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  • Jeff Tambellini on His Family's Hockey Legacy, His New Role & Going From Player To Management
    2025/12/17

    On this week's Block Party podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Assistant General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations, Jeff Tambellini. They discuss his family's rich hockey legacy, his journey through the sport and his transition from player to management. He discusses the importance of player development, the role of analytics in decision-making, and the challenges of navigating the NHL's salary cap. Jeff reflects on representing Team Canada and the dynamics of working with current players now that he's in management.

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    42 分
  • Jack Finley on His NHL Journey, Overcoming Injuries & His Love Of Tampa's Sunshine
    2025/12/10
    On this week’s Block Party podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jack Finley. They discuss his journey to the NHL, the challenges he’s faced including injuries and the rehab process, plus the mental toughness required to succeed at the professional level. He shares insights into his training routines, favorite cities for food, and his thoughts on the future of the NHL, his love of sunshine in Tampa, players he admires and more.

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    36 分
  • Victor Hedman on Stadium Series Commercial, Upcoming Olympics & His Dog Harry's Lasting Impact
    2025/12/03

    On this week’s Block Party Podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined live at the Cigar City Taproom by Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman. They discuss his time as captain of the team, his commercial for the Stadium Series with Baker Mayfield, helping Anthony Cirelli through a hurricane, the upcoming Olympics, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy, and the lasting impact that his dog Harry has made throughout the Tampa Bay community.

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    38 分
  • Dominic James On Taking A Puck To The Face, His NHL Journey and Scoring His First Goal
    2025/11/26
    On this week’s Block Party Podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Dominic James. They discuss his injury after he took a puck to the face, his journey from Michigan to the NHL, why he signed in Tampa, scoring his first NHL goal, adjusting to pro life, what he’s learned from veterans like Nikita Kucherov, his friendship with Charle-Édouard D’Astous and more.

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    35 分
  • Dan Hinote on Coming To Tampa Bay, Why He's A Coach & Lightning-Panthers Rivalry
    2025/11/19
    On this week’s Block Party Podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by new Tampa Bay Lightning Assistant Coach Dan Hinote. They discuss his journey from West Point to the NHL, why he became a coach and how he landed in Tampa Bay. Plus he discusses becoming a stock trader, selling AT&T door to door, his family history and how the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry from a generation ago compares to the Lightning-Panthers.

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    43 分
  • Charle-Édouard D’Astous on His NHL Journey, Why He Chose Tampa Bay & His First Fight
    2025/11/12
    On this week’s Block Party Podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning rookie defenseman Charle-Édouard D’Astous. They discuss his long journey to the NHL with stops in the AHL, ECHL and in Europe, how he describes his game, why he chose to sign with Tampa Bay, his first fight with Gabriel Landeskog, giving back to the community and his favorite players growing up.

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    32 分
  • Zemgus Girgensons on His First Season in Tampa Bay, Playing For Latvia & the Panthers Rivalry
    2025/11/05

    On this week’s Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Zemgus Girgensons… They discuss what he worked on this offseason, his first full season in Tampa Bay, the rivalry with the Panthers, representing Latvia in International hockey, the ups and downs of professional hockey players and more.

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    32 分
  • Curtis Douglas on Coming To Tampa Bay, His NHL Debut and Being 6'9"
    2025/10/29
    On this week’s Block Party, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Curtis Douglas who is one of only 3 players in NHL history to be 6’ 9” tall. They discuss his journey to the NHL and his crazy journey to get to Tampa including ditching his car in Las Vegas. Plus making his NHL debut in front of family and friends, his rookie lap, acclimating to the Tampa Bay locker room, his parents appearance on the Lightning TV broadcast, playing guitar and more.

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    32 分