Episode 83- Hockey is Officially Back!!! with Former 21st Duck Trent Sullivan

A rivalry podcast is only fun if the punches land and the hugs do too. We kick off with Ducks and Kings headlines—injuries, waivers, and the Lacombe deal in Anaheim; staffing shifts, IR moves, and Kempe’s price tag in LA—then zoom out to a league buzzing with suspensions, fines, and mega-extensions. Connor McDavid’s short bridge, Jack Eichel’s long bet, and cap gymnastics around LTIR set the tone for a season where windows and wagers matter. We also talk aesthetics, because they always do: third jerseys, chrome-adjacent helmets, and why design can change how a game feels on TV and in the building.

On the ice, the Kings stumble against Colorado before dragging Vegas into chaos and winning a shootout that showcases Eichel’s star power and Dorofeyev’s finishing. The Ducks, meanwhile, outplay Seattle early but get clogged by 26 blocked shots and lose the special teams edge they needed. We break down the details—shot quality, faceoffs, penalty kill form—and make clear-eyed predictions for the week ahead, from home opener vibes to schedule traps.

Then the room goes quiet for the moment that matters most. Trent Sullivan, the Anaheim Ducks’ 21st Duck, shares a life lived at full tilt: a heart transplant at five months old, a kidney transplant in his teens, a pacemaker after COVID-era monitoring, and a terrifying colostomy followed by a hard-won reversal. Through it all, he finds joy in small rituals—The Office quotes, Legos, chocolate milk—and big communities, from concourse meetups to the night Teemu Selanne surprised him with a jersey. His goal is as bold as any Cup run: to set a longevity record with his first transplanted heart and keep showing up for the people and team he loves.

Come for the banter and breakdowns; stay for a story that reframes what belonging sounds like in a loud arena. If this episode hits you the way it hit us, tap follow, share it with a friend who needs a lift, and drop a review so more fans can find our little corner of hockey.

Chapters

• 0:00 New Studio, Guest Intro & 21st Duck
• 4:10 Ducks News: Injuries, Waivers, Contracts
• 8:20 Fan Community: Giveaways & Home Opener Meetup
• 12:00 Rival Format & Kings News: Staff, Injuries, Contracts
• 18:50 League Headlines: Suspensions, Big Extensions, LTIR
• 27:00 Franchise Valuations & Trade Notes
• 31:25 Game Recaps: Kings’ Avalanche Loss
• 35:10 Ducks–Kraken Opener Breakdown
• 40:40 Jerseys, Helmets & Aesthetics Debate
• 43:20 Kings–Golden Knights Thriller & Shootout
• 50:00 Predictions: Ducks, Kings, Upcoming Slate
• 55:00 Trent’s Story: From Transplants to 21st Duck
• 1:12:10 Living Immunocompromised: COVID, Pacemaker, Resilience
• 1:23:40 Colostomy Scare, Reversal & Recovery
• 1:33:10 Joy, Community, and Legacy of the 21st Duck

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 1:15

The Elite Sports and Entertainment Network presents episode 83 of Royally Quacked. Welcome back, hockey fans. How's it going, Cody?

SPEAKER_01: 1:28

I'm doing good. How are you? I'm in my new office. It's not it's not done yet. And you can see I got my new trinkets. I got me and Timu, and then another Timu, Shiger, and then you know, I got Iron Man, Boba Fett. Uh, I'm more happy with the Star Wars Millennium Falcon right here than the Angels thing. And then when Papa made me our logo out of wood, I have it right here on display. I'm not done yet. I plan on having something here so it's not just plain white, but no, no worries, you won't see the ghost of Honda Center walking behind me anymore. You just need someone to put some art there. That's all you need. I I I have plans, Trent. I have plans. I just got the I just got we just literally got into this this week, and I got plans. But we already got a comment. Hey brother, Trent, it's Amanda.

SPEAKER_05: 2:24

Yeah, it's somebody from my uh my camp. So a lot of people, a lot of people, a lot of people will be tuning in from different happy about that.

SPEAKER_01: 2:33

Different spectrums of uh of life. So as if you guys know, we have a very special guest here with us today, the 2023, 2024, 21st duck, Trent Sullivan. You know, like I said, I was at the home opener when they when you were the 21st duck. It was a and that was such a great game all around, too. Yeah, from the purple carpet event to the game, and then I that's how I got that picture with Timu because literally was that game, yeah. And I think I bought that the jersey, this jersey at that game, too. So and that was like my birthday present to me.

SPEAKER_05: 3:17

I know that that's like the one thing I'll say. It's like they I love it, and then now they're like, Oh, so I was like, Oh, do you want I was like, I want these? Like, oh, sorry, you gotta buy those on yourself. Like, oh, like, but it's okay, but it's okay because I save up money to for for that for that jersey. Smart, but all right.

SPEAKER_01: 3:36

Well, let's get right into ducks news. All right, so starting today. Um, so Ryan Strome has an upper body injury and will not be playing on the opening road trip. So obviously, he wasn't in the game against the Seattle Kraken, which I'll we'll go over that a little bit later. Um, I they didn't disclose what the injury was. All we know it's an upper body injury because we know last week we had that, you know, the funny whole look everyone has a lower body injury, right? Um, and then ducks goaltender Villy Husso passed through waivers and has been assigned to the goals, which I had a feeling when he went through waivers, no one was gonna claim him. Nobody wanted to get a guy that has two years and I think making two million, two point one million a year. So I didn't think he was gonna get claimed. Wow. So I which I figured they weren't, I I figured the ducks weren't gonna carry the three goalies anyways. So but I I do like Billy Housa though, and then um just a little uh extra specifics on Lacomb's contract. It is a flat salary of nine million each year for the full eight years, and then it's a no, it's a no-trade clause years three through five, a 15-team no trade clause years six through seven, and then the last year it is a 10-team no trade clause.

SPEAKER_00: 5:03

So interesting.

SPEAKER_01: 5:04

Yep, and then I got two uh special announcements for let's see. I just gotta pull up the sorry, I should have had this ready and I didn't.

SPEAKER_00: 5:17

Yes, you should have. I should have.

SPEAKER_01: 5:19

I know I should have. Oh my goodness, shame on Cody. Um, so I I kind of helped team up with um Mikey from that sports dude seven uh seven one four. We did we we co uh he created the um the Instagram and we're gonna make it on I believe on all socials, the Mighty Ducks Club. So just for all ducks fans to kind of you know go there and support the Anaheim Ducks and stuff like that. I helped them with the the giveaway posts and making it because I I just like doing those things. Um, but um we're we are gonna they they are doing a giveaway on there. Um, you need to tag one friend that you would invite to the game. You have unlimited entries. Um, you just need to where is it please follow the road? I'm trying to find um you need to follow both uh the mighty ducks club, follow royally quacked and tag people, and you need a repost on the thing. So and then the uh winner will be announced, I believe, let's see. Uh the winner will be announced after the home opener game on Tuesday um October 14th. So you have until then to do this. So that's announcement number one. Announcement number two. Let me pull up TikTok because I can't find it on Instagram for some reason. Right and on the right.

SPEAKER_00: 6:53

Shall we play the Jeopardy three?

SPEAKER_04: 6:55

No, we're not gonna do that.

SPEAKER_01: 7:04

Right. I thought she put uh all right, so opening night. There's gonna be a meetup at uh during first intermission at the Ducks game. Um, we're gonna meet up by the front entrance, the main entrance, by the team store. You don't have to be a content creator, just a diehard ducks fan, just for everyone to kind of meet and know each other and build the community all together. That's the main thing. Um, the uh the person that got this all together, what her name is Cameron Adamando. So go check her out on Instagram and and TikTok. Everything's on her on her feed. Um, like I said, I thought I actually I was thinking about doing it, but I wasn't, I was like, should I? And then she put it out there. I'm like, oh, it's done. Cool. And I'm glad I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought about doing something like this. And so because that's where I actually met Trent, was in that exact same spot during the Sharks game. Um, so I was gonna say that's usually where everyone does the meetups, too.

SPEAKER_05: 8:09

I was that's where that's where that's usually where I'm at as well. Yeah, even if there's no like even when the preseason games, that's where I even was too. It was so weird not to have any of the broadcasts.

SPEAKER_01: 8:21

It's like wait, I know when I watched it, I was like, Oh I'm like, oh, there's no there's no setup. I was like, I I thought that was weird when I saw that too. So um I I I Trent will be there, I will be there. So everyone come say hi, you know. Um I'm really looking forward to the home opener. You guys have no idea.

SPEAKER_05: 8:41

Oh, I I it's it, it's it's like it's like the summer. Uh everyone jokes, like uh that that like everyone has like the summer of depressions like summer of depression's over, hockey season has begun.

SPEAKER_00: 8:53

Um we do have a comment uh from your friend Amanda. What day is this? I think that was Tuesday, October 14th, right, Cody?

SPEAKER_01: 9:02

Yeah, it's the home opener, October 14th.

