The hockey life podcast

This week Sean sits down with Marnie Pullin of the Melbourne Ice Women's team to discuss her journey to the AWIHL and what it takes to succeed. At 21 years old Marnie has a long hockey resume, having already played 4 seasons in the AWIHL and represented Australia at 6 IIHF world championships. We discuss training, mindset and the best music to listen to before a game. At the end of the interview we also spend some time talking social media and how you can use your platform to land brand partnerships. Need some tunes? Below is Marnie's curated hockey playlist. ( https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60TckTxCgtNBYl1utztzMP?si=2KYR3_w_RumJPri1asQZMw&pi=a-NhuIUDI0RYa7&nd=1&dlsi=dfbe0bb0282a49f8) Where is Brian? We recorded this interview over the AIHL finals weekend in Melbourne so Brian is only absent due to team commitments. He will be back for the next one! Thanks for watching please like and subscribe for more!

This week we chat hockey with Ava Calabria of the Sydney Sirens. We cover the AWIHL finals, Career progression & the massive news that Ava will be moving to Boston this year to play college hockey for the Salem Vikings. We are excited to share this chat with Ava and there is some invaluable information and tips for any hockey players thinking about the college route. Grab the coffee and lock in for a great chat with Ava Calabria

This week Sean & Brian chat with Tommy Powell of the Melbourne Ice and Australian national team program. We dive deep into his progression, training and what it takes to win as we look back at his 16 seasons in the AIHL. This is a great chat with a player who has done it all in Australian hockey. Don't forget you can listen ad-free on Apple podcasts & Spotify.

This week the boys sit down with 2-time Goodall Cup champion & IIHF gold medalist Vladan Stransky. Vladan breaks down his hockey journey from growing up in Ostrava Czechia, Moving to Canada for juniors, and then finding himself in the AIHL in 2002 where he went on to play 137 games with 100 goals and 149 assists. This is a great chat with one of the best to pull on the Australian jersey and there are also some tips for a better toe drag so grab a coffee and lock in for our chat with Vladan Stransky.

This week we sit down with IHA goalie development manager Sera Dogramaci (PhD) Sera has an amazing hockey resume which includes being selected as the net-minder for the first National Women's team in 1996, AWIHL Sirens & Goannas, IIHF team Turkiye, ECSL Heat, Vipers, Northstars & Bombers as well as recently attending the 2023 Arizona Coyotes development camp as a goalie coach. #SkatersNetwork #BauerHockey

This week we sit down with Zach Boyle of the Adelaide Adrenaline & Australian National team to get the lowdown on the South Australian hockey experience. We cover the big topics from progression, career and to how to crack the lineup of an AIHL team. We had a great time catching up with Zach so lock in and give us a like and a follow. You can also watch all of our podcast episodes on youtube and on Skaters Network

The hockey life podcast S01 EP1 We sit down with co-host of the podcast Brian Funes as we take a deep dive into his hockey progression, success, and training tips. All this and much more.