If you want to start a career in hockey or advance your current one, attending the SMWW Hockey Career Conference is the move you need to make. Find out who is hiring and for what roles, network with hockey executives, and learn strategies to catapult your career to the next level.

"Our Hockey Career Conference provides an invaluable opportunity for attendees to learn about careers in the NHL while networking with some of the biggest names in the industry," says Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, president of Sports Management Worldwide. "Agents, GMs, directors of player personnel, and marketing executives all will be present, meeting, and speaking with attendees. This is a unique event!"

Past conference speakers have included team executives like the Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Burke and Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland, powerful sports agents like Pat Brisson and Rick Curran, media members like NHL Network Senior Reporter EJ Hradek, head coaches, personnel executives, scouts, and more.

"SMWW gets the best speakers year after year, who are all able to speak with confidence and experience regarding a wide variety of topics in the hockey industry. Every moment at the conference was time well spent," confirms Dylan Skubel, Ontario Minor Hockey Association referee and linesman.

Las Vegas becomes the center of the hockey universe as NHL club executives, scouts, and coaches will all be present on the NHL Draft floor joined by hundreds of print, television, and radio media.  SMWW puts you in the 100 level so you can watch the hockey executives interact and make decisions, while the media reports it to the world. Be in the heart of the action!

Hockey careers start with Sports Management Worldwide, and our annual Hockey Career Conference is a great way to get introduced to the people behind the scenes that make the game great.

"If you are thinking about a career in hockey, SMWW is a cutting-edge program that offers you the training, skills, vital networking, mentoring, and hockey-specific training that will assist you in breaking in or advancing your career in professional hockey. They have hundreds of graduates now working at all levels of the game," says Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke.

2023 Featured Speakers
*2024 speakers will be added before the event.

 
Ken Holland
Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and GM
 
Rick Curran
ORR Hockey Group NHLPA Agent
NHL Agent  
Reagan Carey
Commissioner, Premier Hockey Federation (PHF)
 
Craig Button
SN Head Hockey Scout
 
Stephanie Jackson
Director of Diversity and Inclusion USA Hockey
 
Courtni Mosley
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Nashville Predators
 
Mike Johnston
Portland Winterhawks President, GM, and Head Coach
 
EJ Hradek
Sr Reporter for NHL Network & Host, NHL Now!
 
Margie Horwitz
Senior Director, Human Resources Nashville Predators
 
Ed Palumbo
Elite Prospects Director of Hockey, Team Sales & Live Events
 
Sydney Haykel
Senior Coordinator, Human Resources Nashville Predators
 
Zoran Rajcic
CSH Chief Operating Officer Everett Silvertips
 
Mike Oke
OHL Peterborough Petes General Manager, SMWW Faculty
General Manager  
Dino Caputo
WHL Tri Cities Americans Regional Scout, SMWW Faculty
 
Mike Curran
RR Hockey Group NHLPA Agent
 
Phil Pritchard
Hockey Hall of Fame VP, Curator/Keeper of the Cup
 
Denver Barkey
OHL London Knights Player, 2023 Draft Prospect
 
Luca Cagnon
WHL Portland Winterhawks Player, 2023 NHL Draft Prospect
 
William Kawam
ORR Hockey Agent
 
Paul Krotz
Senior Vice President of Communications, Premier Hockey Federation
 
Brendan Kumaga
Data Scientist at Zelus Analytics
 
Chace McCallum
Data Journalist, The Action Network
 
Mike Murray
Knoxville Ice Bears President/GM/Co-Owner
 
Ricky Olczyk
Assistant GM at Seattle Kraken
 
Josh Pohlkamp-Hart
Data Scientist, Boston Bruins
 
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
SMWW President & Founder, & NFLPA Agent

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Past Speakers

Note: Due to team meetings, speakers are not guaranteed and will change. The closer we get to the date, the more accurate the schedule becomes as executives do not yet know their team meeting schedules. Keep coming back to this agenda to see the most recent additions all the way up to the draft day!

► Other Speakers by the Year

Scholarships for the Hockey Career Conference Are Available

SMWW will award a limited amount of full and partial scholarships for each SMWW Career Conference. You must be 18 years or older to be considered. If interested, fill out an application, submit your resume, and a one-page letter explaining why you should receive a scholarship to info@smww.com.

Scholarships do not include lodging or airfare. Those who have completed an SMWW training program will be given preference.

Download a Copy of the
2023 SMWW Hockey Career Conference Program Here