242 episodes

The Hockey Think Tank Podcast brings incredible stories, interviews, and great perspective from some of the top hockey minds in the game. Hosted by Topher Scott & Jeff LoVecchio, our podcast will educate and inspire all those that love the game! For all the players, coaches, and hockey parents out there...make this your Go-To show on your way to the rink!

The Hockey Think Tank Podcast thehockeythinktank

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    • 4.9 • 409 Ratings

The Hockey Think Tank Podcast brings incredible stories, interviews, and great perspective from some of the top hockey minds in the game. Hosted by Topher Scott & Jeff LoVecchio, our podcast will educate and inspire all those that love the game! For all the players, coaches, and hockey parents out there...make this your Go-To show on your way to the rink!

    SHORT SHIFTS - MIKE BABCOCK FIRING

    SHORT SHIFTS - MIKE BABCOCK FIRING

    On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Vechs asks Toph about a HOT topic in the hockey world - Mike Babcock’s firing. Everyone has an opinion - including our guys!
    TEN MINUTES ON THE CLOCK STARTING NOW!
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    • 11 min
    SHORT SHIFTS - DOGGING IT

    SHORT SHIFTS - DOGGING IT

    On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph’s topic is from a listener who wants to know how a coach should handle players who start dogging it after making a team.
    TEN MINUTES ON THE CLOCK STARTING NOW!
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    • 11 min
    Episode 278 - Jimmy & Rutger McGroarty

    Episode 278 - Jimmy & Rutger McGroarty

    On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, Jeff and Topher welcome the father-son dynamic duo, Jimmy & Rutger McGroarty! Jimmy coached our very own Vechs in juniors and is currently the GM for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL). His son, Rutger, played for the USNTDP, was a first-round draft pick for the Winnipeg Jets, and is entering his sophomore year for the University of Michigan.
    In this episode we discuss:
    — The impact that coaches can have in players’ lives
    — The story of Rutger’s NHL draft experience from both of their perspectives
    — What strong leadership looks like
    — What it was like for Rutger growing up around high level players, and then putting in the work to reach the national team (where he says the REAL work started)
    AND SO MUCH MORE!
    Thank you to our sponsors GelStx, Train-Heroic, CuredNutrition, Helios Hockey, and IceHockeySystems.com. And thank you to our AMAZING LISTENERS; We appreciate every listen, download, comment, rating and share on your social sites!
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    • 1 hr 29 min
    SHORT SHIFTS - HOW TO TALK TO REFS

    SHORT SHIFTS - HOW TO TALK TO REFS

    On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Jeff’s topic is: How to talk to refs. The shortage of officials in every youth sport is a crisis, and part of the problem is the culture surrounding their treatment in games. Are they always right, and always good? No. But neither are we - and the example we set during the challenging games is critical to team energy and success.
    TEN MINUTES ON THE CLOCK STARTING NOW!
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    • 11 min
    SHORT SHIFTS - BREAKAWAYS

    SHORT SHIFTS - BREAKAWAYS

    On this SHORT SHIFTS episode, Topher wants to talk about BREAKAWAYS and Vechs is here for it! Successful breakaways and shootout moves, including tips to increase your chances of scoring. TEN MINUTES ON THE CLOCK STARTING NOW!
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    • 11 min
    Episode 277 - Gavin McHale

    Episode 277 - Gavin McHale

    On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on performance coach Gavin McHale! Gavin grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba where as a goalie he played up through junior hockey before becoming a highly successful performance coach working with many entrepreneurs.
    The guys had a great talk with Gavin hitting things like:
    Can you use anxiety for good?
    What are the commonalities of high achievers?
    How can you best set goals for success?
    Much More!!
    Thank you to our sponsors GelStx, Train-Heroic, CuredNutrition, Helios Hockey, and IceHockeySystems.com. And thank you to our AMAZING LISTENERS; We appreciate every listen, download, comment, rating, and share on your social sites!
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    • 1 hr 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
409 Ratings

409 Ratings

Jeff_Jefe ,

Valuable and entertaining

As a player and youth coach, this is a great resource. Love the energy from the hosts!

Hockey201019 ,

Guest idea

Hello I am a young hockey player and I would like to submit a guest idea. I think you should have Conner Bedard. Because of his talent and this being his draft year.

Plass2 ,

Great stuff

This is awesome content! Everyone needs to listen too this.

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