On the Bench with Beeks

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!

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This week the boys on the Bench gear up for a fight. They welcome World Championship Hockey silver medalist and face of Greek hockey, Dimitris Kalyvas. He discusses the trials and tribulations of trying to advance the Greek National hockey team. It’s not all tragic, Dimitris eludes to the inspirational, unforgettable and positives about his involvement with his teammates and people around. He explains why and what he is doing to help save hockey in Greece, and also what us as a hockey community can do it to help!

This week the boys on the Bench invite on fellow podcaster Marcus Filipsson! He is the host and producer of the Sports Management Podcast where teaches you and discovers new and different aspects of the sports management career. They all sit down to discuss life working at Bauer Hockey Sweden, what hockey teams are doing to fight the COVID pandemic, the differences in Swedish and Greek hockey culture plus so much more!

This week the boys on the Bench go on a worldwide tour of the hockey scene! They welcome on Hannah Westbrook, former Division 1 NCAA Women’s hockey player, professional women’s hockey player, Assistant GM, Coach... the list goes on and on! The point is Hannah has been all over the world spreading the game we love! Tune in to hear about all of the incredible places she has been all because of the game of hockey!

This week the boys on the Bench welcome on Avalanche royalty, Stanely Cup champion, Olympic Gold medal winner and all around incredible person, Milan Hejduk! In this epic episode the boys get to chat with “Hedgie” about his illustrious hockey career and have a few laughs along the way. Learn about how Milan started playing, how Cosmo Kramer helped him learn English and so much more!

This week the boys on the Bench score an incredible dialogue about some Old-Time Hockey! The boys welcome on former public relations director, Americans Executive Club creator and current Colorado Avalanche usher, Michael Sullivan. Sully treats the boys several stories about his Amerks’ days, talks current hockey and they all look back on Travis Roy’s legacy.

This week the boys on the Bench set their sights on the future. They dissect the possibility and practicality of the proposed bubble divisions for the NHL’s 2021-22. They also say goodbye to Edmonton Oilers beloved locker room assistant, Joey Moss, discuss the Dallas Stars odd choice for a reverse retro jerseys and take a look at the success of this past years rookies.

This week the boys on the Bench serve up a juicy smörgåsbord of hockey talk! They decide who the winners and losers of the NHL free agent frenzy are, say goodbye to Mike “Doc” Emrickand majorly speculate on next year’s little known but highly anticipated “Reverse Retro” jerseys. That’s not all either, the boys put on their movie critique hats and dissect the 1977 hockey hit Slap Shot!

This week the boys on the bench open up season two with a bang. They welcome on 20 year Denver Post veteran and Avalanche beat writer, Mike Chambers. He shares what it’s like to follow one of the most exciting teams in the NHL today. Him and the boys elaborate on what means to be a ‘beauty’ in hockey teams and discuss being apart of the Pro Hockey Writers Association. Also, stay tuned for an official scouting report of the new improved Avalanche lineup and prospect pool. We definitely opened up Chambers of (Avs) secrets on this one.

In the final episode of season one, the boys on the Bench decide to take some skating lessons. They welcome on skate instructor extraordinaire, Jen Tieche to breakdown what it’s like to hold the keys to skating success. Jen is a member of the Professional Skaters Association, and holds multiple ratings and a member of United States Figure Skating. In 2018 she became the first skater in the US to pass the 8th (Gold) Figures Test in 12 years and competed in the 2015 and 2016 World Figure Championships. The boys learn why it’s important to emphasize all of the aspects of skating and how you can become on elite skater when you are willing to think outside of the box.