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Episode 165: Bobby Brink | Flyers young winger in studio

Riley and Derek start the show by talking about Tony Voce’s funeral and thank you guys, the fans, for supporting the last podcast. The boys jump over to talk about their weekend plans and share some picks they like over on the bet365 app.


Flyers young winger Bobby Brink joins us this week! They discuss Bob-O’s new contract extension, enjoying his summer in the area, and how his offseason training is going. Shifting gears, they talk about how Brink started playing hockey in Minnesota at a young age, being named after Bobby Orr, and his favorite player growing up. Moving on, they discuss Matvei Michkov coming to Philly, this past Flyers season and going into next, playing for John Tortorella, joining the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, their playoff run, and playing for Ian Laperriere. Bobby goes on to tell us about the jokesters in the Flyers locker room, and being drafted to Philly. Finishing up the interview he tells us about growing up as a small player, battling through a hip injury in 2022, and his golf game.


Nasty and Riles finish the show answering a couple questions submitted by fans presented by Klyr Rum.


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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!


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