The Buzz Pod: Recent Episodes
The Buzz Pod
Hockey podcast created By the Boys, For the Boys. We bring on former and active players in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, NCAA, Major Junior (QMJHL, OHL, WHL), Canadian University, USHL, and more. Our goal is to provide insight on the different routes a player can take to play at the highest levels of hockey by diving into our guests careers. We hope to give you guys beneficial information while sharing a laugh or six Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bzzz/support
4 year pro Ryan Smith, most recently with the Adirondack Thunder, joins us to discuss his career path, attending Northwood, playing for Green Bay in the USHL, University of Maine, transition to pro hockey, Stability, Constant improvement, Off season training, and much more!
Nine year pro with over 100 NHL games and 390 AHL games Joe Blandisi of the Toronto Marlies joined us to discuss: his career high season, OHL days, being shut down by a disease for 8 months followed by a 50 goal season, lessons learned the hard way, Bello the traveling dog, Playing at home in Toronto, Mental training and focusing on the mind, Executive workouts, and much more! Huge thanks to Blender for coming on the pod and shooting it with the boys!
14 year pro with nearly 1,000 games combined in the NHL/AHL Cameron Gaunce joined us to discuss his youth hockey days in Markham, OHL Career, Pro career, importance of adaptability in pro hockey, playing with Z man, becoming a girl dad this season, and much more! Huge thanks to Gauncer for taking the time to come one and shoot it with the boys and provide great insight and value for our listeners!
President and GM of the notorious Danbury Trashers in the UHL joined us to discuss what he's up to today, some Trasher talk, Ice wars, Hockey today, potential projects, and much more. Huge shoutout to AJ for taking the time to hop on with the boys, Legend of the game!
Dryden Mckay joined us to discuss his youth hockey days, Junior Hockey Career, College hockey at Minnesota State Mankato, Winning the Hobey Baker award, First pro season, and much more. Huge thanks to Dryden for coming on the pod and shooting it with the boys, we wish you the best of luck heading into your 2nd pro season!
Cale Morris joined the boys to discuss his youth hockey days in Colorado, USHL Career, Historic NCAA career at Notre Dame where he won 16 straight games his sophomore season and went on to win the Mike Richter award as the best goaltender in college hockey, Pro Career so far, and much more!! Cale Morris is the man, I had the pleasure of living with this guy for a couple months last season and I have nothing but amazing things to say about Cale as a person and goalie, Thanks for coming on brotha!!
Chase Priskie joined the boys to catch up and discuss his First NHL Games with the Florida Panthers, Tight group in Charlotte, Finishing this season strong with San Diego, LinkedIN, fresh contract with the Washington Capitals, LLC's, and much more.
"How you do anything is how you do everything"
Huge thanks to Chase for taking the time out of his day to shoot it with the boys. This guy GETS IT.
Colombus Blue Jackets Prospect and University of Michigan Forward Gavin Brindley joined us to discuss growing up in Florida, playing for the Florida Alliance, time in the USHL with Tri-City, University of Michigan Freshman year, NHL Draft experience, Getting stronger in the gym, and much more. huge thanks to Gavin for taking the time to come on the pod! Elite hockey player and an even better person!
3ice Champions Colton Hargrove and Hank crone joined us to discuss their whole 3ice experience, Favorite rink to play at, Changes from last year to this year, Croner taking home league MVP and Top Scorer award, Zach Solow joining the team for the playoff run, The Patrick Cup, Undeniable Chemistry, and much more! Huge thanks to Grover and Croner for coming on the pod and shooting it with the boys, we hope you guys enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed making it!
Brandon Hawkins of the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL joined us on episode 102 to discuss: Youth Hockey days in michigan, ripping up the NAHL South with the Texas Tornado's, Playing in Sioux City (USHL), Freshman and Sophomore year. at Bowling green (30 points and 28 points), transferring to northeastern and having to sit out a year (old NCAA redshirt rules), Junior and Senior year at Northeastern University, Pro career, Shooting pucks, playing roller hockey, some GREAT ADVICE FOR YOUNG HOCKEY PLAYERS, and much more.
