(00:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/ The Nation-Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) officially start Season 2 of WesternCentric off with an exclusive interview with special guest Fraser Minten. Fraser was generous enough to donate 20 minutes to talk to the guys about his WHL career with the Kam…

(0:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/ The Nation Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) bring you a jam-packed show full of NHL-related news. The guys open the show up to discuss and recap the NHL Draft that took place in Montreal last week. The guys highlight the six WHL players selected in the fir…

(00:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff / The Nation-Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) start the show off by recapping the CHL Import Draft. Then as the show progresses, the guys welcome you into another installment of the Bus Ride" segment and this week the guys take a look at Doug Wickenheiser'…

(00:01) On this SPECIAL EPISODE, the boys are joined by none other than the WHL and CHL Player of the Year, Logan Stankoven. Logan was nice enough to lend us 20 minutes of his time as he had just returned from the CHL awards in Saint John. We discussed the remarkable season that earned him some hardware, playing with Luke Toporowski and finding tha…

(00:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/ The Nation-Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) are pleased to be joined by Victoria Royals captain and San Jose Sharks prospect Gannon Laroque. Gannon was nice enough to lend us his time to discuss his WHL career so far, playing for the San Jose Barracuda of…

(00:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/The Nation-Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) are pleased to be joined by not just one, but two guests on the show today. First up, the guys chat with Saskatoon Blades forward and NHL prospect Trevor Wong. Trevor was nice enough to join the show and talked t…

(00:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/Nation Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) sit down to chat with Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Nolan Allan. We chatted about Allan's childhood, his favourite WHL team growing up, his welcome to the WHL moment, being drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks, playi…

(00:01) On today's episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/ Nation Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) are pleased to be joined by former Kamloops Blazers play-by-play announcer, Jeff Paterson. Jeff joined the show to discuss what it was like entering the sports media world back in the early 90s', what it was like ca…

On the 18th episode of the WesternCentric podcast, hosts Colton Davies (Daily Faceoff/Nation Network) and Matthew Zator (TheHockeyWriters) have the pleasure to talk to former Kamloops Blazers captain, Jermaine Loewen. Jermaine joins the show to discuss his unique story of coming over from Jamaica, falling in love with hockey, and ultimately- ending…

On the 17th episode of the WesternCentric Podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator are joined by former NHL player and 2x Stanley Cup Champion, Kris Versteeg. Kris joins the show to discuss his WHL career, which involved playing in his hometown of Lethbridge, his brief stint with the Kamloops Blazers and playing in Red Deer under Brent Sutter…

On the 16th episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open the show up to discuss the WHL's Conference Finals that get underway this weekend. The guys give their own recap of the previous series and discuss what could happen between both the Kamloops Blazers/Seattle Thunderbirds series and the Winnipeg Ice/Edmonton Oil Kings …

On the 15th episode of the WesternCentric podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator are joined by former NHLer and 3x Memorial Cup Champion, Tyson Nash (0:59:16). The guys open the show up to discuss the passing of legendary NHL players Mike Bossy and Guy Lafleur. The guys give their thoughts on the careers of both Bossy, and Guy, as well as t…

On the 14th episode of the WesternCentric podcasts, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator interview 2022 top-prospect Denton Mateychuk (049:58) from the Moose Jaw Warriors. We talk about who he looks up to in the NHL, his favourite WHL team as a kid growing up and his experiences playing at the CHL/NHL top prospects game and winning a gold medal at…

On episode 13 of the WesternCentric Podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open up the show to discuss the legendary career of former WHLer and current Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf as he announces his retirement from the NHL. The guys then transition to talk about a handful of WHL rookies who recorded their first goals last week. They…

On episode 12 of the WesternCentric Podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open the show up discussing some history that was made this past week in the WHL as Connor Bedard, Zach Benson and four more 16-year-olds have now reached the 50 point mark in their rookie-season for the first time since the ‘80s. The guys then chat about the CHL Top…

On the 11th episode of the WesternCentric Podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open the show up talking about Nashville Predators rookie Tanner Jeannot and his success so far. The guys switch course to talk about Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard recording 40 goals on the season, as well as some talk about Everett Silvertips defenceman Ole…

On the 10th episode of the WesternCentric Podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open the show up to talk about a couple of special games that took place over the weekend in Calgary and Saskatoon honouring both the Saskatoon Police Department as well as WWE Legend Bret "the hitman" Hart. The guys switch course to then chat a bit about three…

On the ninth episode of the WesternCentric podcast hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open the podcast up by discussing a WHL rookie's debut over the weekend, then they transition into the news about former WHL defenceman Dysin Mayo getting a contract extension in Arizona. Then they talk about former WHL goalie Jamie McClennan being announced as…

On the eighth episode of WesternCentric, hosts Colton Davies, and Matthew Zator open the pod up by discussing some personal news that revolves around Colton's life, as well as what the guys do outside of WC. They then transition into discussing the CHL's top-10 rankings that were released and the guys give their insight on what is expected as the W…

On the seventh episode of the Western Centric Podcast, hosts Colton Davies and Matthew Zator open the pod up by discussing a handful of European WHL alumni who are at the 2022 Olympic Games. They then transition into some more talk about Logan Stankoven's hot streak with the Kamloops Blazers, and Connor Bedard's sensational goal over the weekend. T…