The Next Shift Hockey Podcast

This week we chatted with 2 time Stanley Cup Champ Chris Dingman. Chris played on some legendary teams and was an open book for us, sharing the stories inside his two cup runs. Like most players, the road to get to the NHL and to stay was difficult, and Chris's story was no different. Dinger has been involved with the Tampa Bay Lightning broadcast and currently works as the VP of Sales for Stout Gloves in Canada. Thanks for coming on, Chris Dingman!

We called an audible this week by bringing on Weston, MA native, former NFL scout and coach with the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots and current ESPN NFL Insider, Field Yates.

We chatted with Field about his favorite football movies, the life lessons he learned while working for the New England Patriots and a behind the scenes look at what makes Tom Brady and Bill Belichick great + Field shares how he fought his way into the NFL media industry. Finally we discuss what the NHL can learn from the NFL and some fantasy football advice. Thanks for coming on the show FY!!

In this week’s episode we are joined by former All-American Harvard Goaltender and current President of the Colorado Eagles – AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche – Brian Petrovek.

Brian Petrovek was an All-American goaltender at Harvard before being drafted by the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the WHA’s Edmonton Oilers in 1975.

Petrovek’s resume also boasts a senior management position with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, where he served as the Vice President of Marketing for four seasons under Lou Lamoriello (1989-1993). After six years with the Devils’ organization, Petrovek accepted a position with USA Hockey, where he worked for seven years as deputy executive director (1993-2000) and as executive director of the USA Hockey Foundation during his final two years (1998 -2000) in Colorado Springs. Petrovek served as Team Leader for Team USA at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and for the United States Men’s Team at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Petrovek worked with Team USA during its championship run at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and was inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame with the team in 2016.

Petrovek most recently served as CEO and alternate governor for the AHL’s Stockton Heat from 2017 to 2020.  In addition, he has previously led the American Hockey League’s Adirondack Flames (2014-15), Portland Pirates (2000-14) and Utica Devils (1987-90), as well as serving as team president of the ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder (2015-17) and was recently hired this summer as the President of the Colorado Eagles – The AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.

We chatted with Brian about youth hockey in Boston during the 1970s, his path as a student-athlete through Hotchkiss and Harvard, working with USA Hockey, the business side of hockey and what it takes to be a successful franchise owner, his new role with the Colorado Eagles and much more! Thanks for coming on the show Brian!

In this week’s episode we are joined by one of the most feared and respected players to wear the black and gold – Former UVM hockey captain and recently retired Boston Bruins defenseman, Kevan Miller.

We chatted with Kevan about his decision to step away from the game and what life has been like so far in retirement, his path to the pros through prep school and college + how he handled being cut, his time with the Boston Bruins and lastly we had a great time talking about Kevan’s outdoor apparel and lifestyle company March & Mill Co. Thanks for coming on the show K. Miller!

This week we are happy to bring on former UVM Catamount, Florida Panther and New York Ranger and current Owner of Endless Potential on Cape Cod, Connor Brickley. 

Brick walks us through his path through New England Prep School to the USHL and onto College and Pro Hockey. After bouncing up and down between the AHL and NHL, Brick has gone on to found Endless Potential Hockey to develop young hockey players living on the Cape. 

Thanks for coming on Brick!

In this episode of the Next Shift Hockey Podcast, we are bringing you not just one, but two interviews. In our first, we welcome back to the show 2007 1st Round Draft Pick of the San Jose Sharks, 2008 NCAA hockey national champion with Boston College and former NHL/AHL defenseman, Nick Petrecki.

We chatted with Nick about the NHL draft and his memories of being selected in the 1st round + Nick offers some great insights on how he was able to make a successful transition to medical device sales and why he enjoys his new career!

In our 2nd interview, (38:30) we bring on former USHL Chicago Steel forward, 2004 NHL draft pick of the Ottawa Senators, Ohio State captain, and current head coach of EC Red Bull Salzburg - Matt McIlvane, who chatted with us about his lifelong journey within the game as a player and coach! Thanks for coming on the show Matt and Nick!

This week we were excited to bring back former guest and CEO/Owner of Verbero Hockey, Andy Sutton. This time around, we focused on his path and day to day process as an Entrepreneur, what it takes to manage a team, how to keep his mind and body right to get the most out of himself each day and more. 

We are fortunate for Andy and his team to support our podcast and have joined the Verbero mission as part of their Rep Force. We will be testing gear ourselves and keeping our listeners up to date on what to expect from their Mercury line of products. Use code NEXT for 5% off any order on Verbero.com!

In this week’s episode we are joined by one of the best personalities in hockey – three time memorial cup champion with the Kamloops Blazers, a top 10 NHL agitator of all time with the St. Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes and veteran TV color analyst, Tyson Nash.

We chatted with Tyson about reinventing yourself after hanging up the skates, how winning three memorial cups created a winning mindset for life, doing whatever it takes to make the NHL, how he handled the end of his career and his transition to television and much more! Thanks for coming on the show Tyson!!

This week we bring on Sean "The Sheriff" McMorrow - who played in the OHL, NHL, AHL, EIHL and LNAH. Sean holds the record for most fighting majors ever handed out in any league in the regular season and faced 1 MAJOR setback serving 20 months in federal prison having to plead guilty on conspiracy marijuana charges in the middle of his career. 

In addition to hearing his story of redemption, gratitude and perspective, we got the chance to hear his opinion on fighting in hockey, setting new goals in his post playing career, finding his passion and dealing with rejection. 

Hope you enjoy this one!

We’ve gone country in this episode featuring – Country Music Singer Blaine Holcomb and former NHL Goaltender, Coach, Podcast Host of "Warriors Unmasked", Author, Professional Speaker and Mental Health advocate “The Cowboy Goalie", Clint Malarchuk.

We chatted with Blaine about his new hit single “I Drink, She Drives”, his journey within the Country Music world and lastly Blaine tells some classic Joe Marsh stories.

We talked with Clint about the goaltending in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, his upbringing, his traumatic injury while playing for the Buffalo Sabres and his fight with PTSD, finding a new purpose in life other than hockey, mental health, and wrap it up with favorite memories and "I knew my coach hated me when".

Thanks for coming on the show Blaine and Clint!!