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🎙️ The kids have the mic now... and Jared, Drew, and Grant might already regret it! · 2 Many Men On The Mic

• 0:15
  SPEAKER_00: It's too many men on the market.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: Presented by venture credit and that one L L C production.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: Now here's how to do it, and L.
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_02: It is the Thursday, October 22nd edition of Too Many Men on the Mic.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_02: Can't even believe it.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_02: We're talking about the tail end of October already.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, we're we're kind of in sweater weather.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_05: We're in hoodie weather.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_05: We are.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_05: We're in hoodie weather.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_05: Hoodie weather.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_05: Hoodie weather.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_05: We got hoodie weather kicking.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_05: Um just gorgeous weekend.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_05: Came off like the best weekend.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_05: I know people are listening to this on Thursday, but like we're recording on Tuesday, so I think we can still talk about the weekend.
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
• 1:09
  SPEAKER_02: No, the weekend was fantastic.
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_02: It's that uh cold at night, uh, perfect during the daytime.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_02: It's uh camping weather.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_02: Open the windows, opening the window.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_05: Somebody kind of went camping for the first time.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_02: I did go camping.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_02: We took the trailer on the maiden journey and uh it survived, and we learned some things along the way.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_02: Uh, bought a uh little space heater that wasn't quite the right space heater, so we're working through that a return and then uh making sure that the camper can stay warm uh as the weather gets a little cooler, but uh but no, it's great.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_02: Uh I was thinking about building a fire the other night, so it's good fire weather.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_05: Good time to be a pirate, yeah.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, very good time, very good time.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, I uh I looked at the fire pit in the backyard and I was like, one more weekend because we had a rain and I had some firewood outside, and I didn't want to send it to send smoke signals, but uh also great great weekend for hockey.
• 2:04
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you know, mid-states hot hockey is officially upon us.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_05: It is got both varsity and JV starting.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you know, there have been some uh some good games thus far, and uh, you know, we're super excited as we've been teasing this and kind of um letting the public know through our show and through social media that once again we are doing St.
• 2:26
  SPEAKER_05: Louis hockey night or mid-states hockey night in St.
• 2:30
  SPEAKER_05: Louis, yeah, um, which is a little bit of a different spin than the last year's game of the week.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_05: This year, every Friday or Saturday, depending on the the game in the venue, we are going to be broadcasting at least two games the uh the early game and the late game.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_05: So kind of like the hot old hockey night in Canada format.
• 2:47
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, it's it's uh double the fun, which makes me think of double mint gum.
• 2:50
  SPEAKER_02: That's how old I am.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_05: Uh the two people driving on the scooters.
• 2:53
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, our our our contributors have no clue what we're talking about right now.
• 2:59
  SPEAKER_05: They don't even know what double mint gum is.
• 3:00
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, they're like what's double mint gum.
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_05: Double mint gum.
• 3:02
  SPEAKER_05: But um, but what's so cool about this is is our partnership with mid-seats, our great, our our great, great you know, sponsors, motion orthopedics, you know, Brad Bush State Farm, Revel Kitchen, uh, Music Go Round.
• 3:15
  SPEAKER_05: Um, yeah, we've just got a phenomenal frankly automotive group, can't beat Lita, are are helping us once again this year provide what I think is going to be ultimately gonna be this phenomenal opportunity to spotlight our our young hockey at high school hockey athletes, hockey athletes.
• 3:32
  SPEAKER_02: And who better to spotlight them than a couple of players?
• 3:36
  SPEAKER_05: Before we bring those players on, before we bring those players on, let's let's let's have a little fun here.
• 3:40
  SPEAKER_02: No, I'm just saying they're players.
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_05: They are players.
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_05: They're they're they're too many, too, sometimes too many players, too many players on the mic.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_05: So we are starting what we believe is gonna become an offshoot of this show during the mid-states hockey season.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_05: Too many players on the mic.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_05: And uh our inaugural uh episode of Too Many Players on the Mike is gonna feature two of our um well, one is a three-time guest of the show, the other one I think has been on a couple times, both as a as a player interview and as a preview of the playoffs.
• 4:08
  SPEAKER_05: We've got Ethan Feinstein from from the Clayton Greyhounds, and we've got Blake Warren from Rockwood Summit.
• 4:15
  SPEAKER_05: But before we bring them on, Grant, let's show everybody what uh what this is all about.
• 4:32
  SPEAKER_01: Breaking news from the Too Many Men on the Mike studios.
• 4:36
  SPEAKER_01: We're giving the microphones to the kids.
• 4:38
  SPEAKER_01: They're younger, they're faster, and unlike the original hosts, these guys actually still play hockey that matters.
• 4:46
  SPEAKER_01: Two players, two mics.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_01: Starring, Blake Warren, and Ethan Feinstein.
• 4:51
  SPEAKER_01: It's too many players on the mic.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_01: Drew and Jared are not responsible for what comes out of these knuckleheads' mouths.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_05: What's going on, players?
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_05: What's up, folks?
• 5:02
  SPEAKER_02: Uh I mean, uh, you're rolling in right off the hype intro there.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_02: How are you feeling about it?
• 5:08
  SPEAKER_02: You a little pep in your step after hearing that?
• 5:12
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, we're excited.
• 5:13
  SPEAKER_04: We're ready to go.
• 5:14
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, for sure.
• 5:15
  SPEAKER_02: Nice.
• 5:17
  SPEAKER_05: Well, boys, we've got uh a lineup of games that we want to talk about here.
• 5:22
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you guys might be playing a couple of them.
• 5:24
  SPEAKER_05: I know, Blake, you're on the sideline right now, but let's talk about that real quick.
• 5:28
  SPEAKER_05: You're dealing with a little bit of a nick in the back.
• 5:30
  SPEAKER_05: Talk a little bit about that injury.
• 5:31
  SPEAKER_05: Where are you right now in your recovery?
• 5:34
  SPEAKER_04: Um, really just focusing on the mental side right now.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_04: Scans look good, so just gaining my mental confidence back and just getting ready to play mentally.
• 5:42
  SPEAKER_04: So I've been get gaining a lot of progress.
• 5:45
  SPEAKER_04: So I'm hoping to be back soon, maybe even by October 30th against Marquette.
• 5:50
  SPEAKER_04: That's our next game.
• 5:52
  SPEAKER_04: I'm working towards that.
• 5:54
  SPEAKER_05: Ooh, and and we just have a habit of getting like oft-injured players.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_05: Ethan, you know, how's the shoulder late season last year?
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_05: I know you had it, you were a little dinged up.
• 6:03
  SPEAKER_05: Hips holding up still good.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_05: Talk a little bit about the health right now.
• 6:07
  SPEAKER_07: Um, yeah.
• 6:08
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, last game I exited the third period.
• 6:11
  SPEAKER_07: I was dealing with a hip issue and my other hip.
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_07: Um, I've kind of I took practice off last week and kind of been finding my way like back to it, trying to feel out the situation.
• 6:23
  SPEAKER_07: I see the doctor later this month, but um, I'll probably skate this week, see how it feels, take the game off this weekend, and then see if I'm ready next week for October 30th against ICDS.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_05: Nice.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_05: Well, an October 30th game, that's a great one.
• 6:39
  SPEAKER_05: Uh, we're up for Halloween.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_05: I know it's gonna be pretty crazy.
• 6:42
  SPEAKER_05: Where that's where is that game being played?
• 6:43
  SPEAKER_07: That's Brentwood, so that's pretty basically a home game for us.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_05: That you know, for them too, though.
• 6:50
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, true, I guess.
• 6:52
  SPEAKER_05: Well, guys, you know, um, we're gonna do a schedule reveal here today, so we're super excited about that.
• 6:58
  SPEAKER_05: We want to get your take on on these games.
• 7:01
  SPEAKER_05: Hey, this is a players podcast right now, so you guys get to talk a little bit, you can call players out to give us your your feedback, but we're excited to hear what you guys have to say.
• 7:10
  SPEAKER_05: We might even teach Grant a little bit.
• 7:12
  SPEAKER_05: In fact, bring Grant on because I think there were some things said last week by our producer that uh that that Blake and Ethan need to hear about.
• 7:19
  SPEAKER_05: Grant, what's going on?
• 7:20
  SPEAKER_05: What's up?
• 7:21
  SPEAKER_05: What's up?
• 7:22
  SPEAKER_05: Dude, look at that hat.
• 7:23
  SPEAKER_03: Big win.
• 7:24
  SPEAKER_03: Four and two.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_03: Let's go.
• 7:26
  SPEAKER_03: Four and two, let's go, Steelers.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_03: Raj is turning back the clock.
• 7:31
  SPEAKER_03: Lombardi seven on the way.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_03: He's like one for the other thumb.
• 7:38
  SPEAKER_03: Oh, so we already got one for the other thumb.
• 7:41
  SPEAKER_05: We already got that now.
• 7:43
  SPEAKER_03: It's one for the other thing.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_05: So you're gonna so you're gonna get the brady r you're gonna get the brady ring.
• 7:47
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, yeah, we need the brady ring.
• 7:50
  SPEAKER_05: Well, last week, boys, you know, Grant, we were talking about how excited we were to have you guys on.
• 7:54
  SPEAKER_05: Grant was kind of calling his shot, though.
• 7:56
  SPEAKER_05: He was saying how he's gonna treat you guys like his little brothers and like you guys were gonna the smack talking, was gonna be what, what, what, what, Grant?
• 8:03
  SPEAKER_03: I didn't I think I I just said that they don't need to mess with me.
• 8:06
  SPEAKER_05: That's all that's all I said.
• 8:10
  SPEAKER_05: Well, if you guys listen to the show, which I know both of you do, you know that we like to give Grant a hard time and he gives it right back.
• 8:15
  SPEAKER_05: So he's also open season for any smack talk that you guys want to come up with as you get to know him.
• 8:20
  SPEAKER_05: So let's let's do this.
• 8:22
  SPEAKER_05: Let's throw the let's throw the uh the the uh the schedule up on the screen here real quick.
• 8:27
  SPEAKER_05: Um actually that'll be me.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_05: I'll throw it up there.
• 8:34
  SPEAKER_05: And we'll go through these line by line.
• 8:37
  SPEAKER_05: Um this is where I gotta get so right off the bat, boys, we've got um Halloween at Afton.
• 8:48
  SPEAKER_05: Halloween at Afton.
• 8:50
  SPEAKER_05: You're you you played meaningful games at that rink growing up, coach.
• 8:53
  SPEAKER_05: What's that place like, you know, when you've got just a packed barn?
• 8:57
  SPEAKER_05: Like I imagine Halloween's gonna be crazy.
• 8:59
  SPEAKER_05: Talk a little bit about that.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_02: It's rocking, that's what it is.
• 9:02
  SPEAKER_05: Um you know, and so we've got right off the bat, we got two big interdivision rivalries.
• 9:07
  SPEAKER_05: We've got Shamanad and CBC and Webster Groves and Parkway West.
• 9:11
  SPEAKER_05: Uh, Ethan, give us a little bit of color.
• 9:14
  SPEAKER_05: You know, Shamanad, the defending champ.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_05: They ousted CBC last year in the semifinals of the Challenge Cup.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_05: What's your breakdown, your take on that game?
• 9:23
  SPEAKER_07: Give us a little bit of feedback.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_07: Um, yeah, um, I went to the Shamanod Smet game last night, actually.
• 9:29
  SPEAKER_07: And I don't know if you guys saw, but that was a really good game, really close up until the end.
• 9:34
  SPEAKER_07: And our boy Trip Demko scored a two minutes left.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_07: And um, on that game, do you want me to pick a team where you think I'm gonna win?
