Never Far from Home

Kendall Hanley talks about her hockey journey, one that has taken her all over the globe. She found the game, then after college, found reffing. It proved to be a great outlet to keep her locked in t…

Sydney Harris joined the show and spoke on her youth days growing up in Pueblo. It was there that she fostered a love for the game, and her journey since has taken her through numerous paths, includi…

CJ came on the show as only the third guest that I grew up playing hockey with. That is always a special occasion for me, and hearing his tales, and connecting the dots, was a great experience for bo…

Taylor Zion grew up in Texas, but was introduced to hockey at a young age. We explore what it meant to be a hockey player in a football-centric culture, and how that helped shape his youth. As is the…

Taylor Gross grew up in Colorado Springs, and regales us with stories from her days playing with the boys, all the way through some time with the Tigers girls program, and eventually speaks of her ti…

Jack Engdahl comes on the pod merely a week after meeting me. We share some experiences about Dawg Bowl 12, and what a top notch organization Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation is. From there we hop into …

Sam Schacter talks about growing up in the rink world. We delve into his family life, and the uniqueness of his siblings age range. He grew up playing from his first years, and has kept involved in t…

Jade Bettine joined the show, and regaled us with the tales of an Arizona girl who turned into a hockey player in college. She talks about finding the community, some of the tougher times she faced w…

Dylan Sanders came onto the podcast, and had some fantastic tales from his time in Nashville, growing up in a time where the nucleus was small in the community. He speaks to the impact the Predators …

Alton Simones found the game of hockey on the tennis courts and streets of Aurora as a young child. He recalls the "Sandlot" vibes with his friends, as they would meet up for a pick up game of roller…

Charlie Marchese Jr was introduced to hockey, and the community of the rink, at an early age. He started out playing D and goalie, accepted his role as goalie for a few years, and competitively ended…

John Schiavo was born to be a hockey player. From his youth days, and getting introduced to the game through his dad, to the present, where the game consumes his days in the best way. He loves every …

Lee Zerfass joined the show, and shared some wonderful stories, from growing up in Chicago, to moving to Florida. Lee has found himself in plenty of situations that worked out with the timing, and ha…

Lindsey Ellis joined the show, and told fantastic stories from the desert! From a “late start” to winning a national championship, and from playing to starting a girls team at ASU. Lindsey has some w…

Lee Cox shares stories from childhood, near Baltimore. She grew up on horses, and is the last of three kids. At her house, there was a pond that froze each year, and her family learned to skate on it…

Travis Gainsley joins me after quite some time trying to convince him to be on. He was a huge piece to getting NFFH off the ground, and I was happy to listen to some of his crazy tales. From some pon…

Scott Graham joins the show. We were able to dive into his timeline, exploring his youth hockey days in Westminster, CO, all the way to his Italian year in the Alps. Scott tells of the many connectio…

Ben Sheridan joins the podcast after being a big fan for a long time. Ben comes on to share his stories of hockey, though sparse. While there may not be a huge tie to the game we love, in terms of pl…

Dennis Borland tells his story of falling in love with the game as a fan, and when that developed into trying it for the first time. As the day came for him to suit up, he fell in love with being a g…

Ken Bonham shares stories from his childhood, growing up in the greater Detroit area. He talks about his family, his passion for the game that developed at a young age, and then having the game taken…