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<v Speaker 1>Wait, is this Marky Mark in the Funky Bunch? Is

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<v Speaker 1>that who this is? That is? Uh, that's fact for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, I wonder how many of our listeners know

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<v Speaker 1>that Mark Wahlberg, once upon a time was like a

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<v Speaker 1>rapper and an underwear model at that before he became

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<v Speaker 1>like a famous movie song multi talented. Well sure you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and his brother Donnie Wahlberg one of the founding members

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<v Speaker 1>of New Kids on the Block. Yeah, I did not

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<v Speaker 1>choose this bump. Porter did not choose this bump. But

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<v Speaker 1>our next guest is and I'm excited for this because

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be a consistent guest on this radio

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<v Speaker 1>show from the Utah Mammoth. Do not call the Utah

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<v Speaker 1>Hockey Club spicy tune of himself, Liam O'Brien on a Monday, Liam,

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<v Speaker 1>Happy Monday, Man, how are you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>I would do it great? You know that song? Like

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<v Speaker 2>I've always said, there's some teams they have guys, they

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<v Speaker 2>have their like, do you have to pick their goal song?

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<v Speaker 2>That would be my goal song.

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<v Speaker 1>So I gotta say, man, that rules. I told Porter,

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<v Speaker 1>because we have like a fun thing on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to let my guest pick what I call

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<v Speaker 1>the walk Up song or the Gold Song to gotta

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<v Speaker 1>get them in the right mindset. So I said, let's

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<v Speaker 1>ask our guy what he wants. I got to know

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<v Speaker 1>that you could have given me a million guesses, I

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<v Speaker 1>would not have landed on Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this always been a passion of yours? Is it

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<v Speaker 1>a recent passion? Like? What's the origin story here?

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just bringing good vibrations?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right?

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<v Speaker 2>Bringing good vibrations?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and that's It's just a song I.

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<v Speaker 2>Listened to a lot when I was playing junior, So

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of brings me back to my junior days

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<v Speaker 2>driving around in my ninety four ninety four Chevy or

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it was. Oh yeah, I was driving piece of junk.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it just brings me back to those days.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you're kind of like a good vibrations guy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>You're kind of like the good vibes guy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you were the first kind of player to capture the

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<v Speaker 1>hearts and minds of this community as a result of

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<v Speaker 1>that introductory press conference when you took the mic and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody was chanting spicy tuna. Have you always been this

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<v Speaker 1>type of personality, like even way back when you were

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<v Speaker 1>a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you know, it's funny. I did an interview not

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<v Speaker 2>too long ago. My parents jumped on and they were

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<v Speaker 2>talking about me, and I was always actually kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a shy kid. But I left home at an early age.

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<v Speaker 2>I left home when I was fourteen years old and

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<v Speaker 2>I went away to prep school, and I think I

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<v Speaker 2>just evolved and changed, and I think became more comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>socializing and in social you know, environments and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it's kind of just evolved. And I've become

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<v Speaker 2>sort of that guy even in the room, and I

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<v Speaker 2>just enjoy the game so much and I find, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just going to the rink and being myself. So

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<v Speaker 2>I just like having a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it, love it. So one of the things I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to do today, since you're going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>consistent guest on the show, was just allowed my audience

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<v Speaker 1>to get to know you on a way that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they hadn't prior to. So take take me back, Liam,

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<v Speaker 1>When were the first gates given to you? When was

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<v Speaker 1>the first experience on ice? When did you know that

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<v Speaker 1>this is what you wanted to do with your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it was probably when I was playing

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<v Speaker 2>street hockey. It's my grandmother, you know, shooting balls down

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<v Speaker 2>the drain. That's when I think I decided, Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 2>be a hockey player. You know, my mom would take

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<v Speaker 2>me to the to the rink and you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>bought me skates and I'd have to skate with the

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<v Speaker 2>figure skaters. Right, I cried, go, this isn't hockey, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>this isn't hockey, This isn't what, This isn't what I

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<v Speaker 2>signed up for, mom. So that those are the day

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<v Speaker 2>you know when I think I you know, I fall

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<v Speaker 2>in love with the sport and just continue to fall

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<v Speaker 2>in love with the sport. Did you know the team

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<v Speaker 2>aspect of it, the environment of it, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>feeling of the cold rink, and just fell completely in

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<v Speaker 2>love with the game. And I'm still in love with it.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's uh, you know, it's a special sport. It's

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<v Speaker 2>great to have it in Utah.

