The Pink Shirt Pod

On today's episode, I am joined by Connor Reinman, Jason Beierling, and Nathan Walsh. First we take a quick look at the current NCA standings and possible NCA champs. Then we preview the World Crokinole Championship, including with our fantasy draft and predictions.

On today's episode, I am joined by Ben Harding and Shawn Hagarty to discuss the changes to the NCA Point Structure Season. See below for relevant companion links: New system site: https://www.nca-crokinole.com/ Video explainer:  https://youtu.be/tBBr5v-Co88 FAQ: https://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCA-Field-Weighted-Points-System-FAQ.docx.pdf

On today's episode, I am joined by Eric Mammen, Gina Schick, and Devon Fortino. This is part 3 of 3 of a short series on the mental game of crokinole. Part 1 was an interview with Justin Slater and can be heard here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/andrewmdhutchinson/episodes/2026-02-22T13_09_31-08_00 Part 2 was a roundtable discussion with Simon Dowrick, Josh Carrafiello, and Jeremy Tracey and...

On today's episode, I am joined by Josh Carrafiello, Simon Dowrick, and Jeremy Tracey. This is part 2 of 3 of a short series on the mental game of crokinole. Part 1 was an interview with Justin Slater and can be heard here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/andrewmdhutchinson/episodes/2026-02-22T13_09_31-08_00 Part 3 is set to be published in early April.

On today's episode, I am joined by crokinole legend Justin Slater. We discuss Justin's crokinole origin story, the role of 20s in today's game, and a lot about the mentality of crokinole. This is part 1 of 3 of a short series on the mental game of crokinole. Parts 2 and 3 are set to be published in March and April. 2015 Crokinole Centre Interview with Justin Slater https://youtu.be/qzOLRuBKGHM   2...

On today's episode, I am joined by Garret Tracey to discuss, reveal and analyze the results of the 2025 Pink Shirt Pod Awards. Registration for The Elmira Winter Crokinole Classic: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/elmira-winter-crokinole-classic-118915545461#events Pinky # 3 (Celebration of the Year): Mark Harper (The North Star Cup) https://youtu.be/9sqwOm4kKJw?si=K7ixisSn6vNV_W33&t=848 Jason Mal...

On today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, 6 guests share their ideas for crokinole products/formats/ideas. This is part 2 of Crokinole Shark Tank/Dragons' Den. Part 1 was published Tues, Nov 11. Relevant Links: Ray Beierling: Crokinole Depot: https://www.crokinoledepot.com/contact-us.html   Preston Leeke: Charleston Crokinole Club https://www.facebook.com/CharlestonCrokinoleClub   Ben Harding: Cha...

On today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, 6 guests share their ideas for crokinole products/formats/ideas. This is part 1 of Crokinole Shark Tank/Dragons' Den. Part 2 is set to be published Thurs, Nov 27. Relevant Links: Darin van Gammeren:  Buffalo Crokinole Club: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573111105526 Crokinole Cards: https://traceyboards.com/shop/crokinole-accessories/crokinole-...

On Today's episode Árpád Lonsták, the organizer of the Crokinole World Cup in Hungary joins me to discuss both the organization and the play in the event. Then Linder Wendt, a competitor, shares about his tournament experience. Watch play from the Crokinole World Cup: Shevatos Crokinole: https://www.youtube.com/@ShevatosCrokinole/videos USA Crokinole Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@USACrokinoleVi...

On today's episode, Devon Fortino joins me to discuss his foray into the competitive world and to reflect on his historic performance at the Turtle Island Crokinole Tournament. I am then joined by 3 founding members and officers of the Northeast Crokinole Tour, Marc Ponzio, Helen Linda and Jim Stanton. We discuss the formation and all things Northeast Crokinole. Links to learn more about the North...

In today's episode, 2025 World Crokinole Championship competitive singles champion Shawn Hagarty joins me to discuss his victory. Bad Boy: https://badboycountry.com/ To discuss participating in an upcoming Pink Shirt Pod "Dragon's Den/Shark's Tank" type episode, email me at pinkshirtpod@gmail.com (listen to episode for details). Remember, August 20, 2025 is International Crokinole Day. Check out h...

In today's episode, Ray Beierling and I discuss the 2025 World Crokinole Championship. Ray places this year's event in some historical context and then we look at the results of the Pink Shirt Pod WCC Fantasy Draft. To discuss participating in an upcoming Pink Shirt Pod "Dragon's Den/Shark's Tank" type episode, email me at pinkshirtpod@gmail.com (listen to episode for details). Remember, August 20...

