Episode 26: The Return!!!

ITS FINALLY HERE!!! The 2023 Schaumburg Hockey League Stanley Cup Final Draft has been completed by Captains Charlie Borta for the Seattle Kraken & Jake Ratner for the Vegas Golden Knights. The teams are drafted, the trades have been made, & the stage is set for Saturday, June 24th 2023 at 7:30PM CT. Charlie also joins Mike for some belated NHL news & a preview of what is to come for Talking Pylons.

Rat & Mike interview “Big Luke” on his playing career, his SHL referee career & his coaching tactics with CHIEFS Hockey. Lots of NHL talk that ties into the Pond of the Pod & some other important hockey notes.

Rat & Mike break down the super bowl & a lot of fighting in the NHL. Mike sits down with classmate & friend, Dre, to promote his Godz Amongst Men podcast, his sports knowledge & his first time at an NHL game! The boys wrap things up with a very important & sentimental message, Pond of the Pod & Missing the Mark. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-pylons/id1549622663 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3snedONV32OjUki3KvdkVO?si=086c0bafbcff4147 YouTube: https://youtu.be/p_UHR8RftN0 https://youtu.be/ZzVmpTAJPDM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons_podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_napoletano/ https://www.instagram.com/ratner_14/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeNapoletano

The Pylons welcome to the show hockey player & Fall Out Boy-distant-acquaintance Rob Pesce. A very lively & fun personality while also bringing his hockey knowledge to the table in NHL talk which included the 2023 All Star Game festivities, Pond of the Pod, Hannah’s Russian Word of the Week, Super Bowl 57 predictions, & so much more! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-pylons/id1549622663 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3snedONV32OjUki3KvdkVO?si=086c0bafbcff4147 YouTube: https://youtu.be/p_UHR8RftN0 https://youtu.be/ZzVmpTAJPDM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons_podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_napoletano/ https://www.instagram.com/ratner_14/ https://instagram.com/hannaharbit/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeNapoletano https://twitter.com/hannah_arbit

This week, the podcast crew had the opportunity to sit down with Chiefs and Bruins forward Michael Miro who came on to talk about his outrageous Tinder account, roller hockey, and ice hockey. Mike Napoletano also got a chance to sit down with Diane Denise whose father, Ted Damata, was a sports writer for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1960s & 70s & was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Both amazing interviews were followed up by, NHL & SHL news, a Pond of the Pod, Missing the Mark, & Hannah Arbitman’s latest segment where she gives fans the Russian word of the week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-pylons/id1549622663 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3snedONV32OjUki3KvdkVO?si=086c0bafbcff4147 YouTube: https://youtu.be/p_UHR8RftN0 https://youtu.be/ZzVmpTAJPDM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons_podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_napoletano/ https://www.instagram.com/ratner_14/ https://instagram.com/hannaharbit/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeNapoletano https://twitter.com/hannah_arbit

The Pylons' crew returns to full-strength for an epic interview with Tony "TLO" who is a man of many titles; from Comcast Sportsnet reporter, to producer & co-host of a boxing podcast, The Parley with Kendall Gill, & even commissioner for the Hoops of Promise baseketball league, this man does it all! The group recaps their week, has an amazing chat with the Illinois Media School teacher & then jump into a whole slew(foot) of NHL occurrences within the past week, a very "Chicago" Pond of the Pod & Missing the Mark! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-pylons/id1549622663 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3snedONV32OjUki3KvdkVO?si=086c0bafbcff4147 https://open.spotify.com/show/6F1ujaHngepXc8eekzFBY3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/p_UHR8RftN0 https://youtu.be/ZzVmpTAJPDM https://youtu.be/rh163f-8REo https://youtube.com/@tloonair https://youtube.com/@theparley15 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons_podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_napoletano/ https://www.instagram.com/ratner_14/ https://instagram.com/hannaharbit/ https://instagram.com/tlotvshow/ https://instagram.com/theparley/ https://instagram.com/dividepod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeNapoletano https://twitter.com/hannah_arbit https://twitter.com/tlotvshow https://twitter.com/parleyshow

The boys sit down with University of Illinois hockey forward Jackson Dieden for an outstanding interview previewing his January 13th outdoor game in Rosemont & the future of SHL hockey. The boys jump into NHL talk, World Juniors, Pond of the Pod which is the NHL Winter Classic, & Missing the Mark picks. Happy New Year everyone! R33M Website & Donation Link: https://www.r33m.org Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-pylons/id1549622663 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3snedONV32OjUki3KvdkVO?si=086c0bafbcff4147 YouTube: https://youtu.be/p_UHR8RftN0 https://youtu.be/ZzVmpTAJPDM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons_podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_napoletano/ https://www.instagram.com/ratner_14/ https://instagram.com/jjd.20/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeNapoletano

It's been a week of emotional rollercoasters for the entire Talking Pylons Podcast family. We will just leave it at that. Please watch & listen to the episode to learn more.  NHL Talk, Pond of the Pod, Missing the Mark & more! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkingpylonspodcast https://youtu.be/p_UHR8RftN0 https://youtu.be/ZzVmpTAJPDM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons_podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_napoletano/ https://www.instagram.com/ratner_14/ https://www.instagram.com/hannaharbit/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hannah_arbit https://twitter.com/MikeNapoletano

Talking Pylons is back for good baby!!! Still working out the kinks & wiping away the dust, but we will be back in weekly action!

Mike & Mark talk to Alternate Captain, Rookie, & Stanley Cup Champion Jake Ratner who also happened to take home the Buff Memorial Trophy as the 2021 MVP. Rat & the California Golden Seals won the game 18-12 & the boys also discuss what this game means for the future of their hockey careers & the Schaumburg Hockey League itself. Talking Pylons is brought to you by: No Name HockeyCompany- https://www.nonamehockey.co​ Anchor Podcast App- Anchor.fm SLAM Vintage- https://www.depop.com/slamvintagetruth/​ and Rosie O’Reilly’s Irish Pub & Grub YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/schaumburghockeyleague  https://www.youtube.com/talkingpylonspodcast  https://www.youtube.com/slamvintage​ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jofadusters/​ https://www.facebook.com/mikenapoletano/​ https://www.facebook.com/markkrezminski/​ https://www.facebook.com/marc.levesque/​ https://www.facebook.com/nonamehockey/​ https://www.facebook.com/rosieoreillys/​ https://www.facebook.com/jake.ratner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking_pylons​ https://instagram.com/ratner_3 https://instagram.com/mike_napoletano​ https://instagram.com/mark_the_baller26​ https://instagram.com/marcthetruth​ https://instagram.com/slamvtg​ https://instagram.com/nonamehockeyco​ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Schaumburghky​ https://www.twitter.com/mikenapoletano​ https://www.twitter.com/mark26baller​ https://twitter.com/marclevesque​ https://twitter.com/jratner87 https://www.twitter.com/nonamehockeyco