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This week Nathan flies solo and dives into another technical episode designed to help improve your game. On the dock this week: rush chances! We provide tips on how to better at odd man rushes, breakaways, and even rushes like 1 on 1s and 2 on 2s.

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This week Nathan and Connor sit down for the first ever recorded session at the TNG Nisku training facility! We talk about the importance simplicity and communication play in your development as a goalie. Whether on or off the ice, we provide some tips and discussion as how both can help you be better while tending the crease.

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Drill of the month: Follow the Rebound

This week Connor flies solo again, talking about how us goalie coaches approach different practice structures (group goalie sessions vs team goalie sessions) and the progressions associated with them. We also talk about how to use video and the best what to look for for ways to improve your game.

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This week Connor sits down with his dad talking about what it's like being a goalie dad. We also discuss the changes in the game and the position over the last few decades, goalie evaluations, and other topics goalie parents typically face.

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We sit down with Kurt Rackel, the goalie director of KC North, a minor hockey association in the Edmonton area. He shares his insights on what the day to day is like as a goalie director for a minor hockey program. We also talk about some ways to help improve the buy in from coaches and other individuals involved in a minor hockey organization and how to provide better support for goalies.

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Drill of the Month - The Gauntlet: https://truenorthgoaltending.com/drills/the-gauntlet

This week is a solo episode from Nathan going over our drill of the month - The Gauntlet. Nathan also tackles the topic of in tight play and provides tips on how to give yourself the best opportunity to make saves when the puck is in tight. We go over the importance of rotations, hand projection, staying patient, and more.

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This week we do things a bit differently, tackling 2 interviews in one episode. First, we sit down with October Saves founder Lara Hopewell and talk about her journey battling cancer and how the October Saves initiative came to be. We go through what October Saves is, how people can register, and some of the cool things that have come from the 13 years of its existence.

We then interview Kalen Anderson, a goalie who has personally work with Connor before and talk about her experience battling cancer. Kalen shares her inspiring journey on how she has battled her way back onto the ice since her diagnosis and treatment.

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This week's episode revisits a listener question from our mailbag episode a few weeks ago. We tackle this one in it's own episode as it asks what to expect going into the draft eligible year for the CHL and what the advantages and disadvantages of certain leagues are.

We speak mostly on the leagues in western Canada as that is best related to our experiences, but talk about some advantages and disadvantages of academies vs club hockey, unsanctioned vs sanctioned, etc.