Glass & Out

Mitch Love knew junior hockey as a defenseman with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos, and Everett Silvertips, and he knows junior hockey as a coach, both from his time with the Everett Silvertips and now as the head coach of the Saskatoon Blades. And in Mitch’s words, the game has changed. In today’s episode of Glass & Out, we dig into Mitch’s experience as a player and a coach, notably in dealing with high octane offensive defensemen. Enjoy!

Swedish National Team Head Coach Rikard Gronborg joined the show a day before his squad would unite for the first time prior to the 2019 World Hockey Championships.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are provincial champions after capturing the 2019 Fred Page Cup, but according to head coach Adam Maglio, they're not done yet.Maglio spent time as a player and an assistant coach with the USports' Men's Hockey program at UBC before being named Junior A PG's head coach in April of 2017, and just two years later, they're BCHL champions gearing up for a date with AJHL champion Brooks Bandits. Adam hopped on the podcast today in between series to talk about life as a coach in Prince George and how his team steamrolled through the 2019 playoffs. Enjoy!

Hear from Doug Lidster, former Vancouver Canuck and long-time NHL player and coach who's currently back in the minor hockey world with Victory Honda in Detroit.

Hockey parents, this one's for you. Topher Scott did an in-depth study on the cost of AA hockey for Hockey Think Tank, so we wanted to dig into that research to answer the ultimate question facing hard-working, wage-earning hockey parents from Vancouver, BC to Stockholm, Sweden and everywhere in between.  Plus, if you're a coach at the AAA level or you're involved in spring hockey, we also vindicate you in today's episode.  But we'll make you feel guilty first.

Canadian university hockey's national champions once again reside in Fredericton after the University of New Brunswick's Varsity Reds brought home the David Johnston University Cup. It was UNB's third championship in four years, an impressive feat, all of which has occurred under the leadership of UNB Head Coach Gardiner MacDougall. Coach Mac knows a thing or two about university hockey. This is a level where young men are transitioning into the next stage of their lives. They're competing on the ice and in the classroom, and when they graduate, or even before, will have several options when it comes to professional hockey.Gardiner stopped by Glass & Out to talk about hardware and life as he enters his third decade (sorry Gardiner)at UNB. Enjoy!

Arizona State University's hockey program is going to the NCAA's Sweet 16 tournament for the chance to make a trip to the Final Four, and ASU Head Coach Greg Powers isn't surprised at all. As the newest game in town, both in Tempe, Arizona, and on the American College Hockey scene, ASU is making history. So naturally, in between the announcement that the team is headed to the Sweet 16 and their first matchup with Quinnipiac University, Coach Powers took the time to chat with Kelvin and Aaron about recruiting a group of players that have quickly become a brand new tradition. Enjoy, and go ASU!

Former Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippet has been tasked with a rather large responsibility by the NHL: oversee the early days of the league's 32nd franchise in Seattle, Washington, which will drop the puck at the start of the 2021-2022 season. Dave joined Glass & Out to talk about the transition from being a long-time NHL coach to executive.

As a former goal scorer, enforcer, and assistant coach with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League, it's safe to say Brennan Sonne has seen the game in its most pressure-packed moments from both sides of the bench. And a lot has changed in the short time since he coached here in North America. After a stop in Hong Kong, Brennan moved to France to coach Angers, a team on the rise. Listen to today's episode with local product Brennan Sonne to find out just how many penalties are handed out in each game in France.

Something huge happened to the New York Islanders this past summer. They traded John Tavares for Barry Trotz. Yep, that's exactly how it went down. Even deal for both sides we'd say. Seriously though, while the Islanders' fans were busy buying toy snakes to throw at Tavares in his eventual return to...Long Island? Is that where they play? Anyways while they were doing that, the Islanders were ushering in the era of Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz. Somewhere along the way the Islanders players decided they'd listen to the new regime and find a way to replace Tavares.  Then they authored one of the greatest year over year defensive improvements the NHL has ever seen. Besides a new coach and a vacant locker stall where once sat a superstar, how did they do it?

Friend of the show Enio Sacilotto stopped by the studio to talk about his experience as Head Coach of the Croatian National Team as well as his time with the Under 18 Croatians. As one might expect, it's a different world over there. But that doesn't mean the hockey holds less power than the hockey played over here in North America.

Neil Glasberg is a coaching agent and advocate for fair practices when it comes to our profession. It's not easy to make choices when there isn't a ton of available information, so it's a good thing we were able to borrow some of Neil's time.

What makes a hockey player creative? Is it the way he or she thinks during hockey games? Is it the tactics given to them by their coaches? Or is it how they practice? For USA Hockey's Dave Starman, it's a little bit of everything. Dave joined us on the Glass & Out Podcast this week to talk about creativity in the game, and what we can do as coaches to encourage it. You guessed it, we touch on cross ice hockey for little hockey players and small area games for hockey players young and old. This is an episode you don't want to miss, check it out!

Kyle Wallack has been around the NCAA College Hockey block, but all of his experience thus far has been with established universities that everyone on this side of the Atlantic has heard of: Yale, Vermont, Quinnipiac - but have you heard of Albertus Magnus? If you haven't, you're about to.

Check in with The Athletic's Ryan Stimson to learn more about modern hockey tactics and how analytics are helping coaches at every level of our game.

Join Hockey Canada Video Coach Tyler Dietrich to learn how Team Canada prepares their players for the World Junior Tournament.

Catherine Silverman is a writer for The Athletic, InGoal Magazine, and she's currently plying her trade covering the Arizona Coyotes in the middle of hockey's heartland: the desert.  Now, we've all heard coaches refer to goalies as voodoo. For Catherine, despite fighting the moniker for much of her life, she's bought into a little bit over the years. And why not? She's covered Ilya Bryzgalov, Mike Smith, Devan Dubnyk, and Coyotes impressive new trio, Antti Raata, Darcy Kuemper, and the new kid on the block, Adin Hill.  Catherine took some time on a game day to teach us a thing or two about stopping the puck. Enjoy the episode!

Listen to Bakersfield Condors Head Coach Jay Woodcroft to learn more about the balance between winning hockey games and developing prospects in the American Hockey League.

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 culture in his organization that allows people to develop naturally and prepare for the next level. And that's not just the players, but the coaches too. So when an inevitable losing streak strikes as it did to begin the season for the Winterhawks, coaches, players, and staff are empowered and trained to find a way through to the light at the end of the tunnel.

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.