Champs App Podcast

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

Danielle Blanchard is an Assistant Coach with the Yale University women’s hockey team. Danielle discusses her impressive hockey career, playing DIII vs DI hockey and the current direction of the Yale women’s hockey team.

You can learn more about Danielle and the Yale University women’s hockey program here: https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow Danielle or the team on Twitter: @YaleWHockey and Instagram: @danyale_blanchard_whky @yalewhockey

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

Chelsea Walkland is an Assistant Coach with the Colgate University women’s hockey team. Chelsea discusses what coaches look for to make the U.S. Under-18 Girls team, the importance of player skill development and what #WePlayFree means to the Colgate women’s team.

You can learn more about Chelsea and the Colgate University women’s hockey program here: https://gocolgateraiders.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow Chelsea or the team on Twitter: @walkland21 @ColgateWIH and Instagram: @colgatewih

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

Shelley Looney is the Head Coach with the Lindenwood University women’s hockey team. Shelley shares her stories about playing for the U.S. National team for 10+ years and scoring the game-winning goal to help the U.S. team win gold in Nagano, Japan. She also discusses her recruiting philosophy and the benefits of playing in the CHA conference.

You can learn more about Shelley and the Lindenwood University women’s hockey program here:  http://lindenwoodlions.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/. Follow Shelley or the team on Twitter: @looneyshelley  @LU_Hockeyand Instagram: @lu_whockey

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

Jinelle Siergiej is the Associate Coach with the St. Cloud State women’s hockey team. Jinelle shares her experience on the ups and downs of making the U.S. Women’s Olympic team, playing at Wisconsin, what made her such a good goal scorer and her recruiting advice for youth hockey players.

You can learn more about Jinelle and SCS women’s hockey program here:  https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Jinelle or the team on Twitter: @jinellelynn and @scsuhuskies_whk and Instagram: @jinellelynn

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website.

Hilary Witt is the Head Coach with the UNH women’s hockey team. Hilary shares her insights and advice on scoring goals, making a U.S. National women’s team, the college recruiting process and the UNH women’s hockey program.

You can learn more about Hilary and UNH women’s hockey program here: https://unhwildcats.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Hilary or the team on Twitter: @coachwitt7 and @unhwhockey and Instagram: @unhwhockey

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