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Any time a young athlete moves, adversity tags along. Moving away from home? Check. Moving onto a new league? Yep, adversity. Moving up from junior to professional hockey? Absolutely. “Make sure everything you do today sets the table for the future.” Mike Johnston, Head Coach and General Manager of the Portland Winterhawks, has created a […]
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 […]
Ryan Hollweg is a former National Hockey league player who made his way up through minor hockey in – wait for it – Los Angeles. Not your traditional route for a BC junior league hockey player who went to college before cracking the bigs. But Ryan Hollweg isn’t your traditional player. Part of him is […]
Victor Kraatz is doing a lot more than just teaching hockey players new tips and techniques to improve their skating. He’s teaching them how to be better people, too. Sure, you say. Every coach is trying to do that. Well, if you ever have the pleasure of meeting Victor, you’ll know what we’re talking about. […]
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 […]
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 […]
What’s your prediction for Connor McDavid this season? How about John Tavares? For their long-time on-ice skills coach Joe Quinn, the sky is the limit for these two players. “Connor is going to be better this year. And then next year, he’ll be better than that.” That’s what Joe told us on this week’s podcast. […]
Most hockey coaches have left a game or a practice wondering if their players were speaking the same language. For EHC Linz head coach Troy Ward, when he wonders it, he knows what he’s talking about. Even if his players don’t. Troy Ward is a friend of the Glass & Out podcast and stopped by, […]
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. Gene has been around the block in the […]
The hockey season has started with a bang, and USports, formerly the CIS, is leading the way with exhbition games underway. On the first episode of the 2018/19 season’s Glass & Out Podcast, we wanted to ask a long-serving university coach about the importance of culture when it comes to building your team. Enter Gardiner […]
