The Common Trait That the Best Athletes Share with Guest Mike Brown, Former NHL Player - EP 400
Happy 400th episode Think Tankers! This week Topher and Jeff talk with Mike Brown, former National Hockey League player and teammate of Topher’s. Brown played for the National Team Development Program...
19 Jan 1h 20min
FRIDAY FACEOFF - DWINDLING ENROLLMENT NUMBERS?!
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss the dwindling enrollment numbers on the boys side in North American youth hockey and how they are starting to affect competition at the higher ...
16 Jan 12min
SHORT SHIFTS - HOW TO BEAT HIGHLY SKILLED TEAMS
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about how to beat a really skilled hockey team when you are the underdog. What do you do as a coach as far as your tactics, motivation, etc.? TEN MI...
14 Jan 10min
Avoiding Comparison Culture by Growing & Developing at Your Own Pace with Guest Josh Dunne, Buffalo Sabres Player - EP 399
This week Topher and Jeff talk with Josh Dunne, current NHL player with the Buffalo Sabres. With the knowledge and experience from his impressive hockey career, Dunne joins us to talk about one of our...
12 Jan 1h 12min
FRIDAY FACEOFF - DEALING WITH TEAMMATES THAT TAKE BAD PENALTIES?!
On today’s FRIDAY FACEOFF episode, Toph wants to discuss a listener's question about dealing with teammates that habitually take bad penalties. What should you do as a coach? What about as a player? T...
9 Jan 11min
SHORT SHIFTS - OLYMPIC ROSTERS
On today’s SHORT SHIFTS episode, Toph wants to talk about Team Canada's and Team USA's rosters for the 2026 Olympics. We discuss building a roster for a shorter tournament and give our thoughts on who...
7 Jan 12min
Game-Changing Hockey Gear with Guest Andries de Villiers, Titan BattleGear Founder - EP 398
This week Topher and Jeff talk with Andries de Villiers, founder and CEO of Titan BattleGear. His company is making waves in the hockey community with their innovative cut-resistant base layers and ne...
5 Jan 1h 14min
Best of 2025 Short Shifts - EP 397
With the boys on holiday break, we pieced together our 5 best Short Shifts episodes from 2025. From all of us at the Hockey Think Tank, we wish you a Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about: — I...
29 Dec 20251h
