InGoal Radio Podcast

In this episode presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we talk with NHL Goaltender turned Broadcaster Marc Denis - world junior Champion who in one season played 77 games (!) for the Columbus Blue Jackets - quite the contrast to today where we place so much importance on tandems. Kevin also chats with Carey Price in the locker room on a variety of topics from practice habits, playing on instinct in games and his mental approach. Cam brings us a goalie-parent focused edition of Questions for Cam - but there's still some nuggets in there for goaltenders of all ages as well.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we're joined by the man we call the Godfather of Swedish Goaltending, Thomas Magnusson, @magnussonth, who is the Head of Goaltending for the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation. While goaltending coaching is ubiquitous in top teams now, he was the first in the Swedish Pro leagues, even pre-dating Francois Allaire in the NHL. Magnusson led the charge as Sweden remade their program with the key strategy of coaching the coaches and continues down this path with 250 certified coaches now and a regular program of professional development to support them. We also spoke at length about recent research in Sweden into hip and groin injuries in goaltending and some potential practice and equipment changes to help mitigate this growing problem in goaltenders. For our gear segment, we bring you another first, as the man known as The Goalie Gear Nerd on social media @GoalieGearNerd - Mr. Nerd to us - stopped in for a chat about trends in goalie gear this year and next. He's got one of the widest networks in the game and we couldn't think of anyone who would be better to close out 2019 with to talk gear.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports ,  we have a lengthy interview with one of the finest women's goaltenders in the world - Noora Räty of Finland, now playing professionally for Kunlun Red Star in China. Her National Team career began at 15, the Olympics at 16, she has an remarkable NCAA record, including an undefeated senior season with a .956 save %, and has been playing for Kunlun since 2017.  Like all the pros we meet, Räty shares her story of beginning in net and her development into a pro. She also gives us her thoughts on the challenges facing the women's professional game today. There's no Uber in Vancouver but Kevin Woodley is quickly becoming the "Uber for Goalies" as we're beginning to think he chauffeurs every NHL pro in town around in his car. This week Freddie Andersen hopped in with Woody and had a chat that we'll all enjoy. There's lots more from the goalie world including small cameos from Tim Thomas and Carey Price, talk of lacrosse goals, and a scary scene in the Ontario Hockey League. For our gear segment, our Ask Cam was so popular last week that it returns, rebranded with a slightly less awkward name, thanks to InGoal listener Alan Nosworthy, as Questions for Cam. They talk about helmets - do you really have to buy the top of the line? are there options? Fitting gloves as minor hockey goalies grow - or if you're a tiny-handed adult like Hutch - and things get a bit personal as one reader asks how many cups Cam wears on the ice! You might be surprised to hear how many....

In Episode 47 of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports Kevin takes Carter Hutton of the Buffalo Sabres for a ride through the streets of Vancouver to talk about his career, his gear, the mental side of the game and more. For our gear segment, Kevin lets you know what it's like to call the Shop for advice when he debuts the new segment "Ask Cam" where Kevin brings our listeners' questions (and a new "jingle") to Cam. Boot straps, stick sizing, securing your knee pads - the experts at the Shop can help you, just as Cam did this week!

In Episode 47 of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports Kevin takes Carter Hutton of the Buffalo Sabres for a ride through the streets of Vancouver to talk about his career, his gear, the mental side of the game and more. For our gear segment, Kevin lets you know what it's like to call the Shop for advice when he debuts the new segment "Ask Cam" where Kevin brings our listeners' questions (and a new "jingle") to Cam. Boot straps, stick sizing, securing your knee pads - the experts at the Shop can help you, just as Cam did this week!

In Episode 47 of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports Kevin takes Carter Hutton of the Buffalo Sabres for a ride through the streets of Vancouver to talk about his career, his gear, the mental side of the game and more. For our gear segment, Kevin lets you know what it's like to call the Shop for advice when he debuts the new segment "Ask Cam" where Kevin brings our listeners' questions (and a new "jingle") to Cam. Boot straps, stick sizing, securing your knee pads - the experts at the Shop can help you, just as Cam did this week!

