Royally Quacked: An LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks Hockey Podcast
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Royally Quacked: An LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks Hockey Podcast
Episode 77- History Of The NHL Enforcer!
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In this episode of Royally Quacked, hosts Gary and Cody discuss the latest news surrounding the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings, including player ratings and upcoming games. They delve into the role of enforcers in hockey, exploring how this position has evolved over the years and its significance in the game. The conversation highlights the excitement for the upcoming NHL season and the importance of team dynamics.
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Welcome to the World of Warcraft, episode 1 the Warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft, warcraft. The Elite Sports and Entertainment Network proudly presents Royally Quacked. I'm co-host and Kings fan, gary Spink, and my other co-host is my son. Tell him a little bit about yourself, cody, just in case it's their first time.
Speaker 2:Why do you sound like the sloth from Zootopia at the DMV?
Speaker 1:Well, because I sit next to Quentin and he's a big sloth fan and I guess it's kind of rolled down to me. Yeah, he actually has a little glass sloth on his desk.
Speaker 2:As long as you don't start laughing like ha ha ha. We already got a comment on the YouTube not YouTube, sorry Instagram. From King Huey he says let's go Kings, yeah, woo. From King Huey he says let's go Kings, yeah, woo. But everyone, yeah, welcome to episode 77 of Royally Quacked. I'm Cody. I'm the diehard Ducks fan on this pod and, like I said, I'm excited to be going to a few games this upcoming year. Already I already got two in the works going to Awesome, I'm excited, can't wait. Well, this wasn't a desire, but I'm excited about this podcast because the main topic we're talking about is someone that actually uh, not a listener, but someone that we met at a church and he gave us this idea and I loved it when he said it, when he brought this uh topic up I don't recall who who brought the topic?
Speaker 2:he was the operations guy at your church.
Speaker 1:Oh.
Speaker 2:OJ yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, oh.
Speaker 2:Yeah, because when I was, when I first brought up, having the church do the podcast, so I you know, that way it's like everyone can listen to it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and it's worked well.
Speaker 2:Mm-hmm, it has I listen every week. I like it. It's worked well. It has I listen every week I like it. But you want to get into some team news? Sure, all right.
Speaker 2:So we're still, you know, in the slow part of the season, but I think the next few weeks it's going to get a lot busier. I know I got quite a bit of stuff on mine, but three of the things have to do with one player from three different sources, and then after that it's just little by little. You know news here. So I'll start off with uh per Elliot Freeman on the and this is what he said on the 32 Thoughts podcast on Mason McTavish. He said the Ducks like the player and believe in him, but the GM and the agent are both grinders.
Speaker 2:Verbeek isn't afraid to let this linger. Friedman said he'd be very surprised if McTavish doesn't stay in Anaheim. The issue is simply cap related. No matter what length in years they look at both Verbeek and McTavish's agent, pat Morrison can't come to terms on the AAV. So that was from Elliott Freeman, from Eric Stevens from the Athletic. He says the holdup in the Macy mctavish contract negotiations is the fact, uh, the ducks want to sign him to a long-term deal, not a bridge deal. He clarifies that mctavish will not be getting traded. That's eric stevens, from the athletic, and here's david uh, david pagnotta on mctavish. It seems to be hesitancy on the player's side, just on the uncertainty of what his role is. His name has been out there, they've had talks with other teams and so two of the people saying he's probably not going anywhere and there's one it says that they're talking to other teams and I can tell you this I trust friedman more than pagnota and eric stevens.
Speaker 2:He works with the ducks well, ducks, kingsarks. So I would trust him a little bit more than David Pagnotta. Hey, frankie.
Speaker 1:What's happened to the Yankees Frankie?
Speaker 2:Wow, frankie, I see how it is.
Speaker 1:I missed you too, frankie man. It's been a tough baseball year for all of us right now. I mean, you guys started off with a bang, but our poor angels are just. You talk about sloths. They're the sloths of baseball. They're more like bottom feeders, I mean started listening to the game and it was like 7-2 and next thing I know it was 20-2 or 20-3 or something like that. I go oh my God.
Speaker 2:He says be coming back, pops Watch.
Speaker 1:Well, they need to. They got a good team.
Speaker 2:I haven't watched any really Angels games this year. The only ones I've watched, I think we were against the dodgers this last time and I still couldn't talk crap to any of my dodger friends because, okay, yeah, we swept them, whoop-dee-doo, but we still suck.
Speaker 1:We're still not in the playoffs so you got to turn that around and go hey, we may not be great, but we kicked the Dodgers butt this whole year, even into a couple games. Last year I think we won eight in a row Was it. So go, Angels go.
Speaker 2:So let's turn into baseball talk with Anaheim Ducks News. Go ahead, sorry, that's all good. Per the NHL Players Association, beckett Seneca will represent the Anaheim Ducks at the 2025 NHL PEA Rookie Showcase on September 3rd in Arlington, virginia. So that's good to see that. I watched a. I watched a ducks game recently. It was on Disney plus. Are you talking about, like, the mighty ducks movies? Is that the ducks game you're watching? That's the one thing I can think of was those Anaheim ducks movies, and then angels. Of course, the captain of chaos is back in the chat. That's the only thing I could think of was those Anaheim Ducks movies and then Angels bleh, of course the captain of chaos is back in the chat. Hey, adam, oh, yeah, see, I was right. Yeah.
Speaker 1:Oh, those are classics though.
Speaker 2:And Mom comes in, go Angels and take the wins we can get. That is true. All right, the NM Ducks will have five games exclusive to the national broadcast games. They'll have four TNT games and one ESPN Plus game. And here are the dates and the opponent and what channel you can watch it on On November 11th so 11-11, they'll be at Colorado and that will be on TNT. On December 3rd they'll be home against the Utah Mammoth. That one will also be on TNT. And then January 13th, home against the Dallas Stars. That one will also be on TNT. January 13th, home against the Dallas Stars, that one will also be on TNT. And then they got back-to-back games pretty much. On February 1st they'll be home against the Golden Knights and that one will be ESPN. And then they have another home game against the Seattle Kraken on February 3rd and that one will also be on TNT. So five national televised games. So that's good to know. And then we got another jersey number for the season. Nikita Nestorenko will go from number 62 to number 13 this year. So glad to hear that.
Speaker 2:And then the anaheim ducks was ranked per the athletic with the fourth best pipeline in the national hockey league, and here's the top 15 prospects they have on this. On that for the team, number one, leo carlson, number two, mason mTavish, number three, beckett Seneca, four Roger McQueen, five Cutter Godier, six Dane Solberg, seven Pavel Minchikov, eight Olin Zellweger, nine Tristan Lunau, ten Lucas Pettersson, eleven Eric Nielsen, twelve Ethan Precision, 13, herman Traff, 14, nathan Gauthier and number 15, drew Schock. So that was the top 15 they have. But this is also the players they have outside the top 15. They have Lassie Buelis, the defenseman, who we drafted 60th overall in this last year's draft.