Huge thanks to Hawk for taking the time to come on the pod and shoot it with the boys!
Montreal Canadians Defenseman Jordan Harris joined us to discuss: Growing up in Boston, playing for the Canadians, Kimball Union Academy, Northeastern University, Taking pride in Dzone first, adding more of an edge, transition game, The importance of being a good person, Continuously learning, being involved in the community and helping grow the game, and much more.
Huge thanks to Jordo for coming on the pod, amazing player and an even better person!
The fastest hockey player in the world joins us to discuss his first pro season, leading all rookies in goals in the AHL, AHL AllStar experience, shattering the fastest skating record, HHOF, Winning the Calder Cup, Signing his first NHL Contract, and preparation for this upcoming season! Huge thank you to Franky for finding the time to come on the pod for Episode 100!!!
Billy Sweezey joined the boys for episode 99 to discuss his NHL Debut, First game at the Garden, First NHL Fight, Knowing your role and sticking to it, eating pucks, laying the body and chucking knucks, preparation for this upcoming season, and much more!
"If you don't like this guy I don't like you" - Nico Blachman
Tommy and Tommy joined us to discuss Growing up in Michigan, Junior Hockey Careers, being Captains of Michigan State together, Pro Careers, Playing with Z man and of course the Paul C. Apap ALS Foundation and benefit hockey game! Tune in to hear from two amazing guys and players. Huge thanks to Paps and Millsy for coming on the pod!
If you are in the Birmingham Michigan area come out to the Birmingham ice arena for the Paul C. Apap ALS Foundation benefit hockey game! We will be there along with some elite hockey players for an amazing cause! Saturday July 22
Matt Donovan joined us to discuss being the first and only NHL player born and raised in Oklahoma, Playing in the NHL, AHL, Swedish Hockey league, and DEL (Germany), Matt is going into his 14th pro season freshly signed with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. Tune in for some great stories and insight on an incredible career and amazing guy! Huge thanks to Dono for coming on the pod!!
Matt Jurusik joins us fresh off his first season in the KHL with Kunlun Redstar to discuss the KHL, Russian Banyas, Double Win Bonuses, Dubai trips with the boys, 45 day training camp, and much more.
Huge thanks to Janny for providing us with this unreal insight about the KHL and shooting it with the boys!
2024 NHL Draft Top Prospect and current Forward for USNTDP Kristian Epperson joined us to discuss his youth hockey days, Shattuck, NTDP, How he's preparing for this upcoming season, and much more. Huge thanks to Krispy, the youngest guy to ever come on the pod, an amazing player and even better kid!
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NHL Analyst/Host Jonny Lazarus joined the boys to discuss his rise in the social media world, Working for the NHL, Covering the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Florida and Vegas, and of course his Stanley Cup party experience. Huge thanks to Jonny for coming on the pod and shooting it with the boys!
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2x ECHL Playoff MVP and Champion Cam Johnson joined us to discuss his journey leading up to pro and in depth talk about the road to the Kelly
Cup #Back2Back
Huge thanks to CJ for coming on and shooting it with the boys!
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Cole Smith and Mitch McLain joined the boys to discuss growing up in Brainerd and playing for the HS Hockey team, Junior hockey careers, NCAA Careers, Pro careers and some unreal stories sprinkled in of course. Huge thanks to Smitty and Moose for coming on the pod!
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D1 Hockey Player and CEO of Top G Hockey Mark Cheremeta joined us to discuss the online hockey community he's created to help kids grow their game by giving them access to D1 and pro players for questions and answers, clips, tricks, tips, and more. Mark is going into his final year of NCAA hockey with Sacred Heart University and we could not be more fired up to watch him thrive and succeed this upcoming season. Thank you Marky mark!!
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ECHL Power Duo Hank Crone and Liam Finlay join the boys to
discuss their success in their first season with the Allen Americans, Junior and NCAA Careers, Dominating the game with a smaller frame, and some great.
stories. Thank you DishDaddies
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Neil Shea joins us to discuss his early days at Lawrence academy, his favorite line mate, his time in the USHL with Chicago steel, NCAA Career (NU + SHU), Pro cup of coffee with Chicago Wolves of the AHL to finish the season, and much more!
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Vince joined us a while back to discuss his playing career (USHL, NCAA, AHL), transitioning from Player to Agent/Coach, Dad life, and much more. Vince is one of the best agents in the business right now and we really appreciate him taking the time out of his day to join us!
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Quick mid season episode to explain what went down in that Viral video (spittin chiclets) in Maine and why. This episode was not made to defend anyone but rather explain, hate it or love it this is what went down.
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Sasha Pastujov joins us before entering training camp to discuss his youth hockey days, NTDP, OHL, NHL Draft and first deal, SoFlo 3v3 Hockey League, Goals for this season, and much more. Tune in to hear from the youngest stud to ever come on the pod. Enjoy!
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Turk joins us prior to entering his 6th pro season to talk about his early days, QMJHL Career with the Quebec Remparts, Fighting and then playing with our host Nico, Pro Career and how it started, DJ Turk, Plans and Goals for this upcoming season, and much more.
Huge thank you to Yanick for taking the time to shoot it with us. This is the guy you want on your team and NEVER want to play against. We wish you the absolute best and more continued success!!!
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Cory Dennis joins us in preparation for his first pro season to discuss his youth days, HS hockey career, Flipping adversity into opportunity, Back to Back SIJHL Champion, University of Concordia Wisconsin, SPHL stint after last season, Signing first ECHL Contract, Mindset going into this season, and much much more.
Huge Thanks to Cory for joining us on our first ever 5am breakfast Pod. Cory is a hard worker who has taken his mental game to the next level showing that hard work and mental strength is indeed the recipe for success. We wish Cory the absolute best and can't wait to see the success that is in store for this guy.
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Freddy joins us on episode.83 to discuss his youth hockey days, time at NTDP and Wisco, First pro game story, Playing for the Boston Bruins, fight breakdowns, sleeping at the rink, what it would take to set up a Jake Paul fight, and much more. Trent is one of the best guys there is, he's a big bad bruin on the ice and big teddy bear off the ice (in the best way @freddy).
We can't wait to see the damage this guy does this season and for years to come!
This episode is brought to you by Vodkyte and Frederic Roofing.
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Steven Kampfer joins us prior to entering his 13th Pro season to discuss: Winning the Stanley Cup with the 2011 Boston Bruins, Playing for the US Olympic team, his time at University of Michigan, When Facebook was ELITE, Injuries and Adversity, What Hockey was like pre social media, KHL experience, Winning the SoFlo 3v3 Championship with Team Blachy, and much more!
Kampfs is an all time guy, he's and elite offensive defenseman with a nice stocky low center of gravity as Erik Piri (ep) likes to say. We hope you enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed recording!
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Eetu Selanne joins us amidst preparation for his first pro season to discuss his youth, junior, and college career. We touched on his time in the USHL with the Madison Capitols and his time at Northeastern University and Curry college. We also discuss some Finnish culture including mandatory army stints, crepes made with love and passion, floor hockey, juice, and reindeer stue. We appreciate Eetu taking the time to join us and we wish him the best of luck this season as he kickstarts his Pro Hockey Career.
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Colin joins us freshly after kicking off his pro career with 11 points in 16 games for the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League. We discussed his youth hockey days, time in the USHL + cup of Joe in the NAHL, playing for Notre dame and finishing off his NCAA Career as captain of Arizona State University. Shoutout to Z for running point on this one, guy runs point from one box, while everyone else is running point from another box.
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Alex Galchenyuk joins us on TheBuzzPod to discuss his youth career, Junior Hockey, Getting drafted to Montreal and his six years in the city, lessons he's learned through the ups and downs of his 10 year NHL Career, and much more. People forget that Gally is only 28 years old. The excitement he has for the game is unmatched, and the knowledge he's gained through experience is evident. Be on the lookout for a for a focused new and improved Alexander Galchenyuk this upcoming season. We hope you enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed recording it.
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2019 2nd round draft pick by the Nashville Predators Egor Afanasyev joins us after his first year pro to discuss:
-American Hockey league
-SoFlo 3V3 Hockey League Championship
-Being bought out at 11 years old
-Playing in the USHL and OHL
-Summer training
-Preparing for upcoming season
and much more. Egor is the kind of guy everyone and anyone would love to have on their team. Unreal player and even better man. ENJOY!
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Kelly Cup Champion and leading playoff scorer Zach Solow joins us to discuss his 1st year pro, Being a Champion, Becoming a Dad, AHL/ECHL, the process, mindset, and much more. We hope you enjoy listening half as much as we enjoyed recording this!
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Jonny joins us on episode 76 to chat about his hockey career (NAHL + D1), Hanging up the skates, Not being from Florida, Making viral tweets from the toilet, Hosting pods + full time job, Meeting Mike Grinnell in the bathroom, Singing Pitch Perfect, Tummy sticks, and much more.
Awesome guy with an extremely bright future in the media world and just world in general. follow @jonnylazarus on all platforms and thank us later!
Enjoy.
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Reggie is an all-time guy and one of the best teammates around. He joins us before entering his first full pro season to discuss:
Mira, Cape Breton, Playing for hometown QMJHL Team, Winning the Pres cup with the Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL), Leadership, Missing 2 years of hockey prior to making pro debut, Crab talk, Deer talk, Horse talk, Cow talk, and much much more.
We hope you enjoy listening to this one half as much as we enjoyed recording it!
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Timmy Kent, Cole Kodsi, Mark Cheremeta, and Justin Kapelmaster join us to discuss the powerhouse 3v3 summer hockey league we've created here in South Florida. The league is made up of 5 teams consisting of top NHL, AHL, ECHL, D1, CHL, and jr.A players. With 56 regular season games plus playoffs it is a grueling season that brings the absolute best out of every player and makes for an electric atmosphere on an 80 foot sheet of ice.
Our goal is simple: get the best players in South Florida competing against each other day in and day out in order to better prepare ourselves for the "real" season while having some fun and growing the game.
Huge thanks to the boys for coming on and discussing the league, we are doing something very special down here in South Florida and we are extremely grateful to be a part of it.
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Chase Priskie joins us on epi.73 to discuss his hockey career and the stops along the way (South Kent, Quinnipiac, now Property of the Florida Panthers), good habits, believing in your capabilities, off season training, and much more. This guy breathes the game, a true pro who has amassed 42 points in 72 AHL games played AS A D. This guy is legit. GO CATS
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University of Maine Alum and CEO of The Monkey Mind joins us to discuss his hockey career, mental health and taking care of yourself, pro hockey, the future of The Monkey Mind Empire for athletes, and much more. Danny is going make massive waves in the mental health industry for athletes, I'm excited to see what the future holds for him and MM, keep an eye out and Check out @monkeymindathletes on instagram!
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On Epi.71 I, Nico Blachman, fully takeover as guest and host Jackie Moon style. The past 2 years of my life have been by far the craziest, ft. the biggest setback of my career, and the biggest comeback of my career to date. I have never grown more in my life. I am forever grateful for the adversity i've faced and will continue to face. I am forever grateful for all that I've learned and will continue to learn.
The grass is not always greener on the other side, it's greener where you water it.
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Ben Lown joins us to discuss:
-Official retirement announcement
-Shattuck St. Mary's
-I was fat
-NAHL story
-Miami of Ohio
-New Job alert!
-Giant brain
-Structure in life
Ben is an all time guy. One of my closest friends to this day. We ripped up Shattuck St. Mary's prep school together before he went on to play in the NAHL, USHL, and Miami of Ohio (d1). Ben and his giant brain have secured a job at the prestigious Bloomberg in NYC fresh out of his senior year of school. is that good? I am lucky to call this guy my friend and i'm looking forward to watch him flourish successfully in this new chapter of his life!
