The Rinks & Great Park Ice is back with Episode 6! A special Black History Month episode with interviews with special guests Emerson Etem and Starr Andrews. We were able to hear some stories, get their insights, and perspectives on diversit...

The Rinks & Great Park Ice is back with Episode 5! In this episode, we sat down with retired NHLer and former Anaheim Duck Emerson Etem! Emerson now owns the Long Beach Shredders with his Wife and is also the general manager and head coach....

Curling Night in America is coming to Great Park Ice August 25-27, 2021!In a special episode of the pod, we had the CEO of USA Curling, Jeff Plush! We touched on the preparation for the event, the excitement of the 2022 Olympics, USA Curlin...

Episode 4 of The Rinks & Great Park Ice is here. Great Park Ice Skating Manager, Michelle Lauerman stopped by to chat with us about Off-Ice Classes, Great Park Ice's unique dynamic and online resources that we're provided while we had to st...

Summer is here! Episode 3 of the podcast is all about Summer Camps. We interviewed or Director of Hockey, Rick Hutchinson about the origin and growth of our All-World Hockey Summer Camps. Our Hockey Managers also joined us for another segment o...

We're back with another episode of The Rinks & Great Park Ice Podcast! May is AAPI Heritage month and to celebrate we brought on Jr Ducks 16aaa Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel, Alex Kim! From the figure skating side, we intervie...

After a bit of a hiatus, our podcast is back! With a new look and a new name. In this episode, our main topic is Return to Play! We discuss the grassroots programs that are making their way back along with league play. We also talk about the in...

Lucky number 13! This episode we had our Anaheim Ducks Alumni Sean Pronger, Jason Marshall, and Bryan Allen on the podcast! They discussed their careers, being a part of our grassroots programs and the evolution of hockey in SoCal. Check it out...

Episode 12 of the podcast is dedicated to the goalies! Goalie Coaches Stephanie Yates and PJ Musico were on and discussed their careers and road to becoming coaches. They also shared their philosophies on the position and how to train young goa...

In episode 11 of the pod, our hosts interview former Jr Duck, 2019 NHL First Round Draft Pick, and Current Minnesota Gopher Defensemen Ryan Johnson! He tells us about his journey so far, how he's staying occupied during this downtime and what i...

Episode 10 of the pod brings us Commissioner of the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League! He answered questions about the league currently and how far it has come to give players the opportunity to play hockey for their school!  

Episode 9 of the podcast features former Lady Duck, U.S. Olympian and current Boston College Ice Hockey Player, Cayla Barnes! She discusses her time playing in our grassroots programs along with her experiences of being on the US Women's Nation...

In episode 8 of the podcast, youth coaches Zealin Cronk and Kyle Gonzalez discuss growing up through our grassroots programs and where that has lead them in their hockey journey. 

In this week's episode of the podcast, we have GM of Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena GM, Eddie Hawkins. He discusses how his journey in the hockey rink world that led him to California. Give it a listen!

Episode 6 of our podcast featured some of our Adult Hockey Coordinators Brad Sherrick, and Darren Ong. They discussed how they have been handling the situation around COVID-19 and keeping in contact with teams at their facilities.

We're back with episode 5 with special guest Ken Martel! Ken is the USA Hockey Technical Director for the American Development Model. He gave great insight into USA statistics on player development and trends they have seen from youth to NHL pl...

It's episode 4 and we have former NHL player and Director of Coaches for the Jr. Ducks, Craig Johnson on the podcast! He discusses his career, the growth of hockey in the region and things to consider when it comes to youth hockey player's deve...

Episode 3 is here! This episode's guest is Marketing Director for The Rinks & Great Park Ice, Jesse Chatfield. He discussed how marketing got involved in promoting and growing the grassroots programs, the effect that Ducks alumni have in th...

We're back with Episode 2 of our SoCal Hockey Hotline Podcast! This episode features special guest Rick Hutchinson, Hockey Director for The Rinks & Great Park Ice. Hutch discusses the development of our grassroots programming, the role our ...

This is our first podcast with hockey managers Dave Walker, Jon Mainberger, Dean Wilson, and Vince Valles. They sat down to discuss the current climate of hockey in SoCal along with the impact that COVID-19 has had on The Rinks & Great Park...