**This Episode was recorded on October 19, 2022** The Voice & The Coach is back, and sometimes you just have to shoot your shot. A month or so ago, multiple New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman took to Twitter and said: "If you have a podcast, DM me! And I'll join your show to promote my latest book." Well that's exactly what we did, and it turns out, Jeff Pearlman is a man of his word. Today, in conjunction with the official release date of his 10th book: "The Last Folk...

**This Episode was recorded on August 29, 2022.** Welcome back! After far too long a hiatus, Dan O'Connor and Mark Holick are thrilled to be back on the podcast airwaves for Episode 52 featuring long-time Vancouver Province/Sun sports reporter Steve Ewen. Since 1994 Steve Ewen has been a fixture in the Vancouver sports scene covering the NHL, CFL, WHL, U Sports and so much more. In 2021 Steve Ewen received the Eric Whitehead Inspired Service Award courtesy of the BC Sports Hall of Fame....

We're back with Episode 51 of The Voice & The Coach! This week, Dan and Mark are thrilled to welcome City News 1130/Sportsnet  650 host/anchor Caroline Frolic to the show. Some of Caroline's "many" claims to fame include: - A seven year stint with The Score in Toronto. - The Mrs. Hawaii crown from 2015. - Second runner up for Mrs. America, 2015. - Pre-Game, Post-Game and Intermission coverage of the Vancouver Giants broadcasts. - A co-host of "OT" with Lindsey Horsting and Lina...

Welcome to Episode 50 of The Voice & The Coach. With the 2022 baseball season fast approaching, Dan and Mark have reunited to talk baseball with Vancouver Canadians President & Partner Andy Dunn. Dunn has been with the Vancouver Canadians since 2008, and under his watch the Vancouver Canadians have experienced unprecedented success on the field and at the gate. Prior to his arrival in Vancouver, Dunn had previously worked with the Washington Nationals, Montreal Expos and Florida...

Happy New Year! Welcome back to Season 3 and Episode 49 of The Voice & The Coach with Vancouver Giants play-by-play broadcaster Dan O'Connor and Kamloops Blazers Associate Coach Mark Holick. Following the holiday break and a crazy month-and-a-half worth of travel, Covid curveballs and more, Dan and Mark return to the podcast airwaves with their second ever Podcast mailbag episode, where they answer YOUR questions. - Best road watering hole? - WHL Players that have surprised/impressed...

The Voice & The Coach returns with Episode 48 and a chat with one of the greatest football storytellers in all of Canada - Giulio Caravatta (15:47). The former Grey Cup Champ has been providing colour commentary for B.C. Lions games for over 20 seasons and on Episode 48, he shares his favourite football memories as a player, a broadcaster, and his favourite stories involving some of the "household" names from recent years in the CFL. All SHARES, RATINGS, and DOWNLOADS continue to be...

The Voice & The Coach returns for Episode 47 and a conversation with Kamloops Blazers play-by-play broadcaster Jon Keen. Keen has been calling games for nearly 20 years in the WHL. His career began in Swift Current in the early 2000's and took him West in 2010 where he's lived since. With over 1500 games worth of interviews, memories and stories to his credit from the junior hockey ranks, this conversation is a MUST for any junior hockey supporter. We'll hit him with the obligatory NAME...

The Voice & The Coach returns for Episode 47 and a conversation with Kamloops Blazers play-by-play broadcaster Jon Keen. Keen has been calling games for nearly 20 years in the WHL. His career began in Swift Current in the early 2000's and took him West in 2010 where he's lived since. With over 1500 games worth of interviews, memories and stories to his credit from the junior hockey ranks, this conversation is a MUST for any junior hockey supporter. We'll hit him with the obligatory NAME...

We're back with Episode 46, and with the WHL season now underway, Dan and Mark welcome Red Deer Rebels head coach Steve Konowalchuk (15:48) to the show. Konowalchuk is a first-time guest of the show, and has recently returned to the WHL coaching ranks after a stint in the NHL as both an assistant coach and a scout. Some of Steve Konowalchuk's accomplishments include: - Former WHL Player of the Year with Portland in the early 90's. - Former NHL captain with the Washington Capitals. - WHL...

We're back with Episode 45 and a conversation with one of Vancouver's most versatile, relentless, respected media personalities, Rob Fai (10:13). Rob Fai can lay claim to the following: -       Host of Sportsbar Radio -       Host of "The Nation" -       Voice of the Fraser Valley Bandits Basketball Team -       Co-Founder and President of Nation Extreme Wrestling -       14 Years with the Vancouver Canadians as their Director of Communications + Broadcasting. Oh yeah, he's also a barber...

