JOHN TORTORELLA FIRED BY FLYERS | EMERGENCY PODCAST

Legendary NHL fighter Brian McGrattan joined Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre in studio for an interview! Gratts talks to us about a couple cool pictures from his playing career, what he’s up to these days, his previous role in Player Development with the Calgary Flames, hockey players and enforcers struggling off the ice, Brian’s breaking point, how he became a better fighter in the second half of a career, and the art of fighting. Moving ahead we discuss McGrattan getting drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, a bad knee injury, getting a tryout with the Ottawa Senators, and playing with Dennis Bonvie and Stu Grimson. We also talk about the rivalry between the Binghamton Senators and Philadelphia Phantoms, the legendary brawl involving Ray Emery and Neil Little, some hilarious Emery stories, and the line brawl between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks and John Tortorella. Wrapping up McGrattan unpacks the end of his hockey career playing in the AHL and overseas, Steve Downie’s hit on Dean McAmmond, the role of enforcers, policing the game, and McGrattan playing on 6 different teams in junior hockey. Before we go, Brian tells us about where he’s at today physically and spiritually, how yoga helps him, and his thoughts on youth hockey today.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre react to the breaking news of the Philadelphia Flyers firing head coach John Tortorella.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the funniest players in the history of hockey Keith Yandle joined us this week! Before we get to our interview, Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre start the show talking about what they’re up to and how they spent their birthdays. Jumping into some hockey talk they discuss the Flyers 1-6-0 homestand, Travis Konecny’s struggles, and the Flyers front office sticking to the rebuild plan. Jumping around the NHL we discuss the tight playoff races, Brayden Schenn’s 1000th game celebration, and Bob “The Hound” Kelly retiring. Former Coyotes, Rangers, Panthers, and Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle joined us for a hilarious interview. Yands starts off by talking to us about what he’s up to these days, recently joining Spittin’ Chiclets, he admits how he was hard to manage in the locker room and being high maintenance, and how Yandle was able to break the NHL Iron Man record. Jumping into his Coyotes days we discuss the White Out in Phoenix in the 2012 playoffs, playing with Paul Bissonnette and Ilya Bryzgalov, and having Wayne Gretzky as a coach. Wrapping up the interview we talk about Keith’s last season playing with the Flyers, the culture, not living up the expectations, and playing with Scott Laughton, Nick Seeler, and his best friend Kevin Hayes. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derek and Riley start the show discussing what the Philadelphia Flyers did at the NHL Trade Deadline, including trading Scott Laughton to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Andrei Kuzmenko to the Los Angeles Kings, and Erik Johnson back to the Colorado Avalanche. Moving along we discuss the Flyers awful homestand, Cam York being scratched and his comments towards John Tortorella, and the current Eastern Conference standings. Before we get to our interview we talk about Brad Marchand’s trade to the Florida Panthers, and Mikko Rantanen flipped to the Dallas Stars. Jumping into our interview, Flyers scout Mark Greig joins us! Greig discusses the excitement heading into this summer’s NHL Entry Draft, how the talent in the 2025 draft compares to others, and if there are players that project to be first line centers in the draft. We also talk about how to evaluate players ceilings, the player’s character and mental makeup, the NHL Combine, finding late sleepers, and how important this draft is for the Flyers rebuild. Getting into Greig more personally, he tells us when he decided he wanted to be a scout, battles in the war room, Mark’s children Dara, Kyra, and Ridley Greig’s hockey careers, Mark’s pro hockey playing career, Derek’s time with Mark with the Phantoms, and we share a ton of legendary stories from the AHL, down the shore, Craig Berube, and more!Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hall of Fame NHL defenseman Chris Pronger joined us for an interview for a second time! Before we hop on with Prongs, Riley and Derek start the show discussing Derek’s son’s recent games, Pavel Datsyuk’s flute, and Max Talbot night in Pittsburgh. Jumping into some Flyers talk, Riles and Nasty talk about the overtime loss to the Penguins, OT win vs the Jets, loss to the Flames, Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost’s return to Philly, recent games from Ivan Fedotov, Matvei Michkov, Jamie Drysdale and more! Moving ahead we discuss the Flyers possible trade deadline moves including the possibility of flipping Andrei Kuzmenko, trading Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen, and talk about a recent report that the Flyers have had no progress extending Can York. Before we chat with Chris, Riggs and Nast talk about some of the big injuries across the league. Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Chris Pronger joined us for an interview. Prongs talks to us about what he’s up to these days, public speaking, and overcoming failure. Getting into some hockey talk we discuss how successful 4 Nations was, Elias Pettersson and the drama with the Canucks, Captain Brayden Schenn reaching 1000 games, and playing with Sergei Bobrovsky. Finishing up our interview with Chris we talk about Friday’s trade deadline and the Flyers plans with Scott Laughton, his thoughts on the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs, and John Tortorella and if that could affect free agents coming to Philly. First time Pronger was on: https://youtu.be/Pc81zxYqrj8Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NHL winger Colby Armstrong from Spittin Chiclets joined the pod this week! Before we hop on with Army, Riley and Derek start the show discussing Canada beating USA in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, McDavid scoring the game winning goal, Jordan Binnington coming up clutch. Moving along we talk about the Flyers 3 game winning streak, Philly’s win against Edmonton, Michkov Couturier and Tippett’s line, catching up with Sidney Crosby, Kevin Hayes, and Mike Rupp, Cates, Brink and Foerster’s line, and Ovi watch now down to 12 goals. Jumping into our guest interview, Colby Armstrong joins us to discuss the MANY different media jobs he does including analyst for the Penguins, TNT, Sportsnet and more! Going ahead we talk about Colby’s introduction into skating, Colby’s brother Riley who currently works for the Flyers, playing for Brent Suter in the WHL, a legendary story from his first ever junior game, using the green Reebok stick with holes in it. Moving along Colby tells us about playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, rivalry with the Phantoms, getting called up to Pittsburgh, playing with Sidney Crosby, and a funny story of him getting traded to Atlanta. Finishing up the Armdog talks about playing with Ilya Kovalchuk, playing in Toronto with the Maple Leafs, and playing with Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riley and Derek start the show recapping the 4 Nations Face-Off so far, previewing Canada vs USA championship game, starting a game with 3 fights in 9 seconds, the Tkachuk brothers, Crosby’s effort level, Team Sweden and Sam Ersson, injuries piling up, and Tom Wilson. After that, Philadelphia Flyers LEGENDARY captain Mike Richards returns to the show for a 3rd time, as we debut our new segment “Captain’s Corner." Richie talks about the wild first game between Canada and USA at 4 Nations, the fights to start the game, and his experience losing to USA early in the 2010 Olympics but beating them in the gold medal game. Moving along we discuss the impressive team defense between USA and Canada and star players taking lesser roles in events like these, how he expects Thursday’s championship game to start, playing with Drew Doughty and his performance this tournament, and the leadership that was in the 2010 Canada Olympic team he was apart of. Wrapping up the interview we discuss if there are any players who didn’t make 4 Nations that should’ve, and we give our official predictions for Thursday night’s championship game. Finishing up the episode Nasty and Riles answer fan submitted questions. Visit klyrrum.com/shop and use code Nasty2023 for 35% off your order. Pennsylvania residents only.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riley and Derek start the show discussing the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl win, the Ed Snider Pro-Am Game, and Michael Leighton’s induction into the AHL Hall of Fame. They get into some Flyers talk, discussing losing to the Capitals and beating the Penguins, Ovechkin getting closer to Gretzky’s goal record, Michkov vs Ovi, and Andrei Kuzmenko’s Flyers debut. Former Flyers winger Arron Asham joined us for a second time! Ash talks to us about coaching youth hockey in New York, the Islanders hot streak, Ilya Sorokin and Tony DeAngelo stepping up, the Rangers starting to play better, Matt Rempe, some of the toughest guys in the NHL, the affect tough guys have on superstars comfort level, Ryan Hartman’s recent suspension. Moving along in the interview Asham tells some funny stories about the Vandermeer brothers, his thoughts on Tage Thompson getting hit in the head and the Sabres lack of response, a story from his first year in Philadelphia when they had to run 2 miles, playing for Craig Berube, his opinion if the Islanders will make any more moves, his Stanley Cup prediction, his thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, and his excitement on the 4 Nations Face-Off. Finishing up the show Nasty and Riles answer fan submitted questions. First time Asham was on: https://youtu.be/MCvfzHA2NvsFor a chance to win an autographed Snider jersey worn by one of the Flyers players as they enter into the Legacy Game AND two suite tickets to the Snider Suite (ClubSuite D) + One (1) VIP Parking Pass to a mutually agreed upon game in the 2024-25 season, sign up for the Snider email list here: https://sniderhockey.org/contact/ and fill out the information and fill in "Nasty Knuckles" into the "message" option.Visit klyrrum.com/shop and use code Nasty2023 for 35% off your order. Pennsylvania residents only.