Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew discuss recent happenings in the Youth and Junior Hockey world!

The guys then dive into their interview with Adam Houli, the GM/Head Coach/ Co-Owner for the New Jersey 87s. Houli and the crew get into a long discussion about USA Hockey's Atlantic District and hockey in New Jersey, including the Pros and Cons and recent changes in the mid-Atlantic landscape. He also discusses with Trevor and Andrew what amateur Hockey looks like and things he'd like to see change for the betterment of the player experience. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• Gym Class
• "I'm a Hockey Director" and some of the hockey-related videos swirling around the Twitter Universe
• Player Releases
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a long discussion about modern players and playing for good coaches who can teach you life skills.

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew discuss their season start in both the Youth and Junior Hockey world as well as much, much, more about the current state of Jr hockey!

The guys then dive into their interview with Joey Recktenwald, the GM/Head Coach/ Owner for the Columbus Mavericks of the USPHL. Recktenwald, lays out how following Columbus' difficult season last year, how he was able to build and recruit a team that has started the season so strong and with so much optimism. He discusses with Trevor and Andrew also what the future of Jr Hockey looks like for teams and organizations at the EHL/ USPHL level, and how new the leadership in the USPHL has greatly affected the performance of the league. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• Neck guard stories
• The potential impact of the CHL on US Jr Hockey
• Early results in NCDC Free vs NCDC Pay to Play
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with season predictions from Coach Trevor and Coach Trimble regarding their favorite NHL franchises, the Chicago Blackhawks and the New Jersey Devils .

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

Follow the guys on Twitter-

@AndrewTrimble7

@TDC_Hockey

@TheHockeyFocus

Also, sign up for Coach Trimble's Daily Hockey Newsletter:

https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew return from a break in August to discuss recent happenings and the start of the 2024-25 Hockey season!

They dive into several topics but focus much of the episode on preparation for the 2024-25 season. What are some of the challenges you face as a coach? As an administrator in a program? How can you develop a road map for your teams and what are some challenges you face from parents, players and more. How can you best navigate these difficulties? Other topics the guys discuss are:

• USA Hockey's mandates and challenges programs face regarding practice-to-game ratios
• Season Planning and mapping out the curriculum for your teams
• 2024-25 Resolutions
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a trivia contest from Coach Trevor with winners getting a copy of Coach Trimble's New Book "The Hockey Planner".

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

Follow the guys on Twitter-

@AndrewTrimble7

@TDC_Hockey

@TheHockeyFocus