Matt Taormina's guest appearances

Matt Taormina

ML Sports Platter

Syracuse Speaks

Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Chronicles

Bob McElligott

Karl Goehring

Jared Diamond

Denny Mclain

Scott Wheeler

Mike Lombardi

Kevin Fitzgerald

Tim Butler

Ryan Stimson

Juan Martinez

Lars Anderson

Rudy Reyes

Dan Silverman

Scott Dixon

Alex Tuch

OwlTail

On Episode 25 of Crunch Chronicles Lukas Favale is joined by Matt Taormina. Taormina, played four seasons with the Crunch over two stints and he is the only player to play for the team in both the 2013 and 2017 Calder Cup Finals. Taormina's first stint in Syracuse began in 2012-13 when he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He produced 24 points in 55 regular season games that year for the Crunch and then added 12 more during the playoffs to help lead the Crunch into the Calder Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.  He returned to Syracuse the following season after re-signing with the Lightning and he clocked in with another 18 points in 41 games before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets organization in a deal that brought Jonathan Marchessault to Syracuse. After spending the remainder of the 2013-14 season and the 2014-15 season outside of Syracuse, Taormina was reunited with the Crunch after signing with the Lightning ahead of the 2015-16 season. He notched a then career high 41 points that season. In 2016-17, his final season in Syracuse, Taormina became the second Crunch defenseman to win the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's top defenseman. He produced 60 points over 70 games en route to being named an AHL All-Star. He added another 20 points in 22 playoff games to help guide the Crunch back to the Calder Cup Finals in 2017.   Taormina finished his Crunch career with 143 points (38g, 105a) in 227 games. He currently ranks 18th in franchise history in scoring and he is third all-time among Crunch defensemen. He is the all-time Crunch leader in playoff scoring with 32 points (7g, 25a) in a franchise record 40 playoff games On the show, Taormina discusses his time as a player with the Crunch, being traded and then returning the organization, the two runs to the Calder Cup Finals, and much more.

On Episode 25 of Crunch Chronicles Lukas Favale is joined by Matt Taormina. Taormina, played four seasons with the Crunch over two stints and he is the only player to play for the team in both the 2013 and 2017 Calder Cup Finals. Taormina's first stint in Syracuse began in 2012-13 when he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He produced 24 points in 55 regular season games that year for the Crunch and then added 12 more during the playoffs to help lead the Crunch into the Calder Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.  He returned to Syracuse the following season after re-signing with the Lightning and he clocked in with another 18 points in 41 games before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets organization in a deal that brought Jonathan Marchessault to Syracuse. After spending the remainder of the 2013-14 season and the 2014-15 season outside of Syracuse, Taormina was reunited with the Crunch after signing with the Lightning ahead of the 2015-16 season. He notched a then career high 41 points that season. In 2016-17, his final season in Syracuse, Taormina became the second Crunch defenseman to win the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's top defenseman. He produced 60 points over 70 games en route to being named an AHL All-Star. He added another 20 points in 22 playoff games to help guide the Crunch back to the Calder Cup Finals in 2017.   Taormina finished his Crunch career with 143 points (38g, 105a) in 227 games. He currently ranks 18th in franchise history in scoring and he is third all-time among Crunch defensemen. He is the all-time Crunch leader in playoff scoring with 32 points (7g, 25a) in a franchise record 40 playoff games On the show, Taormina discusses his time as a player with the Crunch, being traded and then returning the organization, the two runs to the Calder Cup Finals, and much more.

