I wrote a feature for EPRinkside about Jake Sanderson, captain of Team USA at the US National Team Development Program and the highest rated American player for the 2020 NHL Draft. In the feature, you’ll learn what makes him so special as a player and how he’s looking to set himself apart from his father Geoff Sanderson, who played 1104 games over 17 seasons and notched 700 points in his NHL career.My interview with Jake was nearly 20 minutes long and we discussed everything from growing up...

I had a chat with Tomas Monten, head coach of Sweden's national junior team at the U20 Four Nations Cup in early November. We talked about his journey to becoming the head coach of Sweden’s national junior team, what his schedule looks like throughout the year, the challenges of navigating this full time position, the importance of their many international tournaments throughout the year, not only for player evaluation, but player development as well, the impact of more and more Swedish...

At the U20 Four Nations Cup in November, I had the opportunity to chat with Patrick Elias who was just dipping his toe into the coaching waters last year, but seems ready to dive right on into those waters at this point as he is now in his second season as an assistant coach for the Czech national junior team and working as a consultant for the New Devils. In this interview, you’ll learn how he got into coaching, what he learned from last year’s WJC, what he’s doing with the New Jersey...

I had the chance to sit down with Scott Sandelin, head coach of the two-time defending national champions Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and Team USA at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship. We talked about a lot of different topics including how college hockey has evolved over the years, the changing recruiting landscape, what he looks for in his players and how he builds his teams, the past two national championship runs and what it will take for UMD to go for a three-peat and some players to...

I had the chance to chat with Greg Powers, head coach of Arizona State University, about how he got the job, the challenges they've faced, their first trip to the NCAA tournament in only their third season as a Division I program, an update on their new on-campus arena what that means for a conference announcement, the potential for a PAC12 conference, their trip to China this summer, new volunteer goalie coach, and what to expect from this year's team. This interview is jam packed with...

Sharing my thoughts on prospects for the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and New York Islanders based on what I know about these players and what I saw during various preseason games. - Why Ty Smith didn't make the Devils and the specifics about why he can't be assigned to Binghamton- Why I think Joel Farabee will benefit from a full year in the AHL- What the biggest challenge will be for Adam Fox as he makes his NHL debut- Why I think Kieffer Bellows still has work...

Who are you?How did you get interested in hockey?What are your qualifications?How did you get this job?I am asked these questions - among others - all the time and in this debut episode of Not Your Normal Hockey Podcast, you'll find out the answers to these questions and learn more about me that you ever really wanted to know.

Tune in to find out what you can expect from this podcast...