The Voice & The Coach returns with a 'can't miss' chat with Detroit Red Wings Chief Amateur Scout Jesse Wallin (14:05). Wallin is a former World Junior Gold Medalist, a one-time first round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings (1996 - 26th overall) and a long-time WHL coach (Red Deer) and NHL Scout (St. Louis and now Detroit). Conversation topics include: - The mystique of the Detroit Red Wings of the late 90's/early 00's and the challenges that came with trying to become a full-time...

At long last, the Voice & The Coach returns with Episode 43! After more than a month between episodes, Dan and Mark reunite to recap an eventful, productive, revealing, and at times difficult summer that included a new job, an epic golf getaway to the Suswap, an engagement, and so much more. The soon-to-be WHL rivals (Giants vs. Blazers) are thrilled to reunite for a few laughs, a few stories, and (if there's time) some predictable commentary on the Toronto Blue Jays. All SHARES,...

The Voice & The Coach returns for Episode 42 with a raw, honest, and at times funny conversation with  Ashley Callingbull and Wacey Rabbit - Two proud indigenous people who have both experienced their share of triumphs and adversity. We dive deeper into all of those things with our two guests. Ashley Callingbull: -       Mrs. Universe, 2015 (First Canadian and the first indigenous winner.) -       An alumna of the Amazing Race Canada 4. (Finished third with her stepfather Joel) -     ...

For Episode 41, Dan and Mark are thrilled to welcome their first female guest to The Voice & The Coach - Cami Kepke (10:19). Since April, 2019 Cami Kepke has been working with Global News in Calgary, covering news, sports and anchoring the weekend news. Her career has also included stops in Regina, Atlantic Canada, the Kootenays and Prince George (where she was first introduced to the two hosts!). She's a rising star in Canadian broadcasting and always has a vintage hockey fact or two...

This is 40! This week on the show, Dan and Mark are thrilled to chat with one of the best story tellers in hockey, Dave Chyzowski. "Chizzer" was the second overall pick in the 1989 NHL Draft, a 1990 World Junior champion with Canada, and played parts of 17 seasons of professional hockey in the NHL, AHL, IHL, Germany and Austria. After he retired from playing, he joined the front office of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers where he learned all facets of the business. From there he transitioned into...

Happy birthday to us! We have arrived at the 1st birthday for The Voice & The Coach and for Episode 39 we are thrilled to be joined by one of the most recognized hockey voices of our generation - Peter Loubardias. From Estevan, SK to the NHL - Peter's broadcasting career has taken him to some incredible championship highs, and some devastating lows, and yet his resilience and his positivity are easily evident, as you'll soon find. Topics of conversation in Episode 39 include: -...

Barclay Parneta is just finishing up his third season as GM of the WHL's Vancouver Giants, and with the 2020-21 season quite literally about wind down for good, he joins Dan and Mark to discuss his career in hockey - A career that has spanned more than 25 years in scouting and management! His stops include: - The Medicine Hat Tigers - Tri-City Americans (Part 1) - Vancouver Giants (Part 1) - St. Louis Blues - Phoenix Coyotes - The Tri-City Americans (Part 2) - The Vancouver Giants  (Part 2...

The Voice & The Coach returns with Episode 37 and a conversation with one of the most notorious "tough guys" in recent pro hockey history. Kevin  "Killer" Kaminski was revered by his teammates and coaches for his toughness and leadership, and in...

The Voice & The Coach returns for Episode 36 which features a conversation with former NHL blueliner Jim Vandermeer (with cameos from his father Bob and his brothers Pete, Dan and Bill.Vandermeer captained the Red Deer Rebels to a Memorial Cup...

The Voice & The Coach are back with Episode 35, featuring a conversation with Tri-City Americans scout/punk rocker Russ Rankin.Since 1990, Russ Rankin's musical pursuits have included: Good Riddance, Creep Division, Only Crime, Fury 66 and his own...

Welcome back to the Voice & The Coach!For Episode 34, we were thrilled to be joined by Sportsnet's Jamie Campbell.If you've watched a Toronto Blue Jays game in the past 15 years, you're no doubt familiar with the friendly face and voice of Jamie...

From Nanaimo to NASCAR!Welcome to Episode 33 of The Voice & The Coach where Dan and Mark teamed up for an epic conversation with former pro hockey player turned NASCAR Pit Crew coach, Shaun Peet. Shaun Peet is a co-founder of DECK LEADERSHIP and...

Back so soon? You bet we are!For Episode 32, Dan and Mark chat with the Head Coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's hockey team Brad Berry.Berry is a former NHL'er (Winnipeg, Minnesota/Dallas) whose pro career spanned 14 seasons...

For Episode 31 of The Voice & The Coach, Dan and Mark are joined by Ryan S. Clark. Clark covers the Seattle Krakken and the NHL  for The Athletic and previously covered the Colorado Avalanche, which is how he and Dan originally became...