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.
Dan Greeson played hockey most of his youth. He tells about the impacts the game had on him, with a unique look on things, because of his remote village he spent most of his childhood in. Hockey is h…
Spencer Neville began playing hockey seemingly right away, when it became available. She talks about moving through life, balancing a heavy school load with both hockey and soccer, and eventually, fi…
Lauren Bolger began playing hockey after trying out figure skating first. She then watched her brother play, and decided that the sport of choice would require pads. Her stories span triumph, with a …
Libby Lukens began skating when she was only four years old. Spurred on my her two older siblings having played hockey, she put the gear on, and found the love of the game for herself. The sport took…
Chris Hagen began playing ice hockey when he was nine, but he had been participating in some whammer time for a year or two prior. He quickly found his love for the game, and continued to grow with t…
Eric Dorris began playing hockey in his mid-forties after seeing the excitement it brought his kids. He grew up in sports, mostly football through high school, then in college he found rugby. That st…
Martin Richardson and Mike Freeman joined me on this special round table episode. They talked about Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation, the big Ice Complex project that they are working on, and also go in…
Martin Richardson began playing organized hockey later in life, but grew up skating on ponds all around Colorado. He has always had a passion for the game, and came to find himself at the helm of the…
Tom Krabacher began playing hockey at a young age, but nothing organized till his adult years. He had a good introduction to the skating, though, so hew quickly moved up the adult league ranks. In th…
Dr. Saul Miller is one of North America’s leading sport psychologists. He has a PhD in clinical psychology and is the author of eight books, including: Hockey Tough: A Winning Mental Game, Performing…
Hestia Chase grew up in Steamboat, mostly, and didn’t play much organized hockey in her youth. She was, however, very athletic, and shares some stories about other sports, and the impact they had, an…
Chris Porter grew up in Minnesota, and played hockey from a very young age. He Ended up playing competitively through college, and shares some of his stories from his youth-days. We work up the timel…
Michael Drennen started playing hockey at a later age, but came from a background of sports, specifically football and wrestling. He shares many tales, from the football field, to the wrestling mat, …
Andrew Bilski picked up hockey at a later age, but came from a background of sports, specifically football. He has many grand tales of friendships that he has made from the rink, after beginning his …
Jeremy Corporon was born in Texas, and that is close to all you need to know. He moved to Colorado when he was eight, and quickly picked up the game of hockey. For some odd reason, he didn't like the…
Hannah Westbrook Started playing hockey from an early age. With three older siblings, she was quickly introduced to a number of different sports, but hockey was the one that stuck. Having spent much …
MB Arce got into hockey a little later in life, but was a sporty gal for the better part of her childhood, though she didn't play organized sports until her high school years. An avid soccer player, …
Eli Zink had a little experience with hockey when he was a kid, but circumstance kept him from playing at length until adulthood. The basketball player turned hockey nut talks about his experiences w…
Michael Arce began playing hockey later in life, but was a sportsman his whole youth, and through his early adult years. In a fun spin on an episode, he talks about his current job, as a Captain of t…
Dylan Knudsen grew up playing in a small town in Northwest Colorado. He was lucky enough to have the Avs move to town as he was finding his love for the game, and he quickly was drawn to hockey in it…