Episodes
-Caught up with my Goat in Cardiff, Wales
Published 12/04/24
Had lunch in Sheffield, England With a dandy. Fun Stuff.
Published 12/02/24
-Coming from the genes of a pro hockey player and diving into the sport at 28 years old and finding what you were missing in life -Teaching every subject in high school, becoming a physiotherapist a ski and snowboard instructor and chasing your hockey dreams -Making the Canucks from attitude, work ethic and potential and cracking the lineup every time in your second year of hockey -The Cardiff Canucks have a tidy kit this season and the best logo on the chest and the shoulders of every...
Published 11/26/24
-Loving going to the rink every day to hang out and coach the kids on the Erie Otters -Playing for Stan Butler then learning from him and coaching with a legend of the game -The life experiences you can get from playing overseas and the memories that last a lifetime -The fellas make working out fun now, not punishment and having fun doing anything in life makes it better -Figuring out what type of player you are and the role you should play to help the TEAM win
Published 11/22/24
-Making the Dallas Stars your rookie year and playing for and with legends and trying not to be in aw -Ending your career the right way, playing defense for the TEAM as the captain and winning it all -Earning your way on to Team Canada twice and losing a heart breaker in OT in the world juniors -Hockey fans are different in Germany and when you are winning they are the best in the world, when you're not they are not -Scoring your first NHL goal and remembering all the best teammates you...
Published 11/21/24
-Catching up 18 years after coaching the Western Michigan Broncos and putting in the extra time to help me chase my dreams -Taking NCAA recruits out for the night can leave an impact on the program and yoga the next day can be difficult -Figuring out how to truly be on a TEAM in the real world and on the ice -Taking the things the game gives you into the real world and running a muck -MBA's, Waldo's, 2 mile runs, the Burnhams, bag skating, yoga, moo offs, leg wrestling, tough man and all...
Published 11/18/24
-Getting the opportunity to work with the Flames for the summer and get the fellas ready for the season -Winning in Germany is amazing and the fans are as wild as they get in the world -Why does Leon Draisaitl wear number 29... if you don't know who shed guy Ben Thomson is we can explain -Finding your way back into the game organically, naturally and remembering all the things you loved about the game -Transitioning out of the game and going from minor hockey coach to coaching the Calgary...
Published 11/08/24
-Having fun playing hockey in Manchester, England and earning your chocolate at home and on the road -Mucking it right up, playing with passion and line brawls are fun and funny -Finner recruited another team of good dudes or as some call them... shed guys -Captain Critch is a player and we agree should have made Team GB -The chocolate storm shelter is a full blown muck fest and there is no where to hide in that barn
Published 11/06/24
-Having your brother as a linemate in Merano, Italy is cool and they are running a muck together -5 brothers all playing pro hockey and the sacrifices mom made to make it possible -Loving the guys, the room, the fans and Chippy Lane in Cardiff, Wales -Enjoying the food and becoming an Italian and chasing your dream of playing for the Italian National Team -Genes are a thing and the Pietroniro's made a starting 5 of hockey players and they should all start a game together, that would be...
Published 11/05/24
-Sending the shed the best birthday present ever and the hockey and shed family is real -Getting involved in the chocolate throwing fun in Manchester, England and getting to know the players in the shed -Giving hockey a chance in your 30's as a fan and realizing it's fun so may as well give playing a go -Captain Critch is his favourite player and the first pro hockey player sponsored by a podcast -Being a free agent as a fan and choosing the Chocolatey Storm over the Steelers and Panthers
Published 10/30/24
-The Kincardine Kinucks are All Ontario Champions and we are brothers for life -Getting our hockey family to buy in and throw the fellas chocolate when they earned it -Going from the tightest TEAM in the world to four different teams the very next season -Reliving the crazy comeback and the 3 on 3 Kinucks Clash and goaltending wins championships -Making memories for life and Savage is still a Savage and it is FUN
Published 10/15/24
-Starting a winning chocolate throwing tradition together from the shed to Manchester, England and it has been fun -Being injured is the worst but the Storm have some new boys running a muck and he will be back soon -Not making Team GB makes no sense and the shed likes it when hockey makes sense -Testimonials are as hockey as it gets and this year there is one in Manchester, England and Cardiff, Wales and the fellas are gonna run a muck -Watching the chocolate storm grow since episode 226...
