Best Zak Kindrachuk Podcasts (2024)

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MDUTPH- The Reload With Bob Strumm Episode #3 - Guest Jody Shelley 1:01:11

2+ y ago1:01:11

1:01:11

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 the hell happened? Also, did Calgary have a fine offseason despite the loss of two stars? Is speed really …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 8 - Glen Macnow 49:35

2+ y ago49:35

49:35

"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 whole messy fun podcast. Tell Us Your Story. Glen Macnow. He saw the Flyers win their second (and yes last…

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MDUTPH- The Reload with Bob Strumm Episode #2 - HOFer Al Morganti 1:02:36

2+ y ago1:02:36

1:02:36

"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 of Famer. I may jokes about it but it's well deserved. He has a perspective all his own. He is part of …

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MDUTPH- The Reload with Bob Strumm Episode #1 - Guest Doug MacLean 1:02:18

2+ y ago1:02:18

1:02:18

"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 man all his life, culminating in his turn as Director of Pro Scouting for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Zak…

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My Dad Used to to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 7 - Jeff Chychrun 1:04:35

2+ y ago1:04:35

1:04:35

"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 Ukraine and it's courageous struggle against Russian invasion. His son is pretty good at the game too. Jef…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 6 - Terry O'Reilly 1:10:52

2+ y ago1:10:52

1:10:52

"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 for the Boston Bruins. A legendary franchise retired his number. He moved away from hockey because of fa…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 5 - Mike Keenan 54:24

2+ y ago54:24

54:24

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. He is known as fierce, vindictive, and sometimes petty. But he gets results. And most of his players l…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 3 - Tim Kerr 51:47

2+ y ago51:47

51:47

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.

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Snow the Goalie and My Dad Used to Play Hockey - The Jim McCrossin Episode 51:27

2+ y ago51:27

51:27

"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 athletic trainers of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers. Both men have been diagnosed with in…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 4 - Volodymyr Mula 1:06:52

2+ y ago1:06:52

1:06:52

#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. Director of Uke: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends. Resident of Kyiv. As brave as you would imagine. Get …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 2 - Mike Knuble 50:27

2+ y ago50:27

50:27

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 suffered the worst injury in a Flyers Alumni game ever (still not that bad). He was one of my favorites. A …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Season 2 Episode 1 - Russ Farwell 42:42

2+ y ago42:42

42:42

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 1990-1994. "If you could have traded for Gretzky at 19 or 20...what's the price?" “Chuck Fletcher has it a lot easier…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #30 - Andre "Moose" Dupont 51:54

3y ago51:54

51:54

"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 Bullies, formed a bond that can never be broken. Moose and Joe. I was lucky enough to be there. What a grou…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Bonus #3 - Happy 70th Lynn Kindrachuk 2:47

3y ago2:47

2:47

“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 Canadian border to see her sister. Joanne will be with her today. Her sister will not. She passed on. Th…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #29 - Dave "Tiger" Williams 48:53

3y ago48:53

48:53

"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 all of them were for a purpose. He was fearless, loyal, and a thorn in everyone's side. Unless you playe…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #28 - Mark Recchi 40:24

3y ago40:24

40:24

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 retired as a champion. Played for the Bruins, Flyers, Penguins and Canadiens and somehow is hated by none of …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #27 - Chris Therien 51:33

3y ago51:33

51:33

"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 that we wanted to drink in the morning, it's that we didn't have a choice." "Dude, if you really wanted me…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #26 - Terry Crisp 57:40

3y ago57:40

57:40

"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 Nashville, Tennessee?" Terry Crisp almost quit hockey and became a high school teacher. Instead he became …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #25 - Theo Fleury 59:08

3y ago59:08

59:08

"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 world." "Your dad was a tough son of a bitch." The best player not in the Hall of Fame. We know why. And it…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #24 - Mike Milbury 43:00

3y ago43:00

43:00

"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 with one shoe off and one shoe on." "I really don't give a shit." That last quote really sums up Mike Mi…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #23 - Danny Briere 49:54

3y ago49:54

49:54

"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 than Danny? One of the greatest postseason performers in NHL history. A future (in my mind) NHL General Ma…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #22 - Eddie Olczyk 58:44

