This one may be our longest feature to date as David Hutchison sits down to talk sport science and goaltending with InGoal Member, and New Jersey Devils Director of Performance Science & Reconditioning Coach, Devan McConnell.

We talk about what makes goaltenders different from a physiology and biomechanics perspective, injury prevention, efficient training and recovery in the midst of challenging schedules – in the NHL or minor hockey – our specific needs in training and in practice and much more. McConnell is not just an NHL Sport Science Director who works with the likes of MacKenzie Blackwood and Cory Schneider, he is a goaltender himself who played and coached at the college level. This interview is packed with knowledge that will help goaltenders and coaches at all levels.

It seems like almost every week we say to ourselves – that’s one of the best interviews so far! And we mean it. So here we go again – another fantastic interview we enjoyed so much and we hope that you will as well. In fact, this time we’re changing things up a bit – with two guests in one interview as we sit down with goalie and goalie-coach, an opportunity to explore their working relationship and get insight from each of them about the other.

Jeremy Swayman is this year’s winner of the Mike Richter Award as the top goaltender in NCAA hockey, freshly signed to an entry-level deal with the Boston Bruins. As the number one goaltender for the Maine Black Bears, Swayman played in all 34 of the Bears games this year registering a 0.939 save percentage and a 2.07 GAA with 3 shutouts. His coach, Alfie Michaud was a Black Bear himself in the late 90s before going on to a 15-year pro career that began with the Vancouver Canucks and concluded with stints in three European leagues.

Together they talk to us about the NCAA and give us insights into the day to day training and development in one of the top programs in the country, his development work now as the NHL season is on pause, insights into his technical work, how they approach games including their different personalities as goaltenders. The interview covers close to an hour and we would have loved to see it go longer.

In this episode we sit down with Montreal's Charlie Lindgren who spoke with us about a wide range of topics from his development as a youngster, his competitive streak — he wouldn't let his younger brother Ryan, now a New York Ranger, shoot on him until he was 19 — moving from the NCAA to the NHL, working with Carey Price and much more.

Plus, the boys make their Vezina picks with dinner in Vegas (one day...) on the line.

In this episode we sit down with Detroit's Jonathan Bernier. The former 11th overall selection in the Entry Draft began his career with early success, winning a Stanley Cup in Los Angeles and after stops in Anaheim, Colorado and Toronto, this year he's fashioned a team-MVP caliber season. Bernier talks with us about development, his cues for success on the ice and how he evaluates his game off the ice. It's a wide-ranging discussion that is sure to have something for goaltenders of all ages.

This week we are joined by former NHL goaltender Mathieu Garon, currently working with the Tampa Bay Lightning in a community development role.

Los Angeles King Cal Petersen is our feature guest this week as he talks development, career, his NCAA experience and becoming an NHL regular.

This week we talk Russian Goaltending with Semyon Varlamov as well as coach Oleg Romashko who was in Vancouver working with Canucks Goaltending Coach Ian Clark.

Our guest in Episode 61 is Dusty Imoo, who finished his season coaching in the KHL on a lengthy road trip as his team, Kunlun Red Star is based in China, where COVID-19 first took hold. From that experience we also talk about his relationship with his goaltenders, his own need to practice with his team frequently to baiting shooters and learning to catch pucks.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,we have a lengthy chat with former NHL goaltender and now Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending Coach Manny Legace. The stories range from registering under a pseudonym as a child so that he could play goal on another team while staying as a forward on his own minor hockey team, to playing in the Olympics where he was to be Canada's shootout specialist, to what is was like to be a young goaltender on the famed Detroit Red Wings with Yzerman, Lidstrom, Chelios and other future Hall of Famers - and of course those legendary 38" pads.

In the Gear Segment we talk about a new undergarment you just have to try the Zenkai compression socks with bite in lace bite protectors that will leave your feet feeling fresh and your skates completely dry. You can see them all at the Hockey Shop.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,we have a lengthy chat with legendary mask maker and artist Greg Harrison. His clients are a who's who of goaltending and if you are a fan of classic masks you'll recognize his work in an instant. Gratton's famous lion, Rutherford's wings, Bannerman, Bromley, Belfour, Potvin and hundreds more. He is also the man who brought us the combo mask we all wear today. Oh, and lets not forget that he was a goaltender himself, 13 years a practice goalie for the Leafs, long before anyone knew who David Ayers was and came close to having his own moment in the spotlight.

Greg is making custom masks today and can be reached directly via Instagram @GregHarrisonTheMask, or through GoalieParts.com

In the interview we talk about the famous Lion of Gilles Gratton - you might enjoy this article from InGoal when we caught up with Gratton several years ago.

In the Gear Segment we talk about tape alternatives for your stick knob, including Butt Endz and Tacki-Mac Command Tape Grip. You can see them all at the Hockey Shop.