Wooden Sticks with Kevin Gorg

A hockey conversation hosted by Kevin Gorg of Fan Duel Sports North with former players, coaches, and managers who all had amazing careers in hockey.

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Episodes

Mike Snee

Friday Mar 07, 2025

Friday Mar 07, 2025

Today on the show we are joined by Mike Snee of the Minnesota Wild. Mike is the VP of the Minnesota Wild Foundation and is heading up a cool new initiative called Skate It Forward. Childhood memories of the North Stars, growing up in Duluth, and Stanley Cup dreams on today's Wooden Sticks.
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/), OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish), & Insight Brewing (https://www.insightbrewing.com/) 

Pat Micheletti

Friday Feb 28, 2025

Friday Feb 28, 2025

Today on the show, we once again get the man on the mural at Mariucci Arena, The great Pat Micheletti. We tackle Wild hockey with a 4 Nations twist. Also, College Hockey with some pairwise predictions. 
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/), OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish), & Insight Brewing (https://www.insightbrewing.com/) 

Live from Insight Brewing

Monday Feb 24, 2025

Monday Feb 24, 2025

Our first live edition of Wooden Sticks, recorded on Saturday at Insight Brewing. Our special guest was Alex Stalock. We discuss 4 Nations Faceoff and dive deep into the Wild as they prepare for a playoff push. We also go inside the mask of the always entertaining tender from South St. Paul.
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/), OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish), & Insight Brewing (https://www.insightbrewing.com/) 

Dave Schwartz

Friday Feb 14, 2025

Friday Feb 14, 2025

Today on the show we visit with long time sports anchor at KARE11, Dave Schwartz. From New York to Bemidji to Louisiana and back to the Twin Cities, our Schwartzy has seen it all. Dave has covered multiple Olympic Games and now works for the Minnesota Wild. Lots of fun sports chatter today on Wooden Sticks.
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/), OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish), & Insight Brewing (https://www.insightbrewing.com/) 

Mike Luckraft

Friday Feb 07, 2025

Friday Feb 07, 2025


Today on the show we offer up a dual threat. The Head Coach of the Northfield Raiders boy’s hockey team and head Golf Professional at The Meadows at Mystic Lake, Mr. Mike Luckraft. Lucky as he is affectionately called by all that know him was an All-State Defenseman and State Champion at Burnsville. We dive deep into the history of the High School Hockey Tourney and get to know one of the top Class A teams in Minnesota
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/), OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish), & Insight Brewing (https://www.insightbrewing.com/) 

Hockey Holiday Recap

Friday Jan 31, 2025

Friday Jan 31, 2025

Today on the show we celebrate the life of John Gilbert. We also dive into the next 4 to 6 weeks for the Wild without Kaprizov. We also celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota, past and present, then give you 5 NHL rinks that are a must for Wild fans to visit.
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/) & OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish)

Gabby Billing

Friday Jan 24, 2025

Friday Jan 24, 2025

Today on the show is Coordinator of Hockey partnerships for the Minnesota Wild, Gabby Billing. Gabby has a tremendous passion for hockey and is so talented in her role. She played 3 sports at Breck before committing to play D1 hockey at Dartmouth. Smart, funny, and incredible at her job...a perfect guest for Wooden Sticks. 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/) & OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish)

Mike Schwartz

Friday Jan 17, 2025

Friday Jan 17, 2025

Today on the show, High School Hockey fans get paid as we walk down memory lane with Mike Schwartz. The 1996 Section Semi-Final featured White Bear Lake and Hill Murray who was the top ranked team in the State. The legend of the "Giant Killer" starts right here. 
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/) & OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish)

Bruce Ciskie

Friday Jan 10, 2025

Friday Jan 10, 2025

Today on the show we are treated to a real life College Hockey Guru. Bruce Ciskie is the play by play voice of the UMD Bulldogs and host of a radio show daily in that market. For nearly 2 decades he has helped to promote and grow college hockey with his tremendous passion and knowledge of the game. 
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/) & OnX Maps (www.onxmaps.com/fish)

Sean Goldsworthy

Friday Jan 03, 2025

Friday Jan 03, 2025

Today on the show the awesome Sean Goldsworthy. Goldy has coached both college and high school hockey in this market for over 27 years. Currently, he is the bench boss at Minnetonka where he has produced 2 State Championship teams. Fun stories today that include growing up as the son of a legendary player for the Minnesota North Stars. 
 
Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (https://mnmasoniccharities.org/) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

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