S7 E2: Interview With NCHC Commissioner Heather Weems

On a special interview episode of the #mavpuckcast, Bridget interviews National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Commissioner Heather Weems. The NCHC is the conference that the University of Nebraska at Omaha Maverick Hockey team has played in since the league’s inaugural season. Weems is entering her third season as commissioner. Immediately prior to her time as the NCHC commissioner, she was the Director of Athletics at St. Cloud State (another member school in the conference), and had stints at University of Denver (also in the NCHC) and Drake University. Weems discusses the state of the NCHC, challenges facing NCAA men’s ice hockey in today’s athletic environment, the student-athlete experience, the conference’s online streaming service (NCHC TV), getting more media coverage for the sport, ways to attract more female fans to NCHC games, and the “day in the life” of a hockey conference commissioner. Special thanks this season to our Founding Members for their support of the podcast and MavPuck.com this season. Your support is greatly appreciated!! Become a MavPuck.com Founding Member (By 10/1/24): https://mavpuck.com/join Donate to the MavPuckCast: https://mavpuck.com/donate Chapters: 00:00 - Challenges Facing Collegiate Athletics 05:15 - Student-Athlete Experience in the NCHC 10:00 - Growing NCAA Hockey 15:10 - NCHC TV Changes? 17:07 - Getting More Media Coverage 21:28 - NCHC and College Hockey Fans 23:50 - Day in the Life of an NCHC Commissioner Follow MavPuck.com online! https://www.mavpuck.com https://www.facebook.com/mavpuckpage https://www.twitter.com/mavpuck https://www.instagram.com/mavpuck https://www.soundcloud.com/mavpuckcast