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Brayden Myers Joins The Pod + First Home Game Of The Cyclones Season! · Inside Cyclones Hockey

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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome into season six, episode nine of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_01: We've got an unbelievable episode of the show for you this week.
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  SPEAKER_01: Kicking things off, we've got an awesome interview with Wassa Cyclones forward Braden Myers from Joliet, Illinois, his first year with the program, talking about all of his hockey background, how he ended up with the clones, so many good talking points in there with some fun stuff mixed into the end.
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  SPEAKER_01: So a phenomenal interview with Braden Myers.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then, of course, breaking down everything from last weekend Cyclones, heading up to the Rochester Recreation Center to face the Rochester Grizzlies.
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  SPEAKER_01: Get ready because it's time to enter the storm.
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  SPEAKER_01: Since the season kicked off, uh I might sound like a broken record, but I just I cannot believe that uh NA3 and Cyclones hockey's back.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's uh it's hard to believe.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh and hard to believe that we're uh a few episodes into the season as well, back on our regular programming.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh Mark Robinson here with you, uh host of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast, with you on every episode as usual.
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  SPEAKER_01: And we're doing things a little out of order, a little out of whack this week.
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  SPEAKER_01: I usually cover all the housekeeping stuff and the logistical things in the uh first segment in the top of the episode uh and bump the interviews to later.
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  SPEAKER_01: But such an exciting interview on this week's episode that we're getting right into it.
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  SPEAKER_01: So we have a very special guest for this week's episode of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast, and he's making his season debut on the pod.
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  SPEAKER_01: So a first-time guest, which is always super fun for me.
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  SPEAKER_01: He's a left shot forward, originally from Joliet, Illinois, spent the majority of his young hockey career playing for the Chicago Hawks from 14U AA all the way up to 18UAA, where in his most recent season with the Hawks, he tallied five goals, 13 assists for an impressive 18 points.
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  SPEAKER_01: This year he's making the anticipated jump to junior hockey, where he's playing for your Wasa Cyclones at the fourth position.
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  SPEAKER_01: And in six games played in this young NA3 season, he's already tallied two goals and two points on the year.
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  SPEAKER_01: I am pleased to welcome Braden Myers to the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_01: Braden, thank you for joining me.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're so stoked to have you on the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for having me.
• 4:25
  SPEAKER_00: This is very exciting.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I mean, like I said in the in the top of the episode, I just I love getting to know uh I love getting to know all the uh all the new guys uh and just getting to know all the all the new faces, uh, even though it's even though it's virtually.
• 4:38
  SPEAKER_01: Uh and something I said on last week's episode of the pod, uh last year was my first year with the team.
• 4:44
  SPEAKER_01: So every interview I did, every introduction that I made was uh was a first time, but it's been uh it's been fun to catch up with some of the older guys and get to meet meet some new guys having been around for uh for a season already.
• 4:57
  SPEAKER_01: So I interviewed uh I interviewed Madsey and Gomer last week, and they were uh they were stoked to be they were stoked to be back at the rink and uh and getting back uh dialed in.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh before we kind of before we dive into the nitty-gritty, uh, I just kind of wanted to ask you about uh this week, you guys are getting ready for uh the Fox Cities Forge.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's a brand new f franchise, excuse me, in the NA3 in the Central Division.
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  SPEAKER_01: Just uh what's the prep been like for the team skating and lifting every day?
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  SPEAKER_01: And how are you guys feeling for uh a big two-game series this weekend?
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh yeah, I definitely think it's a chance for us to kind of bounce back after you know the first three weekends.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, obviously it's not the result you want, but you know, we're right there.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think going this weekend, it's kind of like you reach you reset and just kind of restart your minds.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_00: And you know, going to the weekend like you're like it's the start of the season, and you know, you're gonna get two wins, gotta take it game by game, but um, it should be fun.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're super excited.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I think uh the process has been the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, you're on the ice every day in the gym with each other every day and kind of creating those bonds still, and you know, we're we're all super excited.
• 6:03
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, like I said, it should be uh a good series against uh a new team in the division, and also a chance for you guys not only to bounce back from uh a tough weekend in Rochester, but also bounce back in front of home fans for the first time this year.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that's uh that's super exciting.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're gonna get into a little bit more of that stuff uh in a little bit here, talking about playing in front of the home fans for the first time uh and all that stuff.
• 6:25
  SPEAKER_01: But uh want to talk to you want to talk to you a little bit about just your hockey background, um, how you ended up getting into the sport and just what the what the notable parts of the pathway are to uh landing in Wassa and you know wanting to take hockey serious enough to where you're dedicating a lot of your life to it.
• 6:45
  SPEAKER_01: Playing juniors is uh it's definitely the schedule is not for the week.
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  SPEAKER_01: So uh I guess to start, Braden, when did you lace up a pair of skates for the first time?
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  SPEAKER_01: How did you even get into playing hockey in the first place?
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so I started from a very young age.
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  SPEAKER_00: My my whole family, my dad played hockey, my uncle played hockey in the North American League.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, and then my sister played hockey all the way up until her senior year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, but yeah, so we're a huge, we're a huge hockey family.
• 7:15
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I have a bunch of cousins at play, and um, I was on the ice when I was three, so my dad got me on the ice very early.
• 7:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, kind of all from there, just kind of as you grow, you start to play more and start to play travel.
• 7:29
  SPEAKER_00: And so I was on the ice for a very young age.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean, the earlier the better.
• 7:35
  SPEAKER_01: I uh starting at three is that's one way to uh that's one way to fall in love with it.
• 7:40
  SPEAKER_01: Um I feel like I I never played hockey personally, but uh just with sports in general, I feel like young kids, they kind of try everything.
• 7:50
  SPEAKER_01: You know, you play, you play soccer, you play flag football, you play baseball, you kind of do everything.
