In the Corners Podcast

On this episode of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...Greenville Swamp Rabbits broadcaster Jordan Kuhns joins the program!

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Jordan talks about his USHL connection with Idaho Steelheads play-by-play announcer Collin Schuck, and how his coverage of struggling teams in the past prepared him for Greenville's difficult season

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Greenville (Jordan)

* What have the Swamp Rabbits had to endure in the competitive South Division?

* How have the unofficial connections with the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Rangers been?

* With Travis Howe suspended for 14 games, how did fellow tough guy Dan Milan fill in?

* Regardless of record, establishing roots in the community takes key precedent

Idaho (C.C.)

* Steelheads took five of six points in three-game set with Rapid City this past week

* A returning Henrik Samuelsson made an immediate impact upon return

* With both teams tied at two-three in the Mountain, Tulsa comes to Boise this week

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* The continued dominance of Newfoundland and Cincinnati in the North, Central

* The tight races in the Mountain, Central, and North Divisions

* Carolina Hurricanes’ “Storm Surge” -- is Don Cherry an old man yelling at a cloud?

CLOSING TIME

Jordan talks about his time at broadcasting camp, going from Dubuque to Greenville, and how the hockey world by-and-large is an accepting and inclusive fellowship

Join us next week as John Peterson for the Tulsa Oilers broadcast booth gets In The Corners! We’ll be back on Monday, February 25 at 6:30pm MT / 7:30pm CT / 8:30pm ET on The Sin Bin app, Mixlr, and the In The Corners page on TheSinBin.net itself! Don’t miss it!

On this edition of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...the Adirondack Thunder’s play-by-by broadcaster Evan Pivnick joins the show LIVE from CenutryLink Arena in Boise, pregame before the Idaho Steelheads take on the Rapid City Rush for some Wednesday night action!

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Why isn’t the show on Monday like it normally is? Why a live broadcast from the arena? Also, C.C. wishes Evan a happy belated birthday!

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Adirondack (Evan)

* Three-game rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Final against Florida

* Thunder goaltenders Evan Cormier and Alex Sakellaropoulos...postseason netminders?

* All-Star Mike Szmatula and other threats, both offensive and defensive

Idaho (C.C.)

* Three-game set against Utah doesn’t go nearly as well as planned…

* Utah goalie Kevin Carr proves a formidable foe for the Steelheads

* Coming home to Boise and getting some help from forwards Henrik Samuelsson & Kale Kessy

* Idaho netminder Tomas Sholl (and the crazy ties he shares with Evan!)

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A look at all four divisional races, and who we think can forge ahead to make the playoffs

CLOSING TIME

* Who did Evan root for hockey-wise as a child and beyond?

* PA work in high school led to funneling into a career path

* Learning from WWE’s Sam Roberts at Sirius XM Radio (How to NOT take yourself too serious)

Tune in next week during our regularly scheduled day and time (Monday, February 18, 6:30pm MT / 7:30pm CT / 8:30pm ET) as our guest Jordan Kuhns, play-by-play announcer for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, joins the program!

On this episode of In The Corners with C.C. Hawkley, play-by-play announcer Shane Albahrani from the Fort Wayne Komets joins the show! His stories regarding the 67 years (and counting) of Komets hockey history are well worth the listen! He and C.C. also talk ECHL, the Komets of present day, and Steelheads hockey as well!

Also, is Shane now known as the Swag Master?!

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The 2019 SPHL All-Star Fan Vote is happening NOW on The Sin Bin! Go and vote! With that in mind, programming may be a little different for next week’s show…

Shane’s introduction, including C.C.’s first-hand meeting with him in Toledo during All-Star Weekend (January 20, to be precise)

Super Bowl LIII was Sunday night, with the New England Patriots defeating the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a defensive battle. Shane being a Pittsburgh fan and C.C. a Denver fan, their sights are set on next year…

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Fort Wayne (Shane)

* Monday’s acquisition of Garrett Clarke from Allen, and what he’ll bring to Ft. Wayne for the home stretch towards the playoffs

* Komets forward J.C. Campagna earning a call-up to AHL Chicago on Monday

* The mid-November return of 2018 ECHL MVP Shawn Szydlowski

* The Ft. Wayne goaltending situation moving into the final 29 games of the regular season

Idaho (C.C.)

