OTCB Podcast

This week on the #OTCBPodcast we're back from the extended Holiday/Covid Break and #NLL Week 6 is a go! But before we get to the games, Ryan Benesch was flipped from PCLC to Albany as the 1000+ point man is once again on the move. Albany gets the high-scoring lefty to help boost an offense that has struggled to score in their opening two games. We'll break it down from both team's persepctives. Ma...

This week on the show, we were hoping to get you set for week 4 in the NLL but alas, it's been postponed. So in the meantime, Pat and Teddy take a look at the year that was 2021 and talk about some of the major news moments of the past 365 days. It's all a blur but there were still a few monumental moments for the lacrosse world. We'll look ahead to 2022, as well as answer some of your submissions...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome back Ty Merrow to the show, talking all things analytics and lacrosse. Ty is a nerd- and we love him for it. Over the last three weeks, he's be tabulating all the league-wide stats into a document to try and understand NLL trends and if analytics is needed. We take a deep dive into whats out there, what should be out there and what can be done. We'll wrap up...

This week on the #OTCBPodcast we welcome back Mitch Jones from the 2-0 Warriors. Vancouver is looking to 3-0 for the first time since 2010 when they won the title as the Washington Stealth- what's been the difference so far this season? We'll ask Mitch all about it. We'll recap a wild week 2, set you for a busy week 3, and give you out Boosted Parlay thanks to the folks at CoolBet. So sit back and...

This week on the OTCB Podcast, we're still buzzin' from NLL FaceOff weekend and the first games in over 630 days! First up we break down the action from week1, reminisce about the buzz being back in the arena and talk about some controversial moments. Then Frank Brown, aka Cousin Brownie stops by to talk about his holiday raffle, we also go into a deep conversation about life on and off the reserv...

This week on the #OTCBPodcast, we've officially made it Face-Off weekend and all 14 teams are in action, plus the Deputy Commissioner of the NLL Jessica Berman stops by. It'll be 635 days between games in the NLL so we go a little long this week breaking down rosters, giving our picks and surprises, plus yammering on about things you may or may not care about. The NLL Unites program has been long...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we chat with the present and future of the NLL, as Brett Manney and Justin Inacio join the show. Manney is entering his 13th season in the NLL and as a member of the newly relocated Albany FIreWolves is fired up to get back to battle. He even had to do some coaching during the first week of NLL training camp. Inacio still has to wait another year until his first pro c...

This week on the return of the OTCBPodcast we chat with the reigning NLL MVP Shayne Jackson from the Swarm, as well as Reid Reinholdt from the Toronto Rock and of the NLLPA. But first we need to welcome the newest member of the show- Pat Gregoire has been a longtime guest of OTCB and we finally convinced him to join the dark-side and hop on as co-host. Jackson was off to an incredible start before...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, it's an edition of Champions as Mark Glicini, Chase Frazer and Andrew Suitor all join the show. Glicini and Frazer were crowned PLL Champs on Sunday as the Chaos knocked off the defending two-time champs. Both played massive rolls and both revelled in the excitement of lifting the trophy. Suitor announced earlier in the week that he would hanging up the pads after a w...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome back Dan Arestia and Paul St. John. But first, Paul Rabil announced his retirement earlier in the week and we look back at what made him so successful as not just a Businessman but also a Business, man! Dan Arestia will share his thoughts on who the next Face of Lacrosse will be as we transition to this new era. Then we'll look at the PLL Championship game b...

This week on the #OTCBPodcast we go full EastCoast Lifestyle talking with Halifax's own Alex Pace and Halifax Thunderbirds' Coach Mike Accursi. But first, we send our condolences to the family of Dean Hill, who suddenly passed away earlier this week. Deaner was beloved by everyone and had a smile that lit up the room. He will be greatly missed and forever remembered. Alex Pace grew up playing lacr...

This week on the OTCB Podcast we welcome back Bob Hamley, President and GM of the Panther City Lacrosse Club. PCLC continues to knock off franchise firsts and this week it was their first Entry Draft and they didn't wast the opportunity with the first overall pick. Hamley and his staff had been preparing 18 long months for this moment, and the decision was between Jonathan Donville and Adam Charal...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome the newest member of the Saskatchewan Rush, Matt Beers, and the captain of The OJLL Champions St. Catharines Athletics, Thomas Whitty. Beers had been a member of the Vancouver Warriors organization since they were the Washington Stealth, winning the NLL Championship in 2010. The heart and soul of the Warriors team, Beers will be a massive loss. But man, are...

This week on the Off the CrosseBar Podcast we welcome all round great guy and one half of the Back of the Bird podcast, Dan Lomas. If you haven't listened to BOTB quite yet, you're a few epic episodes behind. Lomas and Co-Host Paul Dawson, are lacrosse's version of Spittin' Chicklets and do a great job getting players to open up and tell stories from the road. Unfortunately for Dan, he tore his Ac...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome Rusty Bird... errr I mean Wes Berg to the show. Wes is living down in San Diego full time and has been doing tons of work growing the game of box lacrosse in the SoCal area. He's also created himself an alter ego! NLL Free Agency begins Sunday and there could be some big names on the move in the next few days. We break down who could go where. Plus a big hug...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome back our old friends Steve Govett and Pat Gregoire. With the announcement of the IOC granting World Lax full recognition, it's another step towards us actually seeing Lacrosse Sixes played in the Olympics. Steve has been a part of the World Lacrosse advisory board as an independent director for the last couple of years, so he's got a lot of the answers to ma...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome back the Commissioner of the NLL, Nick Sakiewicz, as well as Dan Arestia from the Lacrosse Flash. First off, the Commissioner joins us to talk about NLL Face-Off Weekend which will be on December 3-4 with six games across the league. The league also unveiled its new divisional alignment and play-off format. Nick has been very busy, so as always we're gratefu...

This week on the OTCBPodcast- we, are, back! It's been a long hiatus thanks to Covid but with the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter, that means we are in the home stretch to the start of a new NLL season. So this week, we welcome in the first coach in Panther City franchise history, Tracey Kelusky and, first overall pick in both NLL and PLL entry drafts- Jeff Teast. Kelusky is a a Ha...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we wrap up 2020 with two great guests and two fantastic conversations. First up, Kyle Devitte from Inside Lacrosse joins us to talk about the biggest news of the week. The PLL buying up the MLL came as a major surprise to everyone and there are still plenty of questions. KD has been covering both MLL and PLL in-depth over the years so he's got a few things to say. Then...

This week on the #OTCBPodcast we welcome the author of the fastest selling lacrosse book this holiday season, Delby Powless. 'Medicine Game' is an eye opening tale of life on the Reservations with main character Tommy Henry as he struggles with being a leader on his lacrosse team, a son, a brother and a boyfriend all while dealing with the pressures of being a young man who feels the weight and da...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we welcome in the newly elected President of the PLPA, Zach Currier Along with his #2 Reid Reinholdt, Currier will now look to lead the Players Union into year 35 with better communication, a willingness to grow and a drive to see the players reach new heights. It's not going to be an over night switch, nor an easy one- but the players are united together and are alrea...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, we welcome back our good friend Rich Lisk to the show. Fully settled into his new home ON Long Island, Lisk and his staff are working diligently through the pandemic in hopes that the league will indeed be playing come April. An April start means a lot of things for the world of lacrosse- and for the Riptide that may mean a certain college player may be eligible to si...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we are joined by the Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, Nick Sakiewicz. With the NLL on hiatus since March, Sakiewicz and his staff have been working diligently towards the 35th season in league history. So when can fans expect that season to start? What will it look like? And what about Fort Worth... when will we find out their name? We have so much to ask...

This week on the #OTCBPodcast we welcome back Adam Levi from The Lacrosse Flash and NLL.com, to help us break down the 2020 #NLLDraft. After a long 5 hour broadcast in which 93 young men had their names called, Levi has gone beyond the picks to look at some of the stories that we may have missed during our coverage. Levi brings the heat as always, as we talk about why the #2 pick was so coveted by...

This week on the #OTCBPodcast we dip into the Inside Lacrosse pool for two great guests, Stephen Stamp and Terry Foy. Stamp is the NLL's draft Guru and knows pretty much everything there is to know about the top 100 prospects for next Thursday's NLL Draft. We all know Teat is going first overall but after that, it's anyones guess so, we'll see what Stamper has to say. Foy is the CEO of Inside Lacr...