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The Hockey Think Tank Podcast brings incredible stories, interviews, and great perspective from some of the top hockey minds in the game. Hosted by Topher Scott & Jeff LoVecchio, our podcast will educate and inspire all those that love the game! For all the players, coaches, and hockey parents out there...make this your Go-To show on your way to the rink!
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Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on the captain of the Team USA Sled Hockey team and 3x Gold Medal Olympic champion...Josh Pauls. Josh is one of the most inspirational speakers we have met. His journey as a double amputee to Gold Medal champion is amazing, and the lessons and stories he brought to this podcast were unreal. We talked about team culture, battling adversity, perspective, and all of the values that he thinks leads to success on and off the ice. Josh is now a motivational speaker and a published author...and an awesome podcast guest. Thank you for tuning in...if you want to provide us some feedback please shoot us a rating or review where you get your podcasts today!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on long time professional player of over 500 games...Derek Whitmore. We go through Derek's journey that had a lot of stops and talked some great hockey throughout the way. Derek was a pure goal scorer, and we had an amazing conversation into the mindset of what it takes to score. We also dove deep into the importance of communication, as Derek is now a coach with Division 3 Bowdoin College for their women's team. We get a great cameo from Derek's four year old daughter, and tell some fun personal stories about our families. Thank you again for tuning in to our podcast!!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on a younger point of view with incoming University of Nebraska-Omaha freshman, Josh Boyer. We have been fortunate to talk to people that are NHL Hall of Famers, but this is the first time on our show that we've brought a kid on to talk hockey from their point of view. And what a perspective Josh Gave us! We talked about the youth hockey journey, the stresses that go with trying to make it in junior hockey and get to college, the ups and downs that many kids face during their seasons...and so much more. Josh is an absolute stud of a kid and we learned a ton being able to speak with him. We think you're going to love this conversation and what Josh has to say...and thank you for tuning in to another one of our podcasts episodes!!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on Stanley Cup champion from the St. Louis Blues Chris Butler. What an amazing conversation covering some important learning curves during his journey to some hilarious stories that spanned his long career. We talked mentorship, resiliency, and his battle to become an NHLer from a non-traditional market to playing over 400 games in the show. We talked about the line brawl between Vancouver and Calgary (that he was in) where John Tortorella tried to charge through to the Flames' locker room. We talk about the improbable run to the Stanley Cup by the Blues this year and why he thought the team turned around (HINT: Binnington and Berube). There are so many great topics for all people involved in the game, and we're thrilled to bring this to you. Thank you again for tuning in!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we take it all the way down to the grassroots level and bring on Jeff and Topher's cousin and mite/squirt youth hockey coach, Cody Barra. Cody is a passionate young coach looking to make a difference in the youth hockey world and brought on a lot of great insight and opinions on the youth hockey culture today. We talked about parent/coach communication, the importance of feedback, the difference in how the game is played from the younger and older levels, and much, much more. We also talked a lot about the development of passion and life skills...the most important job for any youth coach or teacher today. This was a fun one, thanks for tuning in!!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Wednesday Aug 07, 2019
Wednesday Aug 07, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we talk to Hall of Famer and all-around great guy Martin St. Louis. It was a thrill to talk to him about his journey and then we got into some unreal hockey talk. We spoke about battling setbacks and adversity, his Cup team in Tampa Bay, and his massive tree-trunk legs. We also got into talking shop...how to create time and space, the difference between playing fast and rushing it, teaching hockey IQ, and much more. Such an amazing conversation, thanks again for tuning in!!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast we bring on one of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the game, Brian Galivan. Brian runs GVN Performance in Chicago where he trains players from the NHL to youth levels. He just got named the Head Strength Coach for the USA NTDP as well. He worked his way up from the bottom through hard word and a positive attitude, which radiated throughout our entire conversation. We talk leadership in hockey, recognizing the importance of individual differences in a team environment, old school vs. new school off ice training, and much more! What a genuine guy and an unreal conversation. Thanks for tuning in!!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on someone with one of the best resumes in hockey we've ever seen...Matt Herr. Matt is a 2x national champion at the University of Michigan where he also played baseball as well. He then went on to have a very successful pro career including playing in the NHL and being an AHL Allstar. After his playing days, he's gone on to coach prep school, be an ADM Manager for USA Hockey, was executive director for the Pittsburgh Pens elite program, and now he is the Senior Director for Youth Hockey and Growth for the NHL. It was an awesome conversation spanning his hockey journey, to his job now where he travels around growing the game from the grassroots levels. Such amazing perspective on the game, we learned a ton from this episode. Thank you again to everyone that is tuning in!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
It's been a while since we took some listener questions from social media...so here we go with our latest mailbag episode! Thank you to everyone who sent us their questions, we had a lot of really good things to talk about. We discussed some great topics, including what we would do if we started a youth hockey organization...what to do with the zillion emails you get for camps and tryouts in the summer...underrated skills we should be teaching...and even our favorite wedding songs! It was a blast answering your questions, we love hearing your feedback. Thank you again for tuning in to our podcast!!!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we chat with Head Coach of the Reading Royals of the ECHL, Kirk MacDonald. His hockey journey is incredible and has come with a few really big ups and downs. In 2005, as captain of RPI, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and missed an entire season. He beat it, came back better than ever, and went on to signing an NHL contract and played 6 years pro. We talk about his battle...and then get into some great hockey talk including the importance of building willpower, what he's learned going from player to coach, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!
*Opening music: Forget the Whale - Take to the Skies (Instrumental)