Swedish Junior Hockey

Derek Schaedig just published his first book Junior Ice Hockey: The League Before the League.  In this episode we talk about his journey from High School Hockey to Juniors and eventually to play for Harvard and now a published author about his journey.

In episode 62 of Swedish Jr Hockey Podcast, Josef Rosenthal and I talk about the Hockey Platform Pro Sports Connect where players, coaches and team can connect in a focused manner, find useful information such as articles, podcasts, job postings and player opportunities.  We also talk about German Hockey both Juniors and Senior level and why and how German players are making their mark on the international scene.

Derick Simson is a physical therapist and associate professor in the Mountains of VA near Chatham.  In this episode we talk physio, muscular development and how to best screen hockey athletes for potential problems and building a solid plan for optimal performance for the athlete.

Kevin Marx-Noren and I discuss playing Swedish Juniors to fulfill his dream of NCAA D1 college through NAHL juniors in the US.

Mattias "Kolan" Karlsson has been playing at the highest levels of international hockey and after a long career is now sharing his passion and knowledge of the game to the next generation and beyond.

Morgan Zeba is a former professional soccer player and part of SPiideo's business development team in Sweden and Europe.  In this episode we discuss how Swedish hockey teams utilizes Spiideo technology to capture and analyze game and practice details from juniors to the SHL. 

Lucas Venuto from Ontario Canada played in the OHL and later played professionally in Sweden.  In this episode we talk about Canadian Juniors and the decision to try his wings in Sweden and now as a skills coach and Scout with Monarch.

Adam Bengtsson is the new head coach of Rogle's J20 National junior team and in this episode we discuss his background as a player and quick ascent to onw of the top junior teams in the country.  Adam describes how his father has influenced his path and how his experience as a junior player in Rogle gives a unique alignment with the new players coming to make their mark towards achieving their dreams.

Oskar Brandstrom and host Jacob Dahlin talks about how hard it is to make it at the professional level and how Oskar made a decision to go back to earn his university degree while being the captain of Gota Tranebergs Division 2 team.

Joacim Theander with relevantstark.se and Jacob Dahlin talks about how to build a hockey player using an individual approach to strength, speed, balance and mobility.