This week Topher and Jeff talk with Josh Dunne, current NHL player with the Buffalo Sabres. With the knowledge and experience from his impressive hockey career, Dunne joins us to talk about one of ...
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss a listener's question about dealing with teammates that habitually take bad penalties. What should you do as a coach? What about as a player...
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about Team Canada's and Team USA's rosters for the 2026 Olympics. We discuss building a roster for a shorter tournament and give our thoughts on ...
This week Topher and Jeff talk with Andries de Villiers, founder and CEO of Titan BattleGear. His company is making waves in the hockey community with their innovative cut-resistant base layers and...
With the boys on holiday break, we pieced together our 5 best Short Shifts episodes from 2025. From all of us at the Hockey Think Tank, we wish you a Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about: ...
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph and Vechs bring on JP Buckley, the VP of Sales & Business Development for Helios Hockey. Buckley joins us to talk about all of the awesome new features H...
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about the reasons behind USA winning World Juniors for the last two years and how they are going for a three-peat this year. Listen for the 3 key...
This week Topher and Jeff fly solo to talk about the state of youth hockey. We get so many messages from parents, coaches, and players; so we thought what better way to close out 2025 than to addre...
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss a listener's question about supporting your player through an injury. Maybe this is the first time they are experiencing an injury, or maybe...
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about a topic one of the coaches in our HTT Coaching Mentorship group brought up: demystifying the Constraints Led Approach. What is it and how d...
This week Topher and Jeff talk with Jacob “JJ” Howland, USMC Vet and wrestling coach. With over half a million followers on Instagram, Howland inspires athletes of all sports to be the best version...
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss a listener's question about making a career out of coaching full time. Maybe you don’t have the confidence, maybe you don’t have high-level ...
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about a topic one of our listeners submitted: adding versatility to your game by improving your “B Game.” We talk about how to make yourself more...
This week Topher and Jeff fly solo to talk about a huge thing hockey players, and athletes alike, struggle with: confidence. Listen for the 5 things you should do every day to build your confidence...
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss a listener's question about splitting games for goalies when there is a skill discrepancy, but both pay the same amount of money to play. Sh...
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about what you should do when you are down a couple goals and are heading into the third period. How do you handle trailing and should you change...
On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on hockey development pioneer who works with some of the top names in the game, Darryl Belfry. Darryl's client list includes the likes of ...
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss a marketing flyer we shared to our socials. The flyer is from a Toronto club advertising a 2021 birth year identification skate that is open...
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Vechs wants to talk about the car ride home for coaches. We talk a lot about what parents should say to their kids on the way home from the rink; but coaches, what ...
This week Topher and Jeff talk with Bobby Scott, Toph’s dad. As a former D1 hockey player and someone who has been around youth hockey for years, Scott joins us to share his wealth of knowledge reg...