• 9:44
  SPEAKER_07: Or do you do that?
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_02: Sure, for sure you could.
• 9:47
  SPEAKER_02: You could even point some players out that maybe need to step up.
• 9:52
  SPEAKER_07: I've got I've got Shamanad win that one, to be honest.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_07: I think they they were looking really strong last night.
• 9:58
  SPEAKER_07: Very good defense, solid offense, pretty, pretty well all around.
• 10:02
  SPEAKER_07: Like, got some lines that work really hard, got some skill lines.
• 10:06
  SPEAKER_07: They I feel like they've got it all.
• 10:08
  SPEAKER_02: Blake, what's your take on that?
• 10:10
  SPEAKER_02: Do you think uh you agree with Ethan?
• 10:11
  SPEAKER_02: Is Shamanad uh gonna continue the uh the streak, the journey?
• 10:16
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, I definitely got Shamanad.
• 10:18
  SPEAKER_04: Uh no shade to CBC, but I mean, kind of like the Dallas Cowboys, where they're just you know, they had their glory days and now every year, every year apparently it's just their year and they have no luck.
• 10:28
  SPEAKER_04: So I mean, they're basically just a triple A team, is what they are.
• 10:33
  SPEAKER_04: They're just insanely talented, insanely deep.
• 10:35
  SPEAKER_04: So I got Shamanad on Halloween night, but should be rocking.
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_04: I hope me and Ethan are there in person.
• 10:41
  SPEAKER_04: So I think that's that's gonna be the plan.
• 10:43
  SPEAKER_02: And what's uh are you gonna dress up or are you just gonna be your cool?
• 10:46
  SPEAKER_04: I might have to, I might have to.
• 10:49
  SPEAKER_05: Well, let's stick with Blake here because right after that game, we've got the second tilt of the doubleheader, Webster Grove skatesman newly moved to the suburban.
• 10:58
  SPEAKER_05: They're coming to the suburban, man.
• 10:59
  SPEAKER_05: I don't know if you can handle that.
• 11:01
  SPEAKER_05: They couldn't handle the central anymore, right?
• 11:03
  SPEAKER_05: Ethan, so they had to move to the suburban, they had to go down, they had to go downstate a little bit, and they're playing against your boys.
• 11:09
  SPEAKER_05: Blake, I don't even know.
• 11:10
  SPEAKER_05: Should we even should we even preview this game?
• 11:13
  SPEAKER_05: Rockwood Summit.
• 11:14
  SPEAKER_05: I'm sorry, they're playing against Parkway West, but they're playing West.
• 11:18
  SPEAKER_05: So you got Groves versus Parkway West.
• 11:21
  SPEAKER_05: Ethan, I mean, we've you we've played and know a lot of those kids on Webster.
• 11:24
  SPEAKER_05: Talk a little bit about that team.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_07: Um, from what I know, I I know they've got a few triple A kids, decently younger team, and I'm pretty sure they're pretty solid.
• 11:34
  SPEAKER_07: And we played a practice game against Parkway West, they weren't too bad either, but from what I know about both teams, I I think Webster's got that game, to be honest.
• 11:43
  SPEAKER_07: But I don't know a whole lot about either of those.
• 11:46
  SPEAKER_07: That one could go either way.
• 11:48
  SPEAKER_05: Well, Blake, they're coming to the suburban.
• 11:50
  SPEAKER_05: Parkway West has been a suburban juggernaut over the past you know few years.
• 11:54
  SPEAKER_05: In fact, they've been going toe-to-toe with your boys, so you know them pretty well.
• 11:58
  SPEAKER_05: Talk a little bit about what your take is on this game.
• 12:00
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, West has been going toe-to-toe with me specifically.
• 12:03
  SPEAKER_04: Uh, me and West have a long history, but um no, uh, exciting that Webster is coming over to the suburban.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_04: They've they've kind of been on the uptick the past few and few years, so I've seen them get better and better as the year goes.
• 12:14
  SPEAKER_04: Um, they're pretty young, got got a few triple A kids.
• 12:17
  SPEAKER_04: So I think Webster definitely returns more this year, and they're definitely the more talented team in this matchup.
• 12:22
  SPEAKER_04: So I got Webster winning.
• 12:24
  SPEAKER_04: Um, West, I don't gotta say much about West.
• 12:27
  SPEAKER_04: I don't I don't like them.
• 12:28
  SPEAKER_05: So well, let's let's pause for one second before we talk about any more games because there's been a seismic there's a word, yeah, seismic change in mid-states this year as we've gotten rid of the municipal.
• 12:43
  SPEAKER_05: Apparently, we you know we don't want the municipal anymore.
• 12:46
  SPEAKER_05: We have just created the challenge division.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_05: And you know, you've got Lafayette, St.
• 12:51
  SPEAKER_05: Dom's, Wentzville Liberty, Eureka, and Oakville joining the municipal, which is the CBC, Shamanad, Desmet, Kirkwood, Marquette, Slough, and Viani to create what many are saying this this super league.
• 13:04
  SPEAKER_05: What's your boys' take on this and how they're ranking the teams now preseason and how they're or how they're putting more of an emphasis on the division play?
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_05: What's your thoughts on that as players?
• 13:14
  SPEAKER_07: Ethan, what do you think?
• 13:16
  SPEAKER_07: Um, I mean, I can't complain as someone who didn't get moved up, but I definitely could imagine what it could be like to get moved up because I know last year there was talk about Ledoux getting moved up to be the eighth team, and I know a common argument was that they went through the record history of that eighth seed versus that one seed, and I don't think there was ever a single time where that eighth seed won.
• 13:42
  SPEAKER_07: And I know that was their argument to say like for them not for people not to be moved up, like and have eight teams in the challenge.
• 13:50
  SPEAKER_07: So I'm not really sure why they would just decide to make it 12 all of a sudden, but uh I can't personally complain about it.
• 13:57
  SPEAKER_07: It only helps us.
• 13:58
  SPEAKER_05: So well, Blake, you're losing a few of your your your rivals there with you know Lafayette, Eureka, and Oakville.
• 14:07
  SPEAKER_05: You know, talk a little bit about those teams.
• 14:08
  SPEAKER_05: What's your take on this?
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_05: And and do you think it's gonna be good overall for just the general state of high school hockey?
• 14:14
  SPEAKER_04: I I'm keeping an open mind.
• 14:16
  SPEAKER_04: I would say right now I'm in favor of it, just because it gets rid of the aspect of you know people trying to avoid the challenge.
• 14:23
  SPEAKER_04: Like me, me, my coming in my freshman year, I always wanted to play in the challenge cup just one year because I think it's just awesome.
• 14:29
  SPEAKER_04: So I think I think it's I think it's cool.
• 14:32
  SPEAKER_04: I think teams just get to set their mind on just one goal from the start of the season, and they don't have to, you know, they don't have to think about it before the season.
• 14:39
  SPEAKER_04: Oh, where where are we gonna end up?
• 14:40
  SPEAKER_04: Are we gonna end up here or there?
• 14:42
  SPEAKER_04: They can just have one common goal at the start of the season.
• 14:44
  SPEAKER_04: So I think that's cool that everybody knows before the season.
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_02: You think it create do you think it creates any pressure for some of the uh teams that have historically been in the challenge bracket?
• 14:57
  SPEAKER_02: So uh, you know, is it more pressure on those kids with these new teams coming in where they're like, oh, we can't lose this game?
• 15:06
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, I think definitely for sure.
• 15:07
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, especially with teams like Lafayette and Eureka that are like Lafayette is insanely talented this year.
• 15:14
  SPEAKER_04: I've I've been saying since last year they're just gonna be insanely good this year.
• 15:18
  SPEAKER_04: So I mean, there's that definitely that added pressure of like we can't what you know, who are we to lose to a public school, and now you got to play them a lot on your schedule.
• 15:26
  SPEAKER_04: So that's bet definitely a big factor.
• 15:29
  SPEAKER_04: I think for me personally, I love a good underdog story, so I'll just be excited to watch these.
• 15:34
  SPEAKER_04: I'll be excited to watch these five teams that got added go against all these challenge cup teams.
• 15:39
  SPEAKER_05: That's Blake Warren's uh campaign address to get on the mid-states board in five years from now.
• 15:44
  SPEAKER_05: Exactly.
• 15:46
  SPEAKER_05: Well, I definitely think you know, from what I've seen, and we played uh we played Eureka, we played Oakville in the Marquette tournament.
• 15:54
  SPEAKER_05: Um, obviously, when you're playing in that preseason tournament, Ledoux is no different.
• 15:58
  SPEAKER_05: We had kids in and out of the lineup, so we didn't have our full 18 skaters and full compliment, as I know Oakville and Eureka didn't, but there seemed to be a little bit of hop in their skate.
• 16:07
  SPEAKER_05: Hop in their hop, you know, had a little bit of jump in their uh in their in their skates.
• 16:11
  SPEAKER_05: Um, and I gotta believe, you know, knowing what some of the coaches and players on both those teams are excited.
• 16:17
  SPEAKER_05: Um, but I do think, you know, uh it's gonna come.
• 16:21
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, when you look at these teams and how they're constructed, you know, they've they've gotten uphill back.
• 16:26
  SPEAKER_05: And um, you know, you hope for their younger kids it's a good developmental piece.
• 16:31
  SPEAKER_05: And for their older kids, you know, Blake, I'm gonna I'm gonna take your your line of thought.
• 16:35
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go underdogs.
• 16:37
  SPEAKER_05: Let's see what we can do to to to cause a little chaos in the in the playoffs.
• 16:41
  SPEAKER_05: So that's a great segue because our next uh our next our next broadcast is uh November 7th, so week later on that same following Saturday.
• 16:52
  SPEAKER_05: And uh both of you boys could be playing that weekend.
• 16:56
  SPEAKER_05: We've got Parkway South taking on Rockwood Summit, and then Clayton taking on MICDS again at Afton.
• 17:03
  SPEAKER_05: So talk a little bit about those uh those games, boys.
• 17:06
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you both have your own uh I'm interested to hear how you guys break down the other other person's teams, but talk a little bit about that.
• 17:13
  SPEAKER_05: Blake, give us a little bit of take on Parkway South and your boys there at Summit.
• 17:18
  SPEAKER_04: Um well Parkway South and Summit call it a ri rivalry.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_04: I don't know technically if you can call it a rivalry, considering we beat them 10-0 last year.
• 17:28
  SPEAKER_04: So it'll be interesting to see see them this year and if they've uh improved back to their old flow and how they used to be in the past years.
• 17:38
  SPEAKER_02: So so pretty much a beatdown last year.
• 17:42
  SPEAKER_02: Is it is it gonna be a beatdown uh uh again, Ethan?
• 17:45
  SPEAKER_02: Do you uh have you been tracking uh summit and parkway south?
• 17:50
  SPEAKER_02: Do you do you think uh they're just gonna continue with the smack down again this year?
• 17:55
  SPEAKER_07: I personally don't know anything about Parkway South, I'm not gonna lie.
• 17:58
  SPEAKER_07: So I mean they lost their home.
• 18:01
  SPEAKER_07: I'm gonna stick with what I know.
• 18:02
  SPEAKER_07: I gotta go with Rockwood on that one.
• 18:04
  SPEAKER_07: Okay.
• 18:05
  SPEAKER_05: Well, well, South gave West a game.
• 18:07
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, the you know, just recently Parkway South lost to Parkway West.
• 18:12
  SPEAKER_05: It was only three to two.