Speaker 2:Austin Brnovich, the right winger. We drafted him in 24. He was 182 overall. Damian, clara Roderwin, dionisio Tyson Hines, Elijah Neuenschwander, taron Smith, igor Sidorov and Sasha Poshashov. We still have all those players in the pipeline, so it's looking good for the Ducks, for the future. So a lot of players we can either use or use as trade pieces so exciting. And then you want to go on to Kings News and then after that, after your Kings News, we're going to do a little bit of NHL game player ratings.
Speaker 1:Okay, so the national broadcast games for the Kings are more than five. Obviously, we got four just in October.
Speaker 2:Show it off. Why don't you?
Speaker 1:Well, it brought to light. I forgot to include this so I pulled it up. On October 7th, opening night at home against the Colorado Avalanche will be on ESPN. Then the very next night at Vegas they'll be on TNT. That's October 8th. Then on the 23rd the Kings will be at Dallas. That'll be on ESPN and Hulu or ESPN Plus and Hulu. And then the 28th they'll be at the San Jose Sharks. That'll be also on ESPN. Then in November, on November 6th, the Stanley Cup champion, florida Panthers, will be at the Kings. That will be on ESPN Plus and Hulu. Then on November 20th, again the Kings at the San Jose Sharks ESPN Plus and Hulu. Then in December, on the 4th, the Bedards are visiting the Kings. On the 4th That'll be on ESPN Plus and Hulu. And then on the 10th the Kings against the Seattle Kraken will be on TNT. And wouldn't it be a kick if Charles Barkley was on TNT hockey. Just thought that you know all these TNT things popping out of I mean Barkley's. Just he cracks me up. The only good thing about basketball is him and Shaq on TNT right now, for me at least.
Speaker 1:Going into next year, on the 14th of January we'll have the Vegas Golden Knights visiting the Kings That'll also be on TNT. Visiting the Kings That'll also be on TNT. Then in February, back-to-back nights on the 25th, vegas, again against the Kings on TNT, and then the 26th, edmonton at the Kings, will be on ESPN Going into March. On the 5th we'll have the Islanders visiting the Kings We'll also be on ESPN. And then on April 1st, st Louis at the Kings on TNT. April Fool's no, it's actually going to happen, it's not an April Fool's joke. Then on the 13th of April, the last one that Kings will be visiting the Kraken. That will also be on ESPN. Going on to another news, gulf Storm announced that Jake Brown, son of former Stormer and two-time Stanley Cup champion Dustin Brown, wears number 32 in a preseason game. So the legacy continues and maybe that'll be a future draft pick for the Kings.
Speaker 1:And then what everybody's wondering? There's two big things that actually everybody's wondering about the Kings. What is this Kopitar's last season? Well, this is him, anze Kopitar, about his retirement. Not everything is quite decided yet, but this could be my last season in the NHL. Yes, does that yes mean that is his last? Is he trying to play a game with us here and see if we catch on to that. And the other big news is sort of like the big thing in California for hockey is signing. You got McTaffish for the Kings, I mean for the Ducks, and then you got Kemper, kempe, kempe, I'm sorry, kemper signed. Yeah, he signed for what? Two more years, right, three? I do believe I said three.
Speaker 2:Three more years. Well, he played one.
Speaker 1:I thought he had three seasons when they had picked him up. But Adrian Kempe still not any kind of news. What I did hear yesterday on 32 Thoughts when I was listening to it, was he wants 10 mil and Holland is not willing to go to the 10 mil yet. I think they've got term already situated with that because there was not a conversation about that. But I think Elliot says they were at eight and a half to nine and nine million million and I go to me uh, you gotta sign him 10 million. I mean with a new uh cap and everything going up. 10 millions. The eight or seven million a year or two ago. I mean you saw that. Well, I think marner signed for only 12 mil. He could have got 14 mil anywhere else he wanted to go, but maybe he just wanted to play in Vegas. But I think we should sign Kempe and it should be soon. Let's not go into the season with any doubt that he's going to be a lifetime king.
Speaker 2:So and that's Kings news- by the way, you're right, kemper does have two more years left on his contract. Okay, so he is having for the 25, 26 and 26 27 season. Okay, that's. And then adam also put with that list of prospects how the Ducks only ranked fourth, I think, with the Sharks and Chicago, and who was the other one that's drafted pretty high up. I know Utah has a pretty good prospect pool because they've had a bajillion picks the last 10 years. I think Montreal has a decent prospect pool. Somebody else but?
Speaker 1:Well, and then again, this is one person's opinion, I mean.
Speaker 2:I don't always take too much stock in one person's opinion.
Speaker 1:I mean, I don't always take too much stock in one person's opinion, because if you watch somebody or look and see anything about anybody else doing it, there's always differences, always differences.
Speaker 2:So All right. So now we're going to do a quick NHL 26 game, the cover and everything we already talked about. The cover it's going to be Matthew Kachuk and if you get the deluxe version, you get Keith Kachuk and Brady Kachuk on the thing. But they came out with all the player ratings. You want to know who are the top 10 for your LA Kings Dad.
Speaker 1:Top 10 and player ratings Sure On your team.
Speaker 2:You want to guess who's number one?
Speaker 1:I would say it would either be Adrian Kempe or C Kemper.
Speaker 2:Well, technically you have three players tied for number one. Kempe, kopitar and Dowdy are all 88 overall in the game. Darcy Kemper is 87. Fiala is number 87. Philip Deneau is 86. And Quinton Byfield is also 86. Interesting, grant Clark is an 85. Mikefield is also 86. Interesting, grant Clark is an 85, mike Anderson's an 85, and Warren Fogle is an 84. And, as Adam said, the NHL 26 ratings are a joke and I completely agree. So here are the Ducks' top players and tell me if you agree with this, okay mikhail grandlin 87 overall, is the number one ranked for the ducks.
Speaker 2:Jacob truba number 286 overall. Troy terry 86 overall. He's number three. Jackson lacombe 85 overall. He's four. Luk Lukasz Dostal, number five 85 overall. Mctavish 85 overall. Chris Kreider 84 overall. Cutter Goatee 84 overall. Leo Carlson 84 overall. And Gudis 84 overall yeah, joke.
Speaker 1:Well, I could see why they had Granlin. He had a pretty good year last year.
Speaker 2:I was looking at the Granlin, but I mean Carlson should be higher, cutter should be a little bit higher, dahlstahl should be higher. I mean Dolstall was carrying this team on his back last season. And then I want to see how many players you can get in the top 10 overall. Okay, Connor.
Speaker 2:McDavid Number one. He's 97 overall. Leon Dreisaitl he is. Conor mcdavid number one. He's 97 overall. Um leon dry sidle he is 86 overall. He's number three overall. Leo and dostwal should be 90 or better. I don't know about 90, but I would say like 87, 88 minimum. Give them another year to prove themselves and if they do again another year then yeah, they should be in the 90s.
Speaker 1:So if Kopitar and Kempe are like 88, I can't say could you really say Leo should be higher than them right now?
Speaker 2:Oh, I'm saying Kempe should probably be higher. I think he should. But I'm saying, oh, campaign should probably be higher.
