Welcome to The Pink Shirt Pod: A Crokinole Podcast. This podcast is devoted to exploring the world of competitive Crokinole. Each episode I will be joined by one or more Crokinole players, organizers or promoters.
On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am first joined by Ryan Buhr who share about his crokinole journey and then about his experience at the Crokinolympics. I am then joined by Jason Molloy of the Extra Pint Crokinole Club who previews the 2025 US Open.Some links of interest:Various Crokinolympics videos at:https://www.youtube.com/@ConnecticutCrokinoleClubhttps://www.youtube.com/@GreaterBostonCrokinolehttps://www.youtube.com/@CharlestonCrokinoleClub Crokinolympic pictures at:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=CharlestonCrokinoleClub&set=a.622104657237276 US Open:https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/2025-us-open/ US Open orientation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emsU0UKkIRIUS Open Poll:https://www.facebook.com/ExtraPintCrokinoleTeam
On today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by Simon Dowrick, the creator of the Crokinole Cup. Simon discusses the origins and inspiration of this multiphase event. We then discuss the draw and preview the first edition. Finally Simon sticks around to discuss some January NCA events and the NCA standings.Crokinole Cup on Instagram:@crokinolecup (https://www.instagram.com/crokinolecup?igsh=azdodTUzemJ4Zmgw)Crokinole Cup on Facebook: @crokinole (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572494220086)NCA tour standings: http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/results/Season15/rankings.html
On today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am first joined by Josh Molloy to discuss NACO, Crokinole in Texas, and a quick preview of US Open details. Then I am joined by Nathan Walsh to present and analyze the first ever Pink Shirt Pod Awards.NACO: https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/naco/2025 US Open: https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/2025-us-open/Pinky #4 (Celebration of the Year Pinky)Andrew Hutchinson (WCC Doubles) https://youtube.com/shorts/XjejZRAu1bk?si=NGKGL4GbllP1V-r8Connor Reinman (WCC Singles) https://youtube.com/shorts/hEOyUcvFXL4?si=XqCsq59Y-SXEQLI2Travis Keener (WCC Singles) https://youtube.com/shorts/sDWjhsw52y8?si=5KDRK0rWCvMN2dzrPinky #5 (Shot of the Year Pinky)Andrew Hutchinson (Ontario Singles Finals) https://youtu.be/Iyn64Sn_yqI?si=54GfYUoOao7Vawuj&t=1243Connor Reinman (WCC Singles Finals) https://youtu.be/YG3LySJXzKY?si=n4O7blfdJOJmQ9iL&t=792Jason Beierling (Scenic City Doubles Finals) https://youtu.be/hIxakhp8bGE?si=2yKBgY5HOAIt8tlQ&t=2698Don Cherry on Crokinole celebrations: https://youtu.be/YgbaHlIWODA?si=W7WB5O7E61x27wDH
In today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by Brandyn Osborne of the Queen City Crokinole Club and Ben Harding of the Charleston Crokinole Club. We discuss crokinole in the Carolinas and the newly formed Southeast Crokinole Circuit. Then Ben and I continue to discuss the upcoming event, the Crokinolympics! Finally, I review some recent events and the NCA standings. To get in touch, email pinkshirtpod@gmail.com.Charleston Crokinole Club:https://www.facebook.com/CharlestonCrokinoleClubcharlestoncrokinoleclub@gmail.comQueen City Crokinole Club:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1951484575212025/?ref=shareqcc@conhorde.comSoutheast Crokinole CircuitNational Crokinole Association Tour ResultsThe Elmira Winter Crokinole Classic:InfoRegister
In today's episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by not one, but two Traceys. First Garret Tracey shares about his work promoting Crokinole on social media for Tracey Boards. Then Jeremy joins me to discuss running Crokinole Tournaments at big events, such as game boarding conventions. To get in touch, email pinkshirtpod@gmail.com.Tracey Boards: https://traceyboards.com/Disc Golfers talking about Crokinole: https://youtu.be/U7XByV4J3Xo?si=cHeo7ddMQs2fVL2E&t=2416NCA tour standings: http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/results.htmlHogan's Alley Podcast: https://crokinoleuk.com/hogans-alley-crokinole-uk-podcast/
On the first episode of the third season of The Pink Shirt Pod, I am joined by 2024 World Crokinole Champion, Connor Reinman. After discussing Connor's 2nd straight competitive singles world championship, we take a look at the WCC fantasy draft results and then I briefly look at some other crokinole news.Southeast Crokinole Circuit's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Southeast-Crokinole-Circuit/61562036409798/?ck_subscriber_id=1424036684&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEW%20Southest%20Crokinole%20Circuit%2C%20and%20more%20Crokinole%20News!%20-%2014660008A summary of the inaugural Crokinole UK tour: https://crokinoleuk.com/crokinole-uk-first-tour-end-of-season-report-ryan-anthony/A preview of the 2nd Crokinole UK tour season: https://crokinoleuk.com/announcing-the-crokinole-uk-24-25-season/Upcoming NCA tournaments: http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/tournaments.htmlThe TVO piece on the WCC: https://youtu.be/6WAJEhX5JKY?si=5dEru2H45Wu-8rs4
On this episode I am joined by Nathan Walsh, Connor Reinman and Jason Beierling to review the NCA tour season and preview the upcoming World Crokinole Championship. The episode concludes with a WCC fantasy draft.
