Lance with Justin Vaive 4/16/26

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3:03I am great. Great to hear your voice, man. A lot of the line. There's a lot of scenarios. You guys have had your backs against the wall before this season. You just keep finding a way to to hang around. And this is what it's all about right now, isn't it? Yeah, I mean, that's why everybody, you know, gets into pro sports and just loves it so much. You know, this is a fun time of the year. And anytime you're playing meaningful games at this point, it's, uh, it's never a bad thing for sure. I looked up today. You have been involved in 75 ECHL playoff games in your career. And if you get in, anything can happen. There is nothing like playoff hockey. When I say that, I think you probably nod your head. Explain to the listeners just what playoff hockey's like. Oh, it's, I had something special. I mean, it really is hard to put into words. I mean, I know so many people that, you know, they're avid sports fans, but they might not be the biggest hockey fans. And then every year they come back and they throw on the NFL playoffs.

4:08And they just, they can't get over how exciting it is. And just the intensity and just how hard every single game is to get a win. And I mean, it's nothing different. Narley, same format, same amount of games. So it's, it's, it's awesome. You know the fan base. You know the support around here. I mentioned that the two dollar dogs and sodas and beer times like these, you could really use your crowd this weekend. Yeah, it's going to be, it's going to be a huge one. I mean, obviously with the, the slight schedule change and everything. And these two games added to the end of the year. I mean, they couldn't come at a better time for us. You know, the reds are out of town. So any of the sports fans that want to come down and cheer us on and joy. All the deals going on. It's definitely well appreciated because these are two huge games for us. This will be a milestone game for you. Your 600th ECHL game. A tomorrow night. I know you're the ultimate team guy. But individually, what, what does 600 ECHL games mean to you?

5:12Other than being old, I mean, it's something cool. You know, obviously playing this long and, you know, seeing those kind of tallies come up. It's definitely something cool and something that you can kind of hang your hat on once you do retire. But with that said, I mean, I haven't really even put too much thought into it. Just because these two games are still important and, you know, we just got to control what we can control and just kind of go out Friday night and take it one game at a time. You've got a teammate, Ryan Kerwin named ECHL to the all-Rookie team this week. Leads you guys in goals and points. Nine power play goals, six game winners. Give me your impressions. You're the wildlife veteran. You've seen guys come and go and youngsters arrive. Give me your impressions of Ryan Kerwin. Um, he's, he's a pure goal scorer. He's, you know, he's shot in just his kind of knack for around the net and knowing when to shoot, where to shoot. Kind of when to catch goalies off the off their angle or by surprise.

6:14It's rare to see, especially from a guy in his first pro year, have that kind of knack for the game. And I mean, all around these skates, well, he's a big guy. You know, I think, you know, obviously if he keeps and keeps improving and kind of keeps on the trajectory started with, there's no, there's no doubt that he could definitely find and find his way of climbing up the ranks. Hey, well, I got you. I gotta ask you, you're a Miami Red Hawk. How about Coach Andy Noreen and the turnaround of that program under him? Oh, it's awesome. He's, he's done an amazing job and I mean, I couldn't be more happy to kind of see things trending in the right direction, especially kind of with the landscape of how college sports in general are right now. I know it's hard to recruit and to maintain and to keep players and especially, you know, Miami's obviously not the biggest powerhouse when it comes to college hockey. You know, you're competing against the big 10 schools and a lot of large donor schools.

7:14So he's been definitely working, working his butt off and it's definitely paying off. Cyclones home two times this weekend. Playoffs at stake. Cool things for the fans. It's fan appreciation games, $2 dogs, $2 soda, $2 beers. Tomorrow night, 7 30 Saturday, 4 o'clock, Calamazoo for both information tickets at cycloneshockey.com. Hey, great catching up. Appreciate you making time. As always, best of luck this weekend. Awesome. Thanks for having me. You got to take care of Justin Vive, my favorite. The Cincinnati cyclone, the veteran and I'm wondering when I ask him that question. Did I say Andy Noreen? It's Anthony Noreen. I might have said, and I don't remember what I said. Anthony Noreen, and what you just signed a contract extension earlier this month with the Miami Redox three wins in his first year, 18 this year. So good for them. And Justin Vive and the clones need help. They've got to win both. They got to get some help from Wheeling. I won't overcomplicate it from there. The magic number is five, but you're telling me there's a chance.

8:16Yes, that's what I'm telling you. There is a chance this weekend. Still ahead. The reds felt like they had no chance today. They managed one hit, one hit and no runs. We will sort through that as we continue. And a whole lot more coming up in the seven o'clock hour. Mark Widener is the St. X rugby coach. They are celebrating the 50th. There's 50th anniversary season with some cool things going on. And we're going to talk the bigger picture of rugby around here. I'm pretty confident. I've never done a segment on rugby as long as I've been doing this show. So I'm going to check a box and learn some things tonight as we continue. That's coming up at seven o'clock. Reds directly ahead. And then your reaction to the reds as well. It's R&L Courier Sports Talk presented by Kelsey Chevrolet, 700 WLW. The countdown is on for the 2026 NFL draft presented by Bud Light. Catch all seven rounds three days live from Pittsburgh,

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