2 Ales and Hockey Tales with Wally
395 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInteresting hockey people and stories from around the world. Each episode will spotlight a persons hockey journey / career and best stories.
Hosted by Brent Walton 10 year pro in the AHL, ECHL, Germany, Denmark and the UK
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Episodes
Episode 376 Jake Edwards
April 15, 2024 16:28 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB-The Director of Shed Marketing and a Shed Legend returns -Thinking about wearing number 62 for all the right reasons in Manchester, England -Starting a chocolate chucking hockey tradition together and watching it get carried away -Heading to playoff weekend with Kit Kats for Mosey and cheering on my Devils -Being the first podcast to sponsor a pro hockey player and needing to pay the bill... raffle available at Aleshockeytales.com
Episode 375 Jared Adams, Jason Holt & Tom Humphrey
April 11, 2024 12:12 - 2 hours - 142 MB-The Kincardine Kinucks are All-Ontario Champions and the fellas earned it -The magical ride that was the 2023/24 hockey season and all the 3rd period comebacks were fun -Winning every single playoff game is fun and the 3-0 comeback with 6 minutes left in Walkerton was a hockey game to remember -Depth and goaltending wins championships, we had both and winning is forever -Bringing the Red Hats back to Kincardine, Ontario, Canada and having a parade in our hometown
Episode 374 Kevin Tansey, Colton Saucerman & Daniel Ciampini
March 28, 2024 18:15 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB-Winning the Challenge Cup and then the League title in just a couple weeks is FUN -The Sheffield Steelers tradition of celebrating trophies from the balcony with a sea of Orange cheering on -Beer Olympics, a strip shootout and having the funnest practice in hockey history after earning it -These Shed Guys kept the Shed Boost alive and have ran a muck since coming to the shed and earned their chocolate and fun and weird things -The Sheffield Steelers and Kincardine Kinucks have had magi...
Episode 373 Nick Rothwell
March 22, 2024 17:41 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB-Finding your passion and purpose through connection and community -Launching the UK hockey sticks together tribe to help any former players struggling to find themselves again -Everyone needs a tribe and we are both here for you, whenever you need us -Growing up in Canada, moving to the UK and now finding his home in Czechia with his family -The Kincardine Kinucks are the U13 WOAA Champions and winning is fun
Episode 372 Jerry Kuhn & Cody Lampl
March 14, 2024 22:45 - 2 hours - 117 MB-Getting set to hang up the wheels at seasons end and dive headfirst into the coaching world -Firing coach's in first place is very strange and showing everyone what's up is fun -Having loyalty to your coach and building a winning culture in Straubing, Germany -It is playoff time in Germany and getting ready for the Hanover derby...Scorpions versus the Hanover Indians, it will be electric and fun -It is also time for the finals for the Kincardine Kinucks in Canada
Episode 371 Dean Woolley
March 09, 2024 05:05 - 2 hours - 149 MB-Doing whatever it takes to win and capture the magical hockey moments that last a lifetime -The Sheffield Steelers and the Kincardine Kinucks are running a muck of the hockey world in 2023/24 -The special people and players that play for Team Great Britain and winning gold and writing the Disney script -The small hockey world and memorable shed guys that make the game so fun -Preparing for the Challenge Cup Final in Sheffield, England and it should be FUN, winning is fun
Episode 370 Barry Baguette
March 07, 2024 18:22 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB-The Challenge Cup final in Sheffield, England is fast approaching and should be FUN -Mucking it up with Steeler Dan in fierce paper, rock, scissor battles with thousands of fans watching -The 2023/24 Sheffield Steelers are running a muck of the EIHL and they got quite the D core -Starting the Shed Boosts and Kit Kat get that in Sheffield sure has been fun -Owning the world's most famous Baguette and Tansey wants the weirdest and funnest things when he earns it
Episode 369 Matt Lees
February 29, 2024 19:29 - 2 hours - 113 MB-Creating the fun and funny 2 Ales and Hockey Tales Theme song... and don't forget kids winning is fun -Getting hooked on the Cardiff Devils, becoming a season ticket holder and getting them inked on your body -The magical place in Cardiff, Wales known as Chippy Lane and all the fun and mucks that can be ran -Letting the fellas know when they should SHOOT and supporting your squad until the final buzzer -Working hard so you can play hard in your shed and releasing your first album, Two s...
