Team Stripes Podcast

At the end of the season its time to have some fun. Travis Jackson and Terrell Rose join the podcast to talk about USA Hockey Nationals. It gets a little crazy so just have a listen as this was a fun one!

Ken Reinhard joins Team Stripes to talk about the 2025-2029 USA Hockey Rule Changes! Lots to talk about here so we get to it quick!

On this episode Carl Sasyn joins the Team Stripes podcast. Carl has been an AHL official for 20 years and has had a heck of a journey in the world of officiating. We really enjoyed this interview and we hope you do to!

Travis Action Jackson returns to the Team Stripes Podcast joining Ross and Nat to talk about all things officiating and the future landscape of hockey. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Team Stripes Podcast

Ross and Nat welcome Jeff Nygaard to the Team stripes podcast. Jeff was one of Nats mentors when he first started officiating. Jeffs hockey career has been all over the place, from on the ice in the UHL and ECHL, an owner of a JR team, Running the EHL, and skating in various places around the country. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Team Stripes Season 5 Episode 1 Ian McCambridge On this episode Ian joins us to talk about his career and his new role with the NAHL.

Team Stripes Welcomes Andrew Bruggeman talk about his career from starting at the rinks of Mankato MN, to the ECHL, DEL and all the way to the Gold Medal Game of the 2022 Olympics. Andrew is currently working Big 10 Hockey and with the USA Hockey National office as a Coordinator of Youth Officiating Development. Hope you all enjoy this episode of the Team Stripes Podcast.

Travis Jackson and Terrell Rose return to the Team Stripes Podcast to recap the 2024 USA Hockey National Championships.

Its the End of the Hockey season and the playoff push is on... On this Episode of the Team Stripes Podcast we are joined by Sean MacFarline to talk about his career journey that lead him to where he is now currently working the DEL in Germany. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Join Nat and Ross in welcoming Dr Eddie O'Connor as they talk about the psychology of athletic performance and officiating! Dr Eddie is a sport psychologist who specializes helping athletes remove barriers to achieve their peak performance. www.dreddieoconnor.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZY3rvlWYKzRs0lKGp6Ljw https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/eddie-oconnor

With it being time to submit potential rule changes, Ross and Nat talk about submissions made to the Ice Hockey Ref Club facebook group. If you would like to submit a rule change follow this link: https://usahockeynational.sportngin.com/register/form/992043099

On this episode of the Team Stripes Podcast Ross and Nat talk about Movember, Road Trips down south, some interesting calls and incidents in hockey lately and take a deep dive into seven teamwork skills that good officials can do and be aware of to become great officials.

Something a Little Different! Nat and Ross joined the Hockey House Podcast to talk all things College Club Hockey. We shared some stories, some laughs, and some insite into officiating Club Hockey. Club Hockey IS College Hockey, and nobody loves hockey more than College Club Hockey Players. Please check out the hockey house pod anywhere you listen to podcasts or on instagram @hockeyhousepod and ju...

On this episode of the Team Stripes Podcast Nat and Ross are joined by Mark Riley. We talk about Marks career where he spent time in the NAHL, USHL, the EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUGE (ECHL), Where he worked a game that set the league Penalty Record at the time, NCAA Division 1, and USPHL Junior Hockey. He is a HUGE contributer to the Referees Crease MNQB where he shares his experiences to help teach t...

On this Episode of the Team Stripes Podcast Nat and Ross are joined by 2022 Olympian Kendall Hanley. We talk about Kendalls career, what makes a great linesman, and about her role with the NAPHL and NAHL. Part of her role includes helping young officials get a chance at working higher level hockey. If you are interested in that opportunity please visit http://naphl.com/officiating/next-shift/ We h...

On this Episode Ross and Nat are joined by BCHL Referee Eric Ruschin! The fellas talk about how Eric got into wearing the stripes, his progression, all the happenings with the BCHL and Hockey Canada, then the interview turnes into locker room talk. It was a great time and we could have recorded for even longer. Eric will be back on later in the season to keep us up to date on the BCHL. Thanks for...

Its Labor Day weekend! YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!!! Its time to drop the puck on the 2023-2024 Hockey season. Nat and Ross talk about the off season, getting ready for the new season, then a segment on Referee Judgement! The slideshow for the Referee Judgement section can be found below. We hope you enjoy this episode and you're just as ready to get back on the ice as we are! Link to Presentation:...

Nat and Ross talk ALL things Referee's Crease with Gene and Geno Binda. Big Announcements, and ALL Information needed for their Summer camps and the BIG Opportunities that await.... Registration is currently OPEN!!! To Register visit ( https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/UCfxt8QdYv ) "The goal of Referee’s Crease is to recruit, train, and advance officials to higher levels of officiating thro...

On this weeks episode Nat and Ross start by getting caught up on all the happenings in the referee world, some interesting rules for the Champions hockey league, and Congraulating DA BOYZ on their trips to league finals. This weeks Interview (Starts at 11:10 into the episode) about the Bill McKenna Scholarship foundation features Retired NHL Goaltender Mike Mckenna, and USA Hockey Referee and Pro...

This week Nat and Ross interview Travis Jackson. Travis is an ODP Grad, worked the SPHL, ECHL, CHL, 20 USA HOCKEY NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. Travis is the real deal and a really awesome guy. Get ready to enjoy a great episode with Travis, and we only got trough half of his material! Hes gonna come back for part 2 really soon. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Team Stripes Podcast.

Its time to go Summer Camping! Hosts Ross and Nat talk to Deric Boehm and Evan Knox about the Southeastern Referee Academy. Giving ALL the details of the camp and what to expect. For any additional information about the SERA Referee camp check them out at https://www.facebook.com/Seracademy2017 or by email @ serefacademy@gmail.com

After a LONG Break due to life events and a FULL Hockey season, Ross and Nat are joined by Chris "Primetime" Snear. Chris had a big influence on both Nat and Ross in their officiating careers. Hes got a personality that can fill an entire room and it comes through on the show. Ross and Nat will be back to producing regular episodes now that the season is over. With some big plans for the summer li...

Fresh off the 2022 Woman's World Championships Amanda Tassoni and Samantha Hiller join Nat and Ross to discuss their journeys as referees. We talk about everything from working their first games at the grass roots youth level to Finding out they were going to work the American Hockey league, and the experience of working Woman's Worlds. We hope you all enjoy this episode! Interview starts at 25:15

With the excitement of the 2022 World Junior Championship game, Ross and Nat are joined by Referee Sean Fernandez who Refereed the Gold Medal Game! We talk about Sean's career development path, career in pro hockey, what its like to work IIHF, and of course the Gold Medal Game! (Sean was the referee on the goal line for the crazy play at the net) We hope you enjoy this episode of the Team Stripes...

Nat and Ross are joined by the newly appointed and FIRST ever USA HOCKEY Referee-In-Chief of Female Development Krissy Langley. They are also joined by one of Ross's long time friends, recently retired USAF TSgt Ryan Marino, who talks about his first ever seminar experience. Interview starts at 20:15 into the episode For more about Krissy's new position: https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show...