"So long, and thanks for all the fish." - ft. Joey Daccord
It's a very special 32nd episode! It's the final episode before our summer break and the final episode for producer extraordinaire, Grant Beery as he heads off to a new gig.
As the Seattle Kraken wrap up the '24-'25 season, our hosts Piper Shaw and JT Brown sit down with goaltender Joey Daccord to talk about his journey so far with the organization. After being selected in the Expansion Draft, leading the Firebirds to the Calder Cup Final, and now gaining the starting netminder job, Joey discusses what this organization means to him and why he's committed long term to Seattle. Joey also shares insights on how players like Brandon Montour, Chandler Stephenson, and others contribute to the locker room as well as his process for staying in shape and mentally prepared to stop pucks every night.
Thanks for listening all season! Stay tuned for some special episodes during the summer, and we'll return to our regular schedule in the fall.
Transcript
Hello, hello. Hello, folks. We are back with another episode of Signals from the Deep, the official podcast of your Seattle Kraken.
I am Piper Shaw, and of course, I am joined by the one and only JT brown right here.
JT Brown:Checked in, ready to go.
Piper Shaw:Present. JT is present, everyone.
JT Brown:My hand is raised.
Piper Shaw:Yes, which you're always present for the show, but for folks that know JT, it's sometimes a question mark of whether or not he will be present when you ask him to be somewhere. So.
JT Brown:Hey, hey. Sometimes, you know, I got.
Piper Shaw:You're busy.
JT Brown:I got things. I got this thing with the other person over there.
Piper Shaw:I got to. I got a thing to do with the guy.
JT Brown:Yep.
Piper Shaw:And I got to be there.
JT Brown:Exactly.
Piper Shaw:All right, well, today is not just any old episode of Signals from the Deep.
It is episode number 32, which is a very special episode for the 32nd team in the NHL, but it's also a special episode for us because it is not only our last episode of the season, but it is also, unfortunately, our producer extraordinaire's final episode. Grant Beery.
Grant Beery:Don't make me cry, Piper. Make me cry on air.
Piper Shaw:Don't make me cry. Grant, you have been the brainchild behind this podcast since its very beginning, when you first launched it with Nick Olczyk.
Of course, you've been such an awesome collaborator and teammate and person for us as we've gone through this kind of first year of. I don't wanna say reinventing, but just kind of taking it over and getting, you know, integrated.
And we're so grateful for all of your passion and your career and your professionalism and patience, frankly, in dealing with us and all of the little things that I'm constantly asking you to do, which I very much appreciate. But, of course, it's not that you are just leaving the podcast. You are moving on to a new opportunity, which you cannot speak about at this time.
But I'm very excited for you to be able to speak about what that new opportunity is with folks. But you've. I mean, you've been part of the Kraken organization since basically the beginning.
Grant Beery:Yeah. So four years. So, like, right before the first season started, you know, we were still building kci, we were still building cpa, and so I.
I was here before this was a building here at kci. And, you know, in the hot July summers, getting, you know, getting all the technology put in this place and.
And helping get it built, and then, uh, you know, expansion draft and everything beyond that, and just, you know, making us A team.
Piper Shaw:So what are some of your favorite memories from your time with this organization?
Grant Beery:I would say the kind of the biggest one for me that was very unexpected and a nice surprise was the Winter Classic. I was not expecting that until maybe year 10 of my hockey career, you know, later on down the road.
But I mean, to have that announced and be able to be a part of it, and we were a big part of it. The. The NHL technology staff brought us on to help out, to do, you know, set up, tear down everything like that. And then just to be able to.
To sit there and watch the game after knowing, you know, I, you know, we had such. Such a big hand in. It was. Was pretty special. And. And, you know, I'd been to a couple outdoor games in Colorado, but this was, you know, it was.
It was great. I mean, and a shutout, too. I mean, what more could you ask for?
Piper Shaw:So, yeah, speaking of a shutout, you know who had that shutout was one Joey Daccord, who is our guest on this podcast. So you will be hearing from Joey later, and he was quite a riot, so stay tuned for that, everybody.
But, Grant, I did also just want to ask you about when you have the opportunity now to be a fan of this team, not just a fan, that's also an employee, and all of the things that you have to juggle with that, what are you most looking forward to? Are you going to watch the game any differently? Are you going to engage any differently?
Grant Beery:I think I'm just going to be able to watch the game, which is going to be nice. I mean, we're so busy on game days that, you know, I don't really get the chance to relax.
So I think being able to relax and be a fan amongst the fans is going to be really nice. And, you know, I'll be able to attend more games, I think is going to be really, really special, so.
JT Brown:Well, you can be a fan all you want, but don't change your phone number. Oh, if I ever get a blue screen or something happens, I might still need to send a text out and get a little bit of help.
Grant Beery:Hey, don't you worry. I mean, I will help you, because if somehow you get a blue screen on that Mac computer we gave you, it's going to be pretty hopeless for you.
Piper Shaw:I'll help you and I'll give you directions to the Apple Store.
Grant Beery:Yeah, there you go.
Piper Shaw:Well, Grant, we did want to do something a little bit special for you on this final episode, so JT and I put together a little gift bag now, obviously, this is a. It's a podcast, so this is just audio.
Grant Beery:So, folks, great content for a podcast.
JT Brown:Yes.
Piper Shaw:But I was hoping you could hear some of the crinkling of what's in this bag here.
Grant Beery:Yeah, okay, let me. I'll be really loud with the tissue paper.
Piper Shaw:Hear the tissue paper.
Grant Beery:So, all right, we've got a nice card here. We've got some stickers. The King and Kong. They're Kraken theme stickers, so that'll be great. I'll put those all over my house.
Piper Shaw:Well, they're not just Kraken themed stickers. They're Kraken. They're KHN themed stickers.
Grant Beery:Yeah, I got those, too, which is good because I ran out of those.
Piper Shaw:We are the podcast tentacle of the Kraken Hockey Network, and so I thought it would be appropriate to honor you with some Kraken Hockey Network exclusives.
Grant Beery:Is that what this is here? Oh, yeah. Okay, so we have, for those of you at home, we have a water bottle with the KHN logo. I didn't know this existed.
Piper Shaw:Yes. So this water bottle, very cool. KHN water bottle. You cannot buy it anywhere.
And our producer and director, Pat and Ryan got them for our entire television crew this year because you have to have water, obviously, on site for the TV crew. And instead of a bunch of plastic water bottles that are going in landfills and.
Or being recycled, depending on where people are putting them into the world, they figured a reusable Kraken Hockey Network one would be cool. And they only have, like, two or three of them left.
And they were like, yes, we will absolutely give one of our Kraken Hockey Network producers one of them is a farewell gift. So we want to get you something that you couldn't just buy.
JT Brown:Exclusive.
Piper Shaw:Exactly.
Grant Beery:Very special. Well, thank you. And I mean, a lot of candy in here.
Piper Shaw:So, JT, you want to explain what's going on with the candy?
JT Brown:Well, just first of all, take a. Take a look at them. Let's see. Let's see. We can put something together here.
Grant Beery:Oh, these. Are these your favorite candies? Is this from the ranking episode?
JT Brown:You are correct. You are correct. These are my favorite candies.
Grant Beery:Okay.
JT Brown:So you better like them.
Grant Beery:Okay.
Piper Shaw:So we thought it would be funny if we made you rank all of JT's favorite candies. Like, we made Josh Mahura rank on a previous episode.
Grant Beery:I love it. So. And then you can go back re listen to Josh's episode and compare our answers. I love this.
So, okay, so we've got number one is obviously going to be Twizzlers. Nibs.
Piper Shaw:Big nibs guy.
JT Brown:Great choice.
Grant Beery:I love it. It's love, love Twizzlers. So we're not a Red Vines household, so.
JT Brown:Oh, no.
Grant Beery:I recall. Nope, I love sour candy, so I think I'm going to do the Sour Bright Crawlers next.
JT Brown:Another great choice.
Piper Shaw:Sour Gummy Worms.
Grant Beery:Yep. And then right behind that is going to be the Gummy Clusters, the Nerds Gummy Clusters. These are tremendous.
Piper Shaw:Those are very coveted everywhere these days. Allison Lucan, big fan of the Nerds Gummy Clusters.
JT Brown:Three great choices in a row.
