Episode 80: Stefan Decosse

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Episode 80: Stefan Decosse. Stefan grew up in the Vancouver area, right around the time the Canucks made their 1994 Stanley Cup final run. This was his first introduction to hockey. He would eventually make the jump to the BCHL before heading to D3 SUNY Geneseo. Funny enough, our teams actually played against each other regularly so we went down memory lane with our school battles and fan sections. Stefan would spend 4 years at Geneseo. He then did what your typical coach does, take years off to backpack around the world. What a life experience and something Stefan recommends to anyone out there willing to give it a try. Stefan then ended up at York University working on his thesis and decided he would get into minor hockey as a coach. They ended up being a wagon and winning the championship. This gave Stefan the idea of continuing his work as a coach and he got gull support from his wife. Stefan would sit down with the Women’s HC at Colgate University and immediately showed his love/determination for the game. He would start as a volunteer coach before doing 8 years as an Assistant Coach and now just finished his first season as Head Coach. We talked a lot about Stefan’s passion for Women’s hockey, the types of athletes he looks to recruit at Colgate and the satisfaction he gets from seeing his players move on to the PWHL. Stefan was smiling the whole episode and we had some good laughs. Hope you enjoy!