{"podcast":{"title":"Sharpening Your Edge","slug":"sharpening-your-edge-7486904","podcast_index_feed_id":7486904,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/sharpening-your-edge/","website_url":"https://sharpening-your-edge.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1f79870c-1a65-438e-94ce-8df9f738132e/SYE-Logo.jpg","author":"CV3","episode_count":23,"summary":"Welcome to Sharpening Your Edge — the ultimate deep dive into the world of hockey, where we go beyond the ice. Chuck Verdolino, founder and lead instructor at CV3 Hockey Development. I played Tier 1 hockey through 18 on Long Island, competed at the USA Hockey Select 15 National Camp, captained my high school team to a New York State Championship appearance, and later served as a GM in pro hockey. Now, I’m bringing that lifetime of experience to the mic. Erik Melanson, a recently retired Marine Corps officer. I spent the majority of my distinguished military career serving in special operations, where I developed and applied extensive leadership skills in high-stakes, high-performance environments. A lifelong hockey player who grew up on the rinks of Boston, I now bring that same discipline, resilience, and team-first mentality to the sport as a coach for the Philadelphia Little Flyers and as a player for the USA Warriors. My unique blend of elite military experience and deep hockey roots offers a rare perspective on performance, leadership, and the culture of the game. As co-hosts with a passion for the game, we sit down and bring you candid conversations with elite coaches, perfo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:20:53.488780+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharpening-your-edge-7486904"},"episode":{"title":"Rising Together: Tiana McIntyre’s Utah Roots, Trail to Delaware’s Inaugural D-I Season, and Her Mission to Empower Young Girls in Hockey","slug":"rising-together-tiana-mcintyre-s-utah-roots-trail-to-delaware-s-inaugural-d-i-season-and-her-mission-to-empower-young-girls-in-hockey","published_at":"2025-12-22T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharpening-your-edge-7486904/rising-together-tiana-mcintyre-s-utah-roots-trail-to-delaware-s-inaugural-d-i-season-and-her-mission-to-empower-young-girls-in-hockey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharpening-your-edge-7486904","url":"https://tkbpodcaststudio.com/sharpening-your-edge/tiana-mcintyre","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/932d60e6-390c-438c-be4e-330823fa3e17.mp3","summary":"In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Tiana McIntyre, captain and senior defender for the University of Delaware Division I women’s hockey team, whose journey is anything but linear. As Tiana reminds us, “Development is up and down; it’s never static.” From her beginnings in Park City, Utah, to becoming a standout collegiate athlete, Tiana’s story highlights the resilience, passion, and community support that have shaped her path. We explore how her multi-sport upbringing fueled her evolution as a hockey player, what it meant to represent Utah at national camp, and how coaching alongside women’s hockey legends broadened her vision for the sport. Tiana also shares her commitment to growing the game and the importance of strong role models for the next generation of players. Bio Tiana McIntyre is one of the captains and a senior defender for the University of Delaware's Division I women's hockey team. McIntyre is from Park City, Utah, and is a graduate of Park City High School. Majoring in Psychology, McIntyre brought her talents to collegiate hockey after developing with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite program, becoming both the first female hockey player from Utah to make the USA National Camp and the first from the state to play Division I hockey. During the 2024–25 season at Quinnipiac, she appeared in 36 games, registering 21 shots on goal and blocking 16 shots. In 2023–24, she played in 30 games, recording two assists, a plus-6 rating, eight blocked shots, and her first collegiate point in the season opener against Maine on Sept. 29. As a freshman in 2022–23, she appeared in 10 games, contributing to a roster that captured two Nutmeg Classic titles and made an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023. A multi-sport athlete in high school, McIntyre also competed in la…","meta_description":"In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Tiana McIntyre, captain and senior defender for the University of Delaware Division I women’s hockey team, who…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3308,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sharpening-your-edge-7486904/episodes/rising-together-tiana-mcintyre-s-utah-roots-trail-to-delaware-s-inaugural-d-i-season-and-her-mission-to-empower-young-girls-in-hockey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sharpening-your-edge-7486904/rising-together-tiana-mcintyre-s-utah-roots-trail-to-delaware-s-inaugural-d-i-season-and-her-mission-to-empower-young-girls-in-hockey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}