Ice Guardians Pod

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are telling stories with the Darren McCarty and Joe Kocur this week and to announce their new podcast, Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code. Hully tells the guys the story of how his dad and Stan Mikita first started putting curves in their sticks and the guys discuss the origins of the tiedown on hockey jerseys. DMac and Hully talk about playing with Pavel Datsyuk early in his...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull come to you from the Window World Studio with former NHL defenseman Rick Zombo. Hully and Zombo talk about growing up in the Chicago area and some of the guys they played youth hockey with and against and Zombo tells the guys about his road to the USHL and University of North Dakota. Zombo and Hully talk about the atmosphere of college hockey venues when they played and...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are back in the Window World Studio with former teammate and current St. Louis Blues head coach Jim Montgomery this week. Monty and Hully talk about the recruitment process to play college hockey and how NIL money has effected hockey. The guys relive one of the greatest pranks pulled on Monty while he was playing for the Blues and some of the other shenanigans they used...

Brett Hull is back with Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway from Gozzer Ranch. John relives a few of the games from his time playing under Dan Reeves in Denver and what led to the coaching change to Wade Phillips and, eventually, Mike Shanahan. Hully talks about his memories watching the Broncos' playoff run to Super Bowl XXXII, and Elway discusses how they were able to grind out the win for...

Brett Hull is catching up with Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway this week at Gozzer Ranch. John talks to Hully about growing up all over the northwestern US following his dad to different coaching spots before finally settling in California for high school and Hully shares the story of how the Hull family ended up in Winnipeg. The guys talk about Elway's best moments playing high school ba...

Brett Hull is back at Gozzer Ranch with Discovery Land Company founder Michael Meldman for part 2 of their conversation. Mike tells Brett about leaving corporate real estate and getting into property development in Arizona. The guys talk about how that one property turned into the entire Discovery portfolio and Mike tells Hully about where the inspiration came from for some of the rules that make...

Brett Hull is sitting down with Discovery Land Company founder Michael Meldman this week. Mike tells Hully about growing up in Milwaukee, being a Packers fan as a kid, and what it means to be on Vince Lombardi time. The guys talk about how some of Mike's coaches as a kid helped shape the way he leads and runs his businesses. Hully asks Mike about his move to Arizona as a teenager and Mike tal...

Brett Hull and guest host Russ Courtnall are enjoying Gozzer Ranch with Stanley Cup champion Tyler Johnson. Tyler tells the guys about growing up and playing hockey in the Pacific Northwest, and the guys talk about developing youth hockey players today. Hully asks Tyler about winning the Memorial Cup with Spokane in Juniors and they talk about his road to the NHL. Tyler talks about playing in the...

Brett Hull is up at Gozzer Ranch hanging out with Russ Courtnall and Sheldon Souray this week. The guys talk with The Hammer about the first time they each met him, and what drew all of them to Gozzer. Hully talks about some of the top players in the league now. Hully and Rusty talk about how they met their wives while playing hockey and Sheldon tells the guys what great influences they've be...

Brett Hull and guest host Tony Twist have Adam Scorgie back in studio this week. Scorgie talks to the guys about how he discovered the game of hockey and how he has been able to use his skills as a producer to tell stories about the game. Twister asks Adam to talk about some of the documentaries that he has been a part of and Adam tells him about making the Danny Trejo documentary and how the maki...

Brett Hull and guest host Tony Twist are hanging out this week with former NHL winger Brian McGrattan. Big Ern tells the guys about watching hockey and falling in love with the enforcers at an early age and how his abilities on the ice eventually led to him taking that path himself. Twister talks to Big Ern about some of the guys that shaped his career as he was coming up to the NHL. Grats talks a...

