Straight From The Source with Michael Russo: A show about the Minnesota Wild

For the Spurgeon's, Captaincy runs in the family

Tyler Spurgeon, who captained Innsbruck the past 5 years and now captains Kaufbeuren, joins SFTS to talk new Wild captain and younger brother Jared Spurgeon. He shares stories about Jared growing up, how they both got the hockey bug, his pride in witnessing Jared's path to NHL captaincy. Plus some fun ribbing along the way about Jared's inability to grow a thick stache, the Spurgeon family connection to Tyler Ennis and how Ryan Suter and Zach Parise were big supporters of Jared receiving the captaincy.
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The Athletic's Michael Russo shares his thoughts in the form of an audio diary and talks to some of the most interesting players, coaches, scouts, and executives in the game, while on the road with the Minnesota Wild.