ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Cut by Ottawa, cut by Kitchener, cut by London, then signed as an undrafted walk-on and finishing as a Memorial Cup champion: Matthew Hlacar's story is the one the AudBalls have wanted to tell since he first dropped the gloves at the Aud. Now a Brantford Bulldog, he sits down to relive the 10-guys rule Ando preached, the deadline that made the room believe, the Sault Ste. Marie shootout winner that lives in AudPod lore, and the dad who begged him not to get suspended before the hotel was paid off. Plus Muay Thai at Darkside, favourite dance partner Ryder Boulton (now a teammate), the Arky mattress prank, and whether he is ready to walk into the visitors' room at the Aud.
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Chapters
0:00 — Cold open: undrafted to Memorial Cup champion
0:49 — Thoughts with Matthew Mayich
2:05 — Brad Flynn, the 13th forward, and leaning into the physical game
4:28 — Cut by Ottawa, Kitchener and London, then signed
5:42 — We got 10 guys: Ando’s rule and the toughest room in the league
7:00 — The deadline, Woolley, and we didn’t load up for nothing
8:03 — A Brantford Bulldog now, a Hamilton kid close to home
9:02 — Tossed from the game, then sitting in the stands with dad
10:29 — Silky hands: the Sault Ste. Marie shootout winner
12:19 — Tom Wilson, Lucic, and staying engaged as a healthy scratch
15:30 — Brandon Merli’s skates, Brantford’s assault bike, and Muay Thai at Darkside
19:00 — Favourite dance partner Boulton, and the new fight rules
21:12 — Saying goodbye to the group, and the jersey wall
22:45 — Joining Brantford: it’s the best of the best
24:11 — Roommates, Avry Anstis, and the Arky mattress story
27:40 — Woolley, the London Knights, and celebrating the Cup
32:03 — Sign-off: walking into the visitors’ room at the Aud
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