prohockeypod

Episode 16. The prohockeypod mixed things up this week and brought on a German agent by the name of Peter Meier. Peter is from Regensburg and has a unique story. Never played hockey, a degree in banking and somehow ended up becoming one of the more well known agents in Europe and especially Germany. Peter touched on how hard he had to work early on to get his name out there and what Sportagon look...

Episode 15. This week Freddy Cabana joined the prohockeypod. Freddy is a German (originally Canadian) hockey player who has found a home in Germany and is currently going into his 15th year of professional hockey. Freddy and I met back when I was coaching in Bietigheim and quickly became friends. Freddy is known as a warrior who can play in all ends of the ice and is always in tremendous shape. Fr...

Episode 14. Another week, another goalie. The prohockeypod was happy to have Evan Buitenhuis hop on this week. Evan is a fellow Burlington goalie who I had the privilege of meeting and training for 2 summers. Evan’s story is another one of an unusual path. Evan is a product of the D3 hockey system, who went on to play many years professionally in the ECHL and is currently signed for next season in...

Episode 13. Another goalie joined the prohockeypod this week, Colin Furlong. Colin and I use to train together each summer in Vaughn at the local goalie school. Colin was known for his work ethic on the ice and simply got better each season. An OHL/USports grad, Colin has been working his way up the ranks in Italy the past few seasons. He talked about his unusual path through junior and CIS with a...

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Episode 11. This week’s episode was a special one for me. Adler Mannheim’s Sports Manager, Jan-Axel Alavaara took some time out of his busy schedule to join the prohockeypod. Axel shared his journey that included a long professional playing career and how he transitioned to the coaching/management world in Europe. Axel is very passionate about skill development and shared how Sweden/Finland has be...

Episode 10. Another goalie joined the prohockeypod this week. Luka Gracnar’s resume speaks for itself. A Slovenian national team goalie who developed with Redbull Academy in Austria, which allowed him to have tremendous success in top leagues in Europe. Luka is currently preparing for the World Championships and took some time out of his busy schedule to chat with me. Luka and I met each other dur...

Episode 9 is a packed one. The prohockeypod was joined this week by Marian Bazany. Marian is a former player, now coach in Germany who I was fortunate to work with last season in the DEL2. Marian shared his experiences playing in Slovakia and Germany during his playing career and how he made the transition to coaching. We went into detail about player development and what he believes are the key i...

Episode 8 is here. This week the prohockeypod was joined by another product of D3 NCAA hockey, Kevin Carr. Kevin and I first met in college when we were battling it out against each other on the ice in college. Kevin is a goaltender who has quite a story. He has always had to prove himself wherever he played and it wasn't always a simple path. Kevin told some stories of how he had to grind th...

Marc St. Jean joined the podcast this week for episode 7. Marc is a former player, coach and sports manager in Germany. Marc shared his long journey to Germany and how he persevered through lots of obstacles to achieve his goal of playing pro hockey. He also gave some insight into how he was able to continuously build championship teams in Germany and his philosophies on doing so. Marc was always...

The prohockeypod was happy to welcome Mark Corbett to the podcast for episode 6. Mark is a good friend of mine who had an interesting hockey path and has now transitioned to coaching. Mark is currently the Head Coach of the U18 Burlington Eagles team. Mark was a product of the Burlington minor hockey system and explained how his experiences helped him reach his hockey goals, as well as shaped how...

Episode 5 welcomed current Oswego State Assistant Coach Jon Whitelaw to the podcast. Jon and I played together at Oswego for 2 and a half seasons, as well as one season professionally in France. Jon shared his hockey path, which was full of obstacles and some tough decisions he had to make at a young age, that evidently helped him play NCAA hockey. One quote Jon used that I think is important for...

The prohockeypod was happy to welcome for Episode 4 fellow goaltender Michael Ouzas. Michael was someone I always looked up to throughout my career and I was very excited to talk to him about his hockey career. Michael is currently a real estate agent in the Toronto area. Before transitioning to real estate, Michael's journey saw him play in the OHL, CIS and 13 years professionally in North A...

The prohockeypod was happy to have Brent Walton join the podcast this week. Brent is a retired professional hockey player, now turned coach who is also the host of the his own podcast "2 Ales and Hockey Tales". Brent was happy to share his hockey journey and all the things he learned along the way. We even touched on some emotion subjects that brought back memories of his time in Europe...

The prohockeypod was happy to have Michael Bitzer join the podcast this week. Michael is currently playing goal for the Selber Wölfe in the DEL2. Michael was kind enough to share details on his journey from achieving a D1 scholarship to attaining a German Passport to play hockey in Germany. Bitzy is a student of the game constantly trying to improve his knowledge and I believe this is a big reason...

The prohockeypod was happy to welcome it's first ever guest to the show, Bryce Reddick. Bryce is currently playing in the DEL2 in Germany for the Selber Wölfe. Bryce is a long time professional hockey player who has had success in both North America and European pro hockey leagues. Andrew and Bryce were able to talk about Bryce's experiences growing up in Las Vegas, NCAA, pro hockey and...