Speaker 1:I think he should be like 89.90 yeah, but leo still isn't in campaign's class yet. Now he may this might be that breakout year. Is that capability there? Yes, absolutely that capability there. Yes, absolutely that capability is there. But then again, mctavish, didn't he lead the team in scoring?
Speaker 2:Yep, and he was only 85 overall. Trouba was higher than him. I'm sorry, trouba should not be higher than McTavish, perry Carlson and Cutter. No, he should not be higher than McTavish, terry Carlson and Cutter. No he should not be higher than any of them, I mean, and then, yeah, I think you'll see a difference.
Speaker 1:If Dostal repeats his performance of last year, you'll see that rating go up way more to next year. He's only had that. He only because you you do see people have one great season and then fall off. They get, they fall off. I'm not saying it's gonna. I can't see that happening to him because I watch how he plays the game. I think he's real. I think, dang, if they didn't sign him they were stupid. But then again, we just never know what's going to happen in hockey or any other sport.
Speaker 2:I'm going to say this now and this is another one of my hot takes. I'm going to say this now and this is another one of my hot takes I think this is the last year where people stopped being unappreciated with the Anaheim Ducks. I think this is the year that it's going to change, where people are going to look at us not being bottom feeders anymore. We're going to be pushing for a playoff spot. I'm not saying the D ducks are making the playoffs and winning, but I feel like this is going to be the year that changes that dynamic of us being bottom beaters, where they're not going to be like, oh, anaheim's a lottery pick team again.
Speaker 2:No, I think this is the year where we we've changed that. We're going to be better. You know, we got the the right, we got the head coach, we got the great assistant coaches. I mean, yeah, we didn't probably sign all the players we wanted to sign, but like I, I I do believe in this team. I, you know we have a number one with dostal and carlson's gonna become what he is, because you know what he did last year and I think, with the right coach, with Quenville and Woodcroft, I think he can easily change that dynamic.
Speaker 1:Well, you know I listen to Locked On Kings. I got to catch up. I think I'm an episode or two behind on Locked On Ducks because you know we do a podcast about these two teams. So I try to get all the information I can. And Eddie Garcia was talking about the forwards and he did the centers in a previous one and he had the Ducks forwards, I think rated in the division Fifth.
Speaker 2:Fourth or fifth I mean wingers.
Speaker 1:And centers were not.
Speaker 2:I listened to the center one, I think that the Ducks center. He had the Kraken over the Ducks and I don't agree with that.
Speaker 1:Well, he didn't have the kraken over the ducks with the wingers, I know that. But the centers, I mean but but when he was talking about the, the ducks, I mean he talked because he had granlin on the third line and I mean he was probably one of the biggest scoring third liners in the whole Pacific Division.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:I mean because you also have Warren Fogle there. I mean both of those guys were, I mean, and he had them very highly ranked. I think you're going to see a difference this year. The Ducks are going to be way more competitive. I mean. I think they're on the cusp of becoming a playoff team. If they don't make it this season, they could I mean I would almost think they might be a lock for a wild card, depending on, I mean, the central is so tough.
Speaker 2:That's why I said bubble team like yeah, I think bubble I think, we're gonna be like I've, we're gonna, probably we're gonna be in the playoff race. You know we'll probably be, like I'm guessing, within four or five points of a playoff, a wildcard spot. But I completely agree with what you just said, dad. With the whole central, I mean you got Winnipeg, who are the reigning President Trophy winners. You got Colorado, who have McKinnon and McCarr on their team. You have Dallas, who you know Robinsoninson hiskin and harley dushane. You know ottinger, that you know they're going to be up there again, not nashville. You never know. With nashville they can turn it on any minute with that team yeah, you don't know what, and you forgot minnesota, no I was getting there.
Speaker 2:I was getting there, you gotta. Let me finish. You have Minnesota Wild With a healthy Kaprizov. I think that if Kaprizov was healthy all year, last year they were going to be the number three team in the Central and I think Colorado would have been a wild card team.
Speaker 1:That's what.
Speaker 2:I would have thought would have happened.
Speaker 1:Yeah, he's the cog that makes the whole offense go.
Speaker 2:And then you got St Louis with Jim Montgomery. He changed things around there. You got Kyrou there, you got Thomas there, Binnington you know when he's on, he's on.
Speaker 1:Totally agree, but we were talking about the top 10.
Speaker 2:I know we got way off. I know we got way off topic, it's okay.
Speaker 1:I got to tell you when you go off topic, sometimes those are the. I mean, I don't know about you. I was having a pretty good time with the whole thing.
Speaker 2:I was too Great discussion, though I will say that I totally agree.
Speaker 1:I totally agree. It was a great discussion you got McDavid right and Dreisaitl right.
Speaker 2:They're number one and number three McKinnon he's number two 96 overall.
Speaker 1:Matthews.
Speaker 2:Matthews is number 12th overall. Really yeah, he's a 94.
Speaker 1:94,. Okay, let me think here Quinn Hughes.
Speaker 2:Number 5, number 95 overall. I saw this earlier with Adam. We're going to be hated, no matter what, because we're West Coast biased.
Speaker 1:Yeah, well, somebody has to be Adam. No, because the East Coast doesn't pay any attention to us. That's why we need to come in, and somebody's got to win the cup in California again, and soon, yep. I've got to tell you all three teams, I I mean, I know the kings are the probably the closest there right now, but with the talent that the ducks and the sharks have up and coming, whoa scary okay, real quick.
Speaker 2:I know we're getting off topic again, but I want to ask this question Okay, in the next 10 years, out of the three California teams? No-transcript yeah, okay, adam um, why we're laughing is because adam put ducks cup 26, 27. 20 years later we win the cup again.
Speaker 1:That was funny I you know, beans that I probably know more about the Ducks than San Jose. If they hit on all these prospects they could be the team in 10 years I know. Right now I think the only team that possibly could do it is the Kings. I don't think San Jose and anaheim are there yet. Maybe in the next year or two, depending on what happens with kopitar and whatever else moves they may make. Um, but over a 10-year period. If I had to bet, I would have to put money on the ducks. I would have to put money on the ducks.
Speaker 1:I think the Kings have it in the next couple of years, maybe two, three years, and I think the ducks in two, three years. There, if all those guys hit and they continue to play and they don't trade them like they did, Zegers they're, they're going to be scary. But you know, jose looks scary celebrini and ecklund and now they got what was.
Speaker 2:It will smith they got sam dickinson, they got michael misa this is my honest opinion.
Speaker 2:If I was just going to ask you, within the next two to three years, I would say kings, ducks, sharks, but within the next 10, if we years, I would say Kings, ducks, sharks, but within the next 10, if we're talking about 10 years overall, I'm probably going Ducks, sharks, kings, just because I think the Ducks and Sharks future is a lot more brighter than the Kings future within the next 10 years. Yeah, I mean, I could the next 10 years.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I mean I could see that for now. Yeah, but for now I mean you could have, like, you got Seneca and we have Green Tree. What we don't know, are those guys going to put what they put into juniors and come in and be possibly superstar NHLers? Sometimes they are and sometimes they're not. So I mean if, if Kopi retired and say, green Tree all of a sudden found it, you know now you got him and Byfield on the number one line with Fiala. You know another trip, say a triple crown line for a few years. You just never know what's going to happen. But then again, I said, with the amount of prospects that both the ducks and the sharks have, that are high quality, they're going to be scary in the next three to five years. So, and I think I actually do do believe the Ducks, if everything hits they could be a playoff team this year and be a total surprise.
