USA Hockey Magazine is taking a step into the digital age with the creation of a USA Hockey Magazine Podcast. Each episode will focus on various topics that have been and will continue to be covered in the pages of USA Hockey Magazine, the world's largest hockey publication, and will feature some of the most influential people in hockey today.
Each Podcast will be archived on USAHockey.com and here at USAHockeyMagazine.com.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011: Introduction To The Checking Rule Change Proposal (RSS Subscribe) with Kevin McLaughlin, senior director for Hockey Development at USA Hockey.
Thursday, April 20, 2011: How The Checking Rule Change Proposal Came About (RSS Subscribe) with Bob Mancini, regional manager for the American Development Model.
Monday, April 25, 2011: The Impact This Rule Change Would Have On Skill Development (RSS Subscribe) with Roger Grillo, regional manager for the American Development Model.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011: How Improved Skills Will Make The Game Safer (RSS Subscribe) with Dr. Michael Stuart, chief medical officer for USA Hockey.
Friday, April 29, 2011: Teaching The Proper Progression Of Checking Skills (RSS Subscribe) with Ken Rausch, manager of Youth Hockey.
Monday, May 2, 2011: How USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program Will Incorporate Checking Skills Into Its Curriculum (RSS Subscribe) with Mark Tabrum, director of USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011: The Role That Officials Will Play In Implementing The New Checking Rule (RSS subscribe) with Matt Leaf, director of USA Hockey's Officiating Education Program.
Friday, May 6, 2011: The Difference Between Body Contact & Body Checking (RSS Subscribe) with Matt Leaf, director of USA Hockey's Officiating Education Program.
Monday, May 9, 2011: Dispelling The Myths Of Checking At Peewees (RSS Subscribe) with Kevin McLaughlin, senior director for Hockey Development at USA Hockey.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011: Why The Time Is Now To Change Checking (RSS Subscribe) with Ron DeGregorio, USA Hockey President.
Friday, May 13, 2011: Step By Step Guide To The Voting Process And How Program Will Be Carried Out (RSS Subscribe) with Ron DeGregorio, USA Hockey President.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011: USA Hockey's Senior Director of Hockey Development Kevin McLaughlin discusses the passage of the Checking Rule Proposal (RSS Subscribe)
Friday, June 17, 2011: U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Katey Stone talks about her team's recent training camp in Colorado Springs (RSS Subscribe)
Monday, June 20, 2011: Three-time Olympian Julie Chu continues to have fun on and off the ice (RSS Subscribe)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011: Olympian Caitlin Cahow is preparing to star in her own version of Boston Legal as she balances her athletic training with her law studies (RSS Subscribe)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011: Four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero showing no signs of slowing down (RSS Subscribe)
Thursday, December 8, 2011: After taking a few months off, the USA Hockey Magazine Podcast is picking up once again. To kick things off, we spoke with Molly Engstrom of the U.S. Women’s National Team about teambuilding, training and her earliest memories on the ice.
Thursday, December 22, 2011: This week, we're heading back to Connecticut for another dispatch from USA Hockey's Courtney Welch, who spoke with Kacey Bellamy of the U.S. Women's National Team about camp, conditioning and what the future holds.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012: In February's issue of USA Hockey Magazine, we ran a feature on the mite-sized winter classic held at Boston's historic Fenway Park in early January. A few weeks after, we sat down with ADM regional manager Roger Grillo, one of the event's key organizers, for some reflection and a bit of back-story of how it all came together.
Thursday, February 2, 2012: We sat down with Ashley Bevan, USA Hockey Senior Director of Adult Ice Hockey, to discuss the Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championship going down at Dollar Lake in Eagle River, Wis. Topics discussed: History. Special Guests. And Weather.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012: In today's podcast, we speak with comedian Gabe Kea, who was featured in the February issue of USA Hockey Magazine, to discuss his introduction to hockey, memorabilia and the difficulties of finding time to get on the ice while touring on the road.
Friday, February 10, 2012: In today's podcast, we're joined by CEO of STAR (Serving the American Rinks), Jeff Tyler, at the Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships in Eagle River, Wis., to discuss what all goes into prepping the 24 rinks, the thickness of the ice and all the people who come together to make the event possible.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012: Today we're joined by Don Mulder, President of the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association, for another podcast from the 2012 Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships. Topics discussed include the event’s origins, its potential for growth and what distinguishes Eagle River from other pond hockey events.
Thursday, February 16, 2012: We sit down with USA Hockey's Assistant Executive Director, Development, Pat Kelleher, to get a bit more info about Hockey Weekend Across America. Topics include how it's grown the past five years, the different approaches organizations take to spread it and where it's headed next.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012: Following up on this past weekend's Hockey Weekend Across America, we sit down with Shannon Webster and Kevin Kavanaugh of USA Hockey's Membership Development department for a brief recap of what they saw on the road, what impressed them most and how events such as this can help to grow the game.
Thursday, February 23, 2012: On today's podcast, we're joined by Chris Peters, freelance writer and founder of the blog United States of Hockey, who wrote our March cover feature about the remarkable story of Hudson Fasching of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. (Be sure to watch for the story when it comes out next week!)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012: On today's podcast, we've got a very special guest: Tim Thomas, all-star goalie for the Stanley Cup-champion Boston Bruins and member of the 2010 Olympic Team. Topics include how he's developed his hockey camps, what drove him to donate a Zamboni to a local Woodland Park hockey association and life after the NHL.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012: Today we're talking with Dan Brennan, general manager of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team that is preparing to defend its gold medal at the 2012 International Paralympic Committee Sledge Hockey World Championship in Hamar, Norway, from March 25-April 1.
Friday, March 9, 2012: Today we're kicking off the first of our podcast interviews with the three Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalists, (the annual award goes to the top women's player in Division I Women's Hockey). First up: Jocelyne Lamoureux of the University of North Dakota.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012: In the second installment of our Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award podcasts, we chat with Wisconsin's Brianna Decker. Topics include her experience playing for Badgers Head Coach Mark Johnson, the importance of playing multiple sports and what it was like to be nominated for the Patty Kaz.
Thursday, March 15, 2012: In the third and final installment of our Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award podcasts, we speak with Florence Schelling of Northeastern University. Topics include the upcoming IIHF Women's World Championship, the development of the sport in Switzerland and Schelling's decision to further her education and hockey career by coming to the United States.
Friday, March 23, 2012: On today's podcast, we speak to Ken Rausch, manager of Youth Hockey at USA Hockey, currently onsite in Salt Lake City for USA Hockey's National High School Championships. Topics include the makeup of the tournament, its caliber of play and the importance of volunteers.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012: On today's podcast we sit down with Kevin McLaughlin, senior director of hockey development at USA Hockey, to discuss the USA Hockey National Championships. Topics include notable past participants, the opportunities the event affords players and the amount of preparation that goes into putting all of it together.
