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Episode 149 | The Three Pillars of a Hockey Factory (Matt Dumochelle)

·1 hr 16 min·4 clips
Hockey Factories gave people permission to not feel like more is more - these Ferrari-level organizations are all rooted in keeping it fun.
Aaron Wilber and Ian Taylor discuss minor hockey scheduling shifts and introduce Matt Dumichel, author of Hockey Factories, profiling elite youth development organizations worldwide that prioritize fun, retention, and long-term development over intensity.

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Minor hockey is treated as a system of teaching, and that is where the episode earns its value.

This conversation treats minor hockey as a system of teaching rather than branding, which fits a show interested in how player development actually works.

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When you want the coaching thinking behind a minor hockey program, centered on development, alignment, and curriculum.

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