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One of the newest members of the Boston Bruins, current forward for the Green Bay Gamblers and University of North Dakota commit Will Zellers joins the pod. Will talks about how he found out about the trade that sent him from the Colorado Avalanche organization over to the Boston Bruins on deadline day and getting to speak with Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney.  Will talks about his season thus far with Green Bay, dominating the league in scoring as well as his decision to attend the University of North Dakota next season.  As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to follow the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sam Rinzel, 2022 first round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks, Hobey Baker nominee and current Defenseman for the Minnesota Gophers joins Drop the Mitts to talk about his season thus far. The Gophers currently sit fourth in the country in the College Hockey rankings and have a huge test this against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor. Sam is considered one of the top Defenseman in College Hockey netting 9 goals which is a career high and 16 Assists in 30 games so far. Sam talks about what it has been like growing up and playing with Gophers Captain Jimmy Snuggerud and what he has meant to their team. He also talks about the insane amount of talent that the Gophers have this season and their chances of bringing home a National Championship. He also talks about the draft process and what the moment was like when he found out he was going to be going to the Chicago Blackhawks an Original 6 franchise and attending Development Camp with the Blackhawks.  () Chris breaks down the first Four Nations game between Canada and Sweden. The pace, the creativity of Team Canada and how Team Sweden clawed their way back in the game to force Overtime. Chris also breaks down why he thinks as far as all around game goes, should be considered a top 3 player of all time.  As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

John Forslund, play by play announcer for the Seattle Kraken and NHL on TNT joins the podcast! John and Chris sit down to talk about some of the huge moves the Seattle Kraken have made in the offseason including hiring Dan Bylsma as their next head coach, signing Brandon Montour and Chandler Stephenson to big contracts as well as drafting Berkly Catton. John also gives his thoughts on the newly signed Matty Beniers contract as well as if he thinks Shane Wright can take make the jump to the NHL.  John also addresses the current situation going on with Amazon and where he is with those negotiations as well as if he was ever really in play for the Boston Bruins play by play job. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Former Defenseman for the US National Development Program and current member of the Wisconsin Badgers Logan Hensler joins us for Episode 50 of Drop the Mitts!Chris and Logan discuss his time with the US National Development Team and how significant they were in improving his game. He also discusses the decision to attend the University of Wisconsin and his first thoughts checking out the campus and Kohl Arena. With the annoucement coming down just a few days ago that the Badgers will be taking on the Michigan State Spartans at Wrigley Field, Logan talks about the anticipation of getting to play at a venue like Wrigley. Chris announces some big news after a few weeks on the shelf! As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dean Letourneau, the 25th overall pick in this year's NHL Draft to the Boston Bruins joins Drop the Mitts! Dean will be playing for the Boston College Eagles this season and talks about his expectations going into his Freshman year.  After attending Bruins Development Camp Dean talks about his biggest takeaways from the week, talking with guys like Captain Brad Marchand as well as Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman.  Chris dives into the 2024 Calder Odds and talks about guys like Macklin Celebrini, Artyom Levshunov, and Beckett Sennecke all signing their entry level contracts and who his pick to win the Calder Trophy is.  As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Angus Crookshank of the Ottawa Senators joins Drop the Mitts to talk about the phenomenal of a 2023-2024 season he had. He talks about the whirlwind of a week he had getting the call up to play with the Ottawa Senators, skating his rookie lap in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights and scoring his very first NHL goal against the Arizona Coyotes the next game and doing all of this with his family being able to witness it. Angus also talks about his time at the University of New Hampshire and the crazy atmosphere of Whittemore Center Arena and the rivalry games against the Maine Blackbears at Alfond Arena.  