On this episode, recorded October 7th, 2020, Alex actually has news to discuss! Over the course of the podcast, she covers the following topics:  some of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2020 NHL Draft picks: Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Eamon Powell, Jaydon Dureau, and Nick Capone the signing of two of the organization's restricted free agents: Mitchell Stephens and Gemel Smith the NHLPA's decision to target January 1st, 2021 for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season, and what that might mean for the AHL the continuation of her Jersey Series with a 2013 Calder Cup finals jersey worn by defenseman Matt Taormina

On this episode, recorded October 7th, 2020, Alex actually has news to discuss! Over the course of the podcast, she covers the following topics: <ul> <li>some of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2020 NHL Draft picks: Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Eamon Powell, Jaydon Dureau, and Nick Capone</li> <li>the signing of two of the organization's restricted free agents: Mitchell Stephens and Gemel Smith</li> <li>the NHLPA's decision to target January 1st, 2021 for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season, and what that might mean for the AHL</li> <li>the continuation of her Jersey Series with a 2013 Calder Cup finals jersey worn by defenseman Matt Taormina</li></ul>

Syracuse Speaks: NHL Draft, Player Signings, Matt Taormina's Jersey

Scott Vinciguerra

Bob Costas

00:00-26:00:ML talks with broadcaster Bob Costas about life without sports, why he chose Syracuse University, being a building block/idol youngsters look to for what the Newhouse School is now, his early days calling Syracuse Blazers games, the one Michael Jordan game he would call over again, his interactions with MJ, when he first fell in love with baseball, feeling nervous doing his first Olympics vs. the nerves delivering Mickey Mantle's eulogy, his lifetime Mount Rushmore, how he would approach going into media if he were entering the business in 2020, being a generational voice to so many, what's left to call if anything and more!27:00-50:00:Former AHL and NHL defenseman Matt Taormina joins the show to discuss his time with the Syracuse Crunch, how he handled being a hockey nomad, his time at Providence College, the speed-skill-size in today's game, his Michigan roots, playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, missing sports, being recently retired from hockey at a young age and more! 51:00-1:00:00ML wraps things up with Scott Vinciguerra as the two chat about Scott's new book "The Vault" and the Student Athlete Leadership Academy in Central New York returning online. This episode is presented by the below sponsors.  Click the links for more.  Follow Mike Lindsley on Twitter @MikeLSports.Brian Conboy, Mass Mutual NYShttps://advisors.massmutual.com/brian-conboyKen's Auto Detailinghttps://www.facebook.com/kenscleancars/Rosie's Cornerhttps://www.rosiescorner.com/menuVinciguerra Consulting Grouphttp://www.vinciguerraconsultinggroup.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00-26:00: ML talks with broadcaster Bob Costas about life without sports, why he chose Syracuse University, being a building block/idol youngsters look to for what the Newhouse School is now, his early days calling Syracuse Blazers games, the one Michael Jordan game he would call over again, his interactions with MJ, when he first fell in love with baseball, feeling nervous doing his first Olympics vs. the nerves delivering Mickey Mantle's eulogy, his lifetime Mount Rushmore, how he would approach going into media if he were entering the business in 2020, being a generational voice to so many, what's left to call if anything and more! 27:00-50:00: Former AHL and NHL defenseman Matt Taormina joins the show to discuss his time with the Syracuse Crunch, how he handled being a hockey nomad, his time at Providence College, the speed-skill-size in today's game, his Michigan roots, playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, missing sports, being recently retired from hockey at a young age and more!  51:00-1:00:00 ML wraps things up with Scott Vinciguerra as the two chat about Scott's new book "The Vault" and the Student Athlete Leadership Academy in Central New York returning online.  This episode is presented by the below sponsors.  Click the links for more.  Follow Mike Lindsley on Twitter @MikeLSports. Brian Conboy, Mass Mutual NYS <a href="https://advisors.massmutual.com/brian-conboy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://advisors.massmutual.com/brian-conboy</a> Ken's Auto Detailing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kenscleancars/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/kenscleancars/</a> Rosie's Corner <a href="https://www.rosiescorner.com/menu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rosiescorner.com/menu</a> Vinciguerra Consulting Group <a href="http://www.vinciguerraconsultinggroup.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vinciguerraconsultinggroup.com</a>/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="http://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Broadcaster Bob Costas, former AHL/NHL defenseman Matt Taormina and Author Scott Vinciguerra join the Platter!