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Tales From The Road Podcast
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Bad Decisions Make Great Stories! The funniest, most epic road stories we can find, told by athletes who lived them! Nothing but gut-busting tales with Sparky, Scotty and the Cheap Seats as they sit around the bar table with Pro, Semi-Pro, College, and Beer-Leaguers.
New Episodes released on Tuesdays (Your Tuesday Tale) and Fridays (WTFriday Tale).
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New Episodes released on Tuesdays (Your Tuesday Tale) and Fridays (WTFriday Tale).
Visit our website at www.TalesFromTheRoadPodcast.com
to:
- Subscribe to our Newsletter and get latest and greatest TFTR everything
- Get Kick-Ass Merchandise
- Upload a great story you may have. If we like what we hear we will hit you up and get you on the show
21 Episodes
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NHL and Toronto Maple Leaf Legend Rick Vaive sits down with Sparky, Scott and the Cheap Seats for a great tale session including:
Borje Salmings occasional crazy pre-game ritual
Hilarious Rookie Hazing in Winnipeg
Harold Ballard Airplane Prank
And More!!
TFTR Co-Host Sparky "aka Dr Dump" tells of how a post game shower intestinal discomfort turns into a hockey rink mystery for the ages.... well I guess the Phantom Shitter is being revealed on this episode... so mystery solved!
NHL Legendary Enforcer Kevin "Killer" Kaminski tells of how a "pretend" bout with Alan May at a Washington Capitals Alumni game got a liiiiitle out of hand!
YouTube Link to video of actual fight:
https://youtu.be/X_pcOZ0t8GM
Cheap Seater Eddy gives the hilarious Tale of how a college hockey team prank can go on much longer than intended if initiated in a state of inebriation. And now we can't sleep well at night!
MMA and Rodeo Master Story Teller Clay Lyle tells of how he and a buddy break into a vet clinic to fix a bar fight broken nose, and of course it doesn’t go as planned!
Former Collegiate Wrestler Bill Witherspoon tells the Cheap Seats of how they turned a shower turd into a Team rallying point.
Former St Louis Blues' Winger Rick Bourbonnais lets us in on a team long standing rookie hazing initiation. The "original" St Louis Blues Kid Line (Bourbs, Brian Sutter and Bernie Federko get led out into the boonies to hunt Snipe in an unorthodox fashion. Trouble with the local law ensues!!
MMA and Rodeo Master Story Teller Clay Lyle goes off on the tale and many reasons jumping in a pro-mma match after a 10 day drunk-fest is a bad idea.
Canadian Hockey Enforcer Billy McGuigan tells of the gut-busting circumstances that puts him in a "You Better Score" Shoot-Out with Legendary female goalie Manon Rheaume.
One time top NHL prospect and legendary Tale-Teller, Terry Ryan tells us:
- His first year of Canadian Junior Hockey at 14 years of age in Quesnel, British Columbia.
- how some fake facial stubble got him in the bar waaaaaay too young.
- The tricks he used to get his first hockey fight win
- And how that turned into an epic virginity loss.
Check out his hilarious book Tales of a First Round Nothing: My Life as an NHL Footnote for a great read of Terry's Epic Hockey StoriesAmazon Link: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00I4ZS6YA&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BAIjAb5E0YE5W
Hockey Enforcer Sammy Fields talks about fighting legend Craig Coxe..... in practice. Also a hilarious tale of the unique problems you can get when you have a deaf goalie on the team.
Check out what Sammy was up against with Craig Coxe in these 2 legendary battles with Bob Probert
https://youtu.be/nK3yNgktCLk
https://youtu.be/lFAReX5k9cA
NHL Goaltending Legend Clint Malarchuck gives us a epic pile of stories from his days playing between the pipes, as well as behind the bench. Includes Tales:
- Golf Course Cowboy (also on our Episode 3 Short)
- Alligator Prank (Darcy Hordichuck)
- The Most Epic Bag Skate
- Vancouver Black Ice
- Funny Coaching Language Barriers and Freak-outs
- John Tortorella Hallway Fight
- Airport Terminal Pranks
Also, check out Clint's Best Selling book - A Matter of Inches: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Matter-Inches-Survived-Crease-Beyond/dp/1629370495/ref=nodl_
Co-Host Scotty tells of a hilarious hockey prank rivalry that almost burned down a hotel and became a college hockey legend.
Hockey Enforcer Jeremy Yablonski's epic story of getting banned from the KHL (Russian Hockey League) and visit to KHL Headquarters. All settled with Russian Hockey Federation President via an arm wrestle. WTF!!??
Check out this link on our website for some good Yabo Fighting highlights
http://www.talesfromtheroadpodcast.com/soundcast_music/yablonski-russian-hockey-league-ban-short-episode-2/
MMA and Rodeo Cheap Seater Clay Lyle tells his face melting story of how trying to "score" at sea can score you a lifetime ban on Carnival Cruise Lines.
NHL St. Louis Blues alum Rick Bourbonnais tells the Cheap Seats a hilarious way to make the wives "feel" like they are part of the Team.
Eddy and McGuigan go over one of our favorite hockey team bar pranks gone too far.
NHL Enforcer Legend Kevin "Killer" Kaminski talks about going toe to toe with Bob Probert, as well as an early career run-in with Tie Domi.
One time top NHL prospect and master story teller Terry Ryan delivers the funniest way possible to piss off GM Mike Milbury during pre-draft interviews.
Sparky and Joe tell the Cheap Seats an epic tale of how a hilarious medical misdiagnosis brings down an airplane and leads to one very pissed off passenger.




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