PWHL Boston Head Coach Courtney Kessel: Next step in growing women's hockey, preparing an expansion franchise and the power of empathetic honesty

Glass and Out

English - October 26, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
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In episode #231 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we're joined the inaugural Head Coach of the PWHL’s Boston franchise.

She no doubt has her hands full in preparation for this season. She’s coaching what is effectively an expansion team, in an expansion league, that as of the time of this recording still had not assigned names to its respective franchises.

Listen as she shares how she's approaching her first season in the new league, why empathetic honesty is more effective than brutal honesty, and what the next step in growing women's hockey is.