Speaker 2:Everything has to hit for us this year for that to happen.
Speaker 1:You know, but that's an if and a but and we just don't know what's going to happen. And then you get surprises. Yeah, I mean, I never thought in 2012 the Kings would win the Stanley Cup that year. To be honest, I don't know anybody. If somebody would have put money on it Just in January of that year that the Stanley Cup Would be won the Kings, if they would have bet it would have been probably a thousand to one odds.
Speaker 2:I can tell you this, If I look back at it. So I graduated high school in 11. If I had to put money on who was going to win the most Stanley Cups between the Ducks and the Kings, without looking at. I was going to say the Ducks.
Speaker 1:I agree with you.
Speaker 2:I would agree with you, Just because I thought they had more stars on their team. They were the powerhouse around that time and we just couldn't finish in the playoffs. And the Kings did. The Kings were the hottest team going in in 2012. And you had Quick just being unbelievable probably one of the best playoff performances by a goalie ever in the playoffs. I got my Quickie jersey on too, your Quickie jersey, yeah, you know. And then in 14, just you know, everything went right for you guys. Of course Marion Gabrick was a duck killer. That year went right for you guys. Of course Marion Gabrick was a duck killer that year. And you guys made the right pickups during those two years, Like in 2012,. You guys got Jeff Carter that switched things around 2014,. You guys got Marion Gabrick that turned things around.
Speaker 1:See, those are the things we don't know, but prospect-wise duck fans should be excited about that. So I mean I know you are Cody, I know Adam is. I mean you guys are big Duck fans and you have every reason to be excited about what the future holds. Yeah. So All right. Let's get back to topic Back to top 10. So I got one, two three.
Speaker 2:You got one, two, three, five and 12. Marner Marner is when is Marner Marner is when is Marner? Number 26 overall.
Speaker 1:Really.
Speaker 2:I think that's too low for him. I mean, you're forgetting some big players. Sidney Crosby he is number eight overall. Number 94 is his rating. Kaprizov he is number 13, 894 overall. You're missing a guy that's usually in the Hart Trophy winner, a guy that's won two Norrises already and a guy that's won almost every Selkie since he's been in the league pretty much and he's capped in back-to-back championships Barkoff Barkoff number seven.
Speaker 1:Heart trophy.
Speaker 2:He's in the heart trophies. He's a finalist almost every year. He's in the Hart Trophies. He's a finalist almost every year.
Speaker 1:You picked him on your all-star team last week. Right winger.
Speaker 2:Pasternak. That's not what I was going with, but he is a right winger. He's number nine overall. Let's just say he's always rushing.
Speaker 1:Kucherov, he's always rushing around.
Speaker 2:Yes, kucherov, he's number four, I got it. He hasn't even gotten number six yet Probably the number one defenseman in the whole league.
Speaker 1:Number one defenseman in the whole league, slavin.
Speaker 2:No number one defenseman, overall Not defensive slavin no no number one defenseman overall, not defensive defense.
Speaker 1:Oh, mccarr mccarr, he's number six I, I, I had thought I said him already no, you said hughes, yeah.
Speaker 2:And then I'll just give you number 10, because I don't want to be here all day. Um, it's connor hell. Yeah, well, that makes sense. And then you got Eichel at 11, matthews at 12, kaprizov at 13, rantanen at 14, matthew Kachuk at 15, reinhardt at 16, vaz Valesky at 17, jack Hughes at 18, rowenski at 19, and Roman Yossi is number 20 overall. So that's the top 20 according to NHL rankings. Jack Hughes at 18, rowenski at 19, and Roman Yossi is number 20 overall. So that's the top 20 according to NHL rankings.
Speaker 2:Okay, which I don't agree with all of it, but we can move on. I am excited for the game, though, to come out. So let's go on to other league news. I know we don't have much. I don't think we had any extensions no signings, no trades. We do have one retirement Tyson Berry is retiring from professional hockey. He confirmed with Nathan Rudolph of 2009. Oh, okay, no, that did not come out right With the Denver sports. The 39-year-old was a 2009 pick, third pick, third round pick, number 64 overall. He had 508 points in 822 games from 2011 to 2025. He played with Colorado, Toronto, edmonton, nashville and Calgary.
Speaker 1:Nice. He's a good player.
Speaker 2:You want to do the next one?
Speaker 1:Oh, the city of.
Speaker 2:San Jose.
Speaker 1:Mm-hmm. Next one. Oh, the city of San Jose, Mm-hmm. The city of San Jose and Shark Sports and Entertainment Group have reached a new agreement that keeps the San Jose Sharks in town through 2051. I didn't know they were leaving. You know those whole lease deals and everything.
Speaker 2:They can change a lot of things lease deals and everything.
Speaker 1:They can change a lot of things. As part of the deal, the team will undergo a $425 million renovation of their current arena over the next seven off-seasons, With the Sharks contributing $100 million, including $25 million towards city debt service and the city covering the remaining $325 million. The Sharks will be responsible for any cost overruns. Conceptual renders of a future arena were shared by Max Miller through the Sharks president Jonathan Becker clarified that they are not yet approved. Both sides also agreed to begin planning for a new arena to be built in 2051, by 2051. Wow.
Speaker 2:Yeah, big things, big things for them. It looks like all the California teams are doing renovations for their arena. I would say the duck the ducks ones that were. I mean, I've never been to the sap center so I wouldn't know. But I know honda center needed renovations. Hopefully we get escalators instead of stairs to. That'd be nice. I will admit that's what I do. Like about the state staple center is they got the escalators. That's nice, true, you know. So hopefully the hunter center takes care of that.
Speaker 2:Um, and honestly I wouldn't mind trying to get one of these things because this would be funny. Um, the sharks reveal a celebrini, will smith and tyler toffoli sleepover bobblehead set. Yes, this last season tyler toff fully had to do a sleepover with celebrini and will smith. And here's the text that tyler to fully said to his wife when he had to tell him tell her the news. He says he's texted tyler to fully text his wife this I gotta have a sleepover with Will and Mac tonight. Lol. She said what he says Will said on the bus last night if all three of us score, I have to do sleepover with them. Where, in their hotel room. They're in the same room. That's what the wife replied, which I all. This is hilarious. I love that story. I think it's hilarious that Toffoli is just being like the, the, the cool dad with them, pretty much.
Speaker 1:I I can remember when he was on the 70s line oh, adam, I am down.
Speaker 2:He says he wants that bobblehead road trip to San Jose. I've never been to the San Jose arena, so I'd be down for that.
Speaker 1:That's a goal for us, to San Jose, vegas, vegas and even possibly Utah in the future. Yeah, we talked about doing. You know, maybe it'd just be a guy thing. I don't know. If mom's listening, maybe she'd be interested in going, because it would be fun.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so I'd be definitely down for that. I've already been to Seattle. I've been to LA, anaheim I thought there was another one I've been to. I swear I've been to another arena, but I will be knocking off another one soon. Mom says yes.
