When The Game Ends

Great episode with former NHL/AHL/NCAA/USNTDP defenseman Colby Cohen in our 4th episode of the podcast. Colby and co-host Mike Carman were teammates w/the USNTDP program, then again in the AHL with Lake Erie before Colby was traded from Colorado to Boston. Colby scored one of the biggest goals in BU Terrier hockey history, the game winner in the 2009 NCAA Championship game in Washington D.C. Colby...

EP 3 When The Game Ends We talked with former Detroit Red Wings Defenseman Danny DeKeyser, who recently joined Mike Carman & Ben Holden to discuss what this podcast is all about, the transition for pro athletes once they retire & leave the game. Danny had a decade long career with his hometown Red Wings, prior to that, he starred at Western Michigan University for the Broncos before signin...

EP 2, When The Game Ends, PIerre-Luc Leblond In this episode with former NHL/AHL/ECHL hockey player/enforcer PIerre-Luc Leblond. We discussed his career at length & his transition from pro athlete to everyday life. PL talks about adjusting to real life after his career, and how in hockey, you know the end goal and how to get better, in real life, it took some time to adjust, take a listen for...

Our first episode of When The Game Ends, a podcast dedicated to athletes making the transition our of their sports career into everyday life. This was our first podcast, the co-hosts, Ben Holden and Mike Carman, talked about Mike's career, a career that saw Mike play for the USNTDP teams, the national junior teams in the U.S., his home state Minnesota Golden Gophers for 4 years and then 5 year...

Great catching up and chatting with Lehigh Lacrosse Head Coach Kevin Cassese today! Kevin has been at Lehigh for 13 seasons as their head coach and he's built a solid, competitive program in the Lehigh Valley. The Mountain Hawks were off to a great start this season, 5-1, before COVID 19 hit the U.S., we talked with Kevin about some important updates, he learned of shortly before joining us today...

In this episode, I catch up with a woman who had a lasting impact and impression on me and several other of my former coworkers at WILX TV - NBC 10 in Lansing, Mi! Meymo Lyons, or "Mem", as all of us knew her by, joined me to talk about the great times and group we had in the late 90's, early 2000's at WILX. Those were some great times, many of us in that newsroom were in our first jobs at the tim...

Hello all! We hope you are doing well and staying safe and of course, enjoying our podcast. On this episode of the No Holden Back podcast we talk about Formula 1, MotoGP, NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, and college football. Giving you updates and what we think of what's going on in the world of sports! We also get into the age old debate, What is and what isn't a sport. A fun segment that we hope you enjoy!...

So much fun in this episode with Steve Coon, longtime Chief Photographer, and now Operations Manager at WILX NBC 10 in Lansing, MI!! We had some great times in the 6 years i worked at the station, this is a very entertaining episode, the stories are endless!! Steve started as a photographer at the station 2 years before i arrived, he started in 1996, while working in retail sales, and he's still g...

Excellent time catching up and chatting with former WILX NBC 10 (Lansing, MI), coworker, Aaron Baskerville in this episode!! Aaron and I met late in 2001, he joined the news department as a general assignment reporter. Lansing was his 1st stop in what has become an award winning career as a news reporter, who knows works in the city he was born in, Philadelphia! Our time in Lansing was significant...

Excellent time chatting with former WILX NBC 10, (Lansing, MI)  coworker Jeremy Ross! We spent 2 years working together in Lansing, and had some great times!! Jeremy is a Michigan native, from suburban Detroit, he attended the University of Michigan and later, earned his Master's Degree from Medill School of Broadcasting at Northwestern University! While at the University of Michigan, he worked se...

Starting to do some shows/podcasts with several of my former co-workers at WILX TV in Lansing, Michigan. First up is WZZM News Anchor Nick LaFave, we spent a good part of 2004 working together on weekends. Nick has done great things in his career since then and continues to do them today!! He hails from Marquette, MI, he's a Yooper through and through. He began his broadcasting/journalism career i...

In this episode, I talk with Jason Zone Fisher, longtime TV Host, Reporter, Emcee. Jason is a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio and at a young age, he got his start in show business. At just 9 years old, Jason was cast in "Conversations With My Father", a show that played at the Cleveland Playhouse. In his high school years, Jason was a 2 time Emmy nominated host of "Browns Blitz", a show on that air...

