Episode 92: Bruce Cassidy
On this episode of Chirping Zebras, Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan are joined by Bruce Cassidy — former Boston Bruins head coach, current bench boss of the Vegas Golden Knights, and an actual Stanley Cup–winning beauty. Cassidy comes on and does not waste time. We’re talking room-building, standard-setting, and how you coach...
Episode 91: Guest Kyle Binstead
Buckle up, ya pigeons — this one gets greasy fast. We’re talkin’ zero tolerance in sports, that line coaches cross right before the refs finally snap like an Aussie trying to explain cricket to a Canadian. We’re joined by Kyle Binstead, a hockey ref all the way from Australia, which already makes things a little...
Episode 90: Guest Lillo Brancato
On today’s pod, the boys dive into a ripper of a conversation that somehow covers Mario Lemieux saving the entire sport, Tom Brady aging backwards like a Benjamin Button mutant, and the absolute wagon of a life story belonging to actor Lillo Brancato. Watch Episode 90 on YouTube Lillo rolls in like he’s back on...
Episode 89: Guest Tim Lovell
Buckle up, boys — we’ve got Tim Lovell in the house. Absolute wagon of a human. The guy turned Lovell Hockey into a full-blown factory for weapons, beauties, and certified mutants on the ice. From Hingham roots to pro barns across the world to running one of the biggest hockey development outfits in North America...
Episode 88: Guest Gigi Marvin
The Zebras sat down with Gigi Marvin — Olympic gold medalist, NESN hockey brain, Minnesota legend, and the mastermind behind Rink Rat 19 Hockey School — and buddy… she absolutely wheeled on this one. Watch Episode 88 on YouTube We get into EVERYTHING: 🥇 Winning Olympic Gold and the intense rivalry with Canada 🏒 Girls...
Episode 87: Guest Billy Jaffe
Alright ya pigeons, buckle up — this week on Chirping Zebras we’ve got the man, the myth, the voice smoother than a fresh sheet at Warrior Ice Arena: Billy freakin’ Jaffe from NESN. And the beauty shows up with stories colder than your ex’s heart. Billy takes us back to Fairbanks, where it was 54...
Episode 86: Guest Jared “Jedi” Baker
This week, the Chirping Zebras welcome Jared “Jedi” Baker — lifelong hockey guy, co-owner of The Woodshed in Maine, and one of the stars of the hit TV show Maine Cabin Masters. From the grind of the hockey world to building cabins on national TV, Jedi shares stories about life on set, the Maine community,...
Episode 85: Guest Pierre McGuire
Episode 85, the Chirping Zebras get real hockey nerdy with the legendary Pierre McGuire — the guy who seems to know every player’s junior billet family and what stick curve they used back in Bantams. From the chaos of NHL officiating to the magic of the 2010 Olympic gold medal game, Pierre brings decades of...
Episode 84: Guest Kevin Flynn
Alright kids strap in — Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan sit down with Kevin Flynn — former pro soccer player, stand-up comic, and absolute weapon of a guy! The boys dive into the real stuff — the culture of hockey players, the gong show that is youth sports these days, and why...
Episode 83: Guest Rick Middletown
A Boston Bruins legend — Rick “Nifty” Middleton — a guy who’s number 16 hangs in the Boston Garden’s rafters joined the boys for an amazing rap session. He tells stories from his playing days with the Bruins and talks about winning a Gold Medal as the coach of the 2002 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey...