Shows / Never Far from Home
Never Far from Home
NFFH uses story-telling to examine the community of hockey, nationwide. Each episode will have an interviewee that fields questions from the host, Vladan Chase. Some content is explicit, just as life sometimes is.
Episodes
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 33 - Eraser Buns
Nick Fettkether was introduced to the rink early on, but did not begin playing till he was a squirt. As he moved from town to town, his involvement in the game…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 32 - Full Circle
Chris Delaney got involved with hockey early. He was a figure skater his first two year, before being introduced to the game as a squirt. He talks about his…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 31 - The Equestrian Connection
Ally Boglioli got involved in hockey at just four years old. She had a couple stints in her timeline where she stepped away from the rink for a piece of time…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 30 - Dinosaur Park
Kerry Shea got involved in the game of hockey at a young age. He was introduced to it when his father built a backyard rink that he and his siblings enjoyed…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 29 - Santa Fe Caboose
Kyle Cagnoni grew up in the game of hockey. He started skating when he was just four. He talks to NFFH about his days, from Santa Fe through his time in…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 28 - The Mayor
Nikki Knoebel got involved in hockey in her adult years. She quickly came to realize she had a passion for the game, and more-so, for the community aspect of…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 27 - The "Log" Sliver
Cori Ferenczy grew up in hockey. She settles the score with her sister Laura (See Ep. 25) about who made who quit after mini-mites. She goes on to tell some…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 26 - Snow Squalls
Ashley Paulson began playing when she was just five. she continued playing through college, and eventually worked her way in to coaching. She joined me to talk…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 25 - The Short White Bus
Laura Bilski started skating when she was five years old. She loved the game right away, and found herself involved with it since those early days. She talks…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 24 - San Diego Beaches
Peter McNab was born in to the hockey world. His father was coaching at the time, and right away, Peter realized this was a game that had captured his heart…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 23 - The Origin Stories
This is the inevitable episode. My Friend Mike Cochran (See Ep. 1) wanted to turn the tables on me and interview me. I have played, coached, reffed, announced…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 22 - The Gatorade Kid
Conor McGahey grew up playing and reffing hockey, but quickly found his niche was outside the glass, announcing. He began announcing games for the Summit…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 21 - Sippy Cup
Ryan Cagnoni was born in to the game of hockey. His dad was a big catalyst to introduce him to the game, but he found his own passion within it soon after. He…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 20 - The Naked Skate
Abby Kurtz-Phelan grew up in both the hockey and soccer worlds. She has a rich history of success in both, and eventually played both sports in college. Her…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 19 - For the love of the game
Jon Winkelblech has spent his whole life involved in the game of hockey. He played, and began reffing the first year he could don the zebra sweater. While…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 18 - 3 a.m. Zam rides
Walshy grew up in a hockey house. From a young age he was at the rink watching his dad ref, and eventually he found himself playing goalie. He still tends net…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 17 - Coaching is Poaching
Brent "Benny" Tollar has been involved with hockey since he was born into it in Minnesota. He convinced his parents to finally let him play when he was a…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 16 - Big Z
Zac has been in the hockey community since he was born in Calgary, though he began playing when his family moved to Brighton, CO. He continued to play through…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 15 - Cortina, my Queen
Ryan Dingle was born in to the hockey community. He had a robust career that included a National Championship with DU, and many years of pro hockey in both…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 14 - The Viking
Yancey started playing hockey at nine, and also delved into lacrosse and football. He grew up in Alabama, but has landed in Colorado, and continued to pursue…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 13 - The Cursed Player
Mason Bates got started a lot later than many hockey players nowadays, but he has since participated in the sport for over 15 years. He has travelled the world…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 12 - Big Brother
Danny got in to hockey when he was seven years old. He has skated most years since, in one capacity or another. His love of the game brought him to the brink…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 11 - King of the C League
Zach Murphy has been a part of the hockey community going on 20 years. He has skated out, played goalie, coached, and been a scorekeeper. However he is needed…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 10 - My friend, the Red Wings fan
Kyle Pastor started playing hockey as soon as he got his first pair of shoes. He has been in the game for over 30 years, and shares some of his great memories…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 9 - Brain Games
Nic Has been involved with hockey from the outset. His older brother (16 years his senior) was the first one to get involved, and his family had tight roots to…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 8 - There and back again
Joe Novak was born in to hockey. His father played the game, and imparted his passion to Joe at a young age. Now, with over 60 years playing, reffing…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 7 - The Wonder Bread Story
Blair Mcnamara has been involved with hockey in one capacity or another for 47 years as of this episode. He sits down with me to discuss some of his story, and…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 6 - The Face-off Specialist
Gabe Gauthier is the current Director of Foothills Hockey. He has spent 32 years in the game as of the publication of this episode, even appearing in a few NHL…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 4 - Planet Hockey
Shawn Killian is the Founder & President of Planet Hockey. He has been at this for over 20 years, and continues to spark the interest of youth all across the…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 3 - The "Plug"
Nick Carelli is the Adult Sports Coordinator in Steamboat, and one of the best players in the small community. He has 20+ years in hockey as of this episode…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 2 - "Hey, ref, I found your phone, you have four missed calls."
Connor Glynn is an Ice Hockey Official trying to make his way to the highest level of hockey, the NHL. He has been playing and reffing for 18 years as of this…
Never Far from HomeNever Far from Home Ep. 1 - Mr. Extrovert
Mike Cochran is the Crew Leader at the "Howie Dome", Howelsen Ice Arena, in Steamboat. He is the prototypical hockey guy, who has played for 24 years as of…