Talkin' Isles

Zach Parise joins Greg and Cory for Ep. 69 of the podcast. The former Islanders winger talks about playing at Shattuck St. Mary's Prep (4:54), getting drafted by the Devils in 2003 (8:35), his relationship with Lou Lamoriello (12:49), captaining the Devils to a Stanley Cup Final in 2012 (19:25), signing with the Islanders in 2021 (25:20) and more!

Cal Clutterbuck joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 68 of the podcast. The former Islanders winger talked about his draft day story in 2006 (10:55), his reaction to getting traded to the Isles in 2013 (20:56), his memories of the 2020 bubble playoff run (39:32), his relationship with Casey Cizikas and Matt Martin (51:34), his top five pet peeves about Cizikas (53:05) his stints with MSG Networks (1:05:13...

Kenny Jonsson joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 67 of the podcast. The former Islanders defenseman talked about getting drafted 12th overall by Toronto in 1993 (4:27), how he became a baseball fan (7:18), playing with his brother Jorgen on the Isles in the 1999-00 season (8:29), his reaction to getting traded to the Islanders (9:30), sending the Isles to the playoffs in 2001 (12:24) and his reflection...

Josh Bailey joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 66 of the podcast. The former Islanders forward talked about his draft day memories (5:30), the origin of the "Hey Josh Bailey" song (20:46), his OT goal against the Penguins that led to "Game One to the Island" (30:48), the 2020 bubble run (32:50) and the guys wrap up with lightning-round questions (42:33). 

Darius Kasparaitis joins Greg and Cory for Ep. 65 of the podcast. The former Isles defenseman talks about his upbringing in Lithuania (1:49), the culture shock of moving to Long Island (7:43), his famous big purchase in his rookie year (9:30), playing a five-OT game as a member of the Penguins (22:06), how he got pranked as an Isles rookie (22:56), spending time on LI in his post-playing days (26:...

Two-time Stanley Cup winner and recent Islanders Hall of Fame Inductee Brent Sutter joins Greg and Cory for episode 64 of the podcast. Sutter talks about his reaction to his Isles HOF induction (1:52), his famous family upbringing (2:50), the beginning of his NHL career with the Isles (11:50), the story of his trade to Chicago (25:11), winning the Stanley Cup in Vancouver in 1982 (41:36) and more!

Former Islanders forward and Stanley Cup Champion Kyle Okposo joins Greg and Cory for Ep. 63 of the podcast. Okposo talks about being recruited by J.P. Parise during prep school (3:26), getting drafted by the Isles in 2006 (8:10), the 2013 playoffs against Pittsburgh (21:17), his fond memories of the Coliseum (24:47), his relationship with Josh Bailey (38:00), winning the Stanley Cup with Florida...

Former Islanders forward Steve Webb joins Greg and Cory for Ep. 62 of the podcast. Webb talks about his unique path to his hockey career (3:26), playing minor league hockey in Kentucky (18:08), his early Isles tenure (22:07), living in the "frat house" with the Islanders (36:07), the 2002 playoffs (40:50) and more!

Former Islanders center and four-time Stanley Cup Champion Bob Bourne joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 61 of the podcast. He talks about why he wanted to be an Islander (5:55), the 1975 playoff run (7:00), the closeness of the team in the mid 70's (10:50), the buildup to the dynasty days (16:30) repairing the Stanley Cup in his garage (18:52), his famous end-to-end goal against the Rangers in Game Fiv...

Former Islanders defenseman Mark Streit joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 60 of the podcast. Streit talks about growing up in Switzerland (1:49), his NHL Draft story (12:19), the Islanders' 2013 playoff run (21:57), signing with the Islanders in 2008 (15:53), playing for  Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey (27:49), his watch company (31:41) and more! 

Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and SportsNet Analyst Jennifer Botterill joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 59 of the podcast. She talks about winning a National Championship - and scoring the clinching goal - for Harvard in the 1999 (6:06), preparing for the 1998 Nagano Olympics (8:30), broadcasting the Islanders on MSG Networks (14:09), her role on Hockey Night in Canada (19:13) and her excitement fo...

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Former Islanders winger Matt Moulson joined Greg and Cory for Ep. 58 of the podcast. Moulson talks about scoring in his first NHL game (13:32), becoming an Islander in 2009 (15:58), scoring two goals in 'Fight Night' vs the Penguins (21:08), his four-goal game in 2011 (23:14), the 2013 playoff push (26:59), scoring in the 2024 Alumni Classic (37:23) and more!

