About this episode
Michael & Angela drop the puck on the very first episode of Pucked Up Parents —and immediately question every life choice that led them into youth hockey. They kick things off by attempting to decode the endless pieces of a hockey uniform. (Why does a child need more protective gear than a medieval knight? A cup for a girl is called a what? Why are the socks actually not socks?) From there, they take listeners on a tour of the rink spectrum—from the “crappiest of barns” with questionable smells and negative-12° locker rooms, to the rare, majestic “ice palaces” where the coffee is actually drinkable and the bathrooms don’t require hazmat suits. Finally, they dive into the eye-opening, wallet-opening, sleep-depriving world of youth hockey and how it’s completely transformed their lives. Spoiler: They wouldn’t have it any other way… probably.