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3 days ago
Episode 88: Tom Upton. Tom first grew up on Long Island and shared some memories of going to Islander’s games as a kid. He would move to Austin, Texas at 10 years old which was a different hockey experience for him. He would go on to play parts of 4 seasons in the NAHL before deciding to attend D3 Wisconsin Stevens-Point University. He talked about his amazing 4 years there and how he is still close with a group of teammates to this day. One of them is last week’s guest, Anthony Noreen, who b...
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Episode 88: Tom Upton. Tom first grew up on Long Island and shared some memories of going to Islander’s games as a kid. He would move to Austin, Texas at 10 years old which was a different hockey experience for him. He would go on to play parts of 4 seasons in the NAHL before deciding to attend D3 Wisconsin Stevens-Point University. He talked about his amazing 4 years there and how he is still close with a group of teammates to this day. One of them is last week’s guest, Anthony Noreen, who b...
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prohockeypod
Episode 88: Tom Upton
Episode 88: Tom Upton. Tom first grew up on Long Island and shared some memories of going to Islander’s games as a kid. He would move to Austin, Texas at 10 years old which was a different hockey experience for him. He would go on to play parts of 4 seasons in the NAHL before deciding to attend D3 Wisconsin Stevens-Point University. He talked about his amazing 4 years there and how he is still close with a group of teammates to this day. One of them is last week’s guest, Anthony Noreen, who b...
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2 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

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Episode 87: Anthony Noreen
Episode 87: Anthony Noreen. After a little break, the prohockeypod returned this week with Miami of Ohio Head Coach Anthony Noreen. Anthony has been a journey man who coached 16 years in various leagues before getting this NCAA Division 1 job. He grew up in the Chicago area and was immediately integrated into hockey from his father. Anthony would go through Junior hockey before heading off to D3 Wisconsin Stevens-Point. He talked about how he went on a visit with a teammate and fell in love w...
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2 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes

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Episode 86: Marc Langbein
Episode 86: Marc Langbein. It was good to finally have on an agent who I see around the rinks a lot here in Germany, Marc Langbein. Marc grew up in the Bietigheim area in Germany and so began his passion for hockey. Marc cofounded Win-Win Sports Agency back in 2018. On this episode, we talked a lot about the agency business, some things Marc has learned along the way, and as well as the types of clients they look to attract at Win-Win. For me, it was nice to have a look into Marc’s life and t...
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4 months ago
49 minutes

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Episode 85: Damon Whitten
Episode 85: Damon Whitten. Lake Superior State University HC Damon Whitten joined the prohockeypod this week. He started his hockey career as a goalie and played until he was in his Junior year of highschool before switching to forward. It seemed to be an easy transition as Damon would go on to play tier 2 junior hockey in multiple leagues before heading off to Michigan State University. He would spend 4 years there playing alongside the likes of goalie Ryan Miller and forward Shawn Horcoff, ...
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4 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes

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Episode 84: Ben Syer
Episode 84: Ben Syer. Ben grew up in a small town and was drawn to hockey immediately. Coming from a family of teacher’s, Ben knew the act of hard work and earning everything you got. He would go on to play Junior B hockey before attending Western University. After University, Ben would get an opportunity at Quinnipiac University that would change his career path forever. Since this opportunity, Ben has been involved in college hockey for the past 20 + years. He worked 10+ years at Quinnipiac...
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5 months ago
53 minutes

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Episode 83: Stephen Wiedler
Episode 83: Stephen Wiedler. Stephen grew up in the New York area and was naturally a New York Rangers fan. We talked about his funny memories of the Stanley Cup run in 1994 and what it was like to witness it. Stephen would eventually find himself at D3 Elmira College before transferring to University of Southern Maine where he would play 3 seasons and even be captain. After college, Stephen would play 2 years of pro in the SPHL before landing a coaching job at Curry College, coached by TJ Ma...
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5 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes

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Episode 82: Rico Blasi
Episode 82: Rico Blasi. Rico grew up in the Toronto area in an Italian family that knew nothing of ice hockey. He got his introduction on the outdoor rinks in the GTA and this is where he first got the passion for hockey. He was lucky to be coached at a young age by the famous Stan Butler who taught Rico a lot about the game of hockey and different paths available. Rico would go on to attend D1 Miami of Ohio University on a hockey scholarship for 4 years, which was an up and coming program. A...
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5 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

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Episode 81: Frank Serratore
Episode 81: Frank Serratore. We had Army’s HC on in the past so this week it was time for Air Force Academy’s Frank Serratore to join the prohockeypod. The 25/26 season will be Frank’s 29th season at Air Force and we talked about how he has continuously built solid teams over his time there. Frank is from Minnesota, and like me, was a goalie growing up. Our goalie chemistry was instantly there throughout the episode. What can I say, great minds think alike. Frank would go on to play D1 hockey...
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6 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes

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Episode 80: Stefan Decosse
Episode 80: Stefan Decosse. Stefan grew up in the Vancouver area, right around the time the Canucks made their 1994 Stanley Cup final run. This was his first introduction to hockey. He would eventually make the jump to the BCHL before heading to D3 SUNY Geneseo. Funny enough, our teams actually played against each other regularly so we went down memory lane with our school battles and fan sections. Stefan would spend 4 years at Geneseo. He then did what your typical coach does, take years off...
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6 months ago
58 minutes

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Episode 79: Chris MacKenzie
Episode 79: Chris MacKenzie. UConn Women’s hockey coach Chris MacKenzie joined the prohockeypod this week. Chris grew up in Niagara Falls where he played minor hockey before jumping to Junior C and then Junior B. We talked about how him going level by level was good for his development. Ending his junior career with an Ontario championship, Chris took at chance and committed to a brand new D3 school, Niagara University. This new powerhouse was coached by Blaise MacDonald, who would have a big...
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6 months ago
58 minutes

