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Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast

Jeff Lerg & Chris Palmer

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast with hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer, is a space for athletes, parents, and coaches to see the depths of hockey and the mental hurdles that come with it.Jeff Lerg has extensive experience as a former player and current coach that propels his knowledge and life advice. Jeff has reached the ultimate pinnacle of what it means to be a successful D1 Collegiate Athlete. Playing at Michigan State University, he has won countless awards and accolades displaying

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All Episodes

17:48

What It Takes to Win It All

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/06/24

Welcome to Episode 23 - What It Takes to Win It All The Florida Panthers are your 2025 Stanley Cup Champions! There is a ton to unpack in this episode as your hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discuss how the Panthers can go back-to-back winning the Cup while defeating Edmonton both times. We will be diving into the mentality required for success in hockey, particularly focusing on this year's Stanley Cup finals. This episode highlights: - The emotional intensity and physical sacrifice i...

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18:35

Big-Time Players Make Big-Time Plays in Big-Time...

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/06/17

Welcome to Episode 22 - Big-Time Players Make Big-Time Plays in Big-Time Games with Kirsten Simms! This week, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer bring on 2025 National Champion, Kirsten Simms who has recently became an online sensation with her penalty shot and OT winning goal to catapult the Wisconsin Badgers to win the National Championship against Ohio State. After being down 3-2 with 18 seconds left in the 3rd period, Kirsten is seen raising her hand, courageously volunteering herself to ta...

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20:30

Facing The Monster

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/06/10

Welcome to Episode 21 - Facing The Monster This week, hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer introduce the episode focusing on anxiety and its impact on hockey players, emphasizing actionable strategies to overcome it. They highlight that anxiety affects everyone and discuss how to turn it into a motivator rather than a paralyzer. This episode uncovers: - Discussions about seeking reassurance and experiencing self-doubt even after great performances and why acknowledging and addressing these feelin...

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29:53

No Limits, No Excuses: Kim Muir

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/06/03

Welcome to Episode 20 - No Limits, No Excuses with Kim Muir This is the story of ultimate adversity. Kim Muir is a prestigious power skating coach who started her coaching career at 15 after transitioning from competitive figure skating to coaching hockey players, leveraging her technical skating skills. She was found on the streets of Seoul, South Korea at 6 months old, next to a dumpster and lived in an orphanage for the first 4 years of her life, as a "Jane Doe". She was then adopted...

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22:44

Suffering Is the Path to Every Great Thing

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/05/27

Welcome to Episode 19 - Suffering Is The Path to Every Great Thing Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer introduce the topic of suffering as the price of joy, emphasizing its importance in achieving goals and mental toughness in hockey and life. We stress the importance of perseverance, mental fortitude, and finding ways to stay engaged in the process despite setbacks. This episode highlights: - The importance of choosing one's path and accepting the suffering required to achieve greatness. - Ackn...

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35:40

The Mission of a Leader: Bryan Lerg

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/05/20

Welcome to Episode 18 - The Mission of a Leader with Bryan Lerg What does it take to really be a leader? Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discuss the qualities and characteristics Bryan Lerg embodies as a leader in hockey as well as in his next path in life. On this episode, we welcome Jeff's cousin Bryan, a former professional hockey player, as a guest to discuss his experiences and insights on leadership at various levels of hockey. This episode highlights: - Bryan's journey from youth to t...

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35:13

Driven by Purpose: Rob Liddell

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/05/13

Welcome to Episode 17 - Driven by Purpose with Rob Liddell This is the story of overcoming. Will you attack the challenge or hide from it? Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer open up the conversation into Rob Liddell's life sharing his personal journey of dealing with stage four cancer while maintaining his dedication to goalie coaching. This episode highlights: - How Rob's diagnosis affected his perspective on life and coaching. - The development paths of successful goalies, with Rob high...

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37:27

Dialing It In When It Matters: Natalie Ferenc

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/05/06

Welcome to Episode 16 - Dialing It In When It Matters with Natalie Ferenc What is your why? One of the themes in this episode is understanding the value of having fun in sports along with one's personal motivations for playing. Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer open up the discussion into Natalie's experience as a female athlete and the importance of self-confidence. This episode highlights: - Navigating through the ups and downs of playing a male dominated sport as a female. - How enter...

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28:29

The Controversy Surrounding Multi-Sport Development

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/04/29

Welcome to Episode 15 - The Controversy Surrounding Multi-Sport Development. Should I engage in other sports outside of hockey? This is a question that lingers throughout the hockey world and on this episode, we discuss the value behind multi-sport development. Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer emphasize that quality training with a purpose is more valuable than quantity. Check out this episode to gain useful information on how to develop overall athleticism for hockey by participating i...

