BT's Broomball Podcast

YOUR 2019 USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! A long list of interviews congratulating championship teams and hearing stories of players and teams journeys. Also, what kind of music do champions listen to in the locker room? TUNE in and find out ;) This is by far our longest episode so here is a key to help you out... Women’s B(Agents)-0:07:25 Men’s C (Ohio Bombers)-0:22:30 Collegiate (Miami University Redhawks)-0:40:45 Women’s A (Arctic Blast) -01:06:30 Co-Rec B (Columbus Kutters)- 01:22:00 Co-Rec A (Sparkplugs)- 01:35:20 Men’s B (MN Flames)- 01:55:40 Men’s A (Legion BC)- 02:20:29

FARGO FIFTY!!! Nationals predictions pod is back for season 2! Matt and Ty reach out to Dave St. Aubin and go through every single pool for every single division. Listen in as the guys share their favorites and pick a couple big upsets for the 2019 USA Broomball Nationals. 

FARGO FIFTY!!! Nationals predictions pod is back for season 2! Matt and Ty reach out to Dave St. Aubin and go through every single pool for every single division. Listen in as the guys share their favorites and pick a couple big upsets for the 2019 USA Broomball Nationals. 

The “boys in the barn” make a long distance call across the northern border to President of Broomball Canada, George Brown. Brown talks about his startup days with Broomball and how he is helping young kids today, enjoy our favorite pastime.  George goes on to explain how Broomball Canada works with the Canadian govt. and the different programs they are able to offer to help the growth of the sport. We ask him to tell us some of his “best of’s” and “most memorables” and their is no shortage of good stories. George Brown is a man who loves the sport indefinitely and wants to make sure everyone has a “wowing” experince anytime they touch the ice..

The “boys in the barn” make a long distance call across the northern border to President of Broomball Canada, George Brown. Brown talks about his startup days with Broomball and how he is helping young kids today, enjoy our favorite pastime.  George goes on to explain how Broomball Canada works with the Canadian govt. and the different programs they are able to offer to help the growth of the sport. We ask him to tell us some of his “best of’s” and “most memorables” and their is no shortage of good stories. George Brown is a man who loves the sport indefinitely and wants to make sure everyone has a “wowing” experince anytime they touch the ice..

Episode #20 – BT's Broomball Podcast... Ladies Night! Featuring Lisa Bennett, Katie Heckman and Lori Hamski

Rodney "Ref Rod" Olson joins the BTBP crew to give us a behind the scenes look at our great referees! "Ref Rod" touches on some rules that always seemed to be questioned. Goalies, high brooms, delayed penalties, overtime rules and much more. Rodney also gives us his point of view from the infamous "Syracuse tilly" and why he was told not to step in. The gang brings up the lack of referees and why showing a little more respect to the men and women in stripes, could help keep the game alive. 

Matt and BT welcome Jace “the giant” Holm onto the pod for episode 18! Jace talks about his hometown of Fargo, North Dakota in their preparation for hosting 2019 Nationals along with some BT nationals stats and how this years ranks against the rest. Holm touches base on hotel links, sponsored bars and restaurants and some other logistics you might need to know going into Nationals. 

PART 2 of the Dave St. Aubin interview on BTBP!!!! FIRST EVER LIVE DRAW FOR INTERNATIONAL BROOMBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT!!! Dave also discuses USA Broomball vs Canadian Broomball. Is there a gap between USA and Canada? What is the relationship between IFBA and USA Broomball? Dave also ranks some of his top players and top broomball memories!!!

Matt and Ty return to the barn after the Holiday break!! A quick Syracuse CAN-AM and Midwest Broomball Tourney wrap up and then straight into part one with the Dave St. Aubin interview!!  In part 1 we attack a slew of topics first dipping into Dave’s background with broomball and his illustrious career, including all of his championships, memories and his current coaching position. We also ask Dave if the women of Broomball are getting what they deserve in ice times, major tourneys, sport growth, etc. Dave shares what current All-American team he would put together to win Worlds. All that and more..... 

On episode 16 of BTs Broomball Podcast, Matt, Ty and guest host Max Warr recap an exciting weekend at the North American/ Midwestern  Championships. The BTBP crew is joined by a gang of guests, starting with North American champion and HOFer Corey Swanson and his son Carter as they recap a special broomball weekend and we recognize all the 2019 HOF inductees! Our final guest (showing up “unannounced”) Eric Nolan joins us to defend his self proclaimed title as “The Godfather of Indiana Broomball”. Lastly, the guys reveal their special secret guest for next week....

Indiana is known for their fast cars, basketball and sweet corn. But what you didn't know, is it is also home to one of the oldest standing broomball leagues in the country! Scott Herron of the Columbus(IN) Broomball league comes into the studio to talk about the history of broomball in the state of Indiana! Matt and Ty discuss the upcoming Midwestern North American tournament and who their favorites are and a little College Football talk. Make sure you listen all the way to the end to catch BTBP host Matt Street sing his rendition of a Bob Marley classic!!!

In the Pods 14th episode Matt and Ty reach out to the Steele City to talk with E.J. Thorn of the Pittsburgh broomball league, hosts of the 2017 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! EJ shares a little Pitt broomball history dating back to the 1930s! E.J. lets BT know how much damage he did to their rink ceiling during the Mid Atlantic tournament and he shares his opinion on Nationals being held at Blaine every year vs rotating it every other year to a new host site. Also, the pod gets a call from a very distraught rink manager in Pittsburgh who is not happy with the damages caused by Ty over the weekend...

The pod welcomes 2018 mixed world champion and friend Alex Perrault from Broomshak Canada onto the show. We ask Alex what the experience has been like to an absolute mixed division power house. Perrault fills us in on what the Broomball scene in Quebec looks like and where it’s heading.

The third part of the champions series brings on our lone USA champions from the masters division, the USA Sun Devils. We had the privilege to talk to Tourney MVP Craig Garcia and what it meant to him and his lifelong teammates to win a World Title together.

The BTPC guys start a four part champions series leading off with Quebec Amigos captain Chloe Perrault. As we go into detail on their run to the championship and an exciting overtime finish, Chloe also talks about how special of a moment it was having her whole family there and her mom on the bench.

Part two of the champions series welcomes one of the best in the biz from the Men’s Champions Ottawa Nationals, Joe Kealey! Joe touches on the dominating run the Nationals had at worlds and what the make up of Ottawa National team.

On this episode of BTs Broomball podcast, BT phones across the pond to the mountainous Central European country of Switzerland. Swiss native Michael Pichon talks about how Canada has a big part in the Swiss Broomball history and how the game is growing in his country. Ever hear of "Swiss swag"? Michael shares with us some of his favorite jersey trades and what he and his teammates are looking forward to at worlds.

Episode #8 – BT’S Broomball Podcast… Commander of the North 10-15-18

Baby Ty and Street are back with a long conversation with the director of the Syracuse tourneys, Kevin Perrigo. The discussion lead to the success of this past weekends 'The Fair' tournament and the upcoming CAN/AM tournament in January. They touched on the pros and cons of the Co-Rec split from the 2020 Nationals Tournament and answered a couple listener questions.