Vinnie Purpura | Reading Royals (Ep. 357)

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 363 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, former College baseball pitcher, Cody Baker! Cody and I talk about growing up in the Chicagoland area and developing a love for baseball. We also talk about his path growing up in the Chicagoland area, getting cut from his high school baseball team to making it to college ball, facing Tommy John surgery and recovery process, college ball at William Penn University, finding his love for the game even more at Elmhurst University, falling in love with the process, facing hardships and becoming stronger through it and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Cody for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 362 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, professional hockey player, Josh Slegers! Slegs and I talk about this season in the FPHL with the Blue Ridge Bobcats and what he learned this season in the FPHL. We also talk about his stint in the SPHL with the Evansville Thunderbolts, playing in the OSHL to develop his pro game, school and hockey balance playing USports at University of Windsor, learning behind leadership in junior hockey, his Big Cat personality on social media and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Slegs for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 361 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, Quad City Storm goaltender, Brent Moran! Brent and I talk about his year in the SPHL with the Quad City Storm. We also talk about the NHL Draft Process and attending development camps, playing Major Juniors and developing as a goaltender, his experience playing Sports, keeping a positive mindset through the downs of the season, ECHL call ups, his time in Quad City and Fayetteville, learning every day in the offseason and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Brent for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 360 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode I talk about this past season and review the 2024-2025 hockey season! Jack talks about his time in the EOSHL, MIHL and the FPHL, lessons learned throughout the season, funny stories during the season and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 359 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, Danbury Hat Tricks goaltender, Rahul Sharma! Rahul and I talk about his first year of professional hockey in the FPHL. We also talk about the process of going from practice goalie to starting games, falling in love with the process, having faith and belief in what you do, growth as a person and athlete, finding ways to get better every day, Junior hockey and continuing to push greatness despite slow starts, coming back to hockey after an injury and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Rahul for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 358 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, Peoria Rivermen goaltender, Colby Muise! Colby and I talk about his SPHL Goaltender of the Year season and how he has adapted to the North American pro hockey game. We also talk about moving up to the ECHL and finding his way in Adirondack, his strong mindset and positive impact on his game, making history in France, his college experience at Marian University, how he had found success in the OJHL and the AJHL and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Muiser for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 357 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, Reading Royals goaltender, Vinnie Purpura! Vinnie and I talk about growing up in Lemont, Illinois playing youth hockey. We also talk about the season in Reading in the ECHL, his first pro season with Adirondack and the lessons learned along the way, adjusting to the ECHL, developing through College hockey at LIU and Boston University, watching the LIU program grow in his 3 years there, junior hockey in the NAHL and the USHL, developing a strong mindset and work ethic and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Vinnie for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 356 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, fcurrent Chicago professional boxer, Jeremy Ortiz! Jeremy and I talk about growing up in the Chicagoland area learning to box. We also talk about his journey from amateur to professional boxer ranks, the mindset inside the ring, the training, his journey learning different techniques through experience and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Jeremy for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 355 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, former Port Huron Prowlers and Dashers Hockey Club forward, Brennan Wallace! Brennan and I talk about growing up in in New York playing youth hockey. We also talk about playing in the FPHL with the Port Huron Prowlers, Dashers Hockey Club and the Delaware Thunder, lessons learned from playing in the FPHL/MIHL, short stint in the MIHL with the Waterford Sharks, proving himself in FPHL Free Agent Camps, college career at SUNY Oswego, developing through junior hockey, transition from player to coaching and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Brennan for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!!Welcome back to Episode 354 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, Detroit Warhawks player, Matt Spoelhof! Matt and I talk about being a former broadcaster/play by play announcer, content creator and player in the MIHL, improvements throughout the MIHL since year 1, becoming a content creator within the league, making hockey family affordable and family fun, growing up watching hockey in Michigan and so much more! We hope you guys enjoy this episode!!Thank you Matt for coming on the show! I had a blast!!Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot SportsGet $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.comLiving Sisu link: ⁠⁠https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY