In episode #205, we welcome Joel Martin, Head Coach of the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings. Martin is in his first season as the Head Coach of he K-Wings, is currently one of only two black head coaches in North American professional hockey.
Martin has spent a total of 14 seasons with the ECHL franchise, including nine as a goalie and four as a coach. He was named to the 14th ECHL Hall of Fame class January of 2022.
Listen as he touches on why former goaltenders make great coaches, the power of postive affirmation and keeping things fun, and the principles to shutting teams down in your defensive zone.
ZSC Lions Head Coach Marc Crawford: Leaving Gretzky on the bench, being wow'd by Auston Matthews and common championship traits
San Jose Sharks Assistant Coach Ryan Warsofsky: Managing stress, process for avoiding negativity and practice habits becoming game reality
Princeton University Head Coach Ben Syer: Positive peer pressure, finding a player's "wow" factor and not jumping ship
Omaha Lancers Head Coach Lennie Childs: Bringing the juice, standing with your players and coaching the generation of "me"
The Coaches Site's Kelvin Cech: Having a growth mindset, lessons from Barry Trotz and rejoining TCS
PWHL Ottawa Head Coach Carla MacLeod: The privilege of coaching, 4 ingredients for success and strategies for building relationships
Nashville Predators Skills Coach Sébastien Bordeleau: Developing instinct, utilizing small area games and growth of hockey in Nashville
Seven-Time Stanley Cup Champion Barry Smith: Developing hockey sense, learning from Scotty Bowman and creating player identities
Saskatoon Blades Head Coach Brennan Sonne: Stopping Connor Bedard, making the right decision and defence through compete
Austrian National Team U20 Head Coach Philipp Pinter: Setting yourself on fire, being your authentic self and being an active listener
USHL Vice-President of Hockey Operations Ian Gentile: Mental wellness of players, encouraging multi-sport athletes and USHL growth
Boston University Head Coach Tara Watchorn: Efficient line changes, players leading their own careers and impact of the PWHL
The Global Skills Showcase is LIVE!
Coach of Head Coaches Cody Royle: The craft of coaching, teams become their leaders and overcoming fear
Hockey Developpement Founder Alexandre Chénier: Connecting skills, person before the player and optimizing pass receptions
WCHA Director of Player Development Tyler Dittmer: 8 ways to develop skills, fuelling players at practice and creating a lethal shot
Czech Knights GM Adam Jonak: Building creative confidence, encouraging decision making and finding the purpose of every drill
Total Package Hockey London Director Kevin Galerno: Improving decision making, variable training and getting through scoring draughts
Power Skating Coach Jill Plandowski: Skating misconceptions, the prime age for improving skating and playing with freedom of thought
University of Michigan Head Coach Brandon Naurato: Good dudes only, growth through failure and showing players the real you
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Bonfire Sports Winnipeg
32 Thoughts: The Podcast
The Jeff Marek Show
The Athletic Hockey Show
Blueshirts Breakaway: A show about the New York Rangers