The Hockey Review Podcast

Going from playing youth hockey in San Diego to being thrown into the BCHL as a young rookie isn't an easy path. But that’s exactly what Alexios Georgaklis experienced. In this episode, we sit down with Alexios to break down his hockey journey—from growing up playing in San Diego, leaving home for prep school at Mount St. Charles, playing for the Wenatchee Wild in the BCHL, and continuing his junior career in the NAHL before eventually being named captain of the Wisconsin Windigo. But Alex...

Going from a junior hockey player to one of hockey's fastest-growing content creators isn't the path most players expect to take. However, that's exactly what Hunter Friesen has done. In this episode, we sit down with Hunter to break down his hockey journey—from growing up in Manitoba, playing at Shattuck-St. Mary's, competing in the MJHL and USPHL Premier, to eventually earning a spot at Arizona State University. But what makes Hunter's story unique is everything he built off the ice. Wh...

Going from Tier III juniors to getting invited to the Florida Panther's rookie development camp in 3 seasons is not something you see every day. However, this was Mark Cheremeta's story. In this episode, we sit down with Mark to break down one of the most unique hockey journeys you'll hear. After stepping away from AAA hockey, Mark worked his way through Tier III juniors, earned a spot in the USHL, attended a Florida Panthers Development Camp, committed to play Division I hockey all in a ...

Teams regretted cutting him—and this is why. In this episode, we sit down with Todd Goehring to break down his full hockey journey from youth hockey in New Jersey, to playing juniors in the NAHL and USHL, to playing Division I hockey at Sacred Heart University, and eventually competing at the pro level in the ECHL and SPHL. We dive into what it really takes to move up levels in hockey, how to handle getting cut or overlooked, and why some players keep advancing while others fall off. ...

In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Joe Vingi to break down his full hockey journey—from growing up playing in Rhode Island, to attending junior boarding school at Hillside, to developing at The Winchendon School, grinding through juniors in the AJHL and NAHL, and ultimately securing a Division III commitment to Suffolk University in Boston. Joe walks us through what New England prep hockey is really like, how boarding school shaped him both on and off the ice. We dive int...