Episode 234 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features the fascinating journey to an NHL contract of Vancouver Canucks prospect Nikita Tolopilo.
In that feature interview, presented by NHL Sense Arena, Tolopilo, who started playing goal in Belarus because he was tall and flexible, shares stories and lessons from his journey to becoming a coveted NHL free agent last spring. It includes leaving home as a teenager to play in Switzerland, where he was coached by ex-NHL goalie David Aebischer, then going back to Belarus and a couple years in the KHL before signing in Sweden, where things really started to take off three seasons ago. The 6-foot-6 goalie walks us through his technical and tactical evolution in Sweden and the decision to stay there one more year after getting NHL contract offers, why he eventually chose the Canucks ahead of order offers, and the challenges of adjusting to a very different style of play in the AHL early this year.
All that, plus an in-person trip to The Hockey Shop Source for Sports for a look at the new Bauer AG5NT stick, which uses Boron to help weigh in at an incredibly light 1.25 pounds!
Episode 258 with Dylan St. Cyr
Episode 257 with Pete Fry, The Goalie Mindset Guy
Episode 256 with two-time NCAA Champion Matt Davis from the University of Denver
Episode 255 with Edmonton Oilers Goalie Calvin Pickard
Episode 254 with recently retired Stanley Cup-winning goalie Pavel Francouz.
Episode 253 with San Jose Sharks goalie Devin Cooley
Episode 252 with Jiri Patera
Episode 251 with Corinne Schroeder
Episode 250 with Cam Talbot and Kasimir Kaskisuo
Episode 249 with Scott Wedgewood
Episode 248 with Cayden Primeau and Ukko-Pekka Luukonen.
Episode 247 with Steve Thompson, Director of Goaltending for USA Hockey
Episode 246 with Emerance Maschmeyer of PWHL Ottawa and the Canadian National Team. plus Vaughn SLR4 Gear.
Episode 245 with Colorado Avalanche goalie Ivan Prosvetov plus Bauer X5 Pro in Custom Colors
Episode 244 with Erik Portillo plus CCM’s All-Out Custom Graphics
Episode 243 with Maddie Rooney plus the Vaughn SL4 Pants
Episode 242 with Nicole Hensley plus the Vaughn SL4 Chest Protector
Episode 241 with Trey Augustine plus Brians’s Eclipse gloves
Episode 240 with Brian Daccord plus Brians’s Optik 3 pants
Episode 239 with Hunter Sheppard plus Brians’s Optik 3 chest protector
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