As the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase gets underway, we present our visit with the head coach of the 2019 United States National Junior Team, Mike Hastings of Minnesota State. The seventh-year head coach of the Mavericks took over in Mankato after a very successful USHL career, and he has produced 20-win seasons every year. Hastings talks about the start of his coaching career, his inspirations and his philosophy in building a program at Minnesota State.

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Mike Hastings, Minnesota State

The College Hockey Coaches Show visits with one of the game's newest head coaches, Trevor Large of Canisius, who takes over after three years as an assistant with the Griffins. Large played at Ferris State - which has quickly become a cradle of future coaches - and talks about the impact that experience had on him, as well as what he learned from stops at AIC and Army before arriving in Buffalo.

Trevor Large, Canisius

In 17 years at Minnesota Duluth, Scott Sandelin has won a national title and built a program that annually contends for more. In this episode we discussed the Bulldogs' identity, his biggest coaching influences, the team's relationship with the city and his experience as the parent of a Division I recruit.

Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth

Third-year Denver head coach Jim Montgomery transitioned behind the bench after a stellar playing career that included a national title at Maine. He talks about his inspiration to become a coach, his communication style with his players and how he draws upon his playing career now in this episode of the College Hockey Coaches Show.Learn more about Montgomery by following him @DUCoachMonty or by visiting denverpioneers.com.

Jim Montgomery, Denver

We visit with an assistant coach for the first time in this special edition of the College Hockey Coaches Show, as Yale's Ryan Donald joins the podcast. Donald - in his first year coaching his alma mater - recently shared the story of his junior hockey experience in a story on collegehockeyinc.com. We chat with him about that story, plus his coaching career to this point.My Journey: Ryan Donald: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/my-journey-ryan-donald

Ryan Donald, Yale University

Boston University head coach David Quinn got an early start to his coaching career when a health condition prevented him from playing beyond college. Since then the Terrier alum has coached in college, at the NTDP, in the AHL and the NHL. He returned to BU in 2013 and talks here about his path, what he hopes to instill in his players, and some of the challenges that come with the kind of recruiting success he and his staff have enjoyed.To learn more about Quinn and the Terriers, visit goterriers.com.

David Quinn, Boston University

In his 28th season at Mercyhurst, Rick Gotkin remains one of the most energetic - and entertaining - coaches in college hockey. Weeks after winning his 500th career game, Gotkin joined us for this episode to talk about his program, his communication style and the unique opportunity to coach both his son and one of his counterpart's son.To learn more about Coach Gotkin and the Mercyhurst program, visit hurstathletics.com.

Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst

The second-year head coach at Lake Superior State, Damon Whitten has learned from some of the greats in the game - including Ron Mason and Rick Comley, who built the Lakers program. In this episode he talks about those mentors, what he takes from his experience as an assistant coach at Michigan Tech and how he went about building his staff.To learn more about Coach Whitten, follow him on Twitter at @DWhitt14 or visit lssulakers.com.

Damon Whitten, Lake Superior State

This week’s episode features Bentley head coach Ryan Soderquist, who took over the Falcons program just two years after his own stellar playing career. Now in his 14th season, we discuss what he’s learned in that time, how he has built a recruiting pipeline from the BCHL and why his program could be on the verge of big things.To learn more about Coach Soderquist and the Falcons, visit bentleyfalcons.com.

Ryan Soderquist, Bentley

In his fifth year at Michigan State, Tom Anastos has built a program that plays an up-tempo game and came within a game of the Big Ten regular-season title in 2015. We talked to him about the culture he has built in East Lansing, how the Spartans use analytics, and his experience as a college hockey parent himself.Follow Coach Anastos on Twitter @TomAnastos and learn more about the Spartans at msuspartans.com.

Tom Anastos, Michigan State

The leader of college hockey's newest program, Arizona State, talks about what he means by "Be The Tradition" in Tempe, the immediate goals for the Sun Devils, and the impact they hope to have on college hockey in the West.Follow ASU head coach Greg Powers on Twitter at @asucoachpowers and learn more about the program at sundevils.com.

Greg Powers, Arizona State

The only coaching change in college hockey in the summer of 2015 elevated Brad Berry to the top spot at North Dakota. In this episode of the College Hockey Coaches Show we sat down with Berry on the eve of his head coaching debut. Get his take on replacing his friend Dave Hakstol, early recruiting and the tradition that has been built in Grand Forks.Learn more about Berry and North Dakota at undsports.com.

Brad Berry, North Dakota

Third-year UAA head coach Matt Thomas joins the College Hockey Coaches Show to talk about his approach to building a program, player development, and comparisons between coaching pro and college hockey.Follow Thomas on Twitter at @SeawolfCoach and learn more about the Seawolves at goseawolves.com.

Matt Thomas, Alaska Anchorage

Our first episode of the College Hockey Coaches Show visits with last year's national champion coach, Nate Leaman of Providence. Entering his fifth season with the Friars, Leaman discusses communication with his players, how fatherhood has impacted his coaching style and why his team is not defending its NCAA title.Follow Coach Leaman on Twitter at @CoachLeaman and learn more about the Friars at friars.com.

Nate Leaman, Providence College

From recruiting to in-game strategy, coaches lead every aspect of a NCAA college hockey program. In this podcast, College Hockey Inc. sits down with head coaches across men's Division I hockey to discuss their approach to their roles. Conversations cover their background, their motivation, and even what life in their programs is like for players - from the perspective of the men at the top.

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