FlagsCast

FlagsCast No. 39

2007-04-11T13:53:00.001-07:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and defenseman Chris Bogas talk with Times Herald hockey writer about the upcoming playoffs and their first-round opponent, the Muskegon Fury.

FlagsCast No. 38

2007-04-05T05:52:00.000-07:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and defenseman B.J. Adams talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about what the team hopes to accomplish in their final three games of the regular season, and how they feel about their first-round playoff matchup with Muskegon.

FlagsCast No. 37

2007-03-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and newly acquired defenseman Phil Angell talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the importance of clinching a playoff spot early, and Angell's transition from college to the pro game.

FlagsCast No. 36

2007-03-21T08:32:00.000-07:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward/defenseman Steve Hildenbrand talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about playoff positioning, and staying focused down the stretch.

FlagsCast No. 35

2007-03-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Ben Gustavson talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team gutting out a win this past Sunday on little rest against Flint and its upcoming games against three of the league's top teams.

FlagsCast No. 34

2007-03-07T11:15:00.001-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Scott Wray talk with Times Herald hockey writer about the Flags' chances if they do make the playoffs, and Wray fitting in with his new teammates.

FlagsCast No. 33

2007-02-27T11:10:00.001-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and goaltender Noah Ruden talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team's successful weekend, and Ruden's penchant for beating Muskegon. Ruden, a Michigan grad, also takes a stab as a basketball analyst, picking Tuesday night's Michigan vs. Michigan State game.

FlagsCast No. 32

2007-02-20T10:57:00.000-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and defenseman Craig Mahon talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team's upcoming five-game roadtrip and how it bounced back from the 5-0 loss to Kalamazoo.

FlagsCast No. 31

2007-02-13T12:27:00.001-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and defenseman Stan Drulia talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team's shootout win against Chicago and whether or not the team is progressing following Friday's players-only meeting.

FlagsCast No. 30

2007-02-06T10:45:00.000-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Bobby Kukulka talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team playing to its competition and Kukulka's knack for scoring big goals.

FlagsCast No. 29

2007-01-31T05:18:00.000-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and newly acquired forward Kris Vernarsky talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the teams' upcoming game with Elmira and Vernarsky bringing NHL experience to the team.

FlagsCast No. 28

2007-01-23T10:50:00.000-08:00

Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Mike Olynyk talk with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team trying to get over injuries, and Olynyk's role as a tough guy, and at times, a goal scorer.

FlagsCast No. 27

2007-01-17T13:57:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo talks with Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Robert Snowball about the team's rough weekend on the road, and Snowball's experience playing with the Flags' version of "The Grind Line."

FlagsCast No. 26

2007-01-10T12:34:00.000-08:00

Flags Coach Stan Drulia talks with Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about this past weekend, in which the team picked up three points against the conference leaders. They also talk about where Drulia feels the team is at mid-season, position-by-position.

Flagscast No. 25

2007-01-04T10:30:00.000-08:00

Flags Coach Stan Drulia and defenseman Pat Sutton talk to Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo talks about Sutton's selection, along with teammate Colt King, to the UHL All-Star game, and the team's upcoming games against two of the league's top teams, Muskegon and Fort Wayne.

Flagscast No. 24

2006-12-12T10:32:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo talks with Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Colt King about the long trip to Elmira and how frustrating it was for King to watch for a month while he was injured.

Flagscast No. 23

2006-12-05T08:26:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo talks with Flags Coach Stan Drulia and defenseman Chris Bogas about returning home for the first time since before Thanksgiving, and the importance of the month of December.

FlagsCast No. 22

2006-11-30T10:00:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo talks with Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Mark Cadotte about their upcoming game with Flint, and what has enabled Cadotte to have success on the offensive end this season.

FlagsCast No. 20

2006-11-14T07:45:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo sits down with Port Huron Flags Coach Stan Drulia and forward Ryan Markham to talk about the importance of the team's upcoming three-game stretch and Markham's success since returning to the ice from injury.

FlagsCast No. 19

2006-11-07T10:52:00.000-08:00

Port Huron Flags coach Stan Drulia and forward Jerem Tucker talk to Times Herald hockey writer about what the team needs to bounce back, and about Tucker's return to hockey after a few years off.

FlagsCast No. 18

2006-11-01T06:03:00.000-08:00

Port Huron Flags coach Stan Drulia and goailie Dustin Traylen talk to Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team's successful weekend -- including that controversial goal -- and what the team needs to do to improve from week to week.

