OTCB Podcast

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome friend of the show, back to back to back Champ and newly named Finals MVP- the Buffalo Army Knife- Ian MacKay. Fresh off a third straight NLL Title, MacKay is still in the fog of cloud 9 after a few days of well deserved celebrations. We talk about his transition to the front door, the sacrifices everyone had to make to and some of the ridiculousness of Cha...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome back long time friend of the show, and one of the original TFLs- Steve Govett. Steve is no stranger to starting up new ventures and last week he helped announce the latest- the NLL Alumni Club. There's nearly 40 years of professional indoor lacrosse alumni and this will be a great way to keep all those former players, staff and even fans connected. And...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome back our good buddy from the Halifax Thunderbirds, Clarke Petterson. A second 100+ point season boosted by a career high 70 assists saw Petterson once again, take his game to another level on the Atlantic Coast. His chemistry with Staats and Hoggarth have created a real problem for opposing defenses. Unfortunately for Petterson and the TBirds, their backs a...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we preview the final four teams with four outstanding guests. Cody Janzen and Maki Jenner will join us to break down the series between the Rush and Thunderbirds that will start in Halifax. Then, Tino Fera and Steve Bermel stop by to set up Warriors and Bandits that gets underway Friday night. We'll recap the quarterfinals, answer some of your questions and get yo...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we hop on the Dhane Train headed to BanditLand to speak with the man who has set the single season assist record four years running! Dhane Smith may go down as the best passer in the NLL history - his last 4 seasons along has him in the top 40 All-Time assists- but for now he's focused on helping the Bandits to their 3rd straight title. He know it won't be ea...

This week on the Off the CrosseBar Podcast- it's week 21 and it could be the greatest final weekend in NLL history. Three spots remain in the March to May and seven teams are still alive! The Boys break down a wild week 20 and then get you set for the final eight games of the regular season. Plus we'll answer your questions and give you another chance to win with CoolBet. All that and more...

This week on the Off the CrosseBar Podcast we welcome Georgia Swarm Clutch King, Andrew Kew. After a disappointing draft day where the projected #1 pick ended up slipping to 3rd overall, Kew has learned how to flip the switch, and turn a negative into a positive. Now a member of the Swarm, Kew is in a locker-room full of familiar faces and an incredible coach. From University to the Pros, the Oakv...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome back NLLPA President and San Diego Seals star, Zach Currier. It's a busy time of year for Currier as the Seals are trying to secure a home play-off game, all while he's trying to help secure a new CBA deal for the Player's Union AND take care of his new baby boy, Stetson. After an emotional return to Calgary where he spent his first 6 pro season...

This week on the Off the CrosseBar Podcast we welcome long time friend of the show and one of the NLL GOATs of broadcasting, Craig Rybczynski. Rypper has been with the KHawks organization for over 20 years, seeing almost of the highs and surprisingly not too many lows. However a few weeks ago, a promise to his son Jacob, the NLL's iron-man like streak of consecutive broadcasted games came to a...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we welcome the newest member of the Vancouver Warriors, Christian Del Bianco. In what seemed like a deadline day miracle, the 2023 NLL MVP and Goalie of the Year is back in the NLL after holding-out from the Calgary Roughnecks. It's a major get for the future of the Warriors and will give them a solidified #1 goalie for the next decade. After a memorable week 15,...

This week on the Off the CrosseBar Podcast we welcome back friend of the show and the NLL's biggest rising star, Maki Jenner. Growing up in lacrosse family, Jenner always dreamed of being a big deal like Charlotte North, well she is but it's just with a microphone instead of a stick. After an incredible 2024 where she became the first female to be on a Minto Cup broadcast, to calling the f...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we welcome back Josh Sanderson- head coach of the Calgary Roughnecks- after they were able to acquire Nick Rose from the Toronto Rock. With a fire-sale going on in the Big Smoke, teams are doing all they can to take advantage and boost their teams' chances at a lengthy play-off run; the Roughnecks were one of those teams. Sitting at 6-5, they in a play-off spot b...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome the voice of the Saskatchewan Rush, Cody Janzen to show. Janzen is collecting all the air miles, and bus miles as he travels to and fro with the team. This past weekend was one for the memory bank having to take a 7 hour bus ride from Calgary to Saskatoon; but it didn't slow the team down at all. Saskatchewan are 8-2 and now, the hottest team in the NLL...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we welcome The Terefenko Show! With 6 goals and 11 points in his last two games, Ryan Terefenko is on absolute fire! Maybe he's on the "Buckeye Boost", or its just all coming together but after a slow start, Terefenko and the Thunder Birds have won four of five, Out of the clouds, Pat joins the show amidst the winter storm blanketing much of Canada. We...

