Up My Hockey with Jason Podollan

Up My Hockey is a podcast that pulls back the curtain on how to make a career out of hockey and the high performance habits required. Your host, ex-NHL'er and mindset coach, Jason Podollan, has candid conversations with NHL players, coaches, scouts, and agents, about the hockey journey and living your dream. If you are an aspiring hockey player, a hockey parent, or a hockey fan who wants to hear the inside scoop, this podcast is for you.

Up My Hockey with Jason Podollan is a sports podcast hosted by Jason Podollan, with 177 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jason Podollan hosts Up My Hockey with Jason Podollan, a sports show with 177 episodes published.

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  Episode #171

  EP. 171 - Jared Aulin - Drafted 47th overall by the Colorado Avalanche & World Jr. Silver Medallist for Team Canada

  Apr 16, 20261h 38mS5

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We talk with Jared Allen about what actually builds a strong hockey player, and why the modern chase for status can quietly crush competition, creativity, and confidence. We also trace Jared’s path from top prospect to World Juniors to pro hockey, using injuries and setbacks as the lens for mindset, identity, and long-term development. <br/>• Minor hockey becoming a business and what gets lost when families buy labels <br/>• Why earning spots through real tryouts builds resilience and accountability <br/>• The damage of constant comparison and the word “only” in youth sports <br/>• Leaving sp...

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  Episode #170

  EP.170 - Unbreakable Mindset: Jackson Drum’s Story of Resilience, Faith, and Relentless Work

  Mar 24, 20261h 17mS5

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this powerful episode of the Up My Hockey Podcast, Jason Podollan sits down with 18‑year‑old Jackson Drum, a former CDA (Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy) player whose life changed in an instant after a devastating on-ice collision left him with a C1–C2 “Christopher Reeve” spinal cord injury.</p><p>Jackson shares his journey from being a late-start, underestimated hockey kid in Minnesota—told he’d be a “C player” forever—to outworking everyone around him. He walks us through shooting 500 pucks a day until his hands bled, waking up at 3:30 a.m. for extra ice, an...

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  Episode #170

  EP. 169 - Nick Kypreos On Resilience, Role Players, And Canada’s Hockey Identity

  Jan 13, 202659 minS5

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We sit down with Nick Kypreos to trace a path from a career-ending concussion to a 25-year run in broadcasting, unpacking what resilience looks like when you feel unready and afraid. Along the way we debate Canada’s modern hockey identity, Olympic roster choices, and why competitive edge still wins in the spring.<br/><br/>• resilience after a concussion and job loss<br/>• early broadcast failures, nerves, and growth<br/>• finding your lane as a glue guy<br/>• trust, consistency, and people skills in teams<br/>• media access, distractions, and focus<br/>• playoff style: why hea...

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  Episode #169

  EP. 168 - Mike Guentzel - Inside The War Room: Pro Scouting, Trades, And Building Utah’s Future

  Dec 16, 20251h 15mS5

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We dig into the craft of pro scouting with Mike Gensel, from how Utah builds a contender to why second effort and playoff habits separate prospects from producers. Jake Guentzel’s evolution from pass-first center to elite net-front finisher becomes a blueprint for players, coaches and parents.<br/><br/>• pro vs amateur scouting roles and objectives<br/>• trade valuation, cap pressure and fair-deal philosophy<br/>• Utah’s move, facilities and culture shift<br/>• rebuild strategy, targeted adds and roster fit<br/>• projecting AHL to NHL roles and usage<br/>• playoff hockey as a different skill...

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  Episode #167

  EP. 167 - Andy Delmore - Chicago Blackhawks Player Development Caoch - Inside The Mind of A Pro Hockey Developer

  Dec 2, 20251h 12mS5

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We unpack how prospects actually turn pro with Chicago Blackhawks development coach Andy Delmore. Trust, wall play, role clarity, and coachability anchor a candid look at modern NHL demands and how small habits unlock big careers.<br/><br/>• building trust so hard truths land<br/>• identifying two to three core habits per player<br/>• wall play mechanics and pre-scan timing<br/>• using NHL comparables to teach with video<br/>• coachability, processing speed, and failure at pace<br/>• role identity beyond points and PP time<br/>• PK as an entry point to minutes and value<br/>• NH...

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