Ep. 12: Jordan Binnington of the Stanley Cup winning St. Louis Blues NHL

I think the world of Jordan Binnington, aka Binner, aka JB, aka Binni, aka Winnington. I had the honor to get to know Jordan in San Antonio (AHL's Rampage) before St. Louis called him up and he helped changed the course of the Blues and end their 52-year Stanley Cup drought defeating the Boston Bruins in seven games. The Blues going from worst in the NHL on January 3rd (31st out of 31 teams!) to winning the Stanley Cup is one of the greatest sports stories of my lifetime. Consider this: No NBA, NFL, or MLB (or NHL of course until now) team has been in dead last place 25% of the season completed and gone on to win the championship. The Blues were dead last with 45% of the season completed. Jordan Binnington earned his first start January 7 posting a shutout against the Flyers and went on to have a regular season record of 24-5-1 before becoming the first rookie goaltender to win 16 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I could say a lot more about this intelligent, thoughtful, funny, kind, guy who loves to bring people together but why don’t you hear from the man himself: a story of belief, perseverance, and competitive fire. An amazing story!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.