Ref Talk Radio

Ref Talk Radio

By Burnie & PCSports
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Ref Talk Radio episodes

  • S02E15 - Loeppky Family (Part 2)
    Burnie & PC talk with the Loeppky family: Garth was a former WHL/IHL/AHL/Level 6 official and Hockey Manitoba RIC, Laura officiated in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, working the bronze game, and their two kids, Jackson and Rylyn are now involved in officiating themselves! Hear about the dynamics in a family of officials as well as some incredible stories from their impressive careers.
    46 min
  • S02E14 - Loeppky Family (Part 1)
    Burnie & PC talk with the Loeppky family: Garth was a former WHL/IHL/AHL/Level 6 official and Hockey Manitoba RIC, Laura officiated in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, working the bronze game, and their two kids, Jackson and Rylyn are now involved in officiating themselves! Hear about the dynamics in a family of officials as well as some incredible stories from their impressive careers.
    46 min
  • S02E13 - Corey Koop & Michael McGowan
    Burnie & PC talk to WHL officials Corey Koop (referee) and Michael McGowan (linesman) about how fitness can lead to opportunities in your career. Their fitness has taken them to some impressive places, as McGowan lined in the IIHF World Juniors! Check out WhistlerSuperCamps.ca for info about the referee camp that they run out of BC for 12-16 year old officials in July!
    38 min
  • S02E12 - Episode 12
    Burnie & PC are joined by special guest, 13 year old Brady, who recreated the iconic RTR theme song using his own instruments! Brady is a passionate "first year" official who has been waiting to don the stripes since he was 7 years old! We also breakdown some of the recent events from the world of hockey and look forward to playoff time.
    31 min
  • S02E10 - Help Wanted: Ben Croker & Kyle Scrivens (Part 1)
    In Part 1 of the interview, PC & Burnie chat with a couple of Manitoba Regional Referee Coordinators about the reduction in referee numbers for the 2021-22 season. Ben Croker (RRC - Brandon) and Kyle Scrivens (RRC - Interlake) are both High Performance officials with Hockey Manitoba and have refereed at the WHL and international levels.
    35 min
  • S02E09 - Episode 9
    Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2022, Burnie & PC discuss a recent Too Many Men call from an NHL game (Avalanche vs. Predators) and talk about the excitement as we move into the second half of the season.
    27 min

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Burnie & PC are high performance hockey officials from Winnipeg, Canada. Through conversations and interview, they expose the nuances of being an on-ice official along with providing tips, tricks,…