InGoal Radio Episode 127 with Brad Thiessen
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Brad Thiessen joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as goaltending development coach just weeks after retiring from a 12-season pro career. Before the official hire, he had already been working as a player-coach with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters for a couple of seasons — a rare dual role that gave him hands-on coaching experience before fully stepping away from playing.
- Brad Thiessen transitioned from 12-season pro goalie to Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending development coach within weeks of announcing his retirement.
- Thiessen's path to coaching was shaped by a unique player-coach role with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters, bridging his playing and coaching careers simultaneously.
- Influential goalie coaches throughout Thiessen's pro career played a significant role in shaping his coaching philosophy and approach.
- The Warrior Ritual V2 goalie stick line is now available, and deep discounts on remaining Ritual V1 inventory make it a strong value option for goaltenders.
- Thiessen's journey illustrates how AHL affiliate roles can serve as a practical entry point into goaltending development coaching at the NHL level.
Episode 127 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features new Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending development coach Brad Thiessen.
Feature Interview
presented by NHL Sense Arena
In the feature interview, presented by Sense Arena, we hear how Thiessen took the job just a few weeks after announcing his retirement from a 12-season pro career, but the 35-year-old had already been working as a player-coach (think Reg Dunlop with goalie pads) for the Cleveland Monsters, the Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate, for a couple of seasons. It’s a unique route to coaching, one that started with numerous great examples from big-name goalie coaches that guided his own path through pro hockey, and Thiessen shares several stories and lessons from all sides of that journey.
Weekly Gear Segment
presented by The Hockey Shop Source for SportsAll that plus another trip to The Hockey Shop (where Thiessen remembers buying his first set of goalie gear) to talk about the new Warrior Ritual V2 stick line — and huge savings on remaining inventory (and they’ve got lots) of the Ritual V1 line that it replaces.
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