Latest Puck Hockey Podcast Episodes
The Playoffs Return to Smashville!
Predators Official Podcast - April 25, 2024 20:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsKara Hammer and Max Herz recap Games 1 and 2 of Round 1 in Vancouver, including a massive Preds win in Game 2, and get you ready for playoff hockey on home ice this weekend! As always, use #PredsPodcast to send in your questions and comments on Twitter/X. And visit NashvillePredators.com/Podcas...
Playoff Time in Smashville!
Predators Official Podcast - April 19, 2024 14:38 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsKara Hammer & Max Herz preview the Predators & Canucks first round playoff series! Plus Filip Forsberg secures the franchise single season goals record, Jeremy Lauzon sets the NHL single season hits record, Troy Grosenick and his son get a special day, TSU hires their first hockey coach and And...
Beau Knows The Preds Are Playoff Bound! Anthony Beauvillier on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - April 11, 2024 21:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Preds are playoff bound! Predators winger Anthony Beauvillier joins the Preds Official Podcast (16:00) to discuss joining the Predators at the trade deadline during their hot streak, playing for three NHL teams in one season and his hockey life growing up in Quebec and starring the QMJHL. K...
ESPN Energy Line: PK Subban & John Buccigross on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - April 05, 2024 21:33 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsFormer Predators defenseman & ESPN analyst P.K. Subban (14:20) and ESPN commentator John Buccigross (26:15) join the Preds Official Podcast during their visits to Smashville this week to talk about the Preds, this season, and covering the NHL for ESPN during the playoff stretch! Kara Hammer & M...
18 Crazy Games: Recapping the Preds Record Point Streak
Predators Official Podcast - March 29, 2024 21:06 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsKara Hammer & Max Herz recap the Predators franchise-record 18-game point streak which lasted six unforgettable weeks. Filip Forsberg is approaching the franchise goals record, Ryan O'Reilly calls his linemates meatballs and HOLY MOLY WHAT A GOALIE! Plus, UMass star defenseman Ryan Ufko signs ...
Zuck Yeah! New Pred Jason Zucker on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - March 15, 2024 21:48 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNewly-acquired Predators winger Jason Zucker joins the Preds Official Podcast (16:00)! Topics include: being a trade-related scratch and wondering where he would be traded to, his hockey journey from Las Vegas to Michigan to University of Denver to the NHL and his family and charity work. Kara ...
Trade Predline Moves: Welcome Jason Zucker, Anthony Beauvillier, & Jaret Anderson-Dolan!
Predators Official Podcast - March 09, 2024 01:05 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Preds Official Podcast recaps Nashville's moves at the NHL Trade Deadline with thoughts from two of the new Preds and General Manager Barry Trotz. Plus, Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap this week's two Preds hat tricks by Cody Glass and Filip Forsberg to finish up a 4-0-1 homestand! As always,...
Pulling the Same Rope: Red Hot Preds!
Predators Official Podcast - March 01, 2024 22:42 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Predators have won a season-best seven straight games to get back into a playoff spot and the Preds Official Podcast is here to talk all about it! Kara Hammer & Max Herz are joined by Preds TV Play-by-Play Announcer Willy Daunic (16:55) to highlight the tone setters for the win streak: the ...
On The Road With EGOAT: Egor Afanasyev, Preds Winger on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - February 23, 2024 21:38 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsPredators rookie winger Egor Afanasyev joins the podcast (17:00) to discuss his hockey life, moving from Russia to Detroit as a teenager and take a wide variety of your fan questions! Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap three straight Preds wins to start the five game road trip, Alex Carrier translate...
The First Ice Tiger: TSU Hockey's Xavier Abel on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - February 17, 2024 17:57 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsXavier Abel, the first enrolled hockey player on Tennessee State University's new HBCU hockey team, joins the Preds Official Podcast (12:20). Interview topics include his hockey journey, why he wanted to be the first player at TSU, and why you shouldn't judge him off his EliteProspects page. Ka...
