36: Billet Bros to the Pros (Interview with Trent Swick & Jackson Parsons)

0:00Justin: Hey, Andrew.

0:01Andrew: Hey, Justin.

0:02Trent Swick: Hey, Trud.

0:04Jackson Parsons: Hey, Jackson.

0:06Justin: Andrew. People have invaded our podcast space this week.

0:09Andrew: Yeah, we've got Jackson Parsons, goaltender for the now, the Aud Senators just signed in an entry level contract, but from last year. Absolutely legendary season with the Rangers. And we've got Trent Swick, the forward on the front first line for the Rangers last year. Both of them overagers. We're going to miss the Soo much. But absolutely legendary Rangers, and we're excited to have them here. Welcome, boys. Welcome to the AudPod.

0:37Trent Swick: Thank you very much.

0:38Jackson Parsons: Thank you. Been a long time coming.

0:41Justin: Had we known that, we would have had you on sooner.

0:43Andrew: Yeah, absolutely. We kind of were like, we want to just give you guys space. We didn't think in a million years that you guys would come on our little podcast. But then when Trent was kind of like, I have been waiting for this day, I was like, oh, oh, maybe there's some beef there. Maybe he's thinking, I could have checked in throughout the season.

1:01Justin: Well, the Aud seemed like. And the Aud seemed, Trent, like you got cold feet and then you made sure that Jackson joined this podcast as well. Yeah, that's right.

1:09Andrew: Book Jackson on this one.

1:11Justin: Yeah.

1:15Andrew: Welcome to the AudPod, where we're talking Kitchener Rangers hockey with the AudBalls themselves, Andrew and Justin. Take it away, fellas. Speaking of which, you guys, most of Rangers nation knows you guys are really good friends off the ice. About as good as friends two teammates can be. We know that you were billet brothers in. Was it two years? The first two years.

1:44Trent Swick: It was our first year. Just for one year.

1:46Andrew: First year. Okay. Just the one year. Can you just to like, you know, get us off on a light foot is. Can you share any funny stories from that very first year of being kids, basically moving into a new home and, you know, doing that together, not knowing each other and in this kind of like, strange home and being, you know, rookie Rangers.

2:03Trent Swick: I'll go first. I mean, it was awesome. Obviously Ken and Christina, though, they were our first Bill family and they were unbelievable. They were so, so welcoming and it made a really, a really easy transition for me, especially being from Ottawa. So I was really far away from home. And yeah, like, for stories. We obviously went to school together and, um, I. I can't think of anything on the top of that. I know you have a couple stores.

2:29Andrew: I think Trent's armed and ready. Cause Trent was the one who booked you on this podcast.

2:35Jackson Parsons: I don't really have any. Like, I can't tell all the stories, but one that comes to Mind was like, I was. So I was like the first person who was supposed to be in the house. Like, it was like my bill of house first. And then I got told by Michael Zsolt our assistant gm. Now he's, we need somewhere for this goalie to go. And I. I grew up with goalies being weird. Like, they're the weirdest guys in the world. So I'm like, oh, no. And then I search up Jackson Parsons, and it's like ukulele playing goaltender. I'm like, oh, boy, this is gonna be. He's such a weirdo. But then, like, after the first week, we, like, we're already best friends, and it was so much fun.

3:14Justin: That's awesome. Okay, ukulele, we gotta hear more about this.

3:18Andrew: Yeah, yeah, no, can you. Do you want to redo the AudPod theme for us?

3:23Justin: I hope you have one nearby. Are you going to whip it out here?

3:26Trent Swick: No, no, no. Yeah, no, I obviously, I play a lot of instruments and I mentioned that I played the ukulele and became the front page. So that's what Trent saw.

3:37Andrew: And the gotcha journalism.

3:39Justin: Yeah. All right.

3:41Andrew: Well, speaking of your billet household, we did. We have a friend of the pod, Sean, for Faro, and he did arm us with a photo that I'm going to show you right now. We're going to pop it into the clip or the. Or or the podcast. If you're listening or you're watching on YouTube, you'll see it. But if you're listening on Spotify or any other platform, go on our social media and you will see this photo.

4:03Trent Swick: Oh, my God.

4:05Andrew: So tell us a little bit about these outfits here for.

4:08Justin: For the listener.

4:09Andrew: They're watch. They're wearing matching striped shirts as their billet dad.