Speaker 1:Okay, so it would be a family event.
Speaker 2:Family event.
Speaker 1:A road trip. We'll do a road trip um let's see.
Speaker 2:Adam says ducks versus vegas. Veterans day weekend, I'll be there for a veterans tournament. Is that in that's in vegas?
Speaker 1:I'd be down for that oh, I, I, I would, I would be down to that too. That would be fun. Mom says someone has to keep you boys in line. Yeah, hey, it's those Rurally Quack guys, remember what they did last time they were here.
Speaker 2:Oh, he says yes, it's in Vegas. Ooh, I'd be down for that.
Speaker 2:And that's what? October? When is Veterans Weekend? I don't know. Veterans Weekend is not October, no, it's November 11th. Oh, that's one of the. Is it on a Tuesday? It is on a Tuesday, that's weird. Yeah, november. Let's continue with the league news. According to the Athletics, michael Russo, michael Backlund is not expecting Rasmus Andersen to suit up alongside him, his fellow countrymen in Calgary this season, and he put yeah, he's getting traded. It's obvious, backlund said at the NHL player media tour in Europe. But the team wants value, he wants a big contract, so he wants to play well. The team needs him to play well, so just go out and play. I talked to him, him too. He doesn't want to be distraction, so it's all good, it's too bad, it's too bad. It's come to this. I don't think that they'll close uh, they're, they'll close on getting an agreement or anything. But you never know, this could change. We'll see. And that's Michael Backlund on the Rasmus Anderson trade talks.
Speaker 1:Yeah, he declined to come to the Kings, from what I understand.
Speaker 2:Oh, he wants to go to Vegas and Vegas.
Speaker 1:Everybody wants to go to Vegas.
Speaker 2:I don't want to go to Vegas, I want to go to Vegas. I mean, I don't want to go to Vegas, I want to go to Vegas, but not for that reason. But all right, now for the main event of this podcast. Wow, 45 minutes for us to get through all that little news.
Speaker 1:Well, we got a little off topic, but it was fun.
Speaker 2:This is what Adam said. Veterans Tournament November 7th through the 10th Ducks-Vegas game on November 8th.
Speaker 1:Is that a weekend? It's a weekend. Yep, I want to go. We should get tickets. I want to go. Okay, I'm to go. Okay, I'm down, all right, and Adam, let us know when you're playing. So, if we can make that work out, we'd love to watch you play too. Yeah. I don't know if I can get the time off, because that's too short a notice. Okay. I'll try.
Speaker 2:I'll try to figure out how I can switch to All right Now, the history of the enforcer.
Speaker 1:Now, like I said, you're Well, let's do a definition before we do anything else, okay, okay, okay. So I'm going to read a little bit of a couple different definitions. Okay, in hockey, a goon is a term used to describe a player whose primary role is to physically intimidate opponents opponents, often through aggressive and rough play. Goons are typically known for their fighting skills and are sent onto the ice to protect their teammates and create a physical presence on the team. That's one.
Speaker 1:Enforcer is a role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with fighter, tough guy or goon. An enforcer's job is to deter and respond to dirty or violent play by the opposition. When such play occurs, the enforcer is expected to respond aggressively by fighting or checking the offender. Enforcers are expected to react particularly harshly to violence against their star players or goalies. And here's another part of it. It's a different definition of it.
Speaker 1:Enforcers are different from pests. So enforcer would be Marty McSorley or Stu Grimson, a pest best one I know Corey Perry, matthew Kachuk, probably even Brady Kachuk. Those guys are more pests than enforcers. Just so for you guys wondering what the difference is. You guys wondering what the difference is because the pest they seek to agitate their opponents, distract them from the game without necessarily fighting them. The pest's primary role is to draw penalties from opposing players, thus getting them off their game, while not actually intending to fight the opposition player, although exceptions to this do occur. Pests and enforcers often play together on the same line, usually the fourth line. Another related role is the grinder, known for hard work and checking rather than scoring.
Speaker 2:I think he's a pest. No, he's more of a grinder than a pest. I think he's a pest. No, he's more of a grinder, he's a pest. Marshan's a pest, kachuk's a grinder.
Speaker 1:Well, yeah, marshan, he's a rat, he is a pest. So now we have the definition down. Continue, cody.
Speaker 2:Alright, so this is what I'm going to read. What I have is what I'm gonna read. What I have first, then you can read what you have. And then adam who thinks he I'm pretty sure what he's gonna have is probably better than what we both have. I'll read his last, just in case of what we didn't find was right.
Speaker 1:So if you're feeling better, if you're feeling better at it, you can still come in.
Speaker 2:All right, enforcer. The enforcer is sometimes called a goon, fighter or tough guy. It is one of the most iconic and controversial figures in hockey, lore Born out of necessity and nurtured by the culture of the physical intimidation oh, my nose is acting up. The enforcer's job was simple Protect teammates, especially star players and goalies, by any means necessary. That usually means fist. Yeah, he says. His voice is still shot.
Speaker 2:In the early days of the NHL, physical play was was part of the game, but it wasn't until the 1970s that the enforcer role truly crystallized. Teams like the boston bruins and the philadelphia flyers leaned into brute force, earning nicknames like the big bad bruins and the broad street bullies. These squads stacked their rosters with grinders and enforcers players who weren't there to score but to send a message. If you messed with Bobby Orr or Bernie Parent, you'd answer to Terry O'Reilly or Dave Schultz. By the 1980s and 90s, the enforcer was a staple on every NHL roster. They usually played wing on the fourth line, logging minimal ice time but maximum impact. Their presence alone could deter cheap shots and dirty plays. Some, like Rob Prober and Tiger Williams, became cult heroes, not just their fists, but for flashes of scoring ability. Williams even made the All-Star game, proving that toughness didn't always mean a lack of talent. But the enforcer wasn't just a fighter. He was a guardian, a working-class superhero, as journalist John Branch once wrote. Someone who might not have made the NHL on skill alone, but earned his spot through tough grit, loyalty and fearlessness. Players like Clark Gillies didn't need to drop the gloves every night. Their reputation did the talking, and legends like Gordie Howe and Jerome Aguinla blurred the lines, serving as their own enforcers while racking up goals and assists. That's half of what I have. And then this is what's going to talk about the shift.
Speaker 2:After the 0405 lockout, the nhl changed its rules to speed up the game and boost scoring. Clutching, grabbing were penalized more strictly and the league began to favor speed and skill over brute strength. Suddenly, one-dimensional fighters became liabilities. Teams couldn't afford to carry players who couldn't skate, score or defend. The enforcers' ice time shrank, their contracts dried up and their numbers dwindled.
Speaker 2:By the 2010s, fighting was on the decline. In the late 80s, there were over 1.3 fights per game. By 2012, the number had dropped to 0.5. Major penalties for fighting fell by 25% in just one season. The roll was gone, but nothing was fading. Then came the reckoning In the summer of 2011, three NHL forcers died tragically Derek Bogard from an accidental overdose, Rick Ripon from suicide and Wade Black under circumstances believed to be suicide. A year later, rob Bropert had died of a heart attack believed to be suicide. A year later, brobert had died of a heart attack.
