Episode 209: Eric Cairns, Part Three

Thanks for tuning in everybody!   It's my extreme pleasure to welcome long-time friend, former Islanders defenseman and current Islanders Director of Player Development Eric Cairns to the Penalty Box. I was fortunate enough to first meet Cairnsy on the day he was drafted and he's continued to be a good friend to this day. After years of bugging him to do the show, I finally wore him down. Actually, as any Islanders fan know, the previous regime restricted folks like Eric from doing podcasts, etc so with the new regime in place, I'm able to present this in-depth conversation with the big fella. We'll cover his career from pre-OHL straight through to what's going on today. This is part three of a five-part series. Get comfortable.   I hope you people enjoy it!   If you have a moment, please rate & review the show. please tell your friends.   Please download, don't stream.   Social media links:  X Facebook Instagram TikTok   You can order "Islanders A-Z", a book illustrated by Joe Maracic, the artist who created the logo for this show, by clicking HERE   You can order my book "The New York Subway Hero: My Battle With Evil...and a Spree-Killer!!" by clicking HERE   Check out Buckets Off apparel   Check out Woody's Hoodies   If you've missed any of the previous episodes, please check out my past interviews with: Dean Ewen, Paul Kruse, Mike MacWilliam, Mick Vukota, Jamie Rivers, Brent Severyn, John Forslund, Kerry Clark, Jason Strudwick, Jim McKenzie, Dave Chyzowski, Jeff Zehr, Rich Pilon, Daniel Lacroix, Shawn Byram, Rob DiMaio, Arron Asham, Eric Boulton, Brian Curran, Yanick Turcotte, Jody Robinson, Mike Dalhuisen, Blair Riley, Mike Cornell, Graeme Townshend, Kevin Devine, Ray Schultz, Trevor Gillies, Drew Fata, Rod Dallman, Ken Belanger, Joey Diamond, Kevin "Killer" Kaminski, Rumun Ndur, Benn Olson, Nolan Clayton, Darcy Harris, Wayne Doucet, Trevor Stienburg, Barry Dreger, Dean Trboyevich, Vern Smith, Matt Carkner, Rick Hayward, Brandon DeFazio, Steve Jaques, Rich Lisk, Phil DeGaetano, Justin Johnson, Ross Olsson, Jimmy Mazza, Bourke Cazabon, Cedric Lacroix, Keegan Long, Dean DeFazio, Ken McRae, Dave Marcinyshyn, Ivan Matulik, Steve McLaren, Mike Wulkan, Gord Dineen, Jay Caufield, Brad Bonello, Jim Archibald, Nick Laporte, Neil Clark, Terran Sandwith, Jack Greig, Luc Gauthier, Kevin MacDonald, Marc LaBelle, Steven Fletcher, Matt Ruchty, Bill Armstrong, David Bruce, Gerry Fleming, and Mike Morrone.   Presented by the Hockey Podcast Network.   Promo code: THPN Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.