JoJo Chobak has one of the more unique nicknames in women's hockey. Name another JoJo that you have heard of. Her given name is Violet, but we learn where her nickname came from, how it is typically only used by people in and around hockey. Chobak also talks about growing up in Chicago, how she and her two older siblings got involved in hockey.
She discusses playing boys hockey and the differences in the way that boys and girls are coached. She also discusses playing for new head coach Brian Idalski and how she is able to joke around with him and how "he's actually a softy." A fun Huskies Hockey Insider podcast with host Mick Hatten.
Chobak and the Huskies (2-6 WCHA, 4-6 overall) play a WCHA series this weekend at Bemidji State (1-7, 3-8-1). The teams play at 3 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sanford Center (B1G+).
TIME STAMPS
:40 Getting first WCHA sweep of the season against St. Thomas
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1:20 What the team learned from playing Ohio State, Wisconsin and Minnesota
2:15 Key steps this weekend for SCSU against Bemidji State this weekend
3:15 What it's been like transferring to SCSU from UMD
4:20 Getting ready to major in nursing
5:30 What her parents do for a living, why her mom has seen her play a lot this season
6:30 What it's been like splitting time with Sanni Ahola in goal, why it's different at SCSU vs. splitting time at UMD, what it's been like getting to know Sanni
8:15 What do the goalies talk about during game breaks
9:25 What it has been like working with head coach Brian Idalski and his coaching staff, how she had worked with him previously, joking with him
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10:30 Working with volunteer goalie coach Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin, goalie clinic atmosphere
12:05 Dealing with giving up goals, her mindset in net
13:30 The fun side of Brian Idalski, his shootout prowess
14:45 Similarities, differences between playing for Idalski and UMD coach Maura Crowell
15:45 Anticipating what it will be like playing against the Bulldogs
16:30 Getting to know the Huskies players
17:45 What it has been like playing with Olympians Klara Hymlarova and Jenniina Nylund
18:45 How did she and her two siblings start playing hockey in Chicago, how many arenas there are in the Chicago area
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20:45 Playing boys hockey growing up, how boys are coached differently than girls
22:20 Began playing forward in hockey, how she ended up playing goalie, memories of her first game in goal
24:05 Is she Violet, Viola or JoJo ... or all three? Where did JoJo come from? Her multiple personalities
26:20 Which teammates she is living with in an apartment
27:00 Training over the summer at college vs. at home
27:40 White Sox or Cubs? What Chicago was like when both teams won the World Series
