For episode 316 of the Glass and Out Podcast we welcome CEO of Sports Innovation Lab Angela Ruggiero.

She is best known as a 4x Olympian and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. She was a senior in High School when she played for Team USA and won Gold at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. In 2004 she won the Patty Kaizmeir Award as the top player in college hockey. She was also the first woman to play in a regular season professional hockey game in North America at a position other than goalie, when she suited up for the Tulsa Oilers in a Central Hockey League game against the Rio Grande Killer Bees.

However, her list of achievements extend well beyond her career as an athlete.

That includes time as a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2010 to 2018 and served as a member of the Executive Board of the IOC after being elected the Chairperson of the IOC Athletes' Commission, the body that represents all Olympic athletes worldwide, a post which she held from 2016 to 2018. She also has an MBA from Harvard, and was a Senior Management Associate with Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world.

Listen as she shares why learning to love adversity is key to success in life, why utilizing data in sports has to be built on trust, and why athletes are the best opportunity for corporations in the world.

In episode 315 of the Glass and Out Podcast we collaborated with Hockey Calgary for their 4th Annual Leadership Day and sat down with Flames Head Coach Ryan Huska.

Huska is a good friend of The Coaches Site, having previously joined Glass and Out and presented multiple times at our TCS Live event.

This was a very special interview as we brought a white board on stage and let him showcase some of the drills and teaching progressions he's used throughout his career. It offered a fascinating look at how an NHL coaching staff manages the limited practice time they have throughout the season to prepare their team.

There is a lot that coaches can learn from them in terms of their efficiency in delivering a message. Every detail is thought out and no time is wasted.

Listen as he shares his favourite drills for breakouts and encouraging competition, why the skill of passing is often missing in today's player and why it's curcial to always celebrate the small and big wins with your team.

In episode 314 of the Glass and Out Podcast we chat with Hockey Hall of Famer Jayna Hefford, who currently works as the Executive Vice-President of Hockey Operations for the PWHL.

As the person who has largely been the face of the league since it's inception in August of 2023, she has played a key role in the growth of female hockey.

Her unique background prior to becoming a sports executive includes a playing career as a star on Canada's National Team, playing in five Olympics, capturing four gold medals, and 12 World Championships, where she collected another seven gold medals.

Throughout her career she has gravitated towards leadership roles and demonstrated a knack for bringing people together to achieve a common goal. Nowhere has that skill-set been more valuable than her time with the PWHL.

Listen as she shares the origins of the PWHL, why female hockey is rooted in passion and why the league's upwards trajectory has created an exciting time for women's sports.