Views From The Bench

On this episode the boys talk, Pat hosts his first ever podcast & kicks off the show in dramatic fashion. Discussing Avs forcing game 7, the Islanders being boring, & ex Leafs winning it all. The boys are back.

-The boys take the ultimate view from the bench and try to reason with what went wrong for the Leafs this year.

-RICO from wonderland calls in to discuss the Leafs miseries.

- Anth and Pat read and discuss the listeners submissions to the Leafs helpline.

-#openuptherinks

The boys are making a comeback, and so did the Columbus Blue Jackets. After a long hiatus, the boys come out of the dark to share their frustration from their view from the bench.

Show Notes

1:43 New friend of the show Kat Dajia joins the podcast

1:48 How Kat got into hockey

2:45 How her brother inspired her to get into the sport

3:40 How was it having to play on boys teams growing up?

5:00 playing outside her comfort level allowed her to develop better

6:00 jr hockey is where she felt her development grow significantly

6:15 when did you realize you had a serious opportunity to play high level hockey?

7:15 what does the future look like for school hockey?

8:06 what led you to Dartmouth?

9:47 Do you see hockey in your future plans after school?

11:00 should Pat retire from men’s league

11:23 what advice would you give to young girls aspiring to play a high level of hockey?

12:47 challenge yourself to get better

13:30 Women’s Olympic hockey is the most exciting

14:13 Toronto just received a hockey team in the NWHL

15:40 did you ever feel uncomfortable having to play boys hockey growing up?

17:32 The Freshman Fire

21:00 Differences from jr hockey to NCAA.

22:30 Should Pat and Anth make a HIIT video?

23:26 Outro, see you on the outher side.

Show Notes

1:50 pat and anth are a big deal in Aurora and Newmarket

3:03 we are joined by Jake Kostopolous

4:11 minor hockey journey

6:10 lead the team in points in Midget (doesn’t happen often)

11:50 was it a good choice to jump to JR or should you have developed another year in midget?

13:35 Views From The Bench

16:00 PIM leader

17:00 coach tells Jake to punch the goalie in the head

18:24 Cross checks another goalie

20:50 whys you leave jr?

22:05 sick of not playing

24:19 JR C comeback

25:55 goalie scraps Kosty

27:50 Hitting Posts

28:23 how do you deal w a coach who is riding you and not giving you ice time?

30:20 having teammates who talk back to the coach

34:20 one leg over the boards

35:40 official friend of the show

36:26 Outro

Show Notes

2:10 Guest and friend of the show David Dionne joins the podcast

3:00 Anth has a slight Twisted Tea addiction

4:00 Is politics an excuse of not being good enough?

5:40 the $20 skates with 70 players

7:13 David hits pat from behind but claims he turned last second

7:54 David and Pat met when they were 8 yrs old at cooking classes

10:10 David snaps his wrist

11:35 David gets wrecked and breaks his collarbone

12:35 Newmarket House league hockey is the best around

12:57 kids aren’t signing up for hockey

13:50 David speaks about reffing hockey

14:35 craziest ref stories

17:08 Crazy hockey parent stories

19:09 Hockey mom gone wild

20:29 Most controversial call

22:15 David tales abuse while being a timekeeper

25:05 one knee offside call

25:51 massive blow to hockey Canada if no hockey next season

26:38 hockey is declining in Canada

28:22 Coaching segment

32:00 Torts is the best coach in the league

38:00 This playoffs is gonna be based on skill

39:30 1v1 Tavares vs Stamkos

43:57 Luke Schenn best 1st round pick

44:22 Most hated Maple Leaf

45:35 Outro

Show Notes

0:34 Anthony goes off on a rant

1:24 why we should be grateful hockey is coming back

2:32 Does starting hockey in July ruin next season as well?

3:15 Does it matter if hockey season changes to Jan-Aug?

5:10 Anth gets mad at some Tweets

9:30 Anth says don’t watch hockey when it’s back if your upset

13:31 🔥take of the week (Europeans are tougher than North American hockey players)

15:18 Top comment from Julian Antonini

16:36 Top NA prospects are cradled

18:26 Grabo retired the Spin O Rama

19:53 Kappy plays a NA style game

21:42 Coaching segment

22:40 you got a player who only shows up for the big games

24:40 Anth couldn’t agree more with Pat’s coaching method

25:35 1v1 Bure vs Gilmour

27:45 why we are haunted by Maple Leaf Gardens

29:45 find us on social media and checkout our shopify for a limited time

32:00 outro

Show notes

2:26 - (warm take of the week) is it a mistake if the NHL doesn’t return to finish the season?

4:22 - Is there an astrix on the 2020 cup winner?

4:54 - does a 24 team playoff mess with the integrity of the playoffs

5:25 - Anth has a hard on to watch NHL hockey

6:10 - Is it a smart business move to start the season again?

7:10 - single elimination ain’t gonna do it for Pat.

8:29 - How would you feel if the Leafs won the Covid Stanley cup?

13:51 - what does it mean if there’s no minor hockey next year?

16:53 - coaching segment - how do you motivate your team when your playing a series against a team you have always beaten?

19:30 - coaches need to be able to grab a hold of their team before momentum shifts

21:00 - good coaches adapt

24:05 - Anth is gonna throw a couple water bottles at his team

25:31 - improvement section - stick handle with your head up always

30:28 - 1v1 Teemu vs Jagr

33:13 - light rye toast is the go to don’t @ us

34:30 - checkout our merchandise on shopify

36:51 - we are going exclusively on Anchor

37:51 - new chel challenger if you win you get a T-shirt

SHOW NOTES

2:30 - Julian Antonini joins the pod

3:34 - 🔥 take of the week (the early 2000s was the best era of hockey)

4:25 - 2000s hockey had all the elements

6:30 - individual skills or solid systems

8:17 - guys using their individual skills

8:55 - pizza pizza

10:00 - accountability

11:08 - Babcock left the structure got better

13:15 - Bruins and Blues embody the early 2000s

14:27 - How to have the best hockey possible

16:03 - Coaching segment (how would you talk to a difficult player)

17:55 - Coach Pats solution

19:24 - Confidence is key

20:13 - 1v1 Iggy vs Jumbo Joe

23:57 - Loduca’s golden goal celly

25:17 - Julian separates shoulder but still gets the puck out to win the game

27:11 - Julians band Floral Park

31:27 - 1v1 chel challenge

32:11 - see you on the other side

Show notes

4:03 - New friend of the show Matt Menna joins the pod

5:23 - soccer dream team

8:40 - Why it’s important for kids to be exposed and play multiple sports

9:29 - How Menna’s offseason training changed throughout the years

11:33 transition from minor hockey to the OHL

12:55 - playing Midget instead of Jr A

14:07 - Biggest challenge throughout OHL career

14:38 -how to deal with the backup goalie role

16:21 - allowing import goalies to play in the OHL

18:30 - OHL not a friendly league for goalies

19:30 - 🔥take of the week ( Will USA hockey development surpass hockey Canada development?)

21:53 - shoutout Bullsy59 (stud)

24:27 - scouting bias in Ontario (omha vs gthl)

25:55 - why hockey is still a business at the jr levels

26:40 - OHL is a great experience for Canadian kids

28:03 - Russian spy

29:16 - coaching segment: what advice do you give to the goalies in your team

34:50 - 1v1 (Hasek vs Roy)

38:00 - Leafs top goalies: Pogee, Raycroft, Toskala, Bernier

40:00 - the difficulty of scouting a goalie

42:05 - Anthony is the Wizard of OZ

42:40 - #Tiktokconspiracy