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  SPEAKER_01: And at that age, it's it's obviously you're never taking it too seriously, but you have to pick a direction at a certain point.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh, and you obviously liked hockey enough to where you decided you wanted to go from you know doing it as a little kid to taking it seriously all the way up to where you are now.
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  SPEAKER_01: What about hockey?
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  SPEAKER_01: Whether it was you know the family ties or just the game itself, what about playing in those young years, those early stages of getting into the sport made you love it so much to the point where you wanted to keep playing it as serious as you are now?
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I think definitely like I also I played baseball all the way up until my senior year.
• 8:35
  SPEAKER_00: So when you talk about like choosing a path, like I was very in between wanting to play college baseball and wanting to go like the junior route.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_00: And I think like the biggest thing for me that pushed me over the edge with hockey was I just I loved it a lot more, and I think that love was mainly because of like the the hockey locker room is it's something that no other sport kind of has, I think.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_00: Like the bonds and the relationships you build and a hockey locker room are nothing like I ever have experienced in any other sport that I've played.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_00: Um so I think just wanting to come to the rink every day because you know you're going to see your best friends and you know you're gonna have a blast.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_00: I think that's the biggest thing for me that wanted me to keep playing.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_00: Um were just the bonds I made over the years.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I played playing youth hockey with the Chicago Hawks.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_00: I played with the same kid since I was five or six years old.
• 9:32
  SPEAKER_00: So I played with them for 10 years, which was awesome.
• 9:35
  SPEAKER_00: Um and you know, I see those bonds and the team we have now.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_00: This is definitely one of the closest teams I've ever been a part of, and we've only been with each other for a month, which is super exciting to see.
• 9:46
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so I definitely think just the hockey bonds and the relationships you make is definitely the thing that pushes me over the edge with it.
• 9:54
  SPEAKER_01: I I ask that question pretty much to all the guys I interview for the first time, and that is I'm I'm not even not even kidding.
• 10:02
  SPEAKER_01: That's probably one of the best answers I've heard.
• 10:04
  SPEAKER_01: I I think from somebody who's been around hockey a lot but never played the sport personally.
• 10:11
  SPEAKER_01: One of my biggest takeaways about just what makes the sport so special is just how close everybody is within a locker room on a team.
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  SPEAKER_01: Because I mean, you have to you have to know your teammates and you have to be on in the same mindset on and off the ice, you know, whether it's your linemates or just the people that you're playing with as a whole.
• 10:28
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, so it matters a ton in terms of how close you guys are and how how strong those bonds are.
• 10:33
  SPEAKER_01: And it's just it's one of the coolest parts of the game, uh, in my opinion.
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_01: And kind of to your point, um, like it's it goes all through the ages and the levels that you play.
• 10:44
  SPEAKER_01: Like, you know, with the with the Chicago Hawks, you were close with all these guys all the way up until you, you know, left to go and play juniors, and then all the way up to the top level.
• 10:55
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, at my job in Denver, I cover the NHL, and sometimes I'm you know, doing doing stuff with the Aves, and I'll be in that locker room after a morning skate, and it's literally the same thing, like the best players in the league.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's just it's a it's a good vibe, no matter what level.
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  SPEAKER_01: So uh that's uh that's super cool.
• 11:12
  SPEAKER_01: Um, but that's awesome, man.
• 11:14
  SPEAKER_01: That's a that's a really cool uh that's a really cool way to look at it.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_01: I'm glad that it made you want to take it uh take it to the next level.
• 11:20
  SPEAKER_01: So speaking of taking it to the next level, what was the process for you in terms of how you got linked up with the Cyclones for the first time, how you heard about the organization, and kind of what were the steps leading up to tendering with the team and deciding that you wanted to take your skills to Wassa?
• 11:39
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so I think how I got in contact with Wassa was through Taylor Carey, our our goalie coach.
• 11:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and he saw me play.
• 11:49
  SPEAKER_00: I want to say it was in Detroit.
• 11:51
  SPEAKER_00: We did with the with our youth hockey program, we always did these like they're called NAPHL showcases.
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  SPEAKER_00: So a bunch of NA3 teams will go watch those games, and he ended up watching me play, and he gave me a text, and we got on a Zoom call.
• 12:06
  SPEAKER_00: And you know, I was in between a couple different teams, and the that's one to be honest with you, I couldn't really I don't really know why I picked Wasa.
• 12:16
  SPEAKER_00: It just it felt right, and I could not be more happy that I picked where I picked um because it's been nothing but nothing but amazing so far.
• 12:27
  SPEAKER_00: So um, but yeah, so Taylor Carey saw me play, got on a zoom call, and as soon as I got my tender, I signed in in May.
• 12:36
  SPEAKER_01: It's always cool to hear all the different stories of how each and everybody ends up with the team because you know, even going back to the last thing we were talking about, everybody comes from all sorts of different backgrounds and all sorts of different experience playing hockey.
• 12:52
  SPEAKER_01: And you know, last year we had guys coming all the way from Alaska and all the way from you know deep in the East Coast.
• 12:58
  SPEAKER_01: And yeah, yeah, you know, you end up in this small town in Wassa and it's just such a good, such a good hockey community, it's super meaningful.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that's uh it's cool to hear that you were able to get uh linked up with Coach Carrie, and it's uh it's a it's an exciting uh exciting step in the right direction for your for your hockey career, which is super uh super exciting.
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  SPEAKER_01: Um so speaking of that step in the right direction, now you're with the team, and you know, we talked a little bit about it at the top of the interview.
• 13:23
  SPEAKER_01: You guys are settling in.
• 13:24
  SPEAKER_01: You've been you've been here for gosh, like a little over a month since maybe you first reported for uh for training camp and such.
• 13:32
  SPEAKER_01: Uh and you got a few games under your belt as well.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_01: Just kind of curious, what are your uh what are your first impressions of juniors?