• 18:13
  SPEAKER_05: That doesn't sound like the hammer and the nail that you make it out to be, Blake.
• 18:16
  SPEAKER_05: Like, come on, what's I mean, uh there's gotta there's some players on South.
• 18:20
  SPEAKER_05: You just talked about an underdog story a minute ago, except for except for when it equates to you, right?
• 18:24
  SPEAKER_04: Hey, okay.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_04: I'll get I'll give them a benefit of the doubt.
• 18:27
  SPEAKER_04: We'll we'll see what happens on that night.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_04: So I'll be I'll be excited to play them.
• 18:31
  SPEAKER_05: Well, this next one's our first suburb is our first central tilt, and uh not quite the war on Warsen that Ledue and M I C D S have, but you know, it's it's it's it's close.
• 18:42
  SPEAKER_05: You know, Clayton, M I C D S.
• 18:43
  SPEAKER_05: There's a long-standing rivalry there.
• 18:45
  SPEAKER_05: You know, the Clayton kids always say, you know, these MICDS kids probably should be going to Clayton and not MICDS.
• 18:51
  SPEAKER_05: So tell us a little bit about what this is gonna be, you know, for you guys, Ethan.
• 18:55
  SPEAKER_05: Give us your uh give us your preview of of what without without you know getting you know coach Matt all upset.
• 19:02
  SPEAKER_07: This one will definitely be interesting because we play them a week before that too.
• 19:07
  SPEAKER_07: So I feel like the game on the 30th will definitely play a factor in how this game goes.
• 19:13
  SPEAKER_07: Like there could be some like the pot could be stirred, there could be some beef.
• 19:18
  SPEAKER_07: We'll see how it goes.
• 19:20
  SPEAKER_07: But I mean, I don't know if MICDS really got better, to be honest.
• 19:25
  SPEAKER_07: But I I think we definitely got better, so I don't see why we shouldn't win that game.
• 19:30
  SPEAKER_07: I've always got my money on Clayton there.
• 19:33
  SPEAKER_07: But Ethan, I think that'll be a good matchup.
• 19:36
  SPEAKER_07: It always has been.
• 19:36
  SPEAKER_07: We've always had some interesting games against them.
• 19:39
  SPEAKER_02: Ethan is uh will be chirps, you think, in the stands that night?
• 19:44
  SPEAKER_02: Meaning you need to.
• 19:45
  SPEAKER_07: Oh, definitely in the stands.
• 19:48
  SPEAKER_07: Definitely in the stands.
• 19:49
  SPEAKER_07: Uh, our students definitely like there's not always that many of them, but the ones that are there definitely do get into it.
• 19:56
  SPEAKER_07: But sometimes there's a lot.
• 19:58
  SPEAKER_02: Well, what what's a what's a good top chirp you think that's gonna be heard in the stands that night?
• 20:04
  SPEAKER_07: Um, I remember last time playing against MS CDS, there was definitely some um disrespect against going to public school from the other team.
• 20:13
  SPEAKER_07: But uh I don't like that much to say about that.
• 20:17
  SPEAKER_07: I feel like Clay's a pretty good school.
• 20:19
  SPEAKER_02: So Blake, what do you think about uh uh with South and Summit?
• 20:25
  SPEAKER_02: Is there a history of uh uh maybe a girlfriend uh uh between these two teams ever, anything like that?
• 20:33
  SPEAKER_04: Or what what uh I mean possibly that could have been it.
• 20:36
  SPEAKER_04: I don't know exactly what started the rivalry.
• 20:39
  SPEAKER_04: Legend has it a kid got hit through the boards and like the glass broke, and that's that's what the legend is.
• 20:44
  SPEAKER_04: That's what they say started the rivalry, but I'm not I'm not sure.
• 20:48
  SPEAKER_04: But this Clayton MICDS game, this will be an interesting to one one to watch.
• 20:52
  SPEAKER_04: That we played MICDS last year and they had a goalie that just shut us down.
• 20:56
  SPEAKER_04: I think we had 50 shots, and we only had one goal on him, so just completely shut us down.
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_04: And I know both of these crowds, Clayton and MICDS crowds, are both very rowdy, so I'll be I'll be looking forward to that for sure.
• 21:10
  SPEAKER_05: Hey Grant, why don't you jump in here real quick, buddy?
• 21:13
  SPEAKER_05: We we want your take on this next one.
• 21:14
  SPEAKER_05: So Grant is a proud is alumnus the right word to say, alumnus, alumnus of the sec of he's a Sekman Jaguar.
• 21:22
  SPEAKER_03: I am you're proud of that, Grant.
• 21:24
  SPEAKER_03: I'm proud of that, Blake.
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_03: I'm proud of that.
• 21:27
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, let's go never.
• 21:30
  SPEAKER_03: Hey, all I'm saying is I think I'm four and oh all time against Summit in my career, and I've definitely never lost Clayton in any sports in my career.
• 21:40
  SPEAKER_03: All right.
• 21:42
  SPEAKER_03: I think we 40 ball Clayton in basketball and Mercedes in baseball.
• 21:46
  SPEAKER_07: So our basketball team this year is looking pretty good.
• 21:49
  SPEAKER_03: I don't know about six years ago.
• 21:53
  SPEAKER_05: So well, Grant, you know, earlier this year, there were a certain team.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_05: you know off of uh Ledoux Road off of Clayton Road off of Warson Road uh played Sekman and beat them six to five.
• 22:08
  SPEAKER_03: No, it was a tie.
• 22:10
  SPEAKER_05: No, it wasn't no it was not a tie.
• 22:13
  SPEAKER_05: It was not a tie.
• 22:14
  SPEAKER_05: It was a win, buddy.
• 22:15
  SPEAKER_05: It was a win.
• 22:16
  SPEAKER_05: Check the game notes, pal.
• 22:19
  SPEAKER_05: So we've got Westminster taking on Sekman.
• 22:22
  SPEAKER_05: Westminster, I mean Ethan, I don't even want to know what first comes to mind when you hear the word Westminster, but apparently they're supposed to be a little bit better this year.
• 22:30
  SPEAKER_05: They got some players and Sekman is, you know, I'm sure Blake has some opinions about how Sekman is the is the you know the suburban.
• 22:40
  SPEAKER_03: No I I don't know what the suburban is so I can't leave that second it's a division that Sekman plays play so long ago.
• 22:51
  SPEAKER_02: I didn't play hockey you guys gotta look watch that episode when you get so so I I I gotta know Blake uh what's a good uh what's a good Sekman chirp uh from your view what what what what could be heard in the stands uh uh when a team is playing against Sekman what are the Westminster fans gonna be saying in the crowd uh during this there's not gonna be any Westminster fans I assume probably trailer trash that's what I was talking about that's terrible it's kind of cliche but I mean oh well I will just say that uh uh I was impressed with Sekman's product on the ice uh they uh gave us in the Marquette tournament uh the Ledou team a handful gave us some four and uh and they had some players so don't sleep on Sekman uh this year just based on uh what we've been able to see out on so far.
• 23:49
  SPEAKER_05: And Westminster always you know they're one of those teams that is always able to go out there and and they have to go to the draft sometimes for their skaters.
• 23:57
  SPEAKER_05: They usually find one or two pretty good players and a couple years ago they had London Jet on that team um who was who came and played who was an excellent hockey player so I I think it's gonna be a uh an interesting an interesting uh matchup to say the least two teams that probably don't play each other very often except for when they get into the founders cup because they do play each other in the playoffs and I think that they they did actually um they played each other last year I want to say um but uh you know Westminster so far they lost to Clayton 5-4 so Ethan they kept it pretty tight with you guys earlier this year what what's the deal then oh uh we're missing some guys there we go Jags and well yeah we got we got a we got a pretty big pretty long IR right now but we'll get there we'll get there well the next game for that night seconds winning that game by the way they're gonna show them some jump yeah exactly all right let's get let's get Grant out of here for now we'll come we'll come back later get him out of here so the the second half of that doubleheader we've got a tilt that I'm sure Blake's gonna have some opinions on West versus Limburg let's talk a little about that that that game do you like their do you like their unis Blake do you like the Limberg unis oh we've already been over this come on the band we've already been over this they're terrible um the subway jerseys no but limberg I mean we played or I should say they played them I wasn't playing unfortunately limberg played summit uh tied three to three game limberg has a very good goalie very very solid goalie so I'll be looking out for that um and a bunch of decent skaters too I mean they're just a well-rounded team so I I mean I definitely got Limberg taking this over West.
• 25:45
  SPEAKER_05: Ethan what do you think on that one?
• 25:48
  SPEAKER_07: Um I think as bad as those jerseys are I've got to go with Limberg just because they I think goalies win win those games and I'm not sure actually I'm pretty sure Parker West has a decent goalie but I I think Limberg's just got a pretty decent well-rounded team so I gotta go with them all right and then we're getting we're we're creeping up on almost Thanksgiving time frame we've got uh two games Friday November the 20th back at Afton man we should be like the warm-up band for these games uh 8 30 we've got cbc at slough that's a that that's that's a big tussle that's a tell me go on yeah they both think that's their home rink too uh yeah exactly exactly although I think cbc is a fentan they're they got stuff all over Fenton as well so and I think Slough had I I think afton was SLUs for a while but I I don't know what's happened there.
• 26:44
  SPEAKER_04: So is this uh uh the winner gets to say it's their home rink is is that what the the prize is guys what do you think here yeah I guess they're battling over home turf in that game there that'll be excited I mean two teams that are kind of the middle of the pack in the challenge group so they're kind of you know fighting for that type top spot fighting to move up so that'll be an interesting game.
• 27:05
  SPEAKER_07: What do you think Ethan do you think either of these teams are gonna uh push to get at the top and maybe uh uh uh get up and give shamanade a run for their money I I think that I think Slew's got a sneaky good team this year and no hate to CBC I know I already picked Shamanat over them but I I think Slew's got this game and I think I actually think that's their home rank too probably actually but I know I Slew's got I know Slew's got some really good forwards and they've got a few solid defenders too with John Burke I know is on that team I'm not sure what else is on defense goes there.
• 27:42
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah yeah they've got I think they've actually got a pretty solid team I know they have a solid goalie too I think they're looking a lot better than people think I think it's a 4-2 game with an empty netter probably it can go either way it's gonna go either way it's gonna be packed and hopefully some of those folks stay for the next game because we go right into Northwest and Parkway Central cross divisions from central to to the suburban um this first time we've talked about central here uh and northwest we just played northwest last night you know big physical team uh had a couple of mullets out there that I gave a lot of respect to I thought the some some great some some some great helmet lettuce flow yeah it's but boys uh give a quick uh quick breakdown on northwest parkway central yeah you know the Jeff Co boys they love their mullets so expect to see a lot of mullet um and that's that's the Friday after Thanksgiving yep oh I'm that game that game's always hard we've we've had that game scheduled in the past year it's just Thanksgiving hangover just ate four plates the day before so maybe a little bit of a slower pace game just people looking to gain their foot and back so we'll see and it looks like central lost nine to one to Sekman ooh where's Grant now he's coming through after up his chest man there we go jazz there you go Jazz yeah there you go so uh central lost uh nine to one to Sekman so this could be uh this could be a pretty good little battle Northwest and Parkway Central yeah I mean I think that and this is what we're trying to do here we're we understand that we've got teams that are all at different paths and different journeys and have you know the rosters are going to be some are going to be front loaded with with seniors others are going to be you know kind of well balanced and you're gonna have some that are going to have younger younger players this is a great opportunity to have two teams that are probably going to be pretty evenly matched great game to highlight we're super excited for the Lions to take on Parkway Central so let's head to the next game that we've got here as we uh as we go through this journey um we've got again we've got a suburban St.
