Podcast appearances and mentions of kurt kleinendorst

We finish with Kurt in segment five and we discuss youth hockey and coaching. Kurt talks about what is happening with the college game and the junior game and how it has changed the game in ways college coaches have to like. He also talks about what he looks for in a player when putting team together. One thing he stressed is that someone is watching you and how you interact with your teammates, coaches, parents, referees, and the competition. He looks for character in a person. Good people he can coach and work with. One other area is travel hockey. Kurt feels that if you son or daughter is going to play fourth line on a triple "A" team you better to drop down to double "A" to get more ice time, more special teams play. It will be a positive experience for you player and their development will be enhanced and the next year or two years later will be ready for the triple "A" level of play. We close with Kurt suggesting that USA Hockey should really have a program for coaches on how to be a better coach. More of seasonal program than a weekend somewhere to get your different level of coaching certification. Teach coaches how to work with all the kids and not just the top players but building a team from the lesser players to the top ones. Kurt has great insights to building a team  concept. 

In segment four with Kurt Kleinendorst we talk about the aspect of how to coach. How you plan for a season what are the keys you need to have ready for your season. He breaks out how they coach systems in the NHL and AHL for the players so they have an understanding of how things work. In other leagues you are coaching to the strength of your team. In the college level it is more about the development and how things operate. The youth level is tough because kids are playing on two teams and sometimes you may not have all the players for a practice so you have to make adjustments. Kurt touches on his time as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils and working with Larry Robinson and Slava Fetisov. He learned a great deal from them while there. It was his first time being an assistant coach so there was a learning curve for him. One thing that was amazing to him was between periods in the NHL you only have 18 minutes before you have to go back out for the next period. The coaches only have about 8 to 9 minutes to make adjustments. Not a great deal of time. Also, during the game action you are picking up on things and you are really focused on what is going on. It is a grind to coach at the top levels of hockey and sports. It is a great listen as to the inner workings of coaching. 

We continue with Kurt Kleinendorst here on "Inside the Game" brought to you by flexxCOACH and flexxCOACH VR. Kurt leaves Providence College after four years and heads to pursue one of dreams to play in the Olympics for USA Hockey. He was a finalist for the Hobey Baker award and felt he had a good chance to make the team. Things didn't go well and he gave up on the dream. Looking back he felt he should have stayed on the team and worked harder. It is one of his biggest regrets to this day. He wound up signing with the New York Rangers and going to Tulsa in the CHL. Great back story with that team. After his time in Tulsa he headed to Europe to play and liked the larger ice surface and the experience. He retired from the game and went into coaching in Raleigh in the ECHL and started off 1-11. Thought he was going to  be fired but he talked to the team and they turned it around and had a good season. He learned a great deal that year about himself and coaching. Kurt talks about coaching and connecting with your team and players. A very good part to the segment and how you have to work with the players. 

We continue with Kurt Kleinendorst here on "Inside the Game" brought to you by flexxCOACH. In this segment Kurt discusses his time at Providence College and how by going to school for four years Lou Lamoriello helped shape Kurt and others for the rest of their lives. He breaks down how Lou was able to build a successful program at Providence and the environment for the team. One thing he stressed was attention to the little details and how they add up and bring you success. You have to learn those details as you grow. It comes from experience. It is a great listen for young players to hear how there is a way to do things to be successful. 

We are back with a new show and we talk with Kurt Kleinendorst who has been a coach for over 30 in the NHL, AHL, as well internationally, He tells of his beginnings in Grand Rapids Minnesota and playing youth hockey with his brother Scott. They played in the winters in his home town and other sports throughout the year. Just a fun time to grow up and be with his friends and enjoying the good times. Kurt didn't play travel hockey until he was in Pee Wee's. So he was really able to develop at his pace playing hockey. He had great coaches who really cared about the players and how they got the most of playing hockey. When he was in Bantams he looked up to the high school players in his town. He wanted to make the high school team and play hockey. The used to follow the teams in the WCHA and CCHA but it was the high school guys in his eyes who were the ones he wanted to be. One thing that was instilled in him was a strong work ethic from his mom and dad. If you worked hard you would benefit from the hard work. It would pay off. His senior year of high school was when he really came into his own and started really draw interest from University of Wisconsin and Providence College. He chose Providence because his older brother Scott was there and felt it was the right fit for him. How his brother wound up there at PC was due to Lou Vario calling Lou Lamoriello and telling him about these two brothers in Minnesota who were getting looks but not many offers to play college hockey. It is a great story in segment one. Enjoy the interview. 

In segment four we discuss with Brian, his grandfather and father and their influence in sports. Brian's grandfather was the trainer to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1970's and he father was an assistant coach for Lou Lamoriello and a professional hockey coach in the ECHL. One thing that he learned from them is little details vital to success and add up to what needs to be done for success. Brian said he inherited his "chip" on his shoulder from his grandfather. He said he always played with an edge when competing in tennis and sports. Brian also had others influence him. One person who gave him a great piece of advice, "Treat everyone fairly but not equally" when coaching. This comes from Kurt Kleinendorst who coached Brians dad and played for his dad at Providence College. He also touches on meeting and talking to Ivan Lendl about how approached his time on the tour and how he coaches players today. Brian had the pleasure of working for Chris Evert and one thing that separated her from others was her mind set. Her compete level was very different than most. She was competitive in everything. That is what made her a champion. 

Und plötzlich geht es nur noch um Platz zehn - und gleichzeitig um nicht weniger als die Zukunft des Nürnberger Eishockeys. Aber, kein Druck, zumindest nicht für die Sportredakteure Florian Jennemann (Nürnberger Zeitung) und Sebastian Böhm (Nürnberger Nachrichten). Schon eher für die (Thomas Sabo) Ice Tigers, die nach neun Niederlagen in zehn Spielen im Schlussspurt der DEL einiges gutzumachen haben, um die Saison aussichtsreich in den Playoffs verlängern zu dürfen. Ein hoffnungsvoller Krisenpodcast.

Ein Eishockeyspiel dauert drei Drittel, meistens, eine Eishockey-Saison auch. Kurz bevor es für die Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in München weitergeht, unterhalten sich Florian Jennemann (Nürnberger Zeitung) und Sebastian Böhm (Nürnberger Nachrichten) über die herausragenden Spieler des ersten Drittel, über Hoffnungsträger für das zweite Drittel und freuen sich über einen Gastbeitrag von Oliver Mebus zum Thema Schäferhunde in Tierheimen.

Iowa Wild head coach Kurt Kleinendorst recaps the 2014 Minnesota Wild Development Camp

Iowa Wild head coach Kurt Kleinendorst gives an update on the Wild's AHL team and a number of Wild prospects