Never Far from Home

Wayne Messmer grew up in the sports scene, but had a number of building blocks that led him on a different path than most of my guests. Wayne is a singer. He has performed the anthem for numerous pro…

Ben Mariano has played hockey since he was a small boy. He fell in love with the game in many different ways over the years, and we talk about his journey from that young kid, through his junior care…

Justin del Rosario found hockey later on in life, starting to play in his forties. That didn’t deter him from quickly leading a few skates, including No Such Hockey, and Gay Hockey in DC. We talk abo…

Johnny Krupinsky has had a heavy involvement in the Danbury hockey scene for years. We talk about his favorite teams he has had the pleasure of watching, coaching, and being a fan of. Johnny talks ab…

Kelly Potter has been skating since she was a teenager, and fell in love with the community of the rink. She realized that she wanted to continue being involved, even when the roles changed, and she …

Matyas Kasek grew up in the Czech Republic playing a different style of game. We talked about the differences in coaching style, and how he had to adapt his game when he came to play in the US and Ca…

Nick Garofalo grew up playing hockey. He fell in love with the game at a young age, and knew he wanted to stay involved in some capacity even when he grew to be an adult. Thankfully, the Danbury Aren…

Amber Moore grew up on the west coast playing hockey, and has loved the sport since an early age. Her life brought her around the country to play, and she eventually landed on the eastern seaboard, a…

Zack Fisch was a sporty guy growing up, but found himself loving the game of hockey from a young age. He talks about how he moved through the youth ranks, and then his decision to stay involved with …

Herm Sorcher grew up going to hockey games, and loved most aspects of it. When he was in college, he worked for the Hartford Whalers, and was able to attend a good amount of games over three years. H…

Tim Rinck grew up playing the game from a young age. He fell in love with so many aspects of the sport, and the community that came with it. Hockey stayed with him through some college time, and has …

Johnny Kyte joined the podcast. We had a great chat about his hockey life, hockey family, and some wonderful stories were shared. Johnny was a bouncer, spending some of his youth in the States, and o…

Troy Mick grew up in Vernon, BC. We go through his stories, from his earliest at two getting pushed around the rink, to his current status as a coach in Philadelphia. In the middle, there is a draft …

Tom Greene grew up in Arvada hockey, and was part of a hockey family through and through. We talk about his career playing, and some of his stand out memories, including some trips to Aspen. We also …

Billy Carr joined the podcast, and we were able to explore his story from his beginnings as a kid playing in Maryland, through his time helping to build the Laurel rink, and up through his twenties a…

Jim, Adam, and Ben all sit down as we are able to talk about the Goalies Inc. brand a little more in depth. Jim, of course, was on Episode 166, and shared some of his story, but we really focus on th…

Adam Lindeman picked up the game of hockey at a young age, and has had a wonderful experience with the game. He didn’t dive into being a goalie until his Bantam and Midget years, but has since grown …

Shane Willis joined the podcast, and we were able to explore his story from his beginnings as a kid playing in a small town, to his big move to play around his bantam seasons, and of course, we follo…

This is a fathers day edition of NFFH, and it was a fantastic chat with Bob and Tom Chmielewski. There are some of the normal questions you hear about how they were involved with the rink, but I have…

Matt Herr has been involved in hockey since he was a young kid. We explored his timeline of involvement within this episode, with promises of a second, more story-filled episode to come! That being s…