4:14Jackson Parsons: A funny story about that was actually my mom told me to text Jackson to wear that exact shirt, but I couldn't find it myself, so I don't think he would be able to find it. But my mom told me to wear that exact shirt, which is nice.

4:26Andrew: Love it.

4:27Jackson Parsons: Like, every Christmas, we just had billet family photos with the Aud then after the first year was just me there, so kind of got lonely. But, yeah, it was just such a funny photo. It's cool to, like, see us grow up, like, throughout the years and, like, seeing, like, Riley Damietti stayed at the house before and they had all the photos of him throughout the years. It's just so cool.

4:47Justin: When we were talking to Ando as well, we got into a bit of the Billet family conversation. It's just like it sounds like the billet families, especially in Kitchener are so supportive of their, of their. The players that end up staying with the Aud the Aud seems like you build like lifelong relationships with these people. I'm gonna jump to an assumption that, that you guys have the same relationship with your billet family. Did you have multiples throughout your Kitchener time long any good, like long lasting relationships?

5:14Trent Swick: No. 100%. So yeah, I was lucky enough to be a part of three built families and they were all unbelievable for so many different ways. And actually funny enough, my billet house, they had a kid, Cal who just turned one today. So shout out Cal. And no, they're such unbelievable people. And I mean the Rangers do such a good job making sure that the families are welcoming and there's never been any issues and they're just such good people for sure.

5:41Justin: Amazing. Amazing.

5:43Andrew: Awesome. Well, we're going to pivot a little bit here. We're going to talk about the year that was. It was an incredible year obviously and a lot of pundits, we're talking about those gotcha journalism had you guys in a rebuild year and we are brand new to the OHL as fans. We are die hard NHL fans but we wanted to get involved and we both live here in the world Waterloo region and we were like, okay, so this is probably just like a good year to just like start following because it's a rebuild year. This year was like literally anything but that, right? As two overagers on the squad. What was it like to hear that kind of chatter coming into the season and did the coaching staff use any of that for motivation or is that just like ignored?

6:23Jackson Parsons: We, we hung something up on the like, you know how they do the preseason rankings for the OHL past two years. We were supposed to have like rebuild years. We hung that up on the wall without the Kitchener Rangers on that list. Which was kind cool seeing that we made it to number one this year and had such a good year.

6:39Andrew: Awesome Jackson we saw last year, like I said, we're just fans but we saw last year that there was just so much potential in your play. And Justin and I feel like we were early to the party that you were going to have a phenomenal year. Did your mindset over the summer change as like this is my last year, like I really want to make it count 100%.

7:00Trent Swick: I think obviously for me and Trent and Missile Jamik, it was our last pick at the game. I think that we all did a really good job preparing over the summer and Doing a really good job even in season, taking care of the younger guys and leading by example. So I think that we did a really good job at that. And of course, there was a really big emphasis last summer. But, I mean, at the end of the day, we're still building off it this summer and the next one, and it's continuous, for sure.

7:25Justin: That's so cool. Both of you went through the Rangers for all five of your. All five of your years in the ohl. How is it with these? You can tell us a little bit about that. That'd be awesome. But also tell us a little bit about some of these newer guys who are coming into the room. They're young. It's like you can be. You said your examples and trying to be examples for these guys. What is that? Like when you're. When you've been there the whole time? Like, what can you impart on the Aud what wisdom can you. Can you give them?

7:51Jackson Parsons: Yeah. Like, there's so much skill in the room. Like, I can't even say that people were learning from me. Like, I thought I was learning more from, like, guys like Reider and Romano, like, Lamb. Like, they have so much skill, so I'm, like, watching what they do at the puck, and it was so cool. But going through all those years and being the younger guy in the locker room and knowing how nervous I was, like, around the older guys and wanting to be a part of the Tommy Kut I feel like I didn't have a voice when I was younger. I wanted to, like. Like, me and Parson, Missile Jevic, like, we wanted to involve the younger guys more and, like, have a tighter group, and I think we did a really good job of that this year. Like, the bus, like, it was like, 07s 08s were in the back of the bus playing cards. And like, our first year, that was unheard of. Like, I never stepped foot in the back of the bus. Like, I'm not saying that I was treated bad at all. Like, my are my overager veterans when I was in my rookie year were great to me, and I just feel like we just did such a good job this year, and I hope that carries on throughout the years.