• 29:51
  SPEAKER_05: Charles crossover then then we get into the St.
• 29:54
  SPEAKER_05: Charles County boys and uh so we've got Parkway South playing Wentzville Timberland.
• 29:59
  SPEAKER_05: Wentzville Timberland uh newer newer team when the Wentzville school districts I think now every single one of their teams has varsity uh hockey now yeah Timberland Liberty North Point um and then Francis Howell and Zumalt East um those are some hard nosed hard hot you know hard playing hockey teams um you know Blake give us a little feedback on what your thoughts are you know looking at the South Wentzville Timberland game.
• 30:25
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah I know Timberland uh not a team with too much history we played them last year in the group play and I was asking my boys like is has this like been a team before I've never heard of them but to our surprise I mean they came out there they battled us hard like very surprisingly like very good very solid team for not having much history um and especially with these St.
• 30:46
  SPEAKER_04: Charles schools I just feel like they always find their way to have a good goaltender.
• 30:50
  SPEAKER_04: They had a really good goaltender I think in those St.
• 30:53
  SPEAKER_04: Charles matchups and even the St.
• 30:54
  SPEAKER_02: Charles crossovers it really just comes down to goaltending and do you think that's across the board or is there really anything that's distinct between the different St.
• 31:04
  SPEAKER_04: Charles teams I think I kept up with the whole league last year especially with like all the playoff scene and stuff all the St.
• 31:12
  SPEAKER_07: Charles games I'll look at especially how because how had a very good year last year just all low low scoring games okay I've noticed that too they always find a way either through the pool or just luck of the draw in their school like those teams always have a solid goalie even if you've never heard of them like they'll just come out and play good.
• 31:33
  SPEAKER_02: Remember against Hal last year they shut us out and we had a ton of shots and that goalie was pretty solid never even heard of their goalie before so some low scoring defensive battles is what I'm thinking uh from you guys.
• 31:47
  SPEAKER_05: And all those Zoomwall teams they just want to put you through the first row yeah they really do.
• 31:51
  SPEAKER_05: I mean we played them last year and uh we played Francis Howe last year and it was a battle zoom wall we've watched games ahead of our game even at the JV level and they just want to play a tough hard nosed brand of hockey love it and and yeah we're we're for it yeah let's go give me some more of that and then we are now into December already into December we've got uh a this is gonna this is this is this is one of those nights you circle because there's just gonna be this is good hockey.
• 32:21
  SPEAKER_05: Oh yeah CBC Marquette Oakville Lafayette challenge cup all around but new challenge you know some the holdovers from the old suburban league ethan give us some thoughts here I mean I think CBC they're gonna owe us some uh some money here for getting them on the TV all the time here but that's another conversation to have but let's talk a little bit Ethan give us a little take on the CBC Marquette first time we've seen Marquette on the list I think this is where I'll have to give my respect to CBC I I got them winning this game I I don't know too much about Marquette.
• 32:50
  SPEAKER_07: I know they're they've been historically solid I know they had a series of good years the past couple years but I think CBC should have this game but let's see at Maryville too I yeah I got CBC on that one.
• 33:05
  SPEAKER_04: Not really much else to it what do you think Blake you think they're uh you think they're gonna sleep on Marquette and just roll in or uh or is Marquette hoping for that because it's kind of home feel for them they're just yeah so Marquette Marquette we actually played Marquette in the preseason tournament and the and the narrative coming into this season is like Marquette lost a lot and they're not going to be as good but that's not what I saw.
• 33:31
  SPEAKER_04: I mean they're still just a really solid team they have like a lot of that just top talent top triple A talent so and I know I'm I'm not supposed to like them because they're the same school district as Rockwood so I'm not supposed to like them but then them just being a public school them being a public school and competing with all the top private school team teams I think it's really cool so I've always been a fan of them but I think I think during this matchup I might have to go CBC just because we've bet against them on all the other matchups I think here's where they're gonna pick up a win well this I mean these two teams were a game away from the championship last year because CBC lost to Shamanad Marquette lost to DeSmet in the challenge cup semis so there's got to be some juice flowing there I I don't know I mean it's at Maryville that is Marquette's home rink.
• 34:17
  SPEAKER_05: There is no two ways about it they've that's their home rink we we know we know the relationship with Marquette and Maryville and Chesterfield.
• 34:25
  SPEAKER_02: I'm going Marquette this game I'm I'm throwing it down I'm saying Marquette's winning this hockey game yeah I I I just wonder if CBC is gonna sleep on them yeah and uh and Marquette's gonna say not at our home yeah so uh this this will be a good one to watch and then Oakville Lafayette uh it just looks to me like a bruising game on paper they hate each other is it gonna be a bruising game is this where you uh uh take a pound of flesh guys absolutely I think this is gonna be an exciting game I mean they're both their first year in the challenge but we know these two teams have history and Lafayette like I said just loaded with talent so I kind of expect Oakville to just come out and just try to beat them to death and just tire wearing up wear them down.
• 35:08
  SPEAKER_04: So exciting game if I had to pick one I would pick Lafayette just an incredibly good team this year but it'll be an exciting matchup.
• 35:16
  SPEAKER_02: Lake what do you think?
• 35:18
  SPEAKER_07: I've also got Lafayette winning that game I I think they're just pretty all around good not too sure about who their goalie is but I know they've got a few solid fours and I think they got a few solid D maybe some triple A D as well yeah I mean I think for those two teams are pretty similar both sitting at like the lower seats of the challenge so that'll definitely be a good game.
• 35:40
  SPEAKER_02: Looks to be a late one too Oakville has uh some some young players on here that uh are up and coming so uh I this could be a sneaky game this could this game could be really really tight uh I I I know three young players that are on this Oakville roster all uh good impact uh central states players so this is gonna be a good tilt we might have to go check this out watch this one ourselves coach yeah I think so and yeah I'm gonna ask this to the players like from a player's perspective if you were in Oakville in Lafayette shoes and you were moving up to the challenge and and it was going to be a year long schedule what does that change about your preparation what does that change you think about the way your team should be practicing what's going through these guys' minds right now um is it excitement is it a little bit of anxiety is it fear is it like hey we're going it's us against the world what's that mentality like you think I think for me it would definitely be it's us against the world mentality obviously I'm assuming when they first heard that news when they're going to be in the challenge uh division heart probably like dropped a little bit and it was like oh like dang but then after you know after a few days of learning that you just got to have that mentality hey like let's do this thing like there's no change in it like we just got to go into every every game with that killer mindset just ready to kill Ethan what do you think man I mean I think there's only so much you can do like I think you kind of just have to do do whatever you can to be the best you can before coming to playoffs and see what happens and like if it doesn't work out then that's just how it is but I I think that there's no point in not trying and I I don't think that any of these teams should be like just giving it up whether they win or don't like I I think they should try their best put up a fight.
• 37:30
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah the people the players definitely want to see a upset the people want to see for sure well the next week 11th of uh December the first game on that night is probably last year it was our single largest uh viewing audience 11,000 people in counting still watched the uh the challenge cup final between DeSmet and Shamanad um this is the only time that we've got them on the broadcast playing each other and uh you know we've talked about shamanad a little bit already Blake give us your feed your your your first impression on this one man so I think shamanad just got that big win what was it two nights ago I think against the Smet huge game I know Ethan was there in person I mean two just like they're just insanely talented like I I'm gonna keep saying this they are basically just triple A teams is essentially what they are just insanely talented.
• 38:29
  SPEAKER_04: I mean it's it's just it's crazy to watch them just the way they move the puck and how quick they are with it it's insane.
• 38:36
  SPEAKER_04: Um this game I think I think the smets finally gonna have enough of just being beat up by Shamanad in the past two matchups in the challenge cup and then this first game of this season I think the smet's gonna finally have had enough and I think the smet's gonna get this one.
• 38:51
  SPEAKER_07: What do you think Ethan I think the smet's definitely gonna be tired of it and they're gonna they're gonna be wanting it but I I still think that Shamanad's they they've got everything going for them and I mean I was there between the two student sessions last night Shamanad was going crazy all game I I think they've just got that type of energy to keep the momentum going and I don't see any reason for them to stop so I I got them winning that again.
• 39:15
  SPEAKER_02: So what is DeSmet uh what does the DeSmet team need to do?
• 39:20
  SPEAKER_02: Uh if you were a player on this team uh what would you be saying amongst your teammates?
• 39:26
  SPEAKER_02: Uh you you you lost the challenge cup final uh you lost the game just the other night uh and now you're gonna have to play again come Friday December 11th what what are the discussions like do you think uh between players on that team right now to get over this uh hurdle I would say for me it's always just that next rep mentality like that's what I would be telling them if I was a player on the team like hey those two games are behind us like it sucks but there's nothing we can really do about it so we just got to show up at practice just work our tails off and then just focus on that next game and going again that next one yeah I mean if you look at both of those games they both came down to the final seconds really so you can't really beat up on yourself too much if you're not winning those games I mean there's nothing really you can do to change it.
• 40:19
  SPEAKER_07: I think you just got to keep moving forward but I think the Smiths I I think Shamanad's team and especially their defense like they they might have only had nine shots that game and I think they've got to find a way to get either more quality shots or just more shots in general and find a way to break Shamanad's defense.
• 40:38
  SPEAKER_04: I I think Shamonad's defense is going to win them a lot of games this year blocking shots and everything so you said nine shots are there are there something like that a lot of blocks that shout out to Desmond he's blocking a ton of shots I love that well he takes up half the bats he's got so much length in the challenge cup last year like online over the video I instantly fell in love with this game that's yeah I mean he blocked a crazy number of shots in the challenge cup final last year it was crazy how do you even know if if Shamanad's goalie's any good yeah all right that's our Rockets go away so oh yeah there you go we finish off the the night with Duchesne and Wednesville North Point and we just talked about Rensville North Point.
• 41:25
  SPEAKER_05: I think this will be their second year as the varsity team um you know I don't have much experience with coaching against either team but you know what what are your guys' take on that game?
• 41:35
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah north north point was actually in the preseason uh ranking point system north point was actually ranked like very very high higher than I think me or Ethan's team is uh very interesting so I'll be excited to see how they open up the season and how they play against Duchenne and Duchesne we've played them the past two years they always seem to have the top two lines of talent and then that you know they still got some guys that are figuring out or trying to find some more guys so it'll be an interesting matchup.
• 42:04
  SPEAKER_07: Nice I think that'll definitely be an interesting one as well I I'd probably pick North Point if I chose one don't really know anything about Duchenne but I've I've heard North Point it's not too bad.
• 42:14
  SPEAKER_02: So yeah I'll be that I'll be interested to see how North Point does this year especially with them being ranked high and now we're coming into uh the Christmas holiday almost Friday December the 18th December the 18th we're back at afton uh another CBC tilt wow they've got four games CBC and Clayton are I mean again Clayton's another school it's on this uh is getting a lot of so so CBC at Vianni uh and uh that's always a good matchup uh see uh Vianni's got some young players kind of like Oakville some uh some some new kids coming into the fold we talked a lot about CBC what are your guys' thoughts on Viani headed into the season I mean Viani they they had that real extremely good team I think two years back led by Chase Trumpeter and that whole group but after that group they've kind of hit the reset button as of recently and they're kind of got a whole new group of young guys so it'll be interesting to see how these young guys uh play CBC and how how they're looking this year.
• 43:18
  SPEAKER_05: I think in this game at least let's let's roll Viani I got Viani taking down CBC well they've got a young defense I mean they've got Schmidt who's uh who plays with with Owen and Campanella both are getting good getting run.
