Glass and Out

In Episode 347, the season finale of the Glass and Out Podcast, we revisit our conversation with the head coach of the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour. Back in 2019, Brind'Amour was just in his second season as head coach of Carolina and fresh off leading a young Canes team to its first playoff appearance in nine seasons. Fast forward to today, and he is now a Stanley Cup...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aFukUzs51gE In Episode 346 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by longtime coach and executive Willie Desjardins, Head Coach and General Manager of the Medicine Hat Tigers. A native of Climax, Saskatchewan, Desjardins began his coaching career at the University of Calgary under George Kingston before eventually taking over as head coach of the program. Aft...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vv_8yXKIR90 In Episode 345 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome back a longtime friend of The Coaches Site and the Founder of the Changing the Game Project, John O'Sullivan. After spending more than two decades as a player and coach in the soccer world, O'Sullivan launched the Changing the Game Project in 2012 with a mission to transform the youth sports expe...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F8UJDgFt8pE In Episode 344 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome Development Coach with the Utah Mammoth, Nathaniel Brooks. Brooks presented at our 2023 edition of TCS Live. At the time, he was an Associate Coach at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryserson University), where he spent seven seasons. Later that summer, he was hired as a Development Coa...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8KVBQYtz8_c In Episode 343 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by one of the top skating coaches in the game and one of only two female skating coaches in the NHL, Danielle Fujita. She has worked with the Calgary Flames since 2018 and brings more than 30 years of coaching experience. Fujita does an unbelievable job of breaking down and communicating not on...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G8QTmh_wX28 In Episode 342 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome the head coach of the Minnesota Class A State Champions, Jay Hardwick. He just wrapped up his 14th season with Warroad High School, which concluded with the fifth championship in program history. In addition, Hardwick serves as the Hockey Director of Warroad Youth Hockey. He eats, breathes, and s...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-tJ2i4p-ahg In Episode 341 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by the Goaltending Development Coach for the Vancouver Canucks, Ian Clark. Clark has been with the Canucks since the 2019-20 season and previously served as the club's goaltending coach from 2002-2010. In between, he was a member of the coaching staff with the Columbus Blue Jackets. During his...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cb27S8UHYvA In Episode 340 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome the Founder of Premier Sport Psychology, Dr. Justin Anderson. Based in Minnesota, he also serves as the High Performance Psychology Director for the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, and the University of Minnesota's Leadership U program. Back in Septe...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7hcbu_bjuOY In episode 339 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined by skills coach and founder of Sigalet Hockey, Jonathan Sigalet. His current list of clients features some of hockey's most impactful players, including Zach Werenski, Cutter Gauthier, and Morgan Geekie, just to name a few. Prior to his coaching role, Sigalet was a fourth-round pick of the Bost...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sXhNxazZXN4 In episode 338 of the Glass and Out Podcast, Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coach Stu Bickel stops by to chat. Bickel is a great example of a coach who has taken all the information he was fed as a player, evolved it, and made it his own as he has embarked on his coaching journey. Bickel grew up just outside of Minneapolis and would go on to sta...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/owDjYtPe73s In episode 337 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome Rod Braceful, Director of Player Personnel for the US National Team Development Program. Braceful is responsible not only for identifying the top teenage talent from across the US, but also for helping assemble the U17 and U18 National Teams. If it all plays out as intended, these players will ev...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4v4vGWhQMUw In episode 336 we're joined by Ryan Ward, Head Coach of the USHL's Youngstown Phantoms.  Currently in his fourth season behind the Phantoms bench, Ward led his club to a Clark Championship in his first season, the first USHL playoff championship in franchise history. As this episode is published (April 8th, 2026), the Phantoms have just been crowned A...

In episode 335 of the Glass and Out Podcast we welcome Wacey Rabbit, Assistant Coach of the WHL's Vancouver Giants. Rabbit was recently inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame. A proud member of the  Kainai First Nation , also known as the Blood Tribe, located in Southern Alberta, he has been intentional in providing kids from Indigenous communities inspiration by using the game of hockey...

