Glass & Out

"We, us, and our." Those are the three key words that University of North Dakota head coach Brad Berry tries to instil in every team he leads. It's created a strong culture for UND - on and off the ice. Berry has coached the Fighting Hawks for 14 years and is currently in his fourth season as head coach. In his first season at the helm in 2016, he helped North Dakota capture its first national championship in 16 years, becoming the first coach in NCAA history to do so in his inaugural campaign. The 54-year-old native of Bashaw, Alberta also oversaw a program-record 22 student-athletes named to the NCHC All-Academic team during the 2016-2017 season. Year-after-year, the program and its players continue to thrive under his watch. In this week's episode of the Glass & Out Podcast, Berry explains how he's created a successful culture that has already produced NHL stars like Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, and Nick Schmaltz.

Any successful coach will tell you their path faced many obstacles and led them to places they didn’t expect to be. Vancouver Giants head coach Michael Dyck is no exception. After 13 seasons in the WHL, which included an appearance in the league finals while the head coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes in 2008, Dyck was found jobless one year later. Seen by many as a rising coaching star, he decided to step away from his coaching career and focus on his family. Nine years later, Dyck would receive a second chance in the Dub with the Vancouver Giants. He made an instant impact, leading the Giants to within one win of the 2019 WHL championship. The 51-year-old now appears back on track to a future job in the pros. So what did he learn from the nine-year WHL head coaching hiatus and how has he brought a winning culture back to the Giants? Find out in this week’s episode of the Glass & Out Podcast!

There are few women in hockey as decorated as Cammi Granato. From becoming one of the first women to be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, the USA Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Hockey Hall of Fame, to Gold medals and numerous awards with USA Hockey, she's done it all. You can now add the first female Pro Scout in NHL history to her never-ending list of accomplishments. Needless to say, she is truly a legend in women's hockey and sports in general. Granato joins the GAO Podcast this week to discuss her new position with the incoming NHL franchise in Seattle and her historic career with USA Hockey.

We're back for our third season! It's only right that we kick things off with a familiar face to the Glass and Out Podcast: Former GAO Co-Host and The Coaches Site Editor in Chief, Kelvin Cech! Kelvin has moved on to become the Head Coach of the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. As a first time bench boss in hockey-mad, small town Manitoba, he's been experiencing many firsts: First training camp, first time making a recruiting call, first time trading a player, etc. How has he been adjusting? Find out in the season's first episode of the Glass & Out Podcast!

It's not every day you get a front row seat to learn about the inner workings of hockey's best team.* *Well, best regular season team. The Tampa Lightning had a season for the ages and looked ready to go on a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where only the cup itself would represent true success. But that run was derailed early by a feisty Columbus Blue Jackets squad that wasn't paying attention to the standings in the regular season. What went wrong? And how do the Lightning improve for next year? Find out from Lightning Assistant Coach Derek Lalonde in the season's final episode of Glass & Out.

Friend of the Coaches Site and current Winnipeg Jets Associate Coach Jamie Kompon dropped by the Glass & Out podcast to talk defensemen development, his time working in the national hockey league, and the mind-boggling achievement of winning three Stanley Cups behind the bench. Enjoy!

The rise of American skill in the professional hockey ranks is no accident. The fuel for that offensive fire starts long before those players hit the NHL, too.  It starts at the grassroots level. The stickhandling you see from Patrick Kane, the creativity you're going to see from this year's probable first overall pick Jack Hughes, not to mention his older brother Quinn - it's all the product of development at the youth hockey level.  Enter Kenny Rausch, Director of Youth Hockey for USA Hockey. Kenny jumped on the podcast today to talk about cross ice hockey, small area games, and his emphasis on skill and fun.  And why it's working. Enjoy!

Fresh off yet another national championship, Brooks Bandits head coach Ryan Papaioannou joined Glass & Out not only to talk about the tactics his squad used en route to victory, but just what this victory means to the players, the staff, and the people of small town Alberta.  Enjoy!

Mike Gillis is a former player agent, lawyer, and most importantly around these parts, General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks, but it's what he's learned in his time away from the game that we're interested in these days. Mr. Gillis has spent the past few years touring sports performance powerhouses all over the globe - Switzerland, Spain, here on North American soil - you name it. What impact have those travels had on his desire to return to the national hockey league? What has he learned? What has he learned to avoid?All those answers and more in today's episode. Enjoy!

