Episodes

Jacques Lemaire is an NHL icon!! A legend who had equally legendary careers as both a player and as coach! Lemaire is an eight-time Stanley Cup Champion as a player, and after his playing days went on to win 3 more Stanley Cups as a coach and front office executive. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. He is one of the most influential coaches in NHL history - Each week we ask guests of our show to tell us, "Who was the best coach you ever played for?" - Jacques Lemaire's name h...

Lou Lamoriello is one of the NHL's most impactful General Managers that the league has ever seen! A stickler for rules, (short hair and no beards?) He was demanding and respected - and you can't argue with his success!! He built the team structure and culture for the New Jersey Devils at a time that the team was spinning their wheels, on and off the ice. Lamoriello's was the architect of the Devils three Stanley Cups! Lou opens up about a lot of behind the scenes things he dealt with over the ye...

Larry Robinson - affectionately known as "Big Bird" to his teammates and fans joins us today! Robinson is a LEGEND! Big, strong, talented and tough - no one messed with Larry Robinson when he was on the ice! He is a six-time Stanley Cup champion as a player with the Montreal Canadiens, and after his playing days, became a three-time Stanley Cup champion as a coach. Robinson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and is considered to be one of the NHL's greatest 100 players of all time...

Today's episode we welcome Jarret Stoll, a two-time Stanley cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings. Before The NHL Stoll was the captain of the Kootenay Ice Memorial Cup Championship team in 2002. He was drafted into the NHL twice before eventually playing 13 seasons with 4 different teams (872 games) - only 89 players have ever been drafted twice in NHL history. Stoll went on to become one of the NHL’s most reliable face-off specialists playing for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New Y...

Such a privilege to welcome our friend Terry Harper this week! Terry is a five-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens. He is 86 YEARS young and an inspiration to us all!! He was a "defensive defenceman" who played 1,150 games over 19 NHL seasons. Harper was a key member of the Habs dynasty in the 1960s and served as captain for both the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings. He lives in California today, close to his family and STILL PLAYS HOCKEY TWICE A WEEK..!!! Enjoy!! See o...

Today’s episode we welcome Nick Bonino, a 15 year NHL veteran and a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nick was a key member of the Penguin’s famous “HBK line” along with Carl Hagelin and Phil Kessel. After being drafted in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, Bonino was a key member of Boston University NCAA National Champion team in 2009. Before playing a game for San Jose, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks where he started his 15 NHL care...

This week we have a GREAT chat with Stanley Cup Champion - Kirk Muller!! Kirk scored the 1993 game and Cup winning goal for the Montreal Canadians in Game 6 against Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings - the last time a player on a Canadian NHL team scored a Cup winning goal!! Muller was a six-time NHL All-Star, playing in over 1300 games over 19 seasons in the NHL. He is also the former Captain of both the New Jersey devils and Montreal Canadiens - one of the most respected NHL leaders of hi...

Bobby Holik is in the house this week!! Holik is a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils and was one of the most dominant two-way power forwards the 1990’s. Holik grew up and was living under the communist regime in then, Czechoslovakia when he was drafted 10th overall in the first round of 1989 NHL Entry Draft - his journey to become an NHL star was both unusual & far from an easy…!! Great stories - great interview - ENJOY! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

So great to have two time Stanley Cup Champion Trevor Lewis join us today! Lewis a first-round pick, 17th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft played over 1,000 games over 17 seasons. Trevor won both his Cups with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and again in 2014. He became one of the NHL’s most reliable defensive forwards & penalty killers and is the first Stanley Cup Champion to be born in the state of Utah! Great player, great stories and great person - enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Welcome our friend Joe Kocur - one of the toughest enforcers of the 1980s and 1990s, Joey Kocur is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. Joe was also one half of the infamous “bruise brothers” with the legendary Bob Probert and a key physical presence during the Detroit Red Wings’ return to NHL dominance in 1997 & 1998! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are pleased to welcome the face of the Arizona Coyotes franchise - Shane Doan! Shane is considered by most people as being one of the nicest guys to have played in the NHL. No surprise he was one of the longest serving team captains in NHL history, and as one of the best power forwards, is the current record holder for many of the Arizona Coyotes franchise records. Shane played in 21 NHL seasons, over 1500 games and ended his career with 402 goals and 972 career points. All of them with the o...

