Episodes

  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 150: Wade Russell – Moving to New Brunswick, Hockey Development, much more

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 150: Wade Russell – Moving to New Brunswick, Hockey Development, much more
    Sep 23 2021
    In the 150th episode of “Behind the Gear,” Wade Russell joined us from New Brunswick, where he recently moved to pursue a degree in education while continuing his involvement in hockey. This transition was not only a physical one but also a cultural and personal journey, which Wade discussed in detail during our conversation. The […]
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    49 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 149: Kevin Galerno – Skills, Development, The Off-Season and Dwayne’s News

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 149: Kevin Galerno – Skills, Development, The Off-Season and Dwayne’s News
    Sep 9 2021
    51 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 147: Live – Josh Kirkpatrick, Mitch Stewart – Speed, Power and Strength

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 147: Live – Josh Kirkpatrick, Mitch Stewart – Speed, Power and Strength
    Aug 11 2021
    Live Podcast! Tons of information for any player or parent looking at getting an edge during their off-season training. This was an awesome episode with 2 elite Speed, Strength and Conditioning coaches talking about off-season training, the importance of speed training and how to correctly incorporate it into your program. Josh is an Olympic athlete, […]
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 147: Live Podcast – Mitch Stewart, Wade Russell and Dwayne Blais

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 147: Live Podcast – Mitch Stewart, Wade Russell and Dwayne Blais
    Aug 5 2021
    Live Podcast! It was great to sit down with Mitch Stewart to discuss the NHL off-season during COVID, how players prepared to get back to playing and dealing with a strange off-season and hockey year all around. Wade Russell joins the podcast as well who always shares some great perspectives on development, teaching skills to […]
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 146: Live Podcast – Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner and Mitch Stewart

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 146: Live Podcast – Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner and Mitch Stewart
    Jul 29 2021
    Another Great Live with Boone Jenner of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Strength Coach Mitch Stewart. We chatted about the NHL season and what is was like to play with the COVID restrictions. Boone discussed is off season training and we answered some questions from the audience. It was great to have some parents, coaches […]
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 145: Live Podcast – Buffalo Sabres Goalie Michael Houser and Mitch Stewart

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 145: Live Podcast – Buffalo Sabres Goalie Michael Houser and Mitch Stewart
    Jul 22 2021
    Live Pod! Great episode with Michael Houser of the Buffalo Sabres and Mitch Stewart of Total Package Speed Strength and Conditioning. This was a live discussion with some great questions from the audience. We talked to Houser about getting his first NHL start and earning back to back wins for the Sabres. We discussed how […]
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 144: A Live Podcast with Brett Harrison, Mitch Stewart and Josh Kirkpatrick

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 144: A Live Podcast with Brett Harrison, Mitch Stewart and Josh Kirkpatrick
    Jul 14 2021
    Live Q&A! This was a great episode with Oshawa Generals (OHL) forward Brett Harrison, strength coaches Mitch Stewart and Josh Kirkpatrick. We sat down with Brett and discussed his training, playing in the OHL, the NHL draft coming up, playing hockey in Europe during COVID and much more. We also take some live questions from […]
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 143: Jukka Schotter – Walked the 900KM Bruce Trail in Honour of his Mother

    BEHIND THE GEAR Episode 143: Jukka Schotter – Walked the 900KM Bruce Trail in Honour of his Mother
    Jul 7 2021
    A Meaningful Journey! It was awesome to catch up with Jukka Schotter, he’s a mature 20 year old who’s seen many parts of the world, played hockey in 3 different countries and just finished hiking all 900KM’s of the Bruce Trail from Niagara Falls to Tobermory in 25 days. In January 2021 Jukka’s mother Gabi […]
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    1 hr and 23 mins