Killorn talks Instagram Live series on NHL @TheRink podcast

Alex Killorn didn't have high hopes for his new Instagram Live series "Dock Talk with Killer" when he launched it last month, but it has become a big hit during the pause in the NHL season due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus.

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward is three episodes into the series that features him riding around Tampa Bay on his jet ski and interviewing teammates and other area professional athletes on their docks or even in the water.

Killorn discussed the series that has drawn more than 81,000 viewers when he joined co-hosts Dan Rosen and Shawn P. Roarke on the NHL @TheRink podcast this week.

"It was just going to be a one-episode funny thing that I was doing because not only was I bored but I figured it was kind of a funny idea," Killorn said. "Once I had done the first episode people really seemed to enjoy it and they kept asking for me to do more episodes, so it's kind of just picked up steam."

Killorn has had Lightning center Steven Stamkos, defensemen Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and Mikhail Sergachev, and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy on so far. He also spoke with former Lightning teammates Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi, as well as Tampa Bay Rays centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate.

He's also selling "Dock Talk with Killer" t-shirts to benefit the Hillsborough Education Foundation.

"We're thinking about doing some other sports, maybe WWE, maybe talk to the mayor (Jane Castor) on the next episode, maybe get Tom Brady at some point," Killorn said. "I keep joking about it. It's picked up a lot of steam. We've been selling shirts and raising some money. It's been great."

In addition, Rosen and Roarke were joined by Toronto-based NHL.com staff writer Mike Zeisberger for a roundtable discussion.

They talked about the latest speculation around the possible restart of the NHL season, the top coaches in the League since 1967, which is the focus of the Super 16 that runs Thursday, what a present-day Team North America could look like and all that Hockey Hall of Famer Hayley Wickenheiser is doing for healthcare workers in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The podcast is free, and listeners can subscribe on all podcast platforms. It is also available on NHL.com/multimedia/podcasts and the NHL app.

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