On this episode we talk with Meghan Sweezey head coach ofthe St Michaels women’s hockey program. We go into detail on the St Mike’s academics, facilities and hockey team. Megan shares her perspective on why players should choose the Purple Knights and she gives some insightful recruiting advice.

You can learn more about the St. Michael’s Women’s IceHockey program here:  https://www.smcathletics.com/sports/wice/index

You can connect with Meghan Sweezey on the St Mike’s website: https://smcathletics.com/staff-directory/meghan-sweezey-10/177  or via Meghan Sweezey’s Champs Appprofile: https://profile.champs.app/h/meghan-sweezey

Follow St. Michael’s Purple Knights athletics on X: @smcathletics and the Women’s Ice Hockey team on Instagram:  @SMC_WIH

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Champs App is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a   where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

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Ready to see how you stack up against future Division I players? Champs EyeQ gives you an unbiased look at your potential. Just submit at least 10 minutes of your edited shifts, and our expert scouts will provide an objective, data-driven analysis of your game.

Champs EyeQ evaluates players across 15+ attributes (skating, hockey IQ, compete level, intangibles, and more) and provides:

•             An overall rating (from 1-10)

•             A projection of your potential to play NCAA Division I hockey

•             Detailed insights on strengths, weaknesses &development priorities

Our benchmarks are based on years of data showing that about 20% of AAA/Tier 1 female players advance to Division I.

 See a Sample Submission:  Watch Video

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Champs App Messaging is the fast, easy way to send messages to coaches. In addition, you can now track whenand how often your email is opened to provide additional signal on the level ofinterest from a coach or school.  Champs App Messaging cuts thetime to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is includedand reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically populatethe coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs Appprofile.  You can now view your sent messages and save personal templates to streamline reusing your personalized messages when emailing coaches. 

⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠ please visit: https://www.champs.app/2025/03/champs-app-messaging-2-0/

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Looking to connect with college hockey coaches? Check out the new and improved ChampsApp Team Coach Directory—your go-to tool for finding men’s and women’scollege hockey coaches all in one place. We’ve made it smarter and morereliable by automatically updating coaching staff info directly from schoolwebsites, so you’re always getting the most accurate details.

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CHAMPS+  gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With CHAMPS+ you can attend our monthly webinars with anexpert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or duringthe webinar to be answered by our experts.

ChampsGPT, an AI recruiting chatbot specifically optimizedfor women’s college recruiting. We put into ChampsGPT all the Champs Apppodcasts, articles and analysis we’ve done from the last 4 years including over100 Champs App podcasts, dozens of articles and deep analysis plus numerouswebinars.

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