The Frontline

Number 24 in your programs, but number one in your hearts, Ty Nelson, the "supreme" friend of the show once again joins the Frontline Pod! Kid Nelly dishes on the Seattle Kraken, the Troops, who is the locker room DJ, musical preferences, Adam Fantilli, karaoke, CN Tower and much more! Later, the boys go way off topic as they go over all the small things, and dammit, they cover some ground includi...

Troops captain Liam Arnsby joins the podcast on the eve of North Bay's home opener. Liam discusses leadership, the season, Florida Panthers, video games, favourite music and more! Later, Kortney and cohost Ben discuss the Battalion, NOJHL showcase, driving stick and much more!

Head coach of the North Bay Battalion, Ryan Oulahen makes his season three debut on the Frontline Podcast! With the eve of the 2022/23 OHL season upon us, Oulahen breaks down the summer, Hockey Canada, training camp, preseason, what to expect and more! After the coach departs, cohosts Kortney Kenney & Bob Coles talk excitement for the season, MLB stats, the '72 Summit Series, and the Powassan...

North Bay Battalion 2022 OHL first rounder Ethan Procyszyn makes his Frontlie debut! Procyszyn, pronounced "procession" dishes on the draft, camp, who is the funniest on the team, and much more! Later, Kortney and cohost Ben Long discuss the Troops, and the Powassan Voodoos, along with a baseball tournament happening in the Bay!

Friend of the show Adam Dennis once again rejoins the podcast! Dennis discusses training camp, his views on the season, pro camps, goalie equipment and more!

The season 3 premiere of the Frontline is here! Kortney is joined by the Frontline broadcast crew (Matt Sookram, Bob Coles, Ben Long and Adam Contant) to discuss all the changes coming to the podcast and broadcast for the 2022/23 hockey season!

The newest member of the Battalion, Justin Ertel, joins the pod! Ertel discusses his decision to move to North Bay from Cornell, being a third generation "North Bay OHL figure", being drafted by Dallas and much more!

Battalion overager Mitchell Russell rejoins the pod to give a proper wrap up on his OHL career. Russell discusses Owen Sound, the trade to the Bay, San Jose, the playoff run and much more! Later, Tom and Kortney wrap up the playoffs, give thoughts on next year, and get incredibly off topic!

No topic is off limits as Battalion head coach Ryan Oulahen rejoins the podcast in breakdown of the 2021/22 OHL season. The coach discusses the playoffs, regular season, Central Division Champs (!), players leaving, players staying, offseason plans and much more!

Friend of the show Adam Dennis rejoins the show, this time to discuss the recent 2022 OHL Priority Selection. Dennis does a deep dive on every player the team took, the local prospects, the playoffs, a preview of Kingston and more! Later, Kortney and Matt, who is filling in for Tom this week, discuss all the local kids taken across the board, and a look ahead for Kingston!

The Troops netminding duo of Joe Vrbetic and Dom DiVincentiis join the Frontline as the playoffs are about to begin! The tandem discuss their seasons, individual accolades, the playoffs, equipment, Central division champs (baby!) and much, much more! After the duo leaves, the tandem that is Tom & Kortney discuss the Ottawa 67's, past playoff experiences, and more!

Making his Frontline debut is Strength and Conditioning coach Caleb Mady! Mady describes how he came to join the Troops, what his job entails, how to get players to buy in and much more! Later, Tom and Kortney discuss the week that was, Central Division clinching scenarios and much more!

*Trigger warning* The Frontline is pleased to have Brady Leavold from Puck Support join the podcast. Leavold tells all on his harrowing tale from hockey, addiction, mental health, losing his professional career, jail, and redemption. Through Puck Support, Leavold has found a new calling in life by helping hockey players try to avoid similar issues he faced as well. After this one, Brady will defin...

North Bay Battalion goaltending guru Mavric Parks comes along for his first tour of duty with the Frontline! Parks, the goalie coach, dishes on his two prodigies in Joe Vrbetic and Dom DiVincentiis, the mental and physical aspect of netminding, Joe's white glove, his own hockey career and much more!

The two Owen's rejoin the podcast for both their second tours of duty! Owen Outwater and Owen Van Steensel discuss their rookie years, welcome to the OHL moments, celebrating too soon, first goals and more! Later, Tom & Kortney talk Sudbury, first place, and how they will never predict the lineup ever, ever again.

Tom & Kortney are joined by Battalion rookies Nic Sima and Anthony Romani for their second tours of duties! The duo discuss their first goals, welcome to the OHL moments, favourite places to play, rivalries and much more! Later on, Tom & Kortney discuss the Troops recent play, the week ahead, and discuss an incident between the Troops and Wolves.

Ty Nelson returns to the podcast! Kid Nelly discusses his progress through the season, fan chirps, rivalries, the top prospects game and much more! After Nelson leaves and a cameo from US President Joe Biden, Tom & Kortney discuss Sudbury, the CHL import draft, and much more!

Nikita Tarasevich joins the podcast for his first tour of duty! Tarasevich discusses the January trade from the Sarnia Sting, moving countries, being an international man of mystery, favourite video games and more! Later Tom & Kortney talk winning, the week ahead for North Bay, once again Batman, and former Troops trainer James Borelli and his diagnosis. #JBoStrong

The newest members of your North Bay Battalion join the Frontline for their first tour of duties! Kyle McDonald & Grayson Ladd dish on their trade from Windsor, favourite places to play, fitting in with the Troops as well as past OHL experiences!

He's the head coach of your North Bay Battalion and a friend of the show, Ryan Oulahen!"Oulie" rejoins the boys for his fourth tour of duty to discuss all things that have happened in the season including winning streaks, losing streaks, injuries, trade deadline and much more! Later, Tom & Kortney discuss the past week for the Troops and look ahead to this week.

Derek Lindeman turns the podcast on its head as he asks Tom and Kortney questions! In this lookback episode, Tom and Kortney bring listeners through the history of the Frontline, and Five for Chirping! The pair discuss their favourite episodes, how the podcast started, being a fraud and much more! Doing this episode was a very interesting lookback at 70 previous podcasts, and we would be nowhere w...

After a COVID-19 related delay, the Frontline Podcast is back, and with Battalion general manager, and friend of the show, Adam Dennis! Dennis takes the crew through the recent trade deadline, including scouting reports on the new acquisitions, a review of the season so far, looking ahead and much, much more! Also, sit back and relax as Chris Dawson gives a scouting report on local OHL prospect, Z...

The North Bay Battalion Head Athletic Trainer Andrew Sachkiw, or "Sach" joins the Frontline Podcast for his first tour of duty! Sach dishes on everything behind the scenes for the Troops, including training, injuries, recoveries, and much more! Sachkiw also talks about his time spent with the Barrie Colts and future NHLers he has helped shape. After Sach departs, Tom & Kortney discuss the rece...

Battalion alumni and current Arizona Coyote, Cam Dineen, makes his Frontline debut! Dineen dishes on the NHL lifestyle, including which teammates to look out for, which have taken him under their wing and much more! Later, the former #4 talks about his time in the OHL with North Bay and Sarnia with plenty of stories. After, Tom and Kortney discuss the uncertainty of the season, and the cancellatio...

The Director of Hockey Administration, Nick Morin joins the Frontline Podcast!"Yogi" talks road stories, how he got his job, the outlook on the Troops and knowing Kortney for far too long! Nick also sheds light on the inner workings of a game day from an operations standpoint. Also, if you want to intern with North Bay, Nick is your man! Later, Kortney, who is joined once again by Derek Lindeman,...