The Dented Puck - A Blind Hockey Podcast

The boys sit down to discuss next week's Blind Hockey Classic, presented by USA Hockey. The Classic will be hosted by Fifth Third Arena, in Chicago Illinois, the home of the Windy City Showdown. #blind #blindhockey #blindsports #disabled #disabledhockey Support The Dented Puck & The Growth of Blind Hockey! 🏒 Love the show? Help us grow the game, share more incredible stories, and support the...

"You're killing me, Kory!" - Drew Today, we have a unique episode - possibly the most mentally taxing episode for the boys. We'd like to introduce our producer, Kory Shinohara! He has been the man behind the camera for the Dented Pucks for almost 3 years, now he's the one in front of it. We discuss how he got into hockey as a sport, how he got into broadcasting at the University of Kansas, why he'...

After a brief hiatus, we are back with another banger! It was a pleasure to welcome on Minnesota Wild Blind Hockey's very own Nick and Brady! We discuss their amazing work with the Wild, especially Brady's action-packed summer - which features his very own gargantuan efforts for the name and sport of blind hockey! Support The Dented Puck & The Growth of Blind Hockey! 🏒 Love the show? Help us...

"One of the most intelligent conversations we've ever had" - Drew. We are so lucky to have an individual who participates in one of the oldest sporting rivalries in the world, Hillary Scanlon! She is a member of the Oxford Blues Women's Ice Hockey team, and Captain of the Canadian Women's Blind Soccer team! In the episode, we discuss how her skills in one blind sport enable her to excel in another...

NHL Preview The boys grab a few buddies to preview the 2023-2024 NHL Season. With the Avs, Knights, Devils, Leafs, Bruins, and Stars represented, we take aim at some dark horse teams and who our favorites would be matched up against in the finals The Dented Puck Podcast is brought to you by The Dented Puck Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charity. Please consider donating to support the podcast and the sp...

This week on the show we were happy to have Trent Tribble out of Columbus Blind Hockey on.  Trent is a relatively new face in the blind hockey community but he and his teammates have already made a big splash!  They were the first to get on the ice in between periods and have opened doors for other organizations to follow suit.  He also participated in the Blind Showcase game with Dawg Nation, sho...

Mark DeMontis: This week we were proud to host another OG Blind hockey player.  Mark DeMontis was behind the original skate across Canada to raise money for Blind hockey.  Through that organization, Courage Canada, he and his team were able to grow the sport and grow the organization to what we now know as Canadian Blind Hockey.   Whether it was strapping on rollerblades or donning his countries c...

And We're Back! The boys and Kory discuss an event filled summer since the last time we caught up. We discuss the summer of The Dented Pucks Blind Hockey Team, as well as a few Team USA events. SOMEHOW, Drew turns the conversation towards the NHL, before we get back to discussing our upcoming events and guests. The Dented Puck Podcast is brought to you by The Dented Puck Foundation, a USA IRS appr...

We were lucky enough to find some time to all finally have a conversation with Nathan Tree, the leader of UK Blind Hockey and paty of the forefront of Blind Hockey in Europe. Nathan talks about growing up playing hockey and the thought of losing hockey with his sight . Nathan tells the boys sboitbhisbhocjeuvhditoru, but sighted and blind and we talk about his big North Americans Trion coming up ne...

The boys sit down with Dirk as the host this week and discuss the amazing event that our partners DAWG Nation held Presidents weekend on Prior Lake, Minnesota. The event was to benefit Ethan Glynn, a 15 year old three sport athlete and hockey captain who, on his first play of his high school football career, was paralyzed on a basic tackle. The tremendous support of upwards of $80,000 is why we pa...

Episode 6-4:  Emma Papariella As one of the community favorites, it's easy to see why Emma is in the disabled sports community for the long haul.   AND SHES OURS!  Emma talks about her experiences in blind hockey, as well as her experiences growing up experiences blind activities and sports with Envision Blind Sports.   We also delve into her passions and her future, as she has recently switched h...

Some of the biggest opportunities come out of shared visions. Anthony is a hockey player, a future lawyer, an advocate, and an author. As Anthony explains, he used his experiences, both positive and negative, to educate younger hockey players about the difficulties growing up different in the hockey world of Minnesota. Anthony's book "Hockey is for Everybody" led him to host a "Hockey is For Every...

