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And also, just because one guy did it 20 years ago doesn't mean that it can be done easily now.

Um, when Jonathan Quick was playing for the Reading Royals in 2008, I think it was.

Is that the year it was? 2005, 2006, something like that.

If I remember correctly, the Kings' AHL team was in, I think that was, yeah, it must've been.

Yeah, it makes sense.

And then of course, the goaltenders there are going to be the Reading Royals goaltenders and Yana Peretz and Keith Petruzzelli, who are, I feel like have been around for forever.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

working with you because I met you at a corporate event.

Was it the Reading Royals game we went to? Yes.

Super fun.

I played with your kid for like an hour.

Yeah.

So

I also met Becky at the Reading Royals game and she is just so supportive of Lancaster, of the community, and even was willing to sponsor this podcast.

So thank you Becky, thank you Ivy Rehab.

And all of a sudden you have guys that not necessarily tough fighting.

And I think it was the Redding game.

One of the Redding games like Armstrong fought, Lockhart fought, Sutter fought, like just kind of passed on the line and just trick the trickle down effect, we call it.

And so, yeah, I think it was important to show, you know, that it's important to have that side of you.

Well, 900 games against the same opponent, I would fight them.

Yes, that's right, time for another chat, and my latest guest is here and ready to go to discuss their life in Manchester and career to date.

This player arrived from Reading Royals in the summer of 2025 and is enjoying his third team in Europe after previous stints in Slovakia and in Austria.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he developed his game in the North American hockey system before making his way into the professional ranks, and that experience has taken him through a number of different levels and environments before eventually landing him in Manchester.

After getting his first taste of British hockey last season, he's now back in Storm colors with a year of Elite League experience behind him and a much better understanding of what to expect.

I'm sure they exist, obviously, because...

The Reign or the Royals, excuse me, the Redding Royals found them for that video.

But yeah, Shea Stevenson did not have a fantastic NHL career, but he did have a great career for the Redding Royals scoring four goals.

So good for him.

And of course, Adrian Kempe, I don't feel like I need to spend a lot of time talking about Adrian Kempe, who he is, how he got here, how much everybody loves him.