Brett Hull and guest host Tony Twist are joined in studio by former NHL forward Jordin Tootoo this week. Toots tells the guys about growing up in Nunavut playing pond hockey and what it was like making the transition to organized hockey before getting drafted into the WHL. Toots also talks about some of the coaches and teammates who helped get him through some of the lowest points in his life. Twi...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull have three time Stanley Cup champion Mike Keane on the podcast this week. Keaner tells his version of the story about the night he spent in jail with Brian Skrudland, and what it was like playing in Montreal to start his NHL career. Keaner also talks about having Hully as a teammate in Dallas, watching him do crossword puzzles in the locker room, and the time Hully got k...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are talking to former teammate, and current NHL Scout for the Vegas Golden Knights, Jim McKenzie. Hully and Mack get started talking about the Golden Knights recent sweep of the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference finals and the guys discuss what it takes to build a good NHL team that can compete in the playoffs every year. Mack tells the guys about coming up th...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are talking with Calgary Flames assistant coach and former teammate Dave Lowry this week. Chaser talks to Pie about some of his favorite pranks he pulled or witnessed during his playing days and they guys talk about their time together in St. Louis. Pie tells the Hully and Chaser how he got his start and coaching and about some of his stops along the way. Hully and Pie t...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are catching up with former NHL forward and Stanley Cup champion Brian Skrudland this week. Chaser tells the guys about how he ended up wearing number 39 in the NHL and Skrewy talks about winning the Calder Cup in the minors. Skrewy tells the guys about the bar fight that he got into with some teammates while they were in Winnipeg and Hully and Chaser talk about some of...

Brett Hull is in studio hanging out with guest host Garth Butcher and former NHL forward Stu Grimson. Butchy asks Grimmer about his road to the NHL, and the guys talk about some of the best guys they fought against on the ice. Hully starts reminiscing about the old Norris division and the guys talk about how it became the Chuck Norris division. Grimmer talks about the respect all of the enforcers...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull have media personality Billy Bush as their guest this week. Billy tells the guys about growing up as a Rangers fan and playing hockey in New York as a kid. Chaser asks Billy about getting his start in media and he tells the guys about working in radio in college and how that led to him getting his own morning radio show before making the transition to television. The guy...

Kelly Chase is sitting down to talk with Tyson Nash and Paul Bissonnette this week. Nasher talks about his first training camp with the Blues and his fight with Chaser. Biz tells the guys about what went down before his fight at a Houston's in Scottsdale. Nasher tells the guys about his fight with Brendan Shanahan and the reaction from the locker room after that game. Biz talks about his time...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are hanging out with former St. Louis Blues forward Reed Low this week. Lowsy talks about coming up through juniors and the minors and how he developed into a tough guy in the NHL. The guys talk about how much the game has changed in the 20 years since Lowsy has been out and also revisit the Olympic Gold medal game between the US and Canada. Chaser asks Lowsy about some...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull sit down with former NHL defenseman Matt Irwin this week. Matty talks to the guys about coming up through juniors and college and training camps early in his career. Hully asks about his time in Worcester and Matty talks about his first call-up. The guys talk about all of Matty's stops in the NHL, including his run to the Cup finals with Nashville. Matty tells the g...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull were joined in studio by former St. Louis Blues executive Susie Mathieu for an Ice Guardians watch party. The guys talk to Susie about how she started with the Blues and how she was able to stick around for as long as she did. Susie tells the guys about getting the team home after losing game 7 in Calgary in 1986. Chaser asks Susie about running the World Cup of Hockey a...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull are talking with former St. Louis Blues Captain Chris Pronger about his new book this week. Prongs tells the guys about the Bar Brawl in Buffalo his rookie year and the night he spent in jail because of it. Hully asks Pronger about getting traded to St. Louis after his first two years in Hartford. Chaser asks him about leaving St. Louis and his path to winning a Stanley...

Kelly Chase and Brett Hull were watching the Blues game with former Detroit Red Wings forward, Joey Kocur. Chaser and Joey share stories with Hully from their childhood and talk about what it was like having to face each other in the NHL. Hully and Chaser remember the time they skinned a deer together, and Chaser and Joey talk about working on the farm as kids. Joey talks about starting his career...

Brett Hull and guest host Tony Twist are hanging out with 2019 Stanley Cup champion Robert Bortuzzo this week. The guys talk about the evolution of practice and conditioning in the NHL and Bortz talks about his long road through the minors. The guys ask Bortz how a fight in practice and a trip to a bar in Philly led to hosting a Stanley Cup party in Thunder Bay. Ice Guardians, presented by Siteman...