🎙️ Chirping Zebras Podcast — Episode: Don Gavin (The Godfather of Boston Comedy)The barn doors are open and this one’s an absolute heater.We had the godfather of Boston comedy himself Don Gavin in studio — comic, actor, road-dog legend and certified OG of the scene. If you’ve ever wondered how Boston became a factory for absolute comedy killers, this is one of the guys who helped shape it before it turned into a full-blown war zone.Don chops it up with the boys about:🔥 The Boston comedy boom and how the city became a breeding ground for savages🔥 Being a massive influence on monsters like Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, and a whole generation of killers🔥 Why comics and hockey players are basically the same species — locker room vibes, thick skin, zero mercy🔥 His runs on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Shallow Hal, and a pile of wild TV & film stories🌍 Doing stand-up in more countries than your buddy who “almost joined the military”Old-school wisdom, new-school chaos, and stories you won’t hear anywhere else.Strap in, ya beauties. This one’s for the culture. 🦓🏒🎤🙌 Big Thanks To Our SponsorsSupport the sponsors that support the show — that’s just good locker-room etiquette.🔥 Damon Financial LLC24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101🏒 Townshend HockeyBuilding elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/🦓 Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials.If you wear stripes, these are your people.🦓 Chirping Zebras MerchLook good. Chirp better.👉 Get geared up: https://chirpingzebras.com/shop/🌐 Everything Chirping ZebrasEpisodes, clips, merch, socials — all in one barn.👉 Zebras HQ: https://chirpingzebras.com/

This one’s got more bite than a two-hander behind the play.The boys sit down with Alby, aka Andrew Alberts, and immediately start wheel-snipe-chirping his whole journey — from grinding it out in Boston during his college days, to pulling on the Spoked-B and officially becoming a Boston Bruin. Then it gets a little uncomfortable when he talks about being a Vancouver Canuck in 2011… yeah, while Boston was busy burning the league down and lifting the Cup. You already know we made him live it again.We also dive into the Warrior For Life Fund and relive the legendary Montana trip — mountains, mayhem, brotherhood, and stories that would get most locker rooms shut down by HR.And because this is Chirping Zebras, it finishes with Josh and Alby chirping each other’s leg size like it’s playoff warmups, agreeing to settle it the only way real refs do it — shorts only next time he’s in studio.Big thanks to our sponsors for keeping the lights on 🙌 Couldn’t do this without the beauties who keep the wheels turning.Support the sponsors that support the show — that’s just good locker-room etiquette.🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC – 24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend Hockey – Building elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees Crease – Recruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.🦓 Chirping Zebras MerchLook good. Chirp better.👉 Get geared up: https://chirpingzebras.com/shop/🌐 Everything Chirping ZebrasEpisodes, clips, merch, socials — all in one barn.👉 Zebras HQ: https://chirpingzebras.com/

Big Guests & Even Bigger Chirps – The Boys Close Out the YearThe refs are out of the box, the tape’s fresh, and the boys are buzzing harder than a beer-league locker room with free Bud Lights.In this episode of Chirping Zebras, the crew takes a lap around the year that was — holiday stories, on-ice chaos, behind-the-scenes madness, and the kind of moments that only happen when you’ve got mics, no HR department, and too many former NHL guys in your phone.We get into what it actually takes to develop in hockey — not just players, but refs too. How the game’s changed, why today’s kids are faster but the old-school dogs were meaner, and why nobody respects your stripes until you’ve blown a call in front of 18,000 lunatics screaming at your mother.The boys also relive their favorite guests of the year — legends, beauties, grinders, broadcasters, and absolute weapons — breaking down what they learned from NHL vets, media killers, and guys who’ve seen every barn from Worcester to Winnipeg. It’s about building relationships, working the room, and knowing when to talk shop… and when to chirp someone’s tape job.Plus we’re talking community, the Zebras family, the fans who keep this circus running, and what’s coming next — more chaos, bigger names, wild social content, and enough upcoming projects to make Bettman nervous.

On this episode of Chirping Zebras, Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan are joined by Bruce Cassidy — former Boston Bruins head coach, current bench boss of the Vegas Golden Knights, and an actual Stanley Cup–winning beauty.Cassidy comes on and does not waste time. We’re talking room-building, standard-setting, and how you coach grown men without treating ’em like peewee players. He breaks down the jump from the AHL bus league to the NHL pressure cooker, what it really takes to win a Cup, and why communication beats screaming (most of the time).The boys get into:Winning a Stanley Cup and why it’s chaos you can’t prepare forCoaching in Boston vs. Vegas (media animals vs. desert vibes)Adapting to today’s players without losing the roomMentors, leadership, and knowing when to let guys be guysOlympic prep and managing egos the size of ZambonisTalking to officials without getting tossed in 30 secondsAnd yeah — there are bench stories, laughs, and a few moments where you just sit back and go, “Yeah… that’s a coach.”If you like real hockey talk, no fluff, no buzzwords, just guys who’ve been around the game forever — this one’s a wagon.🙌 Big Thanks to Our SponsorsCouldn’t do this without the beauties who keep the wheels turning.Support the sponsors that support the show — that’s just good locker-room etiquette.🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC - 24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend Hockey - Building elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.🦓 Chirping Zebras MerchLook good. Chirp better.👉 Get geared up: https://chirpingzebras.com/shop/🌐 Everything Chirping ZebrasEpisodes, clips, merch, socials — all in one barn.👉 Zebras HQ: https://chirpingzebras.com/❤️ Support Bruce Cassidy’s CharityAbsolute class act off the ice.Support the Cassidy Murray Foundation, helping kids and families who need a break.👉 Donate / Learn More:https://cassidymurrayfoundation.org/Like, subscribe, tell a buddy, don’t be a pigeon — and if you don’t enjoy this episode, take a lap.

