Matthew Tkachuk

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche, a buccaneering, avant garde young gun able to employ creativity and explosiveness to change the course of games. Skills he's developed thanks to a "growth mindset" and the burning desire to never stop learning. 

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Keith Yandle of the Florida Panthers, the NHL's current day Ironman who draws his strength from the value system his parents instilled in him while playing through pain and taking the ice night after night. 

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets, a hockey-obsessed, insatiable perfectionist willing to go to extremes on and off the ice to create the puck length separation he believes is the difference between run-of-the-mill success and true greatness. 

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Matthew Tkachuk of the Calgary Flames, a talent-soaked highlight tape on skates from one of America's great hockey families, and a gent who is not afraid to dip into the dark arts when his team needs it.   

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Pat Maroon of the Tampa Bay Lightning, a back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion who overcame nearly crashing out of pro hockey at age 22 to deliver a title to his hometown St. Louis Blues, and become the father he always hoped he would be. 

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes, a Finnish human highlight reel whose mix of humility, confidence and quiet mischief have allowed him to defy those who thought he was too slight for the physical gauntlet of the NHL. 

Host Roger Bennett sits down with Ryan Reaves of the Vegas Golden Knights, a Human Reckoning who defied doubters and extended his career by adapting his head-down, hard-hitting style to the more modern, fast-skating, skill-soaked NHL.  

"Men in Blazers on Ice Podcast," Presented by Jägermeister is an extension of the popular digital series in which host Roger Bennett interviews the NHL’s most intriguing players, including Sebastian Aho, Ryan Reaves & Patrick Maroon to talk about their career journeys and the life lessons they have gleaned along the way that transcend sports.