Today I am joined by Nathan Walsh, Connor Reinman, and Jason Beierling. First we look at NCA tour scenarios. After that we preview the 2025 World Crokinole Championship, including a fantasy draft. Nathan's article on Crokinole Centre:  http://crokinolecentre.com/2025-05-12-more-tournaments-more-20s-more/ NCA tour standings (top 5 results):  http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/results/Season15/...

On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am first joined by Ryan Buhr who share about his crokinole journey and then about his experience at the Crokinolympics. I am then joined by Jason Molloy of the Extra Pint Crokinole Club who previews the 2025 US Open. Some links of interest: Various Crokinolympics videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@ConnecticutCrokinoleClub https://www.youtube.com/@GreaterBo...

On today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by Simon Dowrick, the creator of the Crokinole Cup. Simon discusses the origins and inspiration of this multiphase event. We then discuss the draw and preview the first edition. Finally Simon sticks around to discuss some January NCA events and the NCA standings. Crokinole Cup on Instagram: @crokinolecup ( https://www.instagram.com/crokinolecup...

On today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am first joined by Josh Molloy to discuss NACO, Crokinole in Texas, and a quick preview of US Open details. Then I am joined by Nathan Walsh to present and analyze the first ever Pink Shirt Pod Awards. NACO: https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/naco/ 2025 US Open: https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/2025-us-open/ Pinky #4 (Celebration of the Year Pinky) And...

In today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by Brandyn Osborne of the Queen City Crokinole Club and Ben Harding of the Charleston Crokinole Club. We discuss crokinole in the Carolinas and the newly formed Southeast Crokinole Circuit. Then Ben and I continue to discuss the upcoming event, the Crokinolympics! Finally, I review some recent events and the NCA standings. To get in touch, emai...

In today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by not one, but two Traceys. First Garret Tracey shares about his work promoting Crokinole on social media for Tracey Boards. Then Jeremy joins me to discuss running Crokinole Tournaments at big events, such as game boarding conventions. To get in touch, email pinkshirtpod@gmail.com. Tracey Boards:  https://traceyboards.com/ Disc Golfers talkin...

On the first episode of the third season of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by 2024 World Crokinole Champion, Connor Reinman. After discussing Connor's 2nd straight competitive singles world championship, we take a look at the WCC fantasy draft results and then I briefly look at some other crokinole news. Southeast Crokinole Circuit's Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/people/Southeast-Croki...

On this episode I am joined by Nathan Walsh, Connor Reinman and Jason Beierling to review the NCA tour season and preview the upcoming World Crokinole Championship. The episode concludes with a WCC fantasy draft.

Ron Langill joins me to share a bit about his crokinole journey, to discuss some mailbag questions, and to review the US Open Doubles Crokinole Championship. I then go over the NCA standings heading into the 2023-24 tour finale at the Ontario Singles Crokinole Championship.

Jason Molloy from the Extra Pint Crokinole Club (Voorheesville Chapter) joins me to discuss the upcoming US Open doubles tournament. US Open 2024:  https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/2024-us-open/ NCA Tour Structure Interview:  https://youtu.be/qaNCw4swavM?si=HDkfUa6btsjSAOVJ NCA Tour Structure Documents: http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/resources.html Crokinole UK Tour: https://crokinoleuk...

On this episode of the Pink Shirt Pod, Ray and Jason Beierling, arguably the best doubles team, talks about doubles crokinole. They reflect on some of their best moments, discuss strategy, and share some stories from some of the early doubles tournaments they attended. I then discuss the Dutch Crokinole Championships from November 2023. Here is a link to the final match:  https://www.youtube.com/w...

On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, 3 of the 5 founders of the Crokinole UK tour - Ryan Anthony, Ian Witt, and Terry Brown -  join me to discuss the growth of crokinole in the UK as well as the newly formed Crokionle UK tour ( https://crokinoleuk.com/ ) Following this, I take a quick look at the NCA standings and some recent tournaments. Anyone interested in submitting questions or ideas for a...

In the initial epidode of season 2, I interview 2023 WCC singles champion, Connor Reinman. We go in depth discussing his victory at the World Crokinole Championships in Tavistock, Ontario.