This week the boys on the Bench get a little artistic. They welcome on artist, tattoo artist and hockey player in training, Sam Mansbridge. (Ig: @rookierocket13) she breaks down her switch from soccer to hockey, why decided to chronicle her hockey journey and square up the similarities between art and hockey! They also breakdown why, even in your later years, to try new things. Like learning how to play hockey, just like Sam!

This week the boys on the Bench welcome on duel guests with an incredible story. Dave Repsher and Matt Martinez hop on the Bench to talk about their incredible relationship that has been growing with the help of hockey. Dave, who was injured in a horrific helicopter crash, and Matt, the person who donated his kidney to Dave, look back on tragedy, recovery and perseverance while standing by each other as one. Hear all about their unbelievable journey in this outstanding eppy!

This week the boys on the Bench go from the ice to the table. Table-hockey custom artist, Trent Buhler hops on the bench to talk about his awesome table hockey creations. They breakdown his 2 year labor of love, a table-hockey replica of the old Boston Garden, and many more of his unique creations. From well known players like Gerry Cheevers, Ken Dryden and Terry O’Reilly to the maps on the walls of the Garden. All of it can be heard about in this incredible episode!

This week the boys on the Bench get connected with player, coach, referee, sled/blind hockey advocate and hockey dad all rolled into one. Craig Blumengold stops by the laboratory to chat about all of the different hats he wears within the Colorado hockey community. He and the boys remark on how the inter connectivity of several different aspects of hockey can sustain one another. Also how important it is to carry on the heart, soul and true passion of the sport to next generation of hockey players.

This week the boys on the Bench welcome on the jersey king, the man with the threads, the one and only Sunny Boporai aka The Jersey Keeper! The boys get all of the insight to life as a hockey jersey dealer/curator as Sunny describes everything from his first foray into jerseys and all the way up to owning and selling a ridiculous amount of incredibly beautiful hockey jerseys. They also dig deeper into the 7 year television deal the NHL has signed with ESPN and what that means for the league. And also speculate on just how long until we start to see more logos on uniforms, especially after seeing how much money helmet logos have accumulated this season. This eppy is going to fit as perfectly as those air-knit double twill Authentic Adidas jerseys hanging up in your closet.

This week the boys on the Bench celebrate the very 1st birthday of your favourite hockey podcast! The Bench is filled up with every OTBWB member ever and they take a look back on their most favourite, funniest and most important moments of the past year. We laugh, we cry and have some fun looking back on the previous 365 days! Enjoy!

This week the boys on the bench drop the mitts and square up with the one and only Doug “the Hammer” Smith. Listen as the boys get the full story about Doug’s journey through the minors where they chronicle his toughest, favourite and meaningful moments on the ice. He also takes us through what inspired the book and inevitably the two incredible movies that followed it. This one gives you everything you need to know about the one they call “the Hammer.”

This week the boys on the Bench welcome back the always opinionated, Colorado Avalanche beat writer, Mike Chambers. Take a listen to hear about how this NHL season is going so far and how hockey journalists are reacting to the recent changes of protocols and procedures in the NHL. Mike also joins in on OTBWB’s newest segment the “Player Spotlight,” say goodbye to the late Ralph Backstrom and so much more!

This week the boys on the Bench take a look back on the first month of this NHL season and the effects of the Covid virus. They speculate how sustainable the new protocols and league mandates can help the combat of the virus transmission and if the league can finish the planned 56 game season. The boys also chat their favourite retro jerseys they’ve seen in action and bring you a new segment, the “Player Spotlight” where each week one of the boys will shine a light on a player that’s either turning heads or taking a nosedive.

This week the boys on the Bench welcome back another past guest, Ryan Hawk hops back on the first line to throw down another crucial episode. He breaks down his incredible new hockey podcast that’s taking the world by storm, the Hawkey Talk Podcast! We get into the importance of shedding light on poignant aspects of hockey that passers by aren’t normally privy to. We get into a whole bunch of hockey hulla-balloo. This baby will rock your eardrums!