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Welcome to Chirps From the Bench
From current sports stories and hot takes to retro gaming and entertaining nonsense, Chirps From the Bench brings the conversations we've been having for years to the microphone.
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The latest from Joel's Hockey Club.
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Meet the Hosts
The Wild Card
Joel Siskavich
Joel is a die-hard Montreal Canadiens fan and captain of Joel's Hockey Club, where he serves as a standout playmaking center and annual league leader in attempted toe drags. He also remains fiercely loyal to the New York Mets and San Francisco 49ers.
What you see is what you get. Joel is the wild card and resident contrarian of Chirps From the Bench, and he can turn just about any topic into a debate, especially with his co-host.
An avid gamer and former All-State goaltender in New York, Joel was once scored on in the state championship by LA Kings legend Dustin Brown. He may spend more time at center these days, but he was probably even better between the pipes.
The Storyteller
Kyle Rock
Kyle is a lifelong sports fanatic, devoted fan of the Montreal Canadiens and Michigan Wolverines, and proud fourth-line player on a two-line beer league team.
His wife says he could carry on a conversation with a wall, which makes him the natural storyteller and tour guide of Chirps From the Bench.
When he's not coaching youth hockey, recreating the 1980 Miracle on Ice on a bubble hockey table he rebuilt himself, or playing video games from NES Ice Hockey to NCAA Football 27, he's probably reminding anyone who will listen that he once homered from both sides of the plate in the same season.