Buckle up, ya beauties — this one’s a heater.

On today’s pod, the boys dive into a ripper of a conversation that somehow covers Mario Lemieux saving the entire sport, Tom Brady aging backwards like a Benjamin Button mutant, and the absolute wagon of a life story belonging to actor Lillo Brancato.

Lillo rolls in like he’s back on the block, just casually dropping truth bombs about addiction, trauma, and clawing your way back when life two-hands you across the mouth. Guy’s got more resilience than a junior B goalie who refuses to be pulled.

So crack a cold one, sit down, shut up, and don’t be a pigeon — this episode goes.

🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend HockeyBuilding elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.✅ FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBEWebsite: https://chirpingzebras.com/TikTok: @chirping.zebrasInstagram: @chirpingzebrasFacebook: @chirpingzebras💬 JOIN THE CHIRP-FESTDrop your chirps, stories, questions, or requests below. If your comment’s funny enough, we might read it on the show. If it sucks, we’ll pretend we never saw it.⭐ SUPPORT THE PODHit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS so you don’t miss the next episode from the stripes.

Buckle up, boys — we’ve got Tim Lovell in the house. Absolute wagon of a human. The guy turned Lovell Hockey into a full-blown factory for weapons, beauties, and certified mutants on the ice. From Hingham roots to pro barns across the world to running one of the biggest hockey development outfits in North America — this guy doesn’t miss.🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend HockeyBuilding elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.✅ FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBEWebsite: https://chirpingzebras.com/TikTok: @chirping.zebrasInstagram: @chirpingzebrasFacebook: @chirpingzebras💬 JOIN THE CHIRP-FESTDrop your chirps, stories, questions, or requests below. If your comment’s funny enough, we might read it on the show. If it sucks, we’ll pretend we never saw it.⭐ SUPPORT THE PODHit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS so you don’t miss the next episode from the stripes.

The Zebras sat down with Gigi Marvin — Olympic gold medalist, NESN hockey brain, Minnesota legend, and the mastermind behind Rink Rat 19 Hockey School — and buddy… she absolutely wheeled on this one.We get into EVERYTHING:🥇 Winning Olympic Gold and the insane rivalry with Canada🏒 Girls growing up with real pro hockey dreams🎒 TJ Oshie going to the same high school (Warroad’s basically hockey Hogwarts)🌨️ Why Minnesota hockey is just built different📺 Her work on NESN and breaking down the women’s game🏫 Teaching the next generation of snipers at Rink Rat 19Fast, funny, filthy chirps. Big-time stories. Beauty-level hockey IQ.If you love hockey, USA–Canada beef, or watching Minnesotans talk about the sport like it’s a religion… this one’s for you.🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend HockeyBuilding elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.✅ FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBEWebsite: https://chirpingzebras.com/TikTok: @chirping.zebrasInstagram: @chirpingzebrasFacebook: @chirpingzebras💬 JOIN THE CHIRP-FESTDrop your chirps, stories, questions, or requests below. If your comment’s funny enough, we might read it on the show. If it sucks, we’ll pretend we never saw it.⭐ SUPPORT THE PODHit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS so you don’t miss the next episode from the stripes.

Alright ya pigeons, buckle up — this week on Chirping Zebras we’ve got the man, the myth, the voice smoother than a fresh sheet at Warrior Ice Arena: Billy freakin’ Jaffe from NESN. And the beauty shows up with stories colder than your ex’s heart.Billy takes us back to Fairbanks, where it was 54 below, which is the kind of temperature where you open the door and immediately reconsider every decision you’ve ever made. We’re talkin’ hockey so cold your eyelids freeze mid-blink. Games where the trainers weren’t taping ankles — they were thawing out players like frozen chicken cutlets.He gets into:– Playing in weather where the pregame speech is just the coach yelling, “DON’T DIE.”– The bus rides that felt like you were being transported to an Alaskan gulag.– That one rink so cold it made beer league barns in New England look like a Sandals resort.– Bruins talk, NESN behind-the-scenes, and a couple stories that had us asking, “How the hell are you still alive, bud?”– Plus enough chirps to get every ref in North America fired up.Mark, Geno, and Josh get him going like a linesman breaking up a scrum he definitely caused. It’s cold-weather war stories, locker-room nonsense, and big-time hockey brain all in one. Absolute heater of an episode… even though everything Billy describes is below freezing.🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend HockeyBuilding elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.✅ FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBEWebsite: https://chirpingzebras.com/TikTok: @chirping.zebrasInstagram: @chirpingzebrasFacebook: @chirpingzebras💬 JOIN THE CHIRP-FESTDrop your chirps, stories, questions, or requests below. If your comment’s funny enough, we might read it on the show. If it sucks, we’ll pretend we never saw it.⭐ SUPPORT THE PODHit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS so you don’t miss the next episode from the stripes.