• 43:31
  SPEAKER_05: Ethan what's your thought process behind this game um well who is CBC's go away first do you guys know them uh I know they have Charlie well Charlie ment Charlie mental Charlie mental that's right shout out Charlie because I know they had his mom on the show a couple weeks ago I I think I've got a CBC winning that one I I think I I think they they definitely deserve some respect and I I don't know too much
• 44:09
  SPEAKER_07: I think they've got that game, but that'll be that'll be a good game.
• 44:12
  SPEAKER_05: Well, the next game's not a big deal.
• 44:14
  SPEAKER_05: Ledu's gonna win it, so we'll just move on.
• 44:18
  SPEAKER_07: We'll see how that.
• 44:19
  SPEAKER_05: Well, uh, if we talk about a game, I don't know.
• 44:22
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, I know that there is like you've got Shamanov Viani huge rivalry, you've got Summit and just about everybody else because it's Summit against the world.
• 44:31
  SPEAKER_05: This is, I mean, this is this rivalry.
• 44:35
  SPEAKER_05: I just let you know, Ethan.
• 44:36
  SPEAKER_05: When we were originally talking about putting these games on the on on the radio and YouTube last year, we were told in no uncertain terms, we don't want the Clayton Ledoux games broadcast because the crowd's too crazy.
• 44:48
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, so let's go.
• 44:53
  SPEAKER_05: Ah, brutal in the parking lots.
• 44:55
  SPEAKER_02: This is gonna be brutal in the afton parking lot.
• 44:57
  SPEAKER_02: Afton parking lot of that.
• 44:58
  SPEAKER_05: Well, it's the scene of the crime last year.
• 45:00
  SPEAKER_05: We were all well, three of us were there.
• 45:02
  SPEAKER_05: I don't know if you're at this game.
• 45:04
  SPEAKER_05: No, no, no.
• 45:05
  SPEAKER_04: Uh I I actually saw it.
• 45:06
  SPEAKER_04: So me, my me and my team, we were already um, we were already in through to the next round, but the Ledou Clayton game actually had huge implications on us.
• 45:15
  SPEAKER_04: If basically whatever team won or lost, it was gonna change so we played.
• 45:19
  SPEAKER_04: So one of our teammates got on live barn and then he live streamed it to the group chat.
• 45:23
  SPEAKER_04: He was screen sharing on his phone to our group chat, and we were all watching the game live.
• 45:27
  SPEAKER_05: So so Ethan has had plenty of opportunities to crow because my my my son Brendan and Ethan played together last year.
• 45:35
  SPEAKER_05: And so, Ethan, give us your take on this game, man.
• 45:38
  SPEAKER_05: You know, it's it's kind of like brother or at least cousin versus cousin.
• 45:42
  SPEAKER_05: Let's talk a little bit about this and get it over with.
• 45:45
  SPEAKER_05: Let's hear it.
• 45:46
  SPEAKER_07: Um, I don't think I really gotta say too much about my take on this game, but uh I got I got faith in my guys.
• 45:52
  SPEAKER_07: I think we're looking pretty good this year.
• 45:55
  SPEAKER_07: Um, I know Ledu's not too bad either, but I know they lost like Brennan, DJ, Theo, all those all those guys, some good seniors too.
• 46:03
  SPEAKER_07: So I definitely got Clay, no question.
• 46:07
  SPEAKER_05: Well, I I will say this.
• 46:11
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you know, we're biased.
• 46:14
  SPEAKER_05: We're a little biased.
• 46:15
  SPEAKER_05: You can't say hats off to the the game last year.
• 46:18
  SPEAKER_02: You guys excellent.
• 46:20
  SPEAKER_02: What do you think, Blake?
• 46:20
  SPEAKER_04: Uh I mean I just I just love this matchup so much, especially because of that game last year in the playoffs.
• 46:26
  SPEAKER_04: That that was just crazy.
• 46:28
  SPEAKER_04: And we didn't, I'm sure you guys knew the math going into that game.
• 46:32
  SPEAKER_04: We did.
• 46:32
  SPEAKER_05: Whenever you have to do math in a game, it's not a bad thing.
• 46:35
  SPEAKER_04: But we didn't, we didn't really know, so we were figuring out just like midway through the third period, we're like, okay, I almost just claimed to have to win by it.
• 46:40
  SPEAKER_04: So and then we finally worked it out like right when all the goals were getting scored just back to back to back to back.
• 46:46
  SPEAKER_04: So I just I'd love this matchup.
• 46:48
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, I mean this is probably my favorite rivalry.
• 46:51
  SPEAKER_04: I and I Ethan, you guys played what was in the wicked Wickenizer Cup final, your first yeah, my freshman year.
• 46:57
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, so the dude know about the dudes definitely gonna be coming for Clayton's head, especially the Leduce seniors just in the history.
• 47:04
  SPEAKER_04: So, but give me Clayton in this matchup.
• 47:06
  SPEAKER_04: I think Clayton's okay, all right.
• 47:08
  SPEAKER_05: You guys have just both lost your charter with us.
• 47:11
  SPEAKER_05: No, I've never been in a game where both teams pulled their goalies after a goal was scored because the way the math worked out is Ledou could we could lose by one, but we couldn't lose by two.
• 47:27
  SPEAKER_05: And so when we were tied, or we were down by we were down by one, or we could tire.
• 47:37
  SPEAKER_07: It was six to four, so we had to go.
• 47:38
  SPEAKER_07: So we pulled the goalie.
• 47:39
  SPEAKER_05: So they pulled their goalie, they pulled their goalie to score, and then we had to pull our goalie to it was crazy, and and I will say this insane, crazy.
• 47:48
  SPEAKER_05: You know, you had Follis had an unbelievable game, you had a great game.
• 47:52
  SPEAKER_05: Bill Horn, um, you know, we're I will say this about Ledue.
• 47:56
  SPEAKER_05: And and this is you're biased.
• 47:58
  SPEAKER_05: No, I'm we are a young team that is finding our way.
• 48:03
  SPEAKER_05: I think we've got some good balance, and I'm excited to see where this team's gonna be um from a development standpoint on December 18th.
• 48:12
  SPEAKER_02: Finding my way is a great rush song, by the way.
• 48:15
  SPEAKER_05: It's first first song side one of Rush.
• 48:17
  SPEAKER_02: It is, it is.
• 48:19
  SPEAKER_05: Um, all right.
• 48:20
  SPEAKER_02: Night nine, which is Saturday, December 26th, also at Afton.
• 48:25
  SPEAKER_02: We got Clayton and first appearance by Fox.
• 48:28
  SPEAKER_05: That's boxing day, by the way.
• 48:29
  SPEAKER_05: Boxing day for our friends in Canada.
• 48:31
  SPEAKER_05: Boxing day, yes.
• 48:32
  SPEAKER_05: You guys know what boxing day means?
• 48:34
  SPEAKER_05: Not at all.
• 48:35
  SPEAKER_05: You box up all the all the gifts you're gonna get rid of.
• 48:37
  SPEAKER_05: You're boxing oh okay or something like that.
• 48:41
  SPEAKER_03: I'm sure Grant has some opinions about Fox.
• 48:44
  SPEAKER_03: Who they're playing Clayton, yes, Ethan.
• 48:48
  SPEAKER_03: I mean, everything you channeled into Sekman.
• 48:51
  SPEAKER_03: I need you guys channeled Clayton.
• 48:54
  SPEAKER_03: Uh my final score prediction of this will be 12-0 Clayton.
• 49:00
  SPEAKER_03: There we go.
• 49:03
  SPEAKER_07: Wow, yeah, yeah, just a steam warriors.
• 49:09
  SPEAKER_05: Sorry, Fox fans.
• 49:10
  SPEAKER_05: We're moving on.
• 49:13
  SPEAKER_05: Blake, what are your thoughts on that game?
• 49:16
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, I think Clayton, obviously, a really good team.
• 49:18
  SPEAKER_04: We've already been over them, but Fox just trying to get back to their success in the past few years.
• 49:22
  SPEAKER_04: I think it'll be a closer game, both two teams at the similar skill level.
• 49:26
  SPEAKER_04: Um, I got Clayton taking this one though.
• 49:29
  SPEAKER_04: Shout out Jack McCroy, though.
• 49:30
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, Jack McCroy.
• 49:32
  SPEAKER_05: I think Clayton will be will be in a bad mood because they had just lost to Ladiew.
• 49:37
  SPEAKER_05: So I would be Fox.
• 49:39
  SPEAKER_05: There you go.
• 49:41
  SPEAKER_02: And then the late night slate.
• 49:43
  SPEAKER_02: Late night slate is Lutheran South at John Burroughs.
• 49:47
  SPEAKER_02: First appearance for both of these teams.
• 49:49
  SPEAKER_05: New new varsity team, Lutheran South.
• 49:52
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, oh yeah.
• 49:53
  SPEAKER_05: New varsity team.
• 49:54
  SPEAKER_05: They were they were they they had their first game last night.
• 49:58
  SPEAKER_05: I think they I don't think I think they had a cl tight, tight game.
• 50:01
  SPEAKER_05: Okay, tight game.
• 50:02
  SPEAKER_02: Who did they play?
• 50:02
  SPEAKER_05: Uh they played prior priory.
• 50:04
  SPEAKER_05: Um I think prior to the play.
• 50:05
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, they tied, yeah.
• 50:06
  SPEAKER_05: But it was close.
• 50:07
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, I mean, it was tied.
• 50:09
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, yeah.
• 50:10
  SPEAKER_02: And Burroughs, uh, I think it's a young team.
• 50:14
  SPEAKER_02: Uh I think so too, yeah.
• 50:16
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, we know some kids that are uh coming in and uh strong goaltending, strong goaltending.
• 50:21
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, yeah, exactly.
• 50:23
  SPEAKER_05: They're supposed to be they're supposed to be a little bit more challenging this year, and I'm excited to, you know, we've got them, we have them next year.
• 50:28
  SPEAKER_05: Livou has Burroughs next on our schedule.
• 50:31
  SPEAKER_05: So um, I'm excited to see that game, and I think you know it'll be a great game following the Clayton Fox one.
• 50:37
  SPEAKER_05: So you know the follow you know, New Year's Day.
• 50:41
  SPEAKER_05: Uh this is a this is a mid-states hockey tradition, New Year's Day, the Webster Kirkwood.
• 50:47
  SPEAKER_02: I love it.
• 50:47
  SPEAKER_02: It's like you too.
• 50:48
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, Webster Kirkwood Day on New Year's Day.
• 50:50
  SPEAKER_05: Uh, first time for both of these teams to get uh broadcast.
• 50:54
  SPEAKER_05: We haven't seen either of them yet here, but this game's gonna be at Webster.
• 50:58
  SPEAKER_02: Wait a minute, when do they do the no the football game they do Thanksgiving?
• 51:01
  SPEAKER_02: Thanksgiving.
• 51:01
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, football game is Thanksgiving.
• 51:02
  SPEAKER_05: But I believe Kirkwood plays Webster every year on New Year's Day, I believe.
• 51:06
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, if I'm wrong, soon.
• 51:08
  SPEAKER_05: But anyways, um we know Webster very, very well.
• 51:12
  SPEAKER_05: Um, we talked about them earlier.
• 51:14
  SPEAKER_05: They've got some good young talent, they've got some seniors who are, you know, Steph Schulte, um, Arthur Long Day, they're they're big bodies up front that can really, you know, get down low, cause havoc in front of the goaltender.