Mitch Love knew junior hockey as a defenseman with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos, and Everett Silvertips, and he knows junior hockey as a coach, both from his time with the Everett Silvertips and now as the head coach of the Saskatoon Blades. And in Mitch’s words, the game has changed. In today’s episode of Glass & Out, we dig into Mitch’s experience as a player and a coach, notably in dealing with high octane offensive defensemen. Enjoy!

Swedish National Team Head Coach Rikard Gronborg joined the show a day before his squad would unite for the first time prior to the 2019 World Hockey Championships.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are provincial champions after capturing the 2019 Fred Page Cup, but according to head coach Adam Maglio, they're not done yet.Maglio spent time as a player and an assistant coach with the USports' Men's Hockey program at UBC before being named Junior A PG's head coach in April of 2017, and just two years later, they're BCHL champions gearing up for a date with AJHL champion Brooks Bandits. Adam hopped on the podcast today in between series to talk about life as a coach in Prince George and how his team steamrolled through the 2019 playoffs. Enjoy!

Hear from Doug Lidster, former Vancouver Canuck and long-time NHL player and coach who's currently back in the minor hockey world with Victory Honda in Detroit.

Hockey parents, this one's for you. Topher Scott did an in-depth study on the cost of AA hockey for Hockey Think Tank, so we wanted to dig into that research to answer the ultimate question facing hard-working, wage-earning hockey parents from Vancouver, BC to Stockholm, Sweden and everywhere in between.  Plus, if you're a coach at the AAA level or you're involved in spring hockey, we also vindicate you in today's episode.  But we'll make you feel guilty first.

Canadian university hockey's national champions once again reside in Fredericton after the University of New Brunswick's Varsity Reds brought home the David Johnston University Cup. It was UNB's third championship in four years, an impressive feat, all of which has occurred under the leadership of UNB Head Coach Gardiner MacDougall. Coach Mac knows a thing or two about university hockey. This is a level where young men are transitioning into the next stage of their lives. They're competing on the ice and in the classroom, and when they graduate, or even before, will have several options when it comes to professional hockey.Gardiner stopped by Glass & Out to talk about hardware and life as he enters his third decade (sorry Gardiner)at UNB. Enjoy!

Arizona State University's hockey program is going to the NCAA's Sweet 16 tournament for the chance to make a trip to the Final Four, and ASU Head Coach Greg Powers isn't surprised at all. As the newest game in town, both in Tempe, Arizona, and on the American College Hockey scene, ASU is making history. So naturally, in between the announcement that the team is headed to the Sweet 16 and their first matchup with Quinnipiac University, Coach Powers took the time to chat with Kelvin and Aaron about recruiting a group of players that have quickly become a brand new tradition. Enjoy, and go ASU!

Former Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippet has been tasked with a rather large responsibility by the NHL: oversee the early days of the league's 32nd franchise in Seattle, Washington, which will drop the puck at the start of the 2021-2022 season. Dave joined Glass & Out to talk about the transition from being a long-time NHL coach to executive.

As a former goal scorer, enforcer, and assistant coach with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League, it's safe to say Brennan Sonne has seen the game in its most pressure-packed moments from both sides of the bench. And a lot has changed in the short time since he coached here in North America. After a stop in Hong Kong, Brennan moved to France to coach Angers, a team on the rise. Listen to today's episode with local product Brennan Sonne to find out just how many penalties are handed out in each game in France.

Something huge happened to the New York Islanders this past summer. They traded John Tavares for Barry Trotz. Yep, that's exactly how it went down. Even deal for both sides we'd say. Seriously though, while the Islanders' fans were busy buying toy snakes to throw at Tavares in his eventual return to...Long Island? Is that where they play? Anyways while they were doing that, the Islanders were ushering in the era of Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz. Somewhere along the way the Islanders players decided they'd listen to the new regime and find a way to replace Tavares.  Then they authored one of the greatest year over year defensive improvements the NHL has ever seen. Besides a new coach and a vacant locker stall where once sat a superstar, how did they do it?

Friend of the show Enio Sacilotto stopped by the studio to talk about his experience as Head Coach of the Croatian National Team as well as his time with the Under 18 Croatians. As one might expect, it's a different world over there. But that doesn't mean the hockey holds less power than the hockey played over here in North America.