Views From The Bench Views From The Bench

On this episode the boys talk, Pat hosts his first ever podcast & kicks off the show in dramatic fashion. Discussing Avs forcing game 7, the Islanders being boring, & ex Leafs winning it all. The boys are back.

-The boys take the ultimate view from the bench and try to reason with what went wrong for the Leafs this year.
-RICO from wonderland calls in to discuss the Leafs miseries.
- Anth and Pat read and discuss the listeners submissions to the Leafs helpline.
-#openuptherinks

The boys are making a comeback, and so did the Columbus Blue Jackets. After a long hiatus, the boys come out of the dark to share their frustration from their view from the bench.

Show Notes
1:43 New friend of the show Kat Dajia joins the podcast
1:48 How Kat got into hockey
2:45 How her brother inspired her to get into the sport
3:40 How was it having to play on boys teams growing up?
5:00 playing outside her comfort level allowed her to develop better
6:00 jr hockey is where she felt her development grow significantly
6:15 when did you realize you had a serious opportunity to play high level hockey?
7:15 what does the future look like for school hockey?
8:06 what led you to Dartmouth?
9:47 Do you see hockey in your future plans after school?
11:00 should Pat retire from men’s league
11:23 what advice would you give to young girls aspiring to play a high level of hockey?
12:47 challenge yourself to get better
13:30 Women’s Olympic hockey is the most exciting
14:13 Toronto just received a hockey team in the NWHL
15:40 did you ever feel uncomfortable having to play boys hockey growing up?
17:32 The Freshman Fire
21:00 Differences from jr hockey to NCAA.
22:30 Should Pat and Anth make a HIIT video?
23:26 Outro, see you on the outher side.

Show Notes
1:50 pat and anth are a big deal in Aurora and Newmarket
3:03 we are joined by Jake Kostopolous
4:11 minor hockey journey
6:10 lead the team in points in Midget (doesn’t happen often)
11:50 was it a good choice to jump to JR or should you have developed another year in midget?
13:35 Views From The Bench
16:00 PIM leader
17:00 coach tells Jake to punch the goalie in the head
18:24 Cross checks another goalie
20:50 whys you leave jr?
22:05 sick of not playing
24:19 JR C comeback
25:55 goalie scraps Kosty
27:50 Hitting Posts
28:23 how do you deal w a coach who is riding you and not giving you ice time?
30:20 having teammates who talk back to the coach
34:20 one leg over the boards
35:40 official friend of the show
36:26 Outro

Show Notes
2:10 Guest and friend of the show David Dionne joins the podcast
3:00 Anth has a slight Twisted Tea addiction
4:00 Is politics an excuse of not being good enough?
5:40 the $20 skates with 70 players
7:13 David hits pat from behind but claims he turned last second
7:54 David and Pat met when they were 8 yrs old at cooking classes
10:10 David snaps his wrist
11:35 David gets wrecked and breaks his collarbone
12:35 Newmarket House league hockey is the best around
12:57 kids aren’t signing up for hockey
13:50 David speaks about reffing hockey
14:35 craziest ref stories
17:08 Crazy hockey parent stories
19:09 Hockey mom gone wild
20:29 Most controversial call
22:15 David tales abuse while being a timekeeper
25:05 one knee offside call
25:51 massive blow to hockey Canada if no hockey next season
26:38 hockey is declining in Canada
28:22 Coaching segment
32:00 Torts is the best coach in the league
38:00 This playoffs is gonna be based on skill
39:30 1v1 Tavares vs Stamkos
43:57 Luke Schenn best 1st round pick
44:22 Most hated Maple Leaf
45:35 Outro