ATP Hockey Talks Vol 37 - Fabian Joseph

My guest today is one of my hometown hockey heroes. From Sydney, Nova Scotia, he was drafted 109th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Throughout his career, he played over 280 games for Team Canada, won two Olympic silver medals (captaining the 94 squad), captained the Cape Breton Oilers and was named team MVP twice. He scored over 30 goals in three straight AHL seasons, and played professionally in Italy and Switzerland before returning to North America to finish his career with the Milwaukee Admirals in the IHL. After his playing career he went on to coach the Milwaukee Admirals, Halifax Mooseheads, Dalhousie Tigers, Moncton Wildcats and Woodstock Slammers. Please welcome to ATP Hockey Talks, one of my childhood idols, Mr Fabian Joseph.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol 36 - Pavel Barber

My guest today is from the 416, beautiful Toronto, Canada. His love for hockey and incredible puck handing skills have taken him places he probably didn’t even know had hockey. He runs clinics all over the world, works one-on-one with some of the best players in the NHL, he’s a three time national athlete, social media influencer and YouTube sensation. Please welcome to ATP Hockey Talks, the man with magic mitts, Mr Pavel Barber.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol. 35 - Jesse Lussier

My guest today is from the small town of Petawawa, Ontario. He grew up playing the game he loved in a number of Canadian towns and cities. After being drafted by both the Hawkesbury Hawks(5th overall) and by the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL, he set off to start his junior career in Hawksbury at the age of 16. Three years later he moved east to join the mighty Halifax Mooseheads on the QMJHL and ended his playing career after five successful seasons with the Dalhousie Tigers in the CIS. He’s now living in Hong Kong, tearing up the CIHL, and working as a private equity analyst at Excelsior Capital Asia. Please welcome to the studio, Mr. Jesse Lussier.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol. 34 - Juhani Ijäs

My guest today is from the beautiful country of Finland. He fell in love with hockey at an early age and it soon became a big part of his life and eventually his career. He studied sports management at The Finland Sports Institute. After completing his studies, he moved to Abu Dhabi to do a work placement and ended up staying there playing and coaching for the next five years. In 2017 he was given the opportunity to help Thailand’s National Hockey Team at the Asian Winter Games. After the tournament he was offered a position as coach and the rest is history. Please welcome to the ATP podcast, Mr Juhani Ijäs.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol. 33 - Jeremy Roenick

My guest today is from Boston Mass. Over a span of 20 years, he played over 1500 NHL Games(playoffs included), scored almost 1500 total points and totalled nearly 1600 career penalty minutes. He’s fourth all-time in points as an American born player, sits in the American Hockey Hall of Fame, he’s a 9-time NHL All-star, two-time Olympian, author, husband and father. Please welcome to the Across The Pond podcast, Mr Jeremy Roenick.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol. 32 - Dampy Brar

My guest today grew up in the small Canadian town of Sparwood, BC. He began playing hockey at an early age and went all the way to playing 7 years of professional hockey in the WCHL and IHL. He’s the co-founder of Apna Hockey, player, captain and organizer of the Team India Ball Hockey club and this year was awarded the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award as part of the 2020 NHL Awards. Please welcome to ATP, Mr Dampy Brar.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol. 31 - Tim Noonan

My guest today is from the great Canadian town of Thorold, Ontario. He’s been working as a feature columnist for over 30 years, most of those in Hong Kong. He began here running the publication department at City University of HK, then in 1993 started writing a weekly column for the Eastern Express. In 1996 the Express folded and he began writing for TIME magazine, The New York Times, Forbes, The Independent, LA Times, Times of London among many others. In April 2000, he began at the SCMP, until 2017 when he moved back to doing more event centric writing. Along the way, he also did TV broadcast work for Star Sports/ESPN, everything from Japanese Baseball to the Chinese Basketball League. Please welcome to Across The Pond, Mr Tim Noonan.

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ATP Hockey Talks Vol. 28 - Whitney Olsen

My guest today was born in Eagan Minnesota. He was a 4-year varsity letter winner, while playing in the top division of the Minnesota State High School League, captaining his squad and earning All-Conference and All-State Honorable Mention accolades as a Senior. After prep school, he went on to play Junior Hockey with the New England Huskies of the Eastern Junior Hockey League before signing on to an NCAA division I program at American International College. After a 4-year playing career, a double major in Marketing & Management and graduating Cum Laude, he made his way to Hong Kong where he joined InetAsia and started his coaching and playing career abroad. He’s currently coaching in the Jr Tigers program and lacing em up in the CIHL with the Macau Aces. Please welcome to ATP, Whitney Olsen.

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