* Breaking down the three-game series on the road against Allen

* The return of defenseman Charlie Dodero from injury reserve

* Leading scorers beyond the halfway point of the season

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ECHL Division Breakdowns

* North: Newfoundland still leads, rest of division gaining ground

* South: Florida running away with first place; Everblades and Gladiators goalie awards

* Central: The “meat grinder” division continues to live up to its name…

* Mountain: What does Allen do without their stalwart goalie, C.J. Motte?

ECHL League Leaders

Who stands out regarding goals, assists, and total points

CLOSING TIME

Shane covers a number of topics that makes his job unique...

* His double duty of play-by-play broadcaster AND corporate sales executive for the Komets

* Covering the team for 22 years through the IHL, UHL/IHL 2.0, CHL, and now ECHL

* Taking over for the legendary broadcaster Bob Chase after he called Komets games for 63 years on the radio (with SO many stories from his days in the booth!)

For additional information on the rich history of Komets hockey and Bob Chase, check out the Bob Chase Tribute Episodes on The Komets Podcast: Part I and Part II

Be sure to catch Shane calling all Komets games on WOWO radio or Komets.com! Also, don’t forget to follow Shane (@Kometsshane) and C.C. (@SinBinIdaho) on Twitter!

PROGRAMMING NOTE: The In The Corners Podcast will not be airing during its regularly scheduled time next week. The show will take place on Wednesday, February 13 or Thursday, February 14. Please tune in to social media (Twitter, Facebook) for the announcement for when next week’s show will take place!

On this edition of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...Anthony Fusco, play-by-play commentator for the Brampton Beast, joins the show! We take off to Canada yet again to interview the second of two broadcasters covering an ECHL squad from north of the border this season...this time, from the province of Ontario!

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A late start due to technical difficulties doesn’t hamper conversation in the slightest, as C.C. welcomes the listeners back to Monday night (eat your heart out, MNF and Monday Night Raw!). Anthony joins the fun and talks about the big storm a-comin’ for Ontario (in centimetres, of course).

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Brampton (Anthony)

* From a six-game skid to points in ten of twelve, the Beast starting to live up to their name

* The North Division playoff race begins: does the story remain the same from last year’s photo finish?

* 2019 ECHL/CCM All-Star Classic MVP (and Brampton forward) David Pacan and what he brings/means to the squad in both the first and second halves of the season

* The first year under the Ottawa/Belleville affiliation tree

Idaho (C.C.)

* Where they sit after a two-game, weekend set against Wichita

* You may know Brad McClure from such game-winning goals as…

* Leading scorers (forwards and defenders) plus games-played ironmen for the Steelheads

* Can Wichita squeak into the playoffs as a four-seed this season?

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* Division Breakdowns: Which teams are starting to create separation? Where are the playoff races starting to flesh out?

* BREAKING: Jake Muzzin traded from LA to Toronto right before the show!

* Newfoundland Growlers Head Coach Ryan Clowe has permanently stepped down (on January 24) for the rest of the 2018-19 season (previously stepped away temporarily on November 21 after missing games in October, November)

CLOSING TIME

* What does Anthony prefer: color commentary, or play-by-play?

* Minor league baseball and hockey broadcasting...one preps for the other?!

* How his past comm experience prepared him for his current role

* The Beast giving back to the Canadian military and veterans

PROGRAMMING NOTE: After airing at our normal day and time (Monday, February 4 at 6:30pm MT / 8:30pm ET), In The Corners will have a special run-time the following week on TUESDAY, February 12 at 6:30pm MT / 8:30pm ET. The Inside the SPHL podcast will air on Monday, February 11 for a special one-time broadcast! Tune into both shows two weeks from now!

On this edition of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...The Sin Bin’s Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Harding, comes back to the show he helped start, speaking on the 2019 ECHL All-Star Classic and more!

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Harding and Hawkley recap and recall both the 2018 and 2019 ECHL All-Star Weekends, comparing and contrasting the events’ pros and cons.

