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Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code

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Ice Guardians Network 3 episodes Nov 5, 2026

Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code is hosted by former NHL enforcers Joe Kocur and Darren McCarty. The show explores the role of fighting, toughness, and the unwritten code of hockey enforcers. It draws on the hosts' personal experiences and stories from their careers in professional hockey. The podcast is part of the Ice Guardians Network.

Episodes

TONY GRANATO, SCOTT MELLANBY, & DARREN PANG | Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code Ep 5 Nov 5, 2026 41:59 Darren McCarty is sitting with Tony Granato, Scott Mellanby, and Darren Pang having a round table discussion about their histories. Tony remembers his first shift in the NHL at Chicago Stadium against Panger and the Blackhawks and the guys discuss how much culture influences the success of a team. Granato talks about how the current players appreciate the generations that came before the same way

JEFF BROWN | Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code Ep 4 Oct 29, 2026 56:43 Joe Kocur and Darren McCarty are hanging out with NHL defenseman Jeff Brown. DMac and Joey ask Brownie about his youth hockey days in Nepean with teammates like Darren Pang and Steve Yzerman, and Brownie tells them about his junior days in Sudbury and getting drafted by Quebec. They discuss hockey in Quebec City and how much fun it was to play there and the old rivalry with Montreal. Brownie talks

KEVIN KAMINSKI | Ice Guardians Ep 3 Oct 22, 2026 43:25 Joe Kocur and Darren McCarty catch up with Kevin "Killer" Kaminski this week. Killer and Joey give DMac a geography lesson and talk about all of the NHL talent that has come out of Saskatoon and the influence Barry Melrose had on the tough-minded style they all played with. Killer gives some details about the 32 games in a row that he got into a fight in juniors. DMac and Killer talk abo

TONY TWIST | Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code Ep 2 Oct 15, 2026 59:22 Joe Kocur and Darren McCarty are hanging out this week with one of the toughest fighters of their era, Tony Twist. Twister tells the guys about his new podcast and the guys talk about the mental toughness it took to be an enforcer in the NHL. Twister and Joey talk about the approach they had going into fights, especially against former teammates. DMac asks the guys about the guys that they fought

BRETT HULL | Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code Ep 1 Oct 8, 2026 1:02:47 Joe Kocur and Darren McCarty are excited to have, Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Fame member, Brett Hull as the first ever guest on Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code. Hully shares the story of how he ended up in Detroit as a free agent, what it was like playing for an original 6, and his first impressions of some of his new teammates. The guys talk about some of Hully's best goals and th

TEASER | Gloves Off: The Enforcer Code Sep 29, 2026 0:25