The Hockey Strength Podcast

What does it take to build and lead a modern NHL high performance department? In this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, I sit down with Devan McConnell, Treasurer of PHPO and High Performance Director of the Utah Mammoth. We discuss Devan’s journey from collegiate strength & conditioning to leading an NHL performance department, how sports science fits into coaching, building aligned mul...

Dr. Kevin Neeld, Director of Performance for the Boston Bruins and VP of PHPO, joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of hockey performance, the transition to PHPO, and his approach to training at the NHL level. From in-season programming and off-season development to staff growth, player buy-in, and breaking into pro hockey, this episode covers a little bit of everything for coaches and perfo...

Maria Mountain of Goalie Training Pro joins Pat to talk about her most recent article for SCAPH as well sharing some great training ideas. Check Maria out on her website, goalietrainingpro.com and on Instagram @goalietraining. Maria's article can be found on inspire130.scaph.com for our members HERE

Dr. Jordan Shallow is a clinician and founder of Pre Script - a collection of high level education courses trusted by many in the world of professional sports. Jordan is also a highly sought after speaker and recently gave a talk and day long seminar at SCAPH’s yearly conference which was held in Florida this past summer. Visit us at our new home, scaph.inspire360.com Follow Jordan on Instagram @t...

Coach B is currently the Associate Athletic Director/Director of Athletic Performance at Quinnipiac University where he works primarily with Men's and Women's Basketball and Hockey, winning a national championship with Men's Hockey. Coach B has been in this field for over 20 years and offers a wealth of knowledge in practically every domain. In this episode, our main focus is on how B went from be...

This is a special episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast. David speaks with the NEXT host and head honcho of the podcast and SCAPH website, Pat Dugan. Pat is the Head Performance Coach of the Providence Bruins, the AHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins. He brings a wealth of enthusiasm, in-the-trenches knowledge, and a chocolate lab to the show. We're super excited for the next chapter for SCAPH, the...

About Joe: Joe Meloni is currently the Head Strength Coach for the US National Team Development Program. After starting his career in the private sector at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, he spent time working in AAA and the USHL before starting his position with NTDP. In the summers, he works as a performance coach at GVN Performance where he works with elite professional, collegiate, and j...

Chad Drummond, the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Edmonton Oilers, joins the show. Links: Thinking Outside the kBox: Holistic Eccentric Training for Hockey Players The High-Performance Hockey Podcast with Chad Drummond For more, head to the official website of SCAPH, prohockeystrength.com

In this episode of the hockey strength podcast, David is Joined by Paul Valukas from the University of Wisconsin. Paul opens up the show by discussing how a unique experience in Patagonia taught him about leadership and solidified his love for strength and conditioning. He then dives deep into his time at the University of Denver, where he truly learned that gym layout, appropriate cueing and atte...

In this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, David interviews Anthony Donskov. Anthony is the owner of Donskov Strength and Conditioning (DSC) in Columbus, Ohio, the author of several books, a published researcher with a Ph. D, and now, the host of the The High Performance Hockey Podcast. In this episode, David and Anthony use the question ‘what is science’ as the foundation for discussing the...

On this episode of the hockey strength podcast, David is joined by the strength coach, author, and pioneer in the S&C space (and one of the first ever NHL strength coaches), Peter Twist. Coach Twist shares his climb from graduate student to the NHL, discussing some of his unconventional mentors, and ow they helped him develop his own perspectives on leadership, athletic development and life. He sh...

In this episode, David is joined by Stephane Gervais from the Laval Rocket (Montreal Canadiens, AHL).  Stephane and David discuss Stephane's experiences in Europe, and how speaking French has helped him as a coach, especially in the unique market of professional hockey in Quebec.   He then discusses the various challenges he faced during his first year as a head strength coach in the AHL and the i...

In this episode, David chats with Tim Lebbossiere, the Assistant Performance Coach for the Boston Bruins.    Tim and David open the podcast by touching on Tim's recent promotion to the big club, and expands on the differences between the AHL and NHL.   David then shifts the conversation to Tim's recent Instagram posts outlining his thoughts on ankle and lower leg training for hockey players.   Tim...

In this episode, David Rosales and Mike Potenza are joined by Devan McConnell, the High Performance Director of the Arizona Coyotes. Devan opens the discussion by expanding on his article where he outlined his warm-up protocol for goalies , touching on how he thinks about goalie training more broadly. Then, they discuss how Devan's overall coaching philosophy and how it evolved, from his early tim...

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast David and Mike are joined by Edmonton Oilers assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Joel Jackson.    During this episode: - How Joel got his start in the fitness industry.  - His experience as a college Strength and Conditioning Coach.  - The transition from college to the NHL.  - Some of the new equipment that he has access to since joining the Oi...

For episode #1 of the 2021-2022 hockey season, David Rosales interviews SCAPH president, co-host (normally) of the podcast, and Director of Strength and Conditioning of the San Jose Sharks, Mike Potenza.   David and Mike take this conversation in a free-ranging, meandering fashion and touch on... - What it takes to become an NHL strength coach - Mike's biggest educational experiences - The moment...

On episode #111 of the Hockey Strength Podcast Peter "Renzo" Renzetti joins the show. Coach Renzo, a self-proclaimed “old-school” coach, is a 40-year strength and conditioning veteran. He was the long-time strength coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Renzo currently serves teams and athletes who seek him out in the Toronto area. We discuss... What he's learned from everyone from Louie Simmons to Pavel...

On episode #110 of the Hockey Strength Podcast and episode #12 of the SCAPH Alumni Series, Rich Hesketh joins the show.  Rich served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Calgary Flames for 19 seasons from 1995-2014. Before that he was on the Canadian National Track and Field team. He was the 1988 Canadian Decathlon Champion and 4-time indoor combined events national Champion. He also coa...

On episode #109 of the Hockey Strength Podcast, and episode #11 of the SCAPH Alumni Series, Mike Bahn joins the show to chat with Mike Potenza and David Rosales. Now working as a consultant in the private sector to various teams and organizations, Mike Bahn is a strength and conditioning coach with experience across multiple sports. Most recently, Mike worked as the strength and conditioning coord...

On episode #108 of the Hockey Strength Podcast and episode #10 of the SCAPH Alumni Series, Mike Potenza and David Rosales are joined by Paul Goldberg. Paul currently serves as the human performance program coordinator for the 10th Special Forces Groups (Airborne) at Fort Carson, Colorado. In addition to a strength and conditioning coach, he is also a registered dietician. Prior to the US Army, he...