NASTY KNUCKLES PODCAST

• Episode 196: Brian McGrattan | Former NHL Enforcer

  Legendary NHL fighter Brian McGrattan joined Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre in studio for an interview! Gratts talks to us about a couple cool pictures from his playing career, what he’s up to these days, his previous role in Player Development with the Calgary Flames, hockey players and enforcers struggling off the ice, Brian’s breaking point, how he became a better fighter in the second half of a career, and the art of fighting. Moving ahead we discuss McGrattan getting drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, a bad knee injury, getting a tryout with the Ottawa Senators, and playing with Dennis Bonvie and Stu Grimson. We also talk about the rivalry between the Binghamton Senators and Philadelphia Phantoms, the legendary brawl involving Ray Emery and Neil Little, some hilarious Emery stories, and the line brawl between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks and John Tortorella. Wrapping up McGrattan unpacks the end of his hockey career playing in the AHL and overseas, Steve Downie’s hit on Dean McAmmond, the role of enforcers, policing the game, and McGrattan playing on 6 different teams in junior hockey. Before we go, Brian tells us about where he’s at today physically and spiritually, how yoga helps him, and his thoughts on youth hockey today.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• JOHN TORTORELLA FIRED BY FLYERS | EMERGENCY PODCAST

  Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre react to the breaking news of the Philadelphia Flyers firing head coach John Tortorella.Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 195: Keith Yandle | Hilarious stories from longtime NHL defenseman

  One of the funniest players in the history of hockey Keith Yandle joined us this week! Before we get to our interview, Riley Cote and Derek Settlemyre start the show talking about what they’re up to and how they spent their birthdays. Jumping into some hockey talk they discuss the Flyers 1-6-0 homestand, Travis Konecny’s struggles, and the Flyers front office sticking to the rebuild plan. Jumping around the NHL we discuss the tight playoff races, Brayden Schenn’s 1000th game celebration, and Bob “The Hound” Kelly retiring. Former Coyotes, Rangers, Panthers, and Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle joined us for a hilarious interview. Yands starts off by talking to us about what he’s up to these days, recently joining Spittin’ Chiclets, he admits how he was hard to manage in the locker room and being high maintenance, and how Yandle was able to break the NHL Iron Man record. Jumping into his Coyotes days we discuss the White Out in Phoenix in the 2012 playoffs, playing with Paul Bissonnette and Ilya Bryzgalov, and having Wayne Gretzky as a coach. Wrapping up the interview we talk about Keith’s last season playing with the Flyers, the culture, not living up the expectations, and playing with Scott Laughton, Nick Seeler, and his best friend Kevin Hayes. Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 194: Mark Greig | Flyers Scout Previews the 2025 NHL Draft

  Derek and Riley start the show discussing what the Philadelphia Flyers did at the NHL Trade Deadline, including trading Scott Laughton to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Andrei Kuzmenko to the Los Angeles Kings, and Erik Johnson back to the Colorado Avalanche. Moving along we discuss the Flyers awful homestand, Cam York being scratched and his comments towards John Tortorella, and the current Eastern Conference standings. Before we get to our interview we talk about Brad Marchand’s trade to the Florida Panthers, and Mikko Rantanen flipped to the Dallas Stars. Jumping into our interview, Flyers scout Mark Greig joins us! Greig discusses the excitement heading into this summer’s NHL Entry Draft, how the talent in the 2025 draft compares to others, and if there are players that project to be first line centers in the draft. We also talk about how to evaluate players ceilings, the player’s character and mental makeup, the NHL Combine, finding late sleepers, and how important this draft is for the Flyers rebuild. Getting into Greig more personally, he tells us when he decided he wanted to be a scout, battles in the war room, Mark’s children Dara, Kyra, and Ridley Greig’s hockey careers, Mark’s pro hockey playing career, Derek’s time with Mark with the Phantoms, and we share a ton of legendary stories from the AHL, down the shore, Craig Berube, and more!Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 193: Chris Pronger 2.0 | Trade Deadline Analysis, 4 Nations Recap + More

  Hall of Fame NHL defenseman Chris Pronger joined us for an interview for a second time! Before we hop on with Prongs, Riley and Derek start the show discussing Derek’s son’s recent games, Pavel Datsyuk’s flute, and Max Talbot night in Pittsburgh. Jumping into some Flyers talk, Riles and Nasty talk about the overtime loss to the Penguins, OT win vs the Jets, loss to the Flames, Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost’s return to Philly, recent games from Ivan Fedotov, Matvei Michkov, Jamie Drysdale and more! Moving ahead we discuss the Flyers possible trade deadline moves including the possibility of flipping Andrei Kuzmenko, trading Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen, and talk about a recent report that the Flyers have had no progress extending Can York. Before we chat with Chris, Riggs and Nast talk about some of the big injuries across the league. Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Chris Pronger joined us for an interview. Prongs talks to us about what he’s up to these days, public speaking, and overcoming failure. Getting into some hockey talk we discuss how successful 4 Nations was, Elias Pettersson and the drama with the Canucks, Captain Brayden Schenn reaching 1000 games, and playing with Sergei Bobrovsky. Finishing up our interview with Chris we talk about Friday’s trade deadline and the Flyers plans with Scott Laughton, his thoughts on the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs, and John Tortorella and if that could affect free agents coming to Philly. First time Pronger was on: https://youtu.be/Pc81zxYqrj8Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!► Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NastyKnuckles► Follow Riley Cote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileycote32► Follow Riley Cote on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rileycote32► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnastyworld► Follow Derek Settlemyre on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnastyworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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