NHL Insider and 32 Thoughts Co-Host Elliotte Friedman joins Ep. 57 of the podcast. Elliotte talks about his career start in broadcasting (2:08), his impressions of the Islanders growing up (4:17), interviewing Al Arbour (6:42), covering the 2002 Islanders-Maple Leafs playoff series (9:45) while wrapping with a game of word association (11:55).

Pat LaFontaine joins Greg and Cory for Ep. 56 of the podcast. The Hall of Famer talks about growing up in St. Louis (1:52), getting drafted third overall in 1983 (12:59), participating in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (15:07), his five-point performance in his second NHL game (18:40), scoring the game-winner in the Easter Epic (24:52), Northwell Presents The Park at UBS Arena (34:20) and mo...

Former Islanders forward Dave Scatchard joins Greg and Cory on Ep.55 of the podcast. He talks about his junior days with the Portland Winterhawks (1:35), being drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 42nd overall in 1994 (6:54), getting traded to the Islanders (21:15), the special team bond in 2001-02 (30:49), the 2002 playoff series against Toronto (36:28) and more!

Former Islanders forward Richard Park joins Cory and Greg on episode 54 of the podcast. Park talks about growing in LA (1:55) and moving to Toronto at 13 to pursue hockey (3:20), the legacy of Jim Paek (7:11), playing for the Islanders (23:54), scoring two goals in the Dubie poke check game (34:50), winning the Bob Nystrom Award (39:55) and more!

Islanders legend Ed Westfall joins Greg and Cory for Ep. 53 of the podcast. The first Isles captain talks about the 1972 Expansion Draft (1:57), how he became the Islanders first captain (4:20), representing the Isles as their first All-Star (24:52), the 1975 playoff run and the Kate Smith story (26:36), playing his whole career without a helmet (36:19) and his reaction to having a rank named afte...

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Former Islanders forward Tom Chorske joins episode 52 of the podcast. Chorske talks to Cory and Greg about: playing for Lou Lamoriello and winning a Stanley Cup with the Devils in the early-to-mid 1990s (11:10), playing with Alexei Yashin (17:27), being road roommates with Zdeno Chara in his rookie season (24:35), his penalty shot goal on Patrick Roy (28:55), work with United Heroes League (31:20)...

New York Islanders and MSG Networks statistician Eric Hornick joins episode 51 of the podcast. Hornick talks about how Jiggs McDonald helped him break into the business (7:48), how Jean Potvin made him part of the 1982 Stanley Cup parade (11:42), working with Jiggs McDonald, Howie Rose and Brendan Burke (15:30), how he keeps track of all the Isles stats (19:22), the skinny on his blog, The Skinny...

Former Islander winger PA Parenteau joined Cory and Greg for Ep. 50 of the podcast. Parenteau talks about his days in the American Hockey League (8:00), his perspective on the Islanders-Rangers rivalry (10:52), having career-years with the Islanders (11:56) Hoppy the bunny (19:01), his relationship with Michael Grabner (20:43), playing with Kyle Palmieri on the Devils (22:57) and more.

Former Islanders goaltender Cory Schneider joins Greg and Cory for Episode 49 of the podcast, after announcing his retirement from professional hockey in September. Schneider talks about playing hockey at Boston College (3:19), getting drafted in the first round by the Canucks in 2004 (7:33), his reaction to getting traded to the Devils (22:12), backing up at Nassau Coliseum (26:00), joining the I...

Former Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss joins Cory and Greg for episode 48 of the podcast. Greiss talks about his upbringing in Fussen, Germany (3:36), his first season with the Islanders in 2015-16 (8:15), his 47-save performance in Game 5 against the Panthers in 2016 (11:41), the 2020 NHL Bubble Playoff run (21:08),his perspective on retirement after 14 NHL seasons (24:46) and more.

Former Islanders defenseman Adrian Aucoin joins episode 47 of the podcast. Aucoin talks about, playing on the 1994 Olympic team (6:15), breaking into the NHL with Vancouver (10:25), playing with Pavel Bure, Alex Mogilny and the mid-90s Canucks (12:45), averaging nearly 30 minutes a night for the Islanders (19:06), the 2002 playoffs against the Maple Leafs (25:55), the 2004 NHL All-Star Game and wi...