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<v Speaker 1>It is, for sure, and for your frame of reference.

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<v Speaker 1>And we did discuss this when I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with you and your agent and connect that way.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm a Northeast boy and you're a Halifax Nova

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<v Speaker 1>Scotia kid. So I grew up in this hockey hotbed.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been in Utah for basically twenty five straight years now,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's very much home and I very much love

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<v Speaker 1>it here. My family's still back east, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for our listeners out here that are still kind of

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<v Speaker 1>getting used to the sport, and it's been so fun

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<v Speaker 1>to have NHL hockey hearing you guys here help help

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<v Speaker 1>us all understand just what hockey means to where you

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<v Speaker 1>grew up and just how intertwined it is in the

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<v Speaker 1>tapestry that is your region, where where you grew up,

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<v Speaker 1>just how important hockey is to everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean where I'm from, we don't we don't

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<v Speaker 2>have an NHL team. So the team for us growing

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<v Speaker 2>up was the Halifax Mooseheads. That's you know, that's the

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<v Speaker 2>that's the junior team in the city that I'm from, Halifax,

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<v Speaker 2>Nova Scotia, and that's that's Those are the guys that

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<v Speaker 2>I grew up watching, you know, those are the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that I idolized. And then you know, we obviously have

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<v Speaker 2>we have some you know, pretty good little talent pool

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<v Speaker 2>of Brad Marshawn, Sydney Crosby, and Nathan McKinnon, who are

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<v Speaker 2>all from from that area as well, and have kind

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<v Speaker 2>of paved the way and and helps you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, shine light on on the area and and

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<v Speaker 2>uh you know Scouts of Scouts has started to show

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<v Speaker 2>up a little bit more. So. Yeah, it's like hockey

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<v Speaker 2>in Canada is it's like religion, you know, well, like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, baseball or football in the US. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>everybody you know spends their weekends at the rank. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>all four I have three siblings, all four of us

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<v Speaker 2>grew up playing hockey. And you know my parents, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we weren't going to Mexico. We were going to monked In,

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<v Speaker 2>New Brunswick because you know, I had a tournament in

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<v Speaker 2>my in in Monkedon and then you know my dad

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<v Speaker 2>and he might have been in Cape Breton or something,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, so with my brothers. So yeah, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>it's just the way, just the way it is, just

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<v Speaker 2>the way it is back home.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, it is all right. Let me follow up with

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<v Speaker 1>this question. You gave us kind of the origin story

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<v Speaker 1>of when you were given your first pair of skates

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<v Speaker 1>and when you kind of started to get interested in

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<v Speaker 1>the sport. When did you know, like, hey, I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good at this like, when did you know you belonged

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<v Speaker 1>and when did you know you could excel and get

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<v Speaker 1>the idea that maybe you could be a professional.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean I was always good when I was

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<v Speaker 2>playing in Halifax. I think kind of the moment where

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, okay, like I'm a pretty good player was

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<v Speaker 2>when I I left. We left Halifax, we moved to

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<v Speaker 2>Toronto for a few years. My dad got a job

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<v Speaker 2>in Toronto and Toronto's you know, big city, big minor

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<v Speaker 2>hockey league, the GHL, and I was able to go

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<v Speaker 2>there and try out for a team. And then I

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<v Speaker 2>tried out for the team and I did really well.

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<v Speaker 2>I played really well, And that's I think that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the moment where I was like, oh, wow, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I am actually pretty good, and let's keep pushing, you

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<v Speaker 2>know I could, Let's keep pushing and let's keep chasing

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<v Speaker 2>the stream.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you have a hockey hero? Did you have a

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<v Speaker 1>hockey idol? Excuse me? Did you have a player looked

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<v Speaker 1>up to and wanted to emulate when you were a

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<v Speaker 1>youngster going through the REGs?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, my favorite player I used to wear

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<v Speaker 2>number sixty one. My favorite player growing up was Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Nash he was just a big power for it, had

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<v Speaker 2>good hands, skilled, protected the puck really well, and so

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<v Speaker 2>that was someone I always I always really enjoyed watching.

