Eric excelled in hockey at a young age. It ended up becoming a key to a lot of opportunity, and a lock out of a lot of other things.... His father's passing at the age of 10, in a way, became a catalyst.
Years later, during an junior hockey tryout, Eric gets called out by the opposing team's goalie. A coach, "eggs him on" to meet the goalie center rink for a fight to prove his loyalty to the prospective team. Eric throws off his gloves, goes into the rink, and things get wild! Needless to say, a few coaches and programs take interest in Eric after that.
Following that fight, Eric decides he's done with high school and he's ready to go pro and hit the road..... But first, he needs to get expelled... Tune in to see what happens as he shares stories about his "Bull Durham-esk" hockey career which took him throughout the country landing him all the way into Toronto Canada...
Allen's Angry Sports
There's a few sports teams in Chicago that started their season and there's not a single channel you can watch it on! Allen unloads on these broadcast networks that can't seem to come to an agreement with these teams for the event broadcast rights. Then again, would you pay extra money to see a sub-par below 500 team? Most would agree that it's not worth it
Raven's Corner
It's October and we must tout The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe as read by recently deceased voiceover legend James Earl Jones and another version by Christopher Lee
From the ice rink to the dive bar
The podcast concludes with Eric talking about his life after hockey. Outside of fist fights at truck stops, he shows up to a bar to eat food and winds up getting a job... From there, the story continues...