3+ y ago58:44

58:44

"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." "I had enough quiet time to last a lifetime." Eddie Olczyk. One of the American pioneers of the NHL. A …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #21 - Bill Clement 57:37

3+ y ago57:37

57:37

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 Bully to be traded after that. To Washington. It was tough leaving Philadelphia. He's had quite a care…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #20 - John LeClair 33:31

3+ y ago33:31

33:31

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 had the pleasure to watch. This guy should get a lot more HOF buzz. One of the best Americans ever to pla…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #19 - Dave Brown 39:09

3+ y ago39:09

39:09

"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 NHL's greatest enforcers. A Bruise Brother. One of my favorites growing up for reasons you'll hear in the…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #18 - Steve Coates 39:13

3+ y ago39:13

39:13

"I've got a breakaway! And at the neutral zone....my groin just pops." It was a funny career and he's a funny man. No one is arguing for him, as a player, to be a Hall of Famer. But he's as intrinsic to the Flyers as anyone in history. Coatesy's Corner, the Flyers intermission show, was the best part of the franchise for almost a decade. He never s…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #17 - Bob "The Hound" Kelly 37:30

3+ y ago37:30

37:30

"Then he's out there running around like an idiot. I go out and line up beside him in the face-off and I say 'Lookit...if you don't knock this shit off, we're gonna find out who's tougher...me or you.'" Mad Dog. Scourge of the Red Army. The Hound. Grass Fairy? Bob Kelly had a lot of nicknames. No player in the history of the league played the game …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #16 - Orest Kindrachuk (Dad) 1:02:45

3+ y ago1:02:45

1:02:45

#26. Two time Stanley Cup Champion. Broad Street Bully, Flyers Legend. I know him as something else as well. Dad. It's Father's Day, so what better time to have him on the podcast and talk about life before, during, and after hockey. Orest Kindrachuk. Get to know him like I do. I'm your host Zak Kindrachuk. My dad used to play hockey.…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #15 - Willie O'Ree 35:52

3+ y ago35:52

35:52

This is a first for the show because he was a first for hockey. 2 years before the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bruins had the first black member of their storied franchise. Willie O'Ree. He was also the first black player in NHL history. Beyond that, he did it all without vision in one eye. He's an NHL Hall of Famer. One of the true ambassadors of t…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #14 - Jim and Joe Watson 1:05:23

3+ y ago1:05:23

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The greatest brothers in Flyers history. 7 All Star games between them. 2 Cups each. Both retired with an identical 38 goals. Jim and Joe Watson. The only their better at than hockey is telling stories about hockey. Two Bully legends together. This was a fun one. Get to to know them. I'm your host Zak Kindrachuk. My dad used to play hockey.…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #13 - Dave Poulin 1:01:16

3+ y ago1:01:16

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“It was Keenan and I who went to the hospital to identify him.” “He took us down to the end of the dock, and said and I got something to tell you, I'm going to retire when I get back.” “I wasn't good enough is the short answer.” He almost took a sales job with Procter and Gamble, giving up pro hockey forever. He was told he was told too small too m…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #12 - Eric Lindros 40:35

3+ y ago40:35

40:35

“There's frustration from that. There's a fair bit of depression that goes with it. You go from being a real good player in the league to a couple years later struggling to skate through the middle of the ice.” “It really gives you a chance to remember the sacrifices your family made.” “Johnny would fly down the boards. We'd start the game with pos…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #11 - Bobby Clarke 50:40

3+ y ago50:40

50:40

“The majority of players never win the Cup. When you accomplish it, that's something, that's not matchable.” “I took the Flyers general manager job anyway, and wasn't ready for it.” "My loyalty was always to Mr. Snider. I doubt I would have come back if it wasn't for him.” THE Captain. The greatest Flyer. My dad's teammate. Just a regular Flin Flon…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #8 - Grant Fuhr 35:41

3+ y ago35:41

35:41

“They all think it's fun and games, and that other problems in life don't exist. Which is not true, sometimes they are amplified.” “You start to think. And as a goalie the worst thing you can do is think” It barely seems fair that the Edmonton Oilers squad from the 1980's, with names like Gretzky, Kurri and Messier, would also have a hall of fame g…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #10 - Bryan Trottier 53:29

