MIKE PITT | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 105

We’re talkin’ to Mike Pitt about where this whole thing started — the Peter Frates ALS Foundation, built off the back of a beauty of a human who battled like a first-line grinder every single day. Kid had wheels, heart, and more compete than half the league combined.

Then boom — Ice Bucket Challenge hits. Absolute wagon of a movement. People dumping buckets on their heads like it’s a Game 7 celly — except it actually did something. Raised a stupid amount of money, put ALS on the map, and got everyone from your beer league buddy to celebs involved.

Now we’ve got the Ice ALS Charity Hockey Game — and this thing’s not just a skate, it’s a full barn-burner for a cause. Alumni, refs, the whole crew showing up. That’s how you grow the game and take care of your own.

They get into what ALS actually does too — and spoiler: it’s brutal. Not just physically, but financially. We’re talking real-life, off-the-ice battles that make a bad loss look like nothing. Families grinding harder than a PK unit down two men.

Shoutout to the work with the Pete Frates Foundation — absolute studs over there. Boots on the ground, making a difference, no shortcuts.

Then the convo takes a turn — refs catch a stray (as they should 😂). Talking youth officiating, how tough it is, and yeah… maybe we gotta stop screaming at 14-year-olds like it’s the Stanley Cup Final, eh?

Mix in some locker room nonsense, comedy bits, chirps flying — the boys are buzzing. You can tell there’s some sketch ideas cooking there too. Might get a couple beauties outta that.

They wrap it up with what’s next — events coming up, more ways to get involved, and maybe… just maybe… an Ice Bucket Challenge comeback tour? Run it back. Let’s fill the bucket again.

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