Glass and Out

The rise of American skill in the professional hockey ranks is no accident. The fuel for that offensive fire starts long before those players hit the NHL, too.  It starts at the grassroots level. The stickhandling you see from Patrick Kane, the creativity you're going to see from this year's probable first overall pick Jack Hughes, not to mention his older brother Quinn - it's all the product of development at the youth hockey level.  Enter Kenny Rausch, Director of Youth Hockey for USA Hockey. Kenny jumped on the podcast today to talk about cross ice hockey, small area games, and his emphasis on skill and fun.  And why it's working. Enjoy!

Fresh off yet another national championship, Brooks Bandits head coach Ryan Papaioannou joined Glass & Out not only to talk about the tactics his squad used en route to victory, but just what this victory means to the players, the staff, and the people of small town Alberta.  Enjoy!

Mike Gillis is a former player agent, lawyer, and most importantly around these parts, General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks, but it's what he's learned in his time away from the game that we're interested in these days. Mr. Gillis has spent the past few years touring sports performance powerhouses all over the globe - Switzerland, Spain, here on North American soil - you name it. What impact have those travels had on his desire to return to the national hockey league? What has he learned? What has he learned to avoid?All those answers and more in today's episode. Enjoy!

Mitch Love knew junior hockey as a defenseman with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos, and Everett Silvertips, and he knows junior hockey as a coach, both from his time with the Everett Silvertips and now as the head coach of the Saskatoon Blades. And in Mitch’s words, the game has changed. In today’s episode of Glass & Out, we dig into Mitch’s experience as a player and a coach, notably in dealing with high octane offensive defensemen. Enjoy!

Swedish National Team Head Coach Rikard Gronborg joined the show a day before his squad would unite for the first time prior to the 2019 World Hockey Championships.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are provincial champions after capturing the 2019 Fred Page Cup, but according to head coach Adam Maglio, they're not done yet.Maglio spent time as a player and an assistant coach with the USports' Men's Hockey program at UBC before being named Junior A PG's head coach in April of 2017, and just two years later, they're BCHL champions gearing up for a date with AJHL champion Brooks Bandits. Adam hopped on the podcast today in between series to talk about life as a coach in Prince George and how his team steamrolled through the 2019 playoffs. Enjoy!

Hear from Doug Lidster, former Vancouver Canuck and long-time NHL player and coach who's currently back in the minor hockey world with Victory Honda in Detroit.

Hockey parents, this one's for you. Topher Scott did an in-depth study on the cost of AA hockey for Hockey Think Tank, so we wanted to dig into that research to answer the ultimate question facing hard-working, wage-earning hockey parents from Vancouver, BC to Stockholm, Sweden and everywhere in between.  Plus, if you're a coach at the AAA level or you're involved in spring hockey, we also vindicate you in today's episode.  But we'll make you feel guilty first.

Canadian university hockey's national champions once again reside in Fredericton after the University of New Brunswick's Varsity Reds brought home the David Johnston University Cup. It was UNB's third championship in four years, an impressive feat, all of which has occurred under the leadership of UNB Head Coach Gardiner MacDougall. Coach Mac knows a thing or two about university hockey. This is a level where young men are transitioning into the next stage of their lives. They're competing on the ice and in the classroom, and when they graduate, or even before, will have several options when it comes to professional hockey.Gardiner stopped by Glass & Out to talk about hardware and life as he enters his third decade (sorry Gardiner)at UNB. Enjoy!

Arizona State University's hockey program is going to the NCAA's Sweet 16 tournament for the chance to make a trip to the Final Four, and ASU Head Coach Greg Powers isn't surprised at all. As the newest game in town, both in Tempe, Arizona, and on the American College Hockey scene, ASU is making history. So naturally, in between the announcement that the team is headed to the Sweet 16 and their first matchup with Quinnipiac University, Coach Powers took the time to chat with Kelvin and Aaron about recruiting a group of players that have quickly become a brand new tradition. Enjoy, and go ASU!