Episodes

  • Don Granato (Part #1)
    49 mins
  • Player Development (Pt 2 w. Brian Slugocki)
    Apr 23 2025

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with development coach Brian Slugocki to discuss best practices, coaching evolutions, and nuance issued faced by ice hockey players.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:

    • What do players want out of playing ice hockey
    • Characteristics in common with high achieving ice hockey players
    • How to watch ice hockey if you want to improve
    • Accurate self-assessment's place in becoming a great learner
    • Deliberate play vs deliberate practice
    • Lacking judgement within your development process
    • The importance ofpParent-child attachment
    • Why "I love watching you play" is the best thing a parent can say to their child

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
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    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
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    48 mins
  • Coach Development (Pt 1 w. Brian Slugocki)
    Apr 9 2025

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with development coach Brian Slugocki to discuss best practices, coaching evolutions, and nuance issued faced by ice hockey players.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:

    • Overcoming anxiety and desire to be the perfect coach
    • Evolution toward a collaborative approach
    • How to coach all players, regardless of motivation
    • Helping players gain a feel for the game
    • How to help players and coaches bounce back after a tough stretch of games
    • The non-negotiable of winning teams
    • Importance of psychological safety
    • Building a tribe of mentors
    • Relationship building with players

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    41 mins
  • Jordan Schmaltz
    Mar 26 2025

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with former player turned entrepreneur & media personality, Jordan Schmaltz.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:

    • Reading the game from a defenseman's perspective
    • Coaching up your teammates
    • How to make the game easier
    • Coffin corner
    • Difference between AHL and NHL
    • Importance of passing to handedness
    • Communication is key
    • Player identity and roles
    • Carving out a roster spot and building to the role you want

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
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    57 mins
  • Jon Stea
    Mar 12 2025


    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with strength and performance coach, Jon Stea.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:

    • Hockey specific strength & conditioning
    • Learning to learn
    • Intentionality within an improvement process
    • Mental stability
    • Athletic variability
    • Minimum viable coaching & instruction
    • Helping athletes become their own best coaches
    • Keeping the most important thing the most important thing

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    58 mins
  • Philip O'Callaghan
    Feb 26 2025

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Skill Acquisition expert & Irish PE teacher, Philip O'Callaghan.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:

    • Games for game understanding
    • Applying theory in a practical way
    • Common issues of how players get in their own way and inhibit their ability to learn
    • Why coaches should avoid giving answers to their athletes
    • Importance of variability within skill acquisition
    • Scaling to find the appropriate challenge level
    • Ideas for practice planning
    • Building a great learning environment
    • Self-Determination theory

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    57 mins
  • John Lind
    Feb 12 2025

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with Sweden Ice Hockey Association Director of education & research, John Lind.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:

    • Evidence-based development
    • Benefits of bio-banding
    • Body checking in women's hockey
    • Shrinking rink and net sizes in youth hockey
    • Scanning's correlation to performance success
    • Practice design & activity selection
    • Coach development
    • Importance of question asking
    • Moving from "What to coach" to "How to coach"
    • Project with Arsenal AFC

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Website HockeysArsenal.com
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    59 mins
  • Modern Defensemen (with Will Scouch) Ep #3
    Nov 20 2024

    On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we dive into our modern defensemen series. Episode 3 is all about great rush defending.

    A few areas on this episode we discuss:
    - Playing passive vs aggressive rush defense
    - Inside leverage and playing within the dots
    - Rush defense footwork
    - What surfing is in ice hockey
    - How players are using surfing to kill plays early
    - Reading the pinch in ice hockey
    - Surveying beyond what is directly in front of you

    Check out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:
    Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg)
    Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our website
    Instagram @HockeysArsenal
    YouTube @HockeysArsenal
    Facebook @HockeysArsenal
    Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

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    37 mins
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