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Brand new podcast all about the Nipissing Lakers community! Harrisson "Hopsy" Harper and Mathieu "Salty" Simard bring you everything you need to know about our Lakers while mixing in some steamy interviews with athletes, coaches and members of our Laker community. Stay tuned for weekly episodes!

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    • Sep 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES


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    Season 4 PREMIERE: Cedric Devos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 31:19


    2021-22 Men's Soccer Team's Co-Rookie of The Year Cedric Devos sits down with me to discuss the upcoming season, as well as his first year in the OUA and freshman year experience!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 74: Senior Send-Off Series | Women's Soccer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 43:30


    In another installment of our Senior Send-Off series, we feature seniors from the Women's Soccer team. In this episode, Joy Simpson, Lauren De Jong, Abby Wroe, Hannah Gowland & Mykaela Volpe sit down with us to discuss the program's best season to date, as well as their personal journies over their time at Nipissing & what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 73: Senior Send-Off Series | Women's Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 24:15


    We continue our Senior Send-Off series with this week's episode featuring seniors from the Women's Basketball team. In this episode, Katie Whelan, Angeline Campbell & Devisha Binns sit down with us to discuss the 21-22 season, as well as being a part of the first annual Shoot for Change game and what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 72: Senior Send-Off Series | Men's & Women's Volleyball

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 43:47


    The 2021-22 season is officially over, and the podcast returns with this year's Senior Send-Off Series with seniors from the Men's & Women's Volleyball teams. In this episode, the seniors reflect on their time at Nipissing, as well as discuss their team's season and their best memories of being a Laker! Men's Volleyball Patrick Hebert Liam Ludlow Eric Ellison Mason Blais Randy Beauchamp Women's Volleyball Shalya Kessler Sarah Puthuva

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 71: Jack Hagerty & D'Andre Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 34:09


    It's Playoffs season, and the Lakers LockerRoom welcomes Men's Basketball's Jack Hagerty & D'Andre Johnson. They sit down with us to discuss the return of the Men's Basketball program in the OUA Playoffs and look back at the 21-22 season up to this point!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 70: Jackson Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 31:56


    Men's Volleyball's Jackson Young sits down with us to discuss the return of the OUA season, as well as his experience on the U21 Jr. National Volleyball team and expectations for the rest of the season!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 69: Nicholas Gehlen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 38:50


    New student-athlete on the Men's Basketball team Nicholas Gehlen sits down with us to discuss his mental state during the OUA pause, as well as his thoughts on the first half of the season and expectations for the second half!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 68: Rebecca Illingworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 31:18


    4th year student-athlete Rebecca Illingworth sits down with us to discuss the Women's Volleyball's 5-1 start, as well as the biggest factors towards their success and what she hopes 2022 will bring!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 67: Francis Asselin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 35:54


    Goalie for the Men's Hockey team Francis Asselin sits down with us to discuss the recent news regarding the OUA, as well as share his thoughts on the first half of the season and his goals for 2022!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 66: MBB Alumni Christian Casimier & Jerron Rhodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 55:07


    In the mid-season finale of The Lakers LockerRoom, we sit down with Men's Basketball alumni Christian Casimier & Jerron Rhodes. We discuss what they've been up to since their Nipissing days, as well as their new business LTG Mentality & reminisce on their favourite memories of being a Laker!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 65: BCCA Founder & St. FX Women‘s Basketball Coach Lee Anna Osei

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 69:38


    BCCA Founder & HC of St. Francis Xavier's Women's Basketball team Lee Anna Osei sits down with us to discuss the rise of women's basketball in Canada, as well as sharing her personal story regarding the death of her brother, and the recent events regarding mental health in sports with Simone Biles & Naomi Osaka.

    Lakers LockerRoom: Episode 64: Pro Volleyball Player & Alumni Cameron Branch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 46:45


    Former Nipissing athlete and current professional volleyball player Cameron Branch sits down to discuss his time currently playing volleyball in Germany, as well as reliving his best memories from his time at Nipissing and talking about his new venture Branch Sports Performance!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 63: Kai Conklin and Justin Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 48:09


    Nipissing alumnus Kai Conklin and Justin Hill sit down with us to discuss their life after Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories over their career and discussing leaving an impact on the community.