• 51:27
  SPEAKER_05: But uh, you know, mine, you know, Kirkwood is just stacked.
• 51:30
  SPEAKER_05: We played Kirkwood this year.
• 51:32
  SPEAKER_05: Um they have got size and length, and they get up the ice.
• 51:36
  SPEAKER_05: They're a north-south team.
• 51:38
  SPEAKER_05: So I'm interested.
• 51:39
  SPEAKER_05: What do you guys think about Kirkwood Webster?
• 51:41
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, I think like I said before about Webster, I think we've talked about them once before.
• 51:46
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, they're just doing they've been doing a great job of just building their team up recently in the past few years.
• 51:50
  SPEAKER_04: They just get better and better with every year.
• 51:53
  SPEAKER_04: I think this will be this will be a great game just because these two schools, obviously, we said they got tradition.
• 51:58
  SPEAKER_04: So a lot of bad blood there.
• 52:00
  SPEAKER_04: So I think it'll be great, great physical game.
• 52:04
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, I think this one will definitely be closer than it has been the past few years.
• 52:09
  SPEAKER_07: Uh I've still probably got Kirkwood winning just because I mean they've always had a way bigger school, I feel like.
• 52:15
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, Webster, and it's just a more hockey center school.
• 52:19
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, they literally I mean I guess they both actually have their own ice drinks at Kirkwood and Webster, but yeah.
• 52:25
  SPEAKER_07: I probably got Kirkwood winning that one.
• 52:27
  SPEAKER_07: I would I would I would hate to have a game on New Year's Day, though.
• 52:30
  SPEAKER_07: That sucks.
• 52:30
  SPEAKER_07: I'm sorry for them.
• 52:31
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, well, we've got the next game right after that as we take on Priory, a big central division tilt.
• 52:37
  SPEAKER_05: Um, Ethan, roll right into it, man.
• 52:40
  SPEAKER_05: These are two teams.
• 52:40
  SPEAKER_05: I know you love both these teams so much.
• 52:42
  SPEAKER_05: It's your favorite teams.
• 52:44
  SPEAKER_05: They're like family.
• 52:45
  SPEAKER_05: Talk a little bit about Pryory.
• 52:47
  SPEAKER_07: Um, as much as I don't like either of these teams, I probably don't like Ledou more than Pryory.
• 52:53
  SPEAKER_07: So I also think I know Pryory is I'm pretty sure they're really young.
• 52:58
  SPEAKER_07: I think they've got a young, decently skilled squad.
• 53:01
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, obviously they're losing Nadod, Gerdner, and Soto, but I still think they have a decent squad.
• 53:07
  SPEAKER_07: Ledou is obviously Ledue, but I I probably gotta give this one to Pryorie just because Oh, come on.
• 53:14
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, come on.
• 53:16
  SPEAKER_05: I love it.
• 53:17
  SPEAKER_05: Like, that's not even a logical take.
• 53:19
  SPEAKER_07: I'm taking priory.
• 53:21
  SPEAKER_07: You don't like prior this year?
• 53:23
  SPEAKER_05: What?
• 53:24
  SPEAKER_04: You don't think they're gonna be good this year?
• 53:27
  SPEAKER_05: I think priory's always gonna be strong.
• 53:29
  SPEAKER_05: They don't like playing Ledue, they don't like playing Clayton, they like beating us last year.
• 53:34
  SPEAKER_02: Well, I mean, they were separated by 0.03 my hockey rating points.
• 53:39
  SPEAKER_02: Very, very close last year.
• 53:40
  SPEAKER_02: Very, very close, very close.
• 53:42
  SPEAKER_02: So uh yeah, that's why you play the game.
• 53:44
  SPEAKER_05: Well, Blake, I know you don't like Priory because your last game against either of these teams.
• 53:52
  SPEAKER_04: Ledue, they sent me home my freshman year in the semifinals, and then Priory, they let us have it in the finals last year.
• 53:59
  SPEAKER_04: Um, I'm not I'm not gonna get into too many excuses, but they just kicked our butts in the finals last year.
• 54:05
  SPEAKER_04: So I don't like neither of these teams.
• 54:07
  SPEAKER_04: I think Priory had a great year last year.
• 54:10
  SPEAKER_04: Props uh props to them for their uh their their success last year.
• 54:14
  SPEAKER_04: But I think losing Gardner, losing sudo, I think it's just it's gonna be too big of a hit on them.
• 54:20
  SPEAKER_04: But I don't like Ledou either, so let's just go with a zero-zero tie.
• 54:27
  SPEAKER_05: I love it.
• 54:28
  SPEAKER_05: I love it.
• 54:28
  SPEAKER_05: All right, we're the home stretch here.
• 54:30
  SPEAKER_05: We're in uh week 11.
• 54:32
  SPEAKER_05: Uh uh Challenge Cup new.
• 54:35
  SPEAKER_05: Once again, we've got these two new challenge cup teams, and these these teams weren't even in the same division.
• 54:40
  SPEAKER_05: This, you know, St.
• 54:41
  SPEAKER_05: Dom's coming from the St.
• 54:42
  SPEAKER_05: Charles, you know, division.
• 54:44
  SPEAKER_05: You got Eureka coming from the suburban.
• 54:46
  SPEAKER_05: Um, we played St.
• 54:47
  SPEAKER_05: Dom's last year, they were on the uptick.
• 54:49
  SPEAKER_05: Uh, I know their coaching staff very well.
• 54:52
  SPEAKER_05: They they coach kids the right way there, they've got a lot, a lot of talent.
• 54:56
  SPEAKER_05: You know, they I think they only graduated Nico Bazzoli, um, who was one of their top players last year.
• 55:01
  SPEAKER_05: So they've got almost their entire core back.
• 55:03
  SPEAKER_05: And we played Eureka.
• 55:05
  SPEAKER_05: We did.
• 55:05
  SPEAKER_05: That team is a good hockey team.
• 55:07
  SPEAKER_05: They are good, hockey team.
• 55:08
  SPEAKER_05: They are a good, good hockey team.
• 55:10
  SPEAKER_05: So I'm interested, you know, again, this is one of those new uh newfound rivalries that we're trying to build here in mid-states.
• 55:16
  SPEAKER_05: Ethan, give us a little give us your take on Eureka St.
• 55:19
  SPEAKER_05: Dom's.
• 55:20
  SPEAKER_07: I think this is gonna be a similar game to that um Mafia and Oakville game, just another one of those like lower-seated challenge up games that'll be pretty close.
• 55:30
  SPEAKER_07: Um don't know too much about St.
• 55:32
  SPEAKER_07: Dom.
• 55:33
  SPEAKER_07: I know Eureka's got their little chrome cage thing going on, but they got Malone's little brother.
• 55:41
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, they got they got a little boner going over there.
• 55:44
  SPEAKER_05: Um that was Malone's nickname for all of you.
• 55:48
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, yeah, at least clarify that.
• 55:53
  SPEAKER_07: Um I'll probably go St.
• 55:57
  SPEAKER_07: Domin.
• 55:57
  SPEAKER_07: I'm not too big of a fan of the Chrome cage.
• 55:59
  SPEAKER_04: So fair, fair, fair.
• 56:02
  SPEAKER_04: Blake?
• 56:03
  SPEAKER_04: No, I think I think St.
• 56:04
  SPEAKER_04: Dominic, they kind of they almost remind me of Webster of just how they just they seem to get better and better every year and just been on the uptick in the previous years.
• 56:12
  SPEAKER_04: Um, they did a really good job last year, like they just kind of came out of nowhere.
• 56:16
  SPEAKER_04: They played Kirkwood close, and I know in their group play last year in the Wick and Hazard Cup, they get they didn't make it up, but they gave everyone a run for their money.
• 56:23
  SPEAKER_04: So it was fun to watch them last year.
• 56:25
  SPEAKER_04: Eureka, um, I know you guys kind of poked fun at your uh summit uh before on the uh previous in the show today about how we have rivalries with everyone.
• 56:35
  SPEAKER_04: We don't like anyone.
• 56:37
  SPEAKER_04: I don't really like Eureka.
• 56:39
  SPEAKER_04: Good team, though.
• 56:40
  SPEAKER_04: They got a lot of talent returning.
• 56:42
  SPEAKER_04: Um, physical team, which is kind of why I don't like them.
• 56:45
  SPEAKER_04: They get under your skin, so props to them for that.
• 56:47
  SPEAKER_04: If I had to pick one this matchup, I don't know.
• 56:50
  SPEAKER_04: I like both teams, both teams are gonna be good this year.
• 56:54
  SPEAKER_04: All right, give me Eureka just playing the the physical, just brutal style of hockey and just being down Saint Dominic.
• 57:00
  SPEAKER_05: Well, St.
• 57:01
  SPEAKER_05: Dom's it's almost a home game for them.
• 57:02
  SPEAKER_05: They're playing out of Wentzville, yeah.
• 57:04
  SPEAKER_05: So I didn't even see that.
• 57:06
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, yeah.
• 57:06
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, they're playing.
• 57:08
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, yeah.
• 57:09
  SPEAKER_05: It's a late game.
• 57:09
  SPEAKER_07: I think I think this is one of those where I think Eureka probably will win, but I I want St.
• 57:13
  SPEAKER_07: Dom to win this one.
• 57:15
  SPEAKER_05: He doesn't like the Chrome.
• 57:17
  SPEAKER_05: Nah fan.
• 57:19
  SPEAKER_05: Well, the next tilt is the first of four straight St.
• 57:22
  SPEAKER_05: Charles.
• 57:23
  SPEAKER_05: We finished up the night in Wentzville with Wentzville North Point, who we saw earlier.
• 57:27
  SPEAKER_05: They're they're punching up.
• 57:29
  SPEAKER_05: You know, North Point is punching up going against their rival Wentzville Liberty, who is a who right now, Liberty, I think, is undefeated.
• 57:36
  SPEAKER_05: I think they're either they're either two-0 or one-o.
• 57:39
  SPEAKER_05: Um, and they're in the challenge cup, they've got a deep team.
• 57:43
  SPEAKER_05: Blake, give us a little bit of uh insight and what you're thinking when we talk about these teams out west.
• 57:47
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, Wentz Wentzville or Liberty Wentzville, another team that just came out of nowhere last year.
• 57:53
  SPEAKER_04: I remember watching their two semifinal games against Priory, who ended up winning the Wickenhydra Cup, and Liberty just that I remember our team saying about them.
• 58:03
  SPEAKER_04: My teammates just said about them like they just got guys all the way down the bench who can just skate and just keep up, just such a deep team.
• 58:09
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, they're not they're not gonna beat you with one guy, they just got an insanely deep team, and then North Point, like I said, just highly ranked coming into this year.
• 58:17
  SPEAKER_04: Nobody knows a lot about them, but the consistent consensus seems to be that they're gonna be pretty good.
• 58:22
  SPEAKER_04: So and and a St.
• 58:24
  SPEAKER_04: Charles matchup.
• 58:25
  SPEAKER_04: So you you know I said earlier it's always low scoring between them.
• 58:28
  SPEAKER_04: So give me a low-scoring game, and I got liberty just edging, edging out North Point.
• 58:33
  SPEAKER_05: Ooh, Ethan, what do you think?
• 58:35
  SPEAKER_07: I've also got Liberty.
• 58:36
  SPEAKER_07: I know they're losing a pretty impactful player with Kemp gone, but I I think that I think they're still pretty gonna be pretty deep.
• 58:43
  SPEAKER_07: And North Point's gonna be new.
• 58:46
  SPEAKER_07: I don't don't know too much about them, but I've heard they've been hot, but I still got Liberty low scoring, like Blake said.