SPEAKER_00: 9:06

Yes, yeah, and not to mention that Captain Chaos was 10 minutes late. Did he miss anything? Yes, you missed everything. You missed everything, Adam.

SPEAKER_01: 9:15

Sorry, shame. Shame on you. Shame.

SPEAKER_00: 9:22

So are we ready for King's news? We are ready for King's news, and and just something I I was gonna mention at the start and I forgot. I do believe, you know, and I could be wrong, but we're the only rival podcast in hockey that I know of. Not that uh I know that uh the puck podcast with Eddie and Doug, they are rivals with the ducks and the kings, just like Cody and I are, but they talk about hockey in general, right? Not specifically about their teams. So that's what makes us different, different, at least. So let's get on to King's News. And of course, you know, my first part of the King's News is Pokey, uh Cody uh poking me in the side about this. The Los Angeles Kings have the oldest team in the NHL with an average age of 29.9. Well, I'm okay with that because I'm probably one of the oldest podcasters out there, too. Yeah, got him. You gotta make an entrance, Adam. Yes, you always do. That's for sure. Um, other Kings news. Uh, Kings have placed defenseman Kyle Burrows on the injured reserve. Um, do you know what the injury is?

SPEAKER_01: 10:37

Nothing. It it didn't state it. Full full body injury, yeah.

SPEAKER_00: 10:44

Or what what what he got injured by? Maybe by the puck that went in uh for the that one goal when they played the ducks. Which oh the first goal of the game, yeah, it went with him.

SPEAKER_01: 10:58

That's true. So so his feelings got hurt, got it. There, there we go.

SPEAKER_00: 11:04

Yes, so so the LA Kings have named Tyler Wright as a director of player personnel, Travis Colhain as assistant video coordinator, and Jonas Hogland and Brendan Daly as scouts. They are the latest additions to the hockey operations staff, along with Derek Armstrong, who joined the organization organization as a scout during the 24-25 season. AEG Sports Chief Operating Officer Kelly Cheesman has left his position with the Kings, joining the New York Islanders to become the president of business operations and alternate governor. Cheeseman has held this position for the uh over 13 years, has been with the Kings organizations for nearly 25 years. Thank you uh for being with the Kings for so long, and good luck in uh in New York. Um, also news what Cody? Oh, Adam are old.

SPEAKER_01: 12:04

Time to take them out back like old yellow.

SPEAKER_00: 12:11

Yeah, good old Captain Chaos Bring. Frankie the Yankees on. Oh, hey guys. Hey, how's it going, Frankie? Sorry about the Yankees. Uh, at least they made the playoffs unlike our Angels.

SPEAKER_01: 12:25

The Angels never do to New York. Oh, he he he's a diehard Yankees fan and Patriots fan.

SPEAKER_00: 12:32

Yeah, he's part of our uh the the network we're part of the network that we're part of.

SPEAKER_01: 12:37

Yeah, he's trying to he's been trying to convince me and my dad to become Yankees fans since we've been here.

SPEAKER_00: 12:43

Yeah, yeah, you you gotta love Frankie. He's he is definitely one of the most passionate people about his uh his teams. So sorry, Cody, but no, let's go LA Kings. I like that one.

SPEAKER_01: 12:59

I already try, I already don't like your friend. I know and he's also the co-founder of the network as well. Oh yeah, and then Adam Yankees suck go daughters.

SPEAKER_00: 13:14

So thank you for uh usually it's me interrupting the ducks news, but uh getting a lot of interruption with the news. Um, obviously, with some of the signings that's going on, Adrian Kempe's camp is reportedly pushing for close to 12 million than the original 10 million per Cam Robinson. Now, here's the interesting thing about that. I'd pay him the 12. Absolutely. If he we pay him eight times 12, I mean, in two or three years, that's gonna be a bargain.

SPEAKER_01: 13:50

Yeah, I mean makes you wish they would have signed that eight by ten a lot quicker now, don't you?

SPEAKER_00: 13:57

Yeah, well, definitely. Yeah, so I mean, but they're stupid if they don't sign him. Um, agreed. We'll we'll see what happens with that. Yeah, it's hard to find two way hawk hockey players like him.

SPEAKER_03: 14:09

Yep.

SPEAKER_01: 14:10

Oh, we got Kevin Kevin from last week. Glad to see you guys on the screen again. Welcome to Trent. Hope you guys are having a good episode so far.

SPEAKER_03: 14:19

Thank you.

SPEAKER_01: 14:20

Yeah, he he was one of the guests last week. He's uh also a Kings fan as well. Yeah, yeah, great guy. I had I had Eric last week, and he's the other ducks fan. So we had to eat we had to equal it out a little bit last week with the predictions. Yeah, so we'll see how those all turn out.

SPEAKER_05: 14:36

Um I have a friend that is a kings fan who lives in Anaheim Hills. I'm like, I don't like you.

SPEAKER_00: 14:43

So so so what you have to realize, Trent. Uh, when I became a Kings fan, um, there wasn't the only team in California was the LA Kings. Yeah, so you know it's it's it's hard to go away. I mean, I had the triple crown line, I had you know, Gretzky came, you know, and I'll be honest with it. If Gretzky doesn't come to LA, do we have Aheim Ducks? Do we have San Jose Sharks? No, probably not. So, and if it wasn't for Bruce McNall needing money, um, which they got he got paid. He actually talked to Disney about uh putting in for a team, and that he would get paid money because he was obviously wasn't uh he went to jail, so we all know uh yeah.

SPEAKER_01: 15:37

We got more comments. Uh, don't get me wrong, I like the ducks, but I prefer the kings. I grew up on the mighty ducks movies. No, I hey you you could be a predator fan, a predators fan, a Tampa Bay fan. We welcome everyone. It doesn't have to be just Ducks or Kings. I just we just love having fun.

SPEAKER_05: 15:54

I just like the fact that we, you know, just randomly had Connie at one of the games one time, and I was like, everyone's like, What?

SPEAKER_01: 16:03

I'm like, man, that's how we roll. Sorry, I guess we're cool like that. And then uh Adam uh Love Trent's episodes on Lockdown Ducks. He and he meant to say uh hell of a story. Yeah, I know I saw and he's like, oh hella. Yeah, and then uh Kevin, I would pay 12 uh Kempe 12 too. Uh if we lose him and with Kobe retiring, I think it wouldn't I think it wouldn't be crazy to say that blowing it up and starting it over with Q, Laugh, and Clark would be a good idea.

SPEAKER_00: 16:33

You know, Kevin, I I totally agree with you, brother. I totally that's why it was fun to have you on the podcast last week. You did a fantastic job. Yeah, he did. We appreciated you and all the efforts that went with that. Um, let's go on to league league news before we uh go too long, Cody. Yeah, you are okay. I'll start. I'll start. Uh Tampa Bay defender JJ Moser has been suspended two games for boarding Panthers forward Jesper Boquist.

SPEAKER_01: 17:09

Yeah, that and then uh also Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabarn has been suspended four games for bruffing Panthers defenseman Aaron Eckblad. And then I'm just gonna add to this last one the NHLs also fined the Tampa Bay Lightning a hundred thousand dollars and John Cooper 25,000 for their actions um culminating in the events of the preseason game versus Florida. Did you guys see the like I think there was like 16 ejections? I didn't it literally like a bearer league team bench, like they had there like five players on each bench on the Tampa Bay bench and everything. It it was uh something you don't see often in an NHL or preseason or season game.

SPEAKER_00: 17:57

Well, you know, maybe it was Tampa Bay uh telling the Panthers that um were willing to do anything to upset and take over.

SPEAKER_01: 18:08

That's pretty much exactly what I thought it was. I just wish it wasn't a preseason game. Yeah, that's the only thing.

SPEAKER_00: 18:18

Yeah, let's we'll move on from that now. So Connor Connor McDavid signed a two-year$25 million contract with Edmonton Oilers, and it has an average annual value, obviously, of 12.5 and begins in the 26-27 season. So for Cody for getting that one, right? Well, what it tells me is he doesn't believe they can be good for a long time, he's not gonna sign that long term unless they prove to him they're they can do it, yeah. And it gives him an out clause to move on to a team that you know young and up and coming. And I mean, one team up and young and up and coming is the ducks. Could you imagine three years from now that you got Connor McDavid in the middle of that?

SPEAKER_01: 19:10

I like how you say ducks and not kings.

SPEAKER_00: 19:13

Well, you know, it it it what right now it it doesn't look that way. Obviously, we're already old, yeah, right, Cody, from what you said.

SPEAKER_01: 19:23

But um, but the ducks are just say it. Somebody else said it, I just put it in the note. Okay, let's get that right. Let's get that right. Okay, but what but honestly, what a steal of a deal for Edmonton to get him at the exact same annual value as he is now. So, what is that? What does that really tell you? He wants to win, like he okay, he's he wants to help Edmonton win that cup.

SPEAKER_00: 19:53

I can totally respect that.

SPEAKER_01: 19:57

I do too.

SPEAKER_00: 19:58

I mean, because honestly, I would if I was him, I want to win. It's it's just being a if you're ever an at been an athlete, you want to win.

