Welcome to the No Holden Back Podcast, where we interview players across the North American hockey landscape!

In our third episode, host Ben Holden chats with a member of the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, defenseman Brenden Koytk.

The two discuss:

– Playing in front of no fans before COVID the ECHL season
– ECHL hockey today, compared to years past
– What he loves about playing in Toledo
– Breaking into the pro ranks and scoring his first AHL goal
– His hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan and how he got his start in hockey
– Playing for the Humboldt Broncos and how the bus crash affected him
– Using tragedies to pay it forward
– Reflecting on his career at the University of Minnesota-Duluth
– The transition from college hockey to professional hockey
– Breaking down the 2018-19 Toledo Walleye and their playoff run
– Kotyk’s desire to become a coach
– Ben & Brenden’s love of Seinfeld
– Two minutes in The Sin Bin with Brenden Kotyk