• 58:52
  SPEAKER_05: Well, we know Liberty's coach, Mark Turnipseed, pretty well.
• 58:56
  SPEAKER_05: Um, obviously they have you know a heavy heart with the tragedy with uh with with press earlier this year.
• 59:04
  SPEAKER_05: So I think that Liberty is just out of mission this year.
• 59:07
  SPEAKER_05: They just beat Oakville 5-2.
• 59:09
  SPEAKER_05: I think there is just uh that team has come together, they've got great coaching.
• 59:14
  SPEAKER_05: Um, give me Wednesday Liberty in that game as well.
• 59:17
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, yeah.
• 59:18
  SPEAKER_02: Well, what to cap it off, we've got uh three for on uh night 12.
• 59:23
  SPEAKER_02: Uh Saturday, January 23rd.
• 59:26
  SPEAKER_02: We've got Zumault South at Zumault East Bragg and rights, Zoomalt West at Zoomwalt North Bragg and rights, and Holt and Francis Howell.
• 59:36
  SPEAKER_02: I mean, this is a that maybe just the night that you put on the foil, Blake, right?
• 59:40
  SPEAKER_04: I mean talk about it.
• 59:43
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, you know, you know, schools in the same district, whether it's Rockwood or whatever it is, they're always always gonna be physical games, always gonna be some trash getting talked.
• 59:53
  SPEAKER_04: So, and again, St.
• 59:55
  SPEAKER_04: Charles matchup.
• 59:55
  SPEAKER_04: So I got just I think these games are just gonna be physical punches being thrown, maybe some stuff after the whistle.
• 1:00:02
  SPEAKER_04: I think it's just gonna be a low score and just brutal game in these last three matches, matchups.
• 1:00:06
  SPEAKER_02: This is the game, these are the games nobody wants to lose, Ethan, right?
• 1:00:10
  SPEAKER_02: When you're playing against a rival in your your own district, or maybe right down the road from your high school.
• 1:00:18
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, for sure.
• 1:00:19
  SPEAKER_02: Don't you think?
• 1:00:20
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
• 1:00:21
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, especially late.
• 1:00:22
  SPEAKER_02: I think you guys know a little bit about that, too.
• 1:00:28
  SPEAKER_05: Oh man, I guess I can't wait till December 18th.
• 1:00:33
  SPEAKER_05: I just can't wait.
• 1:00:36
  SPEAKER_04: I can't wait to be there.
• 1:00:37
  SPEAKER_04: I'm gonna be there at that game.
• 1:00:38
  SPEAKER_04: I can't wait either.
• 1:00:40
  SPEAKER_05: Let's talk a little bit about that.
• 1:00:41
  SPEAKER_05: You guys, uh, first off, fantastic job.
• 1:00:44
  SPEAKER_05: Your personalities are coming through.
• 1:00:46
  SPEAKER_05: I think you guys we hope that you guys have a ton of fun this season, you know, working with the show and watching a lot of hockey.
• 1:00:53
  SPEAKER_05: Not including any games that you have to play in.
• 1:00:56
  SPEAKER_05: Because you guys are both players, that's the whole point.
• 1:00:58
  SPEAKER_05: To me, players on the mic.
• 1:00:59
  SPEAKER_05: What is the game that you want to watch?
• 1:01:01
  SPEAKER_05: What's the game that you want to be at?
• 1:01:02
  SPEAKER_05: Like, tell us which one is that.
• 1:01:04
  SPEAKER_04: I would say, like I said before, that Leduc Clayton.
• 1:01:07
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, I'm just getting excited, just talking about it.
• 1:01:09
  SPEAKER_04: I'm starting to start to uh bang my feet on the ground just because I'm so excited for that game.
• 1:01:17
  SPEAKER_04: And then just the smet Shamanad.
• 1:01:19
  SPEAKER_04: You know that's always gonna be just a banger of a game, so that probably happened too.
• 1:01:24
  SPEAKER_07: I've got I've got that dismet shamanad one circled.
• 1:01:26
  SPEAKER_07: I want to go back to that one.
• 1:01:28
  SPEAKER_07: I love that matchup.
• 1:01:29
  SPEAKER_07: I think that'll be I think that'll be a bigger rivalry than your M Cup game with Shamanad and Viani.
• 1:01:35
  SPEAKER_07: I think they've got more I think Shamanad and Desmet are building some history between each other, so I I've got that game circled.
• 1:01:42
  SPEAKER_02: Who do you think Silver looked out of uh the teams we've talked about here that uh might just be sneaky this year?
• 1:01:51
  SPEAKER_04: Hmm.
• 1:01:52
  SPEAKER_07: Ethan, what do you think?
• 1:01:53
  SPEAKER_07: I got I got mine.
• 1:01:55
  SPEAKER_07: So I got Slew.
• 1:01:56
  SPEAKER_07: I think I think Slew will be sneaky good this year.
• 1:01:59
  SPEAKER_07: I've got a lot of Slew kids on my Rockets team.
• 1:02:02
  SPEAKER_07: I I know John Burke's been telling me that they're pretty good.
• 1:02:04
  SPEAKER_07: I I think I think they'll be good.
• 1:02:06
  SPEAKER_07: I think I know they have a good goalie, and I think goalies win the games in high school hockey.
• 1:02:11
  SPEAKER_07: So I'm I think Slew takes HP.
• 1:02:14
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, it's a hot take.
• 1:02:15
  SPEAKER_02: What do you think, Blake?
• 1:02:16
  SPEAKER_04: I think I think if we're following along with the with what Ethan said in the challenge division, if we're going challenge division, I would have to go Lafayette.
• 1:02:23
  SPEAKER_04: I'm calling it right now, but really they're gonna upset someone in the playoffs.
• 1:02:27
  SPEAKER_04: I'm calling it, they're gonna make some noise in the playoffs.
• 1:02:30
  SPEAKER_04: I love it.
• 1:02:31
  SPEAKER_05: I actually I think Liberty's the team that's I think Liberty's going to the quarter, at least the semi's for the challenge this year.
• 1:02:36
  SPEAKER_05: I think they're that good.
• 1:02:38
  SPEAKER_05: I think Liberty's good.
• 1:02:40
  SPEAKER_05: Pretty good.
• 1:02:40
  SPEAKER_02: I think Oakville could be sneaky, but uh yeah, they play they play good hockey there for sure.
• 1:02:45
  SPEAKER_02: What's what do you think is a uh a player fans should know about out there?
• 1:02:51
  SPEAKER_02: Uh you guys know uh a lot of players that are on these teams, and uh and why should uh fans pay attention to them?
• 1:02:58
  SPEAKER_02: What's what's uh what's one Blake you you you want to highlight?
• 1:03:02
  SPEAKER_04: Desmond freaking alden.
• 1:03:04
  SPEAKER_04: Oh my gosh, you got you have to watch this dude play.
• 1:03:07
  SPEAKER_04: It's amazing, especially if you're like a hockey fan.
• 1:03:10
  SPEAKER_04: Like me, I know you guys have watched me play, so you know I'm kind of like a physical, more just like old style play guy.
• 1:03:16
  SPEAKER_04: He reminds me of the version of like myself, but a defenseman, it's just so awesome.
• 1:03:20
  SPEAKER_04: He's just sliding all over the ice, blocking pucks.
• 1:03:22
  SPEAKER_04: You have to watch him, I have to tune into him.
• 1:03:25
  SPEAKER_07: Ethan, what you I'm gonna stick with the theme of Shamanad, and I I think I'm gonna go Matthew Clark.
• 1:03:30
  SPEAKER_07: I think I think he's always been really solid.
• 1:03:33
  SPEAKER_07: I I think he's I I'm not gonna say overlooked, but I think that I think that there should be more focus on him.
• 1:03:39
  SPEAKER_07: I think he I think he does a great job on defense.
• 1:03:41
  SPEAKER_07: He's not huge, but he keeps it simple.
• 1:03:44
  SPEAKER_07: Great player and a good kid.
• 1:03:45
  SPEAKER_07: I love that kid.
• 1:03:48
  SPEAKER_05: Well, I I would just say, like, again, for our viewers and listeners at home, you want to tune in every week.
• 1:03:55
  SPEAKER_05: Um, go to our website, too many men on the mic.com.
• 1:03:58
  SPEAKER_05: We're gonna upload the schedule, follow us on our social channels at Too Many Too Many Men Podcast.
• 1:04:04
  SPEAKER_05: That's the word TWO.
• 1:04:05
  SPEAKER_02: TWO.
• 1:04:06
  SPEAKER_05: And at Too Many Men on the Mike at YouTube.
• 1:04:09
  SPEAKER_05: Um, we're gonna get a two too many players.
• 1:04:11
  SPEAKER_05: You guys are gonna get your own little handle, have a little bit of fun.
• 1:04:14
  SPEAKER_05: What are you guys most excited about?
• 1:04:15
  SPEAKER_05: What do you want to accomplish this year?
• 1:04:18
  SPEAKER_05: Um, as our as our roving correspondents and show contributors with your with your new show.
• 1:04:23
  SPEAKER_04: I think I think just going to games and just you know showcasing the energy of uh team student section and just teams and just showcasing the energy of high school hockey, I think that's gonna be awesome to showcase to people online.
• 1:04:36
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, I'd like to get uh some more energy at all these games.
• 1:04:40
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, I I know the Challenge Cup school has got their they got that thing going already, but I think that we if we could bring some more energy to a lot of uh Wicken Hydra games, I think that would be pretty cool.
• 1:04:52
  SPEAKER_02: Love it.
• 1:04:53
  SPEAKER_02: Well, guys, we're looking forward to uh being on this journey with you, this mid-state's hockey season.
• 1:04:58
  SPEAKER_02: Thanks for joining us, and uh, we can't wait to hear your reports as the season goes on.
• 1:05:03
  SPEAKER_02: Of course, awesome.
• 1:05:04
  SPEAKER_05: Thank you guys.
• 1:05:05
  SPEAKER_05: Thanks, boys.
• 1:05:06
  SPEAKER_05: We'll talk to you soon.
• 1:05:09
  SPEAKER_02: All right, Grant, how'd they do?
• 1:05:11
  SPEAKER_05: Grant has Grant has left the building, so we are we are producerless, right now.
• 1:05:15
  SPEAKER_02: That's right, we're producerless.
• 1:05:16
  SPEAKER_02: He's uh he's he's on assignment.
• 1:05:19
  SPEAKER_05: On assignment.
• 1:05:20
  SPEAKER_05: We're gonna put him on assignment.
• 1:05:21
  SPEAKER_02: Well, we'll have to uh we'll have to follow up with him and see uh get his thoughts from a producer view.
• 1:05:26
  SPEAKER_02: I think they did great.
• 1:05:28
  SPEAKER_02: I I I I like how they were able to talk about just about every team.
• 1:05:32
  SPEAKER_02: I thought it was awesome.
• 1:05:33
  SPEAKER_02: And uh uh and brought some uh some chirps along the way too.
• 1:05:38
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, I thought it was great.
• 1:05:39
  SPEAKER_05: I think that um I love the dynamic.
• 1:05:42
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, Blake is Blake, he's the guy that says that Christmas Vacation is a terrible movie, he's over the top, and Ethan is just the silent assassin who just comes underneath.
• 1:05:50
  SPEAKER_05: I think their personalities are gonna play great.
• 1:05:52
  SPEAKER_05: And the the big thing about it is they're both excellent hockey players, but they're better kids.
• 1:05:57
  SPEAKER_05: They're better, they're better young men, and we're excited.