Captain Kimmo: Longtime Preds D Kimmo Timonen on the POP!
Predators Official Podcast - February 09, 2024 20:12 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsLongtime Nashville Predators defenseman and 2006-07 team captain Kimmo Timonen joins the podcast (10:30) to preview Captain's Night at Bridgestone Arena this Tuesday as the Preds host the Devils. Timonen, Tom Fitzgerald, Mike Fisher and Shea Weber will all return to Smashville as we honor former...
Fil & J-Biebs: Filip Forsberg Takes All-Star Weekend!
Predators Official Podcast - February 02, 2024 23:55 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNashville Predators All-Star Filip Forsberg joins the POP from Toronto (7:35) to discuss his selection to Team Bieber/Matthews and the official announcement that NHL players are headed back to the Olympics in 2026! Max Herz & Kara Hammer get you ready for the 2024 NHL All-Star weekend and more....
Team One: David Legwand & The Inaugural Preds on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - January 26, 2024 18:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Predators welcomed back members of the 1998-99 inaugural team in franchise history this week as part of our 25th anniversary season! Franchise cornerstone David Legwand made his NHL debut in the final game of that season, and he joined the podcast (16:30) to talk about the early Preds, his ...
Down On The Farm: Milwaukee Admirals Head Coach Karl Taylor on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - January 19, 2024 22:29 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsMilwaukee Admirals Head Coach Karl Taylor joins the Preds Official Podcast (8:25) to discuss the five first round picks in Milwaukee this season, the team's great season so far and Cody Hodgson's comeback. Original Preds defenseman Jay More also joins the show (30:30) to preview inaugural team ...
Scream & Scout: Preds Chief Amateur Scout Tom Nolan on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - January 12, 2024 20:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNashville Predators Chief Amateur Scout Tom Nolan joins the Preds Official Podcast during the team's scouting meetings (15:00). Topics include what this week's goals are, how he became an NHL scout and his brief but interesting playing tenure with the Austin Ice Bats in the WPHL. Kara Hammer & ...
Kiefer Sure Would: Preds Winger Kiefer Sherwood on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - January 05, 2024 22:11 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNashville Predators winger Kiefer Sherwood joins the podcast (16:50) to discuss why Nashville has been such a perfect place for the past two years of his career, his amateur hockey journey across three Ohioan stops and his athletic family, including his younger brother & former Pred Kole Sherwoo...
New Years Preds-olutions & World Juniors: Jeff Kealty, Preds Assistant GM, Joins the POP from Gothenburg
Predators Official Podcast - December 30, 2023 01:24 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsPredators Assistant General Manager & Director of Scouting Jeff Kealty joins the POP (16:10) from the World Junior Championship in Sweden! He discusses the two Predators prospects playing in the tournament - Canada's Matthew Wood & Finland's Kasper Kulonummi - Tanner Molendyk's injury that preve...
Merry Christmas POP! With Preds Defenseman Luke Schenn
Predators Official Podcast - December 22, 2023 23:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNashville Predators defenseman Luke Schenn joins the Preds Official Podcast (16:10). Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap three Preds wins this week including the Fathers Trip! Plus, Michael McCarron gives us a feel good Christmas story and Luke Evangelista unearths an old nickname of his. As always...
Going Back With The Yak: Yakov Trenin on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - December 14, 2023 23:10 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsPreds winger Yakov Trenin joins the podcast (14:45) to discuss his hockey journey from Chelyabinsk, Russia to the NHL, his game-winning goal in the final minute against the Avs last month, his signature celebrations, and more! Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap two big Preds wins over Montreal and ...
The BoroCop & Backhanded Compliments: Mark Borowiecki, Preds Pro Development Coach, on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - December 08, 2023 23:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsRecently-retired former Preds defenseman Mark Borowiecki joins the show (15:20) to discuss his new role with the team as professional player development coach. Borowiecki tells us what his role entails, why it's a good fit for him, and how he helps Preds players "find their superpower." Kara Ha...
