How do you get your kid promoted to a better line? It's something every hockey dad has thought about. It has kept them up at night. Randall has some stories on how he's seen the promotions play out over the years. Lance takes it to another level. Corwin looks at it from the perspective of a coach. It's pretty informative ..read more

Randall sets the tone with some tough love on parents who stalk the sidelines with outbursts during the game. Take some allergy medicine and sit. Corwin talks about the constant critics that can get in a kids head. Mistakes are part of the game, bringing up each one does not need discussion. Lance has the stats on the best goalscorer of all time in Squirt hockey. Hint. It's a Canadian ..read more

Coach Corwin talks about how stars of the game are always chosen from one kind of player. Where is the love for the support players? Randall talks about how violence in the sport is not uniquely Canadian or American. There is something else that determines how much blood will be on the ice. Lance talks about some of the barns that his kids have played in ..read more

First notes on how hockey teams are built in the offseason. Coach Corwin knows what makes the best captain. He lets the kids vote, but then uses his own judgement. Lance talks about the elements of his best season and how he participated in it ..read more

Corwin has tips for your kids over the summer. How do you get them advantages going into the next season. Lance gets his kids on the ice in Las Vegas. Family fun that ends in hitting the tables. Randy remembers how Lance got his kids on a Canadian team, thus bringing everyone together in their love of hockey, Canada and Vegas ..read more

Randall talks to short dad about why his kid is not on the first line. Lance talks about the years of cutthroat competition and where it got the kids who participated. Corwin knows how to balance lines. He talks about how it looks on the bench ..read more

We have a Canadian. We have reached the point where Canada itself has come to the aid of the podcast. We are so proud. Corwin Nicolochat is a bona fide coach and player of the game with insights that Lance and I are in awe of. Randall talks about tryout frenzy. It's the glorious time of the year when rumors are more important that truth. Relationships are strained between neighbor, brother, sister and dog-walker alike. Nobody can breathe until the list of who made the team is posted. Lance talks a bit about how his kids were recruited over the years. It's pretty cool when the coach is reachi ..read more

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What is the worst thing that someone on your own team has said to you? I can tell you that the nastiest comments come from your "friends" in the stands. Rolly has some history with parents who have tried to get him banned from a rink. Rolly! The nicest guy around. Lance is pretty well known all over the country for the skirmishes with parents on his own team ..read more

Lance has a great topic. How do you deal with the outcast on the team. Is there a way to draw them in? Is it better to leave it alone or rally to a cause. Rolly talks about how friendships are not formed under duress. Sometimes kids need be left alone in dealing with roster issues. Randall talks about parental friction. Hint. There is lots ..read more