Swedish Junior Hockey
A podcast by a Swede, about Swedish Junior Hockey, for the North American listener.
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Episodes
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Wouter Hazebroek from Holland now lives in Falkenberg on the West Coast of Sweden. He is the developer of Hockeygymnasium.se website that gives detailed information about everything on Hockey Academy Gymnasium 9-12th grade in Sweden. In this episode we discuss the differences between NIU and LIU, next year's age group 2007 will be be selected and how SIHF supports and pushes the development of hockey at the youth level.
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Johan Eriksson with Avenue Sports Management in Muskoka, ON Canada returns for a second appearance on the podcast to give the Swedish player the detailed information on how to make the transition from Swedish Junior Hockey to US and Canadian Juniors and College.
In this episode we break down the different levels of junior hockey in US and Canada as well as the detailed import rules and restrictions for college. The idea is to give the Swedish player the details they need if they are interested in making the jump across the Atlantic.
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Henry Acres from BC, Canada played juniors in the BCHL and eventually found himself on a worldwide journey in Australia, Norway and Sweden playing at variety of levels. A visit to the local bank in a small town in Northern Sweden changed the path where he met his future wife. Henry is a coach, mentor, administrator and teacher and uses his platform to form relationships with players in Canada and Sweden.
In this episode we talk about common friends but mostly compare Sweden's juniors and systems with Canada and most of all have a good time.
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Alfonso Acevedo with roots in El Salvador grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and his interest and love for hockey has provided a path through various online publications to now being the European Scout for Recruitscouting.com covering Sweden and Finland.
In this episode we talk about the recent world juniors and his view on the Swedish players and also the upcoming draft.
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Jacob Rhodin - big scorer from Karlstad, Sweden via hockey gymnasium and juniors in Leksand sought a restart in the Canadian junior leagues and have found his own path with the goal of playing college hockey in the US. Jacob shares his experience and challenges along the journey, how to get cut and persevere, how to compete with fellow draft picks and finding his own path and success.
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Mike Bloome is the Director of Player Personnel with Lone Star Brahmas in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). IN this episode we break down the steps for being noticed by scouts and GM's in the NAHL, how the rules work for transfers and imports as well as how NAHL teams recruit and eventually sign players to their roster.
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Larissa Mills from London, Ontario, CAN grew up as a multi sport athlete and earned her education in education with a focus on behavioral management. Today, she spends her time helping athletes, families and individual focusing on the mental game and wellness.
In this episode we dive into the need to work on the mental game and how to separate yourself as an athlete, individual, coach or organization by a strategic approach to mental wellness. We talk about the pit falls of the digital age and the difference between those who "win" in the mental game and its impact on performance.
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Urban Omark is the first returning guest on the Swedish Jr Hockey Podcast. We dive right into the strengths and weaknesses about the Swedish Junior Hockey system, how different clubs have it and compare Swedish clubs internally as well as vs. National Development Program in the US. Urban speaks from experience from working with some of the best athletes in the northern Swedish area in Orkoldsvik and MODO Hockey.