University of Maine Alum and CEO of The Monkey Mind joins us to discuss his hockey career, mental health and taking care of yourself, pro hockey, the future of The Monkey Mind Empire for athletes, and much more. Danny is going make massive waves in the mental health industry for athletes, I'm excited to see what the future holds for him and MM, keep an eye out and Check out @monkeymindathletes on instagram!

On Epi.71 I, Nico Blachman, fully takeover as guest and host Jackie Moon style. The past 2 years of my life have been by far the craziest, ft. the biggest setback of my career, and the biggest comeback of my career to date. I have never grown more in my life. I am forever grateful for the adversity i've faced and will continue to face. I am forever grateful for all that I've learned and will continue to learn.

The grass is not always greener on the other side, it's greener where you water it.

Ben Lown joins us to discuss:

-Official retirement announcement

-Shattuck St. Mary's

-I was fat

-NAHL story

-Miami of Ohio

-New Job alert!

-Giant brain

-Structure in life

Ben is an all time guy. One of my closest friends to this day. We ripped up Shattuck St. Mary's prep school together before he went on to play in the NAHL, USHL, and Miami of Ohio (d1). Ben and his giant brain have secured a job at the prestigious Bloomberg in NYC fresh out of his senior year of school. is that good? I am lucky to call this guy my friend and i'm looking forward to watch him flourish successfully in this new chapter of his life!

National Champion Ty Farmer joins us to discuss:

-Winning the NCAA National Championship

-Adjusting his game to help the team win (USHL & NCAA Champ)

-Avoiding "the big boy pants club"

-NHL Camp experiences

-Goals for next year

-and much more. 

Ty is an elite skating defenseman from St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up playing for the powerhouse St. Louis AAA Program before making his way to the USHL where he Won the Clark Cup in his 4th and final year (39pts in 58gp + 8pts in 14 ploff games). Ty just capped off his junior year at UMASS with a National Championship. Tune in to hear from an awesome guy and proven winner. 

JS Dea joins us amidst the start of his 8th pro year to discuss the importance of taking care of your mind and body, we also talked about:

-The Ups and Downs of a season and mental battles that come along with it

-How he earned his one-way contract after his 6th year pro

-Yoga, Meditation, Positive Mindset

-Making it as an undrafted guy

-Don't overthink it.

This episode is a must listen for all athletes in my opinion. Things aren't always what they seem, taking care of yourself should always be your main priority, the rest will follow. If you don't believe me, tune in to hear it from JS Dea, who is off to the best start of his pro career with 12 points in 9 games!

CJ joined us on epi. 67 to discuss:

-Transition from hockey player to creative genius

-Running a landscaping business

-Owning a clothing brand

-Hosting a podcast

-Drawing

-Making Music

-Building rollercoasters in his backyard

-Good Habits

-Believing in yourself. JUST DO IT

Stanley Cup winner with the Tampa Bay Lightning #7 Mathieu Joseph joins us on Epi.66 to discuss:

-Winning the Stanley Cup

-Adversity and Staying Positive

-Stanley Cup Celebration stories

-Tampa is buzzing again this season

-AHL to NHL (Comparisons)

-The winning Afro

-Golf rematch coming soon...

Unreal episode with an unreal guy, Mathieu is off to a great start this season and will be a key part of the Tampa Bay Lightning for years to come (In our humble opinion). Tune in to hear from a great player and even better guy!

Mitch Eliot joins us to discuss:

-Signing an NHL Contract as an undrafted 20 bomb

-Stealing a 2013 National Championship ring off my finger

-Playing NCAA & MajorJunior (OHL)

-The ego of a young hockey player

-How important it is to believe in yourself

-Climbing up, not straight, but up!

Trent Frederic of the Boston Bruins joins us on epi. 64 to discuss:

-Playing in the NHL

-Why he added fighting to his game

-Cooking everything on a pan

-Off Season Training

-Adjustments made from college to NHL

-The best work the hardest

Unreal episode with an unreal guy. If you're a Boston Bruins fan or Hockey fan in general you should be foaming out of your mouth to watch this guy play, this is the modern day Vintage Big Bad Bruin and this guy just gets it. We hope you enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed recording it!

Kuz joins us on epi.63 for one of the smoothest episodes we've ever had, the flow in this conversation is lethally conditioned and blow dried. We cover everything from the NAHL to North Korea, I wouldn't miss this episode even if there was a fire. Enjoy.