Cherokee Rewind Podcast

Ep. 87 - Alex Syring

Originally from Sylvania, Alex talks about loving the sport right from the get go. The life of being a triplet. The desire to play away from home and finding his sweet spot playing at Arizona State.

Ep. 86 - Kyle Jennings

A Kalamazoo native, Kyle finds his groove after playing hockey by playing country music... almost entirely by accident. , a fun listen for both hockey and country music fans of Kyle.

Ep. 85 - Adam Pigula

A local Michigan guy, Adam talks about fun things. Like crying as a mini-mite because "mama coach" wasn't on the bench and other fun things like getting his jaw broken in his first fight with Toledo just one week after getting his braces removed.  Audio is a little noisy as we had to do this episode "on the road"...

Ep. 84 - Kobi Peters

Family. That's what means the most to the Ft. Wayne native. Kobi talks about the importance of the Komets in the Ft. Wayne community and about playing hockey fearlessly as a short guy. How he got under people's skin and yes, he did pose in a Cherokee calendar!

Ep. 83 - Andrew Heldt

A good guy that worked hard to get where he’s gotten. Local guy Andrew talks about his early years picking hockey over baseball. What it was like to win a state title for St. John’s Jesuit. Making the jump from HS to playing for the Cherokee. Also, the story of breaking his ankle in practice… by his coach!

Ep. 82 - Chris Varga (Pt 2)

Some lf the wackier side of life as Chris talks about getting players to bond. The joy of bus trips, and how Brian Kinsella got him to come to St. Francis and bring home a state title or three.

Ep. 82 - Chris Varga (Part 1)

Former Head Coach Chris Varga in part one of this episode talks about his journey first as a player and the seeds that were planted in him and what led him to ultimately find success as a coach. And some wacky stories along the way.

Ep. 81 - Ricky Kwapich

Toledo born and bred, Ricky talks about growing up going to Storm games, playing youth hockey in the TC program... and leaving to play HS for St. Francis. And keeping a promise to Sap Miller to come back and play juniors for the Cherokee.

Ep. 80 - Brett Lincoln

What is a guy from Espanola, New Mexico doing playing hockey? Well Brett takes us on an entertaining journey by way of Denver, then Toledo... and a few other stops along the way. How he is giving back now by coaching kids back in NM the way he learned both in Denver and Toledo...

Ep. 79 - Brett Reeves

A guy who always wanted to play for Toledo, following in the footsteps of his cousin. It took till his age-out year for Brett to achieve his goal. He talks about his and his family's beginnings in Springfield, Illinois. How important family has been to him. And how later on, his younger brother came to Toledo as well.