Nipissing Lakers Podcast

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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! 

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!

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)!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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! 

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

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!

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!

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!

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    

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. 

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

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.