As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Former Air Force Academy Falcons Captain, current Defenseman for the Ontario Reign, Luke Rowe joins Drop the Mitts! Chris and Luke talk about Luke signing his first professional hockey contract very recently signing a 1 year deal with the Ontario Reign. He talks about scoring his first professional goal and playing with fellow D-man Brandt Clarke. Luke talks about his four incredible years at the United States Air Force Academy, the ups and downs and his experience at a well known military academy. He talks about his day to day life both as a hockey player and cadet at the Academy and his initial thoughts as he got to the Academy as a 20 year old for basic training. Luke studied Military Strategic Studies and went into great depth on his experience in that major and his biggest takeaways. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dallas Stars Forward Logan Stankoven joins the Drop the Mitts to talk about his first season both in the AHL and his call-up to the NHL. Logan talks about the teams deep playoff run and what it was like playing in a playoff environment especially in his home barn at American Airlines Center. Logan goes into detail about his emotion scoring not only his first NHL goal on his 21st birthday against the Isanders but scoring his first playoff goal against the Colorado Avalanche. He also talks about playing with guys like Jamie Benn, Joe Pavelski, and linemate Wyatt Johnston. With the 2024 NHL Draft coming up at the end of the month Logan gives advice to the guys that may not hear their names in the first round as a guy who defied being a crucial part of a playoff team not getting picked in the first round. We do still have Da11as shirts available to support Logan and Hockey Gives Blood an organization that Logan has done a ton of work for during his time in Kamloops. 50% of the proceeds will go directly to Hockey Gives Blood and you can purchase yours here: https://dropthemittshockey.com/products/da11as-stankoven-tee-11 As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2023 Boston Bruins 3rd round pick, Quinnipiac commit, and most recently Forward for the Sioux Falls Stampede Chris Pelosi joins the pod! The two Chris' sit down to talk about this past season, playing with fellow Boston Bruins draft pick Beckett Hendrickson, and the increase in production. Chris also talks about what went into his decision to commit to Quinnipiac University and the decision to play for Head Coach Rand Pecknold. Chris talks about Draft Day and how his younger brother Rocco reminded him that the Draft was on.  (26:00) The second half of the episode Chris is joined by the incredibly talented Hannah Carpenter to talk some puck! Hannah talks about what it was like being on the ice shooting photo's for the Walter Cup winning PWHL Minnesota team and what this entire PWHL season has meant. Chris and Hannah go back and forth discussing their mock drafts for the upcoming PWHL Draft and where prospects like Sarah Fillier, Hannah Bilka and Danielle Serdachny could end up! The two also dive into their thoughts on what the new Utah Hockey team will go with for a team name. You can follow Hannah @carpenterr33 as well as her photography account @Carpie_shoots on Instagram! As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

WE ARE BACK! After a week long sabbatical in Dallas and Washington DC we are back to talk some hockey! University of Michigan commit, Waterloo Blackhawks Defenseman Will Felicio joins the podcast to talk so puck! Coming off a great season in the USHL Will talks about preparing for the NHL Draft that will take place this month in Las Vegas at the Sphere. He also talks about committing to a powerhouse in College Hockey The University of Michigan and what went into that decision. Will talks about his time with the Boston Jr. Eagles and his time with Mount St. Charles playing with guys like James Hagens and Sacha Boisvert. He talks about a couple of former Michigan Defenseman that he sees himself in like Quinn Hughes and Seamus Casey. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2011 Stanley Cup Champion with the Boston Bruins, Olympian and most recently Captain of the Tucson Roadrunners Steven Kampfer joins Drop the Mitts! Steven talks about his crazy run in Professional Hockey: playing College Hockey for the University of Michigan, the 2011 Stanley Cup season and insane celebration, his time in the KHL, and his role as a mentor and leader with the Tucson Roadrunners. In taking on that newer role Steven goes into detail what it was like and what it meant to him being able to mentor some of the Coyotes top prospects guys like Dylan Guenther and Josh Doan.  Steven goes into great depth and detail about his time in Boston for the 2011 Stanley Cup run as well as his second stint with the team for their run in 2019. What it was like getting the opportunity to play with players like Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Shawn Thornton and Brad Marchand.  Steven talks about what it was like getting the call from John Vanbiesbrouck asking if he wanted to represent his country in the Olympics. From Meeting up with David Krejci for some cases of beer partying with Matty Ice.  