Scott Van Pelt

I appreciate what you guys put through yourselves through rather, but hockey guys just totally fascinate me. Like there's guys whose mouths, their teeth, it looks, look like they ate a fucking grenade and they're still playing. Like,

It's a rite of passage. They brag about it. Right. What are you doing? If that happened to me, I'd be incapacitated for a week.

It's a rite of passage. They brag about it. Right. What are you doing? If that happened to me, I'd be incapacitated for a week.

It's a rite of passage. They brag about it. Right. What are you doing? If that happened to me, I'd be incapacitated for a week.

And they're, like, out there for the next shift. So there's a curiosity I have about them. And I'm not talking about them like they're zoo animals. Like, what are you? No, they are. They are. They're zoo animals, for sure. They're zoo animals. I played golf once with Oshie and Carlson, a couple of capitals here in town. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. You can play, man.

And they're, like, out there for the next shift. So there's a curiosity I have about them. And I'm not talking about them like they're zoo animals. Like, what are you? No, they are. They are. They're zoo animals, for sure. They're zoo animals. I played golf once with Oshie and Carlson, a couple of capitals here in town. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. You can play, man.

And they're, like, out there for the next shift. So there's a curiosity I have about them. And I'm not talking about them like they're zoo animals. Like, what are you? No, they are. They are. They're zoo animals, for sure. They're zoo animals. I played golf once with Oshie and Carlson, a couple of capitals here in town. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. You can play, man.

He had literally just had surgery on like a sports hernia a week before. And him and Carlson are talking about that moment when you're passing out from the anesthesia about like that last couple of seconds. And they were talking about it with joy in their eyes before they go under for surgery. And I couldn't get over just how those dudes are wired, man. So I – hockey guys –

He had literally just had surgery on like a sports hernia a week before. And him and Carlson are talking about that moment when you're passing out from the anesthesia about like that last couple of seconds. And they were talking about it with joy in their eyes before they go under for surgery. And I couldn't get over just how those dudes are wired, man. So I – hockey guys –

He had literally just had surgery on like a sports hernia a week before. And him and Carlson are talking about that moment when you're passing out from the anesthesia about like that last couple of seconds. And they were talking about it with joy in their eyes before they go under for surgery. And I couldn't get over just how those dudes are wired, man. So I – hockey guys –

Hockey guys fascinate me. Those are the guys I enjoy the most because I have the least understanding of them.

Hockey guys fascinate me. Those are the guys I enjoy the most because I have the least understanding of them.

Hockey guys fascinate me. Those are the guys I enjoy the most because I have the least understanding of them.

And everybody's got a Nick, you know, everybody's it's no, one's just Jason or Travis. It's, you know, it's a J-Bow and Jen, you know, everyone's, you gotta, I'm doing a shitty job of what they call Wayne. Oh, way. No, that's what me and Steve, every time we bring up way. No, Like this is the greatest player that's ever played.

And everybody's got a Nick, you know, everybody's it's no, one's just Jason or Travis. It's, you know, it's a J-Bow and Jen, you know, everyone's, you gotta, I'm doing a shitty job of what they call Wayne. Oh, way. No, that's what me and Steve, every time we bring up way. No, Like this is the greatest player that's ever played.

And everybody's got a Nick, you know, everybody's it's no, one's just Jason or Travis. It's, you know, it's a J-Bow and Jen, you know, everyone's, you gotta, I'm doing a shitty job of what they call Wayne. Oh, way. No, that's what me and Steve, every time we bring up way. No, Like this is the greatest player that's ever played.

And the Canadian guys talk about skating down the ice side by each, like side by each. Okay. I get it. You're, you're next to each other. And there's, it is, there's a different language and the boys and the room, the way they talk about the room. I, that's my favorite thing. Uh, the, the, It's the locker room, but the room, the way they talk about it, it's like a sacred place. Oh, yeah.

And the Canadian guys talk about skating down the ice side by each, like side by each. Okay. I get it. You're, you're next to each other. And there's, it is, there's a different language and the boys and the room, the way they talk about the room. I, that's my favorite thing. Uh, the, the, It's the locker room, but the room, the way they talk about it, it's like a sacred place. Oh, yeah.

And the Canadian guys talk about skating down the ice side by each, like side by each. Okay. I get it. You're, you're next to each other. And there's, it is, there's a different language and the boys and the room, the way they talk about the room. I, that's my favorite thing. Uh, the, the, It's the locker room, but the room, the way they talk about it, it's like a sacred place. Oh, yeah.

And you guys know it because you live it, but the hockey guy's room is a whole other level. There's nothing like it. Last year, I talked to Paul Maurice after they won, the Florida Panthers won, and he gave the greatest answer ever. I ask, you know, you've spent your life in pursuit of this thing and now you've done it. And in what way does that change your life?