Podcast by Pittsburgh Hockey Digest
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch gets in-depth on the RMU Women's hockey squad (as well as the postseason), as well as bringing in Gary Heeman to talk RMU Men's and Atlantic Hockey Tournament. The PIHL is highlighted as two of the more renowned coaches join the show, Thomas-Jefferson bench boss Bill Crousey and North Allegheny HC Mike Bagnato. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch updates you on what's going on in western Pennsylvania amateur hockey scene, including the return of the PIHL to play. Chartiers Valley Colts head coach Paul Bonetti joins for a phone interview. Also: A discussion on the Robert Morris Women's Hockey squad and an interview with first-year forward Ellie Marcovsky. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week's shortened version was recorded live at the Clearview Ice Arena between the Robert Morris Mens & Women's matchups on 1/9. Gary Heeman joins Mitch live to discus the RMU Men's squad's rise to No 20 in the nation in depth. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch welcomes new Chatham Cougars head coach Michael Gershon to the show, while keeping the remaining guests in-house: Alan Saunders and Gary Heeman. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! It's a special show this week as Mitch welcomes three guests from operations, to media, to MVP. Dave Fryer joins to talk the pause in the PIHL season and what to (or not) expect from the finish of the year, as well as the 50th anniversary season of High School Hockey in Western PA. Matt Gajtka talks about his favorite times from the paused scene, as well as what he's been up to. Christian Gorscak joins to discuss his North American Hockey League MVP season, as well as what he's doing during his downtime.
It's the second special COVID-19 shutdown edition of the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch discusses the status of some of the current local rinks, congratulates Brady's Run on winning the 2020 Renovate the Rink, as well as talking about the way the Coronavirus is concerning everyday life. We welcome Carrick Cougars head coach Chris Serakowski to discuss the 2019-20 itineration of the squad, the fallout from the abrupt closure of venues and a hopeful look ahead at 2020-21. Following Chris is Chatham women's head coach Michael O'Grady, who discusses the D-III NCAA Cougars first postseason appearance, how technology helps in recruiting during this time and about having facilities at Pittsburgh Ice helps the program. We close with a check-in with our behind-the-scenes twitter guy and one of the Island Sports Center's living legends, Larry Snyder. Larry gives us a look at some more hockey (Pittsburgh Puffins, anybody?) and talks about how the shutdown changes every day life for the third-party operations side. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch welcomes Matt Mamros and Ed Major II to the show to talk all things #BurghHockey. Also: Interviews with Austen Swankler and Aidan Campbell of the Erie Otters Have a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch welcomes Matt Mamros and Gary Heeman to the show to talk all things #BurghHockey. Listen in!
It's the PHD Podcast! After a bump by NeverGiveUp Radio, a quick high school opening leads to Matt Mamros and Mitch discussing local hockey for what seemed like forever, but it was a good hockey chat in the end. ALSO: Ed Major's ACHA halftime update. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This special High School edition catches everyone up on the first half of PIHL play, as well as a look at the 24th Annual PA Hockey Scholastic Showcase.
It's the PHD Podcast: Robert Morris Halftime Edition! Matt Mamros joins Mitch to discuss the halves that were for the Robert Morris Men and Women.
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch names his two-week long PIHL Players of the week, talks about #BurghHockeyLive and its growing pains, Matt Mamros calls in his weekly segment and Ed Major gives his ACHA update from the past week. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch debuts the broadcast teams for the first four games of #BurghHockey live, updates the happenings in the PIHL, welcomes Matt Mamros to the show for his weekly RMUW/NAHL/OHL/ECHL/USHL updates, talks RMUM with Gary Heeman, and Kas Moncheck joins us to talk Headwaters. ALSO: Around the region Midget-Major updates! Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch welcomes Gary Heeman home to talk RMU Men's Hockey, Mamros takes a break to talk RMU Women's Hockey, Ed Major gives us our weekly ACHA update and the week that was in the PIHL. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mamros and Mitch go in depth on the success of the 2019-20 Robert Morris Colonials Men's squad, and also talk NAHL, USHL, OHL and ECHL. Ed Major sends us in his ACHA update from the week that was, and Mitch interviews North Catholic goaltender Christopher McFayden and head coach Jon Hoffmann and goes around the PIHL, naming his Goaltenders and Players of the week for each classification. ALSO: A small chat from our midget-major teams, Vengeance, Elite, Esmark Stars, Steel City Selects and chat about Chatham men's and women's squads. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week we take you through the last two weeks that were in the world of BurghHockey, as Mitch welcomes Matt Mamros back to talk Robert Morris, Erie, Youngstown, Johnstown and everything in between (including Wheeling and the US/Canada camp at UPMC66). Ed Major brings you his Major Focus update for the last two weeks of ACHA play, and Mitch breaks down the last two weeks of PIHL action, naming his POTW/GOTW winners. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch talks the two weeks that were in the PIHL, names stars of the two weeks, brings Matt Mamros in for a rebranded segment titled "Around the Region with Matt Mamros" and a two-week update for everything ACHA from Ed Major II. Plus: A look at Esmark and Penguins Elites scores, Vengeance's tear through the USPHL, girls hockey with the Elite and Steel City Selects and more! Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! Mitch welcomes PHD's newest contributor Kas Moncheck to the podcast to discuss Robert Morris' weekend against Michigan Tech as well as Derek Schooley to Coaches Corner. Also, we go around the region with the scores from the week that was in all the big "HL's", including the Players and Goaltenders of the week in the PIHL. Plus: Ed Major's weekly ACHA update!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch talks headwaters and the RMU Women's sweep of Union College with Matt Mamros, Greensburg-Salem tournament and upcoming PIHL season, also welcomes RMU Women's head coach Paul Colontino to "Coaches Corner". PLUS: Ed Major's ACHA coverage, talking high school level tournaments and ACHA with Jeff Mauro and the PHD Podcast question of the week! Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! Episode two is co-hosted by Headwaters contributor Matt Mamros after the Robert Morris exhibition matchup, previewing the Colonials newest additions and upcoming season. Part 2 of the Kirsten Welsh interview follows suit before Mitch discusses the AAA updates. Ed Major then brings us our ACHA coverage from the weekend that was, followed by Greensburg-Salem tournament updates that are intertwined with the PIHL's playoff formats. We close with Coaches Corner, where Pittsburgh Vengeance Associate Head Coach and West Allegheny Head Coach Brian Boehm sits down and has a conversation about where he comes from. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week we bring the Podcast to the Island, where Mitch welcomed Gary Heeman, Matt Mamros, Montour Spartans coach Clay Shell and captain Richie Froelich. Also, former Pens Elite F Maddie Mills phones it in from Cornell, Mitch heads to Wheeling to talk to former Colonials Zac Lynch and Daniel Leavens, and the PIHL Scoreboard features an interview with our October Bardownski player of the month, Nicholas Frantz! Give it a listen! GIVE IT A LISTEN!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch welcomes Gary Heeman to talk about that weekend that Robert Morris had against Penn State, discusses the issues with the women's team, and Matt Mamros drops by to try and help a cause that is very near and dear to the Robert Morris goaltenders. ALSO: Andrew Wisneski interviews Niagara Purple Eagles forwards and Pens Elite alums Luke Edgerton and Eric Cooley, Mitch discusses mental health and sports with the host of Never Give Up radio Liam Cavanagh, and the PIHL Scoreboard! GIVE IT A LISTEN (Because it will be the last one for two weeks!)
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch talks all about all things #BURGHHOCKEY as we go around the region to bring you the best coverage possible!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch announces the inaugural Bardownski "Player of the Month" and Brozone "Goaltender of the Month" award winners, while finding out more about the PIHL than he ever thought possible. A trip to UPMC 66 gives possible life to North Catholic, a junior-varsity squad vying to be in Mitch's Challenge, and learns that Blackhawk has been holding on to the PIHL's best kept secret- Captain Abby Schaefer, the PIHL's only female captain. Also, Mitch recaps the week that was with the Robert Morris men with Gary Heeman, Matt Mamros has a Halloween-themed Headwaters, and all of the scores and stats from the PIHL week that was in a podcast that comes in just under one hour..... GIVE IT A LISTEN!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch made a home on I-79, heading to the Island, Mercyhurst, and Printscape Arena. He welcomes Gary Heeman onto the show to discuss the Robert Morris-Army series that was and the RIT series that will be, and Matt Mamros to discuss the players that are moving on with their careers and ones that are still up and coming. Andrew Wisneski talks to Erie Otters Forward and Cranberry Township native Alex Gritz, and Mitch brings you a recap from Mercyhurst as the Robert Morris women split with Mercyhurst and all of the headlines from the week that was in the PIHL. Have a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch talks local #BurghHockey with Matt Mamros, one of the new contributors to PHD, about players that are coming and have gone to Robert Morris, as well as other players floating around in what we used to refer to as "Headwaters" territory. Ed Major calls in to discuss ACHA and his time at the Mt. Lebanon Rec Center, as well as a sit down discussion with Alan Saunders about Brian Kramer committing to Robert Morris, as well as the development of a "RMU Pipeline". New this week: We cover every game and every score from the week that was in PIHL action (No, literally), as well as the current standings and leading scorers so far, and Mitch lines up his ITR coverage for the next week. LISTEN IN!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch goes around the region to catch all of your #BurghHockey action, from PIHL to Robert Morris, midget-major and ACHA. Give it a listen!
