Interview w/ Former NHLer Kyle Okposo After Building His Sauna

This was one of our favorite saunas to build! Kyle Okposo is a Minnesota-born former NHL player and University of Minnesota player. Kyle won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024 and played 17 seasons (New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres & Florida Panthers).

Kyle was generous with his time to sit down and do this interview with us and Matt Bergstrom of World Sauna Group. We worked with Matt on this sauna project (as we do with many of our saunas) and it turned out beautifully. Matt has been building and selling saunas for decades and has worked with many professional teams and athletes over the years. Along with the sauna we installed a cold plunge for sauna-plunge (which is one one of the best experiences in the world in our opinion).

In the interview we talked about his sauna-cold plunge routine, his hockey career, the NHL 4 Nations Faceoff (which we filmed before the championship game between the US and Canada), and more!

The sauna features Thermo-Aspen, which is simply thermally modified Aspen. It's highly durable wood which is ideal for sauna conditions and gives the sauna a dark, moody feel. It has an Iki Pillar Heater - a heater with a high rock mass for a softer steam (the higher the rock mass, the better the steam in the sauna). Both the sauna and the cold plunge have a wifi control so Kyle can power the sauna from his phone.

To learn more about building you dream sauna, visit saunasupplyco.com or call 612.505.9700 to talk to us. You can also email us at [email protected]. We build all sorts of custom saunas including indoor, outdoor and infrared.

Timestamps :
0:00 Intro
1:43 How Kyle Got Into Saunas
5:52 Contrast Therapy
7:02 Investing In Health & Wellness
8:38 U of Minnesota Sauna
10:14 College Hockey & Professional Career
13:10 Stanley Cup w/ Panthers
19:38 Growth of Hockey
21:29 NHL 4 Nations Tourney
23:04 Kyle's Sauna & The Building Process
27:11 Health & Wellness Routine
29:09 Sauna B-Roll & Pictures