Episode 368 Robert Greeley Part 2
February 27, 2024 14:14 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MB-Having your dream and passion for hockey provide you with so much fun -Running into the World Junior Team Germany in Sweden that love your work and the small hockey world -Building a community and platform with endless possibilities by showing up every day and being on time -Earning your way to the TMU master's program and the impact Jay Onrait had on his journey and the things people say can stick with you for life -Chasing your dream of playing a professional hockey game and everyone...
Episode 368 Robert Greeley Part 1
February 26, 2024 19:03 - 17 minutes - 16 MB-Having your dream and passion for hockey provide you with so much fun -Running into the World Junior Team Germany in Sweden that love your work and the small hockey world -Building a community and platform with endless possibilities by showing up every day and being on time -Earning your way to the TMU master's program and the impact Jay Onrait had on his journey and the things people say can stick with you for life -Chasing your dream of playing a professional hockey game and everyone ...
Episode 368 Robert Greeley
February 26, 2024 19:03 - 17 minutes - 16 MB-Only got to play the first period... to be continued.
Episode 367 Milly Thulbourne
February 23, 2024 19:29 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB-Earning your way onto Team Great Britain U18's at just 15 years old -Finding out you made Team England and the special moments the game can give you that last a lifetime -Naming your favourite coach ever, that was passionate about the game and made it FUN -The endless potential of the gals game and setting your goals of lacing them up in the NCAA and playing pro -Growing up a Sheffield Steelers fan and realizing playing is way more fun than watching and mucking it up with the boys
Episode 366 Tyler Hinam
February 21, 2024 17:13 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB-Having fun playing the game and signing up for 2 more years of chocolate and fun -Finding your chemistry with Captain Critch and running a muck -Having the best player in the league between the pipes is a great feeling for any team -Figuring out how to drive on the wrong side of the road and seeing what Manchester has to offer -Winning the Q, the Memorial Cup and making memories that last a lifetime
Episode 365 The Kincardine Kinucks
February 14, 2024 02:05 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB-The upcoming playoffs and our favourite memories from an unforgettable season that nobody wants to end -Winning the Belle River "A" tournament and becoming brothers for life with another shutout -The TEAM walk and the special moments Coaches will remember forever and how lucky we are -Being a team on and off the ice and mucking it up in the hotels -Will the worldwide chocolate throwing craze come to Ontario when the fellas earn it?
Episode 364 Luke Witkowski
February 12, 2024 17:11 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB-Growing up in Holland, Michigan becoming a Bronco, a Red Wing and sometimes you got to pinch yourself playing the game -Turning the program and Western Michigan Broncos around to the powerhouse it always should have been -Scoring your first NHL goal during the dads trip and seeing the poop eating grin on the old man is priceless and a memory for life -Being Hunter's two favourite Broncos years later is priceless and we are two totally different players -People having your back, winning ...
Episode 363 Sam Humphrey & Jacob Ginman
February 10, 2024 21:53 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB-Having the best people and players in the league as a team and a coach is fun and that is how you win -The Kinucks 3 on 3 tournament, the Championship, the Shutout, the shaker at the Humpers and the broken stick -Winning the Belle River "A" tournament, it took everyone, it was fun and after you win you need to party -Getting spanked is NOT fun... spanking people is fun -The special group we have with the Kincardine Kinucks and wanting the season to never end
Episode 362 Scott Antcliffe
February 09, 2024 17:57 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB-Winning takes people places and it is taking this shed guy to Singapore and it is going to open doors, like winning does -Writing the programs for your Sheffield Steelers and becoming a hockey guy and a fan for life -Driving 10 minutes from your house and taking a life changing picture, doing what you love -The Sheffield Steelers are really good at hockey this year and winning is fun -The photographers, videographers, fans, teammates and everyone it takes to make hockey, hockey, they ma...