8:53Justin: I mean, that that's a good way to set. Set up Sam O'Reilly Some good future culture. Some good. Yeah. Locker room dynamics is just making sure everybody feels welcome. That's. That sounds awesome.

9:04Andrew: Absolutely. Trent, switching gears a little bit here, but still talking about each other's season this year. You mentioned in a recent interview at a development camp that Joel Ward, former NHLer and of course, your assistant coach in Vegas, had a speech, I think, about being passed on, and you said it resonated with you. Both Jackson and yourself dealt with injuries, dealt with being passed on in the draft with basically similar trajectories to where you are now, which, I mean, both of you have entry level contracts, which is unbelievable and is in itself is such an accomplishment. But what was it like having each other to lean on through these ups and downs and these sim. The similar trajectory, the similar path that you had to eventually both getting here? Both of you can weigh in on this.

9:48Trent Swick: Of course.

9:50Jackson Parsons: Yeah, it was, like, it was tough, like, not playing our first years. We thought we were better, and I feel like we both lost confidence in ourselves and, like, we're nervous to play, nervous to make plays. But, like, being the people that we are and going back home and then playing FIFA all night was so much fun. Like, it just felt like I was at home, like, at Ken and Christina's and other Billets. Like, it was so much fun. But yeah. Yeah. I don't really know what else to say. Do you want to say something, Jackson?

10:16Trent Swick: No. I think it was awesome having friends, like you said. Like, we became brothers, like a weekend. Like, it was pretty instantaneous. And if one of us had a bad game or we both had a bad game, like, we were there to kind of mess around with each other. And, like, it was hard to stay angry when we saw each other in the room or we drove home that night listening to Morgan Wallen or whatever it was. It was a lot of fun. And he's a huge part of my success, like, without a doubt, for sure.

10:42Jackson Parsons: Yeah, me too. Because I. I didn't believe myself at all. Like, after that first year, I was like, man, like, I didn't get drafted. Like, nothing's gonna happen. And then talking to Jackson, it's like, you got another year, you have another year after that, and then you got another year after that. Like, there's so many more opportunities and me being a bigger guy. It's, like, hard to play at that level, being so skinny and weak, and the Aud just takes time. I was really weak when I was so skinny. I was like, six. I was like, six five one, seven five my first year. It was so bad.

11:14Andrew: Oh, man. Wow, that's. That's a beam.

11:17Justin: Do you have a good, like, training montage now of, like, when after that first year into the second year, just, like, coming in balled up?

11:25Trent Swick: Not at all.

11:26Jackson Parsons: I don't think. I don't Think that summer I did a single thing. I just ate. I ate as much as I could that summer. It was so funny.

11:35Andrew: It worked. It worked. You got where you needed to be. Yeah. If you can. I mean, you're. You're a forward and you're a goalie. Can you guys give us a little mini scouting report on each other? Like, what does the other player do that makes them tough to play against? And on top of that, if you have like a favorite highlight or favorite moment from each other's highlight reel, please, please indulge us.

11:55Jackson Parsons: Okay, I got. I'll go first. I'll start. No.

12:00Trent Swick: Okay.

12:00Jackson Parsons: So Jackson, he's just so hard to score on. Like, impossible in practice. His work ethics, like, unreal. Like, he doesn't want any pucks going past him super fast. He has like that, you know. Have you guys ever played NHL? He has like the.

12:14Andrew: Of course.

12:15Trent Swick: Yeah.

12:15Jackson Parsons: Post to post. He has that. He has that attribute. Yeah, he's just really good at everything. And then the highlight is the one save that he made. Like our media got it from behind the net. It's like a one handed grab and then he's just looking at his glove. It's so cool. That's my favorite highlight.

12:35Trent Swick: Oh, thank you. Thanks for the glaze. Appreciate it. I think the highlight by far is against Erie, Game five at home. Overtime winner. Pumping up the crowds. That was. That was awesome. It was basically an empty note the Soo it would have been.

12:54Jackson Parsons: It was. It was very easy.

12:55Justin: Yeah.

12:57Trent Swick: I'm just messing. But no, swicky is a pain in the ass to play against. And I'll say that, like, any time that he's standing in front of your net, you just can't see a thing, which is really frustrating. And he's. He loves tipping the pocket. He loves getting in your grill. Even though he's very nice, but he still loves getting in your grill really hard. Release gates like the wind. Even though he's 6, 7 and a hard worker. For sure.

