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Podcast Update and Season Openers

Well, hockey season is here and we’re ready to go! Unfortunately the Wild lost to the Predators in the season opener but hey, it’s a long season and it’s only the first game of the season so, hang in there and have faith. LOL

The Gophers season opens up against Mount Royal on Sunday (Oct 6th 2019) so, we’re excited to see how the men’s hockey team starts out and UMD starts out against U of Alberta in an exhibition game on Saturday (Oct 5th, 2019. And then St Cloud State will have their way with U of Alberta on Sunday (Oct 6th, 2019) and then Mankato will take a crack at Mount Royal on Saturday Oct 5th, 2019.

As for youth hockey, visit the Hockey Hub for updates via the appropriate district . For me (JR) District 9 is where I’ll be keeping an eye on the Faribault and Owatonna areas. For Andy, District 8 is where all the action is at and where he’ll be focusing his attention on. What section are YOU gonna be supporting? Leave your comment below in the comment section.

As for High School Hockey, the season kicks off with Anoka going up against Rogers at 7p at the Rogers Ice Arena. There are a ton of games so, check out the HUB for all the matches, dates and times for your local team.

GAME ON !!

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First Blog Post

Welcome back to the Penalty Box Blog. I wanted to jump up here real quick to provide you with an update on the status of the website, YouTube Channel and the Podcast.

Because of real-life goings on, we have not yet begun to record podcasts. I have finished converting my man-cave into a home studio complete with a green-room, podcast station and YouTube set. However, because of health related issues and work reasons, I simply haven’t had the time to get together with Andy to finish mapping out the video podcast and start recording.

The [NHL] season starts on Thursday (Sept 3, 2019) with the Wild taking on the Nashville Predators. The collegiate level starts on the weekend of October 6th (U of M vs Mount Royal) and youth hockey and high school hockey kicks off around Nov 21st so we still have plenty of time to get our shit together and, begin recording podcasts.

Just remember, we’re NO professionals so, getting of shit together and actually recording these things will probably be sub-par in quality but hey, you gotta start somewhere right? So anyway, expect to see something posted / uploaded by Friday the 11th of September, 2019.

Hope all is well and, have yourself a wonderful day! -JR

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Hello World!

Hello world and welcome to our new blog (style) website where we will be posting news articles, future events and our weekly/podcasts. The whole idea behind this podcast and website is to provide coverage of youth, high school, collegiate and professional hockey in Minnesota!

I had the idea last year during the boys state high school hockey tournament when I was only able to attend the Thursday games. I was frustrated that I couldn’t find any coverage (other that ch 45 and the trib’s hockey hub) of the games.

Although this isn’t a radio or television broadcast, we can and will do a video podcast that will be posted on our YouTube channel and then distributed / linked to our website, Facebook fan page and uploaded to iTunes and other platforms that you can get podcasts from.

My name is John Sarzoza Jr (aka “JR”) and my co-founder and co-host is Andy Roeser. I am a business development consultant who helps small business owners grow their businesses by providing consulting services in the area of sales and marketing, accounting and finance, technology and operational efficiency. You can find me on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. My business website can be found HERE and my business development YouTube channel can be found HERE.

Andy Roeser is a senior project manager at CIT and like me, is a HUGE hockey fan and has a ton of experience in the entertainment and media .

Andy and I are cousins and grew up together and both played hockey all our lives including against ourselves in our parents driveway and the mean streets in front of our houses. LOL Many cross checks, slashing and punches were thrown over the years and the bruises and black eyes have led us to this point in time where we can further our passion for the game by covering ALL aspects of hockey in our own special and unique way……via a video podcast.

So, site back and enjoy the podcats via YouTube, our website or on iTunes (or whatever platform you get your podcasts from)

This is NOT meant to be an official website or coverage for any team or legue. It’s just a couple of knuckleheads yappn’ about hockey in a semi-structred way on a podcast known as, The Penalty Box Podcast (PBP).

If you have any questions, comments and or concerns, please feel free to leave your comments below in the comments section and maybe, we might respond……if you’re lucky. Oh, and we may also be putting out a monthly [recap] newsletter so sign up HERE and we’ll put you on the list. And don’t worry, we will NOT share, sell or give away your contact info to ANY one for ANY reason. We hate SPAM just as much as you do. Thanks! -JR