YHH Hockey Podcasts

The Minnesotan Pod - Cal Dietz

Gopher strength and conditioning coach Cal Dietz joins Tony for a very deep dive on his career and the many great stories of his time at the U. Including: -His athletic career in Ohio-Education and first job-Highs and lows along the way-Great players he has worked with-Testimonials from past players

The Minnesotan Pod - Chris Howe

Concordia Moorhead head coach Chris Howe joins Tony for a chat about: -Growing up in Bemidji-His playing career-Playing for and coaching with John Harrington-Getting the Concordia gig-Building a D3 team-Hockey coaching vs. golf

The Minnesotan Pod - Calvin Simon

Shakopee BHS coach Calvin Simon joins Tony to talk about his trek through the game of hockey.  -Taking Sabers to state in 2005-Playing College football-The role of race in hockey-Coaching Squirt A-Building a hockey program-Tough Section 2AA Fun insights from a very bright new coach

The Minnesotan Pod - Dave Fischer

David Fischer, SR Director of Communications for USA Hockey joins Tony on today's pod. His 14 year career there and 17 years prior as Sports Information Director at Michigan Tech bring a ton of great stories: -Love of sports-Early career at UMD (1982-87)-Start at Michigan Tech-Becoming a Yuper-Frozen Fours-Olympics (2006 to 2018)-USA Hockey Communications Great show, thanks to the Minnesotan for their sponsorship

The Minnesotan Pod - Will Francis

UMD commit, Will Francis joins Tony on The Minnesotan podcast. Will goes over his recent battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and many other topics including: -His recovery process-Meeting Bobby Orr and Bobby Clarke-Great memories of youth and high school hockey-Hearing his name on Spittin Chiclets-Will Francis and "Sons" lawn business-Bad fashion choices from third grade Fun show, great kid....keep him in your prayers as he battles through the final stages of recovery.

Pizza Pod - Bruce and Derek Plante

Tony sits down with Bruce and Derek Plante and does his best to get some great content, including: -Growing up in Cloquet and seeing games at the Barn.-Coaching in big games-Developing players to the next level-High school, college and pro hockey-Big wins, tough losses A great show, lots of back and forth between two great hockey guys.

Pizza Pod - Whitney Colbert

Tony joins the podcast today with new Blake Girls' head coach Whitney Colbert. Whitney talks about: -Growing up in the game-Having an identical twin sister-Coaching at DIII and DI level-Leading the Chinese National team-Blake/Breck rivalry-Her vision for the Bears

Pizza Pod - Rod Braceful

Tony's lucky to get NTDP Ass't Director of Player Personnel for the NTDP - Rod Braceful - onto the show today. He and Tony break down: -His playing and coaching career-Scouting USHL-Choosing NTDP-Minnesota from an outsider's view-Seven area kids who were just chosen-Race relations in today's game Fun show, learned a lot!

Pizza Pod - Pucksniper17 (Joe Jenke)

Tony sits down with local YouTube sensation Joe Jenke aka Pucksniper17. Snipes is a great listen - he tells of: -Start in the game-Playing in the pro skates-Skating in Da Beauty League-Making fun videos

Pizza Pod - Aaron Fulton

Tony sits down with Aaron Fulton the newly announced Eastview HS coach and former Centennial Bantam AA coach. They talk: -Growing up with sports-His start in coaching-Building a program-Scouting USHL-Coaching Fraternity-Great players coach (Centennial/Non-Centennial)-Favorite guys to coach against