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<v Speaker 2>And then another guy who I think I play, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>similar to, would be Scott Hartnell. You know, he was

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<v Speaker 2>like one of those guys. He played hard, he was

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<v Speaker 2>you know, pissing people off, he'd fight, he'd kind of

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<v Speaker 2>do everything. So those are the two guys that I

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<v Speaker 2>looked up to the most. Plus Scott he had good

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<v Speaker 2>hair and he had a good beard, so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>those are those are two guys that looked up to.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it was always fun, you know, watching watching

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<v Speaker 2>those guys play. You know, people would ask me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>who's your favorite team? And my favorite team was the

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<v Speaker 2>Columbus Blue Jackets because you know, they had Rick Nash

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<v Speaker 2>and then they had a guy named Jody Shelley. He

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<v Speaker 2>was a fighter and he was from Nova Scotia. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a big Blue Jackets fan fan. Nobody understood that,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, it was. You know, it was it was

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<v Speaker 2>fun watching them play.

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<v Speaker 1>So as a result of the players you looked up to,

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<v Speaker 1>it makes sense that your role with the Utah Mammoth

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of your career has been defined by being

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a scrapper. Do you remember your first fight?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember when you first hit somebody? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>remember when you first got hit real good?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I grew up always being like a physical presence

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<v Speaker 2>within the game, whether it was when there was fighting

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<v Speaker 2>or when there was just you know, checking was just starting.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember a good friend of mine, he was a

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<v Speaker 2>smaller player on our team, and we were playing against

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<v Speaker 2>this team. They're from Sackville, and Sackville was kind of

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<v Speaker 2>notoriously one of those teams that was tough. The kids

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<v Speaker 2>that come from that area are just they're just bread,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty tough. And they had this big kid that would

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<v Speaker 2>run around and I remember, you know, I was a

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<v Speaker 2>year younger than him, but I was like, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to take a couple of runs, healthy runs

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<v Speaker 2>at this guy tonight because I know he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>try to hurt my teammates. So yeah, I remember that

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<v Speaker 2>really well. I would say my first fight. My first

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<v Speaker 2>fight was when I was sixteen. I was in pre season.

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<v Speaker 2>It was I remember, I didn't grab the jersey. I

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<v Speaker 2>fought this guy. He kind of had long hair like me,

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<v Speaker 2>and I ended up screwing up, and I ended up

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<v Speaker 2>having a hold of his hair and I was kind

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<v Speaker 2>of just pulling him with his hair and punching him.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't really know what I was doing, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 2>I probably wasn't read ready to fight, but I got

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<v Speaker 2>it out of the way, and you know, my teammates

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<v Speaker 2>gave me the taps and they're proud of me, and

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<v Speaker 2>it felt good. As a sixteen year old kid, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're playing with eighteen, nineteen, twenty year old guys. You

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<v Speaker 2>know you want to earn their respect, and it felt

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<v Speaker 2>good to kind of earn their respect in that moment.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Liam, you're you're a big guy, but you're not

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<v Speaker 1>like Bob Probert big. You know, do you ever feel

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever do you ever feel feel intimidated when you look

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<v Speaker 1>what are the thoughts that go through you in that?

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<v Speaker 2>Moment, yeah you, Know i'd be lying IF i IF i,

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<v Speaker 2>of the, time LIKE i, Think i've done it so

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<v Speaker 2>many times now that there's nobody in the league that

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<v Speaker 2>You i'm normally WHEN i, Fight i'm normally the smaller

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the odd fight Where i'm bigger than the guy

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<v Speaker 2>That i'm, fighting but it's it's very rare just Because

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<v Speaker 2>But i'm not like a tall, guy Don't i'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to have that that you, know length. Advantage so you,

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<v Speaker 2>to give a, punch And i'm more than willing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>That but, yeah i'd be lying if there isn't. Fear

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes there's obviously. Fear BUT i think AS i get

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<v Speaker 1>Say, So you've referenced your mother a couple of, times

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<v Speaker 1>And i'm a self proclaimed un a shamed mom's boy.

