Expected by Whom? RETURNS! ft. Willie Desjardins - Ep. 33
From Expected by Whom? - An Analytics & Eye Test Hockey Podcast by Winged Wheel Podcast Network
March 24, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with Willie Desjardins about coaching, player development, and the use of analytics in hockey.
Welcome BACK to "Expected by Whom?", a hockey podcast hosted by Prashanth Iyer & Sean Shapiro and presented by the Winged Wheel Podcast! Expected by Whom? is a show that will set out to prove that humans & numbers can co-exist, covering the world of advanced analytics in hockey, the "eye-test", and the unique human stories from across the NHL. Tune into this episode as Prashanth and Sean are joined by Medicine Hat Tigers GM and Head Coach, Willie Desjardins! -Present Day discussion of Medicine Hat -Pathway to the NCAA and prepping players -Developing younger players and influence of his education -Biggest coaching influences -How has he built up Medicine Hat culture -Use of analytics/video in the WHL -Golf Course/Wrap-Up Tune in and enjoy this episode, and many more EBW episodes to come! Follow EBW? on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpectedByWhom Follow the Winged Wheel Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wingedwheelpod Go to https://www.wingedwheelpodcast.com/ for more great content! Subscribe to ShapShots: https://seanshapiro.substack.com/
People in this episode
Hosts: Prashanth Iyer, Sean Shapiro
Guest: Willie Desjardins
Topics covered
- hockey analytics
- coaching
- player development
- WHL
- NHL
- sports culture
Keywords
- hockey
- analytics
- coaching
- player development
- WHL
- NCAA
- Medicine Hat
- sports culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Medicine Hat Tigers, NCAA, Winged Wheel Podcast
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