The guys were lucky enough to sit down with Kelsey McGuire, who in the past year has really grown her network within the Philadelphia Flyers organization and the Philly community. Kelsey talks about her love for hockey growing up and how she fell in love with teaching the visually impaired in college. Support The Dented Puck & The Growth of Blind Hockey! 🏒 Love the show? Help us grow the game...

(Update for Spotify users: We apologize, the first two episodes did not populate on Spotify due to a video conversion error.) What an amazing way to kick off both a new season and a new year! Antti has such an amazing background in blind sports, and is a many time Paralympian. But, if you know hockey, you know Finland is always a world power. Antti explains his interest in hockey and his experienc...

As Luca explains, one of the best parts of the Fort Wayne weekend was the USA vs. Canada dinner. Luca grabbed Josh and told him how much he liked the podcast, and of course Josh pulled the trigger. What he doesn't know is how excited WE were to be able to interview someone who has been so influential in growing the sport. As expected, we had an amazing conversation about the past, present, and fut...

The boys hop on the show to recap the USA Blind Hockey Classic and the International Blind Hockey Series in Fort Wayne, Indiana last month. Support The Dented Puck & The Growth of Blind Hockey! 🏒 Love the show? Help us grow the game, share more incredible stories, and support the adaptive sports community. Every donation directly funds the sport's growthand helps the Dented Puck Foundation gi...

The boys drag Kory on to discuss the 2022-2023 NHL Season. Listen to their dark horses, Stanley Cup Champs, and their reviews of their favorite teams. Drew caps it off with a question that nobody is prepared for. Support The Dented Puck & The Growth of Blind Hockey! 🏒 Love the show? Help us grow the game, share more incredible stories, and support the adaptive sports community. Every donation...

We finally had the chance to recreate one of the best interviews of the famed dropped live podcast from Pittsburgh, Max Shear. Max is also a newcomer to Team USA and one of the youngest players on the team. Max explains his life through hockey, sight loss, and playing hockey through sight loss. Max is known throughout USA Blind hockey for his individuality and his smooth skating on the ice. Join u...

Three years ago Drew told his story to Cody Beekman on Cody’s podcast “On the Bench With Beeks.”  Well, we turned the tables on Drew and forced his time on the hot seat.  Drew takes us through his journey through sight loss and finding blind hockey.  We take another journey through the creation of the podcast and the showdown.  We talk about Drew’s motivations for the creation of the Showdown and...

Just in time for Gateway Dawg Bowl, the guys catch up with Jared and Jonny O of the St. Louis chapter of Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation. Jared previews their inaugural Gateway Dawg Bowl October 8-9, and talks about his experience putting on the "blind goggles." Jonny perfectly explains his feeling of family when the hockey community came\ together to support him. Take a listen as a preview before o...

You literally asked for it. Thank TJ. But, we actually gave Josh more than six minutes to speak. We learned exactly how blind Dirk is, and how organic some moments are. Josh takes us back to his beginnings in hockey as well as Drew and Josh discuss future happenings at The Dented Puck Foundation, as well as the Dented Pucks Hockey Team. Support The Dented Puck & The Growth of Blind Hockey! 🏒...

The Dented Puck would not be around without Cody Beekman. As you'll find out when we touch base with Cody on the podcast just around two years since his actions led to the birth of this podcast. Cody talks about getting into hockey, his perspective on overcoming adversity and life in general, and his love of the Colorado Avalanche. Cody is the host of On the Bench with Beeks, a hockey podcast high...

Like Drew says in the episode, "It's always interesting to have people on that we know really well..." and it's also always a bunch of laughs. Adam talks about his lifelong love for hockey and how he has grown through blind hockey. He also talks about his love for animals and his job at the animal hosptial. This episode was also very special because the day after recording, Adam, Drew and Josh all...

The idea of inclusion comes in many forms and for many reasons. Jeremy lives by the mantra that "Hockey is for Everyone" and it is shown in his actions on and off the ice. We were honored (and surprised) to have Jeremy Settle join us on the ice at US National Development Camp. Jeremy talks about his experience playing against the highest level blind hockey players in the country , as well as his e...

After spending our time between podcast seasons with the chunk of our blind hockey schedule, one thing became more and more apparent, it was how more and more often we'd hear "UGH TJ"  "COME ON TJ"  "TJ ROBBED ME"  Stop after stop, TJ Stewart was quickly becoming a wall in front of our eyes.  We also had a few chances to get to know our guest off the ice as well.  TJ...