Former ECHL goalie Jake Hildebrand shares his favorite moments and the shift to playing in Germany with Justin Cohn and Jacob Stoller. They also discuss school-day games, the chicken nugget incident and the Tahoe Knight Monsters.
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn:
- Former ECHL goaltender Jake Hildebrand joins the show. Hildebrand, 30, has been playing in Germany for the last few years after spending 222 regular season games in the ECHL with the Allen Americans, Indy Fuel, Tulsa Oilers, Kalamazoo Wings and Florida Everblades. Hildebrand shared some of his favorite ECHL moments.
- Hildebrand and the hosts also discuss Kirill Tyutyayev getting a 10-minute misconduct for... shooting a chicken nugget back into the crowd.
- The Adirondack Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils, are the team profiled this week. The Thunder are 10-5-2 to start the season.
- Wichita Thunder forward Peter Bates is the prospect of the week. Bates, 27, leads the ECHL in scoring with 33 points.
- Coast To Coast: Justin Cohn's usual news, notes and quotes. What's a Knight Monster? Grant Cruickshank has a famous mom. And friend of the show Yuki Miura is on a tear.
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