Grant Beery:Well, I will.
Piper Shaw:Well, these are all your favorite, so.
Grant Beery:So they're all great, right?
JT Brown:Yes, exactly.
Piper Shaw:Except for the one that Grant maybe doesn't love.
Grant Beery:I don't love Starburst that much, but I. What I've noticed here is that you've given me all the reds.
Piper Shaw:Yes.
Grant Beery:So I think I can manage that.
JT Brown:And that's awesome.
Grant Beery:Going to put him a little above the last one. Swedish fish, which I. I do not like Swedish fish. So those are going to go to my wife, because she.
JT Brown:I mean, I can take them.
Grant Beery:Oh, is that. Is that how we're doing gift giving works?
Piper Shaw:JT we gave him something he doesn't even like. And you know what? But it was for the bit. It was for the bit.
Grant Beery:I got to pay it forward is what I do.
JT Brown:Fine.
Piper Shaw:He's like, if you need me to take them off your hands at all, I will.
Grant Beery:I mean, listeners at home, he's, like, salivating looking at them.
JT Brown:You don't like it, then you know.
Piper Shaw:All this artificial food diet. And then Red 40 hates to see JT brown coming.
JT Brown:That's a fact.
Piper Shaw:That's what it is, right? Red 40. I think that's the food diet.
Grant Beery:Red 40.
Joey Daccord:Okay.
Grant Beery:Nice. These were not on the list. Little indoor truffles are very good.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. So I'm not a huge gummy candy kind of a person. I am much more of a chocolate kind of a person.
If I eat sweets, I'm more of just like a straight up salt and vinegar person. As a treat. That's. That is my preferred.
Grant Beery:Absolutely.
Piper Shaw:Kind of candy, which I know it's not real candy, but I like chocolate and JT Hates chocolate, so I thought we would throw in some chocolate.
Grant Beery:Well, this is. This is.
Piper Shaw:The dark ones are my favorite, but not everybody likes dark, so I figured I'd give you the mix there with the lynch truffles.
Grant Beery:Well, thank you so much. This is. This is very special and a great way for me to remember you all, so. Because it'll probably take me a while to eat all this candy.
Piper Shaw:So take JT about an hour.
Grant Beery:There you go.
JT Brown:Give me a day. Two days is probably fair.
Piper Shaw:All right.
JT Brown:There's a lot of candy there.
Piper Shaw:Yeah.
JT Brown:I got the kids at home, too, so I got to share, so every time I get some. So do you really share? Yeah, yeah. Oh, I still share.
Piper Shaw:Okay.
JT Brown:A little bit.
Grant Beery:This one says sharing size.
Piper Shaw:It does.
Grant Beery:How much actual sharing are you doing?
JT Brown:Oh, not. Not that much. Just enough to be, you know, just kind of, hey, go over there. And then I can take a full handful.
Grant Beery:Right.
JT Brown:So I probably eat 80%.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. Well, anyway, Grant, we. We appreciate you so much, and you can read our sappy card later off Mike.
Grant Beery:But okay, thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
Piper Shaw:You're the best.
Grant Beery:This has been a lovely ride with you guys, and it's. I couldn't have asked for better hosts, so thank you.
JT Brown:Well, thank you. No, you're going to be missed. And if you really don't want those Swedish fish, though, I will. I will take that.
Piper Shaw:Okay.
Grant Beery:As my last act.
Piper Shaw:No, I will not allow you to take Grant. Swedish fish, JT, I will get you your own freaking bag of Swedish fish. My goodness.
Grant Beery:All right, let's get back on track.
Piper Shaw:All right, guys, we're off the rails. It's episode 32. We do, like I mentioned before, we've got a great interview with Joey Daccord.
We told him it would only be 15 minutes, and then he's like, no, I got time. He's like, I got time for this. So we'll definitely have to have him back again.
Because being that this is episode 32 and it's the last episode of the regular season here, you know, we felt like we wanted to kind of put a bow on the season with him a little bit, but he definitely. He had more that he wanted to discuss some. Some hot. Take some stuff away from the game as well. So he was. When he.
When he first came on, he's like, finally, you guys got me here. Like, I've been hearing that this show is fun and you've never asked me.
JT Brown:So it's not our fault. We. We ask all the time.
Grant Beery:We do scheduling.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. Schedule on the road.
JT Brown:He's busy, you know? Know. But I'm glad we got him.
Piper Shaw:Professional athlete and what he's got that.
JT Brown:That thing he's got to do all.
Piper Shaw:The time, that goal that he's keeping, I guess. Yeah. So anyways, stay tuned for Joey. We have a couple of kind of end of season notes and wrap up things that we wanted to talk about with you all.
Obviously, I want to start with just talking a little bit about some of the, what we saw on the ice this year and some things to kind of look forward to.
JT so as Joey talks about Maddie and Shane, you know, do you have a thought on just the development of those two young centers and what that means and what that kind of signals, if you will, for the future?
JT Brown:I see what you did there. First off, that was great. You know, I think the, the development was good.
I think especially when you look at what, you know, Shane Wright coming in first full season and maybe didn't start the way he wanted to, but you know, you look at the last, say 50 games or so of the season and what he was able to do and show that he's a, a real true, he's an NHL player, he's a night in, night out type of guy. And you only have positives for that.
And we talk about all the time on the broadcast about you got to win games through the middle of the ice and to have two young centers, you know, that are going to be those, you know, cornerstone pieces for the franchise.
With Matty and with Shane, even with, you know, Matty's development, right, like slower start to the season, then we start to find, he starts to find that chemistry with Kakko and Schwartz and things get jumbled around a little bit later as well. But you're seeing what they can do and what they can be, you know, as we go forward.
So yes, I think, you know, as the season goes on or the season is ending, you know, you'd like to be sitting in a spot right now where you're getting ready, you're preparing for the playoffs versus the off season. But you know, that's all part of the process, right? And you want to see the positive steps, you know, the team making the right steps along the way.
And you start to see that towards the end of the year, maybe you look at the last, you know, 20 games or so and you know how they're playing, they didn't give up on any of those games, still competed, you know, from to the last whistle and you're just hopeful and you're ready to go for the next season to have a long summer. And you know, as a player, that is one of the worst things. It's a very long time, you know, to not make the playoffs and then have the entire summer.
You know, you're watching the playoffs, you're seeing what you Know your eventual goal is and you know, at the end of day you see somebody else lifting the cup at the end of the day and you know you want to get there.
So it's, it's going to be a big off season for a lot of guys and you know, pretty much for everybody on the team, right to come in and you know, have that same mindset and to you know, start the year how I guess they, they finished and you know, try to find that a little bit more consistency.
So I think there's plenty of positives, you know, especially like you said going down the middle of the ice when you look at who the Kraken have, you look at the defense, you look at the prospects as well. And again, it's going to be a interesting off season. We'll see, you know, what is done and you know, just looking forward to it.
I know it's a long ways away and the playoffs are getting ready to start. It'll be fun to watch that. But as soon as they're over, you know, then you start thinking about the next year.
Piper Shaw:Well, so Matty Veneer has hit the 20 goal mark in the last game. He's got his 20th of the season which was great. And then Shane Wright finished just one goal shy.
You know, I was really pulling for the both to get, to get to 20, but I mean 20 and 19, that especially considering the way the season has been overall and you know, the different, particularly for Shane, the different kind of situations and combinations and you know, the healthy scratch he went through early in the season, it's like that's, that's really positive, you know, and that's, you also said how the team needs to take a step obviously in the off season and that's something that coach Bilesma said ahead of the last game was that, you know, Shane Wright, he has taken so many obvious steps this year and we need him to take another more because that is your future. You know, Shane is, and he represents a lot of hope for the franchise and for the team and he should.
So I think that's to me one of the biggest positives that I, that I take away from this year for sure. And then I also wanted to ask you about Chandler Stevenson and Brandon Montour coming in on seven year deals this year.
Neither of them, they've both said, you know, we didn't really know what to expect. We didn't really know what it was going to be like going in of the year.
You look at Monty's set a new career high in scoring and Just kind of the leadership that they've both brought. Just your thoughts on the impact and the difference that they have made and could make going forward?
JT Brown:Yeah, I mean, I think they came in and made an immediate impact to this team for the better. Right. Obviously the point production, you know, from both of them was, was something that the Kraken needed and that they were looking for.