SPEAKER_01: 20:11

And uh he he's sacrificing to win, so yeah, but but and there were there's there was actually more signings that the oilers did. Um that same day they signed defenseman Jake Wallman to a seven by seven deal, seven years, seven million contract extension, and that starts next season. Yeah, we're gonna exactly what Adam says. It's an ultimatum, either win or lose me for pretty much, yes.

SPEAKER_00: 20:41

Agreed, Adam. Um, so Jack Eichel's new contract extension with Vegas is for eight years and a hundred and eight million. So actually, the number two pick in that draft where Connor was number one, he's gonna make a million dollars more a year for a few years before uh McDavid gets his 20 million somewhere.

SPEAKER_01: 21:06

Yeah, exactly. So 13 and a half million. I honestly like I think I I think he could have gotten more, but I think he took that just so the Vegas can stay competitive.

SPEAKER_00: 21:20

That's how you win. It's a it's a the I call it the Tom Brady effect because did he ever be the top uh uh money earner? No, ever. He always took a uh a friendly deal so they could still win. And they he how many Super Bowls did he win? Seven. Yeah, it does not remind me of that. Out of seven out of nine?

SPEAKER_01: 21:44

Ten. He lost twice, yeah, twice to Giants and once to Philly.

SPEAKER_00: 21:51

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_01: 21:53

Yeah, that's still 70. Yeah, that's crazy. All right, next up, uh the Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Kyle Connor to an eight-year 12 million dollar AAV contract extension, and that deal begins in 26-27. So a lot of these top people that were gonna be free agents at the end of the year are all gone now, just like last year, and the year before that, and the year before that.

SPEAKER_00: 22:19

And here's another thing uh the oilers have signed uh Matias Elcombe to a three-year four million AAV contract extension, and it that also begins in the 26-27 season, so they're they're trying to solidify their team, yeah, for at least the next three or four years.

SPEAKER_01: 22:41

Yeah, wow, and then uh the blackhawks have signed UFA defenseman Matt Grizzlick to a one-year, one million dollar contract. He was on a PTO with the team during preseason.

SPEAKER_00: 22:53

Hey man, I was supposed to be on PTO yesterday, and all the call-outs.

SPEAKER_01: 22:58

That's but that's a different PTO.

SPEAKER_00: 22:59

I know. I'm just having I was just having fun with it. Um, so you got NHL franchise valuations, Cody. That must be notes you have.

SPEAKER_01: 23:11

Uh, yeah, I got the picture right here. Do you do you guys want to take a guess on who is the top value? Then who's the number one value uh franchise in the NHL?

SPEAKER_00: 23:23

I think it's say Toronto Maple Leafs.

SPEAKER_01: 23:27

The Toronto Maple Leafs are number one. You want to guess who's can you get me? Can you guess the top five real quick? Montreal Canadians, they're number three. Trent, you have any guesses? Um so uh I'm I'm gonna give you a hint. Just think original six. Oh, original six. Oh, geez, original six.

SPEAKER_05: 23:49

Uh Rangers, pick the Rangers. Trent pick the Rangers. I'm not very good with the teams. That's the worst part. I I love hockey, but I don't know the teams. I don't know.

SPEAKER_00: 24:02

You can tell it's say New York Rangers.

SPEAKER_01: 24:10

Go ahead. Say New York is it the Rangers? I don't know. The Rangers aren't the Rangers are number two. Montreal is number three. Um, Adam says Chicago and Detroit. Detroit is right now. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Ten is Detroit. Chicago is seven. Okay, Boston is four, and yeah, I saw I um I saw that. Oh, where is it? Uh I would guess Blackhawks, uh, Boston. Boston is number four, LA Kings are number five. The ducks are on the bottom fourth of it, uh uh one point just under 1.6 billion. Um so you have Toronto at 4.25 billion, Rangers 3.65 billion, Montreal 3.3 billion, um, Boston 3 billion, and the LA Kings at 2.96 billion. God, we lost by 0.4 billion. Yeah, to ball to Boston. It's it's funny. So this is all hey, this is the only time you guys are able to beat um Edmonton. Edmonton has a value of 2.76 billion. Yay. We finally win something with Edmonton. Okay, all right, and then um and then here's just a a straight salary dump kind of trade. Um, the the San Jose Sharks have acquired the contract of Orion Ellis and a 2026 conditional six-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for Carl Grundstrom and Ardum Guriev. Um, and Elliot has not played since November 2021 due to injury. So is he done? Yeah, he he's pretty much done.

SPEAKER_00: 26:09

Okay.

SPEAKER_01: 26:12

Um yeah, he he hasn't played since 2021, so he he he's been on uh um even a blind squirrel finds a nut Adam.

SPEAKER_00: 26:22

Are you speaking from experience?

SPEAKER_01: 26:25

That is experience. Um, and then you want to do the next one, Dad?

SPEAKER_00: 26:31

Uh the Bruins announced their retiring Sedeno Charo's number 33 on January 15th, 2026. About time.

SPEAKER_01: 26:40

Yeah, I know. I was gonna say he's been retired for a few scenes now.

SPEAKER_00: 26:43

God what he played till like he was 44 or something like that. And he was and he never never really oh uh about the kings beating Edmonton and and the value. Yeah, just oh the season's just getting started, Adam. We'll see what happens until the first round. There's a lot of people predicting that the kings would beat him right now.

SPEAKER_01: 27:09

So I I everyone had that last year, and that would turn out great for you. Well, we'll see what happens. All right, and then uh do the next one. I'm gonna look up Zedano Chara real quick.

SPEAKER_00: 27:20

Okay, Vegas has placed Alex Petrangelo on season ending LTIR. The team can now exceed the cap by his full cap hit of 8.8 million. Move approved by the NHL, the NHL uh players association, and the player that that's required to be able to do that. All of them have to agree to it. So that means he's not playing this year. No more coming back in the playoffs, you know, with$30 million worth of players and like Vegas has done in the past.

SPEAKER_01: 27:58

Yeah, so the last year of Zidano Chara, he played 72 games for the New York Islanders and he was 44 years old. What can I say? And he's still he's still out there running Iron Man marathons and all this. That guy, that guy is just a freak of nature. It's crazy.

SPEAKER_00: 28:19

Yes, he's an awesome player.

SPEAKER_01: 28:22

Yeah, and then Hall of Famer, probably too. Hall of Famer is I think he's in the Hall of Fame. Oh, did he already get in? Yeah, he's already in. Perfect. Yep. Seven time all-star. He won the Messi Award, he was the Norris winner, and then he has one Stanley Cup. All right, and then uh next on the league news, Cam Atkinson is going to retire. Um, he will sign a one-day contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 16th and officially retire as a member of the Blue Jackets.

SPEAKER_00: 28:59

And we have another Oilers signing. Jack Roslovik signs a one-year, 1.5 million deal with the Oilers.

SPEAKER_01: 29:07

About time someone signed him. I the guy who scored 22 goals last year, and he just now signed. And he was like a great player in Carolina, too. And then last up for the league news is Jonathan Druin has been suspended for one game for cross-checking penguins Connor Dewar.

unknown: 29:27

Okay.

SPEAKER_01: 29:27

Let's move on to game recap.

SPEAKER_00: 29:31

Game recaps.

SPEAKER_01: 29:32

Alright, I'm gonna just do you want to do yours, uh at least one of yours real quick, Dan? Yeah, well we'll uh give you a little break with what my one game. Well, I only got two. I only got two. Oh, you okay, so you do one, I'll do one, and then you do your last one. You're I can't you're muted, Dad. I can't hear you. See, Trent, this is why we can't have nice things.

SPEAKER_05: 30:09

I know. I'll see you there. Oh, hold on.

SPEAKER_01: 30:15

He he's mute. You're muted. Go on the you muted yourself on the comp on the studio. I'm just wait, I'm just waiting for there he is. There, I knew the comment was coming. I knew the I I was just waiting for I was looking at the comments like, where's Adam? Yeah, that's all right. There you are.

SPEAKER_00: 30:39

I I Didn't touch anything.

SPEAKER_05: 30:43

That's what my mom says all the time. I didn't touch anything. I was like, great.

SPEAKER_01: 30:48

Oh, and as soon as you muted and we were waiting, I lay I waited for the comments. I'm like, Adam's gonna say something. Oh, that's okay.

SPEAKER_00: 30:55

The captain of chaos. Oh that's I I I still remember uh at the um that one hole where you were getting heckled, and uh the shot went what uh way over to the right. Did you ever find the ball, Adam?

SPEAKER_01: 31:17

Did you hear what I said to him? What I said a storm trooper can shoot better than you. Oh my god, that's a pretty bad one. Oh, and he it's funny because he is like, Yep. All right, um down.