13:23Jackson Parsons: Thank you very much. I don't know. I don't know how much you meant that last comment. No, you are, you are. Yeah. This season. I was this season.

13:38Justin: Okay. We were. We can give you a moment too, if you need it. Here.

13:44Jackson Parsons: Yeah, no, no, it's all good. It's all good.

13:45Andrew: You guys need to like, you know, pat yourselves down after all the glazes, as you said. Yeah, exactly.

13:51Jackson Parsons: Yeah.

13:52Justin: Okay. Jackson, during the reverse Soupy which we need to talk about, I want to kick us off here. Right into it. The Pridden penalty shot. We've talked about the Priddham penalty shot quite a few times on. On this podcast, and with many people around town, there was a pretty intense back and forth with you and Priddham before he took that shot. What was the exchange? How were you helping him?

14:19Trent Swick: I mean, I told him what to do.

14:20Andrew: Like, I.

14:24Trent Swick: He. He came up to me and I wasn't. I don't think I was really expecting him to come up to me and he goes, what should I do? I was like, okay, I didn't. He fake shot and then go low glove. Was that. It was that one, right?

14:35Justin: Yeah, yeah.

14:37Trent Swick: That was the second period, right? I think I'm thinking about it.

14:40Jackson Parsons: Yeah.

14:40Andrew: Yeah, it was. It was like to go up three nothing. I think it was.

14:43Justin: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

14:45Trent Swick: So, yeah, I told him, big shot, he's gonna drop and then go past him logo. And then I don't look at penalty Scott. So I was turned around, I was facing the glass, and then I just heard the buzzer growth. I was like, okay, we scored. And then he came barreling down to me to celebrate, and I was like, all right. No, it was awesome. I mean, Prince is such a talented player. He's unbelievable. So. So, yeah, no, I was happy that he scored for sure.

15:12Jackson Parsons: I want to add on to that as well. So.

15:14Andrew: Yeah, please do.

15:15Justin: Please do.

15:15Jackson Parsons: So the re. The only reason. So I got that best penalty shot guy or whatever the awards. The only reason I got it was Jackson. Like, literally the only reason I would just go to him before, and he's like. I'm like, what should I do? But he. And he watches the. I forgot to add on what else he's good at. He watches so much hockey and his hockey IQ is off the charts. Like, it's insane. And he just knows what to do against every single goalie. It's crazy. Like, if he was a. If he was a goal scorer, he would have like 50 goals in the. Oh, so, like, he just knows what to do. It's crazy. It just works every time. It's the only reason I was good.

15:51Andrew: Jax is just good at everything is

15:53Trent Swick: basically what you said it, not me.

15:55Justin: Do you need a friend?

15:56Jackson Parsons: Not to you later.

16:02Andrew: Awesome. Awesome. Yeah, well, I mean, we're already on that subject. We. We kind of heard through the grapevine, and then there was a press conference that Pridham is not going to bu. And realistically, if he's not a Chicago Blackhawk this year, he'll be back in Kishner. What does that mean for the Kitchener Rangers? This Year and. And their fans.

16:22Trent Swick: It's unbelievable. That guy is. I think he's going to be the top overager in the league, and I don't even think it's going to be close, honestly. Like, he is so skilled, so talented, and he's just going to get better. Like, obviously we saw the confidence that he had in his first year in the ohl. That's not an easy jump to make even as a 19 year old. No, he's unbelievable. And he's only going to get better. So I'm really excited to follow how we do this year. For sure.

16:45Jackson Parsons: Yeah.

16:45Justin: What was that like with him coming in? He didn't even start the. Like, he didn't do training camp with you guys. He didn't do any of the early preseason stuff. Like, what was that like with him coming in partway through the season? Like, how did you guys incorporate him and.

16:57Andrew: And Humphreys as well? And like, like there was, you know, there was. There was numerous guys who came in, right? Like Haeden Ellis. They just popped up. And we're not a breaking news podcast, so we were just like, oh, a new guy. You know what I mean? And it turns out they were all so important. Right. So what was that like?