As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @dropmittshockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Recent Gold Medalist in the U18 Men's Worlds, number one overall selection in the Ontario Hockey League Draft, and one of the top rated prospects in the 2025 NHL Draft class Matthew Schaefer joins Drop the Mitts! Matt talks about his experience traveling to Finland and going to war with his buddies for Hockey Canada and playing with guys like Gavin McKenna and Porter Martone and what it meant winning the Gold for his country. On the home front Matt talks about what his adjustment has been like jumping from U16 to the OHL playing for the Erie Otters and having a phenomenal season. He notes what an incredible mentor guys like Ben Gaudreau and Malcolm Spence have been to him and how they have helped him with the adjustment. With his him being eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft Matthew talks about some of the strenghts of his game as well as things he is looking to work on this offseason.  Later in the pod Chris talks about last night's Colorado Avs vs Dallas Stars game, Connor Ingram taking home the Masterson Trophy, as well as the bounce back play of Charlie McAvoy and the incredible run Jeremy Swayman is having between the pipes for the Boston Bruins. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @DropMittsHockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

University of Denver Forward, Hobey Baker Nominee and National Champion Jack Devine joins the podcast! Jack talks about the unbelievable season he had at Denver being nominated for the Hobey Baker Award and taking down Boston College in the National Championship game. He talks so highly of teammates Zeev Buium, Tristan Broz, Matt Davis and Sean Behrens and what it was like winning the Natty with his best friends. Jack also talks about getting drafted by the Florida Panthers and going to the Panthers Development Camp last year what he got from that week.  The Boston Bruins lose to the Florida Panthers 6-1 and Chris breaks down the game. Sway deserved better play in front of him, defensive zone turnovers, and another too many men penalty. The game ended in a blood bath with everyone in the arena receiving 10 minute misconducts. Chris applauds David Pastrnak for Dropping the Mitts with Florida Panthers Forward Matthew Tkachuk and what that means from a leadership standpoint The San Jose Sharks have won the Macklin Celebrini sweepstakes and we now know the draft order for the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas in June. Chris breaks down who we could see in the top 10 and stay tuned for the Drop the Mitts 32 pick mock draft. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @DropMittsHockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Legendary NHL referee Tim Peel joins Drop the Mitts to talk some PLAYOFF HOCKEY. Is this the end of Steven Stamkos in Tampa Bay? Florida advances and are an absolute wagon and Tim dives into not only the phenomenal play of Matthew Tkachuk but his leadership as well. Tim and Chris dive into the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs series which could end tonight in Boston. What is going on with the Leaf's core and with this team as a whole? Is starting Jeremy Swayman a no brainer for game 5? If the Leaf's lose do they have to blow this whole thing up? Tim and Chris also talks about the emergence of St. Louis native Trent Frederic and what he has done to transform his game to become a phenomenal Power Forward for the Boston Bruins and not just a fighter . You can follow Tim @TimCPeel20 as well as their podcast account @SnipesStripes. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @DropMittsHockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The People's Insider Jordan Schmaltz aka "JSwish" joins the Drop the Mitts. Ahead of the Arizona Coyotes season finale and final game in Arizona JSwish talks about the passionate fan base of the Yotes and how important hockey is in Arizona. He and fellow Hockey Night in Scottsdale host Robby Gucci aka HeatDaddy lead the white out in the #MulletMegaBowl between the Yotes and the Edmonton Oilers. JSwish talks about how he linked up with the Heatdaddy and their live shows that have taken the league by storm. In addition he hosts a hilarious pod with former North Dakota Sioux Captain Gage Ausmus and talks about that dynamic. You can follow JSwish on X @J_Swish24 as well as their podcast account @LiveInFivePod as well as their Youtube @LiveinFive2024 Later in the episode Chris talks about what Ryan Leonard's decision means not only to the Boston College Eagles but to College Hockey as a whole with another LOADED group set to start their College Hockey careers. With Boston Bruins legendary play by play man Jack Edwards set to retire Chris talks about what it has been like growing up a Bruins fan and having Jack at the helm with some of the most legendary calls. As always if you enjoyed Drop the Mitts Hockey content please don't hesitate to leave a 5 star review and follow Chris Davis @chrisjdavis11 on all social media platforms as well as the podcast account @DropMittsHockey on all social media platforms.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★