SPEAKER_00: 31:34

Opening night. Let's get to the opening night. Kings against the Colorado Avalanche, and you know, first period it was competitive, nothing happened, and then the Kings just you know, unfortunately, yeah, that's what they did. You know, um, three goals in the second by Colorado. Um Kings got some kind of easy goal there and to help out just a little bit. And let's go through the scoring real quick. Uh Martin Natchez scored uh the first goal at the 48 second uh 48-second mark of the second period. Uh assists from McKinnon and Lekinen. Then Sam Malinsky scored unassisted to make it two-nothing. And then Arturi Lekinen scored his first from McCarr, his first, and McKinnon his second, um, which made it three to nothing. Then, of course, uh in the third period, Netches scored on the power play. Uh McCar got his second assist, Nelson his first, made it four-nothing. But Fiala scored uh at the 1506 mark on the power play from Kempe and Kopotar to make it a 4-1 game. Um let's just go through see who how the shots were. Kings outshot him 25-23. They beat him in the face-off circle 55-45. Now, the part of the Kings problem is they were penalty killing six different times, but they only gave up one goal, and the Kings were one for four on the power play. Um, other than that, let's uh well just I'm sure the three stars of the game gotta be all avalanche. I'll just Natchez was the first star with two goals, McKinnon was the second star with two assists, and uh Lekinen was the third star with a goal and an assist. And I'd like to forget about this game, and we can move on to that first game.

SPEAKER_01: 33:51

I I I I want to forget about the these helmets first. So you guys see the Kings. Um, they actually warmed up in their normal home jerseys, and then when they came back out, they came out with their new third jerseys, and this is what they came out with. I like I I don't mind, you know, the jersey. I hate the helmet. I hate I do not like the helmet.

SPEAKER_00: 34:19

Yeah, those are weird. Yeah, it's just a less shiny chrome dome.

SPEAKER_01: 34:27

Yeah, Kevin, am I crazy for loving the helmet?

SPEAKER_00: 34:33

You're crazy.

SPEAKER_01: 34:36

I mean, everyone has preferences. I mean, I thought it looked nice at first, and then when they started playing, I was like, oh my god, like the the helmets match a little too close to me. Like, I think this would be a better matchup, like maybe against the ducks that wear like the orange helmet, you know, or like or uh, you know, the sharks with their teal helmet and or the the canes with their red helmet when they you know, but I'm like looking like I don't like it. Like I love now, Dad. I know you wanted the the foreign blue and gold, and I think that would have been the way better choice to go with, but I don't mind this. I just wish they would have gone stayed with the matte black helmet, and I think it would have been perfect.

SPEAKER_00: 35:19

Well, you know, it it when you have a third jersey, you want it to be more not so much the same. It's a lot the same to me.

SPEAKER_01: 35:31

I don't I don't think I don't think Turkot likes it either. Just look at that face, yeah. Really?

SPEAKER_00: 35:36

And and and and uh Adam, did you uh crash into the boards and hit your head? You like the helmets, hate the jersey? Really? I'm just the opposite of that.

SPEAKER_01: 35:47

It's I'm the opposite. I'm like uh no.

SPEAKER_00: 35:50

That's okay. Everybody can have an opinion. Yeah, some of us are are just a little better at it than others.

SPEAKER_01: 35:58

So is it uh were you were you done with your uh recap of the first game? Yes, you know, you know what I was shocked to I didn't see is the harmonic queens didn't come back. I thought they would have came back for the opening night for you guys. Oh, the Korean uh yeah, the harmonic wings. So, all right, I'll we'll start with uh our game, and Trent, of course, you can chime in. All right, the Ducks went on the road to Seattle for the first game of the season, and it started off very strong. Great opening 20 minutes. Um, unfortunately, uh Seattle did get the first goal at the 221 mark on a wrist shot from Vince Dunn, but about two minutes later, Beckett Seneca in his NHL debut scores his first NHL goal with assists from Mason McTavchin.

SPEAKER_05: 36:54

What a great play that was by that was I mean for a kid who had his I'm like, dude, I that was it was going bananas when we were watching it at Burie F. Dude, I don't want it to go to the bad for that kid to have his first NHL goal in front of his parents so awesome, in front of his mom and mom and sister and stuff. I'm like, dude, that's gotta be like mind-blowing, yeah.

SPEAKER_01: 37:20

And so I'm gonna just say this after the first period, shots on goal, Seattle five, the ducks 17.

SPEAKER_05: 37:30

That was nuts.

SPEAKER_01: 37:31

Yeah, and the only reason this it was a 1-1 tie after one was because of Joey DeCord. We got goalied, we got goalied in the first period, and then second period, um Mason Marchmont scores his first of the season to make it 2-1 at the 350 mark, so now it's 2-1 Seattle after two, and then Jared McCann scores a lone goal in the third for his first of the year, and it that we got a final of three to one. Like I said, we played a great opening 20 minutes and then just completely fell off after that. Yeah, um, we had we had to. I mean, we did have 12 shots in the second, but Seattle had 11. And in the third period, when you're down, you should not be getting outshot by twice the amount. The the Ducks had seven shots on goal, Seattle had 15. That should be the opposite when you're down. So the final shots on goal was 36 to 31. Faceoff percentage, we're still iffy on the face-off percentage. We lost uh 54 um to 46. Um, power play 0 for 1, but the penalty kill was uh two for two, so that's good. The penalty kill looked great. Um, hits 24 to 29 in favor of Seattle. Now, here's the big thing: block shots. The Ducks had seven block shots. Seattle had 26 block shots in that game. So we were getting shots off, but we just gotta get the shots through. So um the ducks fall in the season opener in Seattle, uh, three to one. There was just a couple bad uh defensive mishaps that led to the Marchmick goal and the McCann goal. The the first goal, I Vince Dunn just a great shot, and Dostal got screened, but the other two just horrible defense. And I on an honest opinion, I don't think Dostal had that great of a game either. I thought he was a little rough on in that game. Uh, I don't know what you saw in that game, Trent.

SPEAKER_05: 39:39

Uh, you know, I after like the second, I kind of like went and started talking to people afterwards. I don't even want I mean I watched the first and second, but then after a third, I was like, I went and went and talked to people.

SPEAKER_01: 39:52

Oh, Trent, I was I was just like this just oh I know.

SPEAKER_05: 39:54

My oh, just watching it like whatever with my brother-in-law and stuff, and he's more the analytical statistical guy.

SPEAKER_01: 40:01

Um I wish I could be more analytical a little bit more, just so I like I I like how like Jake and Felix can from Crash Upon, they're so good at the analytical stuff, like and everything. Like, I wish I knew what like understanding what everything was, but I'm more of a visual person, anyways.

SPEAKER_05: 40:23

Yeah, I don't know. It's the funny. I'm a diehard ducks fan, but yet I don't know squat about statistics or our players or how good they play, but I'm more about oh hey man, how's it going?

SPEAKER_01: 40:36

You're you're uh Trent, you're a vibes guy, okay? You're vibes, and I think we need people like you.

SPEAKER_05: 40:43

The one thing I gotta say, the one thing I gotta say, it's like now it's been two years past. I'm like, now they're like, I'm not even hey man, how's it going? It's like hey chair, I'm like talking to me, like me, right? Like, like you know, there's like a million people who want who love these guys, and then and then I was like, they're like, Oh, like, like, because they did there's an event where like you know, you get to go meet the players and get the autographs and stuff, and kill horn was like, Hey bro, hey man, how's it going? I was like, how's life? I was like, Did Alex Kil Horn ask me how I'm doing? I'm like, dude, this is nuts. So again, yeah, that that I am. I'm more the vibes of how I'm going, but yeah, if you ask me about anything, I'll I'll look at you like you ask me.

SPEAKER_01: 41:35

All right, so and then uh the three I didn't even go over the three stars. Um, three stars of the game. McCann was the third star with one goal. Uh Marshmallow Mason Marshmallow was the second star with one goal, and then Joey DeCord was the number one star with only one goal given up and a nine seven two save percentage. Yeah, he you you got DeCorded. Decored. Uh and then real quick for Adam, the jersey's way too plain. I'm not a fan of the crown, but I'm also I'm also crazy because I want the ducks to go to the orange chrome dome. I don't want an orange chrome. I wouldn't mind seeing what it looks like, but I'm not a fan of I'd rather them go to the matte orange look. But I like the matte black the Kings have. Yeah. I get rid of I do like the crown logo. I I do like, but I wish they would have done the forum blue and yellow. So go ahead and talk about your uh last game, Dad.

SPEAKER_00: 42:34

Okay, my last game, you know, very next night. The Kings have a very tough schedule. I mean, they're playing three really good teams in a row. Um and they're in Vegas on Wednesday night, and it starts off really well. Um, just a little bit of a recap. Uh, you know, and I'll get into the details in the Byfield and Kuzmenko each have have a goal and assist for LA. Eichel earns his$13.5 million dollar new contract by getting four points, and Dor Dorove gets a hat trick. And I tell you, that guy's a stud. He had 35 goals last year. Who who has him in our fantasy league? I I don't know. You know what's funny is in fantasy, not necessarily is a guy scoring 35 goals as important unless they do everything well, but he scores on the power play, so that helps. So let's go get quick over and go to the scoring. Uh, in the first period, um Andre Kuzmenko gets his first on the power play. Take a pause.

