Hank Likes is solo today bringing you a big MonkeySports Podcast announcement. Next Tuesday October 13th a new format and new show will be coming to your podcast feed. Be sure to follow and subscribe!

Hank and Jason start the episode by discussing the wonder that was LaxPower.com (1:41) and the early forum days of the lacrosse community before discussing high school lacrosse national rankings (3:48) and the recruiting process (4:55). They then touch on the how the Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning's Head Coach, Jon Cooper, played lacrosse in college (6:27) before being joined by the Sidewall Jedi himself, Lars Keil (8:57). Lars talks about the early days of his content posting and how he got into creating the Sidewall Jedi brand (10:55) and how the stringing community has grown in the past few years (16:29). Lars then discusses how he got into stringing (21:52) and what he loves about it (25:10). The three then discuss the MLL Bubble and his time with the Boston Cannons (28:12) before finishing up with his time as the Director of Lacrosse Operations at Harvard and how the Crimson are preparing for the 2021 season (36:31). Be sure to use promo code Podcast10 for 10% your entire order at LacrosseMonkey.com!

Graisen and Jason kick off arguably the biggest Off the Ice episode in series history talking about their initial thoughts after the Lightning took a 2-1 series lead in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Championship (3:00), what each team needs to do to bring home their 2nd Cup in franchise history (4:18), and who's been stepping up this series so far (6:17). They then revisit the Stars' goalie situation (7:41) and their predictions on how this series ends (9:54) before being joined by 2-time Stanley Cup Champion Brad Lukowich (14:55) who brought home cups with both the Stars in '99 and the Lightning in '04. The three talk about how they got linked up and Brad's trips to MonkeySports in Allen (15:21) to get fitted for TRUE skates and what that process was like for him (16:33) before going into how Dallas stacks up as a hockey town (22:02). Brad then goes into his time through the WHL and IHL before making it into the NHL (24:11), the cup run the Stars made in '99 (30:54), the similarities and differences between his championship team in Dallas and his championship team in Tampa (34:48), and the two controversial calls that gave him two Stanley Cups (40:12). They wrap up talking about the current Stars vs. Lightning series (43:51) and which of his championship teams would win if they faced off against each other (49:19). Be sure to use promo code "Podcast10" for 10% off your order at HockeyMonkey.com!

Jason and Paul from MonkeySports talk about the return of the "Green Easton" B5 bat and the marketing campaign surrounding it (1:20) and some of the huge names in baseball that are back to promote the bat (3:00). They reminisce a bit themselves and talk about their favorite gear of all time (4:28) and why the B5 hits so close to home for baseball fans and players alike (8:15). Then John Loeffler from Easton Baseball joins the podcast to discuss what led him to Easton (11:40), how the Green Easton was brought back to life (15:10), who the target market is for the bat (18:08), and the athletes that have returned to help market the return (21:19). They wrap up talking about who would win a home run derby between all the pros that are marketing it (28:58) and what's coming down the pipeline from Easton in the near future (30:21). Be sure to use promo code Podcast10 for 10% off your entire order at BaseballMonkey.com!

MonkeySports’ Jason Felts and GoalieMonkey’s Graisen Eatchel have a quick chat before the interview, noting some things that are ahead in this week’s episode, specifically about the bond between a lot of people in the goalie community (1:35). Shortly after, we get to see the Return of the Ev! Ev Bommarito from Vaughn Custom Sports and Between Two Posts joins us for another conversation to catch up since our last interview with Ev in February (5:58). After some gear talk pertaining to the evolution of goaltending and Vaughn over the quarantine period, we get into some podcast talk and share back and forth what the inspiration for Between Two Posts and The Outer Roll was (22:10). We then hop into the back half of the interview with some more personal and fun question like, what is Ev’s go-to Buc-ee’s order and what is the best thing he has ever reviewed (35:11). Be sure to use promo code Podcast10 for 10% off your entire order at GoalieMonkey.com!

LacrosseMonkey's Jason Felts and Hank Likes talk about the impending fall ball season and some of their favorite memories from the fall (1:53) and some Halloween game stories before discussing the Face-Off Specialist position and how it helps or hurts programs (8:01). They're then joined by recurring guest Zach Currier of the PLL Waterdogs to discuss his time in the PLL Bubble (12:18), playing with a new franchise (17:57), and some of the best card players on the Waterdogs (20:01). They leave off the PLL talk with how much fatigue set in during the Championship Series (28:25) and where the Waterdogs left off at the end of the year (31:53). They then move in to talking about some of the new gear coming out from Warrior in the next few weeks (33:05), Zach's thoughts on the Waterdogs' jerseys (35:37), and where the NLL stands right now (36:49) before Jason makes a pitch to get Zach to the newly-named Fort Worth NLL team (39:17). Be sure to use promo code Podcast10 at LacrosseMonkey.com for 10% off your entire order!

MonkeySports’ Jason Felts and GoalieMonkey's Graisen Eatchel start the episode off with some quick chatter about the current state of Superstars in Sports and touch of some things before the episode starts with the guest this week, Rob McClay from Defending Big D on SB Nation (1:07). Robert then joins the pod and they kick off by talking about his background in hockey and how he became a sportswriter (14:11).  Deeper into the episode after a bunch of general talk on Hockey and the Stars vs Avalanche series, they bring up how he goes around giving takes on hockey in his writing and how the outcomes of those takes affect him and his writing (34:11). They then wrap up by mentioning the current situation of the Dallas Stars and what we think the future of the Stars franchise is going to look like (41:35). Check out Rob's writing at DefendingBigD.com, and be sure to use promo code Podcast10 for 10% off at HockeyMonkey.com!

Jason, Paul, and Graisen field YOUR questions on this week's episode of Mon(k)eyball! They start with the Fernando Tatis Jr./Rangers saga that unfolded this week (2:15) and the "unwritten rules of baseball" (6:44). They then look at the new MLB Playoff Format (14:00) and teams being good vs. teams being hot (17:42). From there, they touch on the incident with the Reds broadcaster and the very "Brockmire" situation that happened during his apology (23:22) before giving incredibly in-depth analysis on the Dodgers this season (25:01). They wrap up the episode talking about monkeys riding dogs ((yes, seriously)(25:27)), and what has surprised them so far about the first half of the MLB season (27:29). Be sure to use promo code "Podcast10" for 10% off your entire order at BaseballMonkey.com! 

MonkeySport’s Jason Felts and GoalieMonkey’s Graisen Eatchel catch up a bit with some Playoff talk in this weeks episode of the Outer Roll Podcast! Kicking off by talking about the insane 5OT game between the Lightning and Bluejackets. (1:30). They then go into talking about what in the world in wrong with the leafs? (7:44) before getting into further talks about the 5OT game and the mental capacity it takes to play in a game like that, all while discussing what might happen off the ice in this type of situation (11:40). Transitioning into the teams who did not qualify, they chat about what teams might need a shake up in the off-season and speculate what might happen in the following years to some organizations goalie situations (22:00). Finishing up the eliminated teams, they then transition to look at current goalie situations in the playoffs and speak on who is shining early and goalies they did not expect to see this year (34:57). Bruins! (42:47). Be sure to use promo code "Podcast10" for 10% off your entire order at the new GoalieMonkey.com! 

LacrosseMonkey's Jason Felts and Hank Likes talk about the in's and out's of the PLL bubble and what they liked and didn't (0:53), and talk about the Atlas' potential #1 Overall Draft pick (10:45). Finally, they discuss all things PLL Semi-Finals and what to expect in the finals (13:55) Be sure to use promo code Podcast10 on the new-and-improved LacrosseMonkey.com for 10% off your entire order!