17:13Jackson Parsons: I just think we had such a good room of guys that they could be their selves. Like, obviously they're going to be quiet at first. It's hard coming to a new team. Everyone's friends on the team and you're just feel like the Aud guy AudPod, like, I feel like we just had such a good group of guys that after the first week, they were just themselves and they were already like, chirping back at guys. It was pretty cool. And themselves being great guys. They were like, everyone was just great.

17:40Justin: It's good. We'll. We'll make sure to highlight that in the Aud package so that they hear that too.

17:48Andrew: All right, well, Trent, you signed your ELC in March with Vegas, so it was kind of like middle of the year. What was that like? That. Was that ongoing? Did you know that was ongoing? To be honest, I'm an Oilers fan, just as a Flames fan, so we're. We're a little sad when you got drafted.

18:05Justin: Not for.

18:05Andrew: Not for you, for us. We'll be rooting for you no matter what. But Vegas always seems to be, like, looking for an advantage. I say that they run their team the way that, like, I run my team on shell. Like, it's just like looking for every advantage and I. I admire it. So what's it like having Two camps in Vegas now. And what was it like leading up to your deal?

18:27Jackson Parsons: Yeah, I learned so much. Like, I was. I feel like I wasn't dumb, but, like, when I was at the camps, I felt dumb, like, I didn't know anything about hockey. I learned so much. Like, it was like I was in jk, learning hockey. Like, it was crazy. But I'm obviously so happy for myself and to be able to get that deal and get it done. And it's what I wanted to do since I got to Kitchener, and it finally happened this year, which is so cool.

18:54Trent Swick: Can I just stop in for two seconds?

18:56Jackson Parsons: Always. Trent.

18:58Trent Swick: Trent likes to downplay his intelligence a lot to be funny. He's just a humble kid.

19:03Justin: He's.

19:04Trent Swick: He's smart and he's. He's always been good at hockey, but he. He likes to say that he sucked and he didn't know anything. I just wanted to clarify.

19:12Justin: Oh, good to know. Okay, great. Thank you.

19:16Andrew: You're like, each other's publicist, because.

19:18Trent Swick: Yeah, seriously.

19:19Andrew: And you're just like, you know what? No, this guy. This guy is.

19:22Justin: He's.

19:22Andrew: He's smart.

19:23Trent Swick: Yeah. Love it. Love it.

19:25Justin: Can you give us any. How was it being in the In. I know you just said it was what. It was like on the ice. What was it like meeting some of the. The guys from the team and. And like, the other prospects as well, and.

19:38Jackson Parsons: Yeah, it was cool. It was cool. Making, like, friends in the OHL who are also, like, Vegas prospects and that. And then, like, it was crazy. Like, I was riding the bike one day, and then Eichel hops on the one beside me. I'm like, wow. Like, that's so cool. He didn't talk to me, but I was actually. It's actually a funny story. So I was wearing these leg cuffs on my legs that, like, cuts off the blood circulation, so I couldn't even feel my legs. And I was riding the bike for 15 minutes, and I was like. He was two bikes over, and it was just me and him on the bikes. There's, like, 20 bikes. I go to hop off. I can't feel my legs. I fall, and, like, my. I bang my chin off of, like, the other bike. It was so embarrassing. Like, I. I, like, got up. I. I looked at him, and we, like, like, both glanced eyes at each other. Oh, my God. He was probably like, what is this kid doing here?

20:25Andrew: That's great. That's so funny. Oh, man. Okay, Jackson, you also. You just signed an elc. Was, like, huge news. I think all of us did like victory laps similar to the one you were doing around the Aud after all those first stars with. Not only that, like with Ottawa of all teams, like, how long was that in the works and what was like the process? Like that being like an undrafted player, how is that different, you know, for you? I mean, not that you'd know, but like, you'd probably see what it's like with these other guys who are like, you know, they're drafted so they know who they're signing with.

20:58Justin: More or less.

21:00Andrew: Yeah.

21:00Trent Swick: It's completely different. Honestly, like, you. You don't hear much, at least in my experience. When you're in draft, you don't hear much from teams. It's a lot more like your age of them. Even like your teammates at the end of the season, you're talking to Ando and Elliot and they're like, oh, this I like you a lot. Okay. Like, that's, That's a good thing. But I mean, for me to sign an entry level with the Aud my hometown team, it's. I can't even explain it. Like, it is literally the coolest thing in the world. My parents couldn't believe it when I told them, like, it was the coolest thing in the world. And obviously things developed in the office. I didn't. I didn't hear a word from them personally. And. And then just through zoom interviews, their whole process, and then we got to contract negotiations and those kinds of things. Then once I got to camp, I was ready to go, so it's unbelievable.