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_01: Uh how how different is the pace of play from what you're used to?
• 13:44
  SPEAKER_01: Is it more physical?
• 13:45
  SPEAKER_01: Just how how different of a feel or similar to what you're used to is uh playing at the NA3 level?
• 13:51
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, it's definitely it's faster, it's more physical.
• 13:55
  SPEAKER_00: Um you know, I think coming from where I played last year, like I think the biggest difference I saw is everyone on the team cares equally as much.
• 14:06
  SPEAKER_00: So it's it's special that like when you put on your jersey and you're playing, like you know, like the guy to your right and left are gonna be playing for you um as hard as you are.
• 14:15
  SPEAKER_00: And that's pretty special.
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_00: And I I definitely think it's just the speed and physicality for me.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, you have to be prepared every night, and um yeah, that's the biggest thing for me.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: It's just preparation, I think.
• 14:29
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, absolutely.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_01: Uh well, honestly, it it's a it's a jump for sure, it's an adjustment, but uh it seems like you're uh not having too hard of a time with it.
• 14:39
  SPEAKER_01: You got two tucks already.
• 14:41
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, how did it feel to to score your first career junior goal uh in these last six games?
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean it's it's nice to kind of get that one out of the way just because you didn't just get it out of the way, you got it out of the way in the first game of the season, which is unreal.
• 14:58
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it felt good.
• 14:59
  SPEAKER_00: Um yeah, I think it's just you kinda one of the other things I noticed is you kind of just you gotta be yourself.
• 15:06
  SPEAKER_00: Like you can't you can't try to be a player that you're not.
• 15:09
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and as soon as you do that, like you're gonna run into some trouble.
• 15:13
  SPEAKER_00: So I think just being yourself and playing your own game, like that's gonna get you the farthest.
• 15:18
  SPEAKER_00: Um you just gotta play simple, play fast, and I think that's that's worked for me so far is just kind of trying to be myself and not trying to do too much.
• 15:28
  SPEAKER_01: Well, I mean, like I said, it it definitely worked out for you early on.
• 15:31
  SPEAKER_01: You were able to get a get a big goal and help out with some offensive production in uh in that first game of the season, and it seems like it's been uh it's been upwards from there.
• 15:41
  SPEAKER_01: You've gotten a handful of points and uh you're settling in, settling in nicely with the team, which is uh which is awesome to see.
• 15:47
  SPEAKER_01: Um what uh what are your thoughts just kind of on this group as a whole?
• 15:54
  SPEAKER_01: I obviously we talked about how you you're already super close with everybody from just a you know a relationship standpoint and the cohesion is building off the ice.
• 16:04
  SPEAKER_01: But what do you what do you what are your thoughts on this team and and what what they're able to do on the ice?
• 16:09
  SPEAKER_01: What excites you about the roster and the different pieces and the different players that you guys have for uh the still long season that lies ahead?
• 16:18
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, um, I'll definitely start with, you know, just from like day one, when even like when we we went for like a team golfing event, and I could tell like I give so much credit to like the second and third year guys that you know kind of brought the rookies in and um you know made us feel like part of the team, and you know, guys like Owen Renslow and Jackson Atdock, Frank Goodman, like all those guys, they did such a good job with you know building camaraderie and relationship early.
• 16:49
  SPEAKER_00: And then on the ice, I think just everyone plays hard.
• 16:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um, everyone plays fast.
• 16:54
  SPEAKER_00: And you know, there's like there's a certain uh common goal in the locker room, I think.
• 17:01
  SPEAKER_00: And it's everyone strives to get better, which is good to see with you know the team workouts and practices, like everyone's pushing each other.
• 17:09
  SPEAKER_00: So we it's right there, you know, it's it'll fall into place eventually.
• 17:13
  SPEAKER_00: Like it's just a matter of trusting the process at this point.
• 17:17
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, we're right there.
• 17:19
  SPEAKER_00: So we got the pieces of the puzzle, we just kind of got to put it together.
• 17:22
  SPEAKER_01: I like that a lot.
• 17:24
  SPEAKER_01: Have the pieces of the puzzle, you just have to put it together.
• 17:26
  SPEAKER_01: I think that's a I think that's a good way to look at it.
• 17:29
  SPEAKER_01: Uh so speaking of, you guys have had uh, you know, tough start to the season, not just in terms of how the games have gone, but kind of just the way things have panned out with how the schedule ended up and and also the you know the last minute changes, a really short training camp, and not really a solidified roster either.
• 17:48
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, you go into uh Peoria, Illinois play against the Mustangs, who uh I'm not sure if you knew last year they were uh they were a little bit more on the struggle bus than they are at a start this year.
• 17:59
  SPEAKER_01: They were they were bottom of the division, they weren't able to get many wins.
• 18:01
  SPEAKER_01: So I think kind of a shock to everyone to see them come out with such a strong start in the division.
• 18:07
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, and then you go into you know two really tough buildings in back-to-back weekends, uh the St.
• 18:12
  SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues, obviously a great team, and it's it's a long travel day to get down there.
• 18:16
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, and then of course, uh Rochester.
• 18:19
  SPEAKER_01: That's a a really, really tough building to play in.
• 18:22
  SPEAKER_01: I didn't get to travel for any games last year except for one playoff game, and it was Rochester's rink, and that is a tough fan base and a tough rink to play in.
• 18:32
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, so just you know, talking about those pieces of the puzzle and the things you guys have learned about and how you, you know, you feel like you're gonna be able to implement all these things you've learned in the coming games that you have in the future.
• 18:45
  SPEAKER_01: What do you think are some of the keys for this group and the success you found to start winning games?
• 18:51
  SPEAKER_01: What do you think is gonna be the best way that that gets implemented in in the coming weeks here?
• 18:56
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I definitely think it's just you gotta you gotta wake up and every day's a new day.