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<v Speaker 1>Myself do you get a call from mom after watching

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<v Speaker 1>a game where you're squared up with, somebody it might

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<v Speaker 1>be a little. BIT i, mean how does it ran

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<v Speaker 1>with mom that you're always scrapping with these other.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys, well WHEN i, said WHEN i first started fighting a,

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<v Speaker 2>lot because in, JUNIOR i didn't fight too too. Much i'd,

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<v Speaker 2>fight BUT i didn't fight too too. Much but WHEN

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<v Speaker 2>i started fighting a, lot my, mom uh, know she'd

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<v Speaker 2>be throwing plates in the. Kitchen you, know she doesn't love, it,

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<v Speaker 2>RIGHT i don't think any mother loves to to watch

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<v Speaker 2>her on in a. Fight but you, know it's the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing with my. Wife they're just they're used to,

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<v Speaker 2>it and they support. Me they know that i'm you,

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<v Speaker 2>KNOW i know What i'm doing AND i know how

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<v Speaker 2>to protect myself and they understand. That you, know it's

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<v Speaker 2>UH i put work into. It and whether it's working

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<v Speaker 2>with you, know MM a coaches or you, know just

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<v Speaker 2>working on things on the ice on, skates you, KNOW

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<v Speaker 2>i put time into. It it's it's a skill and

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<v Speaker 2>it's something THAT i continue to grow in my game

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<v Speaker 2>AND i continue to work.

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<v Speaker 1>At so you reference your wife and you guys welcome

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<v Speaker 1>your first child. Recently DID i read that as, Well?

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<v Speaker 2>Dian, Yeah, yeah her Name's leilani and she's, uh she's

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<v Speaker 2>woned a, bit she's, yeah she's what thirteen, Months, yeah thirteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Months and it's been the best thing. Ever you, KNOW

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<v Speaker 2>i don't think you know, obviously you, know playing hockey

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<v Speaker 2>is it's you, know it's it's a, love but she's

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<v Speaker 2>just it's a different kind of, love and it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>been so much fun having her around the rink at

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<v Speaker 2>games and warm, ups you, know even you, know just

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<v Speaker 2>wearing a little. Jersey. Uh, yeah it's been it's just

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<v Speaker 2>been such a good experience and you take such a

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<v Speaker 2>great place to raise a, family and so we're loving.

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<v Speaker 1>It how did you meet your? Bride is It? Adela

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<v Speaker 1>it is that your wife's?

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<v Speaker 2>Name, Yeah so my, wife she's From, chech she's From Czech.

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<v Speaker 2>Republic SO i HAD i had a TEAMMATE i played

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<v Speaker 2>with and we were in the, minors and he invited

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<v Speaker 2>me over to check to see Because i'd never been.

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<v Speaker 2>There he invited me To. Prague SO i went over

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<v Speaker 2>To prague and we were just at dinner and this

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<v Speaker 2>group of girls that was friends with his girlfriend at

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<v Speaker 2>the time walked by and they stopped to talk and,

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<v Speaker 2>ANYWAYS i was, Like, hey tell those girls like to

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<v Speaker 2>come hang out later a guy, game and hung out,

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<v Speaker 2>later and next thing you, KNOW i met my. Wife so,

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<v Speaker 2>yeah just. UH i definitely wasn't THINKING i was going

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<v Speaker 2>to meet my wife on that, trip BUT i. Did

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<v Speaker 2>and you, know she's. Uh she's my biggest, fan my biggest,

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<v Speaker 2>supporter AND i don't Think i'd be WHERE i am without,

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<v Speaker 2>her definitely. Not so, yeah IT'S i was lucky to

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<v Speaker 2>be in the right spot at the right. Time put

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<v Speaker 2>it that.

