Never Far from Home

Corey Brenner is the ninth guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. He is an entrepreneur, and founder of the goalie gu…

Erik Westrum is the eighth guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. We connected on a phone call, and dove head first i…

Paul Ranheim is the seventh guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. We connected on a phone call, and I caught him off…

Kalli Funk is the sixth guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. Kalli was kind enough to find some time to meet up, af…

Derek Shepherd is the fifth guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. We got into his timeline within the rink, from his…

Delaney Middlebrook is the fourth guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. Delaney shared an incredible story, filled w…

Kenzie Torpy is the third guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. Kenzie and I met at White Bear Lake Arena to sit dow…

Chris Middlebrook is the second guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. Chris and I dive into a fascinating timeline t…

Tom Peart is the first guest in the “Minnesota Chronicles”, a special series from my time in Minnesota for the Boys State High School Tourney. Tom goes through a timeline that is filled with hockey,…

Kassidy Sauve came on and we go into her timeline of involvement, as we do on the show. Hers is a Canadian story. She was almost born with skates on, and was playing from 4 years old. She quickly fo…

Amanda Provan was kind enough to join the show, and we explore her passion for the game. She began playing at 12, but had loved it since her youth. The path of life was such that she found blind hock…

Kenny Simmons was the third live guest of Never Far from Home. We sat down at West End Sports Grill, and had a great chat about his timeline within the game of hockey, and just how it was a Michigan …

Tristan Lindberg comes on the show, and we explore a timeline that includes sighted hockey for a large chunk of time, including some time in juniors. Then, as things declined visually, he found himse…

Salmaan Chaudhri joined the podcast, and we were able to get into some of his timeline connected to the rink. We talk about one of my favorite things, community, and how the community of blind hockey…

Lee Becker and I have been pining to get together on a podcast for a while, and his stories do not disappoint. We explore a timeline that includes growing up in a hockey-rich household, finding a pas…

Ryan Kucy and I dive into his hockey timelines, highlighted by his first few times skating, and eventually, finding blind hockey a little later in his teen years. After finding his community, the exp…

Hannah Croonquist and I met up at the Howie Dome, and she regaled me with stories about falling in love with the game. Originally from Minnesota, she wasted little time in becoming involved with the …

Missy Segall came on the show and we wasted little time diving into the stories and timeline! Missy grew up just outside of Boston, and she fell in love with hockey at a young age. We explore how tha…

Spencer Wayman was guest #2 live from West End Sports Grill! We had a great time going through his involvement within the game, from his youth days in Craig through his time in college where he had t…

Mike "Doc" Emrick was welcomed to the show, and shared some great stories. We had limited time, but made the most of it, exploring some of the roots of his love for the game, examining the different …