Chirping Zebras Podcast – Jared “Jedi” Baker (Maine Cabin Masters & The Woodshed)The boys are BUZZIN’ as Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan welcome Jared “Jedi” Baker — long-time hockey guy and one of the celebrity faces behind the hit TV show Maine Cabin Masters, as well as co-owner of the legendary Maine hangout The Woodshed.If you’re into hockey podcasts, locker-room storytelling, construction chaos, Maine backwoods weirdness, or dudes chirping each other like it’s a Tuesday in the ECHL, this episode is your jam.We dive into Jedi’s journey from grinding in the hockey world to becoming part of one of the most successful renovation shows on TV. He breaks down life on set, the community behind The Woodshed, and how a little Maine bar turned into a destination for fans across the world.✅ What You’ll Hear Jared “Jedi” Baker interviewMaine Cabin Masters behind-the-scenes storiesThe Woodshed: Maine’s must-stop bar & fan destinationHow The Woodshed became a global fan hangoutHockey culture, alumni game stories, and chirpingSnowmobiles, remote Maine lifestyle, small-town gritConstruction disasters, renovation madness, and cabin chaosBest hockey podcasts of 2025If you watch Maine Cabin Masters, love hockey degeneracy, or just want to hear dudes tell stories like they’re still in the dressing room, this one’s a heater.🔥 SPONSORSDamon Financial LLC24+ years of straight-shooting financial guidance. Retirement planning, investments, tax strategies — real pros, no fluff.👉 https://www.damonfinancial.com/📞 508-321-2101Townshend HockeyBuilding elite hockey players and elite humans with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.👉 https://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseRecruiting, developing, and advancing the next generation of hockey officials. If you wear stripes, these are your people.✅ FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBEWebsite: https://chirpingzebras.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chirping.zebrasInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chirpingzebras/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chirpingzebras/💬 JOIN THE CHIRP-FESTDrop your chirps, stories, questions, or requests below. If your comment’s funny enough, we might read it on the show. If it sucks, we’ll pretend we never saw it.⭐ SUPPORT THE PODHit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS so you don’t miss the next episode from the stripes.

This week the boys get real hockey nerdy with the one and only Pierre McGuire — ya know, the guy who knows every player’s junior billet mom and what stick curve they used in Bantams. Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan get into it with Pierre about everything from the chaos of NHL officiating to the beauty of the 2010 Olympic gold medal game.They’re talkin’ refs, linesmen, chirps from the bench, how the game’s changed, and why communication on the ice can make or break a night. Pierre drops wild stories from his decades in the league — behind the benches, in the booths, and down between the glass where he’s been smoked by more pucks than a beer league goalie.We get into fighter toughness, college-to-pro jumps, old-school coaching legends, the next wave of NHL expansion, and yeah — even a little Hall of Fame chatter. It’s pure hockey talk with the energy of a post-game beer in the dressing room.So tape up the twig, grab a cold one, and hit play — this one’s a beauty. 🍻#ChirpingZebras #PierreMcGuire #HockeyPodcast #RefLife #NHL🎧 Listen to the Full Episode:Audio: https://chirpingzebras.com/episodes/Thanks to our Sponsors:Damon FinancialDamon Financial LLC for backing the pod — if you want no-BS, straight-shooting financial advice from people who actually care, hit up Damon Financial. For over 24 years, they’ve been helping families and business owners grow and protect their wealth with clear, trusted strategies. From retirement planning and investments to tax-efficient solutions, they deliver advice focused on your goals.📞 Call 508-321-2101 to book your meeting with Damon Financial today.👉 Learn more about Damon Financialhttps://www.damonfinancial.com/Townshend HockeyAt Townshend Hockey, they don't just build great hockey players — they build great people with Discipline. Respect. Leadership.On the ice and off — they train character, they grow confidence, and they inspire a lifelong love of the game. Because at Townshend Hockey, it's not just about the scoreboard —It's about who you become.👉 Learn more about Townshend Hockeyhttps://townshendhockey.com/Referees CreaseYour one-stop solution for all things hockey officiating: Recruitment, Development, Advancement, Assignments, and Payroll. RECRUITMENT DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENTS PAYROLL📢 Connect with Us:Website: https://chirpingzebras.com/Show Social Media: The TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chirping.zebrasThe IG: https://www.instagram.com/chirpingzebras/The Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chirpingzebras/💬 Join the Conversation:We’d love to hear your thoughts! Share your feedback and join the discussion in the comments below or reach out to us on social media!⭐ Subscribe & Rate:If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to Chirping Zebras and leaving a rating/review. Your support helps us keep delivering insightful content from the referees' perspective!