Behind the Gear

Mapping out Your Hockey Journey! This was a great conversation with Leevi Kinnunen an 18 year old hockey player from Finland who will stop at nothing to find ways, resources, coaches to help improve his game. Leevi has a goal of playing NCAA hockey and he shares what he’s learned over the past couple of […]

The Boys are Back! It was great to have Kevin and Wade back on the podcast to catch up and talk some hockey. We chatted about the NHL Playoffs, the winners, losers and our take on how some of the series have gone. We also added our picks to make it to the cup finals […]

A Blast From The Past! This was a very personally awesome episode for me. Have you had anyone in your life who made a major impact but you never told them? I did and I told him and although I was nervous it was a great conversation. Ron was a.major influence in my life and […]

Getting the Edge! Get out a pen and paper, Dr Callum Cowan shares some great insight into how we can optimize our performance by changing some of our daily habits. Dr Cowan is a Naturopathic Sports Medicine doctor who owns Phenom High Performance Medicine working with with professional, Olympic, MMA and many other high performers […]

Gear Talk! It was a lot of fun to have Ryan Messier join me today to nerd out on hockey gear. Ryan is a CCM Sales and Pro Services Rep, with a ton of knowledge when it comes to hockey gear, performance and specs. We discuss how Ryan found his profession, his hockey beginnings and […]

An Influencer in the Game of Hockey! It was great to have a good friend and a great hockey mind on this episode. Joe Birch has twice been recognized by the Hockey News as Top 100 People of Power and Influence. Joe played his way up from Jr B hockey to the OHL and used […]

Hockey Bloodlines! It was a lot of fun to catch up with Griffin Luce and chat about his hockey journey. With a father who’s been a professional scout in the NHL for years, currently Scott is with the Vegas Golden Knights and a grandfather, Don Luce who played over 890 NHL games, Griffin has been […]

You made the Show! Dan Pietens was a normal guy with a great career, a wife, things seemed to be going very well, but were they? Dan, like many of us found himself in a career that he didn’t love, long days at work and longer evenings complaining about it. So he made a change […]

Follow your Dreams! It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Bulbul Kartanbay, she’s not only the first female hockey player from Kazakhstan to play in the National Women’s Hockey League, she’s an entrepreneur, a coach and a trailblazer for young female athletes worldwide, especially in her home country. Bulbul has an amazing hockey journey […]

Hockey in Hong Kong! Jordan Laroche is an awesome young man with a ton of life experiences that he’s accomplished through his hockey journey. From growing up and starting to play hockey in Hong Kong, being a part of the Honk Kong National Team Program, moving to Canada and attending Stanstead College in Quebec to […]