The Hockey Think Tank Podcast

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we continue our OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN HOCKEY series by bringing on Canadian Royalty and one of the best players to ever play the game...Jayna Hefford.  She's a 4x Olympic Gold Medalist, one of the leading scorers of all time in professional women's hockey, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and awarded into the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2019.  On top of that, she has been a major advocate for women's hockey through the PWHPA and has won numerous awards for her service to her community and the game.  In this awesome conversation, we talk: -The origins of internal motivation and drive -The importance in having passion for what you do -ALLLLLL the Olympics and what it means to play for Team Canada -Her continued pursuit to better the game of women's hockey for the next generation of girls coming up. This conversation was so much fun and so inspiring...you are going to love hearing about the journey and mindset of one of the best to ever play the game. Thank you to the PWHPA for sponsoring this OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN HOCKEY series! Thank you to GelStx our title sponsor, Trainheroic, and to all of our listeners who support our mission to provide a little bit of education and inspiration regarding the GREATEST GAME ON THE PLANET! *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast...we start off our OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN HOCKEY SERIES by bringing on gold medal winning Olympian with Team USA Nicole Hensley. This is an amazing conversation about that spans Nicole's inspiring career to what is happening with the women's game today. We talk: -Her incredible story to become a D1 starting goalie. -What it means to have "hockey sense" as a goalie. -Winning Olympic Gold. -The PWHPA and the Dream Gap Tour. -Sacrificing her own career for the next generation of women coming up. We are so excited to have our OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN HOCKEY series sponsored by the PWHPA! Thank you also to our title sponsor GelStx, Trainheroic, and to all of our loyal listeners who tune in to our podcast. You are going to love this highly inspiring conversation with one of the top women's goalies in the world!! *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, Jeff and Topher talk some youth hockey development! Their conversation centers around 5 cornerstone, which they label the "5 C's" -Creativity -Competitiveness -Coachability -Community -Charisma  *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental) *Which leads to CONFIDENCE! We talk why these attributes are important, how to improve them in players, and give basic fundamental principles of youth hockey development. We hope you'll enjoy! Thank you to our title sponsor in GELSTX. Head over to gelstx.com and use the coupon code "Thinktank" to receive a discount on hockey training sticks. And thank you to all of our listeners who continue to be the oxygen for us in our show!

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on Assistant Coach for Colorado College Leon Hayward. As one of only two African American coaches in D1 Hockey, we speak with Leon about the current state of our country and our hockey world as it pertains to race relations and racism. In this conversation Leon gives us a great window into what it is like as an African American in our sport.  With this incredibly open and honest dialogue about a really tough topic to talk about in racism, we hope to bring some much needed awareness and perspective to our listeners.  Thank you. *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on Phil McRae...an awesome guest with a great hockey pedigree along with some great things that he has going on in the hockey world right now. Phil was highly recognizable even at a younger age...as he was granted a spot on the USA NTDP as an underager.  He then went on to play for London in the OHL with players like Patrick Kane and John Tavares. He was a second round draft pick by the St. Louis Blues and played a lot of years of pro hockey. Now Phil is the director of TPH St. Louis' Center of Excellence. We got into a lot of great topics on this podcast: -The art and importance of passing -Being a phenom growing up -What we all would have done differently in our hockey journeys -Mentoring the youth hockey players of today -MUCH more. This was a really thought provoking interview, we think you'll really enjoy it.  Thank you to GELSTX, our title sponsor. Thank you to TrainHeroic. And thank you to all our listeners who continue to make this one of the top hockey podcasts in the world! *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring back on former first round NHL draft pick, 12th leading scorer all time in the OHL, and 600+ professional game veteran Rob Schremp! This was a great conversation where we talked: -How Rob has changed the way he sees hockey post retirement. -How to teach Hockey Sense/IQ -Seeing the game from the net out -Positionless Hockey -Relating sports to business We are thrilled to support Rob and Jeff's new venture with 44 Vision Hockey, where Rob has former pro players, and women's Olympians, teaching kids the game of hockey through video.  Thank you to GELSTX, our title sponsor...and TrainHeroic, the app where Jeff stores his workouts.  And thank you, as always, to all of our listeners and fans for continuing to support our mission in the greatest game on the planet! *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring the Athletic Director for Long Island University Bill Martinov.  LIU shocked the hockey world with the announcement of adding a Division One men's hockey team, and we talk to Bill about the process that lead to this all coming to fruition.  We go through: -Long Island University and Athletics -The process of making the decision to go Division One in men's hockey -Questions surrounding the coach, facilities, scheduling -Much more! Thank you to GELSTX, our title sponsor for the podcast. And thank you to all of our listeners who continue to make this one of the most listened to hockey podcasts out there! *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on Sports Psychologist and mental game coach Dr. Adam Naylor.  This was a great conversation with Adam centered around the mental aspects of the game and we cover some really insightful topics: -Good vs. Bad Compliments -The importance of resiliency and being challenged -The difference between fun and enjoyment -How to develop passion -Much more! We absolutely loved this really insightful talk with Adam and we know that you will too! Thank you to all of our supporters who continue to drive this podcast into one of the fastest growing hockey podcasts in the world. And thank you to our title sponsor, GelStx, for your continued support of our mission to provide some education and inspiration to the hockey universe. *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on Head Coach of Arizona State University Greg Powers.  This was a powerful conversation where we talk to Greg about the blueprint of bringing ASU from a club program to a Division One power. ASU made their first tournament last season (and would have made it this season without Covid) and their staff has done an incredible job making ASU a nationally recognized team in so few years.  We talk: -Greg's powerful childhood story -The process, ups, and downs of bringing ASU to Division 1 -Building his team through recruiting and culture -No Excuses, Ever This was an awesome conversation that brings you inside access into one of college hockey's best stories over the past few years.  Thank you to all of our listeners for continuing to support our mission of providing the hockey world with a little bit of education and a little bit of inspiration regarding the greatest game on the planet.  And thank you to our title sponsor, GELSTX, for continuing to believe in our podcast as well!  *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on Associate Head Coach of the Western Michigan Broncos Pat Ferschweiler.  If you are a kid that wants to play college hockey...this is the episode to listen to!  In this episode we give you an inside look into college hockey recruiting.  What it takes to get there, what coaches look for, and we bring you behind the scenes of what coaches do in identifying and landing players.   Fersch also spent times as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings...and he has an UNREAL story about Pavel Datsyuk that will knock your socks off (HINT: he works really hard).  This is an inspiring episode, that really peels back the onion of youth hockey, college hockey, pro hockey, and more.   Thank you to all of our supporters out there following us...and thank you to our title sponsor, GELSTX Sports... and our episode sponsor Train Heroic! *Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)