Season 13 Episode 3- Alex Faust, Al Strachan

The Sports-Casters

Steve interviews Alex Faust(00:10:34) the voice of the Los Angelas Kings. Alex joins us to talk about his rise from PBP man for the Northeastern Huskies of the NCAA's Hockey East to the PBP man for the NHL's Los Angelas Kings. Alex talks about college hockey, the Kings in Los Angelas, and his ambitions. Alex also talks about his name being dropped as Alex Trebek's replacement by Alex Trebek. Also, Al Strachan (01:00:49) returns to the show to tell stories about his career as the hockey writer that Wayne Gretzky trusted the most. Al talks about Wayne being traded to St. Louis, his reaction to not being chosen for the shootout at the 1998 Olympics, and how he found out Wayne was being traded to Los Angeles. Al also talks about the 1987 Canada Cup, the leadership dynamic in the Edmonton Oilers locker room, and tells us if he thinks the current hockey writers love hockey. Steve kicks off the show talking about the Super Bowl, a missed hand ball in the Juventus game, and the highly rated match between Barcelona and Manchester United. The book club is still reading about the science of hockey and adds a new hockey book. OLT is a story about Steve's feelings on what would have been his Nonna's 94th birthday. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [e-mail]