"From The Point" Women's Hockey Podcast

Season 2, Episode 3

February 06, 2021 19:43 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse continue with part 2 of their podcast with former Northeastern University standout goaltender, Florence Schelling, who lead the Swiss women's Olympic hockey team to the bronze medal at the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Florence was named MVP of that tournament. Today, she is the General Manager of SC Bern in the Swiss Men's National League and was the first woman to ever be named GM of a men's professional team. In part 2, Florene t...

Season 2, Episode 2

January 19, 2021 23:36 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

In part one of their two part series, co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with one of the greatest goaltenders all time, Florence Schelling, the former Northeastern University standout, who was the MVP of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Women's Hockey Tournament when she lead Switzerland to a bronze medal!. Florence recently made history when she was named the General Manager of SC Bern in the Swiss National League, becoming the first woman to ever become GM of a men's prof...

Season 2, Episode 1

January 08, 2021 00:24 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk to Lewiston, ME, native, former Providence College standout and Head Women's Hockey Coach at the College of the Holy Cross, Katie LaChapelle. Katie is also the Head Coach of the USA Women's National U-18 team. They talk about Katie' career as a player and her time at Providence College, her college coaching career and now her head coaching jobs at Holy Cross and with the US National Program!

Season 1, Episode 25

November 16, 2020 19:56 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with Christa Talbot Syfu in part three of their podcast series with the former Providence College standout and longtime girls head hockey coach at Williston Northampton school. In this episode, Christa talked about transitioning from playing at Williston to the college game. Coach Deraney discussed how advanced and mature Christa was mentally as a young college hockey player. They talked about some of the academic and physical demands o...

Season 1, Episode 24

September 09, 2020 22:26 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk to Williston Northampton Girls' Head Hockey Coach, Christa Talbot Syfu in part two of their four part podcast series with the former Providence College women's hockey star. Syfu talked about what it was like attending Williston as a student and why it was so beneficial to her academically and athletically. Then they discussed what it's like for Syfu as a school administrator and coach at the school she attended and what she looks for wh...

Season 1, Episode 23

August 07, 2020 19:01 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MB

This is the first of a first of a four part podcast series that co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse did with Christa Talbot Syfu, the girls' head hockey coach at The Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, MA. Christa went to Williston for two years before going on to a standout career at Providence College under Coach Deraney. Now, Christa has just wrapped up her 17th season at Williston and was named Prep Girls Coach of the Year by The New England Hockey Journal. In t...

Season 1, Episode 22

July 07, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MB

This is part two of co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's interview with referee Katie Guay, who is a trailblazer for women's refereeing. She has ref'ed women's and men's Division 1 hockey, the Women's Olypics in 2018 and the NHL rookie showcase in Anaheim, CA!

Season 1, Episode 21

June 08, 2020 19:30 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk to Katie Guay, a four year standout on the Brown University women' hockey team, who has gone on the make history as an on-ice official. Katie was the first woman to referee a men's division one college hockey game and has gone on to referee women's hockey at the Olympic lever. In the podcast, Katie talks about growing up playing hockey, playing high school hockey with the boys in Westfield, before going on the Deerfield Academy and the...

Season 1, Episode 20

May 23, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with Canadian Olympic gold and silver medal winning goaltender Genevieve Lacasse. This is part two of their interview and Genevieve talked about what it was like being a part of the Olympic team, the competition between players, the battles with the United States and some of her most memorable hockey moments.

Season 1, Episode 19

May 14, 2020 16:30 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with two time Canadian Olympic goaltender, Genevieve Lacasse, who won gold and silver medals in the Olympics in 2014 and 2018. This is part one of a two part series. Genevieve talked about how show she started playing hockey, her decision to attend Providence College, what helped her develop her game and what she tells youth hockey players about being a goalie. She also told a funny story about a prank she once pulled on Coach Deraney o...

Season 1, Episode 18

May 01, 2020 16:45 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MB

This is part three of co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's three part series with outgoing Hockey East Commissioner, Joe Bertagna. In this episode, they discuss Joe's role in helping to establish the women's NCAA National Hockey Championship. They also talked about some of the challenges that collegiate women's program have run into and how the sport of hockey has grown in the women's ranks.

Season 1, Episode 17

April 30, 2020 21:10 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB

This is part two of the three part interview that co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse did with outgoing Hockey East Commissioner, Joe Bertagna. The guys talked about what it was like starting the ECAC women's conference and then the creation of the women's Hockey East. They also tapped Joe's expertise as a former goalie at Harvard University and goalie coach for the Boston Bruins, discussing the evolution from the stand up style to butterfly and hybrid styles and how goalies h...

Season 1, Podcast 16

April 20, 2020 18:45 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MB

This is part one of the three part podcast co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse did with Joe Bertagna, outgoing Commissioner of Hockey East and one of the pioneers of women's hockey. Joe was a goalie at Harvard University, started the Harvard women's hockey team, was the Commissioner of the ECAC and Hockey East, was a coach for the Boston Bruins and is one of the most respected people in the hockey world. They talked about how Joe started the women's program at Harvard, how it ...

Season 1, Episode 15

April 16, 2020 23:15 - 1 hour - 97.6 MB

Co-hosts Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk to world renowned sports pyschologist, Dr. John Sullivan, who has worked with the New England Patriots, the English Premier League, Division 1 college athletic teams, NASA and the Navy Seals. Dr. Sullivan talked about the best approach for coaches and parents in youth athletics. He is fascinating to listen to! Dr. Sullivan is the author of the book "The Brain Always Wins"!

