Views From The Bench

SHOW NOTES

1:00 - Players refusing to play certain positions for their team in the NHL (Keefe’s Quote).

4:00 - Pettersson and the abuse of star players, Do Superstars get enough protection in the NHL?

7:00 - How Sidney Crosby dealt with being abused on the ice early in his career.

11:00 - If there was one Canadian city you would give an new NHL team to, who would it be?

22:40 - Jay Bouwmeester collapse and his future in the NHL

24:00 - Pat describes why he doesn’t show up to hockey, and how he may call it an early career.

27:00 - Pat talks about getting his wisdom teeth out and how he’s preparing for round 2.

32:10 - The boys give their take on the Thornton to Bruins rumours.

34:00- San Jose’s time as a contender is officially over and their Captaincy situation.

36:00 - 1v1 (Marner v Hall)

SHOW NOTES.

0:25 - WINNER OF TWO-FOUR CASE OF BEER ANNOUNCED

2:00 - Kapanen being healthy scratched 4:00 - Patty tells a couple of stories about teammates missing practice

5:30 - skips practice to go to a Taylor Swift

8:00 - Kapanen’s off-ice issues and how Anth thinks it ties into the mentality of the team.

12:00 - How much of the teams mentality is on John Tavares?

20:00 - Breaking down the Leaf Trade

23:00 - Has the game fully transitioned from toughness & grit to pure skill?

28:50 - 1v1 (Sakic vs Yzerman)

32:00 - Does it matter what colour of tape you use?

33:55 - Pat shares his New Years Eve story, and Anth gets lost at the airport

SHOW NOTES 2:00 - The debate about Canadian Hockey development

16:00 - Anth remembers a parent brawl that broke out in one of Lucente’s games

18:50 - Grandpa (Nonno) Lucente almost scrapped a referee

20:30 - How Lucente got offered to play AAA to fight

22:00 - Our take on Tkatchuk v Kassian

24:48 - Who is your favourite Leaf of all time?

27:00 - Was Roman Polak better than Jake Gardiner?

33:00 - Lucente finally confronts Patty on his pronunciation of Nylander

36:00 - 1v1 (Martin St.Louis vs Eric Lindros)

38:00 - 1v1 SHOOTOUT EDITION (Patrick Kane vs TJ Oshie)

40:00 - The story of how Anth gave Stamkos a fork

41:20 - Crazy rookie party story

SHOW NOTES

2:20 - Politics in hockey by pre determining teams.

7:50 - Nik Antropov’s takes Patty’s spot on a team

9:30 - Paul Coffey playing mind games with Junior players

15:00 - how income plays a huge factor in having success in hockey

21:00 - The leafs situation, and how Freddy plays a big responsibility

27:20 - Was it a mistake getting John Tavares

31:30 - 1v1 segment (Jeremy Roenick vs Wendel Clark)

33:00 - Was Wendel Clark the most overrated leaf of all time?

SHOW NOTES 3:00 - Getting Drafted into the OHL 8:00 - Playing for North York and the grind of playing junior

16:00 - learning how to fight

19:00 - How Cogliano took over the game

19:40 - life after junior hockey

21:00 - How Dino got recruited to play in Europe

25:00 - what it’s like playing in Belgium

26:00 - Playing in the famous outdoor Belgium rink with no glass

28:52 - Winning the championship in Belgium and playing the season for free

31:00 - Getting into coaching AAA after career

32:25 - Why coaching is a lot harder than it looks

40:48 - Advice for young/rookie coaches

42:00 - How every coach can learn from Sheldon Keefe

43:00 - Coaching in Belgium

46:30 - Battling Addiction during and after hockey

In one of our best episodes yet check below for the times of each segment. — 5:30 - How Wayne Gretzky subconsciously used Hockey IntelliGym

7:30 - USA/Canada and the comparison in hockey IQ

11:24 - women’s hockey

13:00 - culture in hockey

14:00 - Matthews and Eichel using intellgym

15:00 - how Hockey IntelliGym gives players a way to educate themselves

16:20 - Chris’ personal story

20:00- Being and OHL off-ice official

22:45 - Tucker Tynan injury

30:00 - Eye-test vs analytics

32:00-Getting scouted

34:30 - Akhil Thomas

33:00 - world juniors

41:00 - OHL referees opinion on the controversial calls lately in the NHL (Tortorella)

PODCAST NOTES. -Torts fined for his comments (0-8:55)

- Winter classic game (8:55 - 14:51)

- Russians not shaking Canadians hand and how that connects to the entitlement of Canadian hockey. (14:51-23:10)

- Players lashing out mid game and if we agree with that (23:10- 29:30)

- Why fighting is leaving the game (29:30 - 36:00)

- 1v1 segment! (Wayne Gretzky vs Mario? (36:00 - 42:48). ( AUDIO DISCLAIMER: we got a new mic for the new year so bare with us as we make some adjustments to the background noise for next episode!)

The boys go in-depth on the Hall trade and how it has a trickle affect for the whole league. Also, they discuss the recent firings for NHL head coaches. Finally, the boys talk about the recent play of the Leafs, and the reason why so many fans criticize Matthews so much.

The boys are joined by Mathew Ceolin & Vincent Bonaiuto who talk about their careers in the OJHL. They also discuss their opinions on player abuse among coaches, pre-game rituals, heartbreaking losses, and their future after this year. Followed up by a twist in the 1v1 segment, it’s a packed episode this week.

The boys get heated at each other this episode talking about Nylander and what he brings to the team. They also continue their 1v1 between Reaves vs Lucic. They also settle a personal debate about Copa Cabana...