TJHP EP003 | ft. Al Rooney

In this episode of The Junior Hockey Podcast, we talk with Head Coach and General Manager Al Rooney of the Chippewa Steel. The Steel are in their inaugural season in the NAHL. They have Head Coach/GM Al Rooney leading them and they couldnt be in better hands. Rooney started out playing hockey at the late age of 16. Then after only 6 years of playing experience found himself signing his first Professional Hockey contract. Yes, he worked that hard and was a natural at the sport. After playing D3 NCAA with SUNYAC for Buffalo State, and his Proffesional Career, Rooney found himself behind the bench coaching. With coaching he had the same trajectory, he became wildly succesful and moved up the hockey ladder quick to now Coaching and Managing an NAHL team, which is a huge accomplishment. We talked to Coach Rooney about all things hockey and how he got his team ready for this upcoming NAHL season.