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Podcast Episode 23: Thoughts on the Stanley Cup finals, a hockey player who eats glass & $100 bets

Cam shares his thoughts on the 2018 Stanley Cup finals and who he thinks will win between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals.

Cam and Kris attended a screening of the Flin Flon movie and offer their review. Cam shares his thoughts on seeing Flin Flon forty years later.

Stories include:
-What hockey player would eat glass?
-A story about Barry Dean, his car being repossessed and what happened in the desert.
-Brian Maxwell, his $100 bets, and why he is the fastest beer drinker in the world
-A listener asks who the last hockey player Cam spoke to, Cam says Wayne Gretzky, Rich Preston and Tom Laidlaw and shares who Rich Preston thought would win the Cup.
-The importance of Marc Andre Fleury to the Pittsburgh Penguins
-A listener asks if there are any more stories about Fred Shero.

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Podcast Episode 18: Hockey Injuries – Some of the worst Cam Connor has had and has seen in his career

Cam and Kris talk about some new developments with their podcast and Cam answers a whole bunch of questions on everything from fighting to altering equipment to fight better to what’s a better stick – wood or composite?

Cam’s asked if he would ever write a book.

Cam goes into some of the worst hockey injuries he has witnessed including Barry Dean’s wrist being skated over by a player on his own team.

Potentially one of the worst hockey injuries ever, when a player took a slapshot to the face and the puck was embedded in the player’s nose. Find out which player this was.

Cam ends with talking about all his injuries and how his body is today.

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Podcast Episode 11: WHA – World Hockey Association (Part 1)

A must listen episode where Cam Connor shares his thoughts on what was the NHL’s rival league – the World Hockey Association (WHA). Was it really a rival league, what made the WHA work and what led to it’s downfall.

This episode includes what may be Cam’s best story yet – a story of an epic bench brawl involving the Hanson Brothers (from the movie Slapshot), Barry Dean, Paul Holmgren, and Curt Brackenbury. Yes, the WHA was really that tough of a league.

Cam answers questions about participating in the Sports All Star edition of Wipeout Canada; advice for someone trying to make the NHL and did the WHA really play with BLUE pucks?

Also, who did Cam say was a tasmanian devil to fight?

Part 2 includes Cam’s time with the legendary Gordie Howe and Howe’s two sons in the WHA.

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