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A podcast about great sports stories. This is Thomas West here. I am a commentator and sideline host in hockey and baseball. Over the years I have heard and experienced some great adventures and stories that I wanted to share with you.  My hope is to turn these stories into an auditory experience that its a little bit different from your normal podcast. I hope you enjoy. 

  1. 11 MAY

    Yasiel Puig Debut│A Historic First CBL Game│Toronto vs Kitchener Recap

    Send us Fan Mail The Canadian Baseball League made its professional debut at Christie Pits in Toronto on May 10th 2026. The Maple Leafs took on the Kitchener Panthers in a game that had a wide variety of baseball fans tuning in. The most popular player in the game was former MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig who was making his debut in the new league. Game Notes 2B: Yosvani Penalver, Yosuke Fujie, Malik Williams, Yordan Manduley HR: Trent Lawson, Yasiel Puig 2, Dennis Dei Baning SB: Yosvani Penalver, Rafael Gross CS: Yosvani Penalver, Kyle Poapst SF: Matthew Fabian GIDP: Yunior Ibarra, Malik Williams, Marcus Knecht HBP: Petey Kiefer, Rafael Gross 2, Yunior Ibarra, Matthew Fabian, Marcus Knecht WP: Wilgenis Alvarado LOB: Kitchener Panthers 9, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Support the show

    26 min

  2. 3 MAY

    The Rollercoaster of Junior Hockey│Ben Pickell's Story

    Send us Fan Mail Every year thousands of young hockey players are drafted to a team in the CHL. Some make it some do not, but for most players it's not a straight line to archive their goal. Ben Pickell recently finished his junior hockey career playing for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. His journey to get to this point was a rollercoaster with many challenges along the way. In this episode of the Sideline Podcast we explore Ben's journey from being drafted to the OHL to now playing at Robert Morris University. Support the show

    57 min

  3. 2 APR

    Series Recap: Pickering vs Stouffville (Round 2)

    Send us Fan Mail The Pickering Panthers and Stouffville Spirit met in round 2 of the Buckland Cup Playoffs. Pickering jumped out to end early series lead but it ended up being a tightly contested series between the 2 teams. Game 6: Stouffville Spirit 2 at Pickering Panthers 4 - Status: Final Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex Stouffville 2 0 0 - 2 Pickering 0 0 4 - 4 1st Period-1, Stouffville, Martineau 4 (Armstrong, Corte), 1:14 (PP). 2, Stouffville, Windle 2 (Saroglou), 2:08. Penalties-Ferroni Pic ((minor) hooking), 1:06; Radley Sto ((minor) holding), 6:18; Armstrong Sto ((minor) roughing), 12:58. 2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-served by Windle Sto ((minor) delay of game), 2:59; Radley Sto ((minor) interference), 9:59; Boyle Sto ((minor) tripping), 11:44; Ferroni Pic ((minor) hooking), 15:28. 3rd Period-3, Pickering, Protopapas 3 (Indovina, Ciarallo), 5:04. 4, Pickering, Key 3 (Dean), 7:24. 5, Pickering, Ciarallo 2 (Indovina, Secko), 19:28. 6, Pickering, Key 4   19:31 (EN). Penalties-Secko Pic ((minor) slashing), 2:34; Breckles Sto ((minor) slashing), 9:06; Kavc Pic ((minor) slashing), 9:06; Demiglio Sto ((minor) interference), 9:41; Dean Pic ((minor) boarding), 11:33; Saroglou Sto ((minor) illegal equipment), 14:22; McKee Sto (inciting an opponent), 19:31; Armstrong Sto ((game misc.) disrespectful and abusive behavior), 19:34; Smith Sto (inciting an opponent), 19:34; Street Sto ((minor + gm, (major + gm) fighting) instigator/aggressor, (major + gm) fighting), 19:34; Kavc Pic ((major + gm) fighting), 19:34. Shots on Goal-Stouffville 7-8-13-28. Pickering 18-10-14-42. Power Play Opportunities-Stouffville 1 / 4; Pickering 0 / 8. Goalies-Stouffville, Sabourin (41 shots-38 saves). Pickering, Sciere (28 shots-26 saves). A-276 Referees-Andrew Thompson, Steve Sidey. Linesmen-Mitchell Pulla, -. Support the show

    32 min

  4. 24 MAR

    Beyond The Buck: "Climb The Ladder"

    Send us Fan Mail The Pickering Panthers have made it to the national championship against the Brooks Bandits... This game presents numerous challenges for Pickering. They are playing their third game in 3 days and lost 9-1 to Brooks last meeting. The Panthers know that to beat Brooks that have to do something different. In this episode we put a bow on Beyond the Buck and dive into the Panthers game plan to try and win the Centennial Cup. Thank you to everyone who tuned into the 8 episode series... stay tuned for more stories in the future!  Support the show

    39 min

  5. 23 MAR

    Game Recap: Game 2 Pickering vs Stouffville (Round 2)