And you know, I think that's, you know, that's why you pay them. Right.
Obviously seven year deals and you know, the long term side of it, but you know, the leadership aspect, the what they can bring as far as obviously the cup experience and how to get there, what they know exactly what it takes.
But I think, and you watch their game and you watch how they play, you know, they really embodied how the team wants to play every single night, every single game.
And to get those guys and to have them locked in, that is, that's how you create the culture, that's how you create a winning mindset, you know, is bringing in guys like that. Obviously there are guys who have won and the more that you can bring in, the more that you can have guys.
You know, with that championship pedigree, it means a lot to the team and how you want to move forward.
But I just think when you see their on ice play, it's, it's easy to see why they got the deals that they did and why they're signed for the long term and why you want pieces like that on your team.
You'd mentioned it with Monty, you know, setting a new career high and you know, Stevie as well, getting to the 50 point mark and again, I just think, you know, the few games where he did miss, right. And then you're missing him on the penalty kill, his face off ability. Obviously he's a very good distributor of the puck.
Obviously he can still find the back of the net too.
Piper Shaw:He's such a good skater that everyone thinks that he isn't trying, which is.
JT Brown:What a testament when you make it look effortless. Yeah, no, I mean just having those guys and obviously getting used to a new team. Right.
You're coming to a new situation that you don't necessarily know. So I think even the steps that you know, they can make into going into next year will be another one. You want everybody to take that step.
If you're not taking another step, you know, forward and you don't want to stay the same, you don't want to move backwards.
So again, I think it's important for everyone, not just the young guys, but the old Guys as well to, you know, go into this offseason and, you know, a lot of guys have been there at some point in time in their career. It's not fun to be sitting around watching the playoffs.
It's not fun to be, you know, starting the, your gym routine much earlier than those guys who are waiting till the end of June, you know, for the playoffs to be done and what happens. So again it's, it's a, it's a bad feeling, but also it can feel you going into the next year.
So, you know, hopefully just everybody goes in with that mindset and looking forward to see what happens next year.
Piper Shaw:Longest off season in quite a while for Brandon Montour and Chandler Stevenson in particular as former members of the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights.
So that's something that's kind of interesting about their dynamic too that's been interesting to talk with them about this season was that they had so many heated playoff battles against each other that they weren't exactly best friends when they came in here with seven year deals.
And now they have clearly made kind of a point to, you know, it's not like, you know, I don't know that they're best friends or anything now, but they've clearly made a point that they're like, we're part of helping not establish the culture because there already is, but, you know, shifting and also making a really pointed effort to be good leaders to, you know, the defense core for Monty in particular and then obviously the centers. You know, we see Stevie working with Shane and Maddie all the time too, so. And then one other player that I wanted to ask you about as well.
I feel like we talk about Joey plenty with Joey obviously, but Ellie Tolvanen and the year that he has had 23 goals. Just your kind of thoughts there on the impact that he's had and where maybe he can take another step with this team.
JT Brown:I love the way he plays.
Piper Shaw:I know you do. Yeah.
JT Brown:Honestly, you don't see many players, you know, that can put the, say, you know, 23 into the back of the net, but also lead the team when it comes to hits. He's a physical player. You kind of really can do it all. We started to see him on the penalty kill as well towards what the.
After the trade deadline had passed and you know, you moved on from some penalty killers and guys that took up a lot of that time. Now he gets a new opportunity and was starting to thrive in that role as well. We know how good of a shot he, he definitely has.
And you Know, as far as the jump to next year, again, he's got 23, so, I mean, it wouldn't be crazy to say he can hit 30.
Joey Daccord:Yeah.
JT Brown:Especially two years early play on the power play, a little bit of power play time. Is 30 reasonable for him to get to? I think it's, it should be, it should be a goal of his. Right.
Obviously, you know, trying to get to that first you try to get to the 20 goal mark. Right. And now once you've passed that and it's all right, can we get to 30? And he definitely has that opportunity.
He can be that type of player, but he's versatile as well. He can play up, can play on your first line. He has the skill to do that.
He can play on your third line, your fourth line if you want him to go into the corners. He's not afraid. So again, as an all around game, I really enjoy watching him play.
I like the physicality side of it, but then also, you know, when he gets the puck on his stick, he, he can drift it too.
Piper Shaw:And just seeing him take a noticeable step this year too, he's also a young player.
As I've said before, you know, he's, he's not 20 years old, but for him to kind of be able to take that kind of step to this year with this team, that's very positive.
JT Brown:Yeah, you just want to keep seeing growth. Right.
And, you know, when he first came here, getting a new opportunity and, you know, now settling himself in, you know, as a Kraken, and being in and around the organization and around the team and taking that big stride this year. And again, there's nothing he's not, there's nothing to say that he can't, you know, take another giant step, you know, going into next year as well.
Piper Shaw:All right, that's all that we have for our On Ice discussion right now. Kind of looking ahead.
Like I said, there's a lot more in our interview with Joey, which is going to come up very shortly here, but we did want to go over a couple of just quick announcements for the fan base because in the last week, CEO Toddler made a few big announcements at a season ticket member brunch that we had at 32 Bar and Grill. So there's been some changes to season ticket membership that we just wanted to quickly kind of go over in case you missed the memo here.
So I'll just run over them if you guys are good with that. Yeah. So new ticket pricing throughout the arena.
We've made adjustments to pricing at Climate Pledge Arena and 90% of season ticket members, prices will stay flat or go down. There's also going to be more access for family, so more family bundles and group tickets are going to be available for every game.
I believe it's four tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and a popcorn for as low as $150. So that's just an example of, you know, some of the, the bundles that they've got going. So there's gonna be some more flexibility as well.
All general seating. So like no premium spaces are gonna have an option for a one year term. Which I know that's something that we've heard from folks.
Obviously I don't work in ticketing, but I have, I've heard that message disseminating, disseminating. So. And then also a 25% discount on all food and beverage at Climate Pledge arena for season ticket members. So That's a big one. 25%.
That's a pretty, that's a big impact though. So.
And then also I know for season ticket members, they're working on helping kind of tailor some exclusive experiences depending on what you're interested in. You know, if you want to hang out with Todd for a day or the broadcast crew or meet a player or whatever that kind of is.
So they're, they're working on kind of fully working that out. So season ticket members, you should have already received a personalized URL in your email. So with different kind of benefits. So check that out.
If you haven't, if you haven't heard from that, then talk to your ticket rep. Maybe it's in your junk mail or you know, all of that. So.
And then groups and family ticket packs will go on sale next season when obviously there's a schedule released. What are you snickering about?
JT Brown:Well, I'm just gonna ask if I get 25% off.
Piper Shaw:I don't think you do. We're not season ticket, but I mean.
JT Brown:Technically we're at every single game.
Piper Shaw:Yeah, you should take that up with Bill.
Grant Beery:The snacks on the press bridge aren't enough?
JT Brown:See if there, see if there's a, a fine print in there somewhere that. Although I don't know that I'm going to the concessions very often, but maybe.
Piper Shaw:I will too busy eating all the sour gummy worms and nerd clusters up in the press.
JT Brown:Yeah, if you don't get there early, they're gone.
Piper Shaw:I don't know if you deserve a discount, JT.
Grant Beery:I'm sure you've eaten your weight in.
Piper Shaw:Candy and cookies in that building.
JT Brown:Fine. Okay.
Joey Daccord:Okay.
JT Brown:Fair enough. Fair enough. I'll leave it to the season ticket holders.
Grant Beery:There's a reason they call it the Never Hungry League, so.
Piper Shaw:Very true.
Grant Beery:Yep.
Piper Shaw:Yes.
So, and then the one other or the, the other big thing that we just wanted to say too is that Tod also announced that there will be a third jersey coming next season. So obviously they've done the Winter Classic jersey and the reverse retro, but there's going to be an actual third jersey announced.
I have not seen this jersey. I know nothing about it.
Grant Beery:I have.
JT Brown:Me either.
Piper Shaw:Grant has. I know Allison has.
Grant Beery:I.
Piper Shaw:You can't say anything too much.
Grant Beery:I really love it. I think it's going to be fantastic. I think fans are going to like it. I'm a pretty big jersey nerd, as people know about me.