This week we are joined by Patrice Brisebois, a Stanley Cup Champion with the 1993 Montreal Canadiens - the last Canadian based team to win the Stanley Cup. Brisebois was a local kid who lived his dream to play for the hometown Habs. He is also a player who faced intense pressure in the NHL’s most demanding market, but also one of the most resilient comeback stories in modern hockey. We are thrilled to be joined by Patrice Brisebois! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Pronger is in da house!!! A Stanley Cup Champion with the Anaheim Ducks, Pronger was the backbone of one of the most punishing blue lines in modern NHL history. He’s a member of hockey’s elusive Triple Gold Club, capturing Olympic gold with Team Canada, a Stanley Cup, and a World Championship. During his time with the St. Louis Blues, Pronger reached the peak of individual dominance — winning both the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman in the same s...

We are pleased to welcome Brian Skrudland - a Stanley cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens and the first ever Captain of the Florida Panthers. He was one of the NHL’s most trusted defensive Centers and is the NHL record holder for scoring the fastest overtime goal in Stanley Cup final history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we sit down with Zach Parise — Olympic silver medalist, long-time leader with the Minnesota Wild, and one of the most relentless two-way forwards of his era. A relentless competitor… a clutch performer… and one of the most respected American players of his generation. The son of former NHLer J. P. Parise, who played in the historic Summit Series, Zach grew up in a hockey family and carved out a career defined by work ethic, leadership, and big-moment performances. Parise was ...

Very excited to have Stanley Cup Champion - Sergei Gonchar on this week’s show!! Gonchar is the NHL career points leader for Russian born defensemen with 811 career points over a 20 year NHL career. He won the Stanley Cup in 2009 while serving as a key power-play catalyst for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also won a Silver Medal while a member of Team Russia in the 1998 Olympic Games. Gonchar is one of the most skilled offensive defensemen of his generation and surprisingly - still hasn’t been ind...

We are pumped to have 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist and the former Captain of the St Louis Blues, David Backes! Backes is a 15 NHL Veteran and one of the most respected power forwards of his era. He proudly represented the U.S in 2 Olympic games and was part of the dramatic overtime Gold medal game in Vancouver 2010. David was the face of the St Louis Blues serving as team Captain for 5 seasons, successfully leading them into the NHL playoffs each season he was team Captain. Smart & insightful, D...

We are thrilled to be joined by a Dallas Stars legend and Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist - Brenden Morrow!! Brenden was a 1st round Draft pick of the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft - 25th overall..! Morrow was known as a tough, no-nonsense forward who set the tone with giving 110% every shift, every game. He was a key player for the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team while winning the Gold Medal with a thrilling 3-2 overtime goal by Sydney Crosby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Martin Brodeur - One of the very best Goaltenders in Olympic history!! 4 Olympic Games, 2 gold medals, 3 Stanley Cups & the NHL record holder for most wins! His father also played in the 1956 Olympics for Canada - Marty weighs in on how this year's Men's Olympic hockey may shape up for Canada and the U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marty McSorley is a 2 time Stanley Cup Champion who played 17 seasons in the NHL. He is best known as Wayne Gretzky’s “protector” both with the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings., was a key part of the infamous 1988 trade that brought Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Beyond being a straight enforcer, McSorley had some notable offensive skills and assisted on Gretzky’s goal that broke Gordie Howe’s all time NHL points record in March of 1994. Marty was also on the wrong side of the most impa...

Mark Howe, the son of hockey legend Gordie Howe, became a dominant force on the blueline in both the WHA and the NHL! Howe developed into of the greatest two-way defensemen in NHL history, and was named an NHL All Star six times and was the runner up for the James Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman three times - he is also the correct answer to a hockey trivia question - who was the youngest player to play in an Olympic Games men's hockey game, and how old was he when this happened?? - l...

This week we are proud to have one of the most intense coaches in NHL history - Mike Keenan! Keenan is a Stanley Cup champion coach who led three different teams to three Stanley cup finals. He is one of the most intense, influential, and controversial coaches in NHL history and was a winner everywhere he went — from the NHL to the KHL - and a man whose nickname is known by every player who ever played for him… please welcome… “Iron Mike” Keenan! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Proud to have our good friend Glenn Healy join us this week! Glen is a Stanley Cup Champion with the 1994 New York Rangers, is 15 year year NHL veteran, and his ‘stand-on-his-head” goaltending was largely responsible for one of the biggest upsets in NHL history when the New York Islanders knocked off the 2 time defending Stanley Cup Champions, Pittsburgh Penguins led by legends Mario Lemieux & Jaromir Jagr in the 2nd round of the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Even with all of his success on the ice...

Dave 'The hammer" Schultz is a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was a feared enforcer and is the NHL record holder the most for most penalty minutes in a season (472!) A fan favourite, a cult hero, and a man whose legend was built with his fists… one of the most colourful personalities in NHL history. We had him here on the pod two years ago, and he was hinting at an upcoming book in the works, and now, almost exactly two years to the day, it has just been released ...