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riley and Derek begin the show discussing the flu bug going around and Riley actually showing up to mens league last week. Diving into some hockey talk they discuss the Philadelphia Flyers trading Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, and draft picks. Ryan Pinder from FlamesNation joined us for an interview! Ryan gives us his perspective on the Flyers/Flames trade, insight on Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier, and his thoughts on Farabee and Frost so far. Before he leaves us, Ryan also talks to us about Dustin Wolf, and if he thinks the Flames make any more trades before the deadline. Back in the stu Nasty and Riles discuss the affect trading two locker room favorite has on a team, Tuesday night’s loss against Utah, Tony DeAngelo joining the Islanders, James van Riemsdyk’s tough night, Tage Thompson getting hit in the head and the Sabres embarrassing response, and Ryan Hartman’s suspension. Moving along they discuss a ton of injuries around the NHL to some big name players at the moment, and all the different trades over the last couple weeks, including Rantanen to Carolina for Necas, JT Miller going back to the Rangers from the Canucks, Vancouver getting Marcus Pettersson from Pittsburgh, and Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci going from the Sharks to the Stars. Finishing up the show Nasty and Riggs answer fan submitted questions.For a chance to win an autographed Snider jersey worn by one of the Flyers players as they enter into the Legacy Game AND two suite tickets to the Snider Suite (ClubSuite D) + One (1) VIP Parking Pass to a mutually agreed upon game in the 2024-25 season, sign up for the Snider email list here: https://sniderhockey.org/contact/ and fill out the information and fill in "Nasty Knuckles" into the "message" option.Visit klyrrum.com/shop and use code Nasty2023 for 35% off your order. Pennsylvania residents only.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riley and Derek start the show talking about haircuts and mens league. Jumping into some Flyers talk we discuss the Flyers hot streak, Sam Ersson’s strong recent stretch, defense getting better, Scott Laughton’s absence, Ryan Poehling’s injury, Rodrigo Abols NHL debut, Ivan Fedotov officially being the NHL backup to Ersson, and some notes from Danny Briere’s recent press conference involving Rasmus Ristolainen, Jett Luchanko, and Oliver Bonk. Moving around the league Nasty and Riles talk about Jordan Staal reaching 1300 NHL games played and Mitch Marner scoring his 700th career NHL point, Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers’ suspensions and send our best wishes to Zack MacEwen. Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Derian Hatcher joined us for an interview! Big Hatch talks to us about what he’s up to these days, becoming half owner and coach of the Sarnia Sting in the OHL, coaching Travis Konecny, his coaching style and things he took from coaches he played for, his thoughts on the current Flyers team and John Tortorella, and the old NHL vs the new NHL. Moving over to his playing career we discuss starting out with the Stars, the leadership group they had, being named captain, playing with his brother, playing for Team USA in the World Cup and Olympics, and fighting. We wrap up the interview with Derian giving us his thoughts on the job Danny Briere and Keith Jones are currently doing, playing in Philly, and his incident with Sidney Crosby. David Feldman from Bare Knuckle Fight Championship (BKFC) joined us in studio to tell us about the event happening at Wells Fargo Center Saturday night, how he started BKFC, his passion for it, and more! Check out www.bkfc.com for more info! Wrapping up the episode Rigs and Nasty answer fan submitted questions. For a chance to win an autographed Snider jersey worn by one of the Flyers players as they enter into the Legacy Game AND two suite tickets to the Snider Suite (ClubSuite D) + One (1) VIP Parking Pass to a mutually agreed upon game in the 2024-25 season, sign up for the Snider email list here: https://sniderhockey.org/contact/ and fill out the information and fill in "Nasty Knuckles" into the "message" option.Visit klyrrum.com/shop and use code Nasty2023 for 35% off your order. Pennsylvania residents only.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.