Episode 361 Charlie Wilcock
February 08, 2024 18:34 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB-Fun fact giving pucks to up and coming shed guys can have them wear your number for life -Genes are a thing and coming from a gamer that would bike 600km for a shed family he has never met -Robert Dowd is the new Captain of the Sheffield Steelers and he has already left his mark on the next generation -Having your best buddy celebrate your goals when he plays for the other team is not hockey, but it is -The youngest shed guy in history, he loves the game, he practices hard and comes fro...
Episode 360 Colton Saucerman
February 05, 2024 18:33 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB-The countless paths a hockey journey can take you around the world and make you who you are -Having a squad of experienced 200-foot hockey players and running a muck of the EIHL with the Sheffield Steelers -Playing in the legendary Bean Pot Tournament and winning Hockey East with the Northeastern Huskies -Getting hitched and committing to join the Steelers with Tansey and Champ the same day -I heard the Steelers are in the Challenge Cup final and I want to have fun with the Shed Family
Episode 359 Dease
February 05, 2024 00:51 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MB-Becoming Team Austria's equipment guy as a Welshman from Cardiff -The legendary pregame speeches of the 2015/16 Cardiff Devils were a once in a lifetime thing and hockey was hockey -The upcoming revamp of the Graz 99ers and getting a new owner can change everything -Dease can even talk a bit of German and has found his home for the next 2 years -No notes, no research team, no problem... we just played and had fun
Episode 358 Swarley Garrick
February 02, 2024 20:26 - 1 hour - 67 MB-Getting the strangest tattoo in the world, Muffin Mitts Running a Muck inked on your body for life -Supporting the Blue Foxes of Herning, Denmark as a Cardiff Devils fan and making it rain Twix at the Continental Cup finals -Slapping 2 Ales and Hockey Tales Stickers all over the UK and on monuments in Italy, fun is fun -Finding your passion for the game and the love of your life and getting all painted up for the games and enjoying life -Hockey and sports are supposed to be fun that is w...
Episode 357 Evgeni Kozhevnikov
February 01, 2024 19:36 - 1 hour - 62 MB-Winning back 2 back Golds in the World Championships with Team Israel -The Kozhevnikov twins are pioneers of the game and watching the hockey and talent grow in Israel -Winning is fun but there are always challenges on the way to the trophy and they tackled all of them -Finding out your team can participate in the World Championships with 3 days' notice and still running a muck -Learning how to hockey and coach with your coaching staff and watching other teams and coaches to get better
Episode 356 Jack Massey
January 25, 2024 19:11 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB-Earning Knockout of the night and having millions around the world see you run a muck -Growing up a Storm fan and getting invited back to drop the puck and the memories the smell of the barn can bring back -Challenging yourself against the best is fun and moving up to heavyweight for the toughest fight so far -Making lifetime memories travelling to Canada and Germany with your hockey team and making the switch to boxing -Winning is fun and he has 5 belts to prove it and he is going to w...
Episode 355 Daniel Ciampini
January 22, 2024 18:11 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB-Finding your passion and love of the game again in Sheffield, England and winning pretty much every game -Running a muck and winning it all with Union College and becoming an All-American and Hobey Baker Finalist -The grind of minor pro in North America is not for everyone and it isn't that much fun -Growing up in Ontario, Canada and choosing to earn your way to the NCAA instead of the OHL -Recruiting shed guy Tansey to the Sheffield Steelers and Saucerman at his wedding, shed guys know ...
