In honor of Mother's Day, Wilson and Grady chat with Wilson's mom, Carrie, and his teammate, Watson Stevenson and his mom Amy. The mom's share what it is like to help out with the boy's hockey club and talk about some of their fears as hockey moms. They also share some of their favorite memories and embarrass the kiddos with their NHL crushes. Everyone weighs in on Tom Wilson's recent scuffle with the NY Rangers.
Hockey builds a community, but sometimes you have to move from one rink to another to explore new opportunities. In this episode Wilson and Grady are joined two of Wilson's Loudoun Knights teammates, Grayson Aussems and David McCarthy, to talk about their experience leaving the rinks where they first started playing hockey and joining the Knights. These goofy kids dive into some team pranks and their current love of "pond hockey" at Ion ITC in Leesburg, VA. Listen in as these 10 year old's chirp away at each other while sharing a little about their experiences in their young hockey careers.
"Coach" Matt Billman and Bobby "The Bobcat" Solari from the Chripin' DMV podcast join Wilson and Grady for a super fun episode. They cover Who Wore it Best numbers 59-55, share some excellent experiences with team pranks, chat about their favorite gear, and cover some solid advice in how and when to chirp.
Wilson and Grady talk with Steve Seftel author of Shattered Ice.
Steve Seftel was raised in Kitchener, Ontario, and drafted fortieth overall by the Washington Capitals in 1986. After an OHL career with the Kingston Canadians, the second-round prospect turned professional at age twenty. From 1988-93 the left-winter played for the Bringhampton Whalers, Baltimore Skipjacks, and Washington Capitals.
They boys had a chance to read Steve's book and chat with him about a few key stories. An advocate for Canada's Bell's Lets Talk initiative, Seftel also touches on raising awareness around anxiety, depression and removing the stigma around mental health issues. He also joins in on a little "who wore it best" fun.
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Wilson and Grady are excited to kick off the new year talking about the upcoming NHL season and the recent World Juniors Hockey Championship. Wilson recounts some of his favorite wins from his mite season and the pair tease an upcoming episode in the works featuring Steve Seftel.
EA Sports released NHL 21 on Friday, October 16th and Wilson and Grady sat down to record their initial reactions as they played the first game after a great at home hockey lesson.
In this episode Wilson and Coach Grady chat with the Washington Capitals ECHL affiliate, South Carolina Stingray's, Head Coach, Ryan Blair. Coach Blair teaches Wilson about player agents, what it's like to coach in the ECHL, and joins in the fun of "who wore it best" numbers 85 through 80. Don't miss Coach Blair's advice for young defensive players and what he thinks is the most important part of youth hockey.
Wilson and Grady chat about the 2020 Stanley Cup Champs, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The episode also features Who Wore it Best numbers 89-86, the BTB tip if the week, and a quick mention of a favorite player’s go to gear brand.
Coach Little is back, this time as a co-host for Fire in the Hole. Grady and Wilson cover all kinds of ground from hockey at home tips to some NHL History, with a lot of fun in between.
Introducing our first "Dump and Change" episode. This one is short and sweet. In hockey, we dump the puck and change up the lines. These episodes will be a grab bag of topics - sort of a stream of consciousness from our host, with quick changes. Wilson would love to engage with the listeners on everything from creative projects to what kind of interviews the audience wants to hear. Share your input by emailing us at fireintheholehockey@gmail.com
Hungry after helping out with a great special goalie practice for the Loudoun Knights, Wilson sits down with two of the program's goalies and goalie coach, Dan Keyes. Goalies Blake Valentine and Peyton Weiss, share what they like about stopping pucks, and what they are looking for from their team defense. Coach Keyes chats with Wilson about the important role of the goalie and the upcoming October Saves campaign.
