Episode 231 featuring Erik Johnson

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Erik Johnson discussing his career, the Flyers' playoff push, and his thoughts on various teammates.

Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre start the show talking about the Flyers playoff push and taking over 3rd place in the Metro, Porter Martone’s major impact joining the team, and Tyson Foerster’s return. Long-time Colorado Avalanche and former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Erik Johnson joined us for an interview! EJ talks to us about playing in Philly, playing for Torts and some of his Flyer teammates like Matvei Michkov, Tyson Foerster, Sean Couturier, and Owen Tippett, he gives us his thoughts on their push for the playoffs, how he thinks the rebuild is going. We also discuss his Avalanche tenure, playing for team USA, the Olympics, how he got into media, pranking Brian Smith, and he gives us his Stanley Cup pick! Go to gt-wholesale.com and use coupon code "nasty" for 15% off. Nasty Knuckles is a Baller Sports Network production, created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show features a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! ►Click here to shop…

People in this episode

Hosts: Riley Cote, Derek Settlemyre

Guest: Erik Johnson

Topics covered

• Flyers playoff push
• Erik Johnson interview
• Avalanche tenure
• Olympics
• hockey talk
• media career
• Stanley Cup predictions

Keywords

• Flyers
• Erik Johnson
• Avalanche
• hockey
• playoffs
• Olympics
• media
• Stanley Cup
• Tyson Foerster
• Riley Cote

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado Avalanche, team USA, Baller Sports Network

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