Glass and Out

It's always interesting to chat with coaches who are now behind the bench for teams they once played for. That's the case for Ryan Donald, former captain of the Yale University Bulldogs and, after a sting playing pro hockey, followed by coaching junior hockey back up here in Canada, returned to Yale as an assistant coach. Ryan was a hard-nosed defenseman in his day, and he's doing good work combining that experience with the skill and speed required of today's defensemen.

Join the guys in a special episode featuring Ryan Hollweg, former professional hockey player with the New York Rangers, and former coach of the Everett Silvertips John Becanic.

"Matt asked me about my interest in coming to New York to work with the team," Victor told me when I pushed him to talk about his work with the Islanders' top centre. "I told him to just worry about himself and have a good year. There's a new coaching staff, Matt's on his own there without Tavares, we can certainly talk but I think he should just focus on himself and his teammates." What a guy. Tune into today's special podcast with world champion and current skating coach Victor Kraatz.

The Arizona Coyotes have been front and centre in hockey’s great analytics debate. However, according to Jeff Ulmer (and most coaches whose paycheque depends on wins and losses, at least to a degree), there’s no debate: analytics are a tool for improvement. Coaches use the knowledge to varying degrees, and everyone has their preference, but for Coyotes skills and special ops coordinator Jeff Ulmer, the Coyotes are leading the way, and it starts upstairs with GM John Chayka. The problem is that the wins haven’t come yet. Will they? Listen to Kelvin and Aaron’s interview with Jeff to find out what he believes.

Angus Reid was a feared offensive lineman with the CFL's BC Lions for eleven years. 11! He had the same offensive coordinator for all eleven seasons, Dan Dorazio. Can you imagine working with the same players on the same techniques and routines for eleven seasons? Well, Dorazio did such a good job with Reid that the latter wrote a book about the former.

Hear from Joe Quinn, Connor McDavid's on-ice skills coach since he was just a youngster.

Listen to EHC Linz Head Coach Troy Ward on coaching hockey players who don't speak the same language. Literally.

Des Moines Buccaneers Head Coach and friend of the podcast Gene Reilly hopped on the podcast with Aaron and Kelvin today to talk about the challenges associated with introducing a brand new coaching staff to a team of players, a board of directors, and a new city.

Listen to Gardiner MacDougall on the first episode of the Glass & Out Podcast for the 2018 / 2019 hockey season. Topic: teambuilding in training camp.

It's the last episode of the season! Aaron and Kelvin are taking a much-deserved break for the summer, but before that the guys are talking with two very important guests on two very different topics. Mark Watson is a former football player who now specializes in brain health and the effects of multiple impacts to the head. Mark stopped by the studio to share his experience and what questions the sports world needs to ask. In the second segment the guys chat with Peter Belisle, friend of the show and the Head Coach of UMass Boston Division 3 hockey.  Thanks for listening everybody, we'll talk to you in a couple months!