• 19:02
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, this weekend you we can't think about what happened in the past three weekends.
• 19:07
  SPEAKER_00: You just gotta treat it as a reset and kind of just go into it with an open mind and you know, do what you can do every day to get better and take a step forward.
• 19:15
  SPEAKER_00: Like I think a big the one of the biggest things for us is don't take any more steps back.
• 19:21
  SPEAKER_00: Like everything has to be forward and um forward progression just starts with I think in practice and your preparation for the weekend.
• 19:28
  SPEAKER_00: So it starts, you know, on Wednesday, Thursday, like you have to have good skates, and you know, we're doing that well.
• 19:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um I think in game it's just a matter of doing the little things right, you know, winning your blue lines and you know, getting pucks in deep that you know, maybe last weekend you didn't, and then it's a rush the other way.
• 19:47
  SPEAKER_00: Like it's just the little things and the little details you have to win.
• 19:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and you know, if you're winning your little races and your individual battles, like that's what we have to do is just, you know, just pay attention to the details and harp on those things.
• 20:02
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, and like you said, it's it's a lot of different moving pieces.
• 20:05
  SPEAKER_01: Not only is it the details and you know, figuring out playing with your line mates and winning the small battles out on the ice, but um, you know, it's also there's a lot of new faces on this team.
• 20:15
  SPEAKER_01: There's a lot of new guys, and you and the longer you spend together, uh, the more skates you have, the more lifts you have, the more you know, off away from the rank activities you guys are doing.
• 20:26
  SPEAKER_01: It's yeah, it's gonna help you grow as a team more and more, which is uh which is super exciting to think about.
• 20:32
  SPEAKER_01: Um, I mean, honestly, despite, like I said, a tough, tough start with with a really hard schedule.
• 20:38
  SPEAKER_01: I feel like I know I feel like this team's moving in a really, really strong direction.
• 20:42
  SPEAKER_01: I feel like it's only a matter of time till till things start to click until you guys get dialed in for the uh for the coming weeks, weeks, which uh speaking of, I know we teased a little bit at the top of the interview, but uh really big weekend coming up this weekend.
• 20:56
  SPEAKER_01: Um, talked a little bit about just how the team feels heading into a two-game weekend series uh against the Fox Cities Forge.
• 21:03
  SPEAKER_01: But more notably, you guys go down to Appleton to play them, but then you've got your first home game of the season.
• 21:12
  SPEAKER_01: Fox Cities will come back up to Wasa for the first game of the season at Marathon Park.
• 21:16
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, as a rookie, as a guy who's who's spending his first year here, how excited are you to get in that home building, play in front of home fans?
• 21:24
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, how much are you looking forward to that?
• 21:27
  SPEAKER_00: I'm super pumped.
• 21:28
  SPEAKER_00: I'm really excited.
• 21:29
  SPEAKER_00: It's uh it's kind of something that like when I did that at Zoom call and they kind of explained to me like what Marathon Park was and the fans that come to the games and the atmosphere, like it's a small town, it's a lot different from home.
• 21:44
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and I'm super excited to like see, you know, the whole town come in and you know, kind of have our backs, and it'll be fun.
• 21:51
  SPEAKER_00: The atmosphere will be fun too.
• 21:54
  SPEAKER_01: Have you heard anything from some of the vets or maybe even the coaching staff?
• 21:59
  SPEAKER_01: Have they teased?
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_01: how how electric it is and just how much fun it is to be in that barn uh with with all the fans from from wassa.
• 22:07
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah they've talked a lot about like the intro like player intros and um you know all the pregame stuff and so that'll be cool cool to see it'll be fun to be on you know the home side of it for once in the first three weeks dude it's um i i'm i i'm genuinely gonna miss it this year because i like i like i said i i was around a lot last year but i'm i'm in a much more remote fashion this year i remember my first game my first home game and i was shocked at how awesome it is i mean like yeah i don't want to spoil it too much because i want you to be fired up for the first time but but i'll just like i'll say like it's a it's a professional level production what they're doing for for the intros and for you know all the stuff and i mean you can't forget about celly the cyclone best mascot in the league it's pretty pretty awesome stuff um so i'll uh i'll leave the rest of what's to happen up for your uh interpretation but uh i'm excited to hopefully catch up with you after the uh after the first home game because uh like i said i'm not gonna spoil it but uh it's pretty it's pretty pretty cool atmosphere so i'm excited for you to experience that for the uh for the first time sweet man um all right got a few more questions for you uh towards the end of these interviews i usually like to uh kind of turn the direction a little bit away from hockey and just kind of let listeners and myself learn a little bit more about just the you know the personal side of you uh my next question is hockey oriented but it's off the ice in terms of how much you play are you uh are you a hockey fan as much as you are you know a consistent player are you are you a blackhawks fan are you an NHL fan what's uh what's your status in terms of watching hockey yeah big big huge Chicago sports fan in general okay but the blackhawks I mean growing up and watching them win I was a little too young to kind of experience a 2010 one but I was well old enough to see the 2013 2015 and that team I mean just growing up I were so blessed to experience like watching good hockey and now like Kane coming back to Chicago and getting Bedard like it's cool to see and like just Chicago sports in general like I'm also a big Bears fan so you know getting like Caleb Williams and watching like Peter Armstrong in Chicago.
• 24:26
  SPEAKER_00: I'm a Sox fan but you know just watching the kind of city of Chicago like come back to life with sports is kind of cool.
• 24:34
  SPEAKER_01: The uh the Bears had me had me fired up for a hot sec there.
• 24:38
  SPEAKER_01: That first game was awesome.
