Welcome to Season 3, Episode 5 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew discuss recent events in the Youth and Junior Hockey world and the state of Hockey in 2024!

The guys then dive into their interview with Dan Kmiechick and Lucas Jones, the Hosts of the Dan K Show, which covers Junior Hockey across the country. Dan and Lucas, covering Junior Hockey for nearly a decade, provide thoughtful and meaningful insight into what they've seen firsthand through their cover of Junior Hockey, particularly the USPHL. They discuss the current state of Junior Hockey with all of its changes and what the ideal future may look like. It's a thought-provoking and passionate discussion! Other topics the guys discuss are:

• Successes of U10 teams
• Coaches complementing each other
• The CHL/ NCAA ruling and how it affects everything
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a long discussion about who is poised to benefit the most from many of the recent changes to the Junior Hockey landscape.

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew do a deep dive into the Hockey journey of Herberts Zeibots.

In their first long form interview since the Hockey Advisor series last winter, Trevor and Andrew discuss with Herberts the differences he has seen coaching in his native country of Latvia vs what he has seen as a coach in the United States. Herberts talks about his youth career in Latvia, his journey to play Junior Hockey in the US, then his return to Eastern Europe to attend College and Play Professionally in Latvia and Estonia. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• What Youth Practices look like in Europe vs the US
• Are kids and parents different from country to country?
• Funny US Billet Story
• The Latvian Hero Award
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a preview of some upcoming episodes.

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

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@AndrewTrimble7

@TDC_Hockey

@TheHockeyFocus

Also, sign up for Coach Trimble's Daily Hockey Newsletter:

https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew discuss recent happenings in the Youth and Junior Hockey world!

The guys then dive into their interview with Adam Houli, the GM/Head Coach/ Co-Owner for the New Jersey 87s. Houli and the crew get into a long discussion about USA Hockey's Atlantic District and hockey in New Jersey, including the Pros and Cons and recent changes in the mid-Atlantic landscape. He also discusses with Trevor and Andrew what amateur Hockey looks like and things he'd like to see change for the betterment of the player experience. Other topics the guys discuss are:

• Gym Class
• "I'm a Hockey Director" and some of the hockey-related videos swirling around the Twitter Universe
• Player Releases
• and much more...

The guys finish the episode off with a long discussion about modern players and playing for good coaches who can teach you life skills.

Pick up your copy today- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books

Follow the guys on Twitter-

@AndrewTrimble7

@TDC_Hockey

@TheHockeyFocus

Also, sign up for Coach Trimble's Daily Hockey Newsletter:

https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/