On this episode, we chat with with Max Gavin, assistant coach with the Boston College women’s hockey team.  We discuss what it’s like growing up in a hockey family, the current state of BC women’s hockey, how they are striving to return to being a top ranked team and maintaining a winning culture. Max also shares his insights about the current dynamics of this years recruiting cycle.

You can connect with Max Gavin on the the team’s website:  https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/max--gavin-/2746  or via Max Gavin’s Champs App Profile:https://profile.champs.app/h/max-gavin

You can learn more about and the Boston College Women’s Ice Hockey program here: https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey  

Follow the BC Women’s Hockey team on X: @bc_whockey and Instagram: @bc_whockey

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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? ChampsEyeQ 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.

ChampsEyeQ 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

View a Sample Report: ⁠See Example⁠

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

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Looking to connect with college hockey coaches? Check out the new and improved —your go-to tool for finding men’s and women’s college hockey coaches all in one place. We’ve made it smarter and more reliable by automatically updating coaching staff info directly from school websites, 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 an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during the webinar to be answered by our experts.

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

View the full list of articles, videos and events.  Visit  ⁠https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus