Swedish Junior Hockey

Max Nystrom and Jacob Dahlin talks about his career from Grastorp in the Swedish Juniors and making the move to USPHL in Patomac Patriots and Pueblo Bulls in the NCDC

Jan and I grew up in villages next to each other and share stories from our upbringings on the ponds in Leksand and how it has shaped our experiences beyond childhood.  In this episode we focus on hockey facilities, arenas, costs, design and function and go deep into the opportunities to build smaller mini rinks in Sweden and Jan's prediction of this in the future.

Kori Sych a life coach with the Notre Dame Hounds in the SJHL Jr A and I talk about her role with the Hounds and many other aspects of mental coaching.

Alex Malinowski grew up in Linkoping, Sweden, stayed home to play hockey academy and later got his shot with Malmo Redhawks J20 and SHL before a year in NAHL with Fairbanks and now with AIC in NCAA D1.

Andy Sutton, a 16 year professional player with Atlanta, Ottawa, Edmonton, etc. and I talk about his journey from being undrafted to going to Michigan Tech and enjoying a long and fruitful career in the pros.  Today, Andy heads up Verbero, a hockey equipment company that focusing on custom equipment and apparel that is available directly from teams and players without a distributor.  

John Paris, Jr has an extensive resume as a player, coach, scout, mentor and sports psychologist in Hockey.  We talk about his background and experience and his views of the World Junior Finals between US and Sweden.

Ryan Hay, a defenseman from North Carolina discusses his journey from youth hockey in Charlotte, NC to the Canadian Junior A league PIJHL in British Columbia via Detroit U18 AAA with Honeybaked.

Marius Angelin is originally from Gothenburg and grew up in Backen's youth hockey program.  After a fall season in the USPHL Tier 3 system, a friend gives him a call asking him if he would like to talk to the Frolunda J20 National Coach.  This led to the NAHL in Danbury and eventually in Wilkes-Barre Scranton in the NCDC. 

Dominic Bovan 2003 goalie from Bratislava and I talk about his journey from the Slovakian youth hockey program in Bratislava to prep school, juniors and eventually ending up in SUNY Plattsburg in NCAA Division 3.  We also talk about his business ventures and goals beyond college.