• 1:06:00
  SPEAKER_05: We're gonna have a lot of fun with it.
• 1:06:01
  SPEAKER_05: And I think uh I think it's gonna make us gonna keep us on our toes, absolutely, which is great.
• 1:06:06
  SPEAKER_02: Absolutely.
• 1:06:06
  SPEAKER_02: And we're just going to uh be able to sit back and eat popcorn and watch the movie.
• 1:06:10
  SPEAKER_02: Absolutely, that's the key.
• 1:06:11
  SPEAKER_05: So maybe learn a few things too.
• 1:06:13
  SPEAKER_02: Um, I uh I happened to see was there a come from behind uh Detroit victory here that happened recently.
• 1:06:20
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, all of a sudden we're not in last place.
• 1:06:23
  SPEAKER_05: Shout out Toronto Maple Leafs.
• 1:06:25
  SPEAKER_05: Um, but uh yeah, I mean, look, they were playing against Macklin Cellebrini and the Sharks.
• 1:06:31
  SPEAKER_05: Macklin Cellebrini is just a he's a force, man.
• 1:06:35
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, he's a heck of a hockey player.
• 1:06:37
  SPEAKER_05: Super excited when I watched that guy play.
• 1:06:39
  SPEAKER_05: This the one timer that he buzzed past the tower was was unreal.
• 1:06:44
  SPEAKER_05: Um you know, I don't think they were down two goals going into the third.
• 1:06:51
  SPEAKER_05: Um you know, they they tie it up, get in through the the uh into the overtime.
• 1:06:57
  SPEAKER_05: I I just think right now that team is is in a weird head space.
• 1:07:01
  SPEAKER_05: The one consistent on that team, well, the two consistent things on that team, Alex De Brinkett is still playing at a level that he um was at the end of last season, shot out seven-year contract.
• 1:07:11
  SPEAKER_05: Um, Morris Sider is a force of nature.
• 1:07:14
  SPEAKER_05: He is that guy, he played almost 30 minutes in that game.
• 1:07:17
  SPEAKER_02: It's a large man.
• 1:07:18
  SPEAKER_05: And not only is he a large man, he's a mean hockey player to play against.
• 1:07:22
  SPEAKER_05: I think he's right up your rally and love.
• 1:07:24
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you know, he he may not get the offensive numbers he had last year just because of the team.
• 1:07:30
  SPEAKER_05: And it's tough to tough to get those first assists when people aren't scoring off the second assists.
• 1:07:35
  SPEAKER_05: But um I I think that right now we'll see where it goes.
• 1:07:39
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, they they've obviously got to get this Edmondson thing handled first.
• 1:07:42
  SPEAKER_05: Who knows what the Larkin thing is gonna be, but uh I was very pleased with that, and they're they're they're at that, they're at that uh 500 mark right now.
• 1:07:50
  SPEAKER_02: Well, I will just give a shout out to Mason McTavish.
• 1:07:53
  SPEAKER_02: I think he's been a great ad to the St.
• 1:07:55
  SPEAKER_02: Louis Blues unit.
• 1:07:56
  SPEAKER_02: The season's young, but I've been impressed with him as a new player hopping in along with uh Adam uh Yurichek.
• 1:08:04
  SPEAKER_02: Love Yurichek, uh love his game, who's been a welcome addition on the blue line.
• 1:08:08
  SPEAKER_02: So uh, but it's it's it's early in the season.
• 1:08:12
  SPEAKER_02: We're not quite past uh we're not are we to the 10-game mark?
• 1:08:16
  SPEAKER_02: Well, I know Philly.
• 1:08:17
  SPEAKER_05: Philly finally won.
• 1:08:18
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I know Philly finally won.
• 1:08:19
  SPEAKER_02: Finally won.
• 1:08:20
  SPEAKER_02: That that that was nice to see.
• 1:08:21
  SPEAKER_05: Uh well, and we've got you know, obviously we're recording Tuesday, so we're gonna be looking back in time if you're listening to the show on Thursday, which I know everybody is.
• 1:08:30
  SPEAKER_05: Um, but we've got some big tilts here Tuesday night that you know will be uh you know, I think Edmonton right now, um, playing uh a phenomenal game.
• 1:08:40
  SPEAKER_02: Uh I they've got uh and they're playing the wild wild who also have been playing really well.
• 1:08:46
  SPEAKER_05: Lights out.
• 1:08:47
  SPEAKER_05: Um Winnipeg coming, you know, playing St.
• 1:08:49
  SPEAKER_05: Louis.
• 1:08:50
  SPEAKER_05: I think that's gonna be an interesting tilt just because you know you don't know what the goaltender situation is gonna be.
• 1:08:56
  SPEAKER_05: Nobody really knows enough for the game.
• 1:08:57
  SPEAKER_05: For either of these teams, for either of these teams, really.
• 1:08:59
  SPEAKER_05: Because Hofer, I mean, is is Bennington still gonna be here in a month from now?
• 1:09:03
  SPEAKER_05: You know, who knows?
• 1:09:04
  SPEAKER_05: And and St.
• 1:09:05
  SPEAKER_05: Louis is almost is they're right there.
• 1:09:06
  SPEAKER_05: They're a puck bounce here, puck bounce there from being in being being Winnipeg.
• 1:09:11
  SPEAKER_05: And so that's gonna be a fun game to watch.
• 1:09:13
  SPEAKER_05: Boston is like I have no idea where Boston came from.
• 1:09:17
  SPEAKER_05: Pavel Zaka's back, he's playing, Pasternock's scoring.
• 1:09:20
  SPEAKER_02: What a I mean, just to just to Frazier Minton, great player to watch.
• 1:09:25
  SPEAKER_02: Uh how nice is that that the uh the Bruins have him.
• 1:09:30
  SPEAKER_02: And uh looking ahead to Thursday, which uh the is broadcast night, yeah uh uh for our show, you've got hurricane spoilers.
• 1:09:39
  SPEAKER_02: Wow, that's gonna be a great game to watch.
• 1:09:42
  SPEAKER_02: Two just on fire teams right now.
• 1:09:45
  SPEAKER_02: I think Connor McDavid, uh, I'm sure this is somewhere out there on Calci and all the prediction markets, but um, will he hit 200 points this year?
• 1:09:55
  SPEAKER_02: We'll see.
• 1:09:56
  SPEAKER_02: He sure seems like he's elevated his game uh yet again, beyond what uh has he gotten to three points per game yet?
• 1:10:03
  SPEAKER_05: What's his point total?
• 1:10:04
  SPEAKER_02: Oh my gosh, I I think he is.
• 1:10:06
  SPEAKER_02: I think uh he's between like three and five points a game uh just about every night.
• 1:10:12
  SPEAKER_05: I I mean that's I can't even like compute that.
• 1:10:15
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, that's not even that's beyond Gretzky Gretzky level.
• 1:10:18
  SPEAKER_05: Gretzky was what he Gretzky was 212, which is a friendly reminder.
• 1:10:23
  SPEAKER_02: Uh if you're a parent, uh if you're a coach, uh try to get these kids to watch a game.
• 1:10:30
  SPEAKER_02: If they can't watch a game, watch a period.
• 1:10:33
  SPEAKER_02: Uh, if you want to make it entertaining, a way to capture their attention, um, do some predictions.
• 1:10:39
  SPEAKER_02: Uh, who do you think is gonna score the first goal?
• 1:10:42
  SPEAKER_02: Um who do you think's going to uh make a big stop?
• 1:10:47
  SPEAKER_02: Uh who's gonna have the best back check?
• 1:10:49
  SPEAKER_02: Uh how many saves is the goalie gonna have?
• 1:10:53
  SPEAKER_02: Uh figure out a way to make it interesting, but it's a great time to watch hockey.
• 1:10:57
  SPEAKER_02: And some of the best ways to get better as a hockey player is uh watching some of the best in the business do it.
• 1:11:04
  SPEAKER_02: So uh try to watch uh one of these games or at least a period of these games that are coming up.
• 1:11:10
  SPEAKER_02: Uh it's a great time to be a hockey fan.
• 1:11:12
  SPEAKER_05: Well, I hope I hope everybody um takes advantage of the matchups here on Tuesday night, as we're talking in the past, because there's some great ones.
• 1:11:19
  SPEAKER_05: And again, as we look forward to Thursday, just some outstanding matchups.
• 1:11:23
  SPEAKER_05: I'm gonna definitely be watching that Carolina Edmonton game.
• 1:11:26
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you know, as we as we look at, you know, you've got Florida Pittsburgh, you know, Florida is on the uptick right now.
• 1:11:34
  SPEAKER_05: Um I'm really, really, really I'm excited to see what the Islanders do, and as you know, the continued growth of Matthew Schaefer.
• 1:11:43
  SPEAKER_05: If you are a young defenseman out there, you know, I would say watch an old defenseman, but he's an old he's a young defenseman as well.
• 1:11:50
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, and uh just his natural ability to to control the puck, um, control the play, um, his calm and cool and collective under pressure in his own zone.
• 1:12:00
  SPEAKER_05: He is.
• 1:12:00
  SPEAKER_05: Um, I mean, that's a kid.
• 1:12:02
  SPEAKER_05: I don't know if we're gonna have enough Norris trophies to give out over the next five years.
• 1:12:06
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, let's look at these players.
• 1:12:07
  SPEAKER_05: You've got Rasmus Dallin, you've got Makar, you've got Quinn Hughes, you've got Cider, you've got Schaefer, um Hudson, um, the kid out of Carolina, uh, uh uh Jacob Slavin.
• 1:12:20
  SPEAKER_05: Jacob Slavin.
• 1:12:21
  SPEAKER_02: Like right there, like there's seven worthy candidates.
• 1:12:24
  SPEAKER_05: There's seven guys.
• 1:12:25
  SPEAKER_05: Oh, and the guy who won it last year, Zach Rinsky.
• 1:12:28
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, and the guy who won it three years ago, Adam Fox.
• 1:12:30
  SPEAKER_05: So they're look right now.
• 1:12:31
  SPEAKER_05: If you're a defenseman, a young defenseman, and you're able to watch a period of hockey, watch how these defensemen, when the pucks on their stick, they are driving play.
• 1:12:40
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, they are driving play from from dot to dot uh up the ice.
• 1:12:44
  SPEAKER_05: And I I for me, it's just exciting to see.
• 1:12:47
  SPEAKER_05: And I know you as a defenseman just love it.
• 1:12:49
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
• 1:12:50
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I can uh I can never get enough of a great defensive play.
• 1:12:54
  SPEAKER_02: It's a great time to be a hockey fan and a player, watch some hockey out there.
• 1:12:58
  SPEAKER_02: That's how we do it on Too Many Men on the Mic.
• 1:13:00
  SPEAKER_02: Thursday, October 22nd edition, and uh get ready for mid-states, right?
• 1:13:05
  SPEAKER_02: Get on your bad motor scooter and ride, as uh as Sammy would say.
• 1:13:09
  SPEAKER_05: Hockey's but hockey's more fun the better you get at it.
• 1:13:12
  SPEAKER_05: Thanks for joining us today.
• 1:13:13
  SPEAKER_05: Thanks again to Ethan Feinstein and to Blake Warren, our Too Many Players on the Mic.
• 1:13:17
  SPEAKER_05: Be sure to follow us uh wherever you get your podcast and go to YouTube channel, search Too Many Men to watch us live.
• 1:13:24
  SPEAKER_05: Thanks, everybody.
• 1:13:24
  SPEAKER_05: Have a great night, get to a rink.
• 1:13:26
  SPEAKER_05: See you next week.