What happens when a Canadian hockey family trades West Coast rinks for life in Eastern Europe? In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer, a goalie mum from Vancouver Island now living in Romania with her U11 and U5 goalie sons — one of whom trains with the U13, U15, and U17 Romanian National Teams and spends summers developing in Italy. We dig into everything from culture shock and hockey development differences to international travel, language barriers, expectations, and what it really tak...
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What happens when a Canadian hockey family trades West Coast rinks for life in Eastern Europe? In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer, a goalie mum from Vancouver Island now living in Romania with her U11 and U5 goalie sons — one of whom trains with the U13, U15, and U17 Romanian National Teams and spends summers developing in Italy. We dig into everything from culture shock and hockey development differences to international travel, language barriers, expectations, and what it really tak...
Episode 37: From the Streets to the Sheets: Coaching Teen Resilience into Hockey Success
Pucked Up Hockey Mums
59 minutes
1 month ago
Episode 37: From the Streets to the Sheets: Coaching Teen Resilience into Hockey Success
Before she was a hockey mum in Berlin, Melissa was a youth worker in London—supporting teens who had been expelled from school and were at risk of prison. Now, she’s raising two hockey players of her own: one a striker in both ice and skater hockey, the other a goalie in skater hockey. In this episode, Amanda dives into Melissa’s powerful story: how lessons from youth work transfer directly into parenting and coaching in sport. From building resilience, to helping kids understand who they are...
Pucked Up Hockey Mums
What happens when a Canadian hockey family trades West Coast rinks for life in Eastern Europe? In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer, a goalie mum from Vancouver Island now living in Romania with her U11 and U5 goalie sons — one of whom trains with the U13, U15, and U17 Romanian National Teams and spends summers developing in Italy. We dig into everything from culture shock and hockey development differences to international travel, language barriers, expectations, and what it really tak...
