InGoal Radio Podcast

This week we are joined by former NHL goaltender Mathieu Garon, currently working with the Tampa Bay Lightning in a community development role. We also welcome from Lugano of the Swiss League, goaltending coach Michael Lawrence who is just recovered from the Covid-19. He shares. what it was like playing with no crowd in the early stages of the European response to the pandemic, as well as his work...

Los Angeles King Cal Petersen is our feature guest this week as he talks development, career, his NCAA experience and becoming an NHL regular.

This week we talk Russian Goaltending with Semyon Varlamov as well as coach Oleg Romashko who was in Vancouver working with Canucks Goaltending Coach Ian Clark.

Our guest in Episode 61 is Dusty Imoo, who finished his season coaching in the KHL on a lengthy road trip as his team, Kunlun Red Star is based in China, where COVID-19 first took hold. From that experience we also talk about his relationship with his goaltenders, his own need to practice with his team frequently to baiting shooters and learning to catch pucks.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,we have a lengthy chat with former NHL goaltender and now Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending Coach Manny Legace. The stories range from registering under a pseudonym as a child so that he could play goal on another team while staying as a forward on his own minor hockey team, to playing in the Olympics where...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,we have a lengthy chat with legendary mask maker and artist Greg Harrison. His clients are a who's who of goaltending and if you are a fan of classic masks you'll recognize his work in an instant. Gratton's famous lion, Rutherford's wings, Bannerman, Bromley, Belfour, Potvin and hundreds more. He is also th...

we catch up with Bob Essensa to talk about everything from a playing career that started, as so many do, as the little brother that was forced into the net and ended with six NHL teams over 12 seasons before becoming the Boston Bruins goaltending coach in 2003. The man they call Goalie Bob shares insights as a goalie who played in the "fear factor" era, when shots really hurt, and through the evol...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,  you'll get a feel for what it's like to try to forge a pro career when your stops include the SPHL, the ECHL, Hungary and now England with Jeremy Brodeur. And if the last name sounds familiar, perhaps you noticed it as the same as our feature guest from way back in Episode 23,none other than Jeremy's fath...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we have a three part conversation with Nashville's Pekka Rinne - becoming "fake resistant", what he's learned from Jusse, vision training, props on the ice, trampolines and much more.  For our loyal listeners, we begin with a repeat of the short chat we published in episode 43 before continuing on with two...

In this episode of InGoal Radio presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, with the Canada-USA Women's Hockey Rivalry series coming through Victoria and Vancouver wew were able to chat with three of the best in the business, Canadian goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens - fresh off her fantastic performance at the NHL All-Star weekend, Katie Burt who started in Vancouver for Team USA and two-time Ol...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we took the opportunity on Bell Let's Talk Day to chat with Justin Goldman, founder of The Goalie Guild, about his Lift the Mask program designed to help goaltenders improve their mental health. It's a subject our audience is familiar with based on past episodes with guests like Clint Malarchuk and Corey Hi...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we chat with longtime pro goaltender and coach David Leggio. He’s won a championship with Clarkson University where he earned the leagues top goalie award, he’s been an American League starter. He twice represented his country at  the World Championships and at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. He won a Fin...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down in the Chicago Blackhawks locker room with Robin Lehner to talk about being unpredictable to shooters, his success behind two very different teams and of course his personal journey. His open and honest manner shines through in this interview and we can hear why last year's Masterton Trophy Win...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we chat with Canada's Gold Medal winning goaltender from the World Junior Championships, Joel Hofer, just after his return to Canada. Hofer, who was also named the Tournament's top goaltender is a fascinating story; he didn't play AAA hockey until he was 16, was never drafted into major junior hockey, and...

In this episode presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we talk with NHL Goaltender turned Broadcaster Marc Denis - world junior Champion who in one season played 77 games (!) for the Columbus Blue Jackets - quite the contrast to today where we place so much importance on tandems. Kevin also chats with Carey Price in the locker room on a variety of topics from practice habits, playing on i...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we're joined by the man we call the Godfather of Swedish Goaltending, Thomas Magnusson, @magnussonth, who is the Head of Goaltending for the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation. While goaltending coaching is ubiquitous in top teams now, he was the first in the Swedish Pro leagues, even pre-dating Francois Allair...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,  we have a lengthy interview with one of the finest women's goaltenders in the world - Noora Räty of Finland, now playing professionally for Kunlun Red Star in China. Her National Team career began at 15, the Olympics at 16, she has an remarkable NCAA record, including an undefeated senior season with a .9...

In Episode 47 of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports Kevin takes Carter Hutton of the Buffalo Sabres for a ride through the streets of Vancouver to talk about his career, his gear, the mental side of the game and more. For our gear segment, Kevin lets you know what it's like to call the Shop for advice when he debuts the new segment "Ask Cam" where Kevin brings...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with Michael Garteig, who went from Canucks prospect out of college, to winning an ECHL Kelly Cup Championship with the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate last season, to tearing it up with Tappara in Liiga, Finland’s top professional league, this season. Garteig shared plenty of great stories about...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with recently retired former New York Rangers goaltender Mackenzie Skapski, who shares some fascinating stories from a career that ended with a .978 save percentage in the NHL and some compelling lessons on how hard it can be to truly understand your own game. Skapski is continuing to work with...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with former NHL goaltender and current New York Rangers TV analyst Steven Valiquette, who is also the CEO of Clear Sight Analytics, a company that is changing how we measure shot quality in the NHL, including playing an active role in helping the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup. Our con...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Pekka Rinne and his former Nashville Predators playing partner Chris Mason, who is back with the team as a broadcaster and still as entertaining and passionate about puck stopping as he was during an 18-year pro career that included 317 NHL games, gold and...

In Episode 42 of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with Calder Trophy winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft. From the Boston Bruins to the Toronto Maple Leafs, being traded for Tuukka Rask to working with him now as part of the broadcast team at NESN, Raycroft shared some great insights on everything from breaking into the NHL at a young age, to pla...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we sit down with three-time Stanley Cup champion Andy Moog. He won his cups with the legendary Oiler's teams of the 80s, took the Bruins to the Finals and shared a Jennings in Boston as well. In between he...well, see for yourself how he was forced to suit up for the 1988 Calgary Olympics. We've known that...

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with three-time Stanley Cup champion Chris Osgood for a lengthy chat that includes insights on everything from scoring a goal, to playing for Scotty Bowman and Kenny Holland, to with Dominik Hasek, fighting Patrick Roy, and why he was the last goalie to wear the helmet and cage combo. You won't...