Jake Walman - The Interview - Ep. 25

About this episode

In this episode, hosts Prashanth Iyer and Sean Shapiro interview Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman about his career, training, and the intersection of analytics and the human side of hockey.

Welcome to "Expected by Whom?" A new 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 Sean and Prashanth are joined by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman! - Who is Jake Walman? His hockey idol, who he models his game after, XBox vs. PS vs. PC, best recent video games - Communication of data to players - what's helpful, what's not helpful, and what's actionable? - Off-ice use of data in training (biometrics, etc.) - What does offseason life look like for an NHL player? - Growth of NCAA game since his time at Providence - AHL as a development league - how customized is development to prepping top prospects for reaching the next level and how well does the game translate? - Attitude towards media - Community efforts in Detroit - Next goal celebration after The Griddy? - & more! Tune in and enjoy this episode, and many more EBW episodes to come! Follow EBW? on Twitter…

People in this episode

Hosts: Prashanth Iyer, Sean Shapiro

Guest: Jake Walman

Topics covered

• hockey analytics
• NHL player development
• video games
• off-ice training
• media relations
• community efforts

Keywords

• Jake Walman
• hockey
• analytics
• NHL
• video games
• training
• media
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Detroit Red Wings, Winged Wheel Podcast Network, NCAA, AHL, XBox, PS, PC

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