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<v Speaker 1>Way that's awesome AND i love the. Courage, Okay AS

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<v Speaker 1>i always tell my, friends the worst thing you can

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<v Speaker 1>hear is, know so just at least go out and

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<v Speaker 1>try to talk and try to approach and see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>There but, LOOK i don't know you. PERSONALLY i hope

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<v Speaker 1>to meet you in person and maybe have you in

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<v Speaker 1>studio at some. Point BUT i will tell you that

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<v Speaker 1>one of my best friends from high, school a guy

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<v Speaker 1>Named Eric, lynde was Not lynn ros not that, famous

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<v Speaker 1>but he was drafted by The penguins and spent a

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<v Speaker 1>number of years in the, minors and as he made

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<v Speaker 1>his way through his hockey, journey he would oftentimes invite

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<v Speaker 1>us out with his hockey. Teammates and you gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>careful if you're gonna go out with hockey. Players, okay

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<v Speaker 1>like some of you guys can really get after. It

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<v Speaker 1>SO i wonder if there's anything here at, all like

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<v Speaker 1>Meeting adela and Having, leilani has it changed your coach

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<v Speaker 1>off the? Ice are you a little bit more careful

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<v Speaker 1>about going to the clubs or the bars or. Whatever

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<v Speaker 1>has it has it kind of colored your perspective on

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<v Speaker 1>how you just kind of, live if that makes.

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<v Speaker 2>Sense, yeah for. SURE i think WHERE i come from In,

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<v Speaker 2>halifact there's a big drinking, culture you, Know And i'm

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<v Speaker 2>from The, maritimes and when you're from The, maritimes it

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<v Speaker 2>comes with a bit of a. Reputation but you, know

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<v Speaker 2>you just the game is so fast, now it's it's completely,

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<v Speaker 2>changed and guys are are much more, disciplined you. Know

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<v Speaker 2>AND i think you, know you hear a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>these stories about the guys back in the day and

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<v Speaker 2>the partying and everything like. That it's it's not it's

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<v Speaker 2>not what it was, then there's not even what it

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<v Speaker 2>was maybe even ten years. Ago you just don't have

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<v Speaker 2>you just. Can't you can't play it at the level

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<v Speaker 2>that we're at in that. State so, yeah, NO I i.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't it's been a while, since you. KNOW I i

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<v Speaker 2>like to have a good time And i'll go out

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<v Speaker 2>and we we we pick our. Spots but it's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>different than it was in the old. Days like the old,

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<v Speaker 2>days the boys would hit.

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<v Speaker 1>Harder oh, man i watched That Bob proper. Documentary i'm, like,

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<v Speaker 1>dude how are you playing? Hockey like after after those nights?

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<v Speaker 2>Out LIKE i read that book And i'm, Like i'm

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<v Speaker 2>READING i read the book And i'm, like, Wow LIKE

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<v Speaker 2>i don't know how he did what he. Did i'm not,

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<v Speaker 2>sure like and and it's it's almost impressive almost like holy, crap, Man, like,

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<v Speaker 2>uh that's that's impressive that you were able to put

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<v Speaker 2>up the numbers he, did you, know fight the guys he. Did, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>yeah it was a different time for a different.

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<v Speaker 1>Time, okay who's the one guy on the Team when

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<v Speaker 1>you guys go out on the, Road you're, like, dude

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<v Speaker 1>we got to make sure he. Chills who's the guy

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<v Speaker 1>the team that likes to get after.

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<v Speaker 2>IT i don't, know we don't really have many, GUYS i, mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody we have such a young. Team all the guys

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<v Speaker 2>are pretty pretty good that. Way they're all like dialed in.

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<v Speaker 2>Good it's it's it's really not it's just really not

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<v Speaker 2>like it, was you, know and yeah and, yeah so, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay let me ask you about your relationship with the

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<v Speaker 1>coach that we Call Coach Bear Coach. TORNY i was

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<v Speaker 1>reading that you, GUYS i did not know this UNTIL

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<v Speaker 1>i was preparing to do the interviews with. You that

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<v Speaker 1>you've known Coach tourney since twenty, ten twenty. Eleven is that?

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<v Speaker 1>Correct and tell us about that relationship as far as

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<v Speaker 1>the trust you guys have.

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<v Speaker 2>Together, yeah there's there was my coach in. Junior so

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<v Speaker 2>he picked me up off of off of a trade

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<v Speaker 2>WHEN i was. Seventeen he was THE gm and coach

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<v Speaker 2>Of Ruined, randa and it was probably one of the

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<v Speaker 2>best things for. Me you, KNOW i was, GONNA i

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<v Speaker 2>was in a spot WHERE i kind of needed TO

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<v Speaker 2>i needed to, change and it was the perfect change for.

