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Never Far from Home

Dec 23, 2020

Jessi Pierce became fascinated with hockey, and the rink, at a young age. She grew up a fan, but became more heavily involved her senior year of high school, when she was the statistician for her high school team. We go in to the tales of her time in college, running around between her 18 internships, then head through...


Dec 22, 2020

Matt Billman got introduced to hockey in the roller rink, and found an immediate love for the game. He quickly realized he was destined for the ice, after an encounter with an olympic sized rink, and his story was only just beginning. We discuss his time as a competitive player, through his college years, his stint...


Dec 21, 2020

Brandon Enroth had his addiction to hockey begin when he started watching the game. He talks about going to his first Capitals game with his dad, and the love of the sport that was born from it. He played some roller and street hockey as a kid, and began ice in high school. His tales span his years as a fan, to those...


Dec 20, 2020

Harry Gehring began skating early in life, and played organized hockey starting around five. He spent most of his childhood in Minnesota, headed to St. Louis for college, and found himself in DC eventually. His tales span his years from the competition of youth, to the beer league mentality as an adult. Enjoy.


Dec 12, 2020

Rugge Preto started playing hockey when he was an early teen. He grew up in Argentina, and talks about his experiences that lead to him falling in love with the game, and eventually taking it to the highest level he could in his home country. He has great tales of travel to Canada to represent his country, then again to...