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JS Dea joins us amidst the start of his 8th pro year to discuss the importance of taking care of your mind and body, we also talked about:
-The Ups and Downs of a season and mental battles that come along with it
-How he earned his one-way contract after his 6th year pro
-Yoga, Meditation, Positive Mindset
-Making it as an undrafted guy
-Don't overthink it.
This episode is a must listen for all athletes in my opinion. Things aren't always what they seem, taking care of yourself should always be your main priority, the rest will follow. If you don't believe me, tune in to hear it from JS Dea, who is off to the best start of his pro career with 12 points in 9 games!
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CJ joined us on epi. 67 to discuss:
-Transition from hockey player to creative genius
-Running a landscaping business
-Owning a clothing brand
-Hosting a podcast
-Drawing
-Making Music
-Building rollercoasters in his backyard
-Good Habits
-Believing in yourself. JUST DO IT
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Stanley Cup winner with the Tampa Bay Lightning #7 Mathieu Joseph joins us on Epi.66 to discuss:
-Winning the Stanley Cup
-Adversity and Staying Positive
-Stanley Cup Celebration stories
-Tampa is buzzing again this season
-AHL to NHL (Comparisons)
-The winning Afro
-Golf rematch coming soon...
Unreal episode with an unreal guy, Mathieu is off to a great start this season and will be a key part of the Tampa Bay Lightning for years to come (In our humble opinion). Tune in to hear from a great player and even better guy!
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Mitch Eliot joins us to discuss:
-Signing an NHL Contract as an undrafted 20 bomb
-Stealing a 2013 National Championship ring off my finger
-Playing NCAA & MajorJunior (OHL)
-The ego of a young hockey player
-How important it is to believe in yourself
-Climbing up, not straight, but up!
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Trent Frederic of the Boston Bruins joins us on epi. 64 to discuss:
-Playing in the NHL
-Why he added fighting to his game
-Cooking everything on a pan
-Off Season Training
-Adjustments made from college to NHL
-The best work the hardest
Unreal episode with an unreal guy. If you're a Boston Bruins fan or Hockey fan in general you should be foaming out of your mouth to watch this guy play, this is the modern day Vintage Big Bad Bruin and this guy just gets it. We hope you enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed recording it!
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Kuz joins us on epi.63 for one of the smoothest episodes we've ever had, the flow in this conversation is lethally conditioned and blow dried. We cover everything from the NAHL to North Korea, I wouldn't miss this episode even if there was a fire. Enjoy.
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MJ is an absolute beauty. Humble and genuine great guy, leader everywhere he goes, and although it may seem like he's just chipping them deep and running you over, he's putting pucks in the back of the net too. Also I predict big things for Johnstone on this episode, unreal guy and player can't see it going any other way. Enjoy
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Elite Goaltender and person Matt Jurusik joins us on Epi. 61 to discuss:
-Playing for Wisconsin and Michigan Tech (d1)
-Lululemon Bouncer
-Pilates and Body Longevity
-No Social Media
-Learning from mistakes
-Prepping for first pro season
-NAHL Story
and much more!
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Jasper Weatherby (North Dakota) and Ethen Frank (Western Michigan) join us freshly out of the NCHC Pod to share what the experience was like, here's some things we discussed:
-"Invest in Doordash they're going public"- Jappy
-Both Chipotle>Qdoba
-North Dakota's hotel was the club med of the pod
-Franky threw it back to the u16 domination with no fans
-Jappy taking a knee to support the fight against racial injustice
-and much more.
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Trevor Hamilton joins us on Episode 59 to discuss:
-Playing in Austria + Eurotripping
-Playing the day before surgery and the day after ....
-Ripping up Penn State
-Pro hockey
-Offensive defenseman + Defensive defenseman = 2 way defenseman
-Pre game sushi talks with a special guest popping in
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Had an absolute time recording this episode make sure to check it out and let us know what you think in the reviews!