Speaker 2:Uh, a test revealed brain damage and signs of uh chronic traumatic uh. Oh god, the cte, I can't say that. Last word uh a condition linked to repeated head trauma. It's like the one that uh football players are. Uh get a lot, um so head trauma.
Speaker 2:Suddenly, the cost of being an enforcer was laid bare. The nhl faced scrutiny. Former fighters like uh george lacroix uh called for for better mental health support. Writers like roy mcgregor questioned whether the rule should exist at all. Fans who once cheered for Brawls began to ask was it worth it? Today, the enforcer is a rare breed. Players like Tom Wilson and Ryan Reeves still carry the torch, but they're expected to contribute in other areas Forechecking, scoring, penalty killing. The modern NHL values versatility, intimidation still exist, but it's uh woven into a broader skill set. The enforcer hasn't disappeared. He it's involved from feared fighter to fan favorite, from protector to cautionary tale. The enforcer legacy is complicated but unforgettable. He was the hockey's muscle, its conscience and sometimes its martyr. And then here's what Adam also said John Ferguson Jr pioneered the role in the 1960s and became a mainstay in the 70s. So you want to go with what you have now.
Speaker 1:Well, you had about everything I had, so I did have a list. Now, I'm sure there's more than one list and I'm sure, like we talked about the Ducks only being the fourth-ranked prospect pool, you probably have the same thing with this, but this was a top 10 off.
Speaker 2:Do you want me to read Adams first and then we can do the top 10? Let's do that, all right. So this is what Adam has. Enforcer definition a person or a group that compels observance of or compliance with a law. What does that mean to this podcast? Well, let this hockey fan tell you. Remember, this is from Adam.
Speaker 2:The enforcer is an outdated but missing role that has been driven out of the game. In the game today, they have involved into fighters. The enforcer was the muscle on the ice and was feared by almost every other player. The NHL was a different game. Throughout the 1970s through the early 2000s. For over three decades, the enforcer was the purest form of justice in any sport, willing to drop the mitt myths in a heartbeat to protect his teammates. Ray Bork had Terry O'Reilly to protect him. In the late 70s and early 80s, wayne Gretzky had Marty McSorley protecting him. In the late 80s and 90s, paul Correa had Stu Grimson. In the late 90s, even Timu Solani had George Peros in the 2000s and early 2010s.
Speaker 2:Since those days, the enforcer has evolved, but the most part has been taken away from the game. With the high-level talent blending the game to their will, opposing teams will try to injure them, which is why the enforcer became a necessary evil. Game-changing players needed someone to do their dirty work so they could focus on the game. Enforcers would be the ones to do the dirty work. You would think twice about trying to take out a star player when you knew someone bigger and meaner would come after you. Most enforcers obviously had the skill to play in the NHL, but damage control was their main focus.
Speaker 2:As the game developed throughout the years, the enforcer evolved as well. The 70s had Terry O'Reilly, who would go to such extremes as jumping over the boards and fighting fans. The 80s had Marty McSorley, who would drop the gloves just because you looked at Wayne Gretzky wrong. The 90s was a bit more interesting because you had Ty Domi, a 5'8 beast on the ice. He took the Napoleon complex to a whole new level. Little in comparison to the standards of today's game, but a mighty warrior who never backed down. Then in the 2000s, you had everyone who just would call a straight thug. Uh, donald brazier, a mountain of a man who's trained to fight up by, by boxing. Hall of fame, hall of famer, joe frazier. He was more of a fighter than on the ice than a hockey player.
Speaker 2:With this brief history of the enforcer, here's what it meant to the game. The enforcer was there to shoulder the brutality of the game, for superstars to shine brighter than ever. Gretzky was able to shine, to score 50 goals in 39 games because of having people like Marty McSorley and Stu Grimson to back him up. Games because of having people like Marty McSorley and Stu Grimson to back him up. Today's game has evolved into open ice exhibition where players skate faster, have flashy dekes and insane goals. That would never have been possible 20 years ago.
Speaker 2:But instead of having that one key player on every team solely for the purpose of enacting justice, you have a new generation of enforcers called fighters. Ryan Reeves, nick Delorier and the NHL those are just a few guys that are called upon to serve the on-ice justice, and there are even players in the AHL, like Jacob Dowdy on the Ontario Reign, that serve that purpose. In today's game, enforcers are known as the bad guys. 20 years ago they were heroes of the game. I was once told this by a coach growing up about fighting in the game. Fighting is the purest form of on-ice justice. In any game, teams think twice about playing dirty when the other team has a bigger, faster, stronger person willing to punch you in the face because they can and for this podcast purpose, george Peros is my all-time favorite Ducks enforcer. But for the short future, or short stature and overall nasty grit, ty Domi has to be my league favorite. And that was from Adam.
Speaker 1:That was very good. Very good, Adam, by the way.
Speaker 2:Better than what I had. Yeah, and you know what's funny about what he said about teams will think twice about playing dirty. It really brought me back to how you told me to play goalkeeper in soccer in a way. It really brought me back to how you told me to play goalkeeper in soccer in a way, Cause once you you lay that elbow or that knee or you take him out, they think twice before they come into my penalty box with that 50, 50 ball again every single time.
Speaker 1:And that that one guy was just pestering you. And I go you want to, you want to, you want to end that? I go. When you're coming up for the ball, you get that ball, put a knee right in his chest, knock him on his ass and he'll think twice about coming in again. And you did exactly that, and I don't think he came back in again, did he?
Speaker 2:nope, I remember I had one where I threw and I hit a guy with an elbow to his nose and he complained and there was another 50, 50 ball and he would have beat me to the ball. He was going to beat me but then he saw me storming out and he was like nope. And he stopped and his coach yelled at him. Because he just stopped. And he just turned and looked at his coach. He's like I don't want to catch another elbow again. And I started laughing after that. But Adam, that was perfect. That was a lot better than what I had.
Speaker 1:Here's a top ten. One opinion it's not mine, not mine. So he had number 10,. Chris Simon I think that name's been mentioned a couple different times Played for eight different teams. He was a tough guy. Dale Hunter Number nine he also played for what? Quebec and Washington. He was one of the first enforcers for the Capitals, as a matter of fact, and him and his brother are big in the AHL right the Hunters.
Speaker 2:Oh, I think they own the London Knights.
Speaker 1:That's what I was thinking.
Speaker 3:We have two defensemen that are going to be playing for us the one that you just drafted Pristevich, Pristevich thank you, and then Woollich thank you, and then Woolley.
Speaker 1:I think it's.
Speaker 2:Woolley, yeah, sam Dickinson was just there. They just won the Memorial Cup. Yeah, but I believe they own the London Knights.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and they're doing a great job over there. That's getting us.
