Swedish Junior Hockey
A podcast by a Swede, about Swedish Junior Hockey, for the North American listener.
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Episodes
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.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Darryl Wolski with 2112 Hockey Agency and College Hockey Family Advisor (CHFA) has been in the hockey business sin 1985 when he worked as an announcer for the Winnipeg Jets and cheering on Swedish players Thomas Steel and Bengt Lundholm. IN this episode we break down the different junior leagues in Canada and United States and talk about different paths to play junior and college hockey. We also throw in some anecdotes about players, fishing stories and a lot of other interesting discussion points. Enjoy!
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Alex Houston, goaltender for NCAA D1 Canisius College in Buffalo, NY has already racked up an impressive resume at that age of 20. As owner of Midwest Knights and while playing juniors he succeeded in recruiting top players to his summer program and established himself through solid relationships and by being not too far removed from the game himself. He was quickly approached by his junior team Pueblo Bulls to join the staff as Director of Scouting for the new NCDC program in Colorado. In this podcast we talk about his journey and how NCDC looks as well as some angles into Swedish players of course.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Nick DiLisi with 93 Hockey Services and Jacob Dahlin speaks on the topic of being an agent and family advisor for European players in the US and US players playing in Europe.