Podcasts by A Great Day for Hockey Talk

Episode 2: Hockey Strategy and Stories with Scotty Bowman from 2022-04-20T05:51:55.273340

Hockey legend Scotty Bowman joins Paul Steigerwald on the second episode of A Great Day for Hockey Talk. Scotty and Steigy talk about a variety of topics, including some of Scotty's favorite sto...

Episode 4: Cups, Call-ups, and Coaches with Colby Armstrong and Max Talbot from 2022-04-20T05:51:55.268839

Colby Armstrong and Max Talbot join Paul Steigerwald on this week's edition of A Great Day for Hockey Talk. The guys talk about what it was like playing under former Penguins coach Michel Therri...

Episode 9: The Glue Guys with Phil Bourque, Bob Errey, and Troy Loney from 2022-04-20T05:51:55.259798

Bob Errey, Phil Bourque, and Troy Loney are legendary Penguins role players. They are Penguins through and through. They embody the entire history of the Penguins, having played in some of the d...

Episode 10: Sergei Gonchar from 2022-04-20T05:51:55.257348

Some other highlights include:

- Reflections of his formative years growing up in Chelyabinsk, in the  Soviet Union
- His first season with Penguins after he signed a five year contra...

Episode 12: Darius Kasparaitis from 2022-04-20T05:51:55.251716

But before he was a hero, he was a villain, mostly because of the way he antagonized Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr when he was a member of the NY Islanders in the 1993 playoffs. But he was welc...

Episode 18: Rick Tocchet from 2020-05-26T15:31:44

Highlights include:

• Tocchet’s memories of joining a new team and replacing Mark Recchi, a popular player he would later befriend.
• His special role as Mario Le...
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Episode 17: Harnarayan Singh from 2020-04-23T16:00:32

Highlights include:­­

• Singh’s childhood dreams of becoming a nationally known hockey announcer in Canada­.
• The story of how he blurted out Bonino’s name sever...
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Episode 16: The Miracle on Ice from 2020-02-22T19:11:08

Highlights include:

• Former Penguins General Manager Craig Patrick’s account of his time as the team’s assistant coach and his relationship with relationship with legendary coach Herb ...
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Episode 15: The Resiliency of the Penguins from 2020-01-21T21:21:15

Highlights include:

• A conversation with Pens assistant coach Mark Recchi and his linemates John Cullen and Kevin Stevens, the famous “option line“ formed by coach Bad...
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Episode 14: Bob Berry from 2019-12-14T20:14:52

Other highlights include:
-his reflections on growing up in Montreal as a fan of the Canadiens
-Reference to his time as a professional wide receiver in CFL
-Life in LA as a playe...

Episode 13: John Buccigross from 2019-11-26T17:30:28

Other highlights include:

-How he was born in Pittsburgh, PA and given up for adoption

-How he was adopted by a couple from Boston and raised in Indiana, PA and Steubenville, OH

Episode 11: Mike "Doc" Emrick from 2019-10-25T16:03:57

Highlights include:

-Doc recounts his early days as a cub reporter covering the Penguins for the Beaver County Times
-His subsequent rise through college and minor league hockey to th...

Episode 8: Memories, Milestones, and a Miracle with Mark Johnson from 2019-03-20T17:55

Mark Johnson is an American Sports Legend. His last name is synonymous with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ten years before his father, Badger Bob Johnson, became coach of the Penguins, Mark joined th...

Episode 7: Bench Boss, Broadcasting, and a Brave Battle with Eddie Olczyk from 2019-02-15T12:34

Eddie Olczyk joins Paul Steigerwald on this week's edition of A Great Day for Hockey Talk.

Highlights include:
-Edzo reflecting back on his time as a player in Pittsburgh
-Tal...

Episode 6: Remembering the remarkable '09 Stanley Cup Run with Rob Scuderi and Hal Gill from 2018-12-26T20:31

Hal "Skillsy" Gill, and Rob "The Piece" Scuderi, or bits and pieces as they referred to themselves, were a vital defensive tandem for the 2009 Stanley Cup Champions. Each of them talks about what...

Episode 5: Penguins' Past and Present with Pierre McGuire from 2018-11-19T17:27

Pierre McGuire joins Paul Steigerwald on this week's edition of A Great Day for Hockey Talk. Pierre reveals how he met Scotty Bowman how he was hired by the Penguins in 1990. He also discusses what...

Episode 3: Looking Back with Lemieux's Linemates from 2018-10-18T14:30

It’s been 30 years since Mario Lemieux scored a career-high 199 points in 1988-1989, the most remarkable statistical season in Penguins history. So it’s only appropriate that this week’s version of...

Episode 1: Summer and Sports Stars with Sidney Crosby from 2018-09-28T15:01:17

Sidney Crosby joins Paul Steigerwald on the inaugural episode of A Great Day for Hockey Talk. Sid discusses how the game has evolved over the years, his summer travels around the world, and how ...