks called the Windy City Storm Hockey Roundtable! In this series, Topher brings on a few people that he works with to really dive into a specific hockey topic. For the inaugural episode, Topher has on Rob Rassey and Ryan Ward!
Rob played his college hockey at Northeastern. He then pursued coaching and had stops at Youngstown (USHL) and Harvard (NCAA). The last two years he has been a scout with the Detroit Red Wings and now Rob is the director of TPH-Chicago hockey academy. Ryan has coached at multiple levels and his stops include the Soo Greyhounds (OHL), New York Islanders (NHL), Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Selects Academy (Prep) and he is now the Director of Player Development for the Tri City Storm (USHL) and Hockey Director for the Windy City Storm.
On this episode, Topher, Ryan, and Rob talk about TRACKING. The go through:
-Why it's important
-How it can help create team identity
-Getting offensive players to buy into it
-The X's and O's of why it works
-Much More!
We want to provide our listeners so new, fun, and innovative hockey knowledge...so here we go!
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