• 24:40
  SPEAKER_01: Um Caleb Williams is my fantasy quarterback that was a that was a big blow for for me to watch him too but uh it sounds like it's not that serious hopefully so hopefully he'll be back uh I'm hoping I think his uh I think his ego is gonna be maybe more hurt than his uh whatever his actual injury is because he's taken he's taken a pretty big public hit for the way he the way he reacted at that uh at that injury but uh that's awesome man uh in terms of the uh in terms of the Blackhawks I'm gonna kind of fire three questions at you here and you can just mesh the answer all into one.
• 25:15
  SPEAKER_01: How fired up are you to have Kaner back?
• 25:18
  SPEAKER_01: Are you excited that Connor Bedard got the C and do you think this year is gonna be an upward trend for this I actually Emily mixed one in there too.
• 25:28
  SPEAKER_01: How do you feel about a guy like Bowen Byron coming in as well?
• 25:31
  SPEAKER_00: Like I feel like the team has had a lot of good happen this summer yeah I mean starting with the Byron that I don't at first I was kind of iffy about the trade like I was kind of it's a lot to give up for a defenseman.
• 25:44
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah but I mean then watching him score a hat trick and our preseason opener was was pretty cool.
• 25:50
  SPEAKER_00: I mean that's like kind of shuts everyone up with that one.
• 25:53
  SPEAKER_00: Uh I thought to be honest with you I mean I guess we do need a franchise captain and that would be Bedard but I don't know me and my dad were kind of skeptical that you know maybe Kane would get the C.
• 26:04
  SPEAKER_01: That was what I wanted.
• 26:05
  SPEAKER_01: That was what I said.
• 26:06
  SPEAKER_01: I thought give Kane or the C.
• 26:08
  SPEAKER_01: I feel like Connor Bedard he needs to just put his head down and play hockey for the foreseeable future.
• 26:15
  SPEAKER_01: Like he's already taken so much public pressure from the Blackhawks fan base and there's already so much pressure on him to lead a team and be the best player that he can possibly be on the ice just because of how generational his talent is so I'm I'm totally with you there.
• 26:30
  SPEAKER_01: I think Kaner getting the C would have been would have been a good move.
• 26:33
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah it would have been cool.
• 26:35
  SPEAKER_00: But yeah I'm excited so I'm hoping maybe I don't know I haven't looked at their schedule during our Christmas break isn't very long I mean it's probably only a couple days this year but maybe hoping to catch a game if not when I get home whenever that is um but yeah it'll be cool to see them play.
• 26:52
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah that that's a team that you just that you know will be back in the mix in the foreseeable future obviously some down years for them but you get you get a guy like Connor Bedard as long as you start building around him uh and they're doing that with making big moves like bringing in bow and byram uh you're you're bound for some uh you're bound for some success in the near future uh I I love bow and byram man he's uh he's a really good kid he was on the abs when uh when they won the cup in 22 and he was yeah he was he was a good kid I was sad to see them see them trade him uh and it was for like casey middle stat or some BS I don't know it was I was not a fan of it but uh glad to see he's in a glad to see he's in a cool place and uh yeah man blackhawks are a they're a fun team so hopefully they uh hopefully they can get some more success this year um and then maybe just a little more about your uh life outside of hockey you said that you uh played baseball in high school I guess just kind of what other sports did you play what other what other hobbies do you have what other kind of stuff are you into when you're uh not out on the rink yeah so I played baseball my whole life when well I started a little bit later a couple of my buddies got me into it in like elementary school so I was probably like eight or ten when I started playing so a little bit later than hockey but I played all the way up until my senior year um I mean our team was we were pretty good um I went to Joliet West High School and we had a pretty pretty solid baseball program and I had a bat blast plan.
• 28:21
  SPEAKER_00: I played center field um yeah other than that I love the fish um I can't wait I think I think I'm gonna go ice fishing this year which I was excited about up here uh I haven't done that in a while and then I golf a little bit here and there with I'm not very good but you know I'll go off my buddies and golf and then you know just back home in Chicago it's the summers are just kind of full of you're you're hanging out with your friends or working and so that's about a pretty simple life I guess.
• 28:55
  SPEAKER_01: Dude baseball's a it's a sleeper sport it's a lot of people are like it's boring it's not fun but um it's it's electric it can be it can be a lot of fun to watch and play uh I think one of the most fun things to watch is postseason major league baseball like when those series when those series start getting tight it's always super electric I got super because I'm Colorado we've we have the Rockies here which is talking about a snooze fest no offense but um I got like super hooked on the Mariners postseason run last year and then of course like the Brewers went all the way to the uh NLDS and they took uh they took the Dodgers to not a very competitive series but uh all the Wisconsin people were pumped on that so that's uh that's awesome dude uh and then uh last thing I got for you what are what are some things that you like about uh about wasa so far anything about the town any restaurants you've checked out what are some of your what have some of your go-to spots and first impressions of the area been yeah so coming from like a suburb of Chicago like my town has almost 300 000 people so it's like it's a big change it's a lot smaller um everything I well obviously I'm a fan of the driving because Chicago traffic is just awful yeah so coming up here and everything's like 10 minute drive from each other so it's super nice um you know it's a five minute drive to the rink in the morning or if you want to go hang out with you know the boys it's 10 minutes but usually like I'm trying to think of where we go eat normally it's like I don't know just basic stuff like Chipotle or Chick fil A or whatever it is but um I had a couple restaurants have you been to the have you been to the talker across the street from the rink?
• 30:50
  SPEAKER_01: Oh my gosh it's so good.
• 30:52
  SPEAKER_01: That was kind of what I was waiting for because last year I totally forgot about that.
• 30:56
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah we were actually we were there yesterday for talk Tuesday talk Tuesday dude last year when I like I said I was new last year and I was kind of hitting these interviews one by one every week and I'd asked this question and the first thing every single guy said oh the talk man that's the best part of was that's the best part it is very and I and I kept thinking like dang like and I last year I lived really really close to the rink which meant I also lived really close to the talk.
