Hockey Talk Podcast Episode #18: Former Olympian Jon Blum
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On this episode of the Hockey Talk Podcast, The Sin Bin's Cameron Turner interviews former Olympian and AHL veteran Jon Blum! Jon speaks on... * Growing up playing roller hockey * Small amount of youth on-ice competition in California * Having been recruited by the WHL at age 13 * As a teen, losing a sibling and having a family cancer diagnosis * Being the first California native to get picked in the first round of the NHL Draft * Holding captaincy in both the WHL and World Juniors * Difficulties with the NHL/AHL balance later in his career * Transitioning to Russia for the KHL, captaining a foreign team * Honor of being chosen for the 2018 USA Olympic Team * Sitting on the Board of Directors for USA Hockey * Playing in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic * His taste in music and other rapid-fire questions
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