Episode 354 Max Artis
January 19, 2024 18:05 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB-Buying into the Chocolatey Manchester Storm as the play-by-play guy after growing up a Nottingham Panther fan -Starting podcasts is fun and you can make it your own talking hockey and making memories with your friends is priceless -Starting stuff for the 1st time in the world is fun and we are gonna get Crunchies for Adam and Sully in the Storm Shelter (we did) -Playing in testimonials in the UK is fun and participating in Lacho's big day in Nottingham -The Manchester Storm hockey famil...
Episode 353 Swarkie
January 18, 2024 23:20 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThe Shed Family is everywhere. They are the best people... Live from a hostel in New Zealand
Episode 353 Swankie
January 18, 2024 23:20 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB-Taking different roads than everyone else is fun... live from a hostel in New Zealand -Eating horse and drinking some kind of fermented milk in Kyrgyzstan -Setting out to visit 100 countries in the Shed and in life and he's currently at 44 and counting -Becoming a ski instructor in Japan to working with kids in New Zealand, this shed guy is living -Mom beats the drum in the stands and Gran is a legend of the game in Glasgow, Scotland and he gets his love for the game honestly
Episode 352 Kevin Tansey
January 17, 2024 18:57 - 1 hour - 75 MB-Running a muck of the EIHL with the Sheffield Steelers and loving hockey again -Fighting, scoring, winning and more importantly throwing pucks to kids, hockey is fun and shed guys get it -Depth and goaltending wins championships and the Steelers and Kinucks have everything they need -The people and restaurants around the UK and Europe that can make hockey players feel at home -Winning the Pokal in Denmark and getting to muck it up again in the EIHL
Episode 351 Joe Nesbitt
January 13, 2024 05:30 - 1 hour - 94.5 MB-Raising the next wave of Shed Guys in small town Ontario and helping them get places -Ruining my Tuesday night and handing my Kinucks their first regular season loss by playing old school -The drive, compete and dedication it takes to be the best player you can be, his brother knows -Coaching minor hockey is as fun as it gets and we should cherish these days with our boys and their friends -What goes around comes around and when the old man needed a kidney, he was offered 2 and was save...
Episode 350 Neil Francis
January 12, 2024 15:25 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB-Preparing for the Continental Cup in the old honey hole Cardiff, Wales -All the fun we have had in the Shed and bring your Twix and Kit Kats for Mac and Mosey and a peppermint Aero for Franny -Doing whatever it takes to help the Cardiff Devils since 1992 and still getting to be a part of it -The Cardiff Devils are in great hands with Pete Russell in charge, he is the type of guy you need to win -Denmark, Kazakhstan, Poland all meet to play my Devils in Cardiff, Wales bring your chocolat...
Episode 349 Zach Sullivan
January 11, 2024 17:17 - 1 hour - 101 MB-Pride month is fast approaching in the EIHL and we would like Crunchies for Adam in the Storm Shelter... that's hockey -Connor Lee and Alex Oldale are young British puppies that are getting a chance and have bright futures -Playing and working for Finner over 7 years and his teams muck it up -Living in a house full of shed guys in Manchester, England and Martan can hockey -Earning your spot in the EIHL for the past decade and being a part of Manchester becoming the Chocolatey Manchester...