Season 1, Episode 14

April 05, 2020 20:15 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB

This is part two of the interview Coach Bob Deraney and co-host Hank Morse did with Kendall Coyne, the captain of the United States women's national hockey team. Kendall talks about what it was like getting cut from her first Olympic team tryout and then what it was like making the team four years later. Then she talked about winning the silver medal in 2014 and eventually winning the gold in 2018. She then talked about her time playing pro hockey in Minnesota and then anwered some ...

Season 1, Episode 13

March 26, 2020 01:25 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

Kendall Coyne, one of the best hockey players in the world, joined Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse on the "From The Point Women's Hockey Podcast" to talk about her illustrious career. Kendall grew up in the Chicago area and fell in love with the game as a young girl. She followed her passion on the ice and is now the captain of the US Women's National Hockey Team. She has won gold and silver Olympic medals and is planning on playing in the next Olympic games!

Season 1, Episode 12

February 17, 2020 02:40 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MB

This is part two of Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's interview with hockey legend Brianna Decker, one of the greatest hockey players in the world. In this episode, the gold medal winner talked about what it was like to actually make the women's US Olympic hockey team, get your Olympic uniform, be in the athlete's pavilion and get ready for the games. She also talked about the incredible rivalry between the United States and Canada in women's hockey! Brianna then talked about her incre...

Season 1, Episode 11

February 08, 2020 04:55 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MB

This is part one of co-hosts Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's interview with hockey legend Brianna Decker, two time US Olympian and Patty Kazmaier award winner! Breanna won a gold medal at the 2018 Olympic games with the women's hockey team and took home a silver in 2014. Breanna talked about what it was like growing up playing hockey with her brothers and then on boys' teams, her transition to Shattuck St. Mary School, then on to the University of Wisconsin and finally her internation...

Season 1, Episode 10

February 02, 2020 20:15 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

This is part two of Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's interview with legendary strength and conditioning coach Mike Boyle. Mike was the Boston University head strength and conditioning coach for over 30 years, coached the Boston Bruins for a decade, the 1998 U.S. Olympic gold medal winning women's hockey team and spent two years with the Boston Red Sox, winning a World Series Championship in 2013. In this episode, Mike focused on how student-athletes should be training once they enter t...

Season 1, Episode 9

January 26, 2020 22:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MB

This is part one of a two part podcast with Mike Boyle, world renowned strength and conditioning coach! Co-hosts Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talked to Mike about how he got his start in the industry, his time at Boston University and then with the US Olympic women's hockey team. Then, they asked Mike about WHAT AGE should children begin working out!

Season 1, Episode 8

January 18, 2020 19:10 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

This podcast is part two of Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's interview with former UConn hockey star, Jaclyn Hawkins, one of the most prolific players in Hockey East history. Jaclyn went on to excel in the CWHL and then founded and still operated www.womenshockeylife.com, one of the premier on line resources for girls and women's hockey.

Season 1, Episode 7

January 13, 2020 23:50 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

In this episode, part one of a two part interview, co-hosts Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with former University of Connecticut star Jaclyn Hawkins about her stellar career, starting with her life in Ottawa, her move to Connecticut to attend the Taft School and her career at UConn. Jaclyn is the founder and owner of womenshockeylife.com.

Season 1, Episode 6

January 08, 2020 00:15 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB

This is part two of Bob Deraney and Hank Morse's interview with Alyssa Gagliardi, the former Cornell University star and CWHL and NWHL All Star. Alyssa talked about her career at Cornell, transitioning to the pro game in the CWHL and then continuing her career in the NWHL. She also talked about her role as the Northeast Representative for the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, what they are doing this season, the challenges ahead and what the future looks like for wome...

Season 1, Episode 5

January 02, 2020 00:20 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB

In this episode, co-hosts Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with Alyssa Gagliardi, a Cornell University graduate and the current Northeast Representative for the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association. Alyssa grew up in North Carolina and went to Shattuck St. Mary's High School in Minnesota before attending Cornell. In part one of this two part podcast, Bob and Hank talk with Alyssa about the difficulties of playing youth hockey in the Raleigh area, her youth hockey experienc...

Season 1, Episode 4

December 19, 2019 00:15 - 37 minutes - 52 MB

On this episode of "From The Point Women's Hockey Podcast" Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse discuss how parents will know if their daughter is a potential college hockey player. Do you allow your child to dream big,whether it's sports, education or some other passion they may have? Also, training is a big part of being an athlete, but should young players be specializing in hockey only? Bob and Hank also talk about developing character, learning life lessons and the most importa...

Season 1 Episode 3

December 13, 2019 00:40 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MB

This episode is part two of the interview Coach Bob Deraney and Hank Morse did with Hayley Moore, president of the Boston Pride, who starred at Brown University before playing professionally. Part two picks up with her transition into pro hockey and then takes you through her time as General Manager of the Boston Pride to to being named Deputy Commissioner of the NWHL and then eventually back to the Pride as team president.

Season 1, Episode 2

December 10, 2019 21:30 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

This week on "From The Point" Women's Hockey Podcast, Coach Bob Deraney and co-host Hank Morse talk with Hayley Moore, the President of the Boston Pride in the NWHL. Hayley played at Brown University, went on to play professionally and then entered the coaching ranks. After eventually serving as the Deputy Commissioner of the NHWL, she was named President of the the Boston Pride. In this podcast Hayley talks about growing up in Wakefield, MA, playing youth hockey, going to Cushing A...

Season 1, Episode 1

December 03, 2019 01:15 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

On the first episode of "From The Point" Women's Hockey Podcast, co-hosts Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk about Bob's route to becoming one of the greatest women's hockey coaches in Division One college hockey history. They talk about Bob's days as a goalie at Boston University, his professional playing career and his entry into coaching! They also talked about the ongoing situation with the NWHL, the CWHL, The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association and the future of wome...

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