Champs App Podcast

On this episode we talk with Holley Tyng, who is the head coach at Colby College. We discuss her playing division I hockey with vision in only one eye, her role with USA Hockey development camps and go deep on the Colby college women’s ice hockey program. You can learn more about the Colby College Womens’s Ice Hockey program here: https://colbyathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey Follow Holley T...

On this episode we talk with Finley Frechette who just recently graduated from Cornell University and player both Women’s Ice Hockey and Lacrosse.  We discuss her being a multi-sport athlete growing up, her recruiting process with Cornell and her decision to forgo her final year of eligibility to graduate and take a job with ESPN. You can learn more about the Cornell Women’s Ice Hockey progra...

On this episode we talk with Mare MacDougall Bari, the assistant coach with the St. Lawrence University Saints women’s hockey team. We discuss her long tenure coaching at SLU, the new hockey facilities at St. Lawrence and going into detail about how she recruits at various girls hockey events. You can learn more about and the St. Lawrence University Women’s Ice Hockey program here:   https://...

On this episode we talk with Tara Watchorn, the head coach for the new DI women’s ice hockey program at Stonehill College . We talk about Tara’s impressive playing career at Boston University, being a player and coach with Team Canada and winning the Clarkson Cup with the Boston Blades. We also discuss in detail her plans on starting up the women’s team at Stonehill in 2022 and she also answers my...

On this episode we talk with one the pioneers of the US Women’s national team and head coach of the Boston College women’s hockey program, Katie King Crowley. We discuss her being a two sport athlete at Brown University, her lengthy career with the US national team, her amazing tenure as head coach of the BC Eagles and what makes Cayla Barnes such a special player. You can learn more about and the...

On this episode of the Champs App podcast we talk with Cassie Turner, the head coach of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team. We discuss her playing days at Brown University, her long tenure at Quinnipiac, why the Bobcats have such nice jerseys, and her being a great female role model. You can learn more about and the Quinnipiac University Women’s Ice Hockey program here: https://gobobcats.com/s...

On this special episode, as the current 2021 season ends and plans for next season get underway - we discuss the girls hockey tryout process. To help us prepare, we have former US national team player and current coach with the Carolina Jr Hurricanes girls program, Alyssa Gagliardi. We discuss how to research which club or team to try out for, how to get ready for tryouts and what to do during try...

Until late last week, Katelyn Parker was the Assistant Coach with the UConn Huskies women’s hockey team. In this episode, we talk about her playing career, how she honed her leaderships skills as well as developing the culture and identity of the UConn women’s team. Please note that we recorded this episode prior to the announcement that Katelyn was leaving UConn to join the new Seattle Kraken fra...

In our first Champs App Emergency Podcast we chat with Kathy Pippy from Premier Ice Prospects about the NCAA’s decision to end the recruiting dead period on June 1, 2021 and discuss the implications and advice for potential female hockey recruits. You can find more information about Kathy and Premier Ice Prospects at https://www.premiericeprospects.com. You can follow Kathy on Twitter at @kmpippy...

Katie Lachapelle is the Head Coach with the Holy Cross University women’s hockey team and is also the Head Coach for the upcoming U.S. U18 Girls hockey team. Katie discusses what USA national team coaches look for in players, Holy Cross’ transition into DI hockey and the Hockey East conference and her thoughts on the college recruiting process. You can learn more about Katie and the Holy Cross wom...

Kerstin Matthews is the Head Coach with the St. Anselm College women’s hockey team. Kerstin discusses her highly successful coaching career, explains St. Anselm’s NCAA division status and DI schedule and her advice on deciding which school & program to choose. You can learn more about Kerstin and the St. Anselm College women’s hockey program here : https://saintanselmhawks.com/sports/womens-ic...

Danielle Blanchard is an Assistant Coach with the Yale University women’s hockey team. Danielle discusses her impressive hockey career, playing DIII vs DI hockey and the current direction of the Yale women’s hockey team. You can learn more about Danielle and the Yale University women’s hockey program here : https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  Follow Danielle or the team on Twit...

Chelsea Walkland is an Assistant Coach with the Colgate University women’s hockey team. Chelsea discusses what coaches look for to make the U.S. Under-18 Girls team, the importance of player skill development and what #WePlayFree means to the Colgate women’s team. You can learn more about Chelsea and the Colgate University women’s hockey program here : https://gocolgateraiders.com/sports/womens-ic...

