Inside The Truck

E20: Let's Get Kraken!

February 17, 2021 Steve Lansky & Paul Hemming Season 1 Episode 20
Inside The Truck
E20: Let's Get Kraken!
Show Notes

(1:46) Steve & Paul share their memories of working Hartford Whalers broadcasts at the Hartford Civic Center (5:40) Paul tests Steve on some Whalers trivia (6:44) the boys discuss the greatest #20 to play in any sport (7:41) After The Pod focuses on Super Bowl 55 & CBS Sports’ broadcast coverage (9:55) Paul gives listeners a detailed recap of the 17th Annual Puppy Bowl (12:09) Paul raves about the Super Bowl 55 halftime performance & the boys breakdown the financials of The Weeknd spending $7 million of his own money on production costs (14:24) the boys correct a factual error from E19 (15:24) Mailbag spotlights Paul’s appearance on The SVG Podcast: Super Bowl Round-table episode & Sports Video Group cross promotion (16:57) Steve & Paul discuss the inability to watch sports TV from a fan's perspective (18:54) the boys tee up E20’s feature interview with John Forslund (20:49) John Forslund joins Steve & Paul; topics include his time with the Hartford Whalers, his departure from the Carolina Hurricanes, remote broadcasts with the NHL on NBC & looks ahead to the next chapter of his career with the NHL’s newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken (40:26) the Conquest Hockey Q&A segment features John Forslund’s favorite arena to work a game, his all-time favorite NHL arenas, his old-school method of preparation, the NHL’s best & worst uniform numbers (46:02) Steve & Paul discuss core philosophy & base coverage on regional/national NHL broadcasts (50:20) Inside The Truck social media promotion (50:50) special musical shout-out to The Emerald City, Seattle Washington