Glass and Out

Canadian university hockey's national champions once again reside in Fredericton after the University of New Brunswick's Varsity Reds brought home the David Johnston University Cup. It was UNB's third championship in four years, an impressive feat, all of which has occurred under the leadership of UNB Head Coach Gardiner MacDougall. Coach Mac knows a thing or two about university hockey. This is a level where young men are transitioning into the next stage of their lives. They're competing on the ice and in the classroom, and when they graduate, or even before, will have several options when it comes to professional hockey.Gardiner stopped by Glass & Out to talk about hardware and life as he enters his third decade (sorry Gardiner)at UNB. Enjoy!

Arizona State University's hockey program is going to the NCAA's Sweet 16 tournament for the chance to make a trip to the Final Four, and ASU Head Coach Greg Powers isn't surprised at all. As the newest game in town, both in Tempe, Arizona, and on the American College Hockey scene, ASU is making history. So naturally, in between the announcement that the team is headed to the Sweet 16 and their first matchup with Quinnipiac University, Coach Powers took the time to chat with Kelvin and Aaron about recruiting a group of players that have quickly become a brand new tradition. Enjoy, and go ASU!

Former Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippet has been tasked with a rather large responsibility by the NHL: oversee the early days of the league's 32nd franchise in Seattle, Washington, which will drop the puck at the start of the 2021-2022 season. Dave joined Glass & Out to talk about the transition from being a long-time NHL coach to executive.

As a former goal scorer, enforcer, and assistant coach with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League, it's safe to say Brennan Sonne has seen the game in its most pressure-packed moments from both sides of the bench. And a lot has changed in the short time since he coached here in North America. After a stop in Hong Kong, Brennan moved to France to coach Angers, a team on the rise. Listen to today's episode with local product Brennan Sonne to find out just how many penalties are handed out in each game in France.

Something huge happened to the New York Islanders this past summer. They traded John Tavares for Barry Trotz. Yep, that's exactly how it went down. Even deal for both sides we'd say. Seriously though, while the Islanders' fans were busy buying toy snakes to throw at Tavares in his eventual return to...Long Island? Is that where they play? Anyways while they were doing that, the Islanders were ushering in the era of Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz. Somewhere along the way the Islanders players decided they'd listen to the new regime and find a way to replace Tavares. Then they authored one of the greatest year over year defensive improvements the NHL has ever seen. Besides a new coach and a vacant locker stall where once sat a superstar, how did they do it?

Friend of the show Enio Sacilotto stopped by the studio to talk about his experience as Head Coach of the Croatian National Team as well as his time with the Under 18 Croatians. As one might expect, it's a different world over there. But that doesn't mean the hockey holds less power than the hockey played over here in North America.

Neil Glasberg is a coaching agent and advocate for fair practices when it comes to our profession. It's not easy to make choices when there isn't a ton of available information, so it's a good thing we were able to borrow some of Neil's time.

What makes a hockey player creative? Is it the way he or she thinks during hockey games? Is it the tactics given to them by their coaches? Or is it how they practice? For USA Hockey's Dave Starman, it's a little bit of everything. Dave joined us on the Glass & Out Podcast this week to talk about creativity in the game, and what we can do as coaches to encourage it. You guessed it, we touch on cross ice hockey for little hockey players and small area games for hockey players young and old. This is an episode you don't want to miss, check it out!

Kyle Wallack has been around the NCAA College Hockey block, but all of his experience thus far has been with established universities that everyone on this side of the Atlantic has heard of: Yale, Vermont, Quinnipiac - but have you heard of Albertus Magnus? If you haven't, you're about to.

Check in with The Athletic's Ryan Stimson to learn more about modern hockey tactics and how analytics are helping coaches at every level of our game.