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The USA Hockey Podcast brings powerful and engaging interviews from ice hockey and youth sports and development to your ears. Follow along as we provide informative interviews that will benefit players, coaches, and parents.
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#62 Madison Packer: Leadership On and Off the Ice (opens the original)
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On this episode of the USA Hockey Podcast, we’re joined by former professional hockey player and longtime captain Madison Packer. Madison reflects on growing up playing hockey in Detroit, her path to the University of Wisconsin and professional hockey, and the coaches and experiences that shaped her along the way. She also discusses the evolution of the women’s professional game, leadership and team culture, and her transition from player to coach. Madison shares lessons from her own coaching ex
#61 Anya Packer: Growing the Women’s Game (opens the original)
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On this episode of the USA Hockey Podcast, host Zack Nowak is joined by former professional player, executive and coach Anya Packer to discuss her journey through hockey and the continued growth of the women’s game. Packer shares how playing multiple sports, finding coaches who fueled her love of hockey and embracing the work required to improve helped take her from Massachusetts youth hockey to Boston University and eventually the inaugural season of the NWHL. She also reflects on her transitio
#60 Rick DiPietro: Developing the Complete Goaltender (opens the original)
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Former NHL goaltender Rick DiPietro joins host Zack Nowak on the USA Hockey Podcast to reflect on his journey from youth hockey to the NHL and share what he has learned about developing goaltenders and young athletes. DiPietro discusses the value of playing multiple sports, the importance of athleticism and puck handling for goaltenders, and how coaches can create better practice environments that develop goalies alongside the rest of the team. He also shares his perspective on how the goaltendi
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