Interview with Broderick Kelly

Partial Transcript: Hi, I’m Broderick, nice to meet everyone, Broderick Kelly. So, I was born in St. Catharines. I am currently twenty-six. Wow. That's tough to say…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick introduces himself before discussing what teams he played on while playing at the Garden City Arena during his youth. Broderick then describes the differences between the Oakville Arena and the Garden City Arena, including the strategic advantages of Garden City Arena. He also mentions the people who volunteered their time when he was playing hockey in his youth and how thankful he is.

Keywords: CYO; Childhood; Hockey -- Player; OHMA; Oakville Arena; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons; St. Dennis Saints

Subjects: CYO Hockey; Junior B Hockey; Minor League Hockey

Partial Transcript: Used to go all the time. That was like Friday nights where that was that was the thing. If you were a kid, you know, grade 6 to grade 9, sort of thing, you'd go to the Falcons games on Friday night and, your parents would drop you off and everybody would be there…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick remembers going to St. Catharines Falcons games during his youth and describes them as a social event. Then Broderick goes into detail about his experiences as a billet family as his family would billet Niagara IceDog players when he was growing up.

Keywords: Alex Pietrangelo; Biletting; Childhood; Family; Friendship; Hockey -- Player; NHL; Niagara IceDogs; OHL; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons

Subjects: Junior B Hockey; OHL Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah that was cool. I would have been 15, so I was in grade 10 in high school. I actually remember that day…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick remembers being called up by the St. Catharines Falcons while playing for the St. Catharines Falcons U16 AAA team. Broderick discusses what he remembers about being drafted by the Niagara IceDogs and what it was like making St. Catharines Falcons as a sixteen-year-old. Broderick then talks about what he remembered from his season opener with St. Catharines Falcons during the 2011-12 season.

Keywords: Friendship; Hockey -- Fan; Hockey -- Player; Niagara IceDogs; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons

Subjects: Junior B Hockey; OHL Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah. Yeah, I do remember. In Junior B the road trips are 45 minutes maximum so you take a yellow school bus everywhere. But in the OHL you take a coach bus…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick discusses what it was like playing for the Niagara IceDogs and the differences between the IceDogs and the St. Catharines Falcons. He recalls that while playing for the IceDogs, the Garden City Arena would always be sold out and describes scoring his first goal as an IceDog. Broderick then details how the OHL works in relation to how many games a sixteen-year-old player can play and winning the Sutherland Cup with the St. Catharines Falcons that year.

Keywords: Brett Ritchie; Carter Verhaeghe; Dougie Hamilton; Friendship; Hockey -- Player; Niagara IceDogs; OHL; Ryan Strome; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons; Sutherland Cup

Subjects: Junior B Hockey; OHL Hockey

Partial Transcript: Playing for the IceDogs or Falcons? What I remember about the regular season. I remember, I remember that we always played on the weekends…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick describes the schedule for the St. Catharines Falcons and how each week felt the same to him. He describes how the Golden Horseshoe playoffs work and how loud the Garden City Arena was during the playoffs. He also mentions how playstyle would change in the Garden City Arena.

Keywords: Friendship; Hockey -- Fan; Hockey -- Player; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons

Subjects: Junior B Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah. So crazy. So like we had won, we touched on it earlier, but we won the OMHA’s when I was in Minor Bantam and then two years later, I find myself winning the Sutherland Cup. So, in my head I'm thinking, you know, there's winning thing. It's whatever it is, it's, it happens all the time. And I remember the older guys sitting there as a 16-year-old. I remember listening to some of the older guys saying like, you have no idea what, like what's going on here. Like, you don't know how hard this is to do again…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick goes into detail about what It was like winning the Sutherland Cup in the Garden City Arena during the 2011-12 season.

Keywords: Hockey -- Player; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons; Sutherland Cup

Subjects: Junior B Hockey

Partial Transcript: I think that the way that the game is trending, like the way the game of hockey in general is trending, I think the bigger ice just breeds more skill…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick discusses whether the Garden City Arena is a suitable arena for an OHL team. He describes how there is nothing like the crowd's feeling in that arena; however, he believes current players need bigger ice surfaces to showcase their skill. Broderick then discusses what it was like sharing the Garden City Arena between the Niagara IceDogs and the St. Catharines Falcons and recalls scoring his first goal as an IceDog as the memory that stands out to him the most while playing for the IceDogs.

Keywords: Hockey -- Player; Niagara IceDogs; OHL; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons

Subjects: Facilities; Junior B Hockey; OHL Hockey

Partial Transcript: Yeah, so, so Frank Girhiny at the time was my minor midget coach. Then he was the coach for the Falcons when I was 16, and then he was also still the coach for the Falcons when I came back when I was 18…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick remembers how his coach for the St. Catharines Falcons, Frank Girhiny, gave him a spot on the team with guaranteed ice time. He remembers going all the way to the Sutherland Cup that year but ultimately losing in the finals. Broderick then discusses how proud he was to be a Falcon and the strategic advantages of the Garden City Arena.

Keywords: Frank Girhiny; Hockey -- Coach; Hockey -- Player; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons

Subjects: Junior B Hockey

Partial Transcript: I’d agree. I'd say Junior B hockey, when I started was a lot, was very physical. There was a lot of fighting, very physical. When I first started and, and as I progressed through, through Junior B, it became less of that and more skilled…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick discusses the physicality of Junior B hockey. He details how it was more physical when he first started playing Junior B compared to his last few years of Junior B. Broderick then remembers making it all the way to the Sutherland Cup final during the 2013-14 season where the St. Catharines Falcons faced Caledonia. Broderick describes scoring in double overtime to win Game 4 for the Falcons at the Garden City Arena and remembers it being the most memorable goal he ever scored.

Keywords: Gale Centre; Hockey -- Player; Niagara IceDogs; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons; Sutherland Cup

Subjects: Junior B Hockey

Partial Transcript: It was a big honour for me and a big honour for me and my family. You know, St. Catharines residents, people who always went to the games, you know, playing for the Falcons was, was something that I thought at one time, you know, I'd just be fortunate enough just to put on the jersey, let alone be the captain…

Segment Synopsis: Broderick describes what emotions he had when he found out he would be the next captain of the St. Catharines Falcons. He discusses how he thought Junior B teams in recent times were making less money due to the Niagara IceDogs. When looking back on his Junior B career, Broderick says winning the Sutherland Cup and his first game as captain of the Falcons are the two memories that stand out the most.

Keywords: Economics; Family; Frank Girhiny; Friendship; Hockey -- Coach; Hockey -- Fan; Hockey -- Player; Niagara IceDogs; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Falcons; Sutherland Cup

Subjects: Junior B Hockey; OHL Hockey