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<v Speaker 2>Me so he was he was a great coach, then

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<v Speaker 2>and you know he's still a great. Coach now he's

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<v Speaker 2>been he's been. Great it's been great being able, to you, know,

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<v Speaker 2>uh play for him the last few. Years he's always

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<v Speaker 2>been able to kind of get the most out of.

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<v Speaker 2>Me and you, know he's just he's an easy guy

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<v Speaker 2>to play. For you want to you want to run

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<v Speaker 2>through a wall for, him loves his, players treats everybody with.

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<v Speaker 2>Respect and, YEAH i don't have enough good things to

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<v Speaker 2>say about all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right and BEFORE i say, You, louise appreciate your. Time

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<v Speaker 1>excited to continue to get to know you a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit for Our Utah mammoth fan. Listeners your, thought the

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<v Speaker 1>way you guys performed a year, ago and what you

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<v Speaker 1>think you can be coming up this year with of

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<v Speaker 1>course a bevy off season. ADDITIONS i like the guys

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<v Speaker 1>we brought.

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<v Speaker 2>In you, KNOW i played with With Nate schmidt in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the, MINERS i played with him In, hershey

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<v Speaker 2>and he was not only like an unbelievable, skater but

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<v Speaker 2>he just GOT i, think really good hockey I. Q

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<v Speaker 2>and he's also a great guy in the. ROOM i

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<v Speaker 2>think the fans are gonna love this. Guy he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of. Energy and WHEN i say a ton of,

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<v Speaker 2>energy LIKE i mean a ton of, energy and he's

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<v Speaker 2>just a really, good really good. Dude and then, Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Chanev he's got a really good, motor plays, hard, hits

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<v Speaker 2>hard kills, penalties block, shots kind of does a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of the dirty. WORK i think that was also a really,

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<v Speaker 2>good you, know good ad for for our. Team And

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<v Speaker 2>i'm you, know happy to have. Him and OBVIOUSLY Jj

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<v Speaker 2>patika a really talented. Player so, YEAH i think it's looking,

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<v Speaker 2>good you, know and And i'm excited to get to,

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<v Speaker 2>camp you, Know i'm you, know it's it's going to be,

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<v Speaker 2>competitive And i'm just looking forward to. It i'm looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to, it and, uh you, KNOW i want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Win SO i think we got the team to do.

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<v Speaker 1>It any exciting offseason trips before camp gets, gone taking

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<v Speaker 1>some downtime at.

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<v Speaker 2>All. Yeah so me and my, wife well obviously she's From,

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<v Speaker 2>czech So i've been spending half THE i spend half

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<v Speaker 2>the summer in check and then half the summer back

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<v Speaker 2>home In. Halifax so, uh you, know we we went

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<v Speaker 2>To greece recently and with our little one and her

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<v Speaker 2>parents and and just the, family and it was. Nice you,

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<v Speaker 2>know the food there is great and we've got, to you,

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<v Speaker 2>know be on the, beach and she really enjoyed. It

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<v Speaker 2>she just got two got two little nephews and so

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<v Speaker 2>she got to hang out with them and they love

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<v Speaker 2>each other so, much so it was a lot of.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun it was a lot of, fun good.

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<v Speaker 1>Stuff. Man, well thanks so much for the. Time really

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<v Speaker 1>excited to be able to get you on consistently as

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<v Speaker 1>the season gets. ROLLING i enjoy the rest of the off.

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<v Speaker 1>Season most, importantly stay stay stay, safe and stay. Healthy

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<v Speaker 1>so be.

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<v Speaker 2>Good thank, you, Sir, Thanks, bencher appreciate.

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<v Speaker 1>It liam, O'Brien better known As Spicy, tuna became kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like this massive celebrity around here after the introductory

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<v Speaker 1>press conference when he took the mic and really juiced

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<v Speaker 1>the audience. Up he is going to be a consistent

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<v Speaker 1>guest of ours as The Utah mann. Season we'll get

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<v Speaker 1>going here in a few months with camp really excited

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<v Speaker 1>for next year after what everyone perceives to be a

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<v Speaker 1>really solid off season From Bill, armstrong the general manager

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<v Speaker 1>and his. Staff