Published 10/15/24
-The Graz 99ers are off to a hot start and winning is fun -Getting off the booze and realizing fun is everywhere you don't have to drink -Group chats with shed guys are fun and we can sing in different languages for our guys -Reliving the funnest pregame speeches in hockey history with the Cardiff Devils
Published 10/14/24
-Finding your happy place on your sled at the barn playing the game you love with your team -Struggling mentally and jumping onto the motorway and having your life saved and then finding happiness on the other side -The Cardiff Huskies are running a muck of the sled hockey league and are the sheds newest favourite team -Chippy Lane in Cardiff, Wales is a magical place where you can go for the experience or the food but you gotta muck it up -Watching the growth of the game in Cardiff,...
Published 10/07/24
-The Kincardine Cardinals and the Kincardine Kinucks are All-Ontario Champions in 2024 and winning is fun -Building winning cultures as a coach and watching the fellas come together and be brothers for life -The special people we have got to coach in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada makes us very lucky and appreciative coaches -It takes everyone to win, the players, the coaches, the parents and the community -Having your best players be the best people is how you win and turning kids into ball...
Published 10/04/24
-Becoming the first ever Captain of the Cardiff Canucks and getting treated like the pros -Being a part of the beginning of the Cardiff Canucks and starting new traditions and trying to leave your mark with the puppies -Winning the first ever game played by the Cardiff Canucks in electric fashion and making a memory for life -Chippy Lane in Cardiff, Wales is a special place and it's the best on International Rugby days -The Shed logo is on the Canucks jerseys and it's as hockey as it...
Published 09/26/24
-Catching up with 2 of the best equipment guys in the game, who are what a team needs but where's Dease? -The game is fired up in Straubing, Germany and beer tent season has passed and moving on to Christmas Market season -Making a deal happen in the shed bringing a Finnish kit guy to the Straubing Tigers using our network of shed guys -We met in the Shed and now we call each other from around the world before games... That's Hockey -Andy is in for golf, Moose is on the fence May 24th, in...
Published 09/23/24
-Joining the inaugural Cardiff Canucks with the best jerseys in the league and preparing to run a muck -Visiting a buddy in Cardiff and falling in love and never leaving like some others on the Canucks -Loving the new squad, culture, dressing room and coach with the newest team in Wales, who's home opener is sold out -Having your brother for life put your logo on his teams jersey is as hockey as it gets -The Canucks have a high end social media game and it takes everyone to win and be a...
Published 09/20/24
-There is a new coach in Manchester but the chocolate throwing fun has become a hockey tradition in the Chocolatey Storm Shelter -Catching up with the Director of Shed Marketing and remembering all the fun we've had -It takes everyone to win and bringing back British chocolate for my U9 Kinucks was fun -Getting on the JumboTron with Moose and the 2 Ales Logo for your birthday in Manchester, England -Sponsoring Captain Critch that is a gamer, leader and a player that any team would want
Published 09/17/24
-Firing up the Cardiff Canucks and giving your puppies an opportunity to fly -Putting the shed logo on every Canucks jersey because we are brothers for life and that's hockey -Wearing every hat for the Canucks and even being willing to lace em up again to help the fellas -Staying in the game after we played and having a passion for helping the kids succeed -For a couple East Coasters to Challenge Cup Champions we have wrote quite the hockey tale together
Published 09/16/24
-Preparing to run a muck in Saudi Arabia and bring back the World Championship Belt to Manchester, England -From scaffolder to European and Commonwealth Champion, its fun seeing the good people win in the ring and life -Winning by knockout is fun but so is going the distance and testing yourself against the best -Getting to drop the puck for the Manchester Storm again and seeing the chocolate storm after another win -Sending Championship Shorts to the shed and I will only smell them if he...
Published 09/10/24
-Taking over the reins with our hometown Elmira Sugar Kings decades after we won it all -The core of Elmira boys that came up together and ran a muck of the hockey world, together -From Elmira, Ontario to NCAA captain and embracing your role and doing whatever it takes to win -It takes everyone to when and using all of your resources to make the Elmira Sugar Kings the best organization it can be -Running the Sugar Kings, Coaching the gals and running friends of hockey and make his mark on...
Published 09/06/24
-Getting the call to the NHL as a player and now as a coach with the Minnesota Wild -Taking pieces from every coach you had to become the coach you want to be -Building relationships with your players and working with them 1 on 1 to become the best player they can be -Embracing the grind and having a passion for winning and your guys -Winning the Calder Cup as a coach, winning gets people talking, gets people places
Published 08/30/24
-Getting and having your dream job of coaching the Western Michigan Broncos and turning the program around -Planning the new barn and getting everyone's ideas to make it the best barn in college hockey -Making your way to the NHL as a coach and the standard Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Kronwall set every day with the Detroit Red Wings -Bag skating is a thing of the past and having fun every day with the Broncos -All the Broncos need to come back to the alumni golf tournament, see the family...
Published 08/26/24