03-08-2019, 11:29 AM
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Uncle Chester
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The Full 60: Brad Treliving
Craig Custance sits down for an hour to talk with Brad Treliving in the latest The Full 60 podcast. I haven’t listened yet but it sounds interesting.
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The path Brad Treliving took to become the general manager of the Calgary Flames is just about unrepeatable. All you’d have to do is bounce around the minor leagues as a defenseman, then stop playing in your mid-20s, create a minor hockey league in Texas from scratch and work up from there. It’s an incredible story and he carved out time from his schedule at the GM meetings in Boca Raton, Florida to tell it on this week’s episode of The Full 60.
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You can check it out wherever you normally listen to your podcasts.
I found it at The Athletic.
https://theathletic.com/857724/2019/...avelinas-more/
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03-08-2019, 11:32 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Craig Custance sits down for an hour to talk with Brad Treliving in the latest The Full 60 podcast. I haven’t listened yet but it sounds interesting.
You can check it out wherever you normally listen to your podcasts.
I found it at The Athletic.
https://theathletic.com/857724/2019/...avelinas-more/ |
It definitely helps having a very wealthy father with some pretty remarkable connections. Not everyone has that but regardless, I am sure it still took a lot of work for BT to get to where he is today.
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03-08-2019, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by keenan87
It definitely helps having a very wealthy father with some pretty remarkable connections. Not everyone has that but regardless, I am sure it still took a lot of work for BT to get to where he is today.
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Sorry to go on a rant here but...
I don't know why you would feel the need to point this out.
I suspect this comes from your own insecurities about life choices to discredit the validity of BTs accomplishments. These accomplishments and the story are about his life and the challenges he had to overcome. Not every story of building a great career and contributing in a number of different ways needs to be a rags to riches story to be valid.
Dont get me wrong, I love being inspired by a good story of someone making it to the top from nothing, but I dont understand peoples personal need to discredit success stories with personal insecurities...
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03-08-2019, 12:19 PM
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Pretty sure he could have taken the easier path and work for pops.
Kudos to the wizard.
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03-08-2019, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tkflames
Sorry to go on a rant here but...
I don't know why you would feel the need to point this out.
I suspect this comes from your own insecurities about life choices to discredit the validity of BTs accomplishments. These accomplishments and the story are about his life and the challenges he had to overcome. Not every story of building a great career and contributing in a number of different ways needs to be a rags to riches story to be valid.
Dont get me wrong, I love being inspired by a good story of someone making it to the top from nothing, but I dont under and peoples personal need to discredit success stories with personal insecurities...
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Not a personal insecurity at all as I am perfectly happy with my life choices. You know, it's okay not to blow smoke up the GM's arse all of the time?
I am not discrediting anything that he has done other than saying that he has had opportunities that other people may not have (which is not his fault, just the luck of the draw). Not everyone has the money or the connections or the ability to take a risk to start up a new hockey league. That being said, he could have also gone the other way and sat on his dad's wealth, which he didn't do so good on him.
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03-08-2019, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tkflames
Sorry to go on a rant here but...
I don't know why you would feel the need to point this out.
I suspect this comes from your own insecurities about life choices to discredit the validity of BTs accomplishments. These accomplishments and the story are about his life and the challenges he had to overcome. Not every story of building a great career and contributing in a number of different ways needs to be a rags to riches story to be valid.
Dont get me wrong, I love being inspired by a good story of someone making it to the top from nothing, but I dont under and peoples personal need to discredit success stories with personal insecurities...
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Really? You're going to call the guy insecure because of a completely realistic comment? It most certainly did help to have his dad's connections and ignoring that is simply being innately obtuse.
His path is an impressive one nonetheless and many in his position likely have not worked nearly as hard to get where he is. However, I don't know any 20 something years olds that would have the means financially or connections from a business standpoint to create a hockey league from scratch as a springboard after earning next to zilch as a minor league player up to that point in life.
Good on him either way for taking his lumps as a player and running with it to become a pretty damn good executive. Obviously he's going to use any tools his family has at his disposal - anyone would do the same.
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03-08-2019, 12:34 PM
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GOAT!
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How much pull in the hockey world do people think the owner of Boston Pizza has?
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03-08-2019, 12:42 PM
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[QUOTE=Hot_Flatus;7027437]Really? You're going to call the guy insecure because of a completely realistic comment? It most certainly did help to have his dad's connections and ignoring that is simply being innately obtuse.
Well put...seriously.. do you know him to say he's insecure? He made a correct statement, a fact that from what i read that didnt take anything away from BT... really uncalled for.
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03-08-2019, 12:43 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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I assume Brad had to do what everyone does to get money from his Dad. Appear on Dragon's Den.
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03-08-2019, 12:44 PM
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How much pull in the hockey world do people think the owner of Boston Pizza has?
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How much pull do you think the owner of a massive Norther American chain has in the business and banking community that fuels said hockey world?
....Significantly more than most people's parents.
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03-08-2019, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
How much pull do you think the owner of a massive Norther American chain has in the business and banking community that fuels said hockey world?
....Significantly more than most people's parents.
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More than my Dad, retired Jr. High School teacher, that's for sure 
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03-08-2019, 01:01 PM
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Franchise Player
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Treliving has put in his time and is good at his job. That is all that really matters. Anyone succesful has help and luck along the way. If something is handed to someone unfairly then that is a discussion but I dont think who his father is should really matter since he has clearly earned his position. Pointing out who his father is seems a bit bitter to me.
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03-08-2019, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Hackey
Treliving has put in his time and is good at his job. That is all that really matters. Anyone succesful has help and luck along the way. If something is handed to someone unfairly then that is a discussion but I dont think who his father is should really matter since he has clearly earned his position. Pointing out who his father is seems a bit bitter to me.
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Especially when it's the very first thing they choose to point out. Sort of putting a disclaimer on the thread.
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03-08-2019, 07:50 PM
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Franchise Player
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Good timing for this thread, as I had a dream about BT last night.
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03-09-2019, 01:42 AM
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More than my Dad, retired Jr. High School teacher, that's for sure |
I'm admittedly biased here, but, your Dad is a Saint.
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Good timing for this thread, as I had a dream about BT last night.
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Wut.
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03-09-2019, 02:06 AM
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Franchise Player
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Good timing for this thread, as I had a dream about BT last night.
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Tell me more.
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03-09-2019, 08:53 AM
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Please don't.
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03-09-2019, 09:02 AM
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Let's also not forget that Brad was 21 when Boston Pizza was founded.
I don't know when Boston Pizza became successful, but I'll bet that Brad had started carving a path for himself before the RCMP officer with a Pizza shop had much clout in the NHL.
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03-09-2019, 09:06 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
How much pull in the hockey world do people think the owner of Boston Pizza has?
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Enough sway to get 30 second ads to play before every Flames TV clip I watch.
Now, pardon me while I hop into my Lexus UX in search of heart healthy burgers and appies at the nearest Boston Pizza.
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03-09-2019, 09:08 AM
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Good timing for this thread, as I had a dream about BT last night.
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I'm guessing you negotiated an extension?
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