Ron Langill joins me to share a bit about his crokinole journey, to discuss some mailbag questions, and to review the US Open Doubles Crokinole Championship. I then go over the NCA standings heading into the 2023-24 tour finale at the Ontario Singles Crokinole Championship.
Jason Molloy from the Extra Pint Crokinole Club (Voorheesville Chapter) joins me to discuss the upcoming US Open doubles tournament.US Open 2024: https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/2024-us-open/NCA Tour Structure Interview: https://youtu.be/qaNCw4swavM?si=HDkfUa6btsjSAOVJNCA Tour Structure Documents: http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/resources.htmlCrokinole UK Tour: https://crokinoleuk.com/crokinole-uk-tour/To submit a question for my mailbag episode email pinkshirtpod@gmail.com.
On this episode of the Pink Shirt Pod, Ray and Jason Beierling, arguably the best doubles team, talks about doubles crokinole. They reflect on some of their best moments, discuss strategy, and share some stories from some of the early doubles tournaments they attended.I then discuss the Dutch Crokinole Championships from November 2023. Here is a link to the final match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg4uRqZ6_fA&t=5s Finally I quickly look at the NCA and Crokinole UK tour standings and look at some upcoming tournaments.
On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, 3 of the 5 founders of the Crokinole UK tour - Ryan Anthony, Ian Witt, and Terry Brown - join me to discuss the growth of crokinole in the UK as well as the newly formed Crokionle UK tour (https://crokinoleuk.com/) Following this, I take a quick look at the NCA standings and some recent tournaments.Anyone interested in submitting questions or ideas for a mailbag episode, you can email them to me at pinkshirtpod@gmail.com. I will discuss these submissions in an upcoming episode.
In the initial epidode of season 2, I interview 2023 WCC singles champion, Connor Reinman. We go in depth discussing his victory at the World Crokinole Championships in Tavistock, Ontario.
In this episode I continue my conversation with Jason Beierling and Connor Reinman and preview the 2023 World Crokinole Championship which takes place on Saturday, June 3 in Tavistock, ON.
On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, I review the recent US Open Crokinole Championship, including some quick interviews with some of the visiting teams/clubs. I then discuss the conclusion of the 2022-23 NCA season with Jason Beierling and Connor Reinman.
On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, Jason Molloy, founder of the Extra Pint Crokinole Club (https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/) joins me to discuss starting and running a Crokinole club. We also discuss the upcoming US Open (https://extrapintcrokinoleclub.com/2023-us-open/). Following this, I review two new NCA tournaments, the Elmira Winter Crokinole Classic and the Frosty Flicks tournament, and break down the current National Crokinole Association (NCA) standing. Finally, I take a quick look at some recent and upcoming international Crokinole competitions.Extra Pint Crokinole YouTube: @extrapintcrokinoleclub1470Extra Pint Crokinole Texas YouTube: @extrapintcrokinoletexas8933National Crokinole Association: http://nationalcrokinoleassociation.com/My Twitter: @FavouriteHutch
On this episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, Jeremy Tracey (from https://www.traceyboards.com/) joins me to discuss promoting the game of Crokinole. Following this, I look at some upcoming tournaments, including the Elmira Winter Crokinole Classic, and break down the current National Crokinole Association (NCA) standing. Finally, I take a quick look at some recent international Crokinole competitions.
On the inaugural episode of The Pink Shirt Pod, Nathan Walsh (from crokinolecentre.com) joins me to discuss the state of the game of Crokinole in the year of 2022. Following this, I break down the current National Crokinole Association (NCA) standings and provide a quick preview of the upcoming Ontario Doubles Crokinole Championship.