YHH Hockey Podcasts

Pizza Pod - Billy Jaffe

NHL Network and NESN broadcaster joins Tony to talk: -Youth/College/Senior A career-Officiating College-Start of broadcasting-Doing studio, on ice, color commentary-Jack Edwards-Bruins love

Pizza Pod - Damian Rhodes

A wild ride down memory lane with former Richfield star Damian Rhodes. He and Tony talk about his life as kid in Minnesota, plus: -How he burst onto the scene against Edina in 1986-Recruiting trip to Michigan Tech-Scoring an NCAA and NHL goal-His lucky hair-Playing with Grant Fuhr, Felix Potvin and Ron Tugnutt

Pizza Pod - Bill Lechner

Hill Murray head coach Bill Lechner joins Tony and talks about: -Growing up in the game-Coaching with Pat Schafhauser and Terry Skrypek-State Titles 1983, 2008 and 2020-The cheap suit-Lechnerisms-The future is bright-Life lessons vs. X's and O's Great time with a great coach.

Pizza Pod - Kirt Hill

Edmonton Oil Kings' General Manager Kirt Hill joins Tony to talk: -Growing up playing vs. Jonathan Toews-Playing against the Minnesota 88's-Playing Youth, WHL, USHL and Canadian University-Memorial Cup-His professional track in hockey-WHL Draft, John Novak-The perfect formula for a WHL team-Top 5 he played with in the WHL Great guest with some fresh insights on Major Junior hockey.

Pizza Pod - Natalie Darwitz

Three time Olympian, two time NCAA champ Natalie Darwitz joins Tony to talk: -Playing with boys (Zach Parise)-Olympic Residency -Krissy Wendell-Meeting Gretzky-Coaching career-Building a D3 power-MN girls hockey talk Great podcast with a lot of fun stories and info about her game and those around her in the early days of girls/womens hockey.

Pizza Pod - Tom Serratore

Bemidji State head coach Tom Serratore joins Tony to discuss: -Growing up in Coleraine-Starting out in coaching-Bob Peters-Great Beaver teams/players-His influence as a coach-His dream golf foursome

Pizza Pod - Matt Cullen

Matt Cullen joins Tony for a fun talk about: -His move from Virginia to Moorhead-The glorious Centennial rink-State tournament glory and defeats-1,500 games pro-Playing in Italy-Winning Cups-Dennis Bushy-Cully's Kids

Pizza Pod - Gerrit van Bergen

Delano BHS coach joins Tony to discuss the growth of the game in Delano - some of the hard times and good times. He pays tribute to his mom and Steve Brown and many others throughout the show.

Pizza Pod - Lee Smith

Tony and Danny sit down with EP HS coach Lee Smith. Lee talks about growing up in the game and his rise in the coaching ranks. They talk: -Growing the program-Tough losses -Big Wins-Recruiting-Daily Routine-Dealing with Parents-Legend Coaches We also have a make Mt. Rushmore Draft to round out the show.

Pizza Pod - Ian Moran

Tony sits down with former pro Ian Moran who now is an NHL draft scout for Neutral Zone Hockey. Ian had great information on local draft eligibles, his experience with Minnesota born players in World Juniors and pro. Great guy, whose wicked smart and a great story teller.