In case you have not heard, The Coaches Site launched the Coaching Crossover podcast earlier this year, where we have two coaches join us to discuss coaching life, philosophy and the similarities and differences in their sport and their leadership. In this episode, we were joined by former MLB manager Clint Hurdle and international hockey coach, the legendary, Dave King. Subscribe to Coaching Cros...

In episode 334 of the Glass and Out Podcast we're pleased to be joined by Matt Mueller, Hudl's Chief Operating Office. If you're a member of The Coaches Site or have attended one of our events, then you are likely aware that we, as in The Coaches Site, are proud partners with Hudl. Their sports technology software, video capture and data insights helps coaches, athletes, teams and organizations su...

In episode 333 of the Glass and Out Podcast we had the honour of being joined by the greatest hockey coach of all time, Scotty Bowman. As a head coach, Bowman led the Montreal Canadians, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings to a combined 9 Stanley Cups. He also captured another five cups in front office roles. He is the NHL's all-time wins leader, with a total of 1,467 between the regular sea...

In episode 332 of the Glass and Out Podcast we're joined by Head Coach of the St. Norbert College Green Knights, Tim Coghlin. Over the past 32 seasons, Coghlin has turned the St. Norbert hockey program into one of the finest college hockey programs in the country. During that time, the Green Knights have appeared in 21 NCAA DIII tournaments, captured five national titles, and posted over 700 wins,...

In episode 331 of the Glass and Out Podcast we welcome an old friend back in Utah Grizzlies Head Coach John Becanic. He was a contributor for The Coaches Site pre-COVID and also presented twice at TCS Live.  You can check out his presentations on developing hcokey IQ and defending a 5 on 6 situation now on The Coaches Site. Becanic has over 40 years of coaching experience, with time spent in the O...

In episode 330 of the Glass and Out Podcast we revisit one of our favourite talks from last year's TCS Live conference. Cleveland Browns Assistant GM Catherine Hickman took to the stage to deliver a powerful keynote address:  Leveraging Human Capital: The Formula to Winning in Sport. Hickman is a Canadian woman who grew up speaking French. With this in mind, and considering there are only 32 franc...

In episode 329 of the Glass and Out Podcast we welcome friend and Coaches Site collaborator, skating coach Victor Kraatz. With the Olympics being top of mind, we reflect on Kraatz's experience on the world stage and discuss the evolution of skating as he is over a decade into his journey as a skating coach. Kraatz and his partner Shae-Lynn Bourne dominated ice-dancing in Canada, winning 10 nationa...

In episode 328 of the Glass and Out Podcast we're celebrating the career of one hockey's greats by taking a look back at our interview with Barry Trotz from 2022. Trotz just announced that he will be stepping down from his role as GM of the Nashville Predators and retiring from a remarkable career in hockey. The Stanley Cup champion currently sits in 5th place for most coaching wins in NHL history...

In episode 327 of the Glass and Out Podcast we welcome back Head Coach of the Wheeling Nailers, Ryan Papaioannou. With The Coaches Site and Glass and Out, one of the cool aspects is we get to touch base with coaches during the various chapters of their journey as they climb their way up the coaching ladder.  We first connected with Papaioannou during his time with the AJHL's Brooks Bandits. Under...

In episode 326 of the Glass and Out Podcast we sit down with the President, General Manager, and Head Coach of the WHL's Penticton Vees, Fred Harbinson. Now in his 19th year with the team, Harbinson has the Vees on track for a historic season as the Western Hockey League's newest franchise in its first season after departing the BCHL. In late January of 2026, Penticton sat 2nd in the Western Confe...

In episode 325 of the Glass and Out Podcast we welcome Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque. As one of the greatest defenceman in hockey history, Bourque needs no introduction. His list of accomplishments include five Norris trophies, 19-time NHL All-Star, two Canada Cups, the franchises all-time leader in points in Boston Bruins franchise history and of course, a Stanley Cup champion with the Colorad...

Welcome to the Coaching Crossover, the newest podcast from The Coaches Site! Join Matt Dumouchelle as he invites two coaches from different sports to discuss leadership, team culture, and what it takes to thrive under pressure, straight from the experiences of the people who live the grind and shape the standard every day. Subscribe to Coaching Crossover now! We give you an exclusive listen to epi...