In this episode, I’m joined by veteran TV director/producer, Warren Pick. We first met back in 2012 on a lacrosse event for CBS Sports Network, since then we’ve become good friends & working colleagues. Warren grew up in NYC & New Jersey, his mother & father were both in the entertainment business, his mom was an actress, his dad an entertainment lawyer. Warren attended Ithaca College & began his...

Today on episode 49 of the No Holden Back podcast we talk about Monster Energy Supercross and the championship battle between 450 title contenders Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb, what's new in American sports, and the WAL. Of course, we also talk Father's Day and some of the great memories and things we've learned over the years from our Father's! Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there! Stay Saf...

Welcome back! It's been 3 weeks since we've recorded a new episode and we are pumped to be back! on this episode we talk about Monster Energy Supercross, Moto GP, Nascar, NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, College Football, PLL, and Soccer as well! it's a total sports round table! We thank you for all your support and appreciate you listening and watching the No Holden Back Podcast!  Stay healthy and S...

Outstanding time catching up with Matt McConnell, TV PxP Announcer for the Arizona Coyotes! He joined Fred Pletsch & I to talk about where his love for hockey comes from, his childhood, his college days at MSU, his first job in minor league hockey, his first NHL call up, his stops in the NHL, working for the Coyotes & so much more in a very entertaining episode!

Great catching up with WMU Associate Head Coach Pat Fershweiler in this episode as he joined Fred Pletsch & I. We went back to Pat’s hockey roots in the state of Minnesota, his college recruitment by Minnesota Duluth & later Western Michigan, where he finished his college playing career. Plus, how he got his start in coaching, his time with the Detroit Red Wings, his return to Western Michigan , h...

Part 2 with former Denver head coach George Gwozdecky as he joined Fred Pletsch & I. Started out w/his friendship w/ MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo & what kept him from taking over for Ron Mason at MSU. From there great conversation & discussion on the 2 national titles he led Denver to, some excellent stories on some his former players & moments from the NCAA title games. We also discussed his 2 y...

Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Former Denver & Miami (OH) hockey coach George Gwozdecky as he joined Fred Pletsch and I for some great conversation and stories from his playing and coaching days. We dropped the puck talking about Valor Christian HS Hockey, George finished his 5th season coaching there earlier this year, his team won the Colorado State Title, their 1st in program history! Fr...

Excellent time chatting with longtime & veteran college hockey writer Neil Koepke in this episode! Neil joined Fred Pletsch and I to talk about several topics, great listen for the college hockey fan or hockey fan in general with Neil, who has nearly 50 years of covering the sport! We started out talking about his younger years as a goalie, growing up in Cleveland, going to Ohio State as a goa...

Great chatting with Mike Commito, Sudbury, Ontario based hockey writer and historian, Mike is a great follow on Twitter as he puts out daily info about the history of the game, if you love hockey history, Mike is a great person to follow! He joined Fred Pletsch and I to chat about his road to becoming the team historian for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and his role as a w...

Great time chatting with friend & co-worker Michael Frank, we've worked on the Army Football package the last 2 seasons together, Michael is our TV director on the package. Over the last couple years, we've had several opportunities to chat sports and I'm always blown away about the stories Michael would share with me of his years in the business. He grew up in New York and at young age his dr...

Luke was back in the host seat today, always great to sit next to my son for these, been a lot of fun!! Today we talked about a few different topics, we started off with some news that Luke had about the Pro Supercross series, they will start racing again in late May in Utah. We also talked some about golf being back on TV on Sunday, we also talked some NBA. Now that "The Last Dance" is over, the...

Excellent conversation with former UCF guard & CBS Sports Network College Basketball Analyst Mike O'Donnell in this episode. Mike and I have worked games together a few times over the last few seasons, always enjoy working with Mike, and catching up with him in this forum was fun as well! We talked about Mike's career path on the court, he's from Largo, Florida, he talked with me about his dev...

Great chatting with Joe Bertagna in this episode as he joined Fred Pletsch and I to talk hockey, with some great stories his days as a commissioner, player, and goalie coach! Before we jumped into the hockey talk, Joe shared with us how he and 3 members of his family had COVID-19 earlier this year, he's recovered and doing well now. The 2019-20 season was Joe's final season as commissioner of Hock...