The Block Party

This week on the Block Party Dan Girardi and Seth Kushner are joined by Bobby 'The Chief' Taylor as he dishes on how he got his nickname, how travel in the NHL has changed over the years, how players deal with the media and why former players don't like to say they are in the media, plus how hockey equipment has changed over time and how insane it is the Chief didn't wear a helmet while playing goalie for years.

This week on the Block Party Dan Girardi and Seth Kushner are joined by Lightning great Vinny Lecavalier as they discuss coaching their son's youth hockey team, how youth hockey has grown in Tampa Bay, the nicest thing John Tortorella every said to them, first impressions of Steven Stamkos when he came to the Lightning and Vinny answers once and for all whether he was in the movie Happy Gilmore.

This week on the Block Party Dan Girardi and Seth Kushner are joined by Lightning great Vinny Lecavalier as they discuss coaching their son's youth hockey team, how youth hockey has grown in Tampa Bay, the nicest thing John Tortorella every said to them, first impressions of Steven Stamkos when he came to the Lightning and Vinny answers once and for all whether he was in the movie Happy Gilmore.

Dan Girardi returned to New York to drop the puck for the Lightning-Rangers game which turned out to be an entire day honoring Dan and his family, the Dan returned to his hometown of Welland, Ontario as part of Roger's Hometown Hockey where more honors were bestowed on him. But don't worry it wasn't all fun and games as Dan was hit not once, but twice by the T-shirt cannon at Madison Square Garden.

Dan Girardi returned to New York to drop the puck for the Lightning-Rangers game which turned out to be an entire day honoring Dan and his family, the Dan returned to his hometown of Welland, Ontario as part of Roger's Hometown Hockey where more honors were bestowed on him. But don't worry it wasn't all fun and games as Dan was hit not once, but twice by the T-shirt cannon at Madison Square Garden.

This week on the Block Party Dan Girardi visits with longtime teammate and friend Ryan Callahan as they discuss Halloween in Florida, the time Dan was late for practice, the time Dan wrestled Drake's sweat towel from a 14-year-old girl, how Ryan lived with Dan's wife for a month, life on the road and plenty more stories.

This week on the Block Party Dan Girardi visits with longtime teammate and friend Ryan Callahan as they discuss Halloween in Florida, the time Dan was late for practice, the time Dan wrestled Drake's sweat towel from a 14-year-old girl, how Ryan lived with Dan's wife for a month, life on the road and plenty more stories.

On this week's Block Party Dan Girardi and longtime defensive partner Ryan McDonagh swap injury stories from their careers and just how long after said injury can you laugh at one another. They compare who is a better fisherman, what Ryan got Dan for his retirement and they spill the beans on Dan's love of Tiesto and the great lengths he's gone to see him perform.

On this week's Block Party Dan Girardi and longtime defensive partner Ryan McDonagh swap injury stories from their careers and just how long after said injury can you laugh at one another. They compare who is a better fisherman, what Ryan got Dan for his retirement and they spill the beans on Dan's love of Tiesto and the great lengths he's gone to see him perform.

On this week's The Block Party with Dan Girardi, Dan and Seth Kushner sit down with Hall of Famer Phil Esposito as they talk about playing in New York, what happened to the Lightning last year in the playoffs, what superstitions they had when they played, how retirement is treating Girardi, and what he's like as a coach of his son's hockey team.