The Hockey Strength Podcast

Coach B is currently the Associate Athletic Director/Director of Athletic Performance at Quinnipiac University where he works primarily with Men's and Women's Basketball and Hockey, winning a national championship with Men's Hockey. Coach B has been in this field for over 20 years and offers a wealth of knowledge in practically every domain. In this episode, our main focus is on ho

This is a special episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast. David speaks with the NEXT host and head honcho of the podcast and SCAPH website, Pat Dugan. Pat is the Head Performance Coach of the Providence Bruins, the AHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins. He brings a wealth of enthusiasm, in-the-trenches knowledge, and a chocolate lab to the show.We're super excited for the next chapter

About Joe:Joe Meloni is currently the Head Strength Coach for the US National Team Development Program. After starting his career in the private sector at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, he spent time working in AAA and the USHL before starting his position with NTDP. In the summers, he works as a performance coach at GVN Performance where he works with elite professional, co

Chad Drummond, the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Edmonton Oilers, joins the show. Links: Thinking Outside the kBox: Holistic Eccentric Training for Hockey Players The High-Performance Hockey Podcast with Chad Drummond For more, head to the official website of SCAPH, prohockeystrength.com

In this episode of the hockey strength podcast, David is Joined by Paul Valukas from the University of Wisconsin. Paul opens up the show by discussing how a unique experience in Patagonia taught him about leadership and solidified his love for strength and conditioning. He then dives deep into his time at the University of Denver, where he truly learned that gym layout, appropriate

In this episode of the Hockey Strength Podcast, David interviews Anthony Donskov. Anthony is the owner of Donskov Strength and Conditioning (DSC) in Columbus, Ohio, the author of several books, a published researcher with a Ph.D, and now, the host of the The High Performance Hockey Podcast. In this episode, David and Anthony use the question ‘what is science’ as the foundation

On this episode of the hockey strength podcast, David is joined by the strength coach, author, and pioneer in the S&C space (and one of the first ever NHL strength coaches), Peter Twist. Coach Twist shares his climb from graduate student to the NHL, discussing some of his unconventional mentors, and ow they helped him develop his own perspectives on leadership, athletic development

In this episode, David is joined by Stephane Gervais from the Laval Rocket (Montreal Canadiens, AHL). Stephane and David discuss Stephane's experiences in Europe, and how speaking French has helped him as a coach, especially in the unique market of professional hockey in Quebec. He then discusses the various challenges he faced during his first year as a head strength coach in the

In this episode, David chats with Tim Lebbossiere, the Assistant Performance Coach for the Boston Bruins. Tim and David open the podcast by touching on Tim's recent promotion to the big club, and expands on the differences between the AHL and NHL. David then shifts the conversation to Tim's recent Instagram posts outlining his thoughts on ankle and lower leg training for hockey pla

In this episode, David Rosales and Mike Potenza are joined by Devan McConnell, the High Performance Director of the Arizona Coyotes. Devan opens the discussion by expanding on his article where he outlined his warm-up protocol for goalies, touching on how he thinks about goalie training more broadly. Then, they discuss how Devan's overall coaching philosophy and how it evolved, fro