Podcasts by View From the Penalty Box (Classic Hockey Stories)

VFTPB 51: Cam shares when he spotted a UFO; What happened to the Oilers; Montreal/Toronto Game 6 from 2021-05-28T23:54:39

We have a fun podcast today where Cam Connor covers a range of topics including:

-An update on the Montreal Canadiens/Toronto Maple Leafs playoff series -What will it be like for the Habs...

VFTPB 50: Cam gets Candid about that Double Overtime Goal from 2021-05-20T22:36:24

With our 50th episode coinciding with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens finally meeting (after over 40 years in the playoffs), a lot of fans have remembered Cam Connor's double over...

VFTPB 49: Tom Wilson 'hit'; Cole Caufield comparisons&Remembering Bart Wilson from 2021-05-04T20:38:30

-Cam had to comment on the Tom Wilson/Artemi Panarin incident, which Cam calls a "chicken sh!t move".

-Followers had been reaching out to Cam saying Cole Caufield's story is similar to Ca...

VFTPB 48: Remembering teammates that passed; Roddy Piper documentary; NHL/COVID from 2021-04-25T04:37:01

Cam's excited about the upcoming Roddy Piper documentary airing on A&E on Sunday, April 25. Cam was interviewed for the show and shares his thoughts on what we can expect.

Other topics in...

VFTPB 47: Cam Connor watches Slap Shot and provides a 2 hour commentary! from 2021-01-04T07:42:54

We bring you a special 2 hour episode where Cam Connor revisits the movie Slap Shot and provides a running commentary of the movie.

Through stories, Cam remembers this era and in fact wat...

VFTPB 46: Why Cam had to turn off the recent Canada juniors game; Helping his friend get to play one pro hockey game from 2020-12-29T08:02:19

We have a short episode, but wanted to record an episode so we could announce what our next special episode will be about. Also, SORRY for the audio issues, we had to borrow a microphone to reco...

Podcast Episode 45: Did Mike Tyson inspire Cam to take a fight at age 65; Roddy Piper asking Cam to compete as a WWF tag team; Best hockey books from 2020-12-14T17:25:19

We have a packed episode where Cam covers everything from Mike Tyson, to bench brawls and remembers some of the players he played with. Topic list below:

Here's the Bobby Orr book Cam men...

VFTPB 44: Cam's back to discuss NHL hockey during COVID, thoughts on Guy Lafleur and can hockey make it in the UK from 2020-11-30T07:20:41

After a bit of break, Cam's back and he discusses hockey during COVID including Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup and lots of hockey opinions and stories.

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VFTPB 43: Cam reunites with the toughest player he ever fought: Kim Clackson from 2020-06-05T06:20:54

Cam interviews his first guest of the podcast.

Over 45 years later, Cam reconnects with Kim Clackson, a player Cam considers one of the toughest to ever play hockey.

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VFTPB 42: Hockey in July; Scariest Stick Fight Cam's Ever Seen; Tributes to John Hughes&Tom Webster from 2020-04-27T18:26:58

What's Cam been up to during this pandemic and what are his thoughts on hockey in July? He also shares his thoughts on the passing of his former coach, Tom Webster, and his teammate John Hughes....

VFTPB 41: Zamboni Driver plays in the NHL; Jets player gets robbed&stripped to his underwear and why the US winning a gold medal in hockey was bad for Cam's career from 2020-02-26T05:05:59

Cam was particularly touched by the Zamboni driver, David Ayres, playing in an NHL game so he discusses this moment and asked if anything like that ever happened when he played.

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VFTPB 40: The Battle of Alberta and how Gary Bettman has taken the toughness out of hockey from 2020-02-04T06:17:03

After the big Battle of Alberta game between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, Cam had to post a quick podcast on his thoughts on the game and how Gary Bettman has taken away the toughness...

VFTPB 39: Cam opens up about a health scare; Cheating in hockey; Kassian/Tkachuk fight from 2020-01-22T16:39:44

Topics include:

• Cam talks about losing both parents in three months and shares a couple hockey stories about his mom
  • One story includes a street fight Cam had where his mom tried t...
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VFTPB 38: Bill Peters&Abuse in Hockey; A Coach Confronts Steve Durbano;&Taping Nickles to Your Knuckles? from 2019-12-02T06:42:07

Stories include:

• How is Cam's Stanley Cup prediction team doing two months into the season?
• Bill ...
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VFTPB 37: Don Cherry's Firing; Why Cam didn't want to play in Winnipeg; Remembering Don Larway from 2019-11-15T06:14:31

Stories Include:

• Cam's thoughts on Don Cherry being fired
  • What was Don Cherry like as a coach
  • The legacy of Don Cherry
• Remembering teammate Don...
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VFTPB 36: Cam's Surprising Hockey Idol; Brashear Working at Tim Hortons and Survivor Snakes from 2019-10-31T06:05:53

Stories include:

• A one month check in on the current NHL season, would Cam Connor change his Stanley Cup pick? What times have caught his eye?
• A Paul Baxter update - we got ...
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VFTPB 35: Witnessing a Coach's drug bust; thoughts on Guy Lafleur/Larry Hale; and more classic stories from 2019-10-17T05:18:24

Stories include:

-Cam talks about one of his coach's who got taken out of the dressing room by thugs collecting on a drug debt

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VFTPB 34: Cam recalls a fight he had that would have banned him for life (with today's rules) and new season predictions from 2019-10-08T05:23:43

We're back for episode 34. Topics include:

-Recapping the St Louis Blues Stanley Cup win (since we were on summer hiatus)

-Early predictions for the upcoming hockey season, what te...

