InGoal Radio Episode 224 with Leo Luongo
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Florida Panthers goaltending development coach Leo Luongo began his coaching career by keeping detailed technique and tactics notebooks as a player, then coached in the QMJHL and spent three years in Switzerland before joining the Panthers organization, where he has worked for seven years. Luongo credits brother Roberto, Hall of Famer and current head of Florida's goaltending department of excellence, along with coaches Ian Clark, Francois Allaire, and Rob Tallas as key influences on his development as a coach.
- Leo Luongo traced his coaching foundation to detailed technique and tactics notebooks he kept as an active player, turning personal observation into a 15-year professional coaching career.
- Roberto Luongo, now running the Florida Panthers' goaltending department of excellence, provided Leo with firsthand Hall of Fame perspective on the mindset and habits required at the NHL level.
- Working under respected goalie coaches Ian Clark, Francois Allaire, and Rob Tallas gave Leo a diverse technical toolkit he now applies with Panthers prospects and Charlotte Checkers goalies.
- Leo emphasizes that lessons learned from head coaches — not just goalie coaches — over 15 years as a pro shaped his understanding of how goaltending fits within the broader team environment.
- Growing up in a hyper-competitive family helped instill the standards and drive Leo applies daily in his development work with Florida's goaltending pipeline.
Episode 224 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features Florida Panthers goaltending development coach and Charlotte Checkers goalie coach Leo Luongo.
Feature Interview
presented by NHL Sense Arena
In the feature interview, presented by Sense Arena, Luongo shares stories and lessons from a 15-year coaching career that took root in the technique and tactics notebooks he kept while he was playing, then started for real in the QMJHL and included three years in Switzerland before spending the past seven with the Panthers. Luongo shares lessons from his Hall of Fame brother Roberto, who currently runs the Florida goaltending department of excellence, and growing up in a a hyper-competitive family, as well as insights from a long list of goalie coaches he’s worked with along the way, including Ian Clark, Francois Allaire and Rob Tallas, as well as the important lessons he learned from various head coaches he’s worked with over the past decade and a half as a pro.
Weekly Gear Segment
presented by The Hockey Shop Source for SportsAll that, plus an in-person trip to The Hockey Shop Source for Sports for a closer look at the new Hyperlite 2 chest protector, part of a fast-growing list of protective options from Bauer.
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