Shelley Looney is the Head Coach with the Lindenwood University women’s hockey team. Shelley shares her stories about playing for the U.S. National team for 10+ years and scoring the game-winning goal to help the U.S. team win gold in Nagano, Japan. She also discusses her recruiting philosophy and the benefits of playing in the CHA conference. You can learn more about Shelley and the Lindenwood Un...

Jinelle Siergiej is the Associate Coach with the St. Cloud State women’s hockey team. Jinelle shares her experience on the ups and downs of making the U.S. Women’s Olympic team, playing at Wisconsin, what made her such a good goal scorer and her recruiting advice for youth hockey players. You can learn more about Jinelle and SCS women’s hockey program here :  https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/wo...

Hilary Witt is the Head Coach with the UNH women’s hockey team. Hilary shares her insights and advice on scoring goals, making a U.S. National women’s team, the college recruiting process and the UNH women’s hockey program. You can learn more about Hilary and UNH women’s hockey program here : https://unhwildcats.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey. Follow Hilary or the team on Twitter: @coachwitt7 and @u...

Lindsay Berman is the Assistant Head Coach with the Northeastern women’s hockey team. Lindsay shares her experience playing both defense and forward while at Northeastern, compares DI and DIII hockey and gives her perspective about the recruiting process and the Northeastern women’s hockey program. You can learn more about Lindsay and Northeastern women’s hockey here : https://nuhuskies.com/sports...

Jackie Crum is the Assistant Head Coach with the Wisconsin women’s hockey team. Jackie shares her experience coaching some of the best women’s hockey players in the world, advice about the recruiting process and the Wisconsin women’s hockey program. You can learn more about Jackie and Wisconsin women’s hockey here . Follow Jackie or the team on Twitter: @UWCoachCrum and @BadgerWHockey  a...

Allison Coomey is the Associate Head Coach with the Penn State women’s hockey team. With over 19 years of experience coaching at a variety of colleges including Plattsburgh, Niagara and Boston University prior to PSU, Allison shares her insights and advice on player development, the differences between conferences and coaching defense. You can learn more about Allisn and the Penns State women’s ho...

Erin Hamlen is the Head Coach of the Merrimack College women’s hockey team and is one of the pioneers of the U.S. Women’s Hockey national program. On this episode we discuss the women's national team in the 90’s, playing professional men’s hockey, advice for goalies and their parents and of course the Merrimack women’s ice hockey program. You can follow the Merrimack Women’s Ice Hockey team on Twi...

Sara Reichenbach is an Assistant Coach with the Maine Black Bears women’s hockey team. In this episode we discuss playing at St. Lawrence University, her various coaching stops before settling in with Maine and the college recruiting process. You can follow the Maine women’s hockey team on Twitter @mainewhockey and Instagram @mainewih . You can also find their upcoming camp information at https://...

Lyndsey Fry is a former Olympic Silver Medalist with the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team. She is now runs Lyndsey Fry Hockey , is the President of the Arizona Kachinas Hockey Association and is also the Radio Color Analysts with the Arizona Coyotes. Here is the link to her podcast the Lyndsey Fry Audio Experience https://anchor.fm/lyndsey-fry. Follow Lyndsey on Twittter:   @lyndsey_fry_18 & @Fry...

Tara Connolly is an Assistant Coach with the RPI Engineers women’s hockey team. In this episode we discuss goalies development, USA Hockey Girls Development Camps, the RPI women’s hockey program and college recruiting. You can learn more about Tara and the RPI women’s hockey program here or via Tara Connolly’s Champs App profile :    https://profile.champs.app/h/tara-connolly . Follow Ta...

Cara Morey is the Head Coach of the Princeton Tigers women’s hockey team. In this episode we discuss her growing up as a multi-sport athlete  and playing two sports at the college level, her success since becoming the head coach in 2017 and discuss in detail the Ivy League recruiting process. You can connect Cara and the Princeton women’s hockey program here or via Cara Morey’s Champs App pro...

Coach Ellie Williams is the Head Coach of the Shattuck-St Mary’s Girls U16 hockey team. Ellie shares her insights on admissions, hockey development and a day-in-the-life for a female hockey player at Shattuck-St Mary’s You can learn more about the Shattuck-St. Mary's Girls Hockey teams here: https://www.ssmathletics.org/sports/hockey/index and you also follow S-SM on Instagram @ssmgirlshockey and...