VFTPB 33: Stanley Cup finals; Dave Tippett as Oilers coach&why Cam wears shoulder pads from 1980 from 2019-05-29T15:39

It's the Stanley Cup finals and Cam Connor is back to discuss the most exciting week of hockey and make some more predictions. The show starts with Cam talking about his recent Twitter photo of...

VFTPB 32: Playoff update; More crazy Steve Durbano stories;&Ken Holland as the Oilers new GM from 2019-05-06T03:26

It's been a busy few weeks for Cam Connor so he brings us up to speed on a few fun projects he's been involved in, including one on Rowdy Roddy Piper's biography special. As Steve Durbano stories ...

VFTPB 31: Stanley Cup Predictions, Tobi Rieder/Bob Nicholson Drama and Scams from 2019-03-25T03:56

Cam Connor makes his annual Stanley Cup predictions. He did pretty well last year with Las Vegas Golden Knights, how will this year's prediction turn out? Topics include: -Cam talks about the Edmo...

VFTPB 30: Steve Durbano (Steve 'Mental Case' Durbano), bench brawls&Muhammad Ali's Shorts from 2019-02-11T06:00

We're back for Episode 30 and it's a Steve Durbano podcast episode and bench brawls! Cam Connor's name has been brought up over the past week as hockey fans and analysts predict that Montreal Cana...

VFTPB 29: What's really behind the chaos with the Edmonton Oilers? Cam shares a small inside scoop. from 2019-01-28T01:40

Cam discusses what's wrong in Edmonton (fired coach, fired GM) and even has a small inside scoop on what's wrong in the lockerroom. Cam talks about whether Connor McDavid is wasting his time in Ed...

VFTPB 28: Best Stories of 2018 from 2018-12-31T23:11

Here are some of our favorite stories from 2018. New episodes to follow soon. Hope everyone has a great 2019. Email: viewfromthepenaltybox@gmail.com Twitter: twitter.com/CamConnorNHL Instagram: ww...

VFTPB 27: Cam reviews the NHL season so far, hazing stories and connects to some old teammates from 2018-11-26T05:05

Listeners have asked for Cam Connor to talk about some current hockey so he shares his thoughts on the NHL season so far and talks about some of the current players, including Jonathan Toews, Patri...

VFTPB 26: That Paul Coffey tweet and other classic stories from 2018-10-29T04:28

Cam shares the story that went viral on Twitter - Paul Coffey's act of kindness towards one of the Humboldt Broncos families. We celebrate the podcast going Top 20 of all genres on iTunes Canada! ...

VFTPB 25: Cam makes his Stanley Cup champ prediction and pointers for coaching kids hockey from 2018-10-08T22:07

Cam Connor and his son Kristofer are back and talk about what they did this summer - Cam did a lot of golf and Kris recalls his golf trauma. Kris has a story about Steve Martin & Martin Short. Kr...

VFTPB 24: Cam shares the details on his $67 million lawsuit&thoughts on the Stanley Cup playoffs from 2018-06-19T15:48

Our last podcast of the hockey season is a doozy as Cam shares the sad story of being sued for $67 million and losing. Also his thoughts on: -The Washington Capitals winning the Cup -Alexander Ove...

VFTPB 23: Thoughts on the Stanley Cup finals, a hockey player who eats glass&$100 bets from 2018-05-28T22:00

Cam shares his thoughts on the 2018 Stanley Cup finals and who he thinks will win between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals. Cam and Kris attended a screening of the Flin Fl...

VFTPB 22: Goon vs Enforcer and Cam shares some real talk from 2018-05-07T21:34

Cam and Kris are back and are sifting through the View from the Penalty Box mailbag. Cam starts with his thoughts on the playoffs so far, including the Winnipeg Jets and Las Vegas Golden Knights. ...

VFTPB 21: A tribute to Humboldt Broncos, sharing junior hockey stories from 2018-04-17T15:44

We're back with a new episode dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos. Cam shares his thoughts on this tragedy and offers his insight and shares some stories on his time playing junior hockey and taking...

VFTPB 20: Top 5 (or more!) Best Players Cam Played With from 2018-03-07T05:29

-Cam runs into Wayne Gretzky and shares his encounter with the Great One. -Cam remembers his first NHL goal -A listener asks how to improve the Edmonton Oilers (take a drink when Cam can't pronou...

VFTPB 19: Why Was Cam Connor Banned from Playing Hockey in Finland and other hockey tales from 2018-02-12T05:01

Cam's off to catch a flight, but not before he shares some more interesting hockey stories including: -Why was Cam banned from playing hockey in Finland? -Cam shares what he did with the jerseys he...