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Yale University Alum and 2015 USHL Clark Cup Champion JM Piotrowski joins in the midst of training camp to discuss:
-Training Camp rules and regulations
-Boxing Kangaroos
-Hockey in Australia
-NAHL-> USHL
-Clothing brand
-Pro hockey
and much more.... unfortunately we had some technical difficulties at the end, but an unreal epi nonetheless
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Michigan Tech forward TJ Polglaze joined us on epi.57 to discuss:
-Playing D1 Hockey in todays world
-vietNAHL stories
-being an All American Scholar athlete
-Life at Michigan Tech
-The Misfits
and much more. TJ is an absolute beauty, you won't want to miss this one.
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Stud forward for Bentley University and draft pick of the Ottawa Senators Jakov Novak joins us on Epi. 56 to discuss:
-Winning all NAHL awards in one season
-PIMS = Points?
-Sick NHL draft story
-Staying loyal to Bentley University
-NAHL Rookie party still alive and well
-Studying Law
-Kodsi won't stop stretching
-and much more
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Stefanos Lekkas joins us to discuss:
-Being undefeated in professional career
-1-0 Joe
-Winning the Clark Cup (USHL)
-4 years at the University of Vermont
-Being a starter everywhere
-Looking forward to first full professional season
-and much more from a huge beauty with a stellar muzzy
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D1 Captain at University of Alaska-Anchorage Nolan Nicholas joins us to discuss:
-Being a good human
-Eating pucks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
-Retirement Announcement
-Studying Justice and becoming a police officer
-Thunderbay Ontario
-Alaska's Dark winters
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Juny joins us to discuss:
-New Fighting Rule in QMJHL
-QMJHL Covid adjustments
-Playing a physical game
-Going Major Junior over NCAA
-Hopes for 20 year old season
-Leading by Example
-Weird moms at the bar
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Aaron Miller joins us to discuss:
-Surviving Covid
-Wisco HS hockey
-NAHL vs USHL
-Bemidji State University
-Covid rules and restrictions
-and much more
Unreal epi. with a great guy, tune in!
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American Hockey League veteran defenseman Ryan Culkin joins us to discuss:
-Playing for the Quebec Remparts
-Pro career experiences
-Battling injuries
-Attitude is everything
-Inspiring stories
-unreal cherry on top to finish, one of my all time favorites
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Lawton Courtnall joins us to discuss:
-Growing up into hockey in California
-Winning the Clark Cup (USHL)
-Time at Western Michigan University
-SuperFamily
-Future Plans
-& Much more
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Division 1 Goalie for Ferris State and Robert Morris University joins us to discuss:
-NCAA Hockey
-Playing and living in Long Island, NY
-School change for senior season
-The Latke Room
-and much more from genuine good jewish boy!