SPEAKER_01: 43:51

Take your pause real quick because you're like cutting in and out. Yeah, okay. All right, all right, go because you you were starting to sound like a robot for there for the last 30 seconds.

SPEAKER_00: 44:02

Sorry, I I I couldn't tell. I hear myself just fine. You're fine, that's why I was like, wait, stop. So Andre Kuzmenko on the power play gets his first at 441 of the first period from Copatara's second assist and Fiala his first to give the Kings a one-nothing lead. And then Quentin Byfield gets his first unassisted to put put the Kings up 2-0 at the 1157 mark. Um so it's a 2-0 Kings. And that's when uh Vegas gets in. Uh Dorove scores his uh first unassisted to make it two to one, just two minutes into the second period. So it's now two-one. Then finally, Jeff Millot gets his first from Joel Armia, his first, and Turcott his first. What I like about this is we've got multiple lines producing goals here, so this is looking good. We're up three-one. But Dora Dorovayov scores again on the power play, um with a little over two minutes left in this uh second period uh to make it three to two from Stone his first and Eichel his first, and he scores his third just two minutes later. Stone gets a second, Eichel gets his second, so now it's three three, and that's that's how the second period ends. Uh King started off really good. Look at they were up three-one, now it's three three. Third period starts. The the new$13.5 million man scores his first at uh five minutes into the third period from Marner his first and Barbishoff, Barbashef his first, uh to put Vegas up 4-3. Now Kings were up 3-1. Now it's 4-3 Vegas. Then Barbashef gets his first from Eichel his third, and Marner his second uh at the eight uh eight-minute mark to put Vegas up 5-3. So we were up three-one and gave up four straight goals. Now, this is where it gets, I thought weird. You're up five to three, and shorthanded, Trevor Moore gets his first at the 1139 mark from Dano his first and Dowdy his first to put um the Kings just down by one, five to four. And then Brand Clark gets his first at the 14-minute mark from Byfield his first and Kazmenko his first. And now we have a tie game. We go to overtime, a lot of exciting things happen in order overtime, but nobody scores. So let's go to the shootout. So who starts out the shootout for the the Kings? But you know, hopefully the new 12 million dollar man. Let's hope we they sign him, he gets a goal, and then uh the the new 13.5 million dollar man, Eichel, goes first for Vegas, and uh Forsberg makes the save. Then coming up second is Trevor Moore, who who gets the goal. Uh so the Kings are up two nothing. Then, of course, whoever who scores three goals, he scores also in the shootout. Uh Dorov scores again to make it two to one. So it's now two-one. Fiala uh shoots, and there's a save. And now if they can stop Marner and Forsberg stops Marner on the on the shootout, and the Kings win the game two to one. Let's go to the three stars of the game. And obviously, the third star, obviously, with a game-winning shootout goal and a short-handed goal in the game was Trevor Moore. Second star, which to me, I would have had him be my first star, uh, with a goal and three assists, Jack Eichel. And the number one star for the game is Dorov with three goals. And I got I I just think he's a he's a stud goal scorer, and I only see him getting better, and I wish he wasn't on Vegas. So and that's uh that ends the week for the the Kings and Games.

SPEAKER_01: 48:58

So now do we want to go to predictions? Let's go to predictions. All right, so Trent, all right, we got these games coming up. So we got tonight against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose. What what's your prediction for tonight?

SPEAKER_05: 49:21

Uh uh, I think we'll do well, but I don't know. I I've always thought that we played against the sharks. Obviously, when I go to the state, when I go and watch. Um, sometimes we win, sometimes we're not. I don't know. Um I just think for you sometimes, it just all depends how they do, uh, you know, overall. I don't know. That's just my opinion.

SPEAKER_01: 49:50

Yeah, you have a prediction for tonight, like who's gonna win and what's the score?

SPEAKER_00: 49:55

Go go bold, Trent. Pick pick a score. I I think I think you're gonna do better than Cody. I'm betting on it. Well, I don't know. Let's see.

SPEAKER_05: 50:05

We play against the sharks, we've either lost the sharks or won against the sharks.

SPEAKER_04: 50:09

So um say it's a possible uh say five, two, three. Five, three. Who wins? Uh, us or the sharks.

SPEAKER_00: 50:27

No, you gotta pick one. Come on, come on. It's hard, it's hard. I don't ever do this before. Um, you're good. Yeah, you'll probably go three and oh. You'll probably be better than all of us. I don't know.

SPEAKER_05: 50:39

I'd say maybe us, man. Let's say maybe us, but then there's a possibility of them coming back.

SPEAKER_00: 50:45

So it's like okay. I'm gonna go Trent. You go bold or go home. You're going five three ducks. There you go. I'm sticking five three ducks. There you go.

SPEAKER_01: 50:57

Uh uh about you, Cody. I'm going 4-1 ducks on this one. I'm going 4-1. And then um the home opener, Trent. Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_05: 51:09

We're gonna either we're we're we're uh absolutely gonna win this. That that's either gonna be well they we've won almost every we've won every home opener. So I think that's our that's our sweet spot. Uh the penguins. Man, I would I would see a uh like a a four to uh four to two uh win at the end.

SPEAKER_01: 51:37

Four-two. I'm saying five-two, and we all get chicken. I like it. So I'm saying five-two on win for the Anaheim Ducks, and then Thursday home against the home hurricanes.

SPEAKER_05: 51:55

Oh, I I'm thinking uh I would probably say we would probably yeah, I'd probably go I'd go three-three.

SPEAKER_01: 52:14

It can't end in a tie.

SPEAKER_05: 52:16

No, or no, sorry. Three three-two. Three-two us losing by a point.

SPEAKER_00: 52:24

Okay, so you you got two three, the ducks lose to the canes.

SPEAKER_01: 52:30

Okay, I I I have I have us losing four to three. So I I have us losing that game as well. I like what the Hurricanes did this offseason. I I think they're a stronger team, so I th I think I see we're pretty close.

SPEAKER_00: 52:46

They're they're one of the favorites for the Stanley Cup this year.

SPEAKER_01: 52:49

Yeah, I'll believe it when they actually win more than one game in the Eastern Conference final.

SPEAKER_00: 52:55

Yeah, well, we'll see. I I think they're one of the favorites for it. I mean, doesn't mean they're gonna win.

SPEAKER_01: 53:03

Yeah, right. So and then uh dad, you wanna go?

SPEAKER_00: 53:08

Well, you know, we I I did predict the the Jets Kings game last week, but it's just probably going now. I have not looked at the score, so I don't know even know what's going on. Um, I picked 3-2, I'll stick with that. Kings beat them 3-2 in uh Winnipeg. Then they're at the wild. I picked the Kings winning 4-2, and then at home on the 16th against the Penguins. I got the Kings winning. I'm gonna I'm going with a sweep 4-3. And they never beat the penguins. I don't care how good or bad the penguins are, the Kings never beat them. So I'm going for a finally a victory against those penguins. Those little funny birds, man. They just seem to score goals against us.

SPEAKER_05: 53:53

Yeah, all right. So they're nice and fluffy, but so all right, now we got our predictions done.

SPEAKER_01: 54:02

Trent, I want to hear what's tell everyone your story.

SPEAKER_05: 54:07

Um, so I'll start before I read it off. I have a whole I'm gonna make this shorter than it's supposed to. Um, hi, I'm Trent Sullivan. I am the 2023, 2024, 21st Duck. Uh, if you don't know what a 21st duck is, it's somebody they pick uh who has a great backstory, does a lot for the community, and um, you know, gets to basically be a celebrity for the day. Um, you know, get to go on the ice with the team, you know, you get to basically be one of them for a whole day. Your name is on the roster, literally. I I that's the only thing I don't have a picture of that. That's the one thing that was super cool. Is my picture was on the roster and had my name, my number. Obviously, I didn't have statistics, but it was super cool to have like just your picture on the um, you know, on the wall on the jumbo drawn and stuff. And you know, uh for those who don't know what that is, uh, you know, it's you're basically a celebrity for the day. The whole day is all about you, and then after that, the whole season is all about, you know, you're well known, you're you're famous in a way, and uh I'm I'm I'm two years out of being my out of my season, so and still people to this day come up to me and they're like, hey man, how's it going? I'm like, I have no idea. I don't know who they are, but I think it's just awesome. Yeah, it's an awesome thing that I didn't even know was even a thing until my year. So um, I'm gonna read off some things that I've written down so people can understand who my story is, and it's especially for myself as well. Uh, good afternoon. Actually, good mor. Uh, good afternoon. It's almost 11 o'clock.

SPEAKER_04: 55:50

Um, good day.

