Hockey IQ Podcast

On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with former NHLers, current coach, and business person with Sense Arena VR,... Andrew Alberts

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Developing himself into an NHL player, physically and mentally
- How to retrieve a puck as a defenseman
- Understanding handedness and puck spin
- Recovering from concussions
- Virtual reality's place within training and development
- Coaching youth hockey at the youngest ages and when to teach hockey IQ

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with author and mental specialist, Danielle McDonough.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Life after your playing career ends
- Self-Defeating Behaviors
- Power of "The pause"
- The success trap
- Enhancing critical thinking 
- Positive outcomes from mistakes
- Allowing grace
- Accepting responsibility

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Spencer Loane, ice hockey scout with the Chicago Steel of the USHL.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Power of the weakside defensemen
- Stealing from soccer/football
- Finding ways to defend that don't involve skating backwards
- How to learn hockey
- What scouts look for at talent identification combines
- Modern hockey tactics
- Developing hockey instinct
- Separation of upper/lower

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Aaron Wilbur, ice hockey coach and founder of The Coaches Site (TCS). TCS is the #1 website for ice hockey coaches. 

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Power of simplicity within messaging 
- Coaching from U6 to Professional
- Importance of getting out of the way
-  Coaching Epiphanies 
- What separates bad and good coaches
- Ethical coaching
- Development curriculums

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Matt Dumouchelle, writer and podcaster of the series 'Hockey Factories.' Matt had a behind the scenes look into the best hockey talent producers in the world.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Ideas that anyone can steal from the best
- Where the big differences are between hockey factories
- What great development looks like
- How programs go about developing players and coaches
- The definition of success
- Winning is a byproduct

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Zack Nowak, USAH coordinator of coach education and player development assistant. 

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Coach development = player development 
- What is actually skill acquisition and development 
- The skills of coaching 
- Separating the explanation from the demonstration
- Evolution of coaching questions

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Derek Neumeier. 

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Jonatan Berggren's skillset
- What makes Connor Bedard so special
- The tactical skill sets that make players elite

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Corey Sznajder. Corey tracks stats that are behind almost all of the publicly available NHL micro-data. He's literally watching ALL of the NHL games each season. 

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Hockey pet peeves & biases (E.g. cross corner dumps, point shots, rimmed pucks, etc.)
- Offensive creation, rush vs OZ play.
- What data says vs what is actually practical
- Defensive retrievals 
- Sprinters vs Retrievers
- Alignment in play style

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Bringing back an oldie from the archive! The now head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St Louis. Last we spoke to MSL he was coaching his kids teams and enjoying retirement from the NHL.

Enjoy!

On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast we sit down with Martin "Marty" St Louis. Martin is a hall-of-fame player turned youth coach. He's coached with his kids at the youth level and has a great understanding of development from a holistic view. So many golden nuggets for players, coaches, parents, and fan. You'll need a notebook and a pen to soak up all the knowledge.

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Playing in the future
- Hardware vs Software
- Developing the mental side of the game
- How modern coaches are teaching players

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On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Kim McCullough. Kim is the former Head Coach of the Toronto-Leaside PWHL, 2014-2021  and Director & Founder of Total Female Hockey, since 2008. She has 20+ years experience as an on-ice instructor & off-ice strength and conditioning coach with the certification of "Hockey Canada Skills Coach"

A few areas on this episode we discuss:
- Starting hockey at age 13 and developing herself to play at the high levels possible.
- Empowering others
- If you want to stick out... need to do more than just showing up and doing what everyone else does
- Using constraints within coaching
- Throwing away the whiteboard and whistle
- Playstyle for development
- Evolving away from outcome-driven to process-driven
- Goal setting for hockey players

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