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with Michael Garteig, who went from Canucks prospect out of college, to winning an ECHL Kelly Cup Championship with the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate last season, to tearing it up with Tappara in Liiga, Finland’s top professional league, this season. Garteig shared plenty of great stories about his transition to playing in Finland, some of the unique differences in the Finnish approach working with Tappara’s goaltending coach Aki Näykki, who is a long-time coach and friend of Nashville Predators star Pekka Rinne (and we hope will forgive us for butchering the pronunciation of his name throughout), as well his college career with Quinnipiac University, the decision to sign with his home province Canucks when it ended, and why it’s important to pack more than a duffle bag when you get called up to the NHL on short notice. In the gear segment, we connect with Cam at the Hockey Shop again for some Christmas gift ideas for the hard-to-please goalie on your list — December just started, but make sure you listen to this segment so you don’t miss any of Cam’s suggestions, or their shipping deadlines in order to get your gear in time to be wrapped and under the tree on Christmas.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with recently retired former New York Rangers goaltender Mackenzie Skapski, who shares some fascinating stories from a career that ended with a .978 save percentage in the NHL and some compelling lessons on how hard it can be to truly understand your own game. Skapski is continuing to work with goalies through his new company, Assertion Goaltending, founded along with Rangers development coach Jeff Malcolm, and shares some insightful tips on the lessons he learned late in his career about identifying and sticking to your foundation as a goaltender. Their new program, which contains a strong video analysis component and principles from Rangers goaltending guru Benoit Allaire, hopes to change that side of the goaltending development model so other goalies don’t have to wait until the end of their career to really understand what makes them good and how to repeat it. In the gear segment, we connect with Cam at the Hockey Shop again or a preview of their massive Black Friday Sale, which is kind of like a floater from the point: No goalie will want to miss these deals.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with former NHL goaltender and current New York Rangers TV analyst Steven Valiquette, who is also the CEO of Clear Sight Analytics, a company that is changing how we measure shot quality in the NHL, including playing an active role in helping the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup. Our conversation with Valiquette is long and fascinating, and touches on everything from almost having his career end in junior because of a house party, to figuring out things on his own as a young pro without any goalie coaching help, to the impact of, and specific lessons from, current Anaheim Ducks goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj and New York Rangers goalie coaching legend Benoit Allaire. Valiquette talks about playing with, and now analyzing Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist, which leads us into a fascinating conversation about properly measuring goalie performance with Clear Sight Analytics, and a few surprises as he shares some of their proprietary numbers so far this season, and how coaches can use that data to help their goaltenders, or in the case of the Capitals, exploit others by changing how they attack. In the gear segment, we give Cam at the Hockey Shop the week off as he prepares the store for a massive Black Friday Sale (more specific details on what’s available next week), and use the time to catch up instead with Adam Micheletti, vice president of hockey for Vizual Edge, the web-based vision training program that Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart told us about using regularly in Episode 39.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Pekka Rinne and his former Nashville Predators playing partner Chris Mason, who is back with the team as a broadcaster and still as entertaining and passionate about puck stopping as he was during an 18-year pro career that included 317 NHL games, gold and silver medals with Canada at the World Championships, a championship in Norway, and some of the best gear and mask art the NHL has ever seen. Our conversation with the two Predators icons includes everything from how Pesapola (Finnish baseball) helped forge an incredible glove hand for the late-blooming Rinne, the role that famous goalie whisperer Mitch Korn played in the development path of both guys, how Mason read shots off the blades of opposing forwards, and lots more insights every goalie will appreciate and relate to. In the gear segment, we catch up with Cam back at the Hockey Shop to talk about Goalie Bloc, small rubber band with a thick protective layer that wraps around your stick to help protect the index finger from shots that ride up the paddle. It’s a relatively new product that was only recently approved for use in NHL games, and seems like a no-brainer in terms of mitigating injuries risk, especially in practice.