SPEAKER_05: 55:54

Um, I'm lucky to be here today to share my story. Uh, growing up and lived every day with health issues, complications, hospital state surgeries, procedures, ammonias, RSVs, viruses, and most recent emergency cholesterol surgeries was in 2023. Um, I can't forget to mention blood draws, you know, tests, CT scans, MRIs, annual heart catheterizations, biopsies. There are too many to share. Um, so I maybe I don't know anything different, but I'm here today because of my donors. I have two donors, by the way. Not three, two. Um, my health challenges actually started in the first few hours of life. Uh, they discovered I had a hole in my lungs, and each time I took a breath, of the air escaped into my chest, which was pressured into my on on my heart. It led to the discovery of my heart defect, which is known as the tetrology of flow or um the three-word is TOF. Um, it's a medical term. I was transported to CHAC where I was spent three additional weeks in the NICU, which is basically they take care of those who are in the very rare cases. Um, I was one of those solely relying on two different types of ventilators. This allowed my lungs to recover so I can eventually breathe independently. Over the next few months, my cardiologist at the time made a life-threatening mistake that led to my congenitive heart failure. I ended up in the PICU at Chalk Hospital, where I was put on ECMO, which is a heart and lung bypass machine.

SPEAKER_00: 57:57

Right.

SPEAKER_05: 57:58

I was on ECMO for 10 days before receiving a heart transplant on December 10th, 1993, which is I was five months old at Lone Linda University. So that's a little bit about, you know, my heart is from Chicago. Um, you know, it was transported the next the following day. Um, you know, my family and I have always been grateful for you know the donors, and we've always celebrated my anniversary on this in December every year. Um, I do a separate day by myself, just to remember the person who had passed away to give me my life. Um uh so I'm happy to share in 2023. I celebrated my 30th Hart Chance Big anniversary party with 200 friends and family, which included Ken French and Gy Bear for the Anhan Docs, which that was nuts. That was a surprise. Well, that was the thing you're like, oh, it's like because I invited Ken French and Ghee Bear. I was like, I bought them and this and that, and I was like, but then I go uh I never heard a single thing, so I'm doing all my stuff, and all of a sudden I see Ken French and Gy Bear. Go ahead, Garrett.

SPEAKER_00: 59:18

So, so you were the 21st duck, and you got the first duck ever to come to celebrate your anniversary. That's awesome! Yeah, I mean, you know, because he he was the first pick in the expansion draft.

SPEAKER_05: 59:32

I know that's what all my friends are like, dude. You got G-Bear, the guy who played for the Anaham Ducks almost what I think he told me how long ago. I was like, dude, I know I'm as old as team. Um sport a few years. Um you know, although a heart transplant saved my life, I have learning disabilities as a consequence of it. Um, so you know, memory is not the greatest, you know, knowing what's right from wrong. Sometimes I don't understand. Um, sometimes I need to get told twice instead of one time. Um, you know, my heart transplant was indeed a gift of life. Um, an infant in Chicago. Oh no, sorry. I was rereading back, but my my heart transplant is basically a gift. I mean a walking miracle. People tell me all the time. They come up to me, like, yeah, I know I've been told for 32 years that I've been, you know. Uh fast forward to my teenage years. Immune suppression medicine was due to prevent, you know, rejection for my kidney. Just after my 18th birthday, I was officially put on kidney transplant list of August of 2010. So you understand putting on being put on a list for a donor, it's it's it's it can be exciting and also can be nerve wracking. And it also could be, you know, I've learned to not keep my I keep my expectations low just because of everything that I've been on. Um given known how long we would find a match, I was luckily maintaining without dialysis. Most kids with kidney kidney transplants need dialysis. Um so first call was in November 2010. You know, we were super excited, but unfortunately, made to find out um I wasn't a match after all, which you have to have a certain way to match for the donor and the reception to match. It has to be a certain thing. So uh fortunately, the first time was not a match, which took which was sad, and then I would learn the lesson. I told friends all about it, and then all of a sudden it didn't happen. So I'm like, okay, learn from that, learn from that, learn from that. While going while my mom's going through the process to be my kidney donor, because what she was trying to do, she received a second call in the morning on February 15th, 2011. So day up day before, day after Valentine's Day. My birthday. My dad's birthday.

SPEAKER_00: 1:02:13

My birthday, Trent. February, February, February 15th is my birthday. Yep.

SPEAKER_05: 1:02:19

Nice.

SPEAKER_00: 1:02:20

So we now we now call now a special day for both of us, Trent.

SPEAKER_05: 1:02:27

Exactly. Um, you know, 12 hours later, uh, within 12 hours, you know, I was confirming to be a good match and was sent into surgery. I was successfully received my kidney transplant early hours of February 16th of 2011. 2011. This was my second gift of life donated by the young adult whose organs went on to saving multiple people's lives that day, so not just mine. There was a heart that was donated, a liver that was. I mean, they were that person basically gave gave up their life to save others.

SPEAKER_00: 1:03:04

Um, my first and second cousins both have had kidney transplants, and it's amazing how many kids nowadays need a second or a third. Oh, they they weren't even kids, they were adults when it happened, and my first cousin just had it about two two or three years ago, and she was in her 70s when she got the kidney transplant. In fact, my second cousin named his kidney Kevin, and he's doing he's he's still dealing with some other issues, yeah. So, I mean, just like uh I'm gonna promise Kevin to put you in my prayers, or mean uh Trent uh put you in my prayers along with them because you're you're dealing with stuff uh with these transplants. Yeah, a lot of people don't understand it, it did save your life, but you still have things you have to get done.

SPEAKER_05: 1:03:56

Yeah, and I have to be precautionary still to this very much so, yes. 30 time years old. Um I get sick super easy. It does not take me long. It's zero from 50, and I'm like, I'm gone. And I'm like, I'm like, I'm like shaking, cold. I I get pneumonias a lot, as I've said before. Pneumonia is number one thing, but I get a whole bunch. Um, so you know, go into COVID of and then um after that, you know, kidney transplant in 2011, so which has been oh gosh, 14 years ago, 14 years ago, be 15, 15 in 2026. Yeah, um, it's crazy. Amen. Amen.

SPEAKER_00: 1:04:43

Then that happened for you, brother. Thank you.

SPEAKER_05: 1:04:46

Yeah, no, I I I don't I do not take life for granted after all the stuff I've been through. Like I think of things so much differently now that I've had the heart transplant, the kidney transplant, and then I end up needing a pacemaker, um, you know, in during COVID. Um, and you know, there was COVID. You know, families my family's always been precautionary, you know. My siblings and I would come home, we would clean right away. I've always and isn't that the funniest thing? When COVID happened, everyone lived my life, and that's the funniest part.

SPEAKER_01: 1:05:22

I was like, oh, so I could just sit back and let you all see what it's like to be me. See, I I I never thought of it like that until you just said that and everything, because like I I I hated wearing the mask. I I did wear the mask because like I said, I wanted to be safe, I want to put others around me safe and everything, but I I could not stand wearing those masks.

SPEAKER_05: 1:05:44

Yeah, well, it's funny is I worn N95s even before thing, even before even like yeah, people started doing it in COVID, you know. It's it's so I've worn I've worn N95s like on an airplane, doctor's offices. I mean, those are the only two times I'll wear it, you know. Yeah, um, you know, but if I got sick as a kid, I end up end up, you know, in the hospital. That's very common with transplanted people. They just go straight. There's no, it takes them five to seven days to recover. Yeah. Um the worst part is you know, in fourth grade, I got the influenza. Uh you know, in fourth grade, influenza that year was terrible, and my doctors didn't allow me to go to school. So I was homeschooled for five months. So it was like I said, when medic when when things come around, I think we don't we don't mess around whatsoever. Um, you know, we also know this funny thing is like the distancing, the masks, the washing, like it's funny because I did it for 30, 30, 30 years, and then when COVID happened, I'm like, oh, so you get to feel what it's like to be me and how I have to live this life. Not that it was a bad thing, but it's like it's just now they're seeing what it's like to be me. And people came up to me, came up to me, and I'm like, they're like, now I get it. Now I understand why you're this XYZ ABC. Um, you know, uh, we always kept our friends and families the same throughout COVID. We've all learned to live with me being immune to an immune compromise, which that's a word, for the last 32 years. Uh so yeah, COVID was scary, but I needed to live and enjoy life. I I had to. I couldn't just sit in a sit in a yeah, what what's that? What's that movie that Jake Jill uh not uh that Jake Jellenhall does, the bubble boy?

SPEAKER_01: 1:07:57

Or something like oh yeah, yeah. Um yeah, I I've never seen it, but I know what you're talking about.

SPEAKER_05: 1:08:02

I I'm like I can't I can't do that. I can't be bubble boy, I can't be protected all the time. So yeah, um, you know, in August of 21, you know, I tested positive for COVID. Um from you know a preop for a pre-op first first for another surgery. Um unknownly, I didn't even know I wasn't even exposed. So so I had um sinus surgery and developed bleeding in my nose about 10 almost 10 days later. I went into the R for the nose bleeds to stop and tested positive for COVID. I'm like, how in the world do I get tested for COVID? I'm the most precautionary kid of all time, and yet I and all people get COVID. My friends were livid, livid, livid that I got COVID. Like, what? But you know, uh, but it was the funniest thing is I'll say this COVID hits different people in different ways.

