Pucks To Properties
Real estate focused podcast featuring guests that have made the transition from hockey to real estate with hosts Bob Lachance and Tom Mele
EPISODES
🏒2️⃣🏠 Welcome to the Pucks to Properties Podcast!
Pucks to Properties is a podcast that focuses on former professional hockey players who have made the transition into real estate. We dive into the reasons why they decided to get into real estate and how life is after hanging up the skates. Hosted by former professional hockey studs Bob Lachance and Tom Mele.
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In this episode of Pucks to Properties, we sit down with Mitch Wahl, former professional hockey player turned real estate professional, to talk about the end of a 17-season playing career and the challenge of building an entirely new career after hockey.
Mitch’s hockey journey took him from Southern California to the Spokane Chiefs, where he won a Memorial Cup, before being selected in the second round of the NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames. He went on to represent the United States at the World Juniors, play professionally in North America, and spend more than a decade playing overseas in Europe.
Now 36 and fresh off his final professional season, Mitch opens up about something every athlete eventually has to face: what comes next? He shares why he wishes he had started preparing for life after hockey earlier, how his priorities changed as he got older and started a family, and what it feels like going from the structure and accountability of professional sports to building your own routine and career.
That next chapter is real estate. Mitch bought his first property in 2018, later earned his real estate license, and has built a portfolio that includes long-term rentals, college housing near Boise State, and a furnished property used as an Airbnb. Today, he and his wife are building their real estate business in Idaho, with Mitch focusing heavily on residential real estate and helping people relocate to the rapidly growing Boise and Treasure Valley area.
Mitch also hasn’t completely left hockey behind. He serves as hockey director of the Boise Skills Academy, allowing him to stay connected to the game while pursuing his next career and helping develop the next generation of players.
From championship runs and injuries to playing overseas, raising a family, investing in property, and starting over professionally, this episode is an honest conversation about identity, purpose, preparation, and building a meaningful life after the game.
Connect with Mitch:
Email:mitch@wahlgrouprealestate.com
The Wahl Group Real Estate
Boise / Treasure Valley, Idaho
Website: wahlgrouprealestate.com
Mitch Wahl | Wahl Group Real Estate • Instagram profile
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about the hosts
BOB LACHANCE
Founder and CEO, REVA Global
Bob Lachance is the founder and CEO of premiere Virtual Assistant staffing company REVA Global. He played professional hockey for 8 years, 4 with the St. Louis Blues here in the states and 4 years overseas in Europe. After his pro hockey career ended, he dove in deep into the world of real estate and acquired his first flip in 2004. He has gone on to do over 1,000 transactions since then and has started multiple businesses, as well as helping to start one of the country’s largest real estate education programs.
TOM MELE
Lead Acquisition Analyst, Perch Rock Management
Tom Mele graduated from American International College with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in Brand Marketing. While attending AIC, he also served as team captain of the Division 1 Ice Hockey team and later went on to play professionally for a number of NHL affiliations as well as in the United Kingdom and Europe. After completing a twelve year professional career, Thomas entered the real estate investing game as a licensed agent himself dealing with other investors on a daily basis throughout the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and Southwest regions of the United States. His work ethic and teamwork transitioned him into the business world making him a top Acquisitions Analyst at Perch Rock Management LLC.
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