Season 4 / Episode 6 - Manny Malhotra

Abbotsford Canucks head coach and former NHL player Manny Malhotra joins us on this episode. He was a first round draft pick and played professionally for 18 years. He tells us about his playing career, his shift into full-time coaching and what it’s like coaching current South Asian players. Also, Anar shares stories from her coverage of the Four Nations tournament.

We’re taking a little break to take care of ourselves and our loved ones. We’ll be back with new episodes in a few weeks. Stay tuned!

Author Renee Hess joins us to discuss her new book, “Blackness is a Gift I Can Give Her.” The Black Girl Hockey Club founder also shares upcoming events for that organization. Anar and Manashi share their 2024 highlights and their hopes for the new year.

Apna Hockey President Lali Toor shares his hockey history which compelled him to start the first hockey based organization serving the South Asian community. His love of the sport combined with his business background brings a fresh perspective to the community.

Abbotsford Canucks development coach Harry Mahesh tells us about his journey from minor league hockey player to NHL coach. He shares his insight as a hockey player of Indian descent, how he’s learned to embrace his culture and now finds joy in the sport.

We continue our discussion with Speekes’ founders Megan and Kevin Weekes in this episode. Kevin tells us about his experience playing hockey from youth leagues to the NHL as well as his journey into broadcasting.

Powerhouse duo Megan and Kevin Weekes tell us about their new media and advisory company, Speekes. Kevin is a retired NHL goaltender and current broadcast analyst for various outlets, including ESPN, CBC and the NHL network. Megan is a Chief Marketing Officer who’s worked with some of the biggest companies in the world, such as Tropicana, Major League Baseball, Revlon and the NHL. This is part one of our amazing chat with them!

New episodes coming on October 22! We will be hearing from entrepreneurs Kevin and Megan Weekes, Apna Hockey founder Lali Toor, Canucks hockey coach Harry Mahesh, author Renee Hess, and many others!

Our interview continues with Ice Hockey in Harlem's Executive Director Malik Garvin and Board President JJ Velez. They talk about the need for community partnership to keep a program like theirs thriving and how corporate sponsors, the NHL and local volunteers are all crucial to this mission. We also discuss the need for growing the game and bringing new audiences to it, and we share all of our favorite hockey memories on our last episode of Season 3. 

Malik Garvin and JJ Velez tell us about their organization Ice Hockey in Harlem. The nonprofit organization was founded in 1987, and runs hockey and educational programs for lower income youth in New York City. Malik and JJ both participated in the program as kids, and now they are keeping the legacy going for the next generation.