Dustin Schwartz: From Oilers Goalie Coach to Hockey Canada's Director of Goaltending (Ep. 376)

Episode 376 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features former Edmonton Oilers goalie coach Dustin Schwartz, just named Hockey Canada's new director of goaltending and national team goaltending coach. InGoal members can also now read, watch and listen to everything on their iPhone in the new InGoal Magazine app, available on the App Store. In the Goalie News segment, presented by Trac Optics, we celebrate the Hockey Hall of Fame induction of Carey Price and Pekka Rinne, the first Finnish goalie to go in, and dig into a fun coincidence: Matt Tomkins and Laurent Brossoit each won for the first time in two and a half years on the same night, after their previous wins had come just one day apart. We also mark Connor Hellebuyck's 350th career win, 90 years since Turk Broda's NHL debut and the end of Glenn Hall's record 502 straight starts this week in 1962. And we share audio of Penguins rookie Sergei Murashov thanking Devin Cooley for speaking openly about what goalies go through, and of Carey Price on Jacob Fowler. Plus, we're giving away a set of Trac Optics goggles for the best line tying Goalie News and Trac Optics together. Send yours to podcast@ingoalmag.com. In the feature interview, presented by NHL Sense Arena, Schwartz catches us just off a flight home from the U17 World Challenge to explain a job that covers curriculum, goalie coach certification and resources for grassroots coaches across the country, as well as the men's, women's and para high-performance programs. He shares why it isn't a rebuild, his plans for an advisory board and a monthly coaches' call, and how his work with the WHL and his background in education prepared him for it. He also talks about why fewer kids want to play goal, what parents can do about the cost of gear, and how a game that has gone from A-to-B to A-to-B-to-C is changing the job for goalies, making this a can't-miss interview for goalie coaches and parents alike. In the Parent Playbook, presented by Stop it Goaltending U the App, Hutch tackles the "November wall," when a season can start to feel decided, explaining what research says about learning that happens before it shows up in results, and why the best thing parents can do is model the same calm we ask of our goalies in the crease. We also review the latest Pro Reads, presented by Vizual Edge, with Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Flames explaining how consistent rotational leads remain key even on the lateral plays he didn't see coming. And in our weekly gear segment, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, we look at the new Vaughn Ion Pro knee pads, with an extra layer of kneecap protection and a happy middle ground between protection and mobility.