On this episode we talk with Toni Ann Miano who is the Academy Director and Head Coach of the 19U girls team at the North American Hockey Academy.  We discuss her hockey career at Boston College and with the Boston Pride, she explains in detail how the NAHA program works and her role as a coach in the college recruiting process.

You can learn more about and the NAHA Winter Hawks program here: https://www.winter-hawks.org/   Follow Toni Ann Minao or the NAHA Winter Hawks on Twitter: @toni_annn and @nahahockey and Instagram: @t_miano and @nahahawks

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website: http://www.champs.app

On this episode we talk with Mare MacDougall Bari, the assistant coach with the St. Lawrence University Saints women’s hockey team. We discuss her long tenure coaching at SLU, the new hockey facilities at St. Lawrence and going into detail about how she recruits at various girls hockey events.

You can learn more about and the St. Lawrence University Women’s Ice Hockey program here:  https://saintsathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow Mare MacDouggall Bari or the St. Lawrence University Women’s Hockey team on Twitter: @maremacbari8 @slu_whockey and Instagram: @maremac8 @slusaintshockey 

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

On this episode we talk with Tara Watchorn, the head coach for the new DI women’s ice hockey program at Stonehill College. We talk about Tara’s impressive playing career at Boston University, being a player and coach with Team Canada and winning the Clarkson Cup with the Boston Blades. We also discuss in detail her plans on starting up the women’s team at Stonehill in 2022 and she also answers my very specific process questions about how schools recruit players.

You can learn more about and the Stonehill College Women’s Ice Hockey program here: https://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/wice/index  Follow Tara Watchorn or the Stonehill Women’s Hockey team on Twitter: @tweetintara27 @StonehillWIH and Instagram: @watchy27 @StonehillWIH

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

On this episode we talk with one the pioneers of the US Women’s national team and head coach of the Boston College women’s hockey program, Katie King Crowley. We discuss her being a two sport athlete at Brown University, her lengthy career with the US national team, her amazing tenure as head coach of the BC Eagles and what makes Cayla Barnes such a special player.

You can learn more about and the Boston College Women’s Ice Hockey program here: https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow Katie Crowley or the BC Women’s Hockey team on Twitter: @bc_coachcrowley @bc_whockey and Instagram: @tedkat20 @bc_whockey

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

On this episode of the Champs App podcast we talk with Cassie Turner, the head coach of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team. We discuss her playing days at Brown University, her long tenure at Quinnipiac, why the Bobcats have such nice jerseys, and her being a great female role model.

You can learn more about and the Quinnipiac University Women’s Ice Hockey program here: https://gobobcats.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/. Follow Cassie Turner or the QU Women’s Hockey team on Twitter: @cassturner7 @QU_WIH  and Instagram: @qu_wih

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

On this special episode, as the current 2021 season ends and plans for next season get underway - we discuss the girls hockey tryout process. To help us prepare, we have former US national team player and current coach with the Carolina Jr Hurricanes girls program, Alyssa Gagliardi. We discuss how to research which club or team to try out for, how to get ready for tryouts and what to do during tryouts. Whether you are a player or a parent, this was a great discussion with some excellent insights and advice from Alyssa.

You can learn more about Alyssa at AG2 Hockey here: https://www.ag2hockey.com/ and the Jr Canes Girls Premier Hockey Program here: https://jrcanesgirls.com/  Follow Alyssa Twitter: @agagliardi92 and Instagram: @alyssag92

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Until late last week, Katelyn Parker was the Assistant Coach with the UConn Huskies women’s hockey team. In this episode, we talk about her playing career, how she honed her leaderships skills as well as developing the culture and identity of the UConn women’s team. Please note that we recorded this episode prior to the announcement that Katelyn was leaving UConn to join the new Seattle Kraken franchise as a youth player development coach back in her home state of Washington.

You can learn more about and the University of Connecticut women’s hockey program here: https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Katelyn or the UConn Huskies team on Twitter: @katelynparker16 @uconnwhoc and Instagram: @katelynparker16  @uconnwhoc

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

In our first Champs App Emergency Podcast we chat with Kathy Pippy from Premier Ice Prospects about the NCAA’s decision to end the recruiting dead period on June 1, 2021 and discuss the implications and advice for potential female hockey recruits.

You can find more information about Kathy and Premier Ice Prospects at https://www.premiericeprospects.com. You can follow Kathy on Twitter at @kmpippy & @PIProspectsand on Instagram @mamapips34 & @premiericeprospects

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Katie Lachapelle is the Head Coach with the Holy Cross University women’s hockey team and is also the Head Coach for the upcoming U.S. U18 Girls hockey team. Katie discusses what USA national team coaches look for in players, Holy Cross’ transition into DI hockey and the Hockey East conference and her thoughts on the college recruiting process.

You can learn more about Katie and the Holy Cross women’s hockey program here: https://goholycross.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow Katie or the team on Twitter: @klach08 @HCrossWHockey and Instagram: @hcrosswhockey

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app

Kerstin Matthews is the Head Coach with the St. Anselm College women’s hockey team. Kerstin discusses her highly successful coaching career, explains St. Anselm’s NCAA division status and DI schedule and her advice on deciding which school & program to choose.

You can learn more about Kerstin and the St. Anselm College women’s hockey program here: https://saintanselmhawks.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey - Follow the team on Twitter: @STAWomensHockey and Instagram: @stahawkswhockey

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app