SPEAKER_00: 1:09:16

It does.

SPEAKER_05: 1:09:17

I I got COVID, I was completely fine, and that's what's so interesting. I was asymptomatic the whole time, but I was being monitored and they saw pauses in my heartbeat. Um, they'd admitted me to admitted me and spent over two weeks in in the COVID unit all by myself. I can do things by myself to a certain extent in the hospital, but uh my mom is my advocate 100, even if I'm old. Uh even if my mom's old and I'm old, she's still gonna be my advocate. That's what I I I want people to understand. You need to advocate for yourself and you need a person to advocate for you. Yeah, you know, it's it's important, it's important. We we you know, we we we live we live in a world where it's important to have that stuff fixed and set, anyways. Um, you know, for the first time I was actually spent alone by myself in the hospital in a COVID ward. And without my parents, my friends, nobody to come see me, no, like nobody. I basically felt like uh, you know, um uh experiment X, you know, at that type of you know, that type of thing. But due to COVID restrictions, um, I relied on FaceTime calls, phone calls, social media, you know, this included calling my parents, you know, when the doctors came in, discuss, you know, my care and disabilities or my possibilities of a pacemaker. Um said two months later, I received a pacemaker implant. So I've I've now had let's say this is three years now. I've had a pacemaker now for three years, and then and this thing doesn't need to be checked for another 12 years. This this box that that I have that I have two leads, and one's just one percent, and it's so crazy. So, and this I don't have to get it fixed, I don't have to have it prepared for or I don't have to have a new one for another 12 years.

SPEAKER_00: 1:11:46

Oh, that's nice, yeah. Yeah, that'd be awful if you had to do something all the time with that.

SPEAKER_05: 1:11:51

So the surgery I had was very abrasive, like the scar that I have is like about this small, but they had to go in in very a very a difficult way. Where my doctor uh said like I can't do this again, so it's like thank god, thank goodness that this happened. He's like, So jump May of 23, um, an abdominal pain. I went to the ER for abdominal pain. Uh three days later, I underwent an emergency colostomy surgery, which is basically to take part of your stuff, part of your colon, take it and make it into a colostomy bag. Um, if those don't know what a colostomy bag is, which is basically all the foods and stuff go into this bag and you have to dump it out and stuff, and people live with it. So it this information is it's it's a it's very interesting to learn. I didn't know what a colostomy bag is. I didn't even know what a colostomy surgery even was, you know. Um you know it gave me quite a scare, and so uh I coded blue. Um, so it took me about took me another 24 hours to come up to come off the ventilator and be able to breathe on my own. Something went wrong. The it just things went wrong. Um, you know, at an anesthesiologist that gave me two the wrong type of um meds that I was definitely allergic to, and basically one of them is I completely shut down, and um, and she didn't listen to my mom. Um, my mom's one of those that will tell you you are doing things wrong. And um so uh March of 2024, I had the colostomy reversal, which um I recovered in an ICU, and then I actually got to go home, you know. Um, you know, I got to go home and sleep in my bed and not sleep in the hospital bed and stuff, you know. Collectively, I was along with a colon surgeon, heart transplant, kidney transplant, pulmonary, infection disease, all ensured that I remained stable as possible. Um two weeks after that surgery, you know, they talked about you know having um, you know, a way of possible uh sorry, re oh, discuss the risk of benefit of complaining of colostomy reversals, which is putting it back. Um, so that that was said and done. Um I just shared a clip, not no version of my medical history over my lifetime. You know, I faced a lot of challenges that could have knocked me down. And don't get me wrong, I've had bad days. We all have bad days, we all have our bad days. Do not get me wrong, every single one of us have bad days. However, I found a way to move forward using my strength, perseverance, and reliance. However, uh, I focus on the simple things of life. My favorite things are now people are gonna really get to know who I am. Uh Starbucks, uh chocolate milk. It's it's a customized one pop. Okay, let me reframe this. I do not drink coffee, I do not drink, yeah. I do not drink coffee, I do not drink any of the frappuccino stuff. I drink a specialized one pump kids' cold chocolate milk with easy ice and whipped cream with one pump of mocha, two pumps of peppermint, depending on the season, or pumpkin spice. Now everyone's so uppy about or or not do it at all. I love Starbucks, but I don't go to that extent. Um, you know, chocolate milk, watching my TV favorite TV show. Um, for those who know or have seen my socials, um, I'm a diehard office fan. Die Hard. I mean, I live, breathe. And it's if it's not hockey, I live, breathe, Thundermith one. I live and breathe. I swear to dude, I I've probably watched it over a hundred times, maybe more. Um, it's to the point where I I know the lines, I know the and it's so um all of Legos. Legos was one of my favorite things, is like when I was in the hospital and ducks games.

SPEAKER_01: 1:16:59

Amen.

SPEAKER_05: 1:17:00

Um instead of focusing on ongoing roller coasters on my health challenges, I've learned to go with the flow, such as adapting and adjusting to all the new doctors and nurses. We've changed all my care to UCLA during COVID-19, which is so funny. COVID-19 nowadays it just feels like a blur. It's it's so nice. Helen Keller once said, Alone, we could do so little together, we could do so much, which is I mean, it's so true. Um, so 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of my hard transplant anniversary party and the 30th anniversary of our Anaheim Ducks. So during that past summer, as a complete surprise, my sister um Jacqueline Sullivan is my sister, she's my hero, she's always has been. Um and stuff, uh, nominated nominated me for, as you can tell under my name, the 2023-2024, 21st duck for the Anahan duck season. I've gone to many games with friends and family and loved the game, loved watching ducks for as long as I can remember. I'll put it this way: Mike Babcock was my was my childhood neighbor's my childhood's my my buddy I've known for over 20 years. Mike Babcock was his neighbor.

SPEAKER_03: 1:18:57

Wow, yeah, wow.

SPEAKER_05: 1:19:00

So so yes. Um, so in October, my dad lied and said we had been given a suite to take to the entire family and couple and a couple of friends to the preseason games against the coyotes while enjoying the game. Timus Solani. I love the dude, he's so cool. I know. I love the fact that like you have a picture of him, like I I love the dude. He's he is such like down-to-earth dude. I don't know what I don't know how to dude. I went to his restaurant, it was so cool. We did too. I know, dude. It's it was I my sister-in-law pulled some strings, and and we got to sit in his in his personal um that's where that's where we sat too.

SPEAKER_01: 1:19:55

Yeah, we were we gotta sit there too and very very good steak. But he he was not there, unfortunately.

SPEAKER_05: 1:20:02

I was I was like, I was like praying. I was like, I put it on my Twitter Timo Solani, I'm going to your restaurant. Could you please show up? But um, you know, the funniest thing is what talking about Timo Solani. Um, Tima Solani walked up to me and said, Hi, Trent, and showed me a photo. I ran into I ran into Tima Solani at this event in Arizona. It's called Barrett Jackson Car Show, it's a car sale about collective cars out of all of thousands, I'm talking thousands, maybe hundreds of people. I see Timo Solani in this crowd. I'm going like this. I'm like, there goes Tima Solani. And I'm like, no, it's not. I'm like, yes, it is. So I go up to him, like, hey man, how's it going? And and so I never heard and never and and then never saw him ever again. Um so it was super cool to see to have that moment with him to talk about hey, I saw you a couple years ago, Barry Jackson, you buy that car, you know. Um, I was surprised and taking it all in as he handled handed me a custom and custom jersey and shared that I was the next 21st duck for the 2023, 2024, Anaham Duck season. You know, I've never been able to play sports, uh, but I feel so honored to be selected as the 21st duck of the ducks program. Um, so I found out that I had a walk that I had to go on the um ice. They're like, so uh do you know how to skate? Like, no. It's like, well, it's time to learn. You're going on the ice a week from tomorrow. I'm like, uh oh, oh, okay, cool. So my brother, my brother, my brother and I was like, We'll take you and stuff, dude. You know, the whole experience has been such, I mean, it's way too long now for to talk about it, but dude, I gotta say it has been one of the greatest and biggest life-changing uh things for me, and obviously, Cody, I know you see it over social media and stuff, and you've seen it, you know, over that, but the amount of stuff that that the fountain that that just being a part of the Ana Hom Docs has given me basically, you know, going to the games is is like something I drive, I love. And you know, I don't know. Uh I can take I can go on and on and on. But um, do you guys have questions about like the 21st duck stuff, or you have questions for me you want to ask that I can try to I can try to answer for you or no?

SPEAKER_01: 1:23:15

You you said so like you answered a lot of the questions just from your your story and everything like that. And like like I said, I I've I've known about you since they announced you. I saw the video with Tima Salony giving you the jersey and all that. So like I said, I've I I have followed you since that you were announced as the 21st duck. Yeah, like that's why I I I you know I I wanted to go, you know, talk to you when I that was my first time. I think I saw you once before, but you were talking with people and internet crowd around you.

