Our Kids Play Hockey | Hockey Stories & Teamwork Tips

What better time than the start of the year to work on building new habits?? Christie was inspired this week by her hockey community to discuss some of the best habits you may want to start incorporating into your routines.

Have another tip that you think would be valuable for our community to start the year off? Share it with us on social media or send us an email so we can share!!

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We’ve officially reached the end of 2022 and so this week we’re wrapping up the past year of Our Kids Play Hockey! Tune in to hear a recap of the Top-5 episodes with guests, Top-5 without guests, and some exciting stats that came this year as a result of our amazing audience!

Our team wishes you a very Happy New Year and looks forward to continuing to be a beacon for hockey players and families all over the world in 2023!

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Ever wonder what goes into Youth Hockey Journalism? This week the OKPH Line was joined by Sydney Wolf from The Rink Live. She uses her extensive hockey knowledge to cover all levels of hockey for the website and its associated social media, but truly enjoys reporting on youth as well as interacting with the players when creating content to share highlights from the games and events she attends.

Sydney is a Minnesota native, a graduate of St. Cloud, and we were grateful she could carve out some time to talk with us about journalism and youth hockey!

Check out Sydney's work and all that the The Rink Live has to offer at TheRinkLive.com, and by following across social media @therinklive.

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Is mental fitness something you take into account when considering your child's hockey career? Tom Chorske returns for a discussion on mental health and ways that we can better serve our young athletes as parents and coaches. 

This episode is a longer one, so make sure you're ready to listen in or plan to consume in more than one session!

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What's your Hockey IQ? Greg Revak's mission is to make the game of hockey better. He does this by coaching on the ice and off, specifically via his podcast The Hockey IQ and articles on his site TheHockeyArsenal.com. Greg joined the Our Kids Play Hockey audience this week to discuss coaching and how we can learn from our athletes in order to better serve them. 

If you're a hockey coach, this episode is a must listen. Greg drops valuable tips that you're not going to get from just anywhere!

Find more Coach Revak at https://www.thehockeyarsenal.com/

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Coaches: If You Have A Goalie On Your Team - You're A Goalie Coach, So Listen Up!! Laura Brennan joined the team to discuss goalie development and why its so vital that you research and use resources available in training your tendies.

Laura, who now serves as a USA Hockey Goaltending Development Coordinator for the state of Connecticut is also former professional and NCAA Division 1 netminder who additionally has served as a goaltending coach, assistant coach, interim GM and assistant GM in the NWHL (now known at the Premier Hockey Federation).

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In part two of our most recent conversation with Coach Pete Whitney, he shares with us what it's like to build a (college) team from the ground up, and some things that coaches in young programs should look for when recruiting to ensure a great culture.

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Coach Pete Whitney returns to the panel to answer some mailbag questions on the path to NCAA hockey. We discuss players need for passion in the game, essential habits your athlete should foster that will help them on their path to college, and not limiting your kids to the ice.

Tune in again next week for another episode with Coach Whitney and as always feel free to email us with thoughts or questions - we LOVE to hear from you!!

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Before we sit down to enjoy Thanksgiving with our family and friends later this week, we want to make sure we thank some of the important people we all come across on our hockey journey. 

Send us an email, leave a comment, or drop a DM to let us know who you're thankful for too! There are so many important people out there in the hockey-verse, so let's show our thanks!

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The holidays are coming, and so is the holiday lull. Should you lean in on team bonding? Should you give your kids a break? We explore why teams can break during this time of year and give you tips and tactics to prevent that from happening.

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