Brent Johnson on his hockey royalty upbringing, knocking out Rick DiPietro and playing alongside Ovi & Sid

About this episode

Brent Johnson shares his experiences growing up in hockey royalty and playing alongside legends in the NHL.

Jeff Marek welcomes in former Washington Capitals goaltender and current team analyst Brent Johnson to share stories of growing up in hockey royalty, the time he hit Islanders' Rick DiPietro with a southpaw sock and getting to share the ice with two of the all-time greats in Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Marek

Guest: Brent Johnson

Topics covered

• hockey upbringing
• NHL stories
• goaltending
• Ovechkin and Crosby
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Brent Johnson
• Rick DiPietro
• Alex Ovechkin
• Sidney Crosby
• NHL
• hockey stories
• goaltender

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Capitals, Monumental Sports Network

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