The Hockey Think Tank Podcast

This week Topher and Jeff fly solo to talk about the 3 biggest things they’ve each learned in youth hockey this year. With the Hockey Think Tank, we travel all over North America to work with youth hockey organizations. In this episode, we share what we’ve learned this past season.

In this episode we talk about:

— Organizations working with strategic partnerships

— How there is limited opportunity for players to step away and miss the game

— The rapid increase in kids with anxiety

— The need to evaluate programs where kids aren’t improving

AND SO MUCH MORE!

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On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to talk about former higher level players that want to make the transition to coaching youth hockey. We talk about all of the obstacles and things you might not realize when making the switch.

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On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about one of his biggest pet peeves in hockey; when the puck carrier turns an odd man rush into a 1-on-1 situation. Let’s talk about what you should do instead.

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This week Topher and Jeff talk with Jake Thibeault, an incredible young hockey player that was paralyzed by an injury on the ice. At the time of his injury, Thibeault was in the recruiting process with Jamie Rice, head coach of Babson College. Even though Thibeault’s hockey career ended, Rice still brought on Thibeault to join the team. Thibeault just graduated from Babson and joins us to talk about his inspiring story.

In this episode we talk about:

— Thibeault’s hockey journey & the injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down

— Comparing where you are now to who you were last year as a progress report

— How you can’t do great things alone & uncertainty makes life fun

— Asking your friends to help monitor your energy

AND SO MUCH MORE!

Thank you to our title sponsor IceHockeySystems.com, as well as Train-Heroic, Helios Hockey, and Crossbar!

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On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph brings on HTT teammates Matt and Steph to talk about how so many youth hockey organizations are only tied by wearing the same jersey. With that, families can have wildly different experiences within the same club. We discuss why this can happen, and what orgs can do to create a consistent experience for everyone.

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