Speaker 2:That's like the main, like the New York Yankees of the Canadian Juniors League.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so let's put it that way. So number eight was Dave Semenenko I think you mentioned his name a little bit. They had number seven, bob Probert. They had number seven, bob Probert, and he was an enforcer, but he was a pretty good player too. One season, 398 penalty minutes. I don't think we even come close to that now in today's game. Donald Brashear was, I know you mentioned, also a big bruiser. Clark Gillies was number five and then one of Adam's favorites, they had Ty Domi, number four, marty McSorley, obviously a Wayne Gretzky guardian, and number three, terry O'Reilly, number two, and Dave Schultz, and Dave Schultz nickname was Hammer.
Speaker 1:So, and that was for obviously a lot of people you know my age, yeah, and you may have heard of this too he, he was, uh, the, uh, one of the enforcers for the broad street bullies which were the philadelphia flyers yeah so protecting bobby clark, of course, uh, one of the stars of of the that flyer team, but that's 10 and I I mean I know there's others that could be on that list, from different opinions, but the thing is is the game was bob probe.
Speaker 2:Oh, there is.
Speaker 1:I'm sure stew grimson wasn't one of them I think he came in late, later than the real tough guy years. Yeah, you know, the guys like in the 2010 and on, you had some tough guys but they weren't doing what the guys were in the past, because the games become more talent rich, yeah. So if you're going to be a tough guy, you have to have some talent. Now, I mean, obviously you've seen the goon movie. I've seen about half of that. Uh with uh, it's the guy from American pie, right?
Speaker 2:Yeah, stiffler.
Speaker 1:Uh, yeah, he.
Speaker 2:He actually played a pretty good goons I I haven't seen the whole movie yet he was a nice goon too, but yeah, that's a good way, like someone that's willing to put everything on the line for their team.
Speaker 1:But a lot of people don't understand why it was necessary. And we hear a protection and it was. But If there wasn't fighting allowed in hockey, how would you make a guy pay? If they banned fighting, what would happen? The stick play would go up and you're talking about a lot more possible serious injury with stick than with your fists, about a lot more possible serious injury with stick than with your fists. So a lot of reason. A lot of people don't realize that they've allowed fighting to get that aggression out and to stop it without having to become totally weaponized. Yeah, I mean, if you think about it. I mean um, I mean, if you think about it, I mean Juan Marichal hitting Campanella from the Dodgers with the bat in the head. Lucky he didn't kill him. Would Scott Stevens be considered an enforcer? I would think he would be more of that grinder.
Speaker 2:Because he almost killed Paul Curry in 2003.
Speaker 1:Yeah, well, you know, there are some stiff hits that happen, that cause injury, and then people I mean obviously, when you're slamming a guy into the boards and they get that major for boarding, I mean that's, that's where Someone's gonna pick a fight with that guy, maybe not in that game, but the next time they play or they're, they're gonna put them in the boards and do the same thing right back to them, because it's to eventually stop injury from happening and over over physicality happening in in hockey. And you know what, more more than even the men, the women love the fighting in hockey. I mean, they're some of the biggest fans I've seen.
Speaker 2:Well, trust me that's the main, main thing why Christina loves going to games.
Speaker 1:Well, she's not unusual, yeah, you know. And women, I think if they get into hockey they become kind of hooked on watching it. I mean, you know, everybody loves a little brawl and a little excitement. I mean, I definitely wanted to see Phoenix Copley and John Gibson go at it, that one game we were at.
Speaker 2:I wanted to see Fleury and Bennington go at it too, but no, that one I want because we were live and I really wanted to see that Adam put. Most goons are or were very nice guys. The documentary Ice Guardians shows you the brutality and the nice side of the enforcer role most guys in the 90s would fight and then congratulate each other now. Um, I actually listened to stew grimson's book and that was actually a good like since I drive it out, it's I was. I listened more than I read it but it was actually really good because it kind of told you like his side of everything that happened, especially with, like you know, the expansion with the, the ducks and everything. Um, it was, it was a great listen and he, he told you like, like, how he got into fighting and how everything happened with his career and everything.
Speaker 2:He talked about Bob Probert a lot in that one. So that was a great lesson and he was saying all the guys were good too. He said Stevens was a bruiser. He was like a pronger, a big physical player who could destroy players with a hit more skilled than Braun. I can see that, yeah.
Speaker 1:I had a thought and it just went right out of my head, but anyway, yeah, a lot of the guys they respected each other even though they fought during the game. Yeah, and it's competition. You know a lot of of our friends off the ice. So I mean, I I had just heard I don't know what podcast it was is that, uh, surprising? Gavrikov and dowdy were pretty good buddies and oh, oh you're. You said gavrikov and Dowdy were pretty good buddies oh.
Speaker 2:Oh, you said Gavrikov. And who Dowdy no? It wasn't Gavrikov, was it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no, it was Gavrikov and Dowdy and they were talking with each other and stuff. Even though he's now a Ranger, I thought I heard it was a different name before.
Speaker 2:Oh Perry. Yeah, it was Perry and Dowdy yeah.
Speaker 1:I heard that also. Yeah, they were friendly. Off the ice, hard to believe the pest.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I recommend the fans to go watch Ice Guardians were friendly off the ice, hard to believe the pest. Yeah, I recommend the fans to go watch Ice Guardians Shows a whole different story or a whole different side. I'm down to watch that. Of course, I still need to watch Mystery Alaska. I still need to watch Youngbloods and I still haven't finished Slapshot yet. Yeah, see, youngbloods was that old?
Speaker 1:school goon was the bad guy in the movie. Haven't finished Slapshot yet. Yeah, see, youngbloods was that. Old school goon was the bad guy in the movie. Yeah, and that's a good movie Mystery Alaska. I love that. I just love the story and how that all happened. It was very good. I still haven't been able to bring myself To watch Timu's movie Because Eddie said it was horrible. Yeah.
Speaker 2:Adam, have you watched the Minor leaguer movie with Timu Solani? I wanted to watch it, but after what Eddie told me, I'm like man, I don't know if I want to watch it now. Yeah. So, homie, I'm like man, like I don't know if I want to watch it now.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so, but uh, anyways, the the tough guy, we still have him in hockey and they're tom wilson I would say is probably the biggest one and he's, he's, he's, he's a good player too, so it's not like that Goon movie, where that's all he was good for.
Speaker 2:Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1:So I mean that's how the game has evolved.
Speaker 2:I can tell you this, so I could tell you this. The enforcer is they're not always going to make it on the stat sheet, but I guarantee you a lot of them are the fan favorites. Yeah, he said yeah, it's like a B rate slasher movie. It's so bad, it's good. Is it like that movie show girls, where it's so bad?
Speaker 1:It's? It's so bad it's good. Is it like that movie showgirls, where it's so bad it's?
Speaker 2:it's good have you ever watched showgirls I. I think it's a long time ago.
Speaker 1:Maybe it's the one with you know, from uh saved by the bell. Yeah, Christina made me watch it.
Speaker 2:Elizabeth Berkley. Yeah, it was so bad, it was watchable, I guess, is the better word for that one.
Speaker 1:I don't think I want to watch it again. Yeah, I'm good with it, but then you know Mystery, that's, that's a definite watch.
