Individual Skills Hockey Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 25 - Pete Samargia: Coaching for The Frost & Comparing Skaters and Goalies Development Timing
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Samargia is BACK for his second appearance on the podcast! Since last year, Pete has become the goalie coach for the Minnesota Frost in the PWHL....
Ep. 24 - Ben Monahan: Last Cut from Top Team and Parent Complaints/Concerns
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back Ben Monahan to the podcast this week! Ben works at The Base Sports Performance in New Hope, MN, has experience coaching youth and high...
Ep. 23 - Aaron Wilbur: The Coaches Site
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After our holiday break, we are lucky to be joined by Aaron Wilbur, the founder of The Coaches Site. The Coaches Site has revolutionized how coaches a...
Ep. 22 - Miles Death: Interviewing the Host
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Role reversal for this week's episode! Mikey Spencer (Wayzata HS JV Head Coach) joins us and assumes the podcast host role for this week and inte...
Ep. 21 - John O'Sullivan - Changing the Game Project
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast is BACK with Season 2! We bring on John O'Sullivan this week from Changing the Game Project. John was a collegiate and professional s...
Ep. 20 - High School Coaches Panel: Pat O'Leary, Dave Brown, and Sean Bloomfield
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would you change about HS hockey? That is the question we ask Pat O'Leary (Wayzata), Dave Brown (Rogers), and Sean Bloomfield (Chanhassen) o...
PLAYING FAST #5 - "Systems" in Youth Hockey
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast joins Ben Monahan and Pat O'Leary to discuss when and if we should be teaching systems in youth hockey.
Ep. 19 - Chris Harrington: Talking Mite Hockey with WYHA's Mite Coach of the Year
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023-2024 Wayzata Mite Coach of the Year is Chris Harrington. Chris has coached mites for five years now at Wayzata, and also serves on the Mite P...
Ep. 18 - Johan Kling: IIHF Study on Ideal Game Formats for Development
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the ideal game format for U8-U14 players for their development as hockey players? An IIHF study tries to answer this question and we analyze a...
Ep. 17 - Steve Johnson: Late Bloomer, and Coming Back to Coach Your HS Team
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Johnson is in his third year coaching at his alma mater, Minnetonka HS. Steve graduated from Minnetonka in 2012, and wasn't a highly sought...
Ep. 16 - Kurt Davis: 13 Seasons of Professional Hockey with a Wayzata Beginning
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Davis is in his 13th season playing professionally in Europe. He's played in Sweden, Germany, Austria, and Norway. Before turning pro, Kurt ...
Ep. 15 - Cory Laylin: A Unique Perspective from a Lifetime in Hockey
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Laylin is the Assistant Coach for the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey team. Cory has coached at the D1, D3, Professional, High School,...
Ep. 14 - Judd Stauss: East Grand Forks Hockey Model
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast brings in Judd Stauss this week to discuss youth hockey development. Judd is the Development Coordinator at East Grand Forks Youth Hockey ...
PLAYING FAST #4 - Shortening the Bench?
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pat O'Leary and Ben Monahan join this episode of PLAYING FAST to discuss whether or not it is ever acceptable to shorten the bench in youth hocke...
Ep. 13 - Lambert Brown: Improving the Player Experience
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lambert Brown is the head football coach at Wayzata High School. He also works as an Achievement Specialist within the HS, working with kids each and ...
Ep. 12 - Jake Parenteau: Staying Mindful and Strategies for your Mental Game
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Parenteau joins for this week's episode. Jake grew up in Chisago Lakes, and worked his way through three years of junior hockey to earn a sp...
Ep. 11 - Pat O'Leary: Leading the Wayzata Trojans
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Head coach of the Wayzata High School boys hockey team Pat O'Leary joins the podcast this week! Pat graduated from Armstrong High School in 1998 ...
PLAYING FAST #3 - When Should We Start Working On PP/PK?
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of PLAYING FAST, Pat O'Leary and Ben Monahan join to discuss the proper age we should start working on special teams in youth hoc...
PLAYING FAST #2 - How Many Games Should We Play?
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our second episode of PLAYING FAST we discuss how many games each level of youth hockey should play for optimal development. Ben Monahan joins to prov...
Ep. 10 - Dani Cameranesi: From College Titles to Olympic Gold
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dani Cameranesi joins the podcast this week! Dani won two national titles at the University of Minnesota in 2015 & 2016, and then went on to win a...
Ep. 9 - Danny Heath: Project Hockey and Training at Home
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The IS Hockey Podcast is so lucky to sit down with Danny Heath this week! Danny is the owner of Project Hockey, a guided practice at home training pla...
Ep. 8 - Jordan Leopold: Making the Hard Decisions
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Leopold joins to discuss younger hockey days playing in the Armstrong Hockey Association, making some difficult decisions throughout his hockey...
Ep. 7 - Rick Beckfeld: Founding Individual Skills
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The founder of Individual Skills Clinics joins the podcast this week to discuss the history of I Skills, all about the scouting process, and raising t...
Ep. 6 - Hans Skulstad: Mental Fitness in Hockey
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hans Skulstad, a licensed therapist, joins to discuss how working on your mental game is like hiring a different type of skills coach.Hans brings his ...
PLAYING FAST - When Should We Start Body Checking?
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PLAYING FAST is a new series within The Individual Skills Hockey Podcast that takes 10 minutes to discuss a singular topic. On this episode, we bring ...
Ep. 5 - Brad Podiak: Comparing Girls and Boys Hockey
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wayzata Girls HS Head Coach Brad Podiak sits down with us to chat about his background and upbringing in the Wayzata Community, his new role as the he...
Ep. 4 - Dave Brown: Finding the Balance Between Winning and Development
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Brown is the head boys hockey coach at Rogers High School. He is also the owner of The Base Sports Performance and Minnesota Lakers AAA. He joins...
Ep. 3 - Barry Karn: Skating Technique and the Glide Platform Training Method
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Karn of Karn Skating Dynamics sits down with us to discuss skating technique, the importance of vision, and other topics as well! This is a don&...
Ep. 2 - Pete Samargia: All Things Goalie Development
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with Pete Samargia of Attitude Goaltending to discuss all things goalie development. Pete played HS goalie for Eveleth-Gilbert, and went o...
Ep. 1 - Can you teach hockey sense?
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Monahan joins to discuss all things hockey sense! We discuss strategies to foster an environment where players are developing their hockey sense, ...