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Dover joins us to discuss:
-Torching Berlin u16
-Playing in the QMJHL for 5 years
-Playing with Alexis Lafreniere
-Biking 140KM
-Playing for UNB
-BigBallsMcFalls
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Jeff Lovecchio joins us to drop some knowledge and discuss:
-Pro career
-Transition from hockey to post career life and business
-The Asia League (hidden gem)
-Consistently learning and adapting
-Building confidence through hard work
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Colten Ellis joins us to discuss:
-Time with Rimouski Oceanic (Qmjhl)
-Trade to PEI (Qmjhl)
-NHL Draft (Stl Blues)
-Learning how to play the piano (Romance)
-Animal Kingdom (Netflix)
-Couple QMJHL Stories
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Alex Carrier joins us to discuss:
-Career High Season
-NHL Taste
-Pro Lifestyle (Discipline)
-QMJHL Career
-OuterBanks
-Bonus Story about a Legend
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Chris joins us to discuss;
-Fresh trade to the Saint John Sea Dogs
-Time with the Rimouski Oceanic
-Playing a shutdown role
-Being my Rookie
-First Q game story
-Growth as a player/person in the QMJHL
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Dante Palecco joins us to discuss:
-Humongous Words
-Yale University
-Mindhunter (Netflix)
-College Party dress codes
-Special guest joins us at the end for bonus questions (historical)
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The Ohio State University's Backbone Tommy Nappier joins us to discuss:
-How To Read Goalie Stats
-St.Louis AAA
-NAHL & USHL
-THE Ohio State University
-First NHL Dev Camp
-Couple Bonus Stories for you guys at the end
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Ryan Lindgren of the New York Rangers Joins us to discuss:
-This is Us (Netflix)
-Face Update
-Shattuck St. Mary's
-University of Minnesota
-Playing in the NHL
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Sean Day joins us to discuss:
-Hockey in Singapore
-Exceptional Status
-OHL Career (Memorial Cup)
-NHL Draft (NY Rangers)
-Pro Hockey (AHL,ECHL)
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Drake Rymsha joins us to discuss:
-Golf
-OHL Career
-Battling Injuries
-NHL Draft
-Pro Hockey
-LA
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Billy Sweezey joins us freshly after graduating from Yale University to discuss:
-First pro contract
-Billy Madison
-Growing up in Mass
-Playing with Grit
-Couple laughs
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Grant Silianoff joins us to discuss:
-Playing in the USHL
-Shattuck St. Mary's
-Going Undrafted in the NHL
-Future @ Notre Dame
-Outer Banks (netflix)
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Jakob Chycrun joins us to discuss: Quarantine update, Growing up in Florida, OHL Career, NHL Draft, Playing for the Arizona Coyotes, and more.
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Riese Gaber joins us to discuss: being named USHL Player of the Year, Leading the USHL in Goals, Growing up in Manitoba, Commitment to The University of North Dakota, and a quarantine update
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Casey Gilling joins us to discuss: Growing up in Gaylord,MI, Junior hockey (NAHL & USHL), Playing for Miami of Ohio (NCAA D1), NHL Camp experience (STL Blues), and a Quarantine update from campus
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Alex Voyer joins us to discuss: Sleeping in the same bed as Sidney Crosby, Career high 88 point season in the QMJHL, Signing his 1st professional contract with the Boston Bruins Organization, and ofcourse, a couple laughs
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Mikey Eyssimont joins us to discuss: Living with Crohn's disease, Winning the Clark Cup (ushl), Lighting up St. Cloud (D1), AHL lifestyle, New puppy Jojo. Quarantine Update, and a couple stories from an absolute weapon
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Brady Lyle joins us to discuss: OHL career, Battling adversity, 1st pro contract, DJ Lyzee, Shattuck St. Mary's, and a couple fun stories...
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Riley Stillman joins us to discuss: Being a late bloomer, Hard work and professionalism, being a 3rd generation OHL Champion, NHL Debut story, and being a Florida Panther
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John Leonard joins us freshly after signing his first NHL contract with the San Jose Sharks to discuss: Shooting the puck, Torching Mass HS Hockey, USHL experience, 3 years at Umass Amherst, and more shooting the puck.
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Joe Veleno joins us to discuss: Exceptional Status to the QMJHL, Winning Gold for Team Canada, Winning the QMJHL, NHL Draft experience, and his 1st pro season
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Jasper Weatherby joins us to discuss: Battling injuries, Winning the BCHL + MVP, NHL Draft experience (SJS), Playing for the University of North Dakota, and some unreal stories from an unreal guy!
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NHL All-star Clayton Keller joins us to discuss: Quarantine routine, NHL lifestyle, Playing with swagger, and how The Sheriff helped get him to the National Hockey League
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Povo joins us to discuss Professional hockey in Europe, being an ECHL All-Star, OHL and QMJHL alumni, and being my moms favorite player
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Austin Pratt joins us to discuss his 5 year WHL career, being Captain of the Regina Pats, Memorial Cup stories, and some insight on his journey to and through the WHL.
