This week we welcome local artist Matt Houk and discuss the curious world of goalie helmet designs. Continue the goalie roundtable and discuss local hockey community. 

We also hit on Matt's vintage toy business Empire Toys

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This week we welcome former pro Sly Naud. We discuss Sly's career in the QMJHL and getting drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, playing in the IHL, CHL among others.

We talk about life as a pro in the 90's with a few stories about teammates, coaching, and championships in his early days, and the community around tulsa pro hockey.

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This week we welcome Fort Worth Barracudas goaltender Josh Messick, talk a little Barracudas hockey, we learn how Josh was introduced to ice hockey. We discuss growing up playing hockey Dallas/Fort Worth at various levels of play and the interesting world of goalies.

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This week we welcome former pro Wes Mason. We discuss playing adult league and staying in shape, after a professional career. We dive into Wes' introduction into hockey in Canada from Junior B into the OHL and beyond as well as much more.

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On this week's episode we welcome John Rubio. We discuss John's introduction to hockey and being a parent of a young hockey player. We get into a little post Guns and Hoses tournament talk, and give some shoutouts to Odessa and Tulsa hockey communities.

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This week we talk to Mark Riepe, along with Corby Antropik. We discuss working in the AHL as an equipment manager, among other things. We also get an update from Numan Arango from deep within the MLB Bubble.

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This week we talk to Megan Purcell, the new head coach of the Ft. Worth Barracudas. We discuss how she got started with hockey and her path to coaching competitive hockey.

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This week we welcome Brad Buckland from the Dallas Stars Tournaments group and Officer Rick Mitchell from Guns and Hoses Foundation. We discuss cowboy hats and hear about Rick's experience with hockey growing up as well as the Guns and Hoses Foundation and the annual hockey tournament in DFW.

Guns and Hoses Foundation

Dallas Stars Tournaments

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This week we welcome special guests Robin and Kristen Mullen, owners of the Ft. Worth Barracudas. We talk about Robin's history with hockey and building a new hockey team in DFW.

We're also super excited to announce our partnership with the Ft. Wroth Barracudas, we will have all kind of new things to share in the coming months, and we're really excited to be a part of their family.

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This week we welcome DJ Graham. We discuss Working in the rink industry as well as coaching and private instruction.

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