Never Far from Home

Never Far from Home

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Never Far from Home episodes

  • Never Far from Home Ep. 110 - Morty
    Craig Morton was another NFFH'er born into hockey. His father was a big hockey guy in Detroit, and Craig had an older brother that was already a player as well. He grew up in the midwest, and shares stories of his youth days, including a couple bad injuries. His transition from player to coach was a quick one, and we explore the different involvements with the game that he has had. Enjoy.
    https://www.beautyunis.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/one2onefitnesstraining
    1 hr 16 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 109 - Shaggy

    Warren Hewett began playing hockey in his mid to late teens. He started in the roller arena, before moving over to ice within a year or two. There was an overlap of a few years, when he was doing both, but eventually injuries forced him into ice in a full time capacity. Enjoy his many stories from his local rinks, to some European tours he partook in.

    https://www.beautyunis.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/one2onefitnesstraining

    1 hr
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 109 - Shaggy
    Warren Hewett began playing hockey in his mid to late teens. He started in the roller arena, before moving over to ice within a year or two. There was an overlap of a few years, when he was doing both, but eventually injuries forced him into ice in a full time capacity. Enjoy his many stories from his local rinks, to some European tours he partook in.
    https://www.beautyunis.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/one2onefitnesstraining
    1 hr
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 108 - Surrounded by Talent

    Bryan Smith began playing hockey a little later in life, but was able to catch up quick. We talk about his journey through his playing days, through his short stint as a seasonal employee enjoying the best of summers and winters in Colorado. He then goes into great detail, and shares some fantastic stories, about Rocky Mtn. Hockey schools. Enjoy his many tales of travel and hockey, and how he has been lucky enough to surround himself with great people and minds.

    1 hr 14 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 108 - Surrounded by Talent
    Bryan Smith began playing hockey a little later in life, but was able to catch up quick. We talk about his journey through his playing days, through his short stint as a seasonal employee enjoying the best of summers and winters in Colorado. He then goes into great detail, and shares some fantastic stories, about Rocky Mtn. Hockey schools. Enjoy his many tales of travel and hockey, and how he has been lucky enough to surround himself with great people and minds.
    1 hr 14 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 107 - Through Hockey

    Brent Pearson began skating from the age of two. He was born into a family of hockey players and figure skaters, as his mom was on the ice at high levels of figure, and his father was a hockey guy. It was easy enough to fall in love with the game, and we explore some of his favorite memories of his competitive days, some fro his time in senior AAA, playing with his brother, and of course we get into how hockey has remained a centerpiece to his life through all his travel. Enjoy.

    50 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 107 - Through Hockey
    Brent Pearson began skating from the age of two. He was born into a family of hockey players and figure skaters, as his mom was on the ice at high levels of figure, and his father was a hockey guy. It was easy enough to fall in love with the game, and we explore some of his favorite memories of his competitive days, some fro his time in senior AAA, playing with his brother, and of course we get into how hockey has remained a centerpiece to his life through all his travel. Enjoy.
    50 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 106 - Black Butterflies

    Kam Fink began playing roller hockey, and within a few years had transitioned to ice. We step through his journey, including a couple tough years in Peewee, all the way through his college days. Like all of us, Covid has impacted his playing nowadays, but he is anxiously awaiting returning to the rink, and soon enough getting involved in coaching. Enjoy his many stories.

    51 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 106 - Black Butterflies
    Kam Fink began playing roller hockey, and within a few years had transitioned to ice. We step through his journey, including a couple tough years in Peewee, all the way through his college days. Like all of us, Covid has impacted his playing nowadays, but he is anxiously awaiting returning to the rink, and soon enough getting involved in coaching. Enjoy his many stories.
    51 min
  • Never Far from Home Ep. 105 - Shrode-a-saurus

    Kaitlyn Shrode started skating around six years old. She is the younger of the Shrode sisters, and tells many stories of growing up in the hockey household she did. Her tales span youth time spent in Craig, to her time spent on the front range, then Chicago, and eventually, how she found her way back into the hockey life in Naples, Florida, of all places. Enjoy!

    47 min

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NFFH uses story-telling to examine the community of hockey, nationwide. Each episode will have an interviewee that fields questions from the host, Vladan Chase. Some content is explicit, just as life…