On this week's OTCB Podcast, it's Josh Dawick, one of the hottest sticks in the NLL . Coming off a 4 goal performance, including the OT winner in Colorado, the 3rd year forward already has a career high in Goals and Points. He's been a big part of the Toronto Rock's resurgence after a slow injury-riddled start to the season. But Tom Schreiber and Dan Dawson have been even bigger pa...

This week on the show Pat runs solo, as he welcomes back long time friend- and maybe soon-to-be "reoccurring guest", Mitch Belisle to the show. With all teams past the quarter-pole of the season we get some insight around the league from Belisle. Including his "way too early NLL Award winners". A quiet week 9 gives us plenty of time to go through the OTCB Mail Bag and bring you...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome "The Big Dog", Ashley Docking from the NLL on TSN Broadcasts for a round table discussion. Docking has been covering the NLL for a number of years now and has really supplanted herself as the top floor analyst in the business. But her ability to relate to the players, and tell their stories comes fairly naturally to her. We talk a lot of lax including the i...

This week on the Off the Crosse Bar Podcast, we the start the New Year with a quiet week 6 in the NLL but two fantastic guests to fill the void. First up is our good friend Adam Levi who seemingly never sleeps. Levi continues to provide outstanding coverage of the lacrosse landscape but his most recent work may be his best yet. 'Life, Loss and Lacrosse' is a beautifully produced piece on Dyson Wil...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we're joined by Philadelphia Wings GM Paul Day after his club got their first win of the season in convincing fashion. Day was one of the busiest GMs during the off-season taking advantage of the Panther City dispersal draft and having the #1 overall pick. The Wings aren't in a rebuild but Day is doing a great job revitalizing the Wings to NLL prominence. A life-long...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome back Vancouver Warriors GM/HC Curt Malawsky to the show. After a disappointing loss on opening weekend, the Warriors had week two off, and Malawsky has made sure that his team is getting better every time out. Taking time to help rookies Jonathan Peshko and Payton Cormier adapt to the NLL has been one of his main focuses. We ask him the ceiling for second y...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we welcome back friend of the show Ian MacKay of the Bandits as they get set to defend their title- again! While there may not be much talk of the 3peat, MacKay and the Bandits know that there's a huge target on their backs. So maybe that's why this year's training camp was a little different than others. Buffalo didn't play in week 1, so MacKay and his "dad", Matt V...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we get tuned up for the NLL's return to Ottawa with 'The Gremlin', Nate Grenon. As a local guy, Grenon has been working hard to create the buzz around town to ensure the Black Bears have a successful first season in town. It doesn't hurt that the Black Bears had an uber intense training camp. We'll get you primed for week 1, give you our way-too early year end award w...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we're just over a week away from the new season and the NLL continues to drop news- so we have an exclusive 1on1 with the Commissioner Brett Frood. NLL+ will be the global streaming platform for the NLL so lacrosse fans around the world will be able to consume the league better than ever! But Frood isn't happy with the status quo as he continues to flesh out new owne...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, Paul Dawson of the Back-to-Back Champion Buffalo Bandits stops by after winning his 3rd NLL title in his illustrious 17 year career. After not being re-signed by the Knigthawks, Dawson began the season with the Mammoth but once their season was lost, a last minute deal to the Bandits turned his and their seasons around. Can Buffalo 3-peat? That probably depends on if...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we break down the NLL Finals as Buffalo looks defend their title against their instate rivals from Albany. With Pat on the road to cover the games this weekend on TSN, Mr Luxurious Mitch Belisle slides in to give some more in-depth analysis of what should be an incredible series. Will experience prevail or will the upstart FireWolves finish off this insane comeback st...