SPEAKER_05: 1:23:48

So that's what I was saying, Nicole. I've actually never met Cody before, but I've followed you since my season, and that's what's the funniest thing. People come up to me like, hey man, I think I've said at the game the other day. It's like, well, why didn't you come and say hi to me? Like, well, I'm not gonna bite, you know. And so, you know, yeah, a few things that I want to add is like, you know, I was on national television, I was in the news, I was in the newspaper. I mean, my I have never seen my phone blow up in notifications in my life, you know. Um, Jojo, JoJo and them, you know, they honored my late my brother Grant on cancer fight night, you know, um, and stuff. And so, and then like another mark was the fact that you know 2023 was my 30th birthday, my 30th, the Anaham Ducks 30th heart uh the Anaham Ducks 30th anniversary, which is a big deal. My 30th Heart 20th anniversary party. So it was like the 30, 30, 30 year for me, and I'm like, I there's you I don't think I'll be able to top that at all. There's not there's there's nothing that I can think of in my life that tops being the 21st duck, being announced the 21st duck, you know, being told uh uh saying, hey, I want you to tell us your story. I want to it's like the fact that like that I was picked to be the 21st duck has been god, I love it, man. I wouldn't have changed it a little back. Uh quick thing is I didn't even know about it. The only people that knew about it were my mom, my dad, and my sister, and my brother-in-law, because obviously my sister was the one that got called by the foundation and said, Hey, by the way, first phone call was like, Hey, your brother's a runner up. Second phone call say, Hey, your brother got picked.

SPEAKER_01: 1:26:01

Oh, that's awesome. That's awesome.

SPEAKER_00: 1:26:03

That's awesome.

SPEAKER_05: 1:26:04

It was, it was. I think once they saw it, it was funny. One of the foundation people um I've I'm friends with now said, I read your story. I was like crying, well, walking to give it to the other people, and so that I think that's just like walking and crying.

SPEAKER_01: 1:26:23

I was like, I'm sorry. It's like no, it's all good. But but you you have a such a great story, and I love how you live life and how you just you handle yourself with everything, you're you're so outgoing, like you and you want to be around like us, like us Ducks fans and people and stuff like that. I guess I love that because like when I came up and talked to you, you were so welcome and everything, and I I I it was such a pleasure meet meeting you, and I'm glad I actually finally I was like, Okay, here's my chance. He there's not a huge crowd around him. He doesn't look I'm like, I'm I gotta say hi to Trent and stuff like that. So well, that's a funny thing because I've I met Kyle for the first time too. Oh, I thought you knew Kyle already.

SPEAKER_05: 1:27:08

I have never met Kyle. I've never met Kyle, dude. I met Kyle for the first time too. I'm like, dude, I know who you are, I've seen your stuff, but I've never ever met you, and that's where like people are like approaching me at the game like I've never ever, but there's it's it's so hard, but yeah, dude. I met Kyle, and you was like, Oh, but dude, to end it all, man. Just it was a blessing in disguise for me to be the 21st duck to be part of something that now is my life. Yeah, I live breathe hockey. Um uh in a joking way. It's like I said, I said, I should just build a bedroom in the raptors and this and just come down when it's game season.

SPEAKER_01: 1:28:01

I'll be your roommate, Trent.

SPEAKER_05: 1:28:03

You know, you and I will just be roommates. I have to honest around the top where all the where all the things are, yeah. But uh, but yeah, no, it's you know, um, you know, the ducks won that night. You know, Frank, um, you know, Frank the Tank was that night. I mean, everyone knows the whole story about that night, you know. Um, Allie Lozoff interviewed me at the end with um, you know, uh I it was Frank the Tank. So Frank the Tank and I got to be interviewed at the same time, and dude, to be interviewed by Kent French Gebear, you know the the whole broadcasting. I was like, dude, this is this what it feels like to be an actual like movie star.

SPEAKER_01: 1:28:55

So it's well I just don't know how to explain it. You are definitely uh you you are definitely a star in the ducks community. I can tell you that for now.

SPEAKER_05: 1:29:06

Yeah, that the one thing I gotta say is they have said to this day, I am the most active 21st duck they've ever had. Ever. Obviously, they come and go and they come to the game, but like when it was my year, and like I heard from the foundation one day, they're like, Do you understand? We never we never see these 21st ducks, like ever. We we see them from time to time when life happens, but yeah, you're the most active 21st duck we've ever had, and like Ken French and GBR were saying the same exact same thing. They're like, We can't get rid of you. I'm like joking, joking, like but it just gets I love it. I just don't know how to explain it, but hockey, hockey now has been and will forever be a part of my life, yeah.

SPEAKER_00: 1:30:03

Well, we definitely understand that. Uh it's it's part of our lives too, in a different way, and the the neat thing about that trend is you weren't just 23, 24, you'll be forever a 21st duck. So, and that's that's such a honor and a privilege, yeah. And when Cody asked if you could be on the podcast, what was my answer? Yes, of course, he said, of course. I said, of course, absolutely, yeah.

SPEAKER_05: 1:30:36

No, I got I love sharing my story. I'm not I'm not scared of it. It's who I am. It's part of me. It's gonna be a part of me until the day I die. I mean, realistically. My my my life dream uh for me is to be the world's longest. Well, I'm still young, but I'm short. World's longest my original heart. I still have my this is I've not had any secondary. I want to be the world's longest heart transfer heart transplant recipient with his original with the with the with the first heart transplanted heart. That's if I can get in the Guinness of World Records of being the longest heart transplant recipient with what having one heart transplant, that will that will just make my life.

SPEAKER_01: 1:31:47

Um but before we get out of here, trying, uh, do you want do you do you want to do you want to plug anything before we get out of here?

SPEAKER_05: 1:31:53

Um no, I just want to say, you know, uh life's too short. We gotta enjoy the small things. Uh I'm a prime example of it all. Um, you know, take it day one day at a time. Don't enjoy the small things, enjoy life, go go out, have fun. Um, you know, we can wallow the past, but we also gotta get up and move on. And you know, yes, it hurts, but at the same time, we gotta, we gotta like, all right, I can do this. I I I you know I want people to live by example, not lead by example, you know. You know, like oh trend, he does this. It's like yeah, maybe I wanna I wanna try to be like him, but don't be like don't literally be like me, but like have your attitude, right?

SPEAKER_00: 1:32:44

Have that attitude to live live and enjoy life no matter what. Yeah, I totally get that, Trent, and I I totally respect that.

SPEAKER_05: 1:32:53

And that's where nowadays it's step out every single day. One day you can wake up and be like, oh, I don't feel good. Okay, well, the next day you can be fine. So, and that's where you know, um, another thing is it's it's a long time, it'll be a long time because I do a lot of memory issues. Uh I am wanting to be uh an author, uh, and I want to share my story, and so I'm writing a um a book that is called I will tell you exactly what it is called. Um, I will I can I'll send you guys a picture of it, and you guys can always um share it on your socials.

SPEAKER_01: 1:33:47

Um well while you're doing that, I'm I'm gonna do our little outro because uh I'm on a little timetable.

SPEAKER_04: 1:33:56

We'll run ahead.

SPEAKER_01: 1:33:58

Yeah, please go follow us at uh rolling quacked on all social media. Um comment on like the videos, comment on it. We want to hear from you guys. Um, subscribe to us on YouTube, uh, follow us on Twitch. Like I said, get let's get the likes going, please, especially for our main guy here, Trent, and everything. And guys, go follow, go follow Trent on social media too. Like I said, if you're in the next game, say hi. Come on to me and say hi. Go say hi.

SPEAKER_05: 1:34:27

So come on to me and say hi, Trent. Yeah, so lunch or so. This this is a dream that I'm working on, and this will come out one day. Perfect, awesome. I can't wait, Trent. Thank you. Thank you both for having me. I appreciate you letting me come and talk about my life and talk about my story. Um, obviously, there's probably a lot more I missed just due to you know memory issues and how I was told, but the way I told it was exactly how I live, how life has happened.

SPEAKER_01: 1:35:03

That's awesome. All right, well, that thank you for uh for coming on with us, Trent. Like I said, such a great story and everything. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00: 1:35:10

Thank you, both Cody. You froze.

SPEAKER_05: 1:35:18

Cody froze. Oh, there you go. There we are. Back he's back again.

SPEAKER_01: 1:35:22

Yeah, I'm I'm I'm having internet issues, so I but um so uh can't uh but I'll definitely see you on Tuesday, Trent. I'll definitely come by and say hi.

SPEAKER_05: 1:35:34

Yeah, I will be uh I'll be in between I'll be in between the the broadcasters and the tackeria, tequila, whatever it's called. Yeah, so that's where you'll find me in every intermission. Um I just don't know about Tuesday because it might change, but I will be there no matter what. Every all season long, and you can find me right next between the team store and the food thing on the right hand side of Tuckeria. So sounds good.

SPEAKER_01: 1:36:04

All right, well, all right. Well, we'll we'll see you guys uh everyone uh next week on Royally Quark. And just remember, let's go ducks and go kings go.