Spits & Suds Podcast

David and Gavin also discuss the release of NHL.com's Quarter Century Team and who David would keep or not keep on this team. 

What would it take for a Seth Jones trade back home to DFW?

D Magazine's David Castillo joins host Gavin Spittle to recap the Four Nations Tournament. Where does the NHL go from here? The reason the USA has such a bright hockey future. Player standouts from the tournament including several Dallas Stars.

Dallas/Texas Stars forward Justin Hryckowian jumps on with host Gavin Spittle to talk about his tremendous first professional season. Just talks about his teammates getting together to watch the Four Nations Final. How watching this fires him up to hopefully someday wear the Team Canada Sweater? How going to school at Northeastern and Hockey East was a big help in his transition to pro hockey. Explaining the Beanpot and what it meant two win two championships. His relationship with Mavrik Bourque both in the AHL and in the NHL and how it helped him transition. Playing with veteran Curtis McKenzie and what he means to the Stars organization. Justin also talks about Lian Bichsel and what he's working on for the next callup. Plus the guys have some fun on this edition of Spits and Suds with Stars prospect Justin Hryckowian.

Spits and Suds is getting you ready for USA/Canada Thursday night as ESPN's Greg Wyshynski joins 105.3 The Fan's Gbag Nation live from Boston to talk about the atmosphere and gives us a great preview of one of the most hyped hockey games in recent memory. 

The Director of officiating for the North American Hockey League, Keith Kaval joins Gavin Spittle on Spits and Suds. From working World Championships to becoming the first North American referee to work in Russia's KHL, what an amazing career. Whether it's the AHL, ECHL, NCAA, IIHL or many other leagues, Keith talks about being an on ice official. You'll learn about breaking or allowing fights, if officials try to even up penalties in a game to current safety measures for officials and the amazing road trips and stories including best chirps, road trips and officiating in front of Vladimir Putin. It's an amazing episode of Spits and Suds featuring Keith Kaval. 

Keith talks about some instances with players chirping and how he would officiate players that ran their mouth.

Whether it's the AHL, ECHL, NCAA, IIHL or many other leagues, Keith talks about being an on ice official. You'll learn about breaking or allowing fights, if officials try to even up penalties in a game to current safety measures for officials and the amazing road trips and stories including best chirps, road trips and officiating in front of Vladimir Putin.

The Director of officiating for the North American Hockey League, Keith Kaval joins Gavin Spittle on Spits and Suds. From working World Championships to becoming the first North American referee to work in Russia's KHL, what an amazing career. Keith talks about how he went from a goalie not liking officials to becoming an official.

Gavin Spittle and Joey Erickson from Locked On Stars talk 4 Nations Face Off, the Stars and Team Finland connection, Sam Steel's contract extension and more on this edition of Spits and Suds.