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47:53

The Power of Mental Performance: Derek Lalonde

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Welcome to Episode 14 - The Power of Mental Performance: Derek Lalonde. We are pumped to share this episode with Derek ‘Newsy’ Lalonde, discussing the importance of growing your mental toughness. Hosts Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer sit down and dive into the life of coaching and what Newsy accredits to his success in climbing the ladder to the NHL. This episode highlights: - Derek Lalonde’s extensive coaching journey from dreaming of being a teacher to coaching at the NHL level. - Coaching...

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21:32

Inside Hockey Politics

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/04/15

Welcome to Episode 13 - Inside Hockey Politics While politics definitely exists, we want to emphasize that there's still roughly 70% pure opportunity in hockey. While that might look different for every family and player, there is a harsh reality portion of "politics" when actual player development is overlooked. That said, staying focused on consistent effort and development can still open doors—because talent and work ethic do get noticed. With that, in this weeks episode, hosts Chris...

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23:42

What It Takes to Stand Out

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Welcome to Episode 12 - What It Takes to Stand Out Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the importance of making good impressions and how to stand out in every level in hockey. They emphasize that true confidence comes from preparation and genuine effort, not from pretending or seeking approval. This episode highlights: - How standing out requires giving everything you have regardless of pecking order or perceived limitations. - The importance of making good impressions during tryou...

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24:52

Facing Reality

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/04/01

Welcome to Episode 11 - Facing Reality Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg dive into what it is like to face reality in sports. We understand how difficult it is to navigate through disappointment or frustration that arise throughout one's career. So, we want to emphasize the importance of self-identification and how to set realistic but, lofty goals. This episode highlights: - Understanding true passion versus just loving the lifestyle sports brings to your life. - Dealing with dev...

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41:47

The 1st Goalie to Go from The Federal League to The...

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/03/25

Welcoming Dillon Kelley, aka DK The Mobility Guy! This episode is all about making your own path in sports. Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg break down the unusual story of how DK became a goalie as well as how he was able to get to play in the American Hockey League, despite not taking the “normal” steps to get there. This conversation explores key topics such as pressure management, resilience, and the importance of enjoying the process, as well as highlighting DK’s transition t...

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24:49

Growing Through Failure

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Welcome to Episode 9 - Growing Through Failure Hosts Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the critical role of failure in achieving success in sports. They emphasize that failure is an inevitable part of growth! Also, in this episode we explore how acknowledging and learning from failures, rather than being overwhelmed by them, can lead to significant improvement. This episode highlights: - Coping mechanisms on overcoming failure regardless of how big or small it is. - Actionable advice o...

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27:57

Pregame Rituals & Superstitions

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Welcome to Episode 8 - Pregame Rituals & Superstitions! Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the significance of pregame rituals and superstitions in hockey. They explore how these rituals help players transition mentally and physically from daily life to being game-ready. We also welcome our first special guest, Fife Lerg! She provides a deeper level to not only help us get to know co-host, Jeff Lerg better, but offers insights into the impact of these rituals from a partner's perspe...

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20:29

Managing The Pressure

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Welcome to Episode 7 - Managing The Pressure Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss tangible strategies to manage and perform under pressure. They explore concepts such as practicing mindfulness and visualization, and focusing on small tasks to achieve the big picture. This episode aims to provide actionable insights for athletes, parents, and coaches to help them handle pressure effectively and achieve success. This episode highlights: - Ways to reframe pressure. - The analogy of “You can always...

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19:08

Peaking For Playoffs

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/02/25

It's that time of year again... playoffs! Welcome to Episode 6 of The Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast. Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg will exclusively talk about what it takes to ensure that you are mentally prepared for playoffs. This episode showcases strategies for peaking during high pressure games such as playoffs, championships, and nationals. This episode will dive into: - Personal experiences of both success and failure in playoffs. - How pressure can affect perform...

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23:37

The Comparison Game

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Welcome to Episode 5 - The Comparison Game Chris Palmer and Jeff Lerg discuss the challenges of the hockey season, specifically focusing on the comparison game among athletes. This episode will dive into the ins and outs of the big question that arises at end of a hockey season... Where am I going to play next season? This episode highlights: - Ways to combat comparing yourself to others. - The importance of focusing on controllable factors. - Explores how players and families deal with...

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27:35

Why Am I Not Playing?

Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast - Why Am I Not Playing? Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer sit down and discuss the difficulty in not playing. Whether you're a goalie or a player, everyone goes through having to ride the bench. The rollercoaster of emotions is normal and this episode dives into ways to navigate and better prepare yourself for the weight it can feel to not play. This episode highlights: - Playing time uncertainty and what that looks like...

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