21:46Andrew: And what was camp like for you?

21:48Trent Swick: It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of learning. Like Trent said, like, anytime that you're at Dev camp, it's an awesome eye opener to see how good the goalies are, the players are that are just your age, let alone in the NHL and the ahl. Lots of learning, obviously, meeting some new staff. So that's a little bit different than Trent. And no, there's such good people and such a good organization, so I'm really looking forward to the future with the

22:13Justin: Aud as Trent said, it says, it sounded. It sounds like you watch a lot of hockey. And so you. And because of the sends, I'm assuming where you're are, you watch them all the time because you're a fan. So I'm assuming no goals got past you in Dev camp because you already knew everybody's shooting patterns. Yeah. Is that right? Not.

22:28Trent Swick: Not the prospects, unfortunately. But no,

22:33Justin: he couldn't stop.

22:34Andrew: But everyone else, like, yeah, I'm just messing.

22:38Trent Swick: But no, of course, I. I grew up watching games in Ottawa. Even I know that anytime that we're on Christmas break, I'm always trying to go out, watch a game. But I think the past two years, they've been on the road when we're back home, which kind of sucks, sure. But I think three years ago, I was able to go to a game in December, and I think it was Carlson's return actually, as well. That's pretty cool.

22:57Justin: Cool.

22:58Trent Swick: That was back when he was with San Jose, so that was pretty sweet.

23:01Andrew: Awesome. Well, I mean, speaking of stop and pucks, you played an absolute ton of hockey last year. I'm going to be honest, man, a lot of people that know more than us about Rangers history are calling it the greatest single season goalie performance. Have you considered, like, what year? I know you're young, but you seem wise beyond your years. Have you considered, both of you, actually, have you considered. Trent, you can weigh in on this as well. Have you considered what your year will mean to the Rangers and Rangers nation in like, 20 years when, like, two more random idiots just start a podcast and they start talking about you in the same vein as. As other Rangers greats?

23:38Trent Swick: I mean, thank you. First of all, like, I mean, it's unbelievable. Like, if you told me that the spare of the season, or even now, like, it's. It still hasn't fully sunk in for sure. And obviously I was just going out there and trying to stop the box. Like, I wasn't over complicating things. I wasn't looking at anything big picture. It was really just another game day and another mess around with Swicky. So it's literally how I took every single day. It's unbelievable, and it's just the coolest thing in the world. Knowing the history behind Kishner and the Rangers, like, it's. It's unbelievable.

24:07Justin: There's some pretty. There's some pretty amazing goalies that you've followed up to in the. In the Rangers history. Have you. Have you met any of the previous goalies or anything like that throughout your years here?

24:18Trent Swick: I haven't actually. One goalie that I have. It's always Jacob Ingham. We. We did a few skates together a couple years back in Toronto, and he. He was an awesome guy and obviously a really good goalie.

24:30Justin: So, yeah, for sure. Awesome. That's so cool. Yeah.

24:33Andrew: Trent, I just wanted to say, like, on the podcast, we would always mention last year that if Trent Swick's having a good game, if Tren Swick is having a Trent Swick game. The Rangers are going to win. That's. It was simple as that. You were also voted most popular teammate player. What's it like to play like the Andrew year knowing that you're, you're mentoring guys, but you're also a leader compared to like, like you said you were like a rookie and you didn't work in the off season and you just tried to bulk up and, and now you're, now according to Jackson, you're the hardest working player and according to your teammates, you're the most well liked.

25:10Jackson Parsons: No, there's so many. Like, Jackson would have won the award if he didn't win two others. No, I'm joking. No, it was, it was really cool winning that award. It just. A lot of hard work paid off in being nice to some people I didn't want to be nice to, but. No, I'm joking. I don't know why I keep on saying all these jokes, but I think

25:34Andrew: you might just have to be a regular on the podcast because you're just dropping spicy nuggets and it's, it's provocative.

25:42Jackson Parsons: Spicy nuggets?

25:44Andrew: Yeah.

25:45Jackson Parsons: No, but I like, I, I love the whole team and it was really cool getting that award.

