The Block Party

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The Block Party episodes

May 01, 2023 Ryan Malone on Playing In The Olympics, Watching Marty St. Louis Practice and His Altercation With Paul Bissonnette
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf is joined by former Lightning forward Ryan Malone to discuss his altercation with Paul Bissonnette, rooming with Andre Roy in Pittsburgh, growing up at the Penguins rink where his dad worked, watching Marty St. Louis practice, playing in the Olympics and so much more.
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28 min
April 24, 2023 Darren Pang on Lightning-Maple Leafs Series, Close Calls Between The Benches & Playing Goalies at 5'5"
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by TNT Hockey Analyst Darren Pang to discuss this Lightning-Maple Leafs series, playing goalie in the NHL at 5'5", how he threw up before every game he played, calling Olympic games, growing up with former Lightning GM Steve Yzerman, close calls on the bench and Pangerisms.
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45 min
April 17, 2023 Dave Andreychuk On Winning The '04 Stanley Cup, The Key To Longevity In The NHL and Thoughts On Toronto Series
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn were live at the Lightning Playoff Pep Rally at Sparkman Wharf with former Lightning Captain Dave Andreychuk to discuss his playing days in Tampa Bay, winning the 2004 Stanley Cup, looking ahead to the playoffs which begin this week and they take questions from the audience.
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42 min
April 10, 2023 Brian Boyle On Playing In Tampa, His Leukemia Diagnosis & His Chicken Motion Towards Justin Abdelkader
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Lightning forward Brian Boyle to discuss his time in Tampa Bay, his leukemia diagnosis in 2017, transitioning from a player to alumni, what happened with Justin Abdelkader in the 2015 playoffs, scoring against the Lightning in his return after a year off and a great Vinny Prospal-John Tortorella story.
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27 min
April 03, 2023 Andre Roy and Brad Lukowich on Alumni Weekend, Vinny Lecavalier Wrecking A Car & Starting A Line Brawl In A Shootout
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf is joined by former Lightning players Andre Roy and Brad Lukowich to discuss coming back to Tampa for Alumni Weekend, what happened when Andre could skate at the Reunion Cup, how they could have formed a band together, proposing with the Stanley Cup, Marty St. Louis as a coach, a hilarious story about Vinny Lecavalier wrecking a car and starting a line brawl during a hockey shootout.
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34 min
March 27, 2023 Ryan Callahan on Alumni Weekend, the 2015 Stanley Cup Final Run & What Happened When Brad Marchand Licked Him
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Lightning forward Ryan Callahan to discuss reuniting with former teammates at Alumni Weekend, working for ESPN, being traded to Tampa and what surprised him about the area, the 2015 Stanley Cup Final run, his upcoming Foundation event and what really happened when Brad Marchand licked him.
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25 min
March 20, 2023 Ben Bishop and Teddy Purcell on Lightning Alumni Weekend, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Pranking Marty St. Louis
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf is joined by former Lightning players Ben Bishop and Teddy Purcell on Alumni Weekend to discuss what they are up to now, how hockey has evolved, what Ben saw in Andrei Vasilevskiy at an early age, how Teddy isn't the best athlete in his house, their favorite moments in Tampa Bay and how they used to prank Marty St. Louis on the road.
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27 min
March 13, 2023 Mikey Eyssimont On His Trade To Lightning, Crohn's Disease and His Fight With Brayden Point
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by new Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mike Eyssimont to discuss his trade to the Bolts and where he was when he found out, his style of play, tattoos, his battle with Crohn's Disease and introducing himself to Brayden Point months after getting into a fight on the ice.
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34 min
March 06, 2023 Tanner Jeannot On His Trade To Tampa Bay, His Physical Game & Flying With Royal Canadian Snowbirds
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by new Lightning foward Tanner Jeannot to discuss his trade to Tampa Bay, growing up in Saskatchewan, his physical play, who he models his game after, playing with Braydon Point in Juniors and flying with the Royal Canadian Snowbirds.
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27 min
February 27, 2023 Phil Esposito On The Lightning Hall of Fame, Why He Chose Tampa For An Expansion Franchise & How The Game Has Changed
On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Founder Phil Esposito as he's been selected as part of the Lightning Hall of Fame's Inaugural Class. They discuss when he had the idea to start an NHL expansion franchise, why he chose Tampa, getting the investors to make it happen, other stories from the last 30 years, how he treated players as a GM and owner, how the game of hockey has changed over the last 50 years and his thoughts on guys like Vinny Lecavalier, Marty St. Louis and Dave Andreychuk.
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47 min

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Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn host the Block Party, presented by Jai Alai IPA, to talk Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey, the NHL and life in general with great guests from all aspects of hockey. New episodes…