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 .

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