TRIGGER WARNING: This Episode Discusses Suicide and Self Harm. Listener Discretion is advised.

On this episode of the Snowball we start off Season Two with our first group episode ever! Our guests this week are 5 members of the Perth Parrots from Scotland in the UK! The Perth Parrots are the first (we believe world wide) LGBTQIA+ focused Floorball club. We were lucky to be joined by Frazer, Dougie, Kirsty, Marysia, and Rhuaraidh. Our first "roundtable" discussion, we had a grand old time discussing not only Floorball, and how new to the sport many of the their players are, but also about the sports world at large of the lack of representation and safe spaces for people of the LGTBQIA+ community. We also spend a large part of the episode talking about the challenges facing a new club in a small Floorball country and how they've managed to overcome one of the major obstacles to all clubs (funding) through their social outings, which always seem like an absolute blast when we see their posts online. We ended on a feel good team bonding story. If you want to learn more about the Perth Parrots, though we go pretty deep in this episode, you can reach out via email, or through theirs social media platforms which can be found below:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @perhparrots

Twitter: @perthparrots

Episode 11 features our second American guest - Jesse Mattson. Jesse is the writer and producer of an in-production Indie documentary "The Hyenas' Floorball Documentary". The doc will follow a team of US Floorball players as they travel to Sweden to participate in of the largest Floorball tournaments in the world. Jesse and I chat about this project and how it lead to him starting one of the largest content producing Floorball Instagrams out there. Jesse also breaks down the American Floorball scene for our listeners. As usual on the Snowball there are lots of laughs and many stories shared. To learn more about Jesse and his documentary you can find him on Instagram through the handle below:

Instagram: @thehyenasdocumentary

Episode 10 of the Snowball brings us our most high profile guest yet, the President of FC himself - Randy Sa'd. Randy and I talk about how he helped get things started for Floorball here in Canada back in 2003 (we also try to not focus on how long ago that was), as well as his playing days on the international stage. We also discuss some of the ideas that are out there on how to grow the sport of Floorball internationally, as well as some of the barriers that the sport has faced both here and abroad. All in all it's another fun conversation about Floorball which is the whole point! To learn more about Floorball Canada or to reach out to them in regards of the any of the topics that have been discussed here on the Snowball you can email them using the information below. 

Floorball Canada Social: @floorballcanada

Floorball Canada Website: www.floorballcanada.org

Floorball Canada Email: [email protected]

Episode 8 is coming at you a week early due to the fact that we have "Big Stu" on. With his son Lil Stu being our guest last week, we thought it fitting to have Big Stu's episode air the week after so that more listeners could listen to the two episodes one after other! But besides being Lil' Stu's Dad, Stuart is also the GM of the Men's U19 Program and as he explains during the episode, he will so be taking full responsibility of the Men's Program as well. Stu is also a stalwart member of the Ottawa Blizzard Floorball Club's Dad's Team! During out chat we dive into the thick of the "political" side of Floorball discussing everything from the viability of the sport in the future to Floorball getting into the Olympics and even a little bit of anti-doping. We also discuss Big Stu's first FLC goal as well as some of his favourite Floorball memories. To reach out to Stu in regards to either of the Men's programs you can email him through his email below, or once again you can reach out to Floorball Canada (that information is also below). Thanks again for listening!

Stu's Email: [email protected]

Floorball Canada Website: www.floorballcanada.org

Floorball Canada Social Media: @floorballcanada

Ottawa Blizzard FC Social Media: @ottawablizzardfloorball

Episode 7 of The Snowball features our first Ottawa Blizzard FC player Stu "Lil' Stu" Bowden. Lil Stu is also a current member of the Men's U19 National Program. (Note: at the time of this recording the U19 Programs had yet to decide if they were to attend this years WFC, unfortunately the decision was made to NOT attend due to the current COVID-19 situation.) Stu shares with us how he got into the sport at a young age through a famous NHLer and his start with the Blizzard. We spend most of the rest of the episode talking about how Stu has experienced some of the quintessential Canadian Floorball moments and events. From Canada Cup at York University all the way to Halifax for the Men's U19s Stu has done a lot in the Floorball scene here in Canada and it was a blast having him share those memories with us on this episode. For more information about Stu's home club or the National U19 Program, please check out the information below!

Floorball Canada Website: www.floorballcanada.org

Floorball Canada Social Media: @floorballcanada

Ottawa Blizzard FC Website: www.ottawablizzard.com

Ottawa Blizzard Social Media: @ottawablizzardfloorball