The Hockey Strength Podcast

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we talk with the host of the Impact Show, Jim Kielbaso, about the effect a coach can have on the life of an athlete. We also get to help break some big news for Jim, so stick around til the end of the show! 

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, we talk with Director of Sports Performance at the University of Loiusville, Teena Murray about profiling strength parameters to predict hockey performance (or potential) and the Performance C.O.D.E. she uses with her team at Louisville. To check out the PDF of Teena's presentation at the Perform Better Summit in Chicago this past summer, head to hockeystrengthandconditioning.com and download it. 

On this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, Precision Nutrition's Director of Performance Nutrition, Brian St. Pierre joins us to talk about the unique nutritional needs of hockey player, game day nutrition, and how to eat between tournament games. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.