It's the PHD Podcast! Regular season hockey is back! Mitch headed to the Ice Mine in Connellsville for the Knoch-Connellsville matchup while taking in the updates from around the region. The Robert Morris Women split their opening weekend against now No. 10 St. Lawrence University, and the Youngstown Phantoms played Dubuque at UPMC66. If you missed last weeks podcast, you missed the announcement of the Bardownski "Player of the Month" and Brozone "Goaltender of the Month" awards, as voted on by the PHD staff. Mitch goes a bit more in-depth with these achievements this week. The second part of the Terry Shafer interview with Andrew Wisneski airs on this podcast, as well as talking to Roman Kraemer, Connor MacEachern and many, many more. LISTEN IN!
It’s the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch took two trips to the Island Sports Center, both having different purposes. The first trip on Friday was for an exhibition between West Allegheny and Montour with all proceeds benefitting the Travis Manion Foundation. Interviews with Head Coaches Brian Boehm (WA) and Clay Shell (Montour) and West Allegheny captain Kellen Almady were be conducted at the event. The second trip was for the Robert Morris Women’s Exhibition game against UOIT. Mitch discusses his takeaways from the game, plus spoke with first-year forward Mackenzie Krasowski, defender Kirsten Welsh, and head coach Paul Colontino. ALSO: A special, podcast only announcement that will benefit all PIHL varsity players, Mitch lets off some steam about the lack of respect for Women’s Hockey, and Andrew Wisneski interviews 2016 RMU Men’s Goaltender Terry Shafer. LISTEN UP!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch talks the PIHL St. Margarets Tournament as Pine-Richland successfully defends their title and speaks with assistant coach JR Hess & Will Studt moments after the victory. He then headed to Kirk Nevin Arena where the Greensburg-Salem preseason tournament is well underway and catches up with Penn-Trafford linemates Ryan Mickey, Jack Hughes, and Gavin Patrick. Andrew Wisneski continues his interview series with 2017 RMU Women's Hockey alum Jessica Dodds. Also included: a look around the rest of the #BurghHockey world and so, so much more. Give it a listen!
This week Mitch welcomes features writer Andrew Wisneski on as a guest host for the podcast, which was recorded live at Alpha Ice Complex during day two of the St. Margarets Fall Face-off tournament. Mitch welcomed Pine-Richlands Nicolas Lindauer and Brandon Kashur, Butler's Ronan Miller and Hampton's Michael Orban and Matthew Commedatore to the box for live interviews, and Andy discussed the history of the RMU Men's squad with Logan Bittle, a member of Derek Schooley's inaugural squad. Listen in!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch tackles the ever-changing landscape of the PIHL- including the matchups over the first two weeks of the season, the new alignments, teams joining in on the fun and teams not fielding varsity programs. He also announces his first two weeks worth of "IN THE RINK" coverage for the PIHL season, which coincidentally gives the teams time to get their student sections ready... ALSO: Many thanks as the first three shows have been successful, the possible rewards for being the champions of "Mitch's Challenge" surface and Mitch gets upset over being too busy away from hockey.... all in the fourth edition of the PHD Podcast!
It's the PHD Podcast! This week Mitch gets back to business "In The Rink" at UPMC 66 when two local squads face off - the PPE & Pittsburgh Predators and talks to Predators Wyatt George, J.C. Bele & Elite's Riley Cooley. He then goes over the schedule for the upcoming St. Margaret's Fall Face-off tournament at Alpha Ice Complex, discusses the trio of Robert Morris women selected in the CWHL draft with features writer Andrew Wisneski and gets upset over not being able to clone himself. Give it a listen!
It's the second episode of the new PHD Podcast! This week Mitch talks with senior Robert Morris defender Kirsten Welsh about her time with the Hockey Canada developmental team and her time at Robert Morris. He also discusses the upcoming 15th anniversary season for the Robert Morris men's hockey club with senior PHD beat writer Gary Heeman. He gets a little more in-depth with "Mitch's Challenge", tackles some site stuff we've got lying around and gets upset with the fact that the 3RC has to leave the big arena this upcoming season Give it a listen!
The PHD Podcast is back with Mitch at the helm for the 2018-19 season. The debut podcast will feature an interview with Thomas-Jefferson Sr. F Hayden Hintemeyer, who prepares to play a split season on both sides of the state for the Jaguars and the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers of T1EHL. Also included in this podcast: - A look at the new format of the PHD Podcast - "I'm Upset", a new segment that tries to open up the #BurghHockey conversation - this week's topic is missing last seasons' goal of seeing all of the PIHL squads - A lost interview with TJ elevated-sophomore goaltender Luke Ripepi - Mitch's Challenge: The search for the best student section in the PIHL
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