Eye Of The Storm: A Guelph Storm Podcast w/Ryan Drury

Storm defender and assistant captain Rowan Topp joins Ryan to talk about his experience at Minnesota's NHL prospects camp this year, his continued growth as a leader on the team and what being part of the leadership core this season means to him.

Storm overager and captain Charlie Paquette comes back on the show to discuss being drafted by Dallas, attending NHL camp, his time in Guelph and what makes being a member of the Storm so special as he enters his 5th and final season in the OHL.

Storm Head Coach Cory Stillman chats with Ryan about settling in for his 2nd year behind the bench, returning players, new faces, his bench staff and the new leadership core as the Storm look to have a bounce-back season.

Ryan welcomes on Storm overage forward Ethan Miedema to talk about his newfound role and home in Guelph, his hockey roots, his OHL journey so far and being drafted into the NHL. Ethan also talks about his equipment, his music preferences and his desire to be a leader on this young Storm team.

Ryan welcomes 2025 OHL 2nd overall pick and one of the newest members of the Guelph Storm, Jaakko Wycisk onto the show. They dig into Jaakko's hockey family growing up, as his father played many years in Germany, where Jaakko was born. They also chat about Jaakko's play style, his journey to the OHL, equipment preferences and much more.

Ryan welcomes on former Stormer, longtime NHLer and now the Advisor to the President in Guelph, Dan Cloutier on to the show. Dan discusses his illustrious junior Career, including a Memorial Cup with the Soo, his connections to Guelph, which included his brother Sylvain captaining the Storm, and his lengthy NHL career.

Season 3 opens with Ryan catching up with Storm GM George Burnett. They discuss the Storm's new faces, including an impressive new rookie crop that features No. 2 overall pick Jaakko Wycisk, and the outlook for the team this year with returning players like Charlie Paquette, Quinn Beauchesne and many more.

Guelph Storm assistant captain and overage forward Jake Karabela joins Ryan to discuss Jake's final OHL season, having spent his entire career in his home city of Guelph. Jake discusses how special it's been to live at home and play in the league, the team mates and relationships he's built over his 4 seasons, and what's coming next for him in his hockey future.

Former Storm star and captain, Michael Latta, joins Ryan on the show this week to discuss his lengthy hockey career. Michael goes into detail on his hockey roots in Kitchener, his early hockey life, and his days in the OHL in Ottawa before being traded to Guelph. He also shares stories of his early pro days after being drafted in the 3rd round by Nashville, eventually making his NHL debut with Washington. Michael goes into playing with Ovi, Nick Backstrom, Tom Wilson and how his days in Guelph helped shape his long career that included stops in Europe before retiring after the 2021-22 season.

Ryan welcomes on fellow Ryan, known to his team mates as "Miggsy", Ryan McGuire. He discusses his overage season so far that included a brief time away from the team due to overage limits. Since returning, McGuire has been an ever steady leader with his always intense physicality, his goal scoring and his willingness to stand up for team mates. He also touches on his special relationship to Guelph, his fellow OAs in Max Namestnikov and Jake Karabela, and what's next for him when his stellar OHL career comes to a close.