25:51Andrew: And when you got going with that top line building chemistry, what would you, how would you put yourself in position? Because we see a lot of times guys would lose you in the, in their defensive zone and a lot of times I'm watching it, you know, I'm just, I'm, I'm not a hockey player and I'm watching it and I'm thinking like, man, how are you losing the, like the biggest guy on the ice? But you're, you've got great hockey IQ because you just kind of sneak out there and you'd be open. How is that going to translate to the next level and where defenders are maybe a little bit more experienced?

26:23Jackson Parsons: Yeah, it's going to be a lot tougher. But like, that's one thing that I actually learned at the dev camp that year before my OA year, was use the net as like a screen to lose defenders and set picks and just like always be moving and then once you lose them, don't let them find you. Like just be like backdoor or something like that. But playing with the two players that I played with, Humphreys and Pridham was they were just always wanted to puck on their stick and always dipsy doodle around and did all that. So it made it so easy for me. I just sat in front of the net and just Waited for a tipping or something like that, like a rebound and screening the goalie. So my job was really easy.

27:00Andrew: So are you gonna let him down, play this?

27:04Trent Swick: Yeah, I know. Once again, Trent's acting like he's. He does nothing, but not.

27:09Jackson Parsons: I do a lot. I do a lot. No one wants to stand in front of the net. No one wants to stand in front of the net and tip pox when they can hit you. But it's just an easy. It just take balls to do.

27:20Andrew: That's true.

27:21Trent Swick: Let's run those balls. That's.

27:23Andrew: There you go. That's the clip. That's.

27:26Trent Swick: Yeah, there you go.

27:28Justin: All right. I know we're getting close to the amount of time that we said that we'd have you on for, but there is some important business, Andrew, that we have to do before we leave.

27:38Andrew: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. As we were saying earlier, Jackson, you had one of the bigger years in Rangers history. The league took notice. The CHL took notice. They named you CHL Goalie of the Year, which we were saying in December, even though we weren't watching any of the other leagues. But we just knew in our hearts. So we have prepared a little. A little something with Mr. Swick here. We're gonna throw it over to Mr. Swick.

28:06Jackson Parsons: Oh, boy.

28:07Andrew: He's gonna. He's gonna take it away here.

28:10Jackson Parsons: Okay. So, Jackson. Today, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, I, Trent Swick, proudly induct Jackson Parsons, goaltender for the Rangers, as the first ever member of the AudPod hall of Fame. A true groat. Thank you. Let's go.

28:43Trent Swick: Thank you, guys. I appreciate it.

28:45Jackson Parsons: No problem.

28:46Trent Swick: Do I get to do a speech now?

28:47Andrew: Oh, yeah, yeah.

28:48Justin: If you got a speech, it's all yours.

28:50Trent Swick: Well, I'm just going to freeball it. I have to thank all my billets. I'd like to thank my teammates, of course, my coaches. Special thank you to Jordan Decourt, who's obviously my goalie coach for the past four years. So he was unbelievable, and he was extremely important for me and my success this year. And obviously my family could have been done without my family, so. I appreciate that, guys, and thank you for that. That was beautiful.

29:14Jackson Parsons: No problem. I was actually practicing before. I still have the luck. I still have the look.

29:22Andrew: Well, thank you so much, guys, for joining us on the AudPod. It's. I mean, it's. We could have never dreamed of this. And I'm sorry, Trent, that we offended you by waiting.

29:31Jackson Parsons: Oh, not at all. No. I was just excited as soon as I saw Ando get on. I'M like, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the text.

29:41Justin: Okay.

29:41Andrew: It was coming. It was coming.

29:43Jackson Parsons: Yeah.

29:43Andrew: Just, you know, we just like to play a little cool.

29:45Justin: We like to play a little cool.

29:47Andrew: Both, you're both off this year to a new level of hockey. I, I, Jackson, I, I assume there's a good chance you could be in Belleville this year. I think there's for sure an AudPod road trip. If that's in the cards. We'll have to come out and see you play. That jersey hung in the, the rafters there. I think there needs to be an AudPod hall of fame signature on that one for my, my little one year old boy that I got. He's going to need that one day, so we'll have to link up for that. And, and Trent, you're going to be down in, potentially in Henderson. Is that where we're.

30:21Jackson Parsons: Yeah, yeah.

