The Hockey Strength Podcast

The Birth of "Blues Juice" and High Performance Teams with Nelson Ayotte

In this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we chat with Nelson Ayotte who has just accepted the position of High Performance Consultant with the Columbus Blue Jackets. We will talk to Coach Ayotte about his supplement company Genethix, and about the role of a High Performance Consultant.

Nightingale and Douglas on Different Nations with Similar Training and Co-Authoring a Book

On the first multi-national episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we talk with English Ice Hockey's Steve Nightingale and Hockey Canada's Adam Douglas about the book chapter they have co-authored, and about the realities of working with players at the national level. 

4 Pillars of Hockey Performance with Anthony Morando

On this episode, Anthony Morando, Performance Manager at Altru Sports Advantage powered by EXOS joins us to talk about working with EXOS, and the 4 Pillars for a hockey player.

Hockey Strength Podcast #40- Bill Knowles on Reconditioning vs Rehab

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast we speak with Bill Knowles, a reconditioning expert at HP Sports. In this episode we talk about why rehab isn't adequate, why we need to rethink our return-to-play protocols, and what makes reconditioning different than rehab.

Hockey Strength Podcast #39- Ben Velazquez and getting proactive with concussions

On the 39th episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we are talking concussions with the President of Grey Matters Sports Group, Ben Velazquez.  Based out of NYC Ben and his team are taking a proactive approach to treating concussions, and today we talk about the mechanical mechanisms of these brain injuries. 

Hockey Strength Podcast #38- Mike Potenza on the Sharks in the playoffs and SCAPH

The San Jose Sharks' strength coach Mike Potenza tells us about what he's doing with the Sharks to stay strong throughout this playoff run, and also talks about the SCAPH meetings in Nashville this June. 

Hockey Strength Podcast #37- Mark Poolman and North Dakota Winning with the Basics

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, I talk with the newest NCAA Champion, Mark Poolman from the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. We get into the perks of his dual role as the ATC and strength coach for the team, and how sticking with the basics has paid off.

Hockey Strength Podcast #36- Anthony Donskov and 21st Century Periodization

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, Anthony Donskov, founder of Donskov Strength and Conditioning in Columbus, Ohio offers new ways to improve the science of periodization, and how to adapt individual workouts in a team setting. 

Hockey Strength Podcast #35: Devan McConnell on Monitoring Everyone Can Use

Today we're talking to Great Lakes Hockey Strength and Conditioning Clinic presenter and HSC.com partner Devan McConnell about his presentation for the upcoming clinic. Monitoring for the Masses is about what systems he uses at UMass Lowell, and what we can all use to gather data, whether you have a big time budget or none at all.

Hockey Strength Podcast Episode 34- Dave Cencer and Should We Train Goalies Differently?

Great Lakes Clinic presenter Dave Cencer from Ferris State University tackles the question about how to train the goalies.