I collect a lot of jerseys. I have a lot of cracking jerseys and I'm going to be really excited to add this one to the.
JT Brown:Must have been another text chain I wasn't a part of to be able to see it.
Piper Shaw:Hey, I haven't seen it. I don't know anything about text.
Grant Beery:Sometimes when you fix people's computers, you see some things.
Piper Shaw:Allison said it was very sick. That's what she said. She's like, it's very sick. And I know that she told.
Or she was just kind of chatting with some season ticket members and she was like, if you were thinking about getting a jersey anytime soon, if you. Depending on what your jersey budget is.
Grant Beery:Yeah.
Piper Shaw:Maybe consider waiting until you can snag one of those.
Grant Beery:Can confirm they're really great.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. So I'm excited to see that. So I think that's just another reason to be optimistic, I guess.
Grant Beery:Yeah, I mean they've been, they've been a long time in the making. We've, I'm, I've.
We our brand team and you know, working really closely with what was Adidas and now fanatics and really getting them, you know, perfect. It's, it's been a multi year commitment from them and it's, it's really, really great to see what they come up with.
Piper Shaw:So I'm excited. I mean, all of our jerseys have been so dope.
Grant Beery:Oh, yeah.
Joey Daccord:Oh, yeah.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. Alrighty. So with that, that's kind of all of our season end updates in our notes for all of you. But we get into so much stuff with Joey.
So without further ado, please enjoy this interview with the one, the only, the mayor. As some say, Joey Daccord.
Joey Daccord:Kids are little and they like love this show.
Piper Shaw:Really.
Joey Daccord:Well, because I got asked by them. The. The pants dog. Oh yeah. Scenario.
JT Brown:Yeah, that was.
Joey Daccord:And that was how I first even heard of this show. And then I was like, I'm kind rattled, I've never been invited staying with that one.
Piper Shaw:Okay, well Joey, that's a perfect place to start then. If a dog wore pants, how would he wear them?
Joey Daccord:If a dog wore pants. I think it's got to be like all four legs, right?
Piper Shaw:You do.
Joey Daccord:That's, that's what I think. It can't be just like the back half.
Piper Shaw:See, and we said.
Joey Daccord:I go all. I don't know.
Piper Shaw:What are the.
Joey Daccord:What are the two options? Like, how would you describe the options?
JT Brown:The back legs and like.
Joey Daccord:And like halfway or like. Yeah, it's got to be all four. It's got to be all four legs.
Piper Shaw:Depends on whether you think the front legs are arms or.
Joey Daccord:I've never, I've never thought of them as arms. So I don't know. I don't know.
JT Brown:It's a debate, you know, I think.
Joey Daccord:There's like, no, there's no right or wrong answer. I just think it's kind of a never ending. There's going to be two sides of the spectrum no matter what.
Piper Shaw:Yeah.
Joey Daccord:Someone's going to think you're wrong, someone's going to think you're right.
Piper Shaw:That's.
JT Brown:I'm always exactly.
Piper Shaw:What. Yeah.
Joey Daccord:Based on you guys reactions, I'm thinking you guys are on team back legs and half the body.
JT Brown:Well there it's just.
Joey Daccord:Yeah. JT's on that side for sure.
JT Brown:Okay, so if we're.
Joey Daccord:Okay. Yeah. Give your argument.
JT Brown:If we're in the hypothetical of wearing pants, how would you put on a shirt then?
Joey Daccord:If you were. If you're a dog.
JT Brown:Yeah.
Joey Daccord:Dogs don't be the top half.
JT Brown:So it just stops. Yeah.
Joey Daccord:So it would go like over their neck and then be like the top half. And then like if you want to have a little swag, it would hang over the pants.
JT Brown:Some dogs, you know, can walk on two feet too. So when they stand up it would look really ridiculous if you had it the other way.
Piper Shaw:I don't know. Dan had no time for this question. I don't know if you heard about this, but we asked him during a scrum like in Columbus.
I think it was when we were going around the room and he was like, I've already had.
Joey Daccord:Asking about the forecheck. And then like also when he came.
Piper Shaw:Out, we were all debating it. So he was like, what's going on here? But he felt strongly that it would be all four legs.
Because he said that his wife had, like, purchased this recently.
JT Brown:It already exists.
Piper Shaw:It already exists. And he has.
Joey Daccord:What's more common in the dog marketplace to purchase?
JT Brown:Well, it'd be the all four. Yeah, they have them for. That's more so, like, for, like, the mud.
And, like, when they're outside, they have pants and stuff that are already set up, and they have, like, suspenders that go around.
Joey Daccord:Do they have pants that are the other way? Like, just backside?
JT Brown:No.
Piper Shaw:No. So that's where the argument for the other side.
Joey Daccord:I like. I feel like I like where I stand on this side of the argument.
Grant Beery:Argument.
JT Brown:I mean, we brought it into where would a giraffe wear a necktie? Like, there was plenty of. Where would a giraffe wear what, a necktie? Like a tie?
Like, would it be, oh, right up by the chin, or would it be down here?
Joey Daccord:It would just probably be really long.
Piper Shaw:Oh, yeah.
JT Brown:All right, we're off topic.
Piper Shaw:I love this conversation. But we did have a couple of real questions for you, Joey, while we're here, because you're a very busy man.
Many, many things you need to get to still today.
So one of the things that we wanted to start by asking you about is you have obviously played a lot of hockey this year, and it feels like every time we go online or we interact with fans, you know, people are like, joey has played so much. Like, give him a break. Give him a break. And me knowing you, I'm like, joey doesn't want to break.
Joey wants to play in every game that he can play in. And you're always prepared to do so or you do everything in your power. What's kind of your.
Your take on the amount that you've played this year and just how the year's been for you personally?
Joey Daccord:Yeah, you guys know me. I love to play. I love to be out there.
Now, when I look back at, like, the last three years of my career in Coachella, I think I played 41 games, and then I played five NHL games, and then I played 26 playoff games, so that's somewhere around 70 games. Last year, I played 50 games. This year, I played 57 games. There does hit a point of diminishing return, I think. And. And you do.
You do feel that fatigue set in, but there's no place I'd rather be it than on the ice. And I love it. I love that. I love that the coaches, management, the organization, my teammates want me to be out there every single night.
That's truly the best feeling when they're you know, they love having me out there. So I think, yeah, that's kind of the nature of the beast with being a starting goalie is you have to.
There's going to be nights when you're not feeling your best or you're tired or whatever it may be.
And for me, yeah, like I've said, I love being out there, and I think it's, you know, I love being just suiting up for battle every night with the guys, and they know that I'm back there and I got them. You know, that's. That's, for me, the biggest thing.
JT Brown:And so a lot of the fans may not know, too, but, like, how do you balance that when you say, hey, you know, maybe you are getting a little bit more fatigued in how the games are set out, like with the coaching staff and with. With Steve and trying to figure out exactly when you're going to play, how you're going to play. How does that process work?
Joey Daccord:It's kind of game by game. Usually. I think in a perfect world, it'd be probably a little bit more planned, but it's just so. It's just so hard.
The season is so reactive, I guess, based on how the team's playing, how I'm playing, how everyone else is playing, who we're playing. There's so many variables that go into it. Like, in a perfect world for a goalie, you'd love to know for a few weeks. Yeah.
And it's like, okay, this is the best situation for me to, you know, play my best and peak on these days. And these days are going to be off days and whatever, you know, like that, I think just kind of managing it.
Like, I work really closely with our strength coaches, Nate and Jake, who are just like the best. We're really lucky to have them. And I work really closely with them to just manage my. My workouts.
I do a lot of bike riding, so just planning all that the best I can. And then obviously as well, with Steve just managing rest, managing reps.
Sometimes we'll, you know, shorten our goalie ice session just to try to say, hey, like, I've played a lot lately, we don't need as much on ice work today or something like that. So, yeah, it's just a. It's just an ongoing management of all of it and trying to just feel my best I can for each start.
JT Brown:I got another one here. It's kind of the same, I guess, for the success part and finding that balance of. Obviously, we've seen you talk about the games you've played.
And this year, hitting 57. So a new career high, you know, for games played this year, playoffs, technically, we're not.
We don't count those as the regular, you know, as it goes.
Piper Shaw:And NHL.
Joey Daccord:Yeah.
