Chippewa Hockey Download

Episode 8: Chris Haney

On this edition of the Chippewa Hockey Download new hosts Derek Steele and Matt Ryder join Devin in talking with 3rd year Head Coach for the CMU Women's Hockey Team Chris Haney.-The boys ask Chris about his childhood playing hockey, baseball, and many other rec sports growing up-How Chris inherited coaching skills from various volunteer operations for his children's teams, his role in building and expanding a successful program with Midland girl's hockey-The various off-ice duties Chris undergoes for his team to operate in the ACHA-Beating Michigan State to start last season and the magical feelings it sparked to catapult his team to the top of Division 2 women's hockey-New additions to the team and the competitiveness he expects in practice for players to earn roles in the game-A look at the upcoming schedule that features old foes as well as new opponentsNew episodes weekly!

Episode 7: Mac Barnett

On this edition of the Chippewa Hockey Download hosts Devin, Joe, and Parker get together with the captain of the CMU Women's Hockey Team Macey Barnett to talk about her lengthy playing career in the ACHA.-Mac talks about starting hockey at a later age than most and growing up playing with boys -How she joined CMU off a whim prospect skate visit and almost going to BGSU-Her underclassmen years playing with the team and how a former captain became her friend and inspiration to keep the club alive-Her early days of playing ACHA hockey, the trials and tribulations of keeping the team afloat and the turning point, or coach, that recruited a winning group-Her experience from this last season which she called "the best team I have played on", their remarkable start to the year, and finally making it to Nationals-Her thoughts about the new recruiting class-How she plans to go about her final year at CMU and expectations for herself as captainCHD Episode 7, a sitdown with Mac.New Episodes Weekly!

Episode 6: Nathan Bottles

On this edition of the Chippewa Hockey Download the fellas of CCHN Devin, Joe, and Parker talk with Men's D3 Forward Nathan Bottles.-Growing up playing hockey in a non-traditional hockey family and the decision to make the jump to playing Triple AAA-His time bouncing around Junior hockey, recapping his time in places like New York, Wisconsin, and NCAA III with Arcadia University-The academic rigor he faced in Arcadia and what ultimately led to his decision to transfer, how he kept up with his schoolwork, and the importance of routine-Chirps he has heard on the ice, or lack thereof with creativity in his last name-Starting a podcast in Wisconsin and why it eventually got shutdown-Nathan's dream linemates and his ambitions to play hockey in Europe-What he is looking forward to most this season, the competitiveness new additions to the team will bring, and his expectations in the MCHC-His favorite pregame music, meal, and why he believes stretching is overratedNew Episodes weekly!

Episode 5: Kylie Del Re

On this episode of the Chippewa Hockey Download, Devin & Parker sit down with CMU Women's Hockey breakout star Kylie Del Re to talk about her team's historic seasonWe dive into Kylie's "late start" to skating & playing hockey, and how her background in dance helped her get coordinated to moving on the ice.-How she found out about CMU through a player profile and matchup against her soon-to-be head coach Chris Haney, eventually getting to campus and having team leaders help her get acclimated to Mount Pleasant -Balancing hockey with a rigorous academic schedule and her work ethic growing up -Kylie's impressive season netting the most goals and points in club history, and how her team's coaching and culture led to their success-Stories of team bus rides, cupcakes, and her relationship with teammates-The future of CMU Women's hockey and the importance of adding depth-A message to future players and the importance of mental health Episode 5, a sitdown with Kylie Del ReNew Episodes weekly!

The Chippewa Hockey Download Episode 4: Brennan Martin

We're back!After a long hiatus, the CCHN boys have revived CHD from the realm of dead podcasts. On this episode hosts Devin & Joe sit down with former captain and newly named head coach of the CMU D3 ACHA Men's Hockey Team, Brennan Martin-The boys catch up with their summer and touch base with Marty about making his return to Mount Pleasant as well as deep dive into his hockey career.-As a former six-year captain, Brennan talks about first arriving at CMU and the culture of winning instilled in the program since his freshman year.-The group recaps this past season for the D3 Chippewas, highlighting their best (and worst) moments during another successful year and bid to the National Tournament in Marlborough.-Brennan also talks the 2023 recruiting class and what he expects from a young and talented group of players.Finally, Devin and Joe take a look at the 23-24' season schedule and preview some of their favorite matchups of the season.All this and more on this edition of CHD! New episodes (hopefully) dropping weekly!