"Inside the Game" Podcast

We catch up with four time Stanley Cup Champion, Hockey Hall of Famer, and Captain of the New York Islanders. 

Denis takes us back to his beginnings is Canada a young man and the fun he had growing up with his brother Jean and playing hockey and other sports. 

As 12 years of age he was asked to play on a travel all star team in Ottawa made up the best 12 year old's in the area. It was the start of his hockey ...

We finish with John Flaherty from the YES Network here on "Inside the Game". 

John talks about when it was time to retire and how he transitioned to broadcasting and George Steinbrenner had something to do with John winding up at the YES Network. Jim Kaat also helped John in the being of his career in broadcasting in how to approach a game. 

We transition to youth sports discussion and John's though...

We continue with John Flaherty from the YES Network. 

John discusses playing catcher and the different things that are needed for success in the position. He breaks down what are things he learned about the position and how important your focus is in being a catcher. 

We also touch on the different people with his time at the Yankees and how they were important to the success of the team and how they were able to ...

We continue with John Flaherty of the YES Network. 

His playing days at George Washington University was going to change. John tells of how he was going to be drafted in the 3 or 6th round of the MLB Draft. He went in the 25th round of the draft and was very upset by where he was drafted. The Red Sox had taken him in the draft and now the climb to the majors was about to begin for him. 
 
It is great to hear the st...

We catch up with John Flaherty of the YES Network. 

John, talks about his early days of playing sports in New York and going to St. Joseph school in Montvale, NJ and how it changed his life and gave him the foundation for success. 

He also, talks about his time at George Washington University in Washington DC and how he really learned about what it took to be a baseball player at the division one level. 

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We continue here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game" with Craig Patrick.

In this segment we discuss in depth the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team and what went into the success of the team with Herb Brooks. Craig talks of how Herb Brooks coached the team and was very prepared for how he coached the team. There was a mission for Herb, he had a plan from May 1979 when Craig was brought in as an assistant coach for the team and ho...

We continue here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game" with Craig Patrick. His family has been involved in the game of hockey for 100 years with his grandfather, Lester, his dad Lynn, and his uncle, Murray. 

We talk about growing up in a hockey family and how his dad tried to talk him out of going into the family business. However, he followed him into the family business. 

When he was 13 years of age he played a game at B...

We catch up with EJ Johnston of the new 3 ICE concept for hockey. It is 53 days to June 18th and the puck drop on the first season of 3 ICE. 

In this segment we talk to EJ about his love of hockey and how his Dad Eddie Johnston had a great influence on him from the sport of hockey. His dad played in the NHL and was also a coach and GM. 

EJ discusses with us how being around professional athletes he really saw what it took to be a suc...

We finish with Bob Costas here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game".

Bob talks about the best parts of his position and how he is able to connect with and share experiences with people in covering games and events.

One thing he mentions is when David Letterman was leaving NBC for CBS he was offered by Letterman the hour slot after the Late Show to host his own show and be part of 60 minutes. He felt it...

We continue here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game" with Bob Costas.
We breakdown in this segment the differences in calling a game and working as a host in the studio for Olympics and other events.

Bob has hosted 12 Olympic games and has gives great background in how it all comes together and how you have to be a traffic cop in a way to host the games

He stresses one thing is really important kn...

We continue here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game" with Bob Costas from MLB Network.

He tells of how he wound up the radio voice of the Sprits of St. Louis in the ABA. Everything about the league was wild and fun. Bob said looking back on his career his first two jobs, EHL and the ABA were some of the best times in sports he ever had.

We also talk about preparing for a broadcast and how Bob gets ready to call a game on...

We catch up with Bob Costas here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game". 

Bob discusses his early days of playing sports as a kid in New York. Just having fun with his friends. He was cut from his high school teams but knew his future was in broadcasting. 

He tells of how he would listen to Red Barber, Mel Allen, and Phil Rizzuto called the games for the Yankees. Vin Scully would call the games for the Dodgers, Marty Glickm...

This is a segment that is important for all parents and young athletes should listen to. 

We continue with Mike Hartman from the Stanley Cup, New York Rangers in 1994.

Mike, continues with what are the keys to success for sports and life. We breakdown what are the things you should look for into a youth sports program for your child. Tells a great story of his time of the USA Hockey development program and team bu...