Swedish Junior Hockey
A podcast by a Swede, about Swedish Junior Hockey, for the North American listener.
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13 hours ago
13 hours ago
Dag Wenstrom is one of the most experience high level skills and off ice coaches in Sweden and the rest of the hockey world. He has run Swetec Hockey for about 25 years. In this episode we dig deep of how specialized and focused training care create success and how not to be average, a problem that somewhat exist in Swedish hockey today.
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Tommy Enroth and his two brothers Mattias and Jonas grew up playing hockey and other sports in Stockholm. In this episode we discuss how the influence of his dad, neighborhood competition and the fun of hockey set them up for success. We also talk about earning a university degree while playing and how this is a problem in Swedish hockey.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Jarno Pikkarainen is the new J18 Region coach in VIK Hockey Vasteras and we talk in this episode about the recruitment of players from U16 to hockey gymnasium and NIU and how J18 Region is a super tough league in the Swedish Junior System.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
In this episode, Jesper Eriksson and I speak about the move from Stockholm to play for one of the best junior teams in Sweden, the competition and the decision to move to Canada to play for Bradford Rattlers in the GMJHL and bringing home the championship this past season.
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Sean Werth, the GM for Canadian Junior A Bradford Rattlers in the GMHL and Jacob Dahlin talks about the recent success after the championship season in the GMHL. Canadian Junior Hockey and also the Eliteprospects showcase tournament and off season training program that Sean has been a part of the past 8 seasons.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
James Reason, CEO of TargetAid and Board member of Varmdo Hockey and I speak about youth and junior hockey in the Stockholm, Sweden Region and how it is a breading ground for top talent but also breadth. We talk about lessons learned from an administration standpoint and how it correlate with Swedish Hockey philosophy. We also talk about the TargetAid fundraising platform that his company partners with sports organizations and provides a good alternative to selling toilet paper?!
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Glenn Hefferan and Jacob Dahlin sit down and go in depth (sorry for the length) in USA hockey and do a deep dive into what the numbers are telling us where D1 commits are coming from in USA Hockey.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Anny and Mange Safstrom are partners in life but also have a common goal in helping athletes with both skill development and injury prevention. They together run Skills & Prehab for individuals and teams involved in mainly hockey but also figure skating in the southern part of Sweden.