Ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes at your local ice rink? In this episode of Beer League Live, we sit down with Frank “The Commish” Wright, who has spent 40+ years managing Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville. We dive into how ice time gets scheduled, what it takes to run adult beer leagues, youth hockey logistics, rink culture, referee challenges, and legendary beer league brawl stories (including a flying atomic elbow that broke up a fight!).

Whether you’re a beer leaguer, hockey parent, coach, or rink rat — this episode gives you an inside look at how rinks operate and the community that grows inside them.

Frank talks about the Nashville Predators' proposal to take over operations at the Centennial Sportsplex. Is Nashville the next Dallas?

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What does real youth hockey development look like beyond the hype, the gear, and the travel teams? In this episode of Beer League Live, we sit down with AA Nashville Junior Predators travel coach Patrick Murray to talk about how players actually improve — from 8U house hockey to hitting puberty, learning to compete, handling hitting, and navigating the pressure from parents, social media, private lessons, and the “AAA or bust” mindset.

If you’re a hockey parent, coach, or player anywhere in the youth hockey grind — this conversation will make you rethink development, competitiveness, and what really matters as your kid grows in the game.

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🎙️ How Do You Make It to Junior Hockey? | Beer League Podcast

If you’re a youth hockey player (or a parent of one) wondering how to climb the ladder to junior hockey, this episode is a must-watch. Former Nashville youth standout Noah Linsky joins us to break down exactly what it takes — from AA and AAA travel hockey, to showcases, to the NA3HL and NAHL junior system, and eventually to college hockey.

We talk:

🏒 When to attend your first showcase

📈 How to get noticed by junior coaches & scouts

💰 The truth about tier-2 vs tier-3 hockey (and what they don’t tell you)

🔥 Finding your role — scorer, grinder, energy guy, PK specialist

🧠 Building Hockey IQ (the real separator at 14U+)

Plus — Noah’s inspiring story overcoming a serious medical setback to return to the game he loves.

Perfect for:

Players age 12U–18U, hockey parents, coaches, and anyone chasing the junior hockey path.

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Nashville Flyers Bantam AA Coach Greg Sauers joins the league to talk hockey IQ, how his epic cross-country hockey journey shaped his coaching philosophy and the state of high school hockey.

Greg heads up 307 Hockey where he offers video analysis, one-on-one and group lessons and leads the summer travel team The Nashvillains.

Plus, Seth goes full Flyers and tee's off on face painters!

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Check out his in depth hockey podcast Walk the Line

Veteran coach Paulie Azzara joins the League to talk NYC youth hockey, coaching credentials and national rankings.

Paulie shares insights from 14 seasons of travel stories, grandfather fights, headhunting roller ball and hockey defeats cancer.

Plus what's up with the Dallas Stars and Seth drops a dime on the Ryder Cup.

Matt McAtee sits down for an update on the 2012 Junior Preds AAA team, summer training, Quebec Peewee tournament and the first year of hitting.

The Ten Year Town singer hits the high notes on how to balance high pressure hockey with teenage years, learning from Vik & Marty and dunkin' on Tom Brady.

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Coach Shawn Murray talks travel hockey shop. From peewees, to bantams to high school hockey, Shawn shares his philosophy for obtaining maximum effort from his players, leveling up your A's, and how to push the right buttons for 100% retainment.

A Chicagoland native, Shawn honed his passion for coaching hockey over 12 seasons and three children and he's help guide numerous players into top programs such as the Chicago Fury.

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Chris Cleveland, the Stars Go Dim singer, talks coaching, from church ball to AAU, managing refs and how toughness forged in sports set him up for success the music business.

Chris highlights his new album Roses, the best (and worst) of Oklahoma and Seth tries out quiet mode!

Seth let's it fly in his farewell address. Coach Zack Houser joins the send off to talk middle school ball, tryouts and how to choose the right assistant coach. What makes a captain, structuring practice and the wide spectrum of Middle School coaches.

Discussing the current state of youth referees with Tom Landrigan. A former NYPD police officer, Tom has 40 years worth of war stories as a youth ref and umpire.

He's seen it all and shares his perspective on the ref shortage, men's B Leaguers and how to properly break up a fight. Plus Rangers vs. Islanders, Queens vs. the Bronx and Coach Seth totally unloads on Pred fans.