The Sticks and Gas Podcast is hosted by Barney Shynkaruk and presented by the Hockey Podcast Network. The main goal of the podcast is to present stories on teams or individuals that haven’t been the focus of mainstream pods. New episodes every 4 to 6 weeks.
Based in Saskatchewan, we will focus on Western Canada, but a good story knows no borders. We love hockey and of course, that will be the focus, but we could go down the rabbit hole on other interesting sports stories as well. If you have an interesting idea, shoot us a Dm on Twitter @sticksandgas, and we will see if there is a...
In 1983, Ralston Purina Company (Ralston) sold the Blues to a group out of Saskatoon, a tiny prairie town approximately 250 miles north of the Montana (and U.S.) border with a population at the time of 160,000 people.
What followed was the NHL's rejection of the Saskatoon bid, lawsuits and...
Published 02/21/22
In the 1990's this small American city took the Canadian Senior Hockey scene by storm. They are the only team ever to win the Allan Cup, Canada's top prize for senior hockey, three times in a row. As their success grew, so did the disdain for these Americans playing Canada's game.
In Episode 2,...
Published 09/24/21