JT Brown:And wins and everything else. So you have a lot of personal success and achievement.
So how do you balance trying to, you know, prepare yourself when I guess the team hasn't found that same amount of success, you know, throughout the entire year? And how does that feel you, you know, going forward?
Joey Daccord:I think as a goalie, your job is to just try to give your team the best chance to win every single night. Some nights that might be. It's a 6, 5 game and you need the one save to, you know, maybe you need.
It's 5, 5, and you need the save in overtime to go down and score. Some nights it might be winning one. Nothing.
Like, you just need to be basically, in the best place you can to try to help the team win every single night. I don't. I don't pay much attention to necessarily, like, if we're playing our best or we're not.
Like, I'm just like, I need to make as many big saves as I can.
So, like, you know, if we come out in the first period and we're not exactly off to a hot start, it's like, hey, if I can make a couple big saves here, get us through this time, then we find our legs. Boom. Next thing you know, we're going. And I think that's just. Just a constant thing for me. Like, my mindset is just like.
Like, the next shot and, like, playing to, like, a big thing I always talk about is, like, playing to make saves rather than playing to, like, not get scored on. Like, just, like, the mindset of, like, if you're out there and you're like, yeah, I hope I don't get scored on. I'm gonna try not to get scored on.
Like, it's probably not. It's not the right mindset versus I'm out there. I'm like, hey, I'm. I'm playing to make saves. Like, I'm playing. I'm being aggressive.
I'm making saves, I'm being assertive. I'm. I'm imposing my game on the other team. And that's a way to basically stay in the present moment.
And no matter whether the team's winning, losing, tied, you know, through a good stretch of games, bad stretch of games, it's like, hey, how can I best help this team win? And for me, It's. It's playing my game and, you know, imposing my game on the other team.
JT Brown:I know that obviously playing goalie is very technical and never did it, so obviously don't have that side of it. I mean, I remember the. Oh, my God. Word salad. I remember when we were on the plane and I think it was after the Florida game, and you were talking.
We were talking about one of the goals that Bobrovsky gave up, and you were watching it from the other side and you were like, oh, well, his hit. His foot hit the post, and then that didn't allow his pad to go down. And that's why I was like, oh, wow, that was pretty, like, interesting for me.
But what you said, though, is really how I look at the goaltending position when, you know, we're talking about the broadcast side. If anybody watches the broadcast and they're watching the pockets, they'll hear me say, if anyone watches the broadcast, that's what I say.
I said the goal. If you give them a chance to win, that's all you're really asking for. You want to go out, you have a performance.
And like you said, it could be that game might just be five, five, you know, or six, five, whatever the game may be, it might be a one nothing game. But going out and doing that in which you did, you know, I'd say just about every single opportunity you had out on the ice, which is.
It's fun to hear a goalie say that as well, because again, I don't know the technical side, I know there's like the reverse VH and all these different things. See, but could. I couldn't tell you exactly what it.
Piper Shaw:Is, but Joey give you a clinic.
JT Brown:Exactly.
Piper Shaw:You in pads out there.
JT Brown:At the same time, though, it's kind of nice to hear that.
And obviously going in with that mindset of just save the next one and not necessarily worrying about if you're going to get scored on or how it goes that way. Just go out and try to make that next save.
Piper Shaw:Yeah.
So, Joey, another thing I wanted to ask you about, a little bit of a change of gears here, but you're in a unique position, not only because you're a goaltender, but also because you are an original Kraken, taken in the expansion draft, obviously, but, you know, you weren't exactly NHL ready at the time. You had to develop under the franchise a little bit.
And in that time, too, you have watched this entire team become a franchise, you know, and all of the milestones along the way, you've Been here in various kind of perspectives for. And I just kind of wonder what that journey has been like for you to watch this team bloom and now for you to be such an important part of.
Of it as well.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, well, one of the interesting things about that was when I got drafted in the expansion draft the year prior, I was in Ottawa and I had kind of started to take over.
Like, I played eight games for Ottawa and I was, you know, like, I felt like I had my foot in the door in the NHL, and then I got injured, I hurt my ankle, and then I got drafted in the expansion draft, and then I was in the American League. So that was pretty tough for me at the beginning because I felt like I was ready for the NHL.
Piper Shaw:Right.
Joey Daccord:And then the next two years, I basically ended up in the minors. I played five games each year in Seattle.
But what I know now is that was probably the best thing that ever happened for me because when I did come up full time, I was ready. Yeah. But just to go back to your other point or other question, I guess is just. Just watching this franchise grow.
I feel like I've been such a big part of it. Even though, you know, the first two years I wasn't here because I was.
I was actually on the bench for the first ever game at Climate Pledge, which was incredible just to be part of that experience. And now looking back, I'm like, wow, you know, that was kind of lucky. I think Dregs was hurt.
Kind of lucky I was on the bench, but big moment, and now I'm, you know, with the contract extension, like, hopefully going to be here for a long time. So I was there for that big moment. And then, you know, a bunch of other big moments throughout those first two years.
And then my second year being with Coachella being part, like, it's. It's different team, but it's the same organization and it's all together.
And, you know, having coach Dan there and coach Jess and then all my teammates that, you know, I always say it like, we got the Birds up here. Whenever. Whenever guys come up, it's like the Birds, you know, like, it's a little crew of guys that have.
Piper Shaw:Probably so proud of them, too. To see guys like Riker and shane too, like, 100%. Like, that's got to be so cool.
Joey Daccord:100%. Yeah. Like, I feel like I've, like, grown up in this organization.
Even though necessarily I wasn't really here that much for two years through Coachella, and then now the last two years being here is really Cool.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. So on that note too, I was.
I was going to ask you about also that perspective of senior teammates in their games grow and them transition from the AHL as well. When you first met Riker Evans, what was your impression of him?
Joey Daccord:The chopper, the Chop God, he loves to chop it up. So I call him the Chop God. Yeah, I just remember he didn't say a word for like through the first three months of the season.
And then he did the starting lineup read one game and like, literally no one heard him talk for three months. And he screamed. This starting lineup, it was unreal. Like, it got like a standing ovation. Like, the boys were just going absolutely nuts.
And then after that, he kind of came out of shell a little bit and got comfortable around the guys. And he's one of my. Yeah, he's. He's a. He's a great guy and he's one of my best friends on the team. And I think having that relationship from cv.
Like, same with Karts and Ryder. Like, we all went through CV together, grew up, and now we come up here and that's pretty much my dinner crew.
Like, the four of us are always going out for dinner together and we're all really close and I've had the three of them and their girlfriends come over for dinner at my place and you know, we're. It's just like awesome to have that relationship with them.
But yeah, Rikes is a great kid and to see those guys and come up with those guys, see them develop their game and become full time NHLers is. Is really cool. And it's just a lot of fun for me to watch that.
JT Brown:I believe it was the podcast episode that we did with Muzz that we talked about. The lineup reads.
Piper Shaw:Oh, yeah.
JT Brown:So now I want. So who's the best on the team?
Joey Daccord:Probably two way tie between Reichs and Haydes. Hayde's Hayes might be what he said hates might be the best.
JT Brown:Yeah, I want to say I'd have.
Joey Daccord:He comes in with like stunts and like, okay, yeah, that's. He came in. He came in one time with like a legit bone and like threw it on the ground and was like, tonight we're dogs on a bone. That is so good.
Like, and then last night we were walking out of the rink and it was in the fridge. The bone was still there in the fridge. It was like. It was like a bone, but it had meat on it still.
I don't know if it was a steak or what, but it was like mostly bone, you know, and he probably went out to, like, to, like, QFC and bought it before the game.
Piper Shaw:Had a T bone.
Joey Daccord:Oh, yeah, before. Before. And it was literally in the fridge last night. We were walking out, we were like, dude, it's still there.
JT Brown:So now I'm wondering, like, did he know he was going to go, like, to do it that game or.
Joey Daccord:He won. He did the read the game before.
JT Brown:Okay, so, okay, then that makes sense. Yeah. So he's doing Keep going, and he has the, the whole production value. I hated doing the, the read.
Joey Daccord:So I did it once and it was an epic fail. Why it was so bad? I, I, Yeah, I did it once in Chicago. I was backing up. This was last year. And they gave it to me and, like, it is a lot of pressure.