    Send us Fan Mail After a 3-1 win on the road the Pickering Panthers find themselves in a favourable 1-0 series lead over Stouffville playing their next 2 games at home. Stouffville Spirit 0 at Pickering Panthers 4 - Status: Final Sunday, March 22, 2026 - Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex Stouffville 0 0 0 - 0 Pickering 2 1 1 - 4 1st Period-1, Pickering, Mallory 3 (Indovina, Key), 10:17 (PP). 2, Pickering, Costante 2 (Kavc, Dean), 16:17. Penalties-McKee Sto ((minor) hooking), 3:31; Ethier Pic ((minor) hooking), 6:07; Martineau Sto ((minor) roughing), 9:43; Sitlani Sto ((minor) slashing), 9:43; Kavc Pic ((minor) slashing), 9:43; McKee Sto ((minor) roughing), 17:18; Bruce Pic ((minor) roughing), 17:18. 2nd Period-3, Pickering, Key 2 (Costante, Ciarallo), 14:51 (PP). Penalties-Costante Pic ((minor) cross-checking), 3:59; Martin Sto ((minor) roughing), 7:46; Demiglio Sto ((minor) hooking), 14:00; Dean Pic ((minor) tripping), 15:14. 3rd Period-4, Pickering, Bruce 1 (Robar, Ethier), 2:30. Penalties-Indovina Pic ((minor) tripping), 4:51; Street Sto ((major + gm, (minor + gm) instigator/aggressor) fighting, (minor + gm) instigator/aggressor), 9:00; Costante Pic ((minor) slashing), 14:25; Armstrong Sto ((minor) roughing), 14:43; Ciarallo Pic ((minor) hooking), 14:43. Shots on Goal-Stouffville 6-8-13-27. Pickering 10-9-8-27. Power Play Opportunities-Stouffville 0 / 5; Pickering 2 / 5. Goalies-Stouffville, Sabourin (27 shots-23 saves). Pickering, Sciere (27 shots-27 saves). A-353 Referees-Mike Ricica, Nick Myers. Linesmen-Sheldon Calbury, Daniel Eden. Support the show

    26 min

  6. 20 MAR

    Series Recap: Pickering vs Wellington (Round 1)

    Send us Fan Mail The Pickering Panthers and Wellington Dukes met in the 1st round of the OJHL playoffs. Pickering came in as the 3 seed in the east conference. Pickering took 4 straight games to sweep the series. They will face Stouffville next round. Support the show

    23 min

  7. 7 MAR

    OJHL Condensed Game: Pickering vs Wellington Round 1 Game 1

    Send us Fan Mail The Pickering Panthers take on the Wellington Dukes in game 1 of a best of 7 series at the Pickering Recreation Complex. Pickering comes in as the 6 seed after placing 3rd in the OJHL east conference.  Wellington Dukes 3 at Pickering Panthers 6 - Status: Final Friday, March 6, 2026 - Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex Wellington 1 2 0 - 3 Pickering 3 1 2 - 6 1st Period-1, Wellington, Carrier 1 (Trudel, Williams), 1:14. 2, Pickering, Kavc 1 (Bruce, Ethier), 8:24. 3, Pickering, Indovina 1 (Ferroni), 18:06. 4, Pickering, Mallory 1 (Costante, Key), 19:57 (PP). Penalties-Trudel Wel ((minor) roughing), 11:17; Kavc Pic ((minor) cross-checking), 13:37; Williams Wel (roughing after whistle), 18:54. 2nd Period-5, Wellington, Mascard 1 (Tucker), 4:38. 6, Wellington, Carrier 2 (Trudel, Grasby), 16:06 (PP). 7, Pickering, Mallory 2 (Costante, Key), 18:57 (PP). Penalties-Lavigne Pic ((minor) slashing), 5:26; served by Lee Wel ((minor) too many players), 7:02; Grasby Wel ((minor) cross-checking), 9:25; Colangelo Pic ((minor) high sticking), 12:00; Erwin Wel ((minor) slashing), 14:32; Ferroni Pic ((minor) slashing), 14:32; Indovina Pic ((minor) hooking), 15:00; Carrier Wel ((minor) high sticking), 18:44; Erwin Wel ((minor) roughing), 20:00. 3rd Period-8, Pickering, Indovina 2 (Elliott, Ciarallo), 11:00. 9, Pickering, Colangelo 1 (Lavigne, Kavc), 17:58. Penalties-Ellis Wel ((minor) hooking), 12:36. Shots on Goal-Wellington 5-9-9-23. Pickering 22-11-16-49. Power Play Opportunities-Wellington 1 / 4; Pickering 2 / 7. Goalies-Wellington, Riley (49 shots-43 saves). Pickering, Sciere (23 shots-20 saves). A-427 Referees-Greg Edwards, Mike Ricica. Linesmen-Matthew Henderson, Justine Todd. Support the show

    23 min

  8. 24 FEB

    Beyond The Buck: "Do it for the OAs"

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode the Panthers face their toughest test yet. A game against the best team in the country the Brooks Bandits.  After a key overage player was suspended Pickering plays a do or die game vs Flin Flon in the quarterfinals. The players know that any loss now would mean the end of eight of their teammates careers. Cael Cavallin, Ethan Lindsay, Matthew Altomare and Ryan Johnstone help tell the story. The episode is hosted by Thomas West Support the show

    29 min
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About

A podcast about great sports stories. This is Thomas West here. I am a commentator and sideline host in hockey and baseball. Over the years I have heard and experienced some great adventures and stories that I wanted to share with you.  My hope is to turn these stories into an auditory experience that its a little bit different from your normal podcast. I hope you enjoy. 

Information

  • Creator
    Thomas West
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sideline
  • Show Website
    Sideline
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