TJHP EP027 -  This weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast Hoff and Gresko talk with Retired NHL player and Stanley Cup winner, Daniel Carcillo. We talked about his career in the Ontario Hockey League, and how he was abused mentally and physical during his Junior Hockey Career. During this interview, Dan was driving to Sarnia to discuss abuse with the people of Sarnia. He has not only become an advocate for people who have been affected from abuse, but he has also become the spokesperson for all people affected by Traumatic Brain Injuries. During his mission of helping people, he has made the NHL his target. We spoke a lot about Concussions, TBI's and CTE and how the NHL has been denying that players are being affected by the very serious side effects of TBI's. He goes into great depths about Junior Hockey and the issue of concussions that is effecting hockey players during and after their careers. We had a great time talking with Dan and he shared a ton of great knowledge about the severity of Concussions in the sport of hockey. We hope you enjoy this episode and come out of it knowing more about this topic.

TJHP EP026 -  This weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast Hoff and Gresko talk with Hockey Family Advisor for JDM Consulting, David Maciuk. We chat about advising in Junior Hockey and ask Dave some questions about why it is needed, and what exactly advisors do. This is a topic that we have brought up before on the podcast and Hoff and Gresko never really understood the need of an advisor at the Junior Hockey level. We try to break it down and ask Dave the questions that we have always had. We talk about his day to day tasks and his relationships with his clients and the type of things he does for them. Dave played in the USHL during the 70s when it was minor pro hockey instead of Juniors, so we asked him briefly about that and what it was like playing in the USHL back then. We had an interesting conversation about advising and the current Junior Hockey Landscape in the United States and Canada. We hope you guys enjoy this episode, feel free to reach out to us with any questions, comments or concerns!

TJHP EP025 -  This weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast Hoff and Gresko talk about some recent Hockey stories along with the breakdown of the USHL. We discuss NCAA Division 1 hockey and schools that have multiple NHL Draft Picks and are not ranked very high. We talk about how weird it is and what the possible reasons for that is. Hoff and I debate women's Ice Hockey, Kendall Coyne in the NHL All-Star Game and what we think was the reason behind having her involved. We also chat about what the future of the NHL could be and how we feel about women playing in the NHL someday. We also share our thoughts on what Junior Hockey means to us. Hope you guys enjoy this episode, we talked about a lot of great topics, so feel free to reach out and let us know your thoughts!

TJHP EP024 -  This weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast we had Jeff LoVecchio on, and boy did he share some great stories about his days in the USHL. He had an unbelievable hockey career with the Omaha Lancers (USHL), Western Michigan University, and the Providence Bruins in the AHL. He had a ton of run ins with huge hockey personalities and was able to play with some of the greats. Jeff drops a lot of big names and tells us some great stories. We also chatted about not only player development but the future of developing coaches in the game of hockey. He shared his viewpoints on concussions in hockey and where he believes checking should start in youth hockey. Hope you guys enjoy!

TJHP EP023 - In this weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast, Gresko and Hoff sit down to talk about the Reality of being a coach at the Junior Hockey level. We break down salaries and the time commitment that goes into not only being a Coach/General Manager, but being a successful Junior Hockey Coach and putting a great product on the ice. We also chat about the world of Artificial Intelligence and how Hoff got an Amazon Alexa, against his better judgment, and how it is spying on him and listening to everything he does. We talk a little bit about checking in youth hockey and the discussion around concussions in the sport of hockey and how some believe that pushing checking back to the Midget level, instead of bantams, will help eliminate concussions. We had a fun time with this episode and hope you guys enjoy!

TJHP EP022 -  This weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast we had Doug "The Thug" Smith on to talk about his Professional Hockey career and how with only 4 years of skating experience managed to make it into Professional Hockey and ultimately playing in the AHL. Doug had an amazing career and we dove into his story and talked a lot about fighting, since that was his bread and butter. He shared some great stories and told us all about his experiences and some of his greatest fights. Doug "The Thug" Smith was the inspiration behind the Hockey Movies series Goon. He talked about the making of the movie and what he liked and didn't like about the series. With Gresko and Flach having experience in the fighting side of hockey, we asked a lot about it and dove into his mindset when he was the baddest man in Professional Hockey. We also talked about some NHL fights and what he thinks about Brad Marchand being a rat and licking people but never stepping up and fighting. Before the interview with Doug, Gresko and Hoff chatted about some recent Junior Hockey News and Hoff talked about his NA3HL blog where he broke down the West division and gave some playoff predictions. We also talked about the bus crash that occurred while the Brookings Blizzard NAHL hockey teams bus broke down and a car full of players crashed on the drive to the game.

TJHP EP021 -  This weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast we had reoccurring co-host, Vinnie Susi along with our old teammate and good buddy Nick Paulson. We talked with Pauly about his life now after being out of Juniors for a few years now. We talked about the transition from the Junior Hockey Lifestyle to the College scene. Pauly is now playing NCAA golf at Viterbo University which is a small college in Wisconsin. He shared some stories from college and we caught up with what he is doing now. He played numerous years of Junior Hockey and was always one of the highest scoring players in the Country. Sus and Gresko played with Pauly and had some funny memories from the ole Junior Hockey days and we talked about some of the best pranks and stories we had. I hope you boys enjoy this Episode, we had some fun recording with him and reminiscing the times we had playing Junior Hockey.

On this weeks episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast we had reoccurring guest, Vinnie Susi along with our good friend and ex teammate, Dan Traegasar. Dan played with Sus and Gresko in Rochester, MN while Hof was coaching them. After Dan’s hockey career ended he enlisted in the Navy. Dan goes in depth not only on his Junior Hockey career, but shares his experience thus far in the Navy and being stationed in Japan. He shared a ton of funny stories and had a great time talking with Dan. We had a bunch of laughs and talked for over an hour about anything and everything. We hope you guys enjoy this episode!

This Episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast dives into the differences between Junior Hockey in the Midwest versus the East coast, more specifically the old MNJHL and the EHL. Bill coached for the Dells Ducks in the MNJHL and won multiple titles. He then had the opportunity to be the first head coach of the Seahawks Hockey Club and start a team from scratch. We talked alot about his coaching tactics, recruiting, and how to join the EHL as a player. We also talked about Bill's hockey career, he played in the USHL, NAHL, and then had a 5 year pro. Overall we dove into Bill's mind and he shared a ton of great information about the Junior Hockey world. We had a great time chatting with Bill Zaniboni and we hope you guys enjoy!

Episode 018 of The Junior Hockey Podcast features an interview with the one and only 3PA who also goes by the Twitter handle @NA3HLPA. He is fighting for the players in the conference room, board room and owners meetings. He is for the boys, for the fans and for the moms. He started this account years ago and has been a huge hit in the hockey world with his unreal tweets and making jokes about everyone. He is known around the junior hockey world, especially the NA3HL. We talked about not only junior hockey but 3PA shared some funny stories about his playing days and talked about the Junior Hockey Bible. We discussed the ongoing story of Jalen Ramsey and how he thinks he could play in the NHL with just 6 months of training. We talked about how involved he is with the NA3HL and how he got invited to drop the puck at the Granite City Lumberjacks game at the end of January. It was a great time sitting with him and we had tons of laughs. Hope you boys enjoy!