This episode features a great conversation with Derek Army, Head Coach of the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL. With Derek we talk about the USA Hockey Player Development Camps, what the ECHL is and the opportunity it presents players and coaches.

Episode 119 - Preparing for the Youth Olympic Games with Joe Bonnett and Dave Caruso

Jan 22nd, 2024 1h

This conversation features Joe Bonnett and Dave Caruso, two pieces of the coaching staff for Team USA’s Ice Hockey Team in the 2024 Youth Olympic Games! We have a great conversation around the games and learning from and carrying on the success

Episode 118 - Guardians of a Championship Culture with Thomas Koulentes and Stan Bowman

Dec 11th, 2023 1h 19m

This episode features a great conversation with Thomas Koulentes and Stan Bowman about a core value process that goes beyond selecting a set of words. They talk through their experience of the process that Thomas took the Chicago Blackhawks Man

Episode 117 - Striving, Surviving, and Thriving as Coaches with Prof. Cliff Mallett

Nov 13th, 2023 1h 18m

This conversation features Professor Cliff Mallett from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. With Prof. Mallett we talk about the recent serial winning coaches study, what they learned about serial winning coaches, and how we ca

Episode 116 - Coach Development in Finnish Ice Hockey with Pyry Lukkarila

Oct 9th, 2023 1h 16m

This episode features Pyry Lukkarila, Head of Coach Development for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. We explore the coach development system in Finland Ice Hockey and the crucial skills needed to be a coach developer. We also touch on how Py

Episode 115 - A Conversation with David Min

Jun 13th, 2023 1h 12m

This episode features David Min, Player Development Coach for the Kraken Youth Hockey Association. We speak with David about his story in hockey and coaching. This includes the impact hockey had on him coming from South Korea to North America a

Episode 114 - Season Reflection with Rick and Derek

May 29th, 2023 1h 32m

This week we have our yearly reflection on our previous season. Last year Rick was with Frisk Asker and Holmen Hockey and he tells us about his experience and learnings spending time there. Derek was at Jar Idrettslag and, same as Rick, shares

Episode 113 - Changing Cultures and Roles with Markus Åkerblom

May 15th, 2023 1h 14m

In this episode we speak for a second time with Markus Åkerblom, now the Head Coach for HC Thurgau in the Swiss League. The first time Markus joined us he was the Assistant Coach for the Swedish National Team and so we speak to him about why he

Episode 112 - A Conversation with Espen Sæther

Mar 13th, 2023 1h 20m

This episode is a great conversation with Espen Sæther, development consultant for the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. We spend time talking about his background and values, the importance of letting go a bit of control as a coach, the importa

Episode 111 - Global Perspective on Development with Kalle Valiaho

Dec 19th, 2022 1h 12m

This week we chat with Kalle Valiaho, the IIHF’s Development Director. We take on a global perspective and talk about how the IIHF is supporting the development of the game of hockey through work and support towards federations. It is a great c

Episode 110 - Curriculum and Developing Confidence with Martin Fossli

Dec 5th, 2022 1h 11m

This episode features Martin Fossli, Norway’s U16 boy’s National Team Head Coach and Head Coach of Frisk Asker U18/NTG! We talk with Martin about the impacts of his teacher education on his coaching, developing confidence as a coach, the enviro

Episode 109 - Development in Banska Bystrica with Branislav Bendik

Nov 21st, 2022 1h 5m

This episode features Branislav Bendik, Head of Coaching in Banska Bystrica in Slovakia. You may remember Brani from our 7th ever episode, the skill development round table. We now talk with Brani about his work in the club, how he is developin

Episode 108 - Parents in the Pathway with Johan Fallby

Oct 24th, 2022 1h 17m

This episode feature Sports Psychologist, Johan Fallby, from Sweden. With Johan we chat about the nuances of creating a sound and challenging environment, how self-determination is needed to make it to the top, and how how to build internal dri

Episode 107 - Catch up with Derek and Rick

Oct 10th, 2022 1h 4m

This week we have a catch up episode with Derek and Rick. We chat about our starts in Norway and our new positions and the opportunities they give us. We also chat about what is important for us going into this season and what our plans for the

Episode 106 - Fearless: Rewiring the Brain of Young Athletes with Adam Truhlar

Sep 26th, 2022 1h 20m

This episode is a chat with Adam Truhlar, Sport Psychologist and Author of Fearless: Rewiring the Brain of Young Athletes. In his book, Adam goes through the mental development model that starts with building the motivation of the young athlete

Episode 105 - A Conversation on Antiracism in Coaching and Life with Kyle Williams

Sep 12th, 2022 1h 25m

This week’s episode, we talk with Kyle Williams, the Chief Empowerment Officer for A Long Talk. A Long Talk is an organization with the goal of putting an Antiracist at every dinner table in America and to educate to end hate. With Kyle we talk

Episode 104 - Learning to Scout and Recruit in College Hockey with Cory Schneider

Sep 5th, 2022 1h 20m

This week on the show we chat with Cory Schneider, Assistant Coach at Clarkson University in New York. We chat about how his pathway as a coach helped prepare him for the role he currently has with Clarkson. Specifically how he has been able to

Episode 103 - Conference Room Breakdown with Quintin Bollue

Aug 29th, 2022 1h 3m

SORRY WE ARE LATE!This time on the Coach’s Road Podcast we have our first conference room breakdown with Quintin Bollue, Jar Idrettslag’s Hockey Director in Norway. These episodes will come around time to time and will just be conversations in

Episode 102 - Conversation on Career Ambitions and Player Safety with Dakota Keene

Aug 22nd, 2022 1h 21m

This week we chat with Dakota Keene, Coordinator of Hockey Operations with the American Hockey League (AHL). Dakota has the ambition to become a General Manager within ice hockey and we chat about that role and his plan to get there. Than we sh

Episode 101 - Goaltenders with Steve Thompson

Aug 15th, 2022 1h 6m

In this episode we talk with Steve Thompson, USA Hockey’s Regional Manager for Goaltending Development. We chat about the requirements for goaltending, how coaches with no background in goalies can help their goalies, and how to develop goalies

Episode 100 - Classroom Interview with Aku Nieminen

May 23rd, 2022 1h 44m

This week we celebrate our 100th episode with a special episode with Aku Nieminen and the DP19 class! Aku answers questions about his career and gives advice to the DP19s as they start their own! We have some great questions from the DP19 stude

Episode 99 - Psychobiosocial States with Reko Luojumäki

May 16th, 2022 1h 9m

In this episode we speak with Reko Luojumäki, lecturer at University of Jyväskylä here in Finland. Reko shares with us his knowledge about psychobiosocial states and how they relate to sports. We talk about how functional and dysfunctional stat

Episode 98 - Season Reflection with Derek and Rick

May 9th, 2022 1h 1m

This week we have a reflective chat about this last season with the Junior Pelicans. We chat about what went well, what we learned, what we can improve and what our favorite memories are from the year. It is always nice to chat about the season

Episode 97 - Learner-Centered Facilitation with Vitor Ciampolini

May 2nd, 2022 1h 9m

This week we are joined Vitor Ciampolini, a PhD candidate in Physical Education. We talk with Vitor about how coaches can approach coach education opportunities to take away something for their practice. We then talk about Mille, A Coach Develo

Episode 96 - A Conversation with John Riley

Apr 25th, 2022 59m 25s

This conversation features John Riley, Player Development Coach for the Philadelphia Flyers Organization. With John we begin by exploring his path through hockey to the NHL level including his time as a math teacher. Then we talk about the holi