Dropping the Gloves

We cover a quick roundup of hockey news and then get into some funny, weird, and embarrassing stories from on the ice as well as read some of the stories our listeners sent on twitter. Hope you find it as funny as we did! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you get the best possible experience when meeting an NHL player? What's the best way to get autographs? What's a surefire way to annoy the players? John breaks down the dos and don'ts of interacting with players to make sure you stay away from the things that drive players crazy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We cannot believe it's been 100 episodes of the show already! Time flies. Thank you everybody for listening, it really means the world to us and we feel so fortunate to be able to talk about hockey every week. We took a view minutes to reflect on the show's beginnings, trivia, and best guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arguably the two best goalies of all time (hat tip to Dom Hasek), both have incredible numbers and hold every major goaltending record between them. Who was better? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we compare two players who couldn't have been more different in how they played the game. Bure was "the Russian Rocket" who had just endless raw talent and scoring ability, whereas Lindros in his prime was perhaps the best power forward to ever play in the NHL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These two defenseman were two of the best to ever lace them up, but other than that they don't have much in common. Pronger was a physical, bruising presence that shut down opponents while putting up elite numbers, whereas Neidermayer was the smooth-skating, cerebral, calm presence that coaches drooled over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're trying something new! Breaking down two legendary, hall of fame careers. They had eerily similar career paths and played their entire careers for one franchise, but who did it better? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems like the NHL is inching closer and closer to making a decision on returning this season. Let's break down some of the reports that have come out, what a 24 team playoff might look like, and predicting some play-in games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Shane Hnidy, Stanley Cup champion and a color commentator for the Vegas Golden Knights. Shane told some awesome stories from his playing days, being part of the Cup run in Boston, and what makes makes the Vegas team so special. Well spoken guy with some great things to say. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special episode today interviewing Eva and Gabriella Scott about what they remember about my playing days. Hint: not much! Also, I sent out a tweet last week that started a great conversation. What's your biggest hockey-related pet peeve? Some really funny answers from you guys. If you think of more, let us know on twitter at dropping_gloves! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

With the season in flux, lots of ideas have been thrown around about what the playoffs might look like if hockey started again. One of those ideas is a 24 team playoff with a 3 game first round. How exciting would that be? And look at these first round matchups: - Boston vs Montreal - Pittsburgh vs Toronto - Calgary vs Edmonton - Chicago vs St. Louis Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

The ESPN docuseries on Michael Jordan has been taking the sports world by storm, which brings the obvious question: what would be the best hockey story to be told? In this episode, we talk about a few hockey stories that we'd love to see an in-depth docum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the league's most feared heavyweights for a decade, Brian McGrattan played for 4 NHL teams and took down some of the toughest fighters around during that time. He told some great stories about his playing days - most notably about his infamous run-in with Tortorella in the hallway. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had the pleasure of interviewing feared pugilist and journeyman who loves the game as much as anyone, Steve MacIntyre. Despite his fearsome reputation and powerful fists, he's a funny, kind, well-spoken guy who's got some awesome stories both on and off the ice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Monday guys! So, I sent out a tweet on Friday night that blew up and I wanted to address it immediately, so here's a special Monday morning edition of Dropping the Gloves. In this episode, we'll talk about what my source told me, some of the conversations with players and other people around the league since my tweet went out, and how I could see the next couple months unfolding. Hosted on A...

A little outside the box episode this morning answering some Twitter questions about: Worst teammates on the road (pranksters and guys avoiding the bill) Can Houston support an NHL team? How do you budget on an NHL salary? Pancakes or waffles? Plus how we are basically GIVING away free merch on Twitter! Check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fun episode today to think about some of the amazing players that went undrafted and overlooked (no we don't count Gretzky or Orr). John and Tim took turns drafting the best starting 6 possible among undrafted players! Who's team do you think turned out better? And, we also discussed hockey movies. Which is the best hockey movie of all time? Miracle? Slap Shot? Mystery, Alaska? Hosted on Acast. Se...

The question that has been blowing up on social media... who's on your NHL Mount Rushmore? How much weight do you give to the length of career? Does experience outside of the NHL count? John and Tim both give their accounts of who makes the cut and most importantly... why! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Nate Gerbe today, who's had a successful career across many different teams. He made a name for himself at Boston College and has since played for the Sabres, Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, as well as a stint in Europe. We talked to Nate about his approach to the game, overcoming injuries, his big hit on Giroux, and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Wrapping up the drafting exercise to see who could build the best roster under the NHL salary cap. Here's part two! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had a fun exercise this week talking about the best contracts in the NHL and what that might look like on a roster. John and Tim took turns drafting players to each build the best team they could while fitting under an $83M salary cap. Here's part one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had a fun exercise this week looking back at 2003, what's known as the greatest NHL draft ever. If we knew then what we know now, how would the draft go? We redid the first round of the draft, explaining our picks along the way. Disagree? Tweet us why we're wrong at @dropping_gloves! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did a self-appointed "4th line plug" become the biggest personality in hockey? We had an awesome discussion with BizNasty about stories from playing days, his rise in the media, and what's coming next. Paul spoke open and honestly about the state of the world with the Coronavirus going around and why he thinks we'll all appreciate the little things a bit more once this is all over. Hosted on A...

One of the positive impacts of the league being suspended right now is that players have a lot more time on their hands and we've been able to line up some amazing interviews. Here's John's former captain and Chicago legend Jonathan Toews talking about topics like: Being made captain at age 20 Winning three Cups so early in his career What the BlackHawks need to do to be contenders again The true...

We had the pleasure of interviewing one of the toughest guys to ever lace 'em up, Chris Nilan. He's #9 all-time in PIMs and has some incredible stories about lacing them up with Canadien legends in the '80s. A Boston guy who played at Northeastern, he went on to have a long and storied career in the NHL. You won't want to miss this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.