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Winnipeg born WHL broadcasted Les Lazaruk joins Brian Munz and Kevin Olszewski fresh off his 2000th career broadcast in the WHL.  They recount stories, the night it was and his career in broadcast before teeing up the second half of the WHL schedule in the East Division.

Check out what former Winnipeg ICE Goaltender is up too and his reflections on his WHL career.

Meet the newest member of the Winnipeg ICE! 

In this episode Brian and KO are joined by Vancouver Canucks Assistant Coach Nolan Baumgartner who got his start in hockey in the WHL with the Kamloops Blazers.  Listen in for lots of great stories!

Brian and KO are joined by former ICE Captain Jason Jaffray who went on to have an extensive professional hockey playing career.  The way it all happened is by fate, determination and a long ride on the highway.  Listen in to hear this incredible story and more.

Brian Munz and Kevin Olszewski take over the show and bring in the WHL's Player of the Week from #WHLOpening Week in ICE forward Owen Pederson.  Listen in!

In this episode Mack transitions the show to Brian Munz who will be the new host of ICE Breaker Show.  Brian brings on four guests ahead of this years NHL Draft including Carson Lambos, Owen Pederson, Mikey Milne and Gage Alexander.  Defenseman Carson Lambos is the highest ranked WHL blueliner among North American skaters at number 11.  In 2019-20, the 18 year old had 32 points (8 goals and 24 assists) to lead all WHL rookie defenseman in scoring and was +20 in 57 games.  Owen Pederson is ranked 105th while left winger Mikey Milne is listed at 162, also among North American skaters.  Gage Alexander is ranked 28th among North American goaltenders.  Listen in to hear their plans for the weekend and the approach leading into next season!

In this episode, Mack is joined by former Winnipeg Jets 1.0 captain, Randy Carlyle.  Randy tells stories from his old Jets days and about his time as the Head Coach of the Manitoba Moose.  Randy also talks about his playing career then moving into coaching and the stops before that.  He recalls his Stanley Cup-winning year with the Anaheim Ducks and how he remembers a certain story about Teemu Selanne at the end of the game.  Listen in for all that and much more!

In this episode Mack is joined by Philadelphia Flyers prospect and Winnipeg ICE forward Connor McClennon.  Connor talks about the bubble season and the benefits of playing the 24 game season.  He opens up about how it helped his game and what life was like for him after the bubble.  Connor also talks about last year being drafted by the Flyers and offers some advice to his teammates that are currently in their draft year and have a chance to hear their names called in this years NHL draft.  Check it out for all that and much more!

ICYMI | In this episode Mack is joined by Sportsnet's Junior Hockey Analyst Sam Cosentino.  Sam starts the show by talking about how he got his start in sports journalism.  It wasn't the path that you might expect, or at least would have thought would lead to hockey.  He spent some time in an MLB Clubhouse prior to working on TV.  He then goes into depth about the WHL and the players to watch for ahead of this years shortened season but also the NHL Draft that is coming this year.  He takes a look inside the East Division Hub as well as around the rest of the league.

In this episode of ICE Breaker presented by Tribbute.com Mack is joined by the Vice President of Hockey Operations and Assistant General Manager of the Winnipeg ICE, Jake Heisinger.  Jake talks about the up and coming talent in the Winnipeg ICE organization.  He also chats about the season inside the East Division Bubble that just recently concluded and what it means for the younger and older players.  He also talks about the lasting impact Peyton Krebs will leave on the Winnipeg ICE Franchise and what it meant to see him play is first NHL game.

ICE Breaker show is presented by Tribbute Digital - tribbute.com/ice In this episode of ICE Breaker Mack and AJ kick things off with some local sports talk and figure out they have gotten an Manitoba Building Trades hot take correct.  Listen in to find out which one!  Mack is then joined by local sports broadcaster Kevin Olszewski who covered the Winnipeg ICE this past season.  He talks about his journey into sports media and how it accidentally happened thanks to a certain hockey team leaving his hometown city.  Listen in for all that and much more!