'Backs Cast Podcast

Episode #4 

We talked about all things hockey, growing up in different settings, movie draft and lots more!

'Backs Cast #3 - Ft. Mel Penner & Amber Inglis

Episode #2 of the 'Backs cast featuring Silverbacks Captain, Nathan Mackie!

On this episode, we chat with Silverbacks alumnus Andrew Ebbett, who played 14 seasons of pro hockey, including 224 games in the NHL.

Ebbett talks about suiting up for the Silverbacks in their inaugural season in 2001-02, scoring his first NHL goal, playing for Canada at the 2018 Olympic Games, playing for SC Bern for five seasons & much more!

On this episode, we chat with Silverbacks alumnus Josh Manson, currently an assistant captain with the Anaheim Ducks.

Manson talks about how much fun he had during his two seasons as a Silverback from 2009-2011, getting drafted by the Ducks in 2011, his time at Northeastern University, scoring his first NHL goal, & much more!

On this episode, we chat with Silverbacks alumnus Riley Nash, currently suiting up for the Columbus Blue Jackets and a veteran of over 500 career NHL games.

Nash talks about his fondest memories from his season in Salmon Arm in 2006-07, his time at Cornell University with his brother Brendon, his journey from Carolina to Boston and now Columbus, his NHL bubble experience, and lots more!

On this episode, we chat with Silverbacks alumnus Ryan Duncan, a forward who retired in 2019 after a successful 10-year pro career, most of which was spent in Europe with EC Salzburg.

Duncan chats about his fondest memories from his season in Salmon Arm in 2004-05, his time at Shattuck St. Mary's prep school with Sidney Crosby, playing at the University of North Dakota with Jonathan Toews and T.J. Oshie, among others, how much he enjoyed playing in Austria — where he won multiple championships — and much more!

On this episode, we chat with Silverbacks alumnus Chase Priskie, a defenceman currently in the Florida Panthers organization.

Priskie played for the Backs in the 2014-15 season before heading to Quinnipiac University for four years, and then signed his first NHL contract with the Carolina Hurricanes in August of 2019. In the interview, the 24-year-old chats about his fondest memories from his one year in Salmon Arm, his time at Quinnipiac University, what it was like to be in the NHL bubble in Toronto, and much more!

On this episode, we chat with Silverbacks alumnus and current Detroit Red Wings forward Taro Hirose.

Hirose shares his fondest memories from his two seasons in Salmon Arm, plus his journey to Michigan State University and then the NHL. He also answers questions from fans and former teammates!

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