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C.C. breaks down the All-Star Classic game and skills competitions, including interview clips with MVP David Pacan (East All-Star/Brampton Beast), West All-Star/Cincinnati Cyclones Head Coach Matt Thomas, West All-Star/Idaho Steelheads goaltender Tomas Sholl, and East All-Star/Adirondack Thunder forward Mike Szmatula.

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Harding discusses the Wichita Thunder’s additions and progression through the last few weeks leading up to the All-Star break, and how the Idaho Steelheads will be seeing a much different team heading into this weekend (January 26 & 27) than they did at the beginning of the season.

CLOSING TIME

Matt and C.C. revisit their 2018-19 season preview picks for playoff positions...

Current Division Playoff Standings (as of Jan. 23):

* Mountain: Idaho, Tulsa, Utah, Wichita

* Central: Cincinnati, Toledo, Fort Wayne, Indy

* North: Newfoundland, Adirondack, Maine, Brampton

* South: Florida, Jacksonville, South Carolina, Orlando

The Allen Americans: primed for a comeback out of last place in the Mountain?

One North Division team changes ownership, another goes up for sale. Cause for concern?

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Join the “In The Corners Podcast” back at our regularly scheduled time, as C.C. brings on Anthony Fusco, voice of the Brampton Beast, on Monday, January 28 at 6:30pm MT / 7:30pm CT / 8:30pm ET!

On this episode of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...Tyson Whiting, play-by-play broadcaster of the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies, joins the show! With both Tyson and C.C. having roots in The Beehive State, the two had many good jumping off points for discussion, both hockey-based and beyond!

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Tyson began talking a little bit about his local roots...which led C.C. to of course talk about his own ties to Utah, as well. The two then spoke on the possibility of the AHL back in Utah (and potentially Idaho), plus the future of Rapid City under their new ownership group.

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Tyson (Utah)

* What does Tyson make of the tight three-team race (Idaho, Utah, and Tulsa) atop the Mountain Division halfway through the season?

* Who has been producing for the Grizzlies thus far in 2018-19?

* How much has roster depth benefited this year’s squad compared to last season?

* How has the new affiliation tree with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and AHL’s Colorado Eagles affected the roster?

C.C. (Idaho)

* C.C. breaks down the success the Steelheads have had at the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019

* All-Star goaltender Tomas Sholl and his large part in Idaho’s winning streak

* Team leaders in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes?

* The familiarity between Utah and Idaho truly breeds contempt...and splits

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ECHL Divisional Standings

* North: Newfoundland maintaining first place with speed and leadership

* South: Florida being Florida, surging ahead after rough start (and a sleeper team looking to get into a playoff spot)

* Central: Cincinnati relying on veterans (both behind the bench and on the ice) to stay on top over a reeling Toledo in the Midwest

* Mountain: Analyzing the five teams NOT named Idaho or Utah, from the bottom...to the top!

ECHL All-Star Classic

* Inductions for both the ECHL Hall of Fame and Toledo Hockey Hall of Fame

* One All-Star place on IR while another is just on reserve

* #TeamSinBin will be LIVE in Toledo for all your All-Star Weekend Coverage! (Here’s a list of the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars, in case you missed it!)

NHL News

* TRADE: Ducks send Andrew Cogliano to the Stars for forward Devin Shore

* 15-year vet and six-time All-Star Rick Nash announces retirement at age 34

* The expansion-year drop-off from Vegas, uncertainty in Colorado

CLOSING TIME

Tyson sheds light on how he became enamored with sports growing up in the Greater Salt Lake area, his path from a radio show to the play-by-play booth, formal schooling vs. on-the-job training, calling minor league baseball versus hockey, and how there is no set path on the way to a gig in sportscasting

Editor’s Note: Join The Sin Bin next week LIVE in Toledo for all the coverage you’d ever want with the All-Star Classic and Hall of Fame inducti...

After a three and a half week holiday break, the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley returns, with the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays play-by-play announcer Jared Shafran joining the show from North Charleston, S.C.!

For the first episode of 2019, Jared and C.C. jumped around from NFL talk, South Carolina and Idaho (of course), a good five-minute storytime session about current Steelheads (and former Stingrays) forward Steve McParland, the ECHL as a whole, the hockey world-at-large, and Jared's personal path to commentating.