Episode 348 Sean Bentivoglio
January 07, 2024 03:28 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB-The transition out of hockey is not easy, he found his tub, I found my shed and we had a time at Josh Batch's testimonial -The Cardiff Devils dynasty that started in 2015/16 and it took great people to win -Where you come from makes you who you are and this shed guy raised my GOAT in Thorold, ON, Canada -Getting the call to the NHL and playing for the New York Islanders -Winning everywhere you go, NCAA, Italy and The Cardiff Devils
Episode 347 Mac & Mosey
January 04, 2024 19:41 - 1 hour - 74.7 MB-The Continental Cup is happening next weekend in Cardiff, Wales and these legends are gonna muck it up -Shed family whoever deserves it wins, that's hockey bring a Kit Kat and a Twix, throw one, eat one -Putting your dog Otter on your twig and designing goalie masks -Wherever and however you are raised in the game, makes you who you are -The worldwide chocolate throwing craze that started in the shed with these 2 legends
Episode 346 Jamie Douglas
December 20, 2023 18:40 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB-The small hockey world and network of UK equipment shed guys -Finding your passion and your way back into the game and becoming a professional -Getting your start in the game with the now defunct Newcastle Vipers -Winning it all with the Whitley Warriors and drinking out of the cup -Joining the Glasgow Clan and trying to understand Scottish accents
Episode 345 Jesper Öhrvall
December 14, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB-Having a sexy and inspirational hockey stance... that screams I run mucks -Japps for Jesper and when the Chocolate fun went global, will Japps end up in Austria to make this shed guy feel at home? -Game days are important and maybe the secret is the double nap -Not knowing the language in new countries and trying to figure out what you're eating and ordering -Running a muck with your childhood friend and the Swedish Mafia in Lustenau, Austria
Episode 344 Barret Ehgoetz
December 11, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB-Winning everywhere you play and becoming a legend in Kincardine, Elmira, Niagra and Cincinnati -Coaching the kids how to hockey the right way and getting the competitive juices flowing again -Winning is forever and this shed guy has a lot of reunions to attend because he wins -The fellas you come up with shape who you are and the Sugar King core was the most competitive fellas in the world -Going into the Niagra Purple Eagles Hall of Fame and being asked to kindly leave the Cincinnati ...
Episode 343 Garrett McFadden & Ryker Killins
December 06, 2023 19:05 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB-Catching up with Kincardine, Canada shed guys in the old honey hole Bietigheim, Germany and Poprad, Slovakia -Becoming the captain of the Reading Royals in your first full year in the coast and being the captain pretty well everywhere you go -Bietigheim has a lot of great places to eat kebabs and fun to be had including the Pferdemarkt and Christmas Market -Trying to inspire the next wave of Kincardine Kinucks with all the places the game can take you -Trying to be loved in Bietigheim a...
Episode 342 Andreas Heier
December 01, 2023 18:36 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB-Earning your chocolate with the Manchester Storm and this shed guy misses Freia Melkesjokolade from home -Being raised from a puppy with Stjernen and becoming the Captain of your hometown team -Learning to be a 200-foot player in Sweden and earning your way on to Team Norway -Playing against your former team is weird and scoring the game winner against your hometown is weird -Having your first child and heading to the UK for the first time and the Chocolatey Manchester Storm
Episode 341 Samuel Tremblay
November 23, 2023 18:06 - 1 hour - 88 MB-Running a muck with the Chocolatey Manchester Storm and starting the best post game tradition in hockey -The decision to head overseas and getting to make lifelong memories with your family in the UK -Having a team of shed guys that are all in it together is a recipe for success and chocolate is on its way to Scotland -Receiving the Lieutenant General of Quebec's Medal for giving back to the game and your community while Captaining McGill University -The British ice hockey family is one...
Episode 340 Chris Brooks
November 20, 2023 18:59 - 1 hour - 78 MB-Recruiting with integrity, honesty and changing countless kids lives over 22 years of NCAA hockey -Winning the National Championship after learning from your losses and the culture it takes to win -Clarkson and Western Michigan University have everything you need to win and the kids that get to live it are lucky -Finding players and recruits in your honey hole of small-town Ontario and there is a new wave of puppies coming -Growing and learning every day and teaching defense from your off...