FlagsCast No. 17

2006-10-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

Port Huron Flags coach Stan Drulia and assistant captain Steve Hildenbrand talk to Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about trying to break out of a mini slump against some of the league's top teams, and Hildenbrand being surprised by October snowfalls.

FlagsCast No. 16

2006-10-17T10:38:00.000-07:00

Port Huron Flags coach Stan Drulia and defenseman and captain Ryan Gillis talk to Times Herald hockey writer Paul Costanzo about the team's 1-1 start of the 2006-07 season. They talk about what they're doing to get ready for Elmira this weekend.

FlagsCast No. 15

2006-02-14T06:00:00.000-08:00

Defenseman Shayne Tomlinson, with the rest of the team on the road, talks to Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about his injury, and the problems the Flags have had with player turnover.

FlagsCast No. 14

2006-02-07T10:40:00.000-08:00

Defenseman Ryan Gillis and Coach Paul Willett talk to Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about Gillis' recent brush with a very scary illness, the Flag's record last week against Muskegon, the team's upcoming busy week and the challenges of competing with a relatively young team.

FlagsCast No. 13

2006-01-31T11:20:00.000-08:00

Defenseman Shawn Smith and Coach Paul Willett talk to Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about the Port Huron Flags' on-going skid. They describe how keeping play basic and simple may have shown them the light at the end of the tunnel.

FlagsCast No. 12

2006-01-25T10:53:00.000-08:00

Flags Coach Paul Willett gives Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki a player-by-player report card on his team at the UHL's all-star break. He finds a few bright spots in the team's long slump, the concludes that the team as a whole just needs to keep working harder.

FlagsCast No. 11

2006-01-16T10:37:00.000-08:00

Center Aaron Brand and Coach Paul Willett talk with Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about three more losses -- was it three? -- over the weekend, losing defensemen to the flu and other maladies and the slim odds of finding other players to replenish the Flags' thinning ranks.

FlagsCast No. 10

2006-01-10T05:37:00.000-08:00

Forward Scott Horvath and Coach Paul Willett talk with Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about "the slump," about being booed off the ice by Port Huron's disappointed but still loyal fans, the Flags' comeback against Motor City, and their upcoming road trip.

FlagsCast No. 9

2006-01-03T10:59:00.000-08:00

Wing Brad Mehalko and Coach Paul Willett talk with Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about last week's dismal play and 0-4 record, Jeff Cameron's surprise departure, and why this week's games could be essential to turning things around.

FlagsCast No. 8

2005-12-27T11:09:00.000-08:00

Defenseman Kam White and Coach Paul Willett talk with Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about skating off Christmas dinner, why playing for the Port Huron Flags is better than playing for the Flint Generals, and how being five games over .500 is just awesome.

FlagsCast No. 7

2005-12-20T10:31:00.000-08:00

Forward Steve Dix and Coach Paul Willett talk with Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about the Flags' outstanding weekend, during which they swept some of the league's best, and about "team toughness."

FlagsCast No. 6

2005-12-13T10:25:00.000-08:00

Center Aaron Brand and Coach Paul Willett talk with Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki about the departure of Brian Felsner, unlucky bounces and special-teams play -- and about beating the best team in the UHL, twice.

FlagsCast No. 5

2005-12-06T10:25:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki talks with coach Paul Willett and forward Sean Kotary about the closed-door meeting that inspired the Port Huron Flags' outstanding play in the second half of last weekend. And then Paul and Sean talk about stick regulations.

FlagsCast No. 4

2005-11-30T09:49:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki talks with coach Paul Willett and forward Trevor Edwards about the Flag's long eastern road trip, what the team needs to push it over the top and Willett's water-bottle experiment.

FlagsCast No. 3

2005-11-22T07:12:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki talks with coach Paul Willett and defenseman Jeff Cameron about the Flag's wins last week -- including Cameron's heroics vs. Roanoke -- and the team's long, long road trip this coming weekend.

FlagsCast No. 2

2005-11-15T10:41:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer Rick Jakacki talks to Flags coach Paul Willett and goalie Scott Hay about last week's games, this weekend's showdowns with Flint and Roanoke (yeah, those guys). And they answer the question about whether the Flags are tough enough.

FlagsCast No. 1

2005-11-08T08:35:00.000-08:00

Times Herald hockey writer talks to coach Paul Willett and player Ryan Gillis for his first Port Huron Flags podcast.