• 31:21
  SPEAKER_01: So it got to a point where I was like all right I gotta I gotta see what the hype's all about it's gas dude it is so good.
• 31:27
  SPEAKER_01: And then I started I started going to talk Tuesdays as well so man that's a that's a good time I'm gonna miss that but uh I sorry I didn't mean to cut you off talking about the other stuff but I I just I the talk is just it's unreal dude it's so good it's a wassa staple yeah we got the I didn't know that the Zamboni was wrapped that so yeah the talk Zamboni I forgot about that I'm glad that's back this year awesome uh well cool man uh that's all the questions I got for you uh do you have anything else you want to say to the listeners anything you want to shout out uh before we wrap things up no I think I'm good all right dude well thanks so much Braden for for hopping on taking the time for an interview we uh we appreciate your time a ton it was uh super good getting to know you and uh best of luck this weekend like you like you mentioned it's a it's a big chance to bounce back and uh get a nice win in front of the home fans for the first time this year yeah thank you very much I appreciate you having me on it was awesome all righty thanks so much Braden uh we're gonna kick it to break here on the Inside Side Clone's hockey podcast here from some of our sponsors and when we come back we will be breaking down this last weekend's two game series versus the Rochester Grizzlies are you dealing with a plumbing emergency leaky faucet clog drain or a faulty water heater locally owned River Valley Plumbing in Wassa has you covered our skilled technicians provide fast, dependable service for all your plumbing needs, big or small.
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• 35:17
  SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues and sweep the Rochester Grizzlies I was half correct uh they had the split against the Junior Blues but unfortunately I was incorrect with the Grizzlies series Rochester would go on to sweep Wasa so two straight losses after this last weekend for the Cyclones going to break those down one by one talk about how everything went down how it all happened let's start with September 18th last Friday's game 7 o'clock Central Time puck drop from the Rochester Recreation Center ended up being a 7-3 win for the Rochester Grizzlies and something I did mention uh in either the last episode or the episode prior there there's definitely a rivalry starting to brew between these two squads.
• 36:07
  SPEAKER_01: I mean you look at the way the hockey was played last year during the regular season I believe off the top of my head I think it was a straight down the middle four wins four losses for each squad split and then really really close first game in that playoff series that's kind of why the rivalry is forming in the first place is because of that playoff series as well as uh two seasons ago now there was a playoff series loss for the cyclones versus the rochester grizzlies but uh because this rivalry's forming just there's there's there's some there's there's some bad blood in is what I'm perceiving it as.
• 36:48
  SPEAKER_01: But either way, let's go through how things went down in this Friday game.
• 36:53
  SPEAKER_01: So 23 shots on goal for the Cyclones 45 for the Rochester Grizzlies so a lot more heavy of an offensive push for the Rochester Grizzlies.
• 37:04
  SPEAKER_01: Keep in mind too something about Rochester.
• 37:06
  SPEAKER_01: They were a phenomenal team in the central last year they're very you know heavy hitting gritty great hockey team and they actually went on to beat Westbend Power in the Central Division championships and they went on to the Frazier Cup playoffs in St.
• 37:18
  SPEAKER_01: Louis I think they made it pretty far as well I don't have it off the top of my head what they ended up doing as far as how far they made it and any of that kind of stuff.
• 37:26
  SPEAKER_01: But nevertheless Rochester was a force to be reckoned with to say the least and it seems as if they've brought a lot of that skill back into this 2026-27 campaign.
• 37:40
  SPEAKER_01: So a great team and their talent is evident already this season um we'll talk about that in a little bit but uh like I said three shots on goal in or sorry 23 shots on goal in the game for the cyclones 45 for the grizzlies jumped ahead of myself there three was the shots on goal count for the cyclones in the first period 19 shots on goal for the Rochester Grizzlies 9 in the second for Wassa 15 for Rochester and then 11 and 11 for each squad so that ended up tallying up the 23 and 45 for each of those two teams uh Wassa was two for five on the power play they had eight penalty minutes Rochester one for two with 12 penalty minutes.
• 38:22
  SPEAKER_01: So you're seeing the Cyclones figure out that power play a little more you you were that was one of the things I noticed early on is what needed to be corrected the most uh in the early showing but wasn't enough to get them the win.
• 38:36
  SPEAKER_01: Uh so two shorthanded goals uh not even two minutes apart for the Grizzlies to get the scoring started and then a third goal with uh less than a minute to go in the first period to give them a 3-0 lead heading into the second Brighton Thaxton for the Wasa Cyclones grabs a power play goal uh just about two minutes into the second period Maxim Salianko and Lucas Mankoff grabbing the assists there.
• 39:00
  SPEAKER_01: Jace Jordan and Dominic Arnt grab the fourth and fifth goals for the Rochester Grizzlies in the second period.
• 39:07
  SPEAKER_01: Brady Shute grabs another goal for Wassa in the third period power play goal.
• 39:14
  SPEAKER_01: Jackson Maddock and Gabe Field grabbing some assists on that goal and then after two more goals for the Rochester Grizzlies to make it a 6-2 game Jackson Maddock does get a tuck toward the end of the game so great to see him getting more points he's really showing to be uh a really strong returning vet for the cyclones Sean Hall and Gabe Field grab the assists on that goal but not enough for the cyclones to get the win 7-3 the final score in that first game Draven Worth in net for the cyclone 38 saves on 45 shots and 844 save percentage a lot of pucks that Worth had to face a lot of pucks that he had to deal with uh so don't want to don't want to get on him too much for uh for what he was able to do in net I mean facing 45 shots in the NA3HL is uh that is no task to be undermined.
