Season 2 Episode 2: AAPI Heritage Month | The Rinks & Great Park Ice Podcast

05/28/21 • 102 min

We're back with another episode of The Rinks & Great Park Ice Podcast! May is AAPI Heritage month and to celebrate we brought on Jr Ducks 16aaa Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel, Alex Kim! From the figure skating side, we interviewed our very own Director of Figure Skating, Alex Chang! They discussed their journeys through their careers as Asian Americans as well as what the landscape looks like now in each sport. We have a new segment with the original feel of the podcast, Coaches Corner. In that segment hockey managers, Jon and Dave talk about how the youth hockey programs are doing and what to expect for adult hockey programs as things progress and open back up. You can find links to all these programs and time stamps for each segment below!
Links:
Summer Camps: http://bit.ly/AWHSummerCamps21
Adult Hockey: http://bit.ly/DucksAdultHockeyPrograms
RTP Protocol: http://bit.ly/RTPUpdates
Episode Break Down:
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Coaches Corner
29:44 - News: Summer Camps, Adult League
31:12 - Alex Kim Interview
1:03:19 - News BTR Teaser, No Masks on Ice in OC Buildings
1:05:00 - Alex Chang Interview
1:34:24 - Outro

Previous Episode

Season 2 Episode 1: Return to Play | The Rinks & Great Park Ice Podcast

After a bit of a hiatus, our podcast is back! With a new look and a new name. In this episode, our main topic is Return to Play! We discuss the grassroots programs that are making their way back along with league play. We also talk about the initial idea of the podcast when the shutdowns first happened and the new direction that will encompass the hockey aspect but also figure skating as well as facility updates as well.
Return to Play Links:
Return To Play Info: http://bit.ly/RTPInfo
Rec League Info: http://bit.ly/YouthRecLeagues
Hockey Initiation Info: http://bit.ly/HockeyIntInfo
Learn To Skate Info: http://bit.ly/LTSInfo
Adult Hockey Interest Form: http://bit.ly/AdultHockeyInterestForm

Next Episode

The Rinks & Great Park Ice Podcast Episode 3: Summer Camps

Summer is here! Episode 3 of the podcast is all about Summer Camps. We interviewed or Director of Hockey, Rick Hutchinson about the origin and growth of our All-World Hockey Summer Camps. Our Hockey Managers also joined us for another segment of the Coaches Corner where they shared some fun camp stories and gave us insights on the importance of fundamentals. Enjoy!
Links:
Summer Camps: http://bit.ly/AWHSummerCamps21
Adult Hockey: http://bit.ly/DucksAdultHockeyPrograms
Great Park Ice Summer Recital: http://bit.ly/GPISummerRecital
Episode Break Down:
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Rick Hutchinson Interview
21:07 - News: Adult Hockey, GPI Summer Recital, Between The Riks
22:50 - Coaches Corner
50:40 - Outro