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My Dad Used to Play Hockey

Zak Kindrachuk

My Dad Used to Play Hockey

A Sports and Hockey podcast
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My Dad Used to Play Hockey

Zak Kindrachuk

My Dad Used to Play Hockey

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey

Zak Kindrachuk

My Dad Used to Play Hockey

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Johnny Gaudreau wanted the Flyers. It was a case of unrequited love. The Blue Jackets decided that they were ready for a relationship, acquiring the best free agent available this off season.A tale of two cities and two General Managers.  What
"You lost to your enemy and you hated your enemy but in the end you respected them."WIP host. He was integral in building the second 24 hour sports talk station in the country.   He created a long form program that really inspired me to do this
"I think the frustration is 'Where's the Plan?""I will say that a lot of new players come in and open their eyes to an empty arena and ask...what happened?'Flyers fans are angry at the team. But who doesn't love Al?Al Morganti is a Hockey Hall
"I don't think Hexy did as bad a job as people like to portray.""That decision probably cost me $30 Million."How bad teams get good. How good teams get better. It's not just a rebuild. It's a reload.Happy Draft Day.Strummer has been a hockey ma
"He walked 100 miles with a 100 pound bag of flour to start a new life."Our ancestors have similar stories.Always nice to have a fellow Ukrainian on. Flyer Alumni member Jeff Chyrchrun was not only a great player but an outspoken advocate of Uk
"He showed that's how it's done. If you want to be good you have to work, work, work.Ask anybody on the Bullies team who was their most vicious opponent and one name will come up over and over and over.Taz. (Like the devil)Terry O'Reilly. #24 f
Keenan's Kids, as they are now affectionately called, almost brought Philly not one but two Stanley Cups.Almost. So close. But you know.....the Oilers.The head of that team was controversial (to understate his reputation) Mike Keenan.Iron Mike.
The greatest goal scorer in Flyers history.Dave Poulin recently said he should be in the Hall of Fame.I agree.He rarely does these.Tim Kerr.Get to know him.I'm your host Zak Kindrachuk.My dad used to play hockey.
"I truly believe we are all blessed with gifts and my gift is a caregiver."That's really all you need to know about Jim McCrossin.Flyers fans. We need your help.Jimmy McCrossin and Sal Raffa have dedicated the better part of two decades as athl
#StandWithUkraine"And that night the world changed.""For two weeks  I couldn't eat and couldn't sleep."There are 57 Ukrainians on The Stanley Cup. Including my dad, Orest Kindrachuk, who joins me on this episode.Our guest is Volodymyr Mula. Dir
It's been a while buddies.I'm excited about this one.  Because I am a fan of later in life success. Hemingway. Grandma Moses. Fey.Knuble.This Flyers great scored 221 goals after the age of 30. The quintessential don't give up story.He also suff
June 30th 1992.  Eric Lindros becomes a Flyer.  Admit it you were excited.  But we gave away a lot.  Hello Lindros. Goodbye Forsberg. And Hextall and Simon and Ricci.Was it worth it? My guest is Russ Farwell. The GM for the Flyers from 1990-199
"I left my heart in Philadelphia."Joe Watson co-hosted this one with me and I left it largely unedited. Seeing them reconnect was maybe my favorite moment  of the whole show. I left in all the quirks.Never forget. This team, the Broad Street Bu
“It has to be better than last year's”My mom, Lynn Kindrachuk, said this yesterday on the eve of her 70th birthday. November 12th, 2020 wasn't the best. She was turning 69 while quarantining in my great aunt Joanne's basement after crossing the
"We can't watch you on Saturday nights in Cincinnati!""I own a few homes across Canada and Philadelphia paid for most of them.""In the 70's there was a reason you engaged in these activities."3.971 career penalty minutes. All time leader. But a
Who doesn't like Mark Recchi?A member of both the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame and the NHL Hall of Fame (it somehow took four years of eligibility). Stanley Cup Champion (five rings).The oldest player to score a goal in the Finals.He retire
"It's incredible what alcohol does to you, it makes you believe things that aren't true, but what it does to your life in general is just make you a piece of shit.""Someone calls an alcoholic a degenerate for drinking in the morning, it's not t
"Freddie, this is the dumbest and most asinine thing I have ever seen.""If you will come back and play next year for us, I will do my best to make hockey fun for you and your teammates.""Did it ever occur to you we would grow old together in Na
"We're in the business of winning, and when you don't win you should be upset and you should be pissed off.""My addiction manifested itself after my sexual abuse happened.""I share something that is one of the deepest darkest secrets in the wor
"I was mistreated. I was betrayed. I feel like I was taken advantage of so they could make themselves look like a part of a woke moment.""Probably the single most awful thing I did is I took the shoe and threw it on the ice so he had to go home
"I don't think I miss the regular season that much, but I do miss the playoffs.""Pain is never going to stop you. Your body is going to tell you when to stop.""Once you're a Flyer, you're always a Flyer."Did anyone  shine in big moments more th
"I was ready to quit. I was ready to die.""I met President Ronald Reagan. We had a parade for the team in DC.""Every player has a role. It's incredibly hard to win Stanley Cups.""Survivor's guilt is a real thing, and it's ok to talk about it.""
If you've watched hockey over the past 40 years you know this man.Bill Clement.He put the finishing touches on the second Cup win, scoring a late goal (assisted by my dad who took the most vicious hit of his career on the play).He was the first
Only overshadowed by the LCB line is the second greatest trio in Flyers history. The Legion of Boom. The center and both wingers over 6 feet tall and over 220 pounds. Imagine facing that. John LeClair was one of the greatest goal scorers I ever
"He was a dirty player. He deserved it."Yes, there was nothing in Flyers history like the Broad Street Bullies.But there was one almost. The mid-80's team. Tough. Skilled. Ferocious.And the toughest one of them all was Dave Brown. One of the NH
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