Behind the Gear

In the 150th episode of “Behind the Gear,” Wade Russell joined us from New Brunswick, where he recently moved to pursue a degree in education while continuing his involvement in hockey. This transition was not only a physical one but also a cultural and personal journey, which Wade discussed in detail during our conversation. The […]

Live Podcast! Tons of information for any player or parent looking at getting an edge during their off-season training. This was an awesome episode with 2 elite Speed, Strength and Conditioning coaches talking about off-season training, the importance of speed training and how to correctly incorporate it into your program. Josh is an Olympic athlete, […]

Live Podcast! It was great to sit down with Mitch Stewart to discuss the NHL off-season during COVID, how players prepared to get back to playing and dealing with a strange off-season and hockey year all around. Wade Russell joins the podcast as well who always shares some great perspectives on development, teaching skills to […]

Another Great Live with Boone Jenner of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Strength Coach Mitch Stewart. We chatted about the NHL season and what is was like to play with the COVID restrictions. Boone discussed is off season training and we answered some questions from the audience. It was great to have some parents, coaches […]

Live Pod! Great episode with Michael Houser of the Buffalo Sabres and Mitch Stewart of Total Package Speed Strength and Conditioning. This was a live discussion with some great questions from the audience. We talked to Houser about getting his first NHL start and earning back to back wins for the Sabres. We discussed how […]

Live Q&A! This was a great episode with Oshawa Generals (OHL) forward Brett Harrison, strength coaches Mitch Stewart and Josh Kirkpatrick. We sat down with Brett and discussed his training, playing in the OHL, the NHL draft coming up, playing hockey in Europe during COVID and much more. We also take some live questions from […]

A Meaningful Journey! It was awesome to catch up with Jukka Schotter, he’s a mature 20 year old who’s seen many parts of the world, played hockey in 3 different countries and just finished hiking all 900KM’s of the Bruce Trail from Niagara Falls to Tobermory in 25 days. In January 2021 Jukka’s mother Gabi […]

Passion! This was a blast to chat with film maker AJ Messier, he’s a creative gem and possess the long lost gift of communication or gift of gab! I loved chatting with AJ and hearing his authentic story of how he got in to photography (beers and class mixed well!!), he chatted about his work […]

GM, Coach, Minor Hockey! This was a great episode with Rob Simpson the Associate GM of the London Knights. We chatted about drafting players through the pandemic, advice for players who may not have been drafted, developing young players and navigating minor hockey as a dad and coach. This is a great episode for any […]

Mapping out Your Hockey Journey! This was a great conversation with Leevi Kinnunen an 18 year old hockey player from Finland who will stop at nothing to find ways, resources, coaches to help improve his game. Leevi has a goal of playing NCAA hockey and he shares what he’s learned over the past couple of […]

The Boys are Back! It was great to have Kevin and Wade back on the podcast to catch up and talk some hockey. We chatted about the NHL Playoffs, the winners, losers and our take on how some of the series have gone. We also added our picks to make it to the cup finals […]

A Blast From The Past! This was a very personally awesome episode for me. Have you had anyone in your life who made a major impact but you never told them? I did and I told him and although I was nervous it was a great conversation. Ron was a.major influence in my life and […]

Getting the Edge! Get out a pen and paper, Dr Callum Cowan shares some great insight into how we can optimize our performance by changing some of our daily habits. Dr Cowan is a Naturopathic Sports Medicine doctor who owns Phenom High Performance Medicine working with with professional, Olympic, MMA and many other high performers […]

Gear Talk! It was a lot of fun to have Ryan Messier join me today to nerd out on hockey gear. Ryan is a CCM Sales and Pro Services Rep, with a ton of knowledge when it comes to hockey gear, performance and specs. We discuss how Ryan found his profession, his hockey beginnings and […]

An Influencer in the Game of Hockey! It was great to have a good friend and a great hockey mind on this episode. Joe Birch has twice been recognized by the Hockey News as Top 100 People of Power and Influence. Joe played his way up from Jr B hockey to the OHL and used […]

Hockey Bloodlines! It was a lot of fun to catch up with Griffin Luce and chat about his hockey journey. With a father who’s been a professional scout in the NHL for years, currently Scott is with the Vegas Golden Knights and a grandfather, Don Luce who played over 890 NHL games, Griffin has been […]

You made the Show! Dan Pietens was a normal guy with a great career, a wife, things seemed to be going very well, but were they? Dan, like many of us found himself in a career that he didn’t love, long days at work and longer evenings complaining about it. So he made a change […]

Follow your Dreams! It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Bulbul Kartanbay, she’s not only the first female hockey player from Kazakhstan to play in the National Women’s Hockey League, she’s an entrepreneur, a coach and a trailblazer for young female athletes worldwide, especially in her home country. Bulbul has an amazing hockey journey […]

Hockey in Hong Kong! Jordan Laroche is an awesome young man with a ton of life experiences that he’s accomplished through his hockey journey. From growing up and starting to play hockey in Hong Kong, being a part of the Honk Kong National Team Program, moving to Canada and attending Stanstead College in Quebec to […]