OHL General Manager - Kyle Raftis Interview (Soo Greyhounds) - Ep. 28

About this episode

In this episode, hosts Prashanth Iyer and Sean Shapiro interview Soo Greyhounds GM Kyle Raftis about his career and the intricacies of being an OHL General Manager.

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 Soo Greyhounds GM, Kyle Raftis! - Kyle's path to becoming an OHL General Manager - How'd you get where you are? - Intricacies of being an OHL GM - Role of data in identifying players through the draft - How does coaching philosophy come into play with finding the right players to fit - Dynamic of managing a player that's projected to be a top pick in the upcoming draft - Changes to approach in managing kids going through the draft process/adversity - How are OHL trades constructed? - & more! 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Prashanth Iyer, Sean Shapiro

Guest: Kyle Raftis

Topics covered

• OHL General Manager
• hockey analytics
• player management
• draft process
• coaching philosophy

Keywords

• OHL
• Kyle Raftis
• hockey
• analytics
• draft
• player management
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soo Greyhounds, Winged Wheel Podcast Network

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