• 40:04
  SPEAKER_01: So uh shout out Draven Worth for uh for a solid showing uh and then despite a loss in the second game for the Cyclones a little bit better uh of a defensive showing as well as a goaltending showing they weren't uh they did not allow as many shots on goal they didn't allow as many goals so that so there's progress there against like I said a juggernaut of a Rochester Grizzlies team uh Connor Gawklin opened the scoring in both games for the Rochester Grizzlies scored the first goal of the game on Friday night and the first goal of the game on Saturday night he gets the first one uh at the 16-18 minute mark in the first period uh followed shortly after by Carter Kirkenbush who scored the second goal of the game for the Grizzlies Nate Spencer for the Cyclones makes it a 2-1 game uh but unfortunately the Grizzlies ran away with it in the third two goals one an empty netter to give them the 4-1 win 28 shots on goal for the Cyclones in that second game 31 for the Rochester Grizzlies uh 0 for 3 on the power play for the Cyclones and my goodness they had 36 penalty minutes Rochester had 10 penalty minutes and they also went 0 for 5 on the power play so not a very big power play production night for the Grizzlies or the Cyclones.
• 41:21
  SPEAKER_01: As far as goaltending goes Parker Nevinhonan got the start 28 saves on 31 shot attempts and 903 save percentage so good showing from Nevinhonan uh once again like I feel like the biggest common theme here is if the Cyclones can clean up uh their penalty kill, their defensive play and just try to continue to pepper the opposing team and the opposing goaltender with more shots on goal they're gonna start to come away with more and more wins here in the coming future.
• 41:46
  SPEAKER_01: Let's uh talk quickly about the upcoming weekend for the Was the Cyclones and then we'll touch on one more thing that our amazing director of business operations Zach Surway wanted me to mention for this coming weekend's home game.
• 42:03
  SPEAKER_01: Starting with the standings though uh the Fox Cities Forge are playing against the Cyclones this coming weekend and right now as it stands through a league leading six games played tied with the Peori Mustangs Cyclones are sixth in the division uh in front of the Fox Cities Forge who haven't played a game yet they're also tied points wise with the St.
• 42:26
  SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues the St.
• 42:28
  SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues have played less games which means they have less losses but doesn't really matter uh because the points are the same that's kind of how the standing shape up Fox Cities Forge are yet to play a game they are oh oh oh oh and oh and this coming weekend is the first franchise first game in franchise history for this team the Fox Cities Forge are playing against the Wassa Cyclones to debut their tenure as a franchise if you will uh and so I'm not necessarily if I'm being completely fully transparent uh with you guys that are listening because I genuinely don't know this is only my second league cover it second year covering the NA3 uh in junior hockey in general I don't know if a team coming into a league for the first time I don't know if a team that's been formed and is becoming a franchise for the first time this season I'm not sure if that means recruiting is through the roof and they're able to get really strong prospects in the Midwest and they're gonna have a really strong lineup or maybe recruiting is tough when you have a new franchise because you don't know what kind of players you're looking for.
• 43:45
  SPEAKER_01: You don't know what kind of coaching style you're looking for.
• 43:47
  SPEAKER_01: So I really don't know what to expect here.
• 43:49
  SPEAKER_01: But what I do know not only based on just following the cyclones and their season and you know my trust in the team but also with that interview with Braden Myers you best believe that Wasa will be coming out with a crazy big jump.
• 44:03
  SPEAKER_01: After two straight losses, they are going to want to get back in the win column, especially in front of their home fans.
• 44:09
  SPEAKER_01: So playing against a team that has not played a game yet this season, the Cyclones have six games under their belt.
• 44:14
  SPEAKER_01: I think that they'll have the advantage, if you will, to try to get two straight wins.
• 44:19
  SPEAKER_01: I honestly feel like they're on the verge of potentially a good weekend of hockey.
• 44:24
  SPEAKER_01: They've played six games, uh, the Cyclones have.
• 44:26
  SPEAKER_01: They're one four, one, and oh.
• 44:28
  SPEAKER_01: So that's three points.
• 44:30
  SPEAKER_01: Um, two points for their one win and one point for their OT loss.
• 44:38
  SPEAKER_01: So I'm excited.
• 44:39
  SPEAKER_01: I'm excited to see what they can do and what they can accomplish.
• 44:42
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, that first game this coming weekend in Appleton, Wisconsin, just a little bit down the road from Wassa at the Appleton Family Ice Center, and then both teams back up to Central Wisconsin, where they will play at Marathon Park Ice Arena, the home debut for the Wasa Cyclones.
• 44:59
  SPEAKER_01: And with that, let's talk a little bit about what to expect this coming weekend.
• 45:04
  SPEAKER_01: Doors open 60 minutes prior to puck drop for all giveaway nights and just all hockey nights in general.
• 45:10
  SPEAKER_01: So you can get in an hour before puck drop, and puck drop is at 7.10 Central Time at Marathon Park Ice Arena.
• 45:18
  SPEAKER_01: So the home opener this Saturday, 26th of September, gonna be an unbelievable atmosphere, is presented by Clover Belt Credit Union with a magnet schedule giveaway, a little home opener staple giveaway, a little tradition, if you will.
• 45:33
  SPEAKER_01: I remember last year for the home opener, it was the same thing, a a nice magnet schedule.
• 45:38
  SPEAKER_01: Uh honestly, like I I got one home opener last year.
• 45:42
  SPEAKER_01: I had it up on my fridge all year.
• 45:44
  SPEAKER_01: Anytime that for any sort of reason it slipped my mind that there was a Cyclones game on a certain day at a certain time, whatever it may be, whipped out the magnet schedule and it had it right there.
• 45:56
  SPEAKER_01: So it's a practical, awesome giveaway.
• 45:59
  SPEAKER_01: So uh make sure that you're getting there an hour early this coming weekend.
• 46:03
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, you can get your tickets at wassacyclones.com slash tickets, or you can buy them at the door uh upon arrival.
• 46:14
  SPEAKER_01: But something that you do always have to keep in mind, uh it's low chances for a regular season series like this weekend, but you never know because it is the home opener weekend if we do sell out either with pre-sold tickets on the website or some sort of a combination of that online tickets with people getting them at the door.
