YHH Hockey Podcasts

USHL President and Commissioner and Jersey City, New Jersey native Glenn Hefferan has been involved in junior hockey since the early 1990s and has held countless leadership positions within the sport at local, regional, and national levels. 

Named the league's President and Commissioner in June of 2023, Hefferan's duties continue multiplying as the USHL faces a new frontier of junior hockey in North America. 

Over the next 30 minutes, Hefferan discusses how the league balances development and entertainment, the role the state of Iowa has played - and continues to play - as arguably the league's hotbed, and his biggest dreams for the USHL.

Hope you enjoy.  

Moorhead native Carter Krier has been piloting his coaching rocket ship since graduating high school. 

After one season of mentoring and coaching the goaltenders in the East Grand Forks youth program, he went behind the bench with the Fargo Force, guiding the Force's goaltenders. His work culminated last season with an Anderson Cup and Clark Cup, and his netminder Hampton Slukynsky was named the league's Goaltender of the Year. 

Now, Krier is charting his collegiate coaching path, becoming an assistant coach at THE Ohio State University and working with the Buckeyes' goalies while also recruiting. 

Over the next 30 minutes, we reminisce about his past as a YHH writer, mention a few of his own mentors, and check in on what's in store for the Buckeyes this season. 

Hope you enjoy. 

Now in his fifth year as the General Manager of the Waterloo Black Hawks, Bryn Chyzyk has faced a great deal of change during the offseason. 

He's a new dad, and he's turning over the Black Hawk roster that lost several key pieces from last year's team, including its four leading scorers from the 2023-2024 campaign. 

Over coffee, Chyzyk explains how trades go down in the USHL, the benefits of hiring young scouts, the pending legal battle between Canadian junior players and the NCAA, and highlights a pair of Minnesotans to watch in the Waterloo lineup this season. 

Hope you enjoy. 

New Dubuque Fighting Saints General Manager Trevor Edwards has a varied resume, making him uniquely qualified to run a USHL franchise after nearly two decades organizing, managing, and coaching amateur hockey.

In this episode, Edwards chats about his experience in supply chain management, winning a youth national championship with Detroit's HoneyBaked organization, following new Edmonton Oilers Sr. Director of Player Personnel Kalle Larsson as Dubuque's GM, and highlights a few Fighting Saints who could be in for a breakout season. 

Special thanks to Trevor for allowing me to stick a microphone in his face for nearly 30 minutes. 

06:59 - NAFE

12:58 - Team MN

15:43 - NHL Draft

22:56 - NOW Prospects

31:20 - USA Hockey Player Development Camps

42:53 - Recruiting & Commitments

49:09 - NCAA Scholarship Change

57:23 - CHL Lawsuit

1:07:14 - Da Beauty League

1:11:52 - PWHL

1:17:37 - Wrap Up/YHH Future

Augustana University men's hockey head coach, Garrett Raboin.

Zack Friedli has an impressive hockey resume. His latest addition: Holy Family’s new head coach. Listen to learn more about Friedli’s hockey past and what he sees in the future for the Fire.

ALL the hockey we’ve seen… Stars of Tomorrow, Selects, SDP Invite, HP16 & 17, YEL, USHL Draft, Cowboy Shootout, PWHL MN, USEL Boston, NAHL, Orion Cup, high school coaching changes, etc.