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Never Far from Home

May 20, 2021

Patrick Houlihan got into the hockey scene a little later in his teen years. He quickly progressed through a number of areas in the game, and found himself with a few great stories that he shares about his playing days. From there, we talk about his transition to equipment managing. He has put in countless hours at the...


May 19, 2021

Darren McCarty grew up with the game of hockey. He learned to love it at a young age, and found the relationships he got from the locker room were some of his best. He talks about family, both from his childhood to current day. He speaks on the brothers he has from his days in Junior B, to playing with the Wings. And we...


May 12, 2021

Jenna Janshen got involved with hockey in elementary school. She spent a few years playing the game, then moved into officiating. She talks about her pathway within the rink, the few years she took off for college, and coming back to the game after she graduated. Her journey has taken her to many places, and through it...


May 12, 2021

Nicholas Bayruns was born into hockey. He speaks about his childhood moving around the country, and eventually ending up in upstate New York. He loves the game, and shares some of his favorite memories of playing. Things get good when we move to his time in college, where he learned to love the game in a whole new way,...


May 11, 2021

Craig Blumegold began playing hockey just before he turned 30. He shares stories about how he fell in love with the game so quickly, and how it has become a major part of his life today. Craig has been involved now as a player, ref, and coach, and he has been lucky enough to find himself inside the disabled hockey...