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Union College Mens Hockey team #12, Fletcher Fineman joins us to discuss: Playing High School hockey in Florida, simplifying your game, and gold story after gold story, enjoy...
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Current Hobey Baker Nominee/Union Mens College Hockey starting goalie/Captain, Darion Hanson joins us to discuss mental battles in the game, perseverance, and some unreal stories for the boys.
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Current University of Las Vegas (UNLV) stud and former NOJHL Champion, Nick "Flandy" Flanders, comes on the pod to discuss: Living in Vegas, UNLV Hockey (ACHA), and a couple fun stories for the boys...
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Current AHL/NHL forward in the Nashville Predators organization and 5 year QMJHL alumni, Mathieu Olivier, joins us to discuss: Fighting in the QMJHL, his career path/playing his first NHL games this season, and more on fighting in the game of Hockey
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On Epi.13 Austen Long, 4 year USHL vet and current Div.1 forward for American International College, joins us to discuss his unique career path that led him to where he is today. Great content for kids aspiring to play at the Division 1 level.
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On Epi.12 Luke Henman, captain of the Blaineville Armada, joins us to discuss: Playing in the QMJHL at 130lbs, pre NHL draft and NHL draft process, adapting to the league, and a story or three.
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The leading point scorer of the NAHL joins us to discuss his career path/process, Choosing NCAA over Major Junior, recent commitment to Mercyhurst University (Div.1), and a day in the life of an allstar NAHLer.
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Omaha Lancers veteran forward Cole Kodsi joins us to discuss:
-Road to the USHL
-Life in the USHL
-Recent Bentley commit
-Trade rollercoaster
-Key info for youth players
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On Episode 8 of The Buzz Pod, Austin McIlmurray, Division 1 NCAA stud for Sacred Heart University, joins us to discuss his process/career leading up till now, making decisions based on what is best for you, and two unbelievable stories to top it off!
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On Episode 6 of The Buzz Pod, Boston College stud Logan Hutsko joins us to discuss his career, battling through insane injuries, being an undersized player, National Team Development Program, getting Drafted in the NHL by the Florida Panthers, and having a big fan in Justin Bieber!
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In Episode 5 of The Buzz Pod Baron Thompson, our first ever active WHL player, joins us to discuss his WHL career, USHL career and NCAA commitment, how to deal with a teammate snapchatting your little sister, and much more!
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In Epi 4 of The Buzz Pod our first active United States Hockey League (USHL) player Mark Cheremeta of the Dubuque Fighting Saints joins us. We discuss playing at Boston University (NCAA Div.1 bigdeal), returning to junior in the USHL and committing to THE Ohio State (NCAA Div.1 again..), NHL Camp experience, and growing up playing hockey in Florida (huge beauty).
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In Episode 3 of The Buzz Pod, our first active CHL guest Carson Mackinnon of the Gatineau Olympiques joins us to discuss his 5 year career in the QMJHL, trade experience, playing with potential first overall pick (NHL) Alexis Lafreniere, and a great bar story with The Sheriff
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In Episode 2 of The Buzz Pod current Western Michigan University stud Ethen Frank joins us to talk about the NCAA Division 1 lifestyle, USHL career, WHL draft/camp, NHL camp experience (Dallas Stars) as a free agent, and more.
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The Buzz Pod:
The Buzz pod is a hockey podcast created by the boys for the boys. We're going to be interviewing guys currently playing Division 1&3 NCAA, Major Junior (QMJHL, OHL, WHL), Canadian University, USHL, and other Junior leagues. Our goal is to provide insight on the different routes a player can take to play at the highest levels of hockey. We hope to give you guys beneficial information while sharing a laugh or two or seven.
Episode 1 ft. CARL NEILL:
A 2015 5th round draft pick by the Vancouver Canucks (NHL), former Captain of the Sherbrooke Pheonix (QMJHL), Assistant Captain on Concordia University Mens Hockey Team (Canadian University). Carl joins to talk about QMJHL and NHL draft stories, U18 Team Canada, and cellying from goal line to red line against Connor McDavid.
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