79: Patience Pays Off Interview with Jason Schaubel

BUY OUR MERCH! Only Available Until Oct 5. Free Shipping in Canada! theaudpod.com/shop/ Seven shutouts and a 0.86 goals-against average in U16, then two years of waiting behind Jackson Parsons and Christian Kirsch. Now Jason Schaubel finally sits down with the AudBalls, and he says he'd play all 68 if you let him. He ranks the Rangers goalies by intelligence (Parsons up top, everyone else "all the way down here"), explains the salt-spiked water bottle and the shirt changes every period, and tells the story of the "can we talk?" text from Jordan DeKort that had him thinking he'd been traded. Before that, the guys run through a three-game weekend: a 4-3 loss to Erie, a 4-3 overtime comeback in Erie for Mason Hriczov's first OHL win, and a 6-3 win over Kingston, plus the Luca Santala trade. Jason says he'd love a goalie fight, so who should he drop the gloves with? Follow us on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast Watch us on⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Website | theaudpod.com  Email | hello@theaudpod.com ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Cold open: the last days to buy the merch 2:30 The throwback jersey is back, and tiny letters around the league 6:15 Luca Santala comes over from London 13:02 Friday: a 4-3 loss to Erie at the Aud 18:03 Saturday: a 4-3 OT comeback in Erie and Hriczov's first OHL win 21:39 Sunday: 6-3 over Kingston in the new jerseys 27:50 The AudBalls' 3 stars 31:47 Looking ahead: Saginaw, Guelph and Flint 33:12 Jason Schaubel joins: the crease is finally his 41:01 Ranking the Rangers goalies by intelligence 43:17 Blackhawks rookie camp, salt water and shirt changes 46:52 Jordy DeKort to Nashville and the 'am I getting traded?' text 50:16 All 68 games, and backing up Mason Hriczov 52:29 Taking care of a goalie's body, and why he became a goalie at 8 54:23 New teammates, Santala's shot and road roommates 57:33 Playing for Jussi, and leading a room with 11 rookies 1:00:52 What the Kitchener fans mean to him 1:03:09 Jason's take on the Leafs trade 1:04:14 Goalie fights and the Owen Sound stick to the throat 1:08:07 After the interview, and the thank yous