Episode 180: Dave Brown | LEGENDARY Flyers Enforcer and Scout

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre start the show talking about Rick Tocchet leaving the Canucks, and Mike Sullivan and the Penguins parting ways, and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs going from the Hurricanes vs Devils, Capitals vs Canadiens, Maple Leafs vs Senators, Panthers vs Lightning, Golden Knights vs Wild, Stars vs Avalanche, Oilers vs Kings, and the Jets vs Blues. Philadelphia Flyers forward Noah Cates joined us for an interview! He talks to us about his offseason plans, his line with Bobby Brink and Tyson Foerster, taking on a leadership role this season, playing college hockey, playing in the 2022 Olympics, and what it was like playing with his brother in the NHL. Moving ahead he tells us what it was like playing for John Tortorella, what it’s like playing for Brad Shaw, the locker room chemistry, and playing with Matvei Michkov. Finishing up we talk about what it was like having some friends and teammates traded this season, Noah’s mindset heading into the offseason, an update on his contract status, and his training plans for the summer. Nasty Knuckles is a Baller Sports Network production. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Mai 1h 38min

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre talk about the wild week of hockey including the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Claude Giroux vs Scott Laughton, Peter Laviolette Dan Bylsma and Greg Cronin's firings, the latest on Rick Tocchet in Vancouver, Quinn Hughes' future with the Canucks, the Islanders getting rid of Lou Lamoriello, Dylan Larkin unhappy with the Red Wings, AND A TON MORE!Nasty Knuckles is a Baller Sports Network production. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Apr 56min

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre took a trip to Lehigh Valley to interview Philadelphia Flyers 2024 1st round pick Jett Luchanko, Phantoms enforcer Sawyer Boulton, and former Flyer and current head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Ian Laperriere! Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!~Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Apr 43min

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre start the show discussing the Flyers 3 game winning streak after firing John Tortorella, Nasty Knuckles Hockey Experience, and Bare Knuckle Ice Wars. Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Keith Primeau joined us in studio for an interview! Keith talks to us about the 1990 NHL Draft, playing in Adirondack, winning a Calder Cup, and his junior career. Jumping ahead we discuss his time with the Detroit Red Wings, his first NHL fight, getting traded to the Flyers, practice fights, playing for Scotty Bowman, trade to Carolina, and playing for Paul Maurice. Circling back, we dive deeper into Primeau getting traded to Philly, the 2004 playoff run, the 5 overtime game from 2000. Finishing up the interview we talk about the concussions Keith suffered in his career, and his son Cayden’s goaltending career. On the latest segment of Captain’s Corner Mike Richards gives us his thoughts on John Tortorella being fired and Alex Ovechkin chasing Gretzky’s goal record.Nasty Knuckles is a Baller Sports Network production. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Apr 1h 46min

Legendary NHL fighter Brian McGrattan joined Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre in studio for an interview! Gratts talks to us about a couple cool pictures from his playing career, what he’s up to these days, his previous role in Player Development with the Calgary Flames, hockey players and enforcers struggling off the ice, Brian’s breaking point, how he became a better fighter in the second half of a career, and the art of fighting. Moving ahead we discuss McGrattan getting drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, a bad knee injury, getting a tryout with the Ottawa Senators, and playing with Dennis Bonvie and Stu Grimson. We also talk about the rivalry between the Binghamton Senators and Philadelphia Phantoms, the legendary brawl involving Ray Emery and Neil Little, some hilarious Emery stories, and the line brawl between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks and John Tortorella. Wrapping up McGrattan unpacks the end of his hockey career playing in the AHL and overseas, Steve Downie’s hit on Dean McAmmond, the role of enforcers, policing the game, and McGrattan playing on 6 different teams in junior hockey. Before we go, Brian tells us about where he’s at today physically and spiritually, how yoga helps him, and his thoughts on youth hockey today.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Mar 1h 23min

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre react to the breaking news of the Philadelphia Flyers firing head coach John Tortorella.Nasty Knuckles is a Baller Sports Network production. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Mar 34min

One of the funniest players in the history of hockey Keith Yandle joined us this week! Before we get to our interview, Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre start the show talking about what they’re up to and how they spent their birthdays. Jumping into some hockey talk they discuss the Flyers 1-6-0 homestand, Travis Konecny’s struggles, and the Flyers front office sticking to the rebuild plan. Jumping around the NHL we discuss the tight playoff races, Brayden Schenn’s 1000th game celebration, and Bob “The Hound” Kelly retiring. Former Coyotes, Rangers, Panthers, and Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle joined us for a hilarious interview. Yands starts off by talking to us about what he’s up to these days, recently joining Spittin’ Chiclets, he admits how he was hard to manage in the locker room and being high maintenance, and how Yandle was able to break the NHL Iron Man record. Jumping into his Coyotes days we discuss the White Out in Phoenix in the 2012 playoffs, playing with Paul Bissonnette and Ilya Bryzgalov, and having Wayne Gretzky as a coach. Wrapping up the interview we talk about Keith’s last season playing with the Flyers, the culture, not living up the expectations, and playing with Scott Laughton, Nick Seeler, and his best friend Kevin Hayes. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Mar 1h 18min

Derek and Riley start the show discussing what the Philadelphia Flyers did at the NHL Trade Deadline, including trading Scott Laughton to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Andrei Kuzmenko to the Los Angeles Kings, and Erik Johnson back to the Colorado Avalanche. Moving along we discuss the Flyers awful homestand, Cam York being scratched and his comments towards John Tortorella, and the current Eastern Conference standings. Before we get to our interview we talk about Brad Marchand’s trade to the Florida Panthers, and Mikko Rantanen flipped to the Dallas Stars. Jumping into our interview, Flyers scout Mark Greig joins us! Greig discusses the excitement heading into this summer’s NHL Entry Draft, how the talent in the 2025 draft compares to others, and if there are players that project to be first line centers in the draft. We also talk about how to evaluate players ceilings, the player’s character and mental makeup, the NHL Combine, finding late sleepers, and how important this draft is for the Flyers rebuild. Getting into Greig more personally, he tells us when he decided he wanted to be a scout, battles in the war room, Mark’s children Dara, Kyra, and Ridley Greig’s hockey careers, Mark’s pro hockey playing career, Derek’s time with Mark with the Phantoms, and we share a ton of legendary stories from the AHL, down the shore, Craig Berube, and more!Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Mar 1h 32min