Episode 9: Haw Droog, Trevor Gillies

The black 1966 Bel Air in the picture is badass. The owner of the vehicle, Trevor Gillies, is more badass. Interestingly, even more badass than Trevor is his authenticity and character. We relaxed over a couple of Long Drinks to discuss his background and time in the National Hockey League.

There are fights in hockey. These fights are occurring between two gents out to hurt each other… These gents are out to hurt each other while on skates… I’m not sure how to make the situation more difficult. As we listened to Trevor explain the mechanics of how and why fights happen, it became very clear that it was all about honor and respect. What may look like spontaneous acts of outrage are methodically thought out strategies and sanctioned reparation.

He gave us insight into playing with the KHL in Russia. What a story! After hearing about his experience there, we committed to making a trip there with him some day. I’m looking forward to a banya. Trevor is now a VP in merchant services. We ended up cutting this part of the convo short only to save it for the next time we record.

By the way, it occurred to us that Trevor is the first guest we have had on with a wikipedia page.