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After a quick intro on why the show aired live on Thursday instead of Monday, Jared and C.C. started the show on a number of random topics…

* South Carolina playing on Sundays, three games in three days

* Jared’s NFL team, the New York Jets, and their new head coach Adam Gase

* C.C.’s NFL team, the Denver Broncos, and their new head coach Vic Fangio

* Other scattered NFL coaching commentary from two hockey personalities!

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South Carolina (Jared)

* Key players getting called up to AHL Hershey (a la defenseman Joey Leach)

* Injuries to netminders Parker Milner, Adam Morrison...with Gordon Defiel and Angus Redmond stepping up

* Newly dubbed All-Star Jonathan Charbonneau, plus forwards Grant Besse and Christian Horn

* The benefit of a successful affiliation tree with Washington and Hershey

Idaho (C.C.)

* Goaltender Tomas Sholl heading to the 2019 ECHL All-Star Classic

* Solid 4-2 Idaho victory over Toledo Wednesday evening

* An Steelheads-Rush brawl on December 29 resulted in three suspensions: Mitch Moroz (five games), Garrett Klotz (four games), and Cedric Montminy (eight games)

* Idaho goes 6-2 since last podcast, standout players in past eight games include Nolan Gluchowski, Reid Petryk, Jeff King, and Keegan Kanzig

The many stories between Idaho, South Carolina, and California regarding Steve McParland!

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2019 ECHL All-Star Picks: Players, Coaches, Training Staff, and Broadcast Team

Travis Howe of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits has been suspended eighteen games due to ruthlessly attacking Florida’s John McCarron after the opening faceoff on December 29

* How does South Carolina handle divisional foe Greenville and Howe?

* History of the longest suspensions in ECHL history

* AHL has a rule on inter-league suspensions...what about the ECHL and SPHL?

2020 NHL Outdoor Games Announced at the Cotton Bowl for Dallas and USAFA for Colorado

* Where would some good southern teams and sites be for future outdoor games?

CLOSING TIME

Jared’s initial fandom for sports, how he got on the path to broadcasting, and how his journey took him from Boston to California to Nebraska before landing in South Carolina

On this edition of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...Idaho Steelheads play-by-play broadcaster Collin Schuck joins the show for the last episode of 2018!

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The holiday season leaves Collin running some last-minute errands, and dispensing some numerical wisdom on the number sixty for C.C. to mull over…

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Both Collin and C.C. being based in Boise, the two discussed the Steelheads turnaround after coming back for a lengthy homestand, plus their improvements on…

* Both the power play and penalty kill

* Shoring up the blue line after injuries from above

* Depth regarding forwards and goaltending

* The gauntlet that is the physical Mountain Division

Puck World

* ECHL Divisional Standings

* The Allen Americans still continue to struggle, with defenseman David Makowski coming back from suspension while fellow d-man Mike Gunn sits for two of his own.

* Tuesday, December 4: NHL and its Board of Governors officially approves of the 32nd franchise in Seattle, Washington...so, what about that AHL franchise in Boise, eh?

* ECHL loses an alum to ALS

Closing Time

Collin gets personal as he talks about his journey from the crucible of sports fandom that is the Philly area, to his first broadcasting gigs calling almost every sport imaginable

Listen to Collin here in the Treasure Valley for all 72 Steelheads games on 1350 AM and watch on CableOne Channel 72. Follow him on Twitter as well (@CollinDSchuck)! Keep tabs on C.C. through The Sin Bin and on social media (Twitter: @SinBinIdaho).

PROGRAMMING NOTE: The next episode of the In The Corners Podcast will be on Monday, January 7, 2019 at its regularly scheduled time (6:30 pm MT / 8:30 pm ET). There will be no episodes aired on Christmas Eve (December 24) or New Year’s Eve (December 31).

On this edition of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...Chris Ballard, the play-by-play broadcaster for the expansion Newfoundland Growlers, joins the show! With topics ranging from the local landscape of his home province, to Golf Canada and everything between, Chris and C.C. covered a lot of (eastern) ground in an hour and a half!

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* C.C. makes the commitment to be done on time, since Chris agreed to come on live at 10:00pm Newfoundland Standard Time!

