
FRIDAY FACEOFF - GOALIE SHORTAGE?!
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to talk about an issue that is plaguing our sport: goalie shortages. We have fewer and fewer kids playing goalie every year, and it is a serious problem w...
12 Sep 202510min

SHORT SHIFTS - TOP LIFE LESSON
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to ask Vechs about the top life lesson he has learned on his hockey journey that has helped him in every aspect of life. TEN MINUTES ON THE CLOCK STARTING N...
10 Sep 202510min

The Top Hockey Minds of Strength & Conditioning Training: Vechs’ Mount Rushmore of Coaches - EP 381
This week we celebrate Vechs’ HUGE 40th birthday by bringing on his Mount Rushmore of strength and conditioning coaches in hockey. Michael Boyle, Matt Nichol, Brian Galivan, and Patrick Galivan join u...
8 Sep 20251h 17min

FRIDAY FACEOFF - USA HOCKEY COACHING EDUCATION CHANGES?!
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph brings on guest Zack Nowak, Coordinator of Coaching Education Program for USA Hockey to talk about the new changes coming to USA Hockey’s coaching curriculum. T...
5 Sep 202512min

SHORT SHIFTS - DRILLS WE DID AS KIDS THAT WOULD BE LAUGHED AT TODAY
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about some of the drills we did when we were kids that would be laughed out of the rink today. Let us know on our socials which ones we missed! TEN ...
3 Sep 202510min

How to Make Your Hockey Community Better by Taking Inspiration from the Minnesota Model with Guest Mike MacMillan, USA Hockey Coach-In-Chief - EP 380
This week Topher and Jeff talk with Mike MacMillan, National Coach-In-Chief for USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey's High Performance Director. We talk all things community model, its benefits for player...
1 Sep 20251h 24min

FRIDAY FACEOFF - BAG SKATES?!
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to talk about a super controversial topic in the hockey world: bag skates. Are they useful? When do you implement them? And how do you do it right? TEN MI...
29 Aug 202511min

SHORT SHIFTS - GETTING LOW IN YOUR STRIDE
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about getting low in your stride and the value of teaching kids this body positioning from a young age. TEN MINUTES ON THE CLOCK STARTING NOW! We ap...
27 Aug 202511min





