Episode 339 Aleksander Polacsek
November 14, 2023 12:06 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB-Running a muck of the DEL as a referee now and as a player for 16 years -Getting the call from Uwe Krupp and the German National Team -Refereeing or judging the Penny Grill Meisterschaft where players cook and compete for a championship in Germany -Kabinefests in Deutschland make hockey fun and gearing up to play Jagr with Team Germany Oldtimers is fun -Staying in the game you love and transitioning from a playing legend to a refereeing legend in 3 years
Episode 338 Marc Wittfoth
November 09, 2023 18:56 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB-Finding a home in Freiburg, Germany and getting 43 put in the rafters -Teammates for a year or friends for life, team culture is everything -Playing for Pete Russell in Germany and getting the best out of your players -Beer tents, Kabinefest and Christmas Markets bring teams together and win championships -Watching your German puppies become legends is really fun
Episode 337 Matt Dalton
November 08, 2023 13:26 - 2 hours - 114 MB-Becoming a South Korean legend, Olympian and winning everything -Finding your love of hockey again and home in Anyang, South Korea -Growing up, competing and getting better with Cal and Ryan O'Reilly -The epic wedding street brawl in Russia and playing on the toughest team in hockey -Mucking it up with yours truly in Goderich, ON, Canada and it doesn't take long to see who can goalie
Episode 336 Marco Müller
November 01, 2023 18:21 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB-Becoming a legend of the Kassel Huskies blocking shots and being the teammate teams need to win -Watching all the German puppies become legends is as fun as it gets -The Old Bietigheim barn is better than the new one and Kassel's barn is awesome -Becoming legends of German Eishockey with your first cousin and Shed Guy Mapesy -JMD Photography is running a muck and I miss my puppies in Germany
Episode 335 Jason Coles
October 27, 2023 18:24 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB-Coaching and winning the World Championships with your son and Team Great Britain in roller hockey -Having a time at Playoff weekend in Nottingham with your hockey family -Finding a passion for the Steelers and the game in the 90's and finding your wife at the barn while she cheers on the Devils -Travelling the world with hockey and mucking it up 14 times in 7 days in the World Championships at 50 -Giving the shed the most thoughtful gift of all-time, Fun is Fun, coaching is fun
Episode 334 Evgeni Kozhevnikov
October 23, 2023 17:25 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB-Winning Gold with Team Israel playing for the men's and coaching the U18's and memories that last a lifetime -Coaching and raising the puppies of Düsseldorf, Germany with a bunch of German hockey legends -The different level of fulfillment coaching can bring that playing can not -Hanging up the wheels for the national team to become Head Coach and also coaching the U20 and U18's for Team Israel -Coaching and winning Bronze medals with Team Europe and travelling the world with the game y...
Episode 333 Robert Greeley
October 19, 2023 14:43 - 1 hour - 64.9 MB-Following your passion of hockey and sports around the world while becoming a YouTube sensation -Visiting the Chocolatey Manchester Storm over Canadian Thanksgiving -Brasov Romania is throwing chocolate for wins as well? -In the middle of an epic European trip that will make memories for lifetime -Getting to take your Grandpa to watch the Montreal Canadiens and the lifelong memories hockey can provide
Episode 332 Alex Oldale
October 17, 2023 17:45 - 51 minutes - 48 MB-Starting ice hockey at 13 years old and becoming a professional by 18 that likes Twix -Chocolate is coming out of every corner of the barn in Manchester, England and fun is fun -Being a team and learning from your shed guy goalie partner, Wenny -Making your pro debut against your hometown Sheffield Steelers in front of family and friends -Competing, learning and getting better every day with your hockey family is fun
Episode 331 Dylan Bath
October 13, 2023 18:02 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB-Taking up the sport of hockey after 17 years as a fan because this Shed guy heard hockey is fun -Preparing to run a muck and make your hockey debut with the Sheffield Knights at 25 years old -Jono, Simmsey and Dowdy have been and are the face of the Sheffield Steelers -Becoming a lifelong Steeler fan and the impact shed guys can have on the kids -The small hockey world and all the fun the shed family has made possible
Episode 330 Cameron Critchlow
October 12, 2023 17:02 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MB-Sponsoring Captain Critch and the Chocolatey Manchester Storm -Maritimers are shed guys and beauties -Martan, Santi, Wenny, C.J., Robert and the small hockey world -Manchester, England, everybody is buying in and this shed legend wants White Lions -Popping guys right in the mouth when they deserve it, is fun