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 62: Warren Lindsay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 50:40


    NUSU's Director of Services Warren Lindsay sits down with us to discuss his excitement for the new school year, as well as talking about his journey from Toronto to North Bay, and gives us a sneak peek of the new student centre!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 61: Jérémie Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 54:10


    5th year student-athlete on the Men's Volleyball team Jérémie Murray sits down with us to discuss the upcoming for the 21-22 season, as well as discussing mental health struggles during the pandemic and his passion to pursue teaching!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 60: Nipissing President Dr. Kevin Wamsley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 49:03


    Nipissing's new president Dr. Kevin Wamsley joins us to discuss his transition to his new role, as well as discussing his journey in leadership and his passion for eradicating systemic racism in post-secondary institutions!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 59: Megan Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 56:50


    5th-year student-athlete Megan Winter sits down with us to discuss her excitement for the upcoming 21-22 season, as well as discussing her best cooking recipes and sharing her triumphant story on battling thyroid cancer!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 58: David Bokanga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 38:08


    4th-year student-athlete David Bokanga sits down with us to discuss his excitement for the upcoming basketball season, as well his basketball journey and the rise of Quebec basketball!

    Season 3 PREMIERE: Tyrell Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 61:39


    Captain of the Men's Soccer team Tyrell Chambers sits down with us to discuss his excitement for the upcoming 21-22 season, as well as sharing his story regarding his heart condition and discussing his role with NUBASE!

    Season 2 FINALE: Quintin & Shandon Ashitei

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 77:23


    Co-captains of the Men's Basketball team Quintin & Shandon Ashitei sit down with us to discuss their involvement with NUBASE, as well as catching us up on what they've been up to and what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 55: Senior Send-Off Series | Men's Lacrosse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 49:05


    Seniors from the Men's Lacrosse team Jordan Thompson, Tyler Loney & William Craig sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout their careers and discussing what the future holds for them.

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 54: Senior Send-Off Series | Men's Hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 52:43


    Seniors from the Men's Hockey team Lucas & Tyler Brown sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout their careers and what the future holds for them.

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 53: Senior Send-Off Series | Women's Hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 56:33


    Seniors from the Women's Hockey team Jetta Derenoski, Hunter Mosher & Myriam Latraverse sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout their careers and discussing what the future holds for them.

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 52: Senior Send-Off Series | Women's Soccer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 68:07


    Seniors from the Women's Soccer team sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout their careers and discussing what the future holds for them.   Seniors: Jess Moran, Cameron Brodie, Abby Wroe, Madison Logan & Cassidy Korhonen

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 51: Senior Send-Off Series | Men's Volleyball

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 61:26


    5th year senior from the Men's Volleyball team Patrick Hebert sits down with us to discuss his time at Nipissing, as well as reliving his best memories throughout his career and discussing what the future holds for him.

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 50: Senior Send-Off Series | Rowing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 49:46


    Seniors from the Rowing team Olivia Petroff, Marlese Coombs & Khashayar Abbasabadi sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout the years and discussing what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 49: Senior Send-Off Series | Nordic Skiing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 43:10


    Seniors from the Nordic Skiing team Sophia Slater, Simon Giasson & Kayden Sims sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout the years and discussing what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 48: Senior Send-Off Series | Women's Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 46:19


    Seniors of the women's basketball team Kaila Granholm & Devisha Binns sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout the years and discussing what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 47: Senior Send-Off Series | Women's Volleyball

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 55:18


    Seniors of the women's volleyball team Averi Bodnar, Shannon Lebreux & Madison Murphy sit down with us to discuss their time at Nipissing, as well as reliving their best memories throughout the years and discussing what the future holds for them!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 46: Actor & Former MMA Fighter Nabil Khatib

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 40:09


    Actor and former MMA fighter Nabil Khatib sits down with us to discuss his post-MMA career, as well as how he became an actor, and shares his best stories throughout his career!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 45: Alumni & Pro Hooper Jordan Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 60:03


    Nipissing alumni and current professional basketball player Jordan Roberts sits down with us to discuss his life as a professional athlete, as well as discussing his time at Nipissing and offers his best tips for when traveling! 

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 44: Kwame Osei

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 59:35


    Public speaker, Amazing Race Canada participant, and new Head Coach of the Queen's Women's FC Kwame Osei sits down with us to discuss his new head coaching job, as well as sharing his personal stories about his upbringing, and the importance of using his platform to inspire others!

    Lakers LockerRoom Special: International Women's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 65:35


    The Lakers LockerRoom switches it up this week with a special International Women's Day Edition episode! Paneled by current Nipissing female student-athletes, we discuss the impact COVID has had on their respective teams, as well as what it means to them to be a woman, female athlete, and engage in thought-provoking discussions on issues that women face in today's society! On The Panel: Mykaela Volpe (Women's Soccer), Simone Branch (Women's Soccer), Megan Winter (Women's Volleyball), Natalie Martinez (Women's Basketball), and Malory Dominico (Women's Hockey)!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 42: Muktar Mohamed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 58:05


    New Nipissing athlete and member of the Men's Basketball Team Muktar Mohamed sits down with us to discuss life during COVID, as well as his transition from college to university and the BLM movement from last summer to now!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 41: House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 40:41


    Canadian politician and House of Commons speaker Anthony Rota sits down with us to discuss his journey as a politician, as well as current COVID-19 updates and why it's important for Canadians to celebrate Black History Month!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 40: Former Pro Hooper & Under Armour Ambassador Jamil Abiad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 76:39


    Former professional basketball player Jamil Abiad sits down to us to talk about his professional career, as well as his time at Bishop's and his work with Under Armour!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 39: Girece Kazumba

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 56:25


    Nipissing Alumni Girece Kazumba sits down with us to discuss his early experiences of being a new father, along with sharing his best basketball stories and his personal story on struggles with mental health!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 38: Alumni and Founder of HoopQueens Nakissa Koomalsingh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 44:30


    Nipissing alumni Nakissa Koomalsingh sits down with us to discuss her post-secondary playing career, along with her struggles with post-career depression and her new organization called HoopQueens! 

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 37: Eric Ellison & Mason Blais

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 57:06


    5th year athletes on the Men's Volleyball Team Eric Ellison & Mason Blais sit down with us to discuss their adjustments to the cancelled OUA season, along with sharing their personal stories on mental health and why it's important to keep the conversation going! #BellLetsTalk #StopTheStigma

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 36: Deven Doodnath (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 57:49


    In Part 2 of our conversation with Men's Soccer team captain Deven Doodnath, Deven shares his thoughts on the social justice movement in 2020, along with his personal experiences with racism and offers solutions to help the change!

    Lakers LockerRoom Episode 35: Deven Doodnath (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 57:33


    4th year senior and captain of the Men's Soccer team Deven Doodnath sits down with us in part 1 to talk about his adjustment to COVID life, along with discussing mental health and the power of social media in sports today!

    Season 2 PREMIERE: Quintin & Shandon Ashitei

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 54:30


    4x Academic All-Canadians Quintin and Shandon Ashitei sit down with us to talk about their journey to Nipissing, along with discussing life during COVID and social justice initiatives they plan to embark on!

    Season 1 FINALE: Salty and Hopsy Say Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 30:12


    NEW hosts have been introduced!! This also means our former hosts: Mathieu "Salty" Simard and Harrison "Hopsy" Harper say their final goodbye to the Lakeshow, what else did you wanna know? Thank you to anybody that's ever tuned in, thank you to our guests and thank you to Nipissing and the Lakers family for making this so much fun! We love you, Hopsy and Salty    

    Lakers Podcast Episode 32: Featuring Caleb Mady

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 61:52


    Lakers Podcast Episode 31: Featuring Ian Campeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 43:30


    Lakers Podcast Episode 30: Featuring Tim Micallef

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 47:30


    What an honour to bring on the godfather of USports and the legend of the game himself, Tim 'Uncle Timmy' Micallef from Rogers Sportsnet and the Tim and Sid show. 

    Lakers Podcast Episode 29: Featuring Robb Fenton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 48:44


    Lakers Podcast Episode 28: Featuring Mason Blais and Mykaela Volpe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 61:17


    We look into the hard work every body has put into the wonderful event shoot for the cure.

    Lakers Podcast Episode 27: Featuring Hopsy and Salty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 44:10


    The boys ring in the new year with an episode filled with stories and updates for everything Nipissing related! The lads start the 20's with a jam packed episode and a brand new intro song created by the one and only Harrison Harper.

    Lakers Podcast Episode 26: Featuring Justin Shaver

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 61:03


    Lakers Podcast Episode 25: Featuring NUSU President Hannah Mackie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 39:28


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