{"id":7149,"date":"2022-01-09T10:01:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T16:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7149"},"modified":"2022-01-09T10:01:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T16:01:29","slug":"its-hockey-christine-malec-and-jj-hunt-from-the-talk-description-to-me-podcast-join-jeff-thompson-to-talk-and-describe-blind-hockey-its-not-just-for-canada-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7149","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Hockey! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast Join Jeff Thompson to Talk and Describe Blind Hockey. It\u2019s Not Just for Canada Anymore!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3366\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7149-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s Hockey! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast Join Jeff Thompson to Talk and Describe Blind Hockey. It\u2019s Not Just for Canada Anymore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast, join Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk Blind Hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming off a week of Talking Hockey Christine and JJ are ready to hit the rink and talk Blind Hockey specifically. Jeff Thompson is a member of the Minnesota Wild Blind Hockey Team and has played alongside Team USA in various events. Explanation of the game, the passion for hockey and how no matter what people may think, once that puck is jingling and then dropped, it\u2019s Hockey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players from the states have come together to play a game they love and at one point, never thought the game was going to be available or even an option to play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada has been active in developing Blind Hockey since the early \u201c70\u2019s while USA started as recently as 2018. Fighting through the Pandemic, the challenges have been great and numerous teams across the states have been holding events bringing awareness to the diversified sport of Blind Hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or anybody you know who may be interested in learning more about Blind Hockey and how they can get involved, check out the web site of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unitedstatesblindhockeyteam.com\/\">United States Blind Hockey Team<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnwildblindhockey.com\/\">www.MNWildBlindHockey.com<\/a>\u00a0and find out about Blind Hockey in your area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/talkdescriptiontome.buzzsprout.com\/\">Talk Description To Me podcast on the web<\/a>&nbsp;and wherever you listen to podcast. On Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkdescription\">@TalkDescription<\/a>&nbsp;and check out their 85<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;episode, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/talkdescriptiontome.buzzsprout.com\/1136756\/9848039-episode-85-it-s-hockey-night-tonight?t=0\">It\u2019s Hockey Night Tonight!<\/a>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3368\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7149-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TalkBlindHockey.mp3 Podcast Summary: It\u2019s Hockey! 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Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast, join Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk Blind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1Rj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6074,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6074","url_meta":{"origin":7149,"position":0},"title":"Conversation with a View. 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