• 46:33
  SPEAKER_01: We have a no exceptions policy.
• 46:36
  SPEAKER_01: Once we are sold out of capacity, we cannot sell any more tickets.
• 46:41
  SPEAKER_01: So if you want to just lock it in, make sure that you're going to get in and enjoy the home opener, enjoy the home first home game of the season for the cyclones.
• 46:50
  SPEAKER_01: Go to wastacyclones.com slash tickets.
• 46:53
  SPEAKER_01: Purchase your single game tickets.
• 46:56
  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely unbelievable stuff.
• 46:58
  SPEAKER_01: Very exciting that we've got the home opener coming up this weekend, especially with that magnet schedule giveaway.
• 47:07
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, you gotta be absolutely fired up about that.
• 47:10
  SPEAKER_01: And of course, that is presented by Clover Belt Credit Union.
• 47:14
  SPEAKER_01: So make sure that you come out this coming weekend to support the Cyclones.
• 47:18
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, some other upcoming promotions that I will uh tease a little bit.
• 47:22
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, they are a ways away, but still worth mentioning.
• 47:25
  SPEAKER_01: Friday, the 16th of October, is the best promotion ever created in the history of hockey, period.
• 47:31
  SPEAKER_01: It's$2 beer night.
• 47:33
  SPEAKER_01: So not only can you come enjoy a wassa Cyclones game and watch great hockey and spend your weekend right, but you can do it with a cost-effective promotion.
• 47:44
  SPEAKER_01: $2 beers.
• 47:45
  SPEAKER_01: Are you are you kidding me?
• 47:47
  SPEAKER_01: That is awesome stuff.
• 47:49
  SPEAKER_01: And then Saturday, the 17th of October, the following day, is the Halloween costume contest and trick-or-treat game presented by Goodwill NCW.
• 47:59
  SPEAKER_01: That is always such a fun one.
• 48:00
  SPEAKER_01: We always get such creative costumes.
• 48:02
  SPEAKER_01: We've gotten some Austin Matthews, we've gotten some Nathan McKinnons, we've gotten some blind referees, we've gotten some Cyclones players, we've gotten all sorts of awesome costumes.
• 48:11
  SPEAKER_01: Green Bay Packers players, I mean, you name it.
• 48:13
  SPEAKER_01: Just a really good way to as I I can't steal this.
• 48:16
  SPEAKER_01: I wish I could, but I can't.
• 48:17
  SPEAKER_01: As Zach Surway, our business ops director likes to say, it's such a good way for all these fans and kids to sh kind of test out their costume, test the waters, because it's not quite Halloween yet, but you're a few days away.
• 48:30
  SPEAKER_01: So you get to wear the costume, you get to come out, watch some hockey, and have a good time on a Saturday night.
• 48:36
  SPEAKER_01: So that's the 16th and the 17th of October, where the Cyclones will be playing the Fox Cities Forge again.
• 48:46
  SPEAKER_01: So the next few home games against the Fox Cities Forge.
• 48:50
  SPEAKER_01: So very exciting stuff to get dialed in and ready to go for those upcoming home games.
• 48:55
  SPEAKER_01: But the most important one, obviously, this coming weekend.
• 48:59
  SPEAKER_01: Magnet schedule giveaway.
• 49:00
  SPEAKER_01: Make sure you don't miss that.
• 49:01
  SPEAKER_01: Get your tickets at wascyclines.com or at the door while supplies last.
• 49:08
  SPEAKER_01: Very exciting stuff.
• 49:09
  SPEAKER_01: Make sure to arrive early.
• 49:10
  SPEAKER_01: 6'10 doors on Saturday evening.
• 49:14
  SPEAKER_01: That's gonna do it for this week's episode of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
• 49:18
  SPEAKER_01: One more huge thank you to Braden Myers for hopping on, doing an interview.
• 49:22
  SPEAKER_01: It's such a pleasure to get to know him, talk to him a little bit about his time with the Cyclones so far.
• 49:28
  SPEAKER_01: We'll see you guys this weekend at Marathon Park Ice Arena.
• 49:31
  SPEAKER_01: Let's get some wins and let's go clones.
• 49:34
  SPEAKER_01: Have a going, everybody.
• 49:35
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• 49:37
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• 49:42
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• 49:45
  SPEAKER_01: From emergency repairs to energy smart upgrades, we keep your plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical lines skating smoothly so you can stay focused on the action.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're big enough to depend on 24-7 crews, top-tier tech, yet small enough to care.
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  SPEAKER_01: Greeting every customer by name and backing every job with a handshake guarantee.
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  SPEAKER_01: Need a pro you can trust?
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  SPEAKER_01: Call PGA Incorporated today and get your home game day ready.
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  SPEAKER_01: At Precision Body and Frame, customer satisfaction is based on years of experience.
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  SPEAKER_01: As our customer, you will receive the finest quality repairs available.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're ready and willing to answer all your questions concerning the repair or estimating process.
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  SPEAKER_01: Our professional staff will assist you with your insurance company and claims handling procedures.
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  SPEAKER_01: Visit Precision BodyandFrame.com for more details on all the services offered.
• 50:32
  SPEAKER_01: Wasa Animal Hospital on Town Line Road is locally owned and operated and has been serving the Wassa area since 1967.
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  SPEAKER_01: We proudly support Area Youth Sports and many local charities.
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  SPEAKER_01: We encourage you to support our area's No Kill Animal Shelter, New Life Pet Adoption.
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  SPEAKER_01: We look forward to meeting you and your canine and feline family members, and we look forward to seeing you at the next Packed Cyclones game.
• 50:59
  SPEAKER_01: Thanks for listening to Inside Cyclones Hockey as we give you a behind the scenes look at the team.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as always, go clones.