Never Far from Home

Meghan Koupal got involved with hockey a little later in life, but had a good basis of sport through her youth, playing both soccer and basketball in high school. She transitioned to a full-time soccer player in college, then finally began skating competitively when she returned to Colorado after graduation. She tells stories of her early days in an intro to hockey class, and her quick movement into coed leagues, and eventually touches on her time with the Chix with Sticks in Steamboat. Enjoy.

Jake Berube has been playing hockey in one form or another since early childhood. He began with roller hockey, transitioned to ice hockey, and off the mic we talked about one of his more recent endeavors, ball hockey. His tales include days spent in house league, his first foray into travel teams, then his eventual junior experience and college. Enjoy.

Brendan Selby began playing when he was four or five years old. While he is a younger guest on the pod, he has a history of playing, and now, has coached for multiple years. Enjoy the tales he shares from his playing days, to talk on those he idolized professionally, and then of course, we hear some of his favorite stories involving the game.

Michael Lee began playing hockey in his mid-thirties, but was involved with the rink from his high school days when he was a skate guard. He tells of his childhood, growing up as the middle child of three, and with parents who were behind their kids the whole way. We explore everything, from those beginnings, to his time as a father, and everything in between. Enjoy.

Thomas Larson got a later start in hockey than some. He began skating at 10, and playing at 11. He talks about his quick upward trajectory in the game, injuries in Juniors that began to take their toll, and his eventual hand he was dealt. While he was "forced" out of playing competitively, he found the game again, and it helped him out of the same darkness its absence had put him in. Enjoy his tales, from success to struggle. He is another guest who was, and is still to a degree, defined by the game.