3+ y ago53:29

53:29

“Anytime anyone looked at me, he beat the crap out of 'em” “We were young and dumb and i think that helps.” “Thank you, Mario!” I am programmed to hate him. As a Flyers fan Bryan Trottier is on the long list (and growing longer) of players you immediately booed. An Islander. A Penguin. Six Stanley Cups as a player. One more as a coach. I like him n…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #9 - Glen Sather 32:13

3+ y ago32:13

32:13

“If I become the coach of this team, you'll get fired.” “I said to a reporter one day the only thing that's going to stop this team is money.” “You can't punch worth a damn because you couldn't even knock me out when I didn't see it coming.” Player to player-coach to GM to President to Hockey Hall of Fame. An Oilers and Rangers legend. He won a sle…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Bonus #2 - (Happy Mother's Day) 2:52

3+ y ago2:52

2:52

She never got the chance to lace up the skates but she's as tough as anyone who did. Her name isn't on the Cup. But without her, my dad's wouldn't be either. He was a Broad Street Bully. A brute. But that's only half the story of that legendary team and their everlasting impact on the great city of Philadelphia. The other half lies in people like L…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #7 - Reggie and Jamie Leach 52:32

3+ y ago52:32

52:32

"The greatest pure goal scorer I ever saw" - my dad on Reggie Leach My dad used to play hockey. His son used to play hockey. His dad used to play hockey. Both won Stanley Cups. Reggie and Jamie Leach. A great duo doing great work for the First Nation. Both hilarious. One loves Winnipeg as much as I do. Only one was referenced on It's Always Sunny i…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #6 - Brian Boucher 56:40

3+ y ago56:40

56:40

Booooooosh. You probably know the name by the chant. Brian Boucher. A weird goalie in that he's kind of normal. He's an NBC Sports Analyst. He's an NHL Record holder. You might not know that. You definitely don't know he does an impersonation of one of the greatest goalies ever. Brian Boucher. Flyer Great. Get to know him. I'm your host Zak Kindrac…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #5 - Mark Johnson (Miracle on Ice) 41:31

3+ y ago41:31

41:31

"The movie portrayed Herb Brooks as a nice guy. Ha." "He said, if you don't win this one, you're going to take it to your f'ing graves" Mark Johnson. A member of the most inspirational team in Olympic Hockey history. The 1980 Men's US Squad. The Miracle on Ice. Also a former teammate of my dad's. Quite the NHL career too. Not to mention coaching 6 …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #4 - Lou Nolan 47:19

3+ y ago47:19

47:19

"That team, that team loved the fans. Because you know, they weren't millionaires" "So I took the Russians and taught them how to order cheesesteaks." The VOICE. For almost fifty years, Lou Nolan has been the public address announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers. No goals, no assists. But a million stories. Get to know him. He knows the team better …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #3 - Keith Jones 42:20

3+ y ago42:20

42:20

"I used to get to get together with Craig Berube and Dale Hunter and have a few beers and watch other teams” To find their weak spots. Those are some nefarious peers. He was a Pest. It seems like he was a lifetime Flyer. Skilled and tenacious. Such a nice fella, though. You know him. Get to know him better. NBC Sports hockey coverage couldn't live …

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Bonus Episode #1 - (The Podcast Theme Song) 1:38

3+ y ago1:38

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As performed by me, Zak Kindrachuk and my band The Toros. Lyrics: My dad used to play hockey But he don't anymore And when he comes home at night He wants to know the score Of the Flyers game And it's such a shame 'Cause if he played today He'd make much more pay 'Cause 25 years ago My dad used to play hockey His team was really great 'Cause 25 yea…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #2 - Bernie Parent 52:02

3+ y ago52:02

52:02

"The first game I played, I gave up 22 goals." "For two weeks, I was in darkness. In the hospital." "Alcohol became my good friend." "To get one more chance to unite with your fans, that was a beautiful thing." Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent. One of the greatest goalies in NHL history. A Flyers legend. An oddball. Get to know him. Epis…

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My Dad Used to Play Hockey Episode #1 - Dave "The Hammer" Schultz 49:38

3+ y ago49:38

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"The worst game I ever had to play was when I was traded to LA and came back to Philly." "People thought I couldn't wait to fight. I hated fighting. Hated it." "I felt like a wounded warrior, and that's how I became an alcoholic." He's a two time Stanley Cup Champion and a member of the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame. Get to know him. #8 opens up…

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