Swedish Junior Hockey

Mike Hartman discribes himself as a bubble player that has played on the Stanley Cup champion team with the New York Rangers.  IN this episode we discuss a Champion Mindset and specifically how this affects younger players including juniors.

In episode 102 of the Swedish Jr Hockey Podcast we meet Cody Murphy, the new and first head coach of expansion team Elmira Aviators in the NAHL.  We talk about his experience as a junior hockey player and hsi new position with Elmira.  We also talk about his time in Sweden as a pro with Vasteras and Bjorkloven in Allsvenskan.  

Gustav Sandberg grew up playing hockey in Stockholms SDE organization but moved to play hockey gymnasium in Ornskoldsvik in the northern part of Sweden.  IN this episode we will follow his journye through youth to juniors and navigating through American Juniors to committing to play D3 NCAA with Nichols College in MA.

In this anniversary episode Roger Jonsson and and I talk about his journey in big and small clubs to how he has structured Olofstrom to be a solid performer in Swedish Junior Hockey and producing talents year after year.

Melker Linder from Falkoping played his first hockey while living as ex-pat in the US in North Carolina and is now entering first year in Hockey Gymnasium with Linkoping.  We discuss his journey in Sweden and his experience with TV-puck tournament.

Todays guest is National Team Defenseman Ida Press from Leksand SDHL.  We talk about her journey from Uppsala to Djurgarden to NCAA in Maine and Providence and now pushing for a spot on the Swedish Olympic Team.

Alfred Lindberg, Centerman with American International University in MA and I talk about his path to the US NCAA D1 college ream via NAHL in New Mexico.

Brock Montpetit, forever immortalized the 2016 season by ending his career with OT goal vs. Modo to bring Leksand back to the SHL.  We go down memory lane for that moment as well as looking back at how he got there from Somerset WI.

In this episode we will discuss the details of the different junior leagues in both US and Canada from Tier 1 to Tier 3 and Major Juniors to Junior B.

Felica Frank has always competed at the highest level.  Originally from Falkoping, Sweden, to playing SDHL with Brynas now takes the opportunity to play college hockey with Quinnipiac.