30:22Andrew: So that's more or less Vegas. It's, it's like less commercial Vegas. You guys got to be excited about moving on to this level. We're wishing you all the best. We're, we're in your corner forever. We're only one year into this, into this podcast, but you guys are, are welcome to come on this podcast absolutely anytime. If you want to check in with us. We would be over the moon. But also go away and focus on what you got to do and make it happen so that we can see at the, Aud the highest level like we know you can.

30:53Trent Swick: Thank you guys. Thank you guys very much and thank you guys for everything that you guys do for Rangers and the Ranger fans and letting us show off our goofy personalities. It's awesome.

31:03Jackson Parsons: Yeah. Thank you very much for this.

31:05Justin: There you go.

31:06Andrew: Justin.

31:06Justin: We, I mean that I'm sure, I'm sure everyone can tell that I was like a little nervous because I was so excited to have, well, specifically Jackson Parsons.

31:20Andrew: I know.

31:21Justin: I was like, I was like really trying to not fangirl the whole time.

31:26Andrew: Yeah, I think people are gonna feel the fangirling that was coming out there if you don't, if you're not watching. Justin has a Jackson Parsons shirt on. Yeah, yeah, he's, he's a die hard fan. I think he's even bigger fan now as we both are. And Trent Swick, man, Trent Swick is a, I don't want to Sam O'Reilly loose cannon. Yeah, he's, he's, he's, you never know what's going to, what he's going to say and I love that he is like I said I said. I said to Swift before he left, I'm like, man, you can come on the podcast anytime because you're. You're just dropping these.

31:59Jackson Parsons: These little.

32:00Andrew: These little moments.

32:02Justin: Okay, Trent, this is me planning 20 years down the road. In 20 years, when, when you're retiring, we're gonna have you on for a. Like a no holds barred, whatever you want to say.

32:14Andrew: Burn it to the ground.

32:15Justin: Burn it to the ground. Tell us all the stories. Because we got so many nuggets of potential stories.

32:23Andrew: Oh, yeah, yeah, it was. It was.

32:25Justin: Yeah.

32:26Andrew: Even before we hit record, there was some. There was some pretty good stuff that was mentioned to us that I think, you know, down the road, hopefully we can keep making this. Like, I, like, like he said, he's a producer man. He's got a producer brain. He was like. He was like, let's make it like a yearly thing. And it's like, okay, yeah, absolutely.

32:42Justin: If you say so. I'm. I'm. I'll be here. Yeah, that's. That's.

32:47Andrew: Yeah, that's your. We'll make it work somehow with our schedule.

32:51Justin: So, I mean, we didn't expect to be here this summer at all, but now we keep having guests on the show. So there's a. There's this episode, there's a couple. There's a couple more in the hopper. So. Yeah, thanks for listening, Andrew. If you want to follow us on the social medias, how do you do that?

33:07Andrew: You can find us on Instagram and TikTok, heaudpodcast, and you can also find us on YouTube, theaudpodcast Kitchener Rangers Just type us in the search bar. We'll come up.

33:20Justin: We gotta thank. I'm throwing this out here early just in case. We gotta thank Tim Uniacke, who I hope we don't need for this episode, but I don't think we'll need him, our audio engineer extraordinaire, much. Maybe a little tweak here and there,

33:35Andrew: but I was going to Sam O'Reilly listening to this. That means he probably did something on this episode.

33:40Justin: So. Yeah. So thank you, Tim.

33:42Andrew: Thanks, Tim.

33:44Justin: Thank you to Ken Born our director of branding and marketing, Papa Born Thank you. Thank you to the prodigal producer, Liam, the phenom, who gave us some pretty great feedback after the Ando episode. Also just fell in love with Ando. So that. That's like a whole. That's a whole other level there for easy to do. Yeah, easy to do for sure. Us too. I mean, we were in love with him already because we did an episode called we're in Love with Ando. I think at some point.

34:12Andrew: Okay, you said you only had eyes for.

34:15Justin: Only eyes for Ando. All right.

34:18Andrew: I just.

34:18Justin: That was just an AudPod moment.

34:20Andrew: I just gave him a nickname. Or did I? Maybe you'll find out on a future episode of the AudPod.

34:26Justin: So much for no gotcha journalism.

34:32Jackson Parsons: And.

34:34Justin: Yeah. Did I say anything else? No. And as always, you can find us

34:38Andrew: at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. See you at the Aud Not. Not Justin most confident episod.