* Time Zone idiosyncrasies in Newfoundland and Labrador

* The Growlers’ organizational tie to one of the most storied franchises in the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs

* Newfoundland: The Alaska Aces of the Eastern Conference?

* Four players (and a broadcaster!) returning home

* The ECHL.com article out this past week about Hall of Famer (and Newfoundland native) Darren Colbourne

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Chris discusses the Growlers’ league-leading success...

* Newly minted captain James Melindy leading the charge

* Rookie scorers Brady Ferguson, Giorgio Estephan, and Scott Pooley

* A career year for well-traveled goaltender Michael Garteig

C.C. talks about the Steelheads pulling it together...

* The two-game weekend set against Jacksonville for the first time ever

* The emergence of Reid Petryk, Tony Calderone as scoring threats

* The much-anticipated return of left winger Mitch Moroz

* Fantastic starts by goaltender Tomas Sholl and defenseman Colton Saucerman

Puck World

* Growlers’ NHL affiliate Toronto Maple Leafs agree to terms with William Nylander

* After Detroit Red Wings players Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi giving Colorado forward Matt Calvert a little more than he bargained for from the bench, a discussion on enforcers versus goons in today’s game

* Update on Dan Milan and his increased suspension for his actions last week

* Current ECHL Divisional Standings

Closing Time

Chris talks about his time working for Golf Canada (and an Idaho connection with that), why the St. John’s IceCaps didn’t last in the AHL, and the final moments before leaving Brampton to take over as the play-by-play broadcaster for Newfoundland.

Be sure to check out Chris (@GrowlersBallard) and C.C. (@SinBinIdaho) on Twitter, and tune in to Newfoundland’s Mixlr Station to catch the Growlers’ game broadcasts online! And as always, listen in to this show on The Sin Bin app, Mixlr, or on the “In The Corners” page on The Sin Bin’s main webpage every Monday night at 6:30 pm MT / 7:30 pm CT / 8:30 pm ET!

On this edition of the In The Corners Podcast with C.C. Hawkley...Mark Grainda is back again! The Sin Bin’s Gear Guru and Indy Fuel correspondent returns to the show for yet another round of ECHL (and, of course, logo and uniform) discussion!

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American Thanksgiving: Mark’s article, along with Anna Headley’s piece, talking about why they are thankful for the sport of hockey

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Mark spoke on the Indy Fuel on their Central Division position a quarter-way through the season...

* Handling Toledo and Kalamazoo losses, losing to Cincy

* The ability of Indy to bounce back

* A professional landmark for Zach Miskovic

* Josh Shalla currently leads the team in scoring

C.C. talks about on Idaho earnin’ those points against Rapid City...

* Two shutouts on the road against a rough and tumble Rush

* Mitch Moroz returning after almost a full year out of action

* Kale Kessy does everything!

Puck World

NHL: Philadelphia Flyers fire Ron Hextall...is Head Coach Dave Hakstol next to go?

Theme of the Night: Goaltenders!

* Nick Neidert, EBUG for Reading, gets a convincing victory over Adirondack (saying he’s a journeyman is an understatement)

* Joe Cannata backstops Utah to three straight victories while makin’ the donuts

* Tomas Sholl dusts off the shutout magic from last season for Idaho

Reading’s Dan Milan shoots puck at opposing bench, suspended indefinitely awaiting hearing

Newfoundland’s HC Ryane Clowe has stepped away from the team indefinitely due to medical reasons; conjecture is that it is due to his post-concussion symptoms.

Closing Time

Last call with some uniforms and logo talk for the Gear Guru!

* Kelowna Rockets (WHL) versus San Antonio Dragons (IHL)...hmmm…

* Random Mentions: The Iowa Chops (AHL) and Rocket City Trash Pandas (MiLB)

* Colorado Springs Sky Sox rebranded to Rocky Mountain Vibes last Monday

* Throwbacks: Winnipeg (Winter Classics or Baby Blues?) and Carolina goes Hartford

* Best NHL third jerseys this year?

* Brampton has upped their jersey game with killer Remembrance Day and Harry Potter themed jerseys

* Frustrations with Marvel jerseys

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