John Wroblewski joins the show to discuss working with USA Hockey’s historically prolific National Team Development Program draft class, the tricky balance of trying to get immediate results from young players while preparing them for the next level, and the practical application of some half-baked theoretical ideas.

4:00 Developing future NHLers and working with USNTDP 13:10 Establishing a working definition of ‘Hockey IQ’ 16:20 Pushing the envelope with early goalie pulls 28:15 Turning the penalty kill into a power kill 37:15 Experimenting with changes to offsides 47:15 Keeping play going, decreasing stoppages See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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