JT Brown:Oh, yeah.
Joey Daccord:And then they gave it to me in numbers. So it's like, okay, do you read the numbers or. Yeah, and then it's like you're trying to process the names.
And, like, I know everyone's names and their number, obviously, but, like, then there was. I can't remember if it was Berkey or Bjorky that started and I said the wrong one, and it was just, it was a disaster.
And goalies don't ever do reads. So I was really caught off guard and I was so nervous, and I was like, I'm never doing that again.
JT Brown:I always feel like when it was like the game after a loss or like a new person was going to do it, like, whenever the coach is looking around the room, my head was just down. I'm like, please don't pick me. Please don't pick me.
Joey Daccord:Jess comes in with the. She comes in with the card and she hands it to someone.
So then when we see her hand it to someone, everyone's like, oh, you know, like, better be good.
Piper Shaw:And also a sigh of relief if you did not want it to be you.
Joey Daccord:If you didn't want it to be you. Yeah, but there's guys who, who like it.
Piper Shaw:Well, if you get called on again.
Joey Daccord:I'll be more prepared.
Piper Shaw:Yeah, you're going to be prepared. You're going to crush it.
JT Brown:Well, I also will say you also, you know, kind of reverse psychology. Did you had. Did it so bad the first time that they're probably worse next time or they're probably not going to pick you again. Oh, yeah.
Because it was so bad. And then you don't have to do it.
Joey Daccord:So then at that, wait, hey, it's unlikely.
Grant Beery:Didn't you do the same thing when you were a kid with chores? Like, oh, I'm gonna do this chore so badly that my parents don't ask me to do it again.
JT Brown:Yeah, I'm so bad at putting the dishes in the dishwasher and they never get clean. It's still going. It still happens now.
Grant Beery:It still happens now.
Joey Daccord:Another change day.
JT Brown:It never changes.
Piper Shaw:Do you want to go next?
JT Brown:No, go ahead.
Piper Shaw:So we don't have a ton of time left with you, so I want.
Joey Daccord:To just keep it moving a little bit of time. You guys ask me what you want to ask me. I'm excited.
Piper Shaw:All right, well, I did. I did want to ask you also about Shane.
We talked about Riker a little bit, but you know, coach Dan the other day saying, you know, we hope that Shane takes another step this summer. He represents the future of this team, as do you. You know, how have you seen him grow this year in his first full in the na, in the NHL?
And what can you kind of share about what he is like away from the game? He seems like he's one that's hard to crack a little bit.
Joey Daccord:Shaner? Yeah, he's a great kid. Yeah. I feel lucky to have gotten to know him.
I think I remember watching the draft when he got picked and it was hard to watch. I mean, he was supposed to be the first pick and obviously didn't end up getting picked first and fell a couple spots.
And I didn't really know what to expect meeting him. And then when I met him, he's just like the nicest guy ever.
Like, he's just an awesome kid and really lucky to have him and to see, like you said, see his game grow. The last couple years has been special because he's going to be a top player in this league.
And, you know, having him and Matty as our top two centers were loaded for a while and think about how still young or how young both those guys still are.
Piper Shaw:And Matty just hit 20 goals last night and Shane's one away.
Joey Daccord:I know, like, it's a bright future. It really is. And like I said, we're lucky to have Shane because he's, he's. He's a good person.
And I think the more good people you have in a locker room, the better it is. And we have a lot of good people in our locker room, and Shane's another one of them.
JT Brown:I even look back to. I mean, it's never fun to be scratched. And at any point, right, you were. You want to play in every single game.
And as a young player coming into the league and, you know, the Start of the year just wasn't finding that same type of success. And he goes out for a few games, and when he comes back, I mean, it was lights out from that moment on.
Like, either something clicked, you know, he just started playing carefree and just started playing. And you could see his confidence just keep growing and keep growing until the end of the year.
And you would have never thought that those first, you know, 20 games had even ever happened.
But to even be able to bounce back, it's, you know, it's the mindset of an athlete to want to play every single opportunity to want to play and to not. And to sit there and watch your team. You know, it's. It's a hard thing to do.
And to see a young player respond that way speaks a lot to not only, you know, the coaching staff to, you know, obviously giving him the right direction, but for him himself as well. It's not an easy thing to do.
Joey Daccord:Sometimes just taking a step back can be so valuable. And just watching, right, it's just like, hey, like, I don't have to put too much pressure on myself.
I could just go out there, play my game, you know, talk to the coaches, hey, what does it look like for you guys when I'm playing my best and how can I do that? And you have that meeting with them and the coaches, they. They're there to help you. They want to help you.
You know, they're not scratching them because they don't like them or something. Something like they. They're scratching them because they're. They want to sit down with them and say, this is kind of where your game's at.
This is where we need it to be and want it to be, and let's work together to make it happen, you know, as essentially as quickly as possible.
And for a kid that young to go through that, take it basically to the chin and say to the coaches, hey, what's my game look like for me to be what you guys need from me and then come back and be unbelievable the last 50, 60 games.
Piper Shaw:And play in all kinds of different situations.
Joey Daccord:He was first class center. He was on the wing like, like power play. I think it's just a testament to his character and how great of a guy he is and just willing to learn.
You don't, you don't become a top pick like that without being someone that wants to get better, wants to be a good teammate, wants to, you know, always improve and, and he's a perfect example of that.
Piper Shaw:Somebody completely different that I also wanted to Ask you about Brandon Montour.
Joey Daccord:I knew this was coming.
JT Brown:Yeah.
Piper Shaw:How valuable. Why did you know it was coming?
Joey Daccord:I was like, okay, who's next? It's going to be Monty.
Piper Shaw:Well, just somebody different because, you know, I think we all see, obviously, as people who are close to the team, how much of an impact his just presence has kind of made in the locker room and obviously on the ice as well. And he's had himself career year, too. But what can you kind of say about what that impact has felt like for you guys in the room?
Joey Daccord:I, I, he made an instant impact, honestly, from from the moment I met him in training camp, I was like, I'm gonna like this guy.
I remember people, people telling me in preseason or in the summer when we signed him before, before I even met him or talked to him, that him and I were going to be good buddies because we kind of have similar personalities. No, he's like I said, having good people in a locker room is huge. Good people in an organization is huge. And he's, he's just a special human.
He's so, like, I don't want to say this in a bad way, but he's like, so, like, carefree and just like, flowing. And his game is like that too. Like, he plays, he plays such a freestyle and a flowing style of game.
Like, he's kind of a rover, you know, but he's just really effective at what he does. He's obviously very talented and skilled, but he's like, the same way off the ice.
He's just fun, big smile, loves to have a great time, loves his family, loves his teammates, and just a good person. And like I said about some other guys, we're lucky to have him.
JT Brown:I'd like it if he stopped chirping me every time he checks in with.
Piper Shaw:Me just for opportunities to chirp you.
JT Brown:It's so uncalled for. No transition, obviously. I'm looking outside right now. It's beautiful out. So, transition. What does your summer look like?
Like, how long you gonna take off? Or do you take time off now? You know, what does that look like, you know, for you, going forward here?
Joey Daccord:I take a lot of time off the ice. Yeah, that's something I've always done, even back to when I was a kid. Like, my dad used to make me pack up my bag in the summer. Like, I would.
Hockey season would end, and in the spring and beginning of the summer, like, I'd play baseball, I'd play soccer, I'd play tennis, I'd play golf, and just, just Pack up the bag. It not even physically. Like, physically is part of it, but just mentally, it's such a grind. Like, it's awesome.
I was looking around last night, looking in the stands, looking at the upper decks, and just thinking, like, this is the sickest thing ever. Like, the NHL and being sad it was over. You know, I was. Middle of the game, I was like, I can't believe this is the last game.
Like, there's nothing cooler than being on the ice in the NHL, and I love every second of it. But. But it is a grind, as anyone who's played will tell you. It's very demanding on the body. It's very demanding mentally.
And as a goalie, it's incredibly stressful because if you don't come to play, your team's pretty much losing.
So it's very stressful mentally because I know that the team has confidence in me and is relying on me to basically give the team a chance to win that night. So I think for me, it's. It's taking a lot of time off the ice and skating.
You know, towards the end of summer, I'll hop back on the ice, but I'll take probably two weeks off. I love traveling, so I'll probably go to Europe with my family and enjoy some vacation and get on the water a little bit. I love.
