Centre Ice - The Hockey Alberta Podcast

Hockey Alberta - Centre Ice Podcast - Episode 29 - Chris Cederstrand

Welcome back to Hockey Alberta Centre Ice with your host Kara Spady. In this episode, Kara sits down with Chris Cederstrand to discuss his incredible journey in hockey and beyond. From his time on the CBC reality TV show Canada's Ultimate Challenge, to playing in the Western Hockey League and becoming a firefighter, Chris has faced many challenges and triumphs throughout his life. However, a life-altering accident led to him becoming an above the knee amputee, and ultimately, to a career in para hockey. Join Kara and Chris as they explore the importance of resilience, determination, and passion in the face of adversity. This is an episode you won't want to miss on Hockey Alberta Centre Ice.

Hockey Alberta - Centre Ice Podcast - Episode 28 - Jeff McLean Author of Who’s Hockey

Welcome to Hockey Alberta Centre Ice with your host Kara Spady. In this episode, Kara sits down with children's book author Jeff McClean to discuss his new book titled "Who's Hockey". This heartwarming story of acceptance is part of a partnership between Hockey Alberta and the NHL, and is the first of eight books that deal with the NHL's Eight Declarations of Principles. Join Kara and Jeff as they delve into the importance of acceptance in hockey and beyond, and the impact that these books can have on young readers. Don't miss this inspiring conversation on Hockey Alberta Centre Ice.

Hockey Alberta - Centre Ice Podcast - Episode 27 - Saroya Tinker - Black Girl Hockey Club Canada

In episode 27 of the Centre Ice Podcast host, Kara Spady chats with Saroya Tinker Co-Founder & Executive Director of Black Girl Hockey Club Canada

Centre Ice The Hockey Alberta Podcast - Episode 26 - Hockey Gives Back - Jesse Hale

Centre Ice Episode 26

Hockey Gives Back with guest Jesse Hale General Manager of the AEHL's Calgary Northstars

Centre Ice The Hockey Alberta Podcast - Episode 25 -11.4 Maltreatment Awareness Day with Bryden Burrell & Brett Kelly

Centre Ice The Hockey Alberta Podcast sits down with Bryden Burrell and Brett Kelly to learn about Rule 11.4 on Maltreatment Awareness Day.

Centre Ice The Hockey Alberta Podcast - Episode 24 - Rob Litwinski - Chief Executive Officer Hockey Alberta

Join us as we drop the puck on Season 3 of the Centre Ice Podcast! In this episode Kevin Strybosch hosts our annual interview with Rob Litwinski the Chief Executive Officer of Hockey Alberta.

Episode Twenty-Three: The Spring Showcase (With Hanna Paquette & Morgan Klimchuck)

Episode 23 of the Centre Ice Podcasts features 2017 Alberta Challenge alumna and 2022 Alberta Challenge Apprentice Coach Hanna Paquette, as well as 2010 Alberta Cup and 2011 Canada Winter Games alumnus Morgan Klimchuk, who is set to coach at the 2022 Prospects Cup.

Hockey Alberta's 2022 Spring Showcase kicks off on April 28, with the Alberta Cup (April 28-May 1), the Alberta Challenge (May 5-8) and Prospects Cup (May 12-15), all at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer.

 

Episode Links: National Volunteer Week > | Lloydminster U13 Female Blazers Win Chevy Good Deeds Cup > | Team Alberta U16 Male Coaching Staff Announced > | Hlinka Gretzky Tickets On Sale > | KidSport Hockey Assist Program >

Episode Twenty-Two - ATB’s John Windwick & Good Deeds Cup Finalist Lloydminster U13 Female Blazers

With the Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships, presented by ATB, officially underway across the province, Episode 22 of the Centre Ice Podcast features ATB's VP, Community Initiatives, John Windwick, who also sits on the Hockey Alberta Foundation's Board of Directors as past chair. (3:03 - 25:22)

The episode also features the podcast's first 17-person interview, as the entire Lloydminster U13 Female 3 Blazers, who are Alberta's finalist in this year's Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup, join the show to chat about their initiative to make the rinks in Lloydminster more accessible for everyone. (30:16 - 42:45)

Episode Links: Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships > | Progressive 50/50 Draw > | Spring Showcase Volunteer Application > | Graduating... What's Next - Online Seminar > | Future Coaches Program (Online) > | Future Coaches Program (Calgary) >| Vote for the Lloydminster U13 Female Blazers to win the Chevy Good Deeds Cup >

Episode Twenty-One - Emerance Maschmeyer, Zach Lavin and Meaghan Mikkelson

Episode Twenty-One of Centre Ice features a trio of Olympic athletes hailing from Alberta - both past and present - as we celebrate the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

Fresh off her gold medal with Canada's National Women's Team, former Team Alberta netminder Emerance Maschmeyer (1:21 - 14:45) shares her first-ever Olympic experience with us. Then, we'll hear from Zach Lavin (15:13 - 25:08), a forward for Canada's Para Hockey Team, the day before he travelled to Beijing to take part in his first Paralympic Games. To wrap things up, three-time Olympian Meaghan Mikkelson (30:51 - 55:05), who moved from the ice to the studio, joining CBC's broadcast team for the 2022 Olympics, talks about her established career, her first experience in broadcasting, and the importance of visibility for female hockey.

 

Episode Links: Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships > | 2021-22 Hockey Alberta Awards > | Sprung Arenas, Stantec and CANA team up to present the Hockey Alberta Summit > | 2022 AHHF Awards Gala > | Para Officiating Webinar > | Coach of the Month - Cody Huseby > | Shaw Birdies for Kids Program >

Episode Twenty - Black History Month

With Black History Month being celebrated all of February, Episode Twenty of the Centre Ice Podcast features three Albertans who have all experienced success in the game of hockey, but also adversity in the form of racial inequality, and are each working to make the game more inclusive for everyone - Toronto Maple Leafs Coaching Development Associate T.J. Millar, St. Albert U16 AAA Flyers forward Turner McIntyre, and Chairperson of Hockey Alberta's Diversity Inclusion Committee Anton Joseph.