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Episode 78: Garrett Raboin
Episode 78: Garrett Raboin. Garrett grew up with hockey in his veins in the state of Minnesota. His dad, Bruce Raboin, was drafted to the NHL and played pro hockey. So naturally Bruce passed his passion down to his son. Garrett would go on to play NCAA D1 at St. Cloud State University, where he also wore a letter for 3 seasons. After school, Garrett jumped on a plane to begin his pro career in Finland. We talked about his experience playing and living in Finland. After Finland and a brief sto...
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6 months ago
57 minutes

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Episode 77: David Urquhart
Episode 77: David Urquhart. David had a similar upbringing like myself. He grew up in a small town that had a strong tight knit community which rallied around it’s sports teams. For David, this was the Junior B team, the Thorold Blackhawks. David would go on to play for his home town team, as well as the Welland Cougars before heading off to McGill University. He talked about playing for coach Martin Raymond who taught him a lot about leadership and being a student athlete. After wearing a le...
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7 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes

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Episode 76: Luke Esposito
Episode 76: Luke Esposito. Luke comes from quite the bloodline of hockey players. His grandfather Doug Messier played in the WHL-Sr, uncle Paul Messier had a long pro career that included 6 seasons here in Mannheim and of course, his other uncle Mark Messier, whose career and Hall of Fame NHL resume speaks for itself. I first saw Luke play last season when he was in Augsburg and I really liked his game. An undersized player with lots of skill, but he also plays the game the right way and isn’...
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8 months ago
1 hour

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Episode 75: Felix Brückmann
Episode 75: Felix Brückmann. Adler Mannheim goalie Felix Brückmann joined the prohockeypod this week. We talked about Felix growing up with 2 brothers in Freiburg, Germany, who also played hockey, and how he decided to become a goalie. Felix would head to the Jungadler Mannheim program at 16 years old where he would play 2 seasons of U18 and win 1 Championship. After that, his pro career began with 3 seasons for the Heilbronn Falcon in the DEL2 before debuting in the DEL at 21 years old with ...
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8 months ago
56 minutes

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Episode 74: Ian Herbers
Episode 74: Ian Herbers. University of Alberta Head Coach Ian Herbers found some time in his busy schedule to jump on the prohockeypod. Ian grew up playing hockey in Alberta before embarking on a 4 year WHL journey. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers but due to an injury, decided to go the USports route. During his years as a player at U of Alberta, Ian was fortunate to win a championship. He talked about that season and the group of guys, as well as mentioning they just had their 25 anniv...
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9 months ago
59 minutes

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Episode 73: Rob Bentivegna
Episode 73: Rob Bentivegna. Brock University Assistant Coach Rob Bentivegna joined the prohockeypod this week. Rob and I crossed paths often in Burlington, both in hockey arenas and on the softball pitch. Rob played in the Burlington Eagle’s minor hockey system before making the jump to Junior B. Once Rob was done playing, he immediately started running ice sessions as a skill coach. Word travelled fast in the GTA area and soon Rob had players from the NHL, AHL, NCAA, OHL and pro in Europe. I...
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10 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes

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Episode 72: Andrew Dovey
Episode 72: Andrew Dovey. Another fellow Burlington raised hockey player joined the prohockeypod this week. Andrew Dovey didn’t have the usual Canadian hockey path. He didn’t play AAA hockey until his OHL draft year and ended up playing Tier 2 junior until he was 21. We talked about some memories of junior, including going all the way to the Sunderland Cup Finals in his last season. Andrew would go on to D3 Adrian College, where funny enough, we would play against each other 2 times in the pl...
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10 months ago
57 minutes

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Episode 71: TJ Manastersky
Episode 71: TJ Manastersky. Fellow Oswego Alumni and current Head Coach of Brock University, TJ Manastersky, stopped by the prohockeypod this week. TJ grew up in the GTA area and would end up playing 5 years in the OJHL before heading off to D3 SUNY-Oswego. We swapped stories about Oswego, the great community support the team gets, Bridge Street Runs, and some funny memories of the historic Oswego/Plattsburgh rivalry. After College, TJ would play 1 year professionally in the SPHL before trans...
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11 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

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Episode 70: Brian Riley
Episode 70: Brian Riley. Legendary Army Coach Brian Riley doesn’t need any introduction. His resume and the impact he has made at West Point speaks for itself. All the Riley family members are born into the sport of hockey and have no choice but to be involved. Brian was no different. Brian grew up at West Point while his dad was coaching the team and he talked about some memories of him living at the rink. He went on to play at Brown University before transitioning to coaching. He started at...
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11 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

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Episode 69: Jean-François Houle
Episode 69: Jean-François Houle. Quick and sweet interview this week with the Head Coach of Clarkson University Jean-Francois Houle. He only had about 25 minutes to spare so we buzzed through both his playing career and coaching. JF had a unique upbringing since his dad was an NHL player, so immediately he was around the dressing room and hockey was injected into his veins. JF would go on to get drafted to his hometown team the Montreal Canadians (the team his dad played 11 seasons for) and r...
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11 months ago
38 minutes

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Episode 88: Tom Upton. Tom first grew up on Long Island and shared some memories of going to Islander’s games as a kid. He would move to Austin, Texas at 10 years old which was a different hockey experience for him. He would go on to play parts of 4 seasons in the NAHL before deciding to attend D3 Wisconsin Stevens-Point University. He talked about his amazing 4 years there and how he is still close with a group of teammates to this day. One of them is last week’s guest, Anthony Noreen, who b...