A Streak & A Shrink: Vickie Woosley on the POP, Preds Director of Performance Psychology
Predators Official Podcast - December 02, 2023 00:08 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsVickie Woosley, the Predators Director of Performance Psychology & Team Behavioral Health Clinician, joins the podcast (14:00) to discuss her role with the team, helping players like Mark Borowiecki & Connor Ingram, how psychologists help sports teams perform, her two decades in the FBI, and men...
A Poile Family Thanksgiving: Longtime Preds GM David Poile on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - November 17, 2023 21:33 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsLongtime Predators general manager David Poile joins the POP (9:20) before he's honored in Smashville this week. Interview topics include watching games as a fan in retirement with his family, the Tanner Jeannot trade, and retroactive trade advice from his eight-year-old grandson. Kara Hammer &...
Marc New Guy-Zo: Preds Defenseman Marc Del Gaizo on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - November 10, 2023 21:13 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsPredators defenseman Marc Del Gaizo joins the POP (13:40) after making his NHL debut this week. Interview topics include his hockey playing family, working with Mark Borowiecki this offseason and how that led to his NHL debut, and his college hockey national championship at UMass. Kara Hammer &...
Jaw Dropping & World Traveling: Preds Winger Sammy Fagemo & Oral Surgeon Dr. Spencer Haley on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - November 04, 2023 00:01 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNashville Predators winger Sammy Fagemo concludes his first month with the team by joining the Predators Official Podcast (24:00). Nashville claimed Fagemo, a 23-year-old Swedish winger, off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings at the end of the preseason, and he scored a goal in his Preds debut...
The Sudbury Mafia & Shoresy: Preds Assistant Coach Derek MacKenzie
Predators Official Podcast - October 27, 2023 18:39 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsPredators assistant coach Derek MacKenzie joins the POP (13:20) as he concludes his first month on the Nashville coaching staff. MacKenzie discusses his longstanding relationship with fellow Sudbury, Ontario native Andrew Brunette, playing junior hockey with former Preds captain Mike Fisher on h...
Horse Hockey & A Hockey Horse: Gus Nyquist on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - October 20, 2023 22:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsNew Predators winger Gus Nyquist joins the podcast (17:30) to discuss the Kentucky Derby-winning horse named after him and answer your fan questions. Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap Mattias Ekholm's return to Smashville with the Oilers and the Preds' 4-1 win over the Rangers. We also highlight ma...
Backbone & Smiles: New Preds GM Barry Trotz on the POP
Predators Official Podcast - October 13, 2023 22:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsKara Hammer & Max Herz recap the first two regular season games, including a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener against the Kraken. New Predators general manager Barry Trotz joins the podcast as he begins his first season in management (12:15). Interview topics with Trotz include his return to...
ROR on the POP! New Preds Forward Ryan O'Reilly
Predators Official Podcast - October 05, 2023 20:10 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsFormer Conn Smythe & Selke winner Ryan O'Reilly signed a four year deal with the Predators this summer, and he joins the POP during his first preseason with the team (10:10), discussing living with his brother Cal O'Reilly and his family during training camp, his love of music as he arrives in S...
The POP is Back! With New Head Coach Andrew Brunette
Predators Official Podcast - October 03, 2023 15:34 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsKara Hammer and Max Herz host the Predators Official Podcast for the 2023-24 season! New Predators Head Coach Andrew Brunette joins the show (16:07) to discuss the Predators' new system, leading the franchise for which he scored the first ever goal 25 years ago and how he spurned his future wif...
A Conversation with Kiefer Sherwood
Predators Official Podcast - May 06, 2023 15:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsDarren McFarland and Kara Hammer catch up with Kiefer Sherwood. Kiefer played 32 games for the Nashville Predators in the 2022-23 season. He tallied 7 goals and 6 assists. He's now back in Milwaukee competing in the Calder Cup playoffs for the Admirals. He discusses what this season has been lik...