I love being on the coast in, like, Italy or like French Riviera. It's the best.
Piper Shaw:So you don't have anything booked yet?
Joey Daccord:Nothing. Nothing booked yet. I think I'm.
We're probably going to go to Tuscany and then maybe Lake Como and then go see my mom's family in Switzerland for a couple of weeks. So I'll go do that. And then I'm.
Piper Shaw:All the bobbleheads.
Joey Daccord:What's that?
Piper Shaw:All the bobbleheads.
Joey Daccord:I had to ship them.
Piper Shaw:I know.
Joey Daccord:I shipped a whole box of bobbleheads to Switzerland. I think it was 25 bobbleheads and it was like $1,000. I was like, steep. I. I did a bobblehead giveaway, actually, and I shipped some.
I shipped one to Wales, I shipped one to the uk, I shipped one to France, I shipped one to Australia.
Piper Shaw:There's Joey Daccord fans everywhere.
Joey Daccord:I couldn't believe it. I got so many response. I did like, a little bobblehead giveaway on my Instagram, Twitter and Tick Tock account. And at JD35.
JT Brown:Might as well. Why not?
Joey Daccord:Good content on there. It's a good. So myself. And I gave away some bobbleheads and I could not. I thought I'D get a couple responses.
I got, like, thousands of responses, and I was like, I don't know how I'm supposed to pick. There's so many people that deserve it, you know, like, I wish I could have sent everybody a bobblehead.
But, yeah, so I'll do that, and I'll take a couple weeks off the gym, but then I spend most of the summer in the gym. I like to train hard in the gym.
I think that's the biggest thing for me, is laying a foundation physically for the next season so that my body can handle 50 to 60 games, you know, even. And hopefully some more. Hopefully some playoff games.
Piper Shaw:Yeah.
JT Brown:Yeah. Well, speaking of playoffs, are you going to be paying attention to the playoffs?
Are you one of the guys that, you know, once the season's over, you just kind of stay away?
Joey Daccord:No, I love hockey. I'll be watching. I'll be watching for sure.
Piper Shaw:All right.
JT Brown:I'm not going to make you predict who's going to win, but who do you have coming out of the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference?
Joey Daccord:Oh, man.
JT Brown:Because you've seen them, you know, on the ice, all these teams firsthand. Like, who do you. It's a little bit different watching on the.
You know, on TV and seeing what we see versus, you know, being on the ice in that situation.
Joey Daccord:I think, honestly, I think that Colorado, Dallas series, I think whoever, if they don't literally destroy each other, I think the winner of that series comes out of the west, out of the East. I'm not quite sure. Honestly, I think it's going to be hard to beat Florida, especially, you know, once Tkachuk's back. I don't know if he's.
He can be back for the first round. I don't know. I saw rumors he might miss the first round, so that's. That's a big loss if they don't have him.
JT Brown:100.
Joey Daccord:Yeah. Florida's really good. I wonder if Toronto can finally make some inroads.
Piper Shaw:We all wonder that.
JT Brown:I think it'd be interesting. I think they have.
Joey Daccord:They have the weapons. They do, and they have, like, both their goalies had good years. So I don't know if they're going to run both goalies in playoffs or just one.
That's a fascinating debate.
I'm seeing more and more people talk about, like, if you should play two goalies in playoffs, if you've done it all year, you know, like, I still think Boston could have done it a couple years ago.
JT Brown:Yeah, well, I mean, it's all of this is based on teams staying healthy, though, too.
Grant Beery:Right.
JT Brown:Obviously, you can predict all you want.
Joey Daccord:But then the amount of guys that are banged up at the end of a playoff run is, like, actually out of control. Like, even after the year, they're like, oh, so and so had this, so and so had that. Like, every guy was playing through something. Like when I.
When we went to the finals in Coachella, like, our whole team was decimated. Yeah, it's. It's nuts. And I played 26 straight games. Yeah, I was.
Piper Shaw:And if you go far, then you don't get a lot of time to rest up, even.
Joey Daccord:I'm not kidding. I needed a crane to pull me out of bed in the morning. Like, I was.
JT Brown:Oh, it feels that way.
Joey Daccord:I was eating like 6,000 calories a day, just trying to stay alive, you know, I was just dying. Oh, man.
Piper Shaw:Well, I had one more question for you. We didn't get to talk about this, but Alex Ovechkin.
Joey Daccord:Oh, yeah.
Piper Shaw:You are a goalie.
Joey Daccord:I am a goaltender.
Piper Shaw:Never been scored on by Alex Ovechkin.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, he's hammered a couple one timers right into me.
Piper Shaw:Yeah, I think he was grateful for that. Like 14 shots or something like that. You were towards the top of that list there. Yeah, that's pretty cool.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, that's pretty cool.
Piper Shaw:Is that special to you?
Joey Daccord:I just hope he maybe retires at end of the year. I hope. I don't blame it next year if we play the Caps and he's still playing. You know what? I don't know, guys.
Piper Shaw:Actually, I'm not feeling great.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, I'm feeling a little under the weather.
JT Brown:Is that a can that's going to, like, be on the mantle or is that something?
Joey Daccord:Yeah, I got a little, like, trophy case back at home, so I'll. I'll put it. I mean, if he scores on me, he scores on me.
JT Brown:I try as hard as he still got the can.
Joey Daccord:So they too late now. They take it back now.
Grant Beery:Yeah.
Piper Shaw:And to see the names that you're among.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, it's really cool. It's really cool. I mean, he's. Look, he. He's an incredible shooter, incredible goal scorer. Obviously the best goal scorer the game's ever seen.
And he's freaking hard to stop, you know, So I feel lucky that I've gotten a stopping him and not gotten one by me. So I just. I try my hardest and, you know, it's kind of the same thing I do with anybody else.
Like, I literally go out there, I try my best to make saves. I try my absolute hardest, as I think the fans have seen the last couple years. Like, I leave my heart and soul on the ice.
I play with my heart on my sleeve, and if it doesn't go my way, it doesn't go my way. And I can live with it because I know I gave my absolute best and. And my absolute, you know, hardest effort. And same goes for when I try to stop ovi.
I mean, I'll keep trying to. I'll keep trying to stop him as, you know, hard as I possibly can if I see him again.
JT Brown:I got two things, actually. So the last one, who on the team do you like to, like? Okay, let me rephrase that.
So who on the team, when they score on you in practice, like, do you get upset?
Joey Daccord:Do I get annoyed the most? No one? No, no, I just. I just. I'm like, whatever.
JT Brown:Oh, okay.
Joey Daccord:Because I can't let him see that I'm rattled.
JT Brown:Yeah, that's actually a very, very good point.
Joey Daccord:I'm just like, yeah, whatever. I'm like. I'm, like, doing a game.
JT Brown:Yeah, that's what they hit me with, that one.
Joey Daccord:Dude.
JT Brown:I'd always be chirping them, and, like, when I'd be in practice, I'm like, oh, the best practice player ever. And then they're, like, doing the game. I'm like, yeah, all right. I'm. Shut up real quick. That one. You got me on that one. Just wrapping up kind of the.
The season as well. What would be your favorite moment from this season if you had one?
Joey Daccord:Oh, man, there were a lot of cool ones.
I mean, honestly, like, this is personal, but when we played in Boston, we lost, but it was the first time my mom's Swiss family had come see me play hockey ever. Like, ever. Like, not even just in the NHL. They've never seen me play a hockey game before.
And my mom has four siblings and their families, and they all came to see me play in Boston. And, like, that was, for me personally, was just, like, the cool. They had Swiss flags.
Piper Shaw:Yeah, I think we got them on the broadcast.
Joey Daccord:Yeah. Yeah, they had Swiss flags and. Because, I mean, my mom's born and raised there.
My dad was playing in the Swiss professional league and met her, and then they moved back to the States after he was done playing. And, you know, for them to, like, they've always known that I was played hockey, but. And then the last couple years, I've.
Piper Shaw:Been like, I guess it's pretty good. Yeah, we should go see him.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, exactly. And then it was just like, for them to really, like, see, like, holy smokes, this is a real deal. Was just, like, so cool. Yeah.
And then, funny story, actually. They. They all had Swiss flags, and then I guess you're not allowed to bring flags into games in the NHL.
