Puck Talks

On this episode of Developing the Story, Sean Gordon joins Sean Fitz-Gerald to chat about his feature on The Athletic about the masters of "chirping", or trash talking, in the NHL.  READ THE STORY: https://theathletic.com/1325001/2019/11/06/the-art-of-the-chirp-an-hommage-to-the-masters-of-the-uniquely-nhl-form-of-trash-talking/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Mark Lazarus of The Athletic joins Sean Fitz-Gerald on Developing the Story to talk about his article where he asked his six-year-old daughter to rank the best Mascots in the NHL.  READ THE STORY: https://theathletic.com/555994/2018/09/29/where-does-gritty-rank-among-nhl-mascots-ask-a-mascot-obsessed-6-year-old/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Katie Strang and Hailey Salvian join the show to discuss their extensive reporting on Women's hockey. They talk about the history of the sport, where it is now and the process behind writing about this ongoing narrative.  READ THE STORY: https://theathletic.com/924693/2019/04/17/amid-talk-of-boycotts-one-league-and-the-nhls-involvement-womens-hockey-is-at-a-crossroads/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dan Robson, head of features and a senior writer for The Athletic in Canada. Dan takes us behind the scenes of his story about former NHL goaltender Don Edwards, and his three-decade battle for justice and peace following the murder of his mother and father. Edwards, a former all-star, has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. He has struggled with uncertainty, and he has lost so much of what had been planned in retirement. Robson attends the parole hearing for the man convicted of the murder. And he leads the reader through what happens next, and what lies ahead for a man — and a family — who has already suffered so much. READ THE STORY: https://athletique.com/1255863/2019/10/09/never-ending-nightmare-former-nhl-star-don-edwards-three-decade-battle-for-justice-and-peace/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

In this episode, I'm speaking with Joshua Kloke, a writer who covers the Leafs and Toronto FC for The Athletic. Joshua spent time with Maple Leafs prospect Pawn-tus EH-berg, whose climb up the hockey ladder is being made with an unusual twist. The 26-year-old forward from Sweden is one of the NHL's rare single fathers. Professional hockey is often associated with a life spent on the road, isolated from family by the time commitments of being on a team. Aberg has found a balance. As he tells Joshua of his daughter: “She makes me happy.” READ THE STORY: https://theathletic.com/1439752/2019/12/06/she-makes-me-happy-with-call-up-to-maple-leafs-pontus-aberg-becomes-one-of-nhls-rare-single-fathers/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

In this episode, I'm speaking with Katie Strang, a senior enterprise and investigative writer for The Athletic. She dug into a story about recreational drug use in the NHL, with a special focus on players use of cocaine and ecstasy. It is a topic that has been discussed in private among those in the game, where some describe it as the secret that everybody knows. Katie brings us into the issue with careful, meticulous reporting. And now, she tells us how she was able to shed light on a subject that is often only discussed in the shadows. READ THE STORY: https://theathletic.com/1324841/2019/11/05/the-secret-everybody-knows-drugs-like-cocaine-and-molly-becoming-more-popular-in-nhl/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dan Robson, head of features and a senior writer for The Athletic in Canada. Dan tells the story of Ray Emery, the talented — if misunderstood — NHL goaltender who drowned on a weekend in July 2018. Dan takes the reader into Emery's life through the eyes of those closest to him. He finds some answers, but also many more questions. Including the central one that Emery's mother continues to ask: Why? READ THE STORY: https://theathletic.com/813857/2019/02/19/what-really-happened-to-ray-emery/ Sean Fitz-Gerald is a senior writer for The Athletic in Canada.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Host Ailish Forfar is joined by Dr. Donna Gall, Dr. Courtney Szto and Katrina Galas, MBA for an industry panel at The Dream Gap watch party on January 11.  The Dream Gap is a documentary that portrays the current state of women’s professional hockey through the lens of the #ForTheGame movement.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Marie-Philip Poulin, Hilary Knight and Liz Knox join Ailish Forfar at the Dream Gap Watch Party on January 11.  The Dream Gap is a documentary that portrays the current state of women’s professional hockey through the lens of the #ForTheGame movement.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Homestand Sports' Sam Davis is joined by Jacob Ardown and Ollie Postanin from On the Bench live at The Rec Room.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Sean Fitz-Gerald chats his new book "When The Lights Go Out", while Stu Grimson talks "The Grim Reaper" with Bruce Arthur, James Mirtle and Danielle Emanuele at The Athletic Toronto's third-anniversary party.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

An Athletic Toronto panel from June 27 Puck Talks.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Women's hockey update panel with Carlee Campbell, Ailish Forfar and Loren Gabel  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

The Staff & Graph podcast was joined by Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic at the June 27 Puck Talks event.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

On this week's Les Beer Leaguers Mitchell and Jacob preview the NHL Conference finals. They also talk about their frustrations with people's frustrations with Game of Thrones. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

On this week's Les Beer Leaguers, Jacob and Mitch preview the second round of the playoffs while talking about what the fallout will be after a number of favourites went out in the first round. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Audio from Puck Talks April 6 Canada-USA Women's World Championship event featuring Ailish Forfar or the Markham Thunder, Liz Knox of the Thunder and CWHLPA and Carlee Campbell of the Toronto Furies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

From Thursday, April 4 Winnipeg event at My Park Theatre with host Leah Hextall and panel featuring The Athletic Winnipeg's Murat Ates, Rick Ralph and Hustler from TSN Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

Jacob and Mitchell break down all the of the wild playoff races in the NHL, and make our picks as to who we think will come out on top. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message

From Puck Talks' Women's Hockey Show on March 21. Katrina Galas, Director Business with Toronto Furies and Chelsea Purcell, GM of the Markham Thunder join hosts Hailey Salvian of The Athletic and Katie Caldwell to talk about the front office side of the sport. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homestand-leafs/message