On the Bench with Beeks

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!

This week the boys on the Bench decide to get scientific. They decide to compare the top 4 team sports in the world to the game of hockey. We take an in depth look at Football, Soccer, Baseball and Basketball and discuss the correlation with hockey. Is hockey the all encompassing sport? Are hockey players the all encompassing athletes? Find out our thoughts in this episode.

This week the boys on the Bench the one and only Gabe Gauthier to continue his travels through hockey. They discuss the importance of keeping an open mind to playing different roles on different hockey teams, the mindset you need to have while playing minors and being called up to the pros, the culture on and off the ice in Germany and so much more on this sqeaky clean episode of OTBWB

This week the boys on the Bench turn their sights on the current IIHF Under 20 Men’s World Junior Championship tournament. They share their thoughts on why this tournament is so important, their favourites to win and all of the players/teams that have stood out to them. They also break down all of the recent news coming out of the NHL such as Chara’s decision to play in the US capital and the sad news surrounding King Henrik’s heart condition.

‘Tis the season of peace and goodwill towards man. So the boys on the bench wants to tell you which hockey players they can’t stand the most! With the help of all of our friends and listeners this episode goes in depth about of the least enjoyable players around the NHL. Get ready for some major animosity ladies and gentlemen!

This week the boys on the Bench invite podcaster and milehighsticking.com contributor, Kyle Sullivan on to talk a whole lot of puck. Kyle breaks down hockey in Alabama, chats Avalanche hockey and they all speculate how the league will work through this season, now that we will officially have a 56 game NHL season! Also check him out on Locked On Avalanche podcast and his new podcast Fourth Line Minutes!