In Episode 42 of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with Calder Trophy winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft. From the Boston Bruins to the Toronto Maple Leafs, being traded for Tuukka Rask to working with him now as part of the broadcast team at NESN, Raycroft shared some great insights on everything from breaking into the NHL at a young age, to playing with his boyhood idol Felix Potvin, to how a year with Ian Clark and the Vancouver Canucks revitalized his career — but not how you might think. Speaking of Rask, we also caught up with Jake Allen of the St. Louis Blues, who shared a previously untold story about how his impersonation of the Bruins No.1 was used to help win the Stanley Cup. In the gear segment, we give Cam a break at the Hockey Shop and instead check in with Adam Gans, the director of innovation at CCM, and goaltender and a mechanical engineer with composites who has more than been specializing in sticks for 20 years, for a fascinating discussion about the recent evolution of composite goaltending sticks, and where they are headed next.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we sit down with three-time Stanley Cup champion Andy Moog. He won his cups with the legendary Oiler's teams of the 80s, took the Bruins to the Finals and shared a Jennings in Boston as well. In between he...well, see for yourself how he was forced to suit up for the 1988 Calgary Olympics. We've known that Andy was that guy who wore the iTech bubble but it was still incredible to hear it from Moog himself exactly what made it happen. Moog was a fascinating person to chat with about the modern game, his approach to coaching goaltenders at the Okanagan Hockey Academy and with the WHL Portland Winterhawks and how many of the assets he brought to his own style of goaltending are becoming increasingly important today. This episode is released the day before Brian's new Optik 2 is released at retail. Cam and Woody look at the features and changes in the new gear. Once you've had a listen, head over to our review of the Optik 2 - we've been testing it for several weeks now and as you might expect, we were impressed.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports , we sit down with three-time Stanley Cup champion Chris Osgood for a lengthy chat that includes insights on everything from scoring a goal, to playing for Scotty Bowman and Kenny Holland, to with Dominik Hasek, fighting Patrick Roy, and why he was the last goalie to wear the helmet and cage combo. You won't believe the answer to that last one, and you won't want to miss his thoughts on being asked by Mike Babcock to hold a clipboard and scout face-offs as the backup late in his career with the Red Wings. Now a Detroit broadcaster and youth coach, it says here Osgood should have been in the Hall of Fame long before now for a career that includes 401 NHL wins, but for now we'll happily settle for this Hall of Fame interview with him. We take a break from the Hockey Shop for the gear segment this week, but not from Cam, who instead grabs Bauer's Spencer Freer to take us behind the scenes from Bauer World at a secret location in Miami, an annual gathering of top retailers that has become known as the Stark Expo of the goalie world.

In this Episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we sit down with Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart for a lengthy chat that includes several never-before-heard stories, anecdotes and tips from the impressive 21-year-old puck stopper. From changing his stretching routine, to being cut from his local AAA team at age 15 despite almost making the WHL shortly before, Hart opens up about the mental tools he has developed with help from his Sports Psychologist John Stevenson, sharing some of the drills that helped him make the jump from Jr to the AHL to the NHL last season, and some of the tips and programs he still uses today. It's hard not to be impressed with Hart's approach, and willingness to share several tips we know goalies and goalie parents will be able to use themselves this season. Back at the Hockey Shop with Cam for the gear segment, we look at three options to help keep your equipment stink- and bacteria-free, and give you the chance to save 20% when you stock up on sports spray using the #InGoal20 code at TheHockeyShop.com The boys also break down their answers to an informal poll that you are invited to join in on - so hop on over to InGoalMag.com to share your thoughts.

In this episode of InGoal Radio presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports we speak with former NHL goaltender, Olympian, broadcaster and mental health advocate Corey Hirsch. Kevin and Cam look at Masks and mask parts in our gear segment.