So they had their flags in their hands, and then at security, they got told, oh, you can't bring those in. And they were like, okay. All right.
Piper Shaw:We're literally Switzerland.
Joey Daccord:Yeah. Yeah. So they're like, they can't bring those in. So they made them throw it out. And my dad was like. Like, there was, like, 20 people. Right.
So my dad wasn't with the people that had the flags. Kind of. He's a little ahead of them or whatever. So then he turns around and he's like, they made you guys throw him out? And they were like, yeah.
And he was like, no, we're not throwing them out. So he went back, pulled him out of the trash can, put him under his jacket, and walked right in with him.
JT Brown:I was gonna say.
Piper Shaw:I was like, I swear, we had visual. Bunch of Swiss flags on the broadcast.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, yeah, they brought him. They had them in there. And my dad was like, no, come on.
Grant Beery:Not.
Joey Daccord:We're not. No, we're not throwing out flags.
JT Brown:I lied. I have one more.
Piper Shaw:Okay, go for it.
Joey Daccord:All right.
JT Brown:Where did.
Joey Daccord:Start charging.
JT Brown:Where did the.
Piper Shaw:You said you had.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, I do, I do, I do.
JT Brown:Where did the water celebration? Like, where did that come from? Like, after.
Joey Daccord:Oh, the water.
JT Brown:When did you start doing that, Cole Lind. Okay.
Joey Daccord:Actually, no, no, no, no. It wasn't Lindy. It was Cole Schwint. Oh, in Charlotte. So when we were in Charlotte, he used to. I think he's in Vegas now. We were in Charlotte.
He would always stay out, and whoever was first star would, like, dump two waters on them. And it became, like, a big thing in Charlotte. Like, I did it to people, people did it to me. We just did it, and I thought it was sick.
And then I just brought it to cv, because a lot of the guys from CV played in Charlotte, started doing it there. And in the American League, the guys like it. In the NHL, the guys are not good for it.
I did it to Canner once, and I'm pretty sure he didn't talk to me for a week after.
And then there was one game, I think I was second or third, and Ebbs was first star, and I was like, hey, like, FYI, I'm gonna dump water on your head. And he was like, if you freaking dump water in my head, there's Gonna be issues. And I was like, come on, man. Like, it's my thing.
Like, let me, like, have some fun. Like, you're already sweaty anyways. You're about to take a shower. Like, you'll be fine. And he was like. He was like, absolutely not.
I was like, come on, man, live a little. Let's have some fun here.
Piper Shaw:But you're also like, aye, aye, captain.
Joey Daccord:Well, yeah. No, I didn't dump water on his head. What he says goes. Yeah.
JT Brown:Cause I was. We've had that conversation. I feel like the bus a couple over the past in a little while. And I said the same thing. I'm like, I can get it.
But like, also sometimes I feel like I'd be like, nah, don't. I don't want to get water.
Joey Daccord:It's really nice.
JT Brown:Oh, yeah.
Joey Daccord:Sick win. Like, we came back, won an overtime, whatever. And like, the fans are hyped. I'm hyped. I'm like, let's go. Someone dump water in my head.
JT Brown:It makes great socials though.
Joey Daccord:I will say that the pictures come.
Piper Shaw:Out cool and the fans love it.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, we do it for the fans. I love them.
Piper Shaw:Everything is for the fans. Fans.
Joey Daccord:Yeah.
Piper Shaw:Shout out the fans. This is episode 32 of this show, by the way. So it's a special episode.
Joey Daccord:So that's a sign right there.
Piper Shaw:Exactly.
JT Brown:I'm done answering questions. I'm gonna let you.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, that's it.
Piper Shaw:I mean, we got told we could sit. We could sit and chat for forever. But yeah, you got places to be. So cool. We'll have you back.
Joey Daccord:Gotta go hit the course next season. I'll be back.
Piper Shaw:Golf courses.
JT Brown:Looks like he's ready to go on the course right now.
Joey Daccord:Yeah, I'm just looking sharp.
JT Brown:Yeah, that's not.
Joey Daccord:Hey, I got mine today. I got media. I don't.
JT Brown:Not me.
Piper Shaw:You're in a backwards hat with your Sasquatch T shirt.
Joey Daccord:I'm not quite. I'm not quite like Henrik Lundquist three piece suit. But I just wanted to look, look, you know, look professional, look nice.
JT Brown:Yeah, you look like you're ready to go shoot 76.
Joey Daccord:That would be a great round. I'm like, I'm like a nine and a half, so that would be a great round for me.
JT Brown:Yeah, well, hey, that's respectable.
Piper Shaw:All right. Well, Joey, thank you so much. Thank you for even more of your time than we initially asked for. Thank you for a great season.
You're a delight to cover and just to have around.
Joey Daccord:So thanks for having me, guys.
JT Brown:Oh, you're gonna be on next year, too. I'm just letting you know.
Joey Daccord:Perfect.
JT Brown:We're not gonna wait this long.
Joey Daccord:Next. Next. Next time, let's do some more extravagant questions, like abstract. Yeah, we got into it a little bit.
JT Brown:Yeah, yeah, we'll be ready.
Joey Daccord:All right, sounds good. Thanks, guys.
Piper Shaw:Well, I'll tell you what. We definitely, definitely have to have Joey back. He was. He was saying that maybe he should start an F1 podcast after that interview.
I'm like, you should definitely. You got a career in media if you ever want anybody.
JT Brown:And if he does start that F1 podcast, I better get invited on there the same way we've invited him onto this one.
Piper Shaw:Are you an F1 fan?
JT Brown:Nope.
Piper Shaw:Okay. But I can be.
JT Brown:But I can be. I can give a different perspective of, you know, somebody who's not necessarily an F1 fan.
Sit down, watch a, you know, a race, see how things go, and maybe you can teach me, you know, a thing or two.
Grant Beery:I'd listen to that. Okay.
Piper Shaw:I would listen to it. You can come on my. Or I'll just argue with them, since you are an expert now in Disney these days.
JT Brown:Yeah, we're gonna. Yeah, we got more Disney plans.
Piper Shaw:We got more to discuss off air.
JT Brown:Well, you know, I'm just. We got a plan for next year, too.
Piper Shaw:Yeah. Since our last podcast recording, we did go to Magic Mountain, by the way. I failed to mention that earlier. Six Flags Magic Mountain.
JT Brown:It was fun.
Grant Beery:There you go.
Piper Shaw:Yeah, we got. We got a lot of. Our coaster. It's scratched. That's for sure. That's for sure. But. All right, that.
That is it for us on episode 32 of Signals from the Deep. Thank you to everybody listening. Thank you to all of you who've shared this podcast with folks.
And I got to talk with some fans on Fan Appreciation Day, some listeners and stuff, so shout out to all of you. You guys are the best.
We will probably bring some episodes your way in the summer, maybe an episode or two along the way, depending on kind of what happens.
Grant Beery:JT wants to go on vacation.
Piper Shaw:JT does want to go on vacation, and we are going on vacations. We're all going all over the place. Joey's got plans, as we learned. He's.
Well, he's got a variety.
JT Brown:This vacation is going to beat my vacation. That sounded so nice.
Piper Shaw:Yeah, it did sound nice. Yeah. But anyway, so we just wanted to say thank you to all of you very much.
You guys are why we do this, and all of your support and comments, and when we see you guys around the arena and you say hello to us and, and you know, all of that, it means the world to us. So thank you to all of you.
You are the best fans in the National Hockey League and we're going to miss bringing you guys crack and hockey so much over the summer. So I. Yeah, I hope that you all have an excellent off season.
And Grant, the biggest thank you of all goes to you for being our captain here on Signals from the Deep for 32 episodes.
Grant Beery:All right, thank you. And I'll go ahead and I'll lead us out.
So Signals from the Deep is the official podcast of your Seattle Kraken and a proud member of the Kraken Hockey network, hosted by Piper Shaw and JT Brown. Music by Benny Drawbars, production by me, Grant Beery. For one last time, have a question for the show?
-:On a personal note, I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to each and every listener of this show from our very first episode all the way to episode 32.
This has been a tremendous journey for me with Nick Piper and JT Leading the way as we've heard from the greatest voices of the Kraken and the sport of hockey as a whole. Thank you and go Kraken!