VFTPB 18: Hockey Injuries - Some of the worst Cam Connor has had and has seen in his career from 2018-02-05T04:48

Cam and Kris talk about some new developments with their podcast and Cam answers a whole bunch of questions on everything from fighting to altering equipment to fight better to what's a better stic...

VFTPB 17: Cam Connor talks Concussions and Injuries from 2018-01-22T06:16

You asked and we listened, a new line of View from the Penalty Box merchandise is now available here: www.viewfromthepenaltybox.com/merch In today's episode, Kris talks about knocking out his fron...

VFTPB 16: Top 5 Toughest Players Cam Connor Has Fought from 2018-01-14T18:31

We're back from the holiday break. In this episode, Cam Connor lists the top 5 fighters he has ever fought and shares some stories of these players and the fights that happened. Stories include:...

VFTPB 15: Best of Cam Connor's stories in 2017 from 2017-12-19T19:23

As we take a break for the holidays, we're leaving you with some of Cam's best stories from 2017. Where else can you find stories on: -John Cena, John Gotti, Wayne Gretzky, Montreal Canadiens, win...

VFTPB 14: Cam Connor Answers Listener Questions from 2017-12-11T04:14

We've received a lot of questions, so episode 15 is dedicated to answering some of these questions. Topics include: -Cam recounts a fight where he ended up getting chased by a guy carrying a doubl...

VFTPB 13: Saying Goodbye to Hockey (Why Cam Retired) from 2017-12-04T04:22

Cam Connor discusses why he ended his hockey career and the injuries surrounding that decision, which included a broken back. Questions and topics include: -Why did it take two years for Cam's bro...

VFTPB 12: WHA (PART 2)&Gordie Howe from 2017-11-28T03:49

Finishing up Cam Connor's thoughts on the WHA - the once 'rival league' of the NHL. Episode highlights include: -Playing with the legendary Gordie Howe & his two sons, Mark and Marty -Question abo...

VFTPB 11: WHA - World Hockey Association (Part 1) from 2017-11-20T06:02

A must listen episode where Cam Connor shares his thoughts on what was the NHL's rival league - the World Hockey Association (WHA). Was it really a rival league, what made the WHA work and what led...

VFTPB 10: Edmonton Oilers (Part 2) from 2017-11-07T04:48

Finishing up Cam Connor's time with the Edmonton Oilers, Cam talks about some of the players he played with from Mark Messier to Kevin Lowe to Wayne Gretzky and Lee Fogolin. Cam also discusses his...

VFTPB 9: Edmonton Oilers (Part 1) from 2017-10-31T04:14

Cam Connor also played for the Edmonton Oilers during their rookie NHL year and with a team of future all stars. The episode starts with reading some feedback from listeners and answering listener...

VFTPB 8: New York Rangers (Part 2) from 2017-10-23T04:51

Finishing up Cam's time with the New York Rangers. Cam shares stories about: -Phil Esposito and what he learned from playing with him -A hilarious story about calling the wrong number (don't want ...

VFTPB 7: New York Rangers (Part 1) from 2017-10-16T04:56

Cam talks about his time playing for the New York Rangers and what is was like to live in New York in 1980s (including meeting Madonna and another mafia run in). Topics include: -Finding out he wa...

VFTPB 6: Montreal Canadiens (Part 2) from 2017-10-02T04:45

Part 2 discusses Cam's time with the Montreal Canadiens. We cover some fascinating topics including: -Pranks while in the lockerroom and who was the prankster of the Canadiens? -What cringeworthy ...

VFTPB 5: Montreal Canadiens (Part 1) from 2017-09-25T04:22

Cam discusses what it was like to play for the Montreal Canadiens during their dynasty years and with 9 legendary hockey players that ended up making the Hockey Hall of Fame. -What was it like to ...

VFTPB 4: Rowdy Roddy Piper (Part 2: Saying Goodbye) from 2017-09-17T04:29

Cam first answers some questions from the listeners: -Who is the best enforcer/fighter past or present in the NHL? -What was it like hanging out with Andre the Giant? Cam then continues his remem...

VFTPB 3: Rowdy Roddy Piper (Part 1: The Early Years) from 2017-09-10T21:30

Cam shares his favorite stories of his friendship with wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper. In part 1, Cam talks about the early years with Rod, including how they met - by brawling of course. From hitchhik...

VFTPB 2: Wayne Gretzky. Cam shares his best Gretzky stories&why Cam took figuring skating lessons from 2017-09-05T03:22

Cam shares some behind the scene stories of his time with Wayne Gretzky, including the time Glen Sather asked him to take a young Gretzky out for drinks. He also mixes in a great Kevin Lowe story a...

VFTPB 1: Cam Connor Discusses the Biggest Regret of his Career: Choosing the WHA over the NHL from 2017-08-29T04:23

Welcome to the first episode of the View from the Penalty Box with former NHL hockey player Cam Connor. This episode is a quick introduction of what the View from the Penalty Box with Cam Connor is...