junior hockey

Puffy and G-Cat are back with a playoff update!  The boys share injury news, discuss things to consider when having a young one transition to goalie, and breakdown tryouts & birthday skates.

Out with the rankings… In with the playoffs!  Puffy's got a new package just in time for the post season, G-cat deals with a closed snack bar, and all march break plans are at the mercy of the schedule release. The boys get political on half ice hockey, and discuss the potential of playing in the GTHL golf tournament.

A very special edition of our Interview Series as Puffy and the G-Cat are joined by Thai Wakelin, Dhillon Bajwa, and Nico Medrano of the Mississauga Beast U12 AA hockey team.  

Our guest players discuss their favorite hockey stars, their hobbies, different playing styles, and their experiences of playing in the GTHL.  

Mike Leibovitz, head coach of the U11 Single A Vaughan Rangers, joins Puffy and the G-Cat, to discuss his team's success so far this season, the importance of team camaraderie, end of season goals, and of course the ranking system.  

Puffy and the G-Cat update the weekly rankings, as the playoff push starts to form in the 'G'.  The boys run into each other at the rink, discuss the importance of facemasks, and find out that their music selections might be deemed uncool by their kids.  

Run into each other at the rink.

G-Cat and Puffy drop by with another installment of the rankings, and recap a pivotal match up between two top seeds in U10.   The boys give an update on the Prospects Game, discuss what the GTHL would have been like in the 80's, and celebrate a milestone event for the podcast.  

G-Cat and Puffy sit down with Jeff Potter of The Skating Lab to discuss, skate sharpening, different approaches to laces and the impact of treadmill training.

G-Cat and Puffy are back with another exciting edition of the rankings.  The boys discuss tape colour, off-ice fines and preview next week's Top Prospect's Game. 

Puffy and the G-Cat (G-Man to some) are back with 2024's first edition of the rankings.  The boys talk about Canada's exit at the World Juniors, react to potential PWHL team names, and discuss the evolution of the podcast moving forward. 

Puff and G-Cat sit-down with Marin Hickox, Vice President, Women's & Girls Hockey.   Marin joins the show to discuss where her passion for sports came from, her advice to girls coming up in hockey, the excitement for the launch of the PWHL, and what she considers success.  

G-Cat and Puffy update the weekly rankings, talk about parent vs kids games, look forward to the World Juniors, and discuss the art of steering your child away from playing goalie. 

Puffy and G-Cat sit-down with Reid Acton, President and Instructor with Bob Acton Sports, to discuss how he got involved in youth hockey, give advice to parents of young kids who show promise in the sport, and give his thoughts on the right age to start off-ice workouts.  

G-Cat and Puffy give an update on the Centennial Zamboni Crash, reveal the history behind the Don Mills name, discuss the benefits of waxing laces, and unleash this week's edition of the rankings.   

For episode #238 of the Glass and Out Podcast, our team at The Coaches Site had the chance to visit the OHL's Kitchener Rangers facilities and sit down with Head Coach Jussi Ahokas.

Ahokas is currently in his first season in North America after spending the past four seasons as the Head Coach of TPS in the Liga, Finland’s top Professional league. During that time, he was named the Alliance of European Hockey Club’s Coach of the Year, the equivalent of the Jack Adams Award across all of Europe's top professional leagues.

Listen as he shares he shares the Finnish concept of "Sisu," why you'll always get better results when people enjoy the enviornment and why positionless hockey is the future of the game.

Jamie Edwards Joins us today from the Don Mills 09 Flyers. He shares his thoughts on the game, minor hockey in general and the up and down experiences he has had so far being in minor hockey in the G. 

G-Cat and Puffy learn the origins of the Cummer Park Community Centre's name, provide an update on the GTHL Top Prospects Game, and unleash the latest edition of the rankings.

Puffy and the G-Cat recap their week at the rinks, update the rankings, debate thanksgiving, and teach us about the origins of the Moustache Cup.  

Week 6 of the rankings!  We also discuss the upcoming Mustache Cup , who is Larry Grossman, Weston Lions Arena and the PWHL jerseys.  

VP of marketing for the Edmonton Oilers Dan Cote-Rosen join us to talk all things hockey, what’s it like working for such an iconic franchise and how they give back to the communities that support them.

G-Cat and Puffy are back for another edition of the rankings, new intel on the Shanny tournament, and a couple expansion team ideas for The G.