Speaker 2:uh, obviously miracle, definitely, definitely miracle is probably one of my favorite hockey movies other than the mighty ducks. But if we're just talking about like documentary, kind of like real life thing, I love the miracle movie. I do, um, because I I liked how, uh oh, the r-rated part of that movie was the only reason to watch it uh, he must be talking about the show girls.
Speaker 1:Okay, yeah I'm sure, I'm sure that's not uh g-rated for our podcast.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:But I think there was a hockey movie called the rookie too. I mean, it's not the same one, like with Dennis Quaid, where he's the pitcher, but it was a. It was a good movie about hockey.
Speaker 2:Is it the Rookies? I'm looking it up.
Speaker 1:Maybe I don't have the name right, but I remember there was a movie. It's on the same line with Youngblood.
Speaker 2:No, it's right here the Rookies. Yeah, I see, I don't know who's in it though.
Speaker 1:I remember seeing that one.
Speaker 2:Oh, no, it's the Rookies. Yeah, I don't know any of the actors in it, okay.
Speaker 1:Adam says watch Mystery Alaska. It will become one of your top five favorites.
Speaker 2:Do it today, cody I won't do it today and because here I will, I'll try to watch it this weekend especially it's a three-day weekend um, just only because we're going to watch, because they're doing like a 25th anniversary for the harry potter movies. It's like the anniversary and at the regal movies, like each day they had a different harry potter movie and we're going tonight to watch the last movie. So we still need to finish watching episode six, because I fell asleep watching it last night. And then we're going to watch deathly hallows, part one, and then tonight we're watching deathly hallow, part 2. And that movie starts at $9.40 tonight and the reason why we're going is because the tickets were only $9.75. Nine and three quarters Get it. And then they have collectible popcorn buckets for each sorting house and it comes with a soda cup and a popcorn like a book looking thing and christina wants to get her slytherin.
Speaker 1:Uh, collectible okay, more information than everybody else needed, I think harry potter, harry potter, potter on TV every day.
Speaker 2:You can watch them later. Well, I mean, so is Mr Alaska. It's on TV. I could just pay for it and watch it later. Pay for it and watch it. It's not free. I already looked it up.
Speaker 1:I love you, cody, but nerd alert I I am a proud nerd.
Speaker 2:Okay, I am a proud nerd. Okay, I am a proud nerd. All right. First of all, I'm not the Harry Potter fan. I mean, it's not on every day. I'm more of a Star Wars or Marvel nerd. I mean, I even have two lightsabers. So, yes, I am a nerd and I'm proud of it. I don't care. And if I had an Iron man suit every podcast, I would have the Iron man suit on, just to show it off. And if anyone doubts that, I'll happily prove them wrong.
Speaker 1:Um, I can attest he'd be wearing it.
Speaker 2:He'd wear it to work If he could get away with it, I wouldn't be working, I'd be saving people from everywhere, yeah, but yeah, yeah, happy wife, exactly, but I still have tomorrow and I still have monday. Okay, oh well, I'm, I am. I will watch mystery alaska this weekend.
Speaker 1:I want to it's a great movie yeah, and I know young blood, young blood's good too. I think I have that on a vhs I. I taped it off uh what's a vhs?
Speaker 2:and you know, I know what that is. That's a whole new podcast yeah um, that's the one with um loblo roblo, thank you yeah, cynthia gibb, sounds like excuses.
Speaker 1:Give it to him, adam, for once, you're going after him instead of me. Yeah Go, adam go.
Speaker 2:I'm just gonna hide the chat so I don't see it anymore. Anything else before we get out of here?
Speaker 1:Uh, no, but Anything else before we get out of here? No, but yeah, you know hockey we're close, we're very close. Golden State Rookie face-offs coming in a couple Of weeks and we will be there. We will be at the Ducks and the Kings In Irvine.
Speaker 2:Someone else we know will be there. We will be at the ducks and the kings in irvine. Um, someone else we know might be there. I don't want to say who because he says he's 50 50 on it. He said he'll let me know, but we will be there for the sunday game. And the only thing that sucked was I was supposed to be on call that weekend. You were supposed to be. I was supposed to be on call that weekend. You were supposed to be, I was supposed to be, but I ended up switching with someone. Oh, so you that that went through.
Speaker 1:Yeah, cause we didn't talk about that.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I switched. Well, he just ended up taking my weekend and then on Monday when we go back to work, I'm back on call. I'm like I didn't care. You could have taken my whole week or just taken Sunday for me. Adam texted me. You can't ignore me. Oh, that was funny. We're going to have to get him a shirt, Captain. Oh, I know.
Speaker 1:We will.
Speaker 2:But yeah, what was I going? Yeah, so I'll definitely be there for the 14th. We'll be there for the ducks kings game. Um, I'm looking forward to it. I like I've never been to a ricky face off game.
Speaker 1:I've never been to the great park ice either I have not ever been to either one of those either, so it'll be a fun, fun, fun experience and if any of you guys are going, come by and say hi or let yeah let us know, and you know, we all can meet up somewhere meet up somewhere.
Speaker 2:I'll try to bring stickers, I'll give you guys a sticker and, you know, hopefully we can meet some fans. That'd be great.
Speaker 1:So hockey's, the big hockey's coming more. We'll have some preseason stuff going on before the season starts, so make sure you stay tuned. Like and subscribe, like and make sure you get notified every time a new podcast comes out. Everyone and we do appreciate all you that are regulars watching the show or listening to our show, and we thank you in advance for that. And take it away, cody. Get us out of here, All right?
Speaker 2:Well, thank you everyone for joining us today. Like my dad said, we, you know. Oh, I like it, adam, yeah.
Speaker 1:Captain of Chaos, royally quack jersey. I want a jersey too. I just want a royally quack jersey.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's a goal.
Speaker 1:Well, we'll see if we can work on that, Adam yeah.
Speaker 2:But yeah, everyone, please like, subscribe on YouTube, follow us on Twitch. That way you can always watch us live. You can see all the comments from my mom or Captain Chaos himself, Adam Brol I know Kevin on Twitch usually will hop on every so often. He's always a great listener, a great follower. Frankie from Frankie the Yankee go check him out there where he talks to everything about the New York Yankees. Follow us on social media Instagram, twitter, blue Sky Threads. If you have any questions, go to the Discord and we have a questions channel and just send in your questions there. And everything should be in the show notes. And I'm really excited about this podcast with this episode, the Enforcer. I thought this was a great idea. It's such a dying breed, but it's a great one. You know it's such a dying breed, but it's a great one. Everyone wants jerseys and yet the two people that are on the podcast don't even have jerseys.
Speaker 2:I want a mama quack jersey. See, if you guys aren't tuning in on YouTube or Twitch, this is what you're missing out on, but everyone, we'll be back next week. You know 10 is what you're missing out on, um, but everyone will. We'll be back next week. You know, 10 AM, uh, pacific standard time. Like I said, if you have any questions, uh, hit us up in the DMS or email us at royally quacked at gmailcom, um, and you have anything else done. Go Kings, go, all right, let's go ducks. We'll see you next week. Shouting Go Kings Go Outro Music.
