You Can Do Hard Things with Carley Carrick

You Can Do Hard Things with Carley Carrick

From Breaking the Ice by breakingtheicepod

April 22, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 4 · Episode 135

About this episode

Carley Carrick discusses the challenges and growth associated with life in the NHL and motherhood.

Carley Carrick, wife of Sam Carrick, who plays for the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL joins me today on Breaking the Ice! It was so fun connecting with her IRL after chatting back and forth for years! In this episode we chat about: How the hockey life pushes you out of your comfort zone and shapes your personal growth Navigating major life transitions, pregnancies during call ups and send downs and with young kids What a NHL housing letter is and what it symbolizes when you get one What the NY Rangers set up looks like for the players and families Managing solo roadtrips and the logistics and mental load of trades with kids The hockey community and the community you build in the city you play in Starting over in the middle of the season and how she encourages herself to keep on keepin on! and so much more! Get 20% OFF Your VIOLENT GENTLEMEN ORDER with the code BREAKING20 at check out! Follow Breaking the Ice on Instagram

People in this episode

Host: Breaking the Ice

Guest: Carley Carrick

Topics covered

  • hockey life
  • personal growth
  • life transitions
  • NHL housing
  • family logistics
  • community building
  • resilience

Keywords

  • hockey
  • NHL
  • personal growth
  • family
  • trades
  • community
  • resilience
  • life transitions

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers

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