Pucks on the Dasher: A Hockey Podcast
160 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Adam and Tyler discuss current events in hockey, including fantasy and their own pools; cover recent news and happenings in the hockey world; squabble and debate over topics, history lessons are told (usually to Tyler), and sometimes an occasional joke is made that may induce laughter.
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Episodes
Episode 16: "Le règne de Marc Bergevin: 1re partie"
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Their fantasy weeks (not good, at all!); a "Fantasy Roster Roast" of 'Youth Movement'; some brief hockey news (PWHPA games, Binner doing stuff, Montreal makes a coaching change). Which leads into Part 1 of a deep dive into Marc Bergevin's time with the Montreal Canadiens, this week we focus on his Draft Picks and Signings and a pattern begins to emerge. Enjoy?
Episode 15: "Who Says No?"
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: things Adam doesn't want to talk about (Mike Babcock Willy Nylander and the media); Fantasy Roster Roast of A.J's Pelicans (Where is your depth? no goalies?, and Tyler rants about a Golden Knight) NHL News: Lake Tahoe and Aqua, Hischier named Captain plus a Devils Captain's Quiz, Panarin Vs Russia; PWHPA playing on national TV; Tyler plays a new Un-named Game and they finish off with Jack Eichel trade proposals including Tyler's "Best Fit". Enjoy...
Episode 14: "Wend-Old Clark"
February 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: their fantasy weeks, stand-out fantasy players they own (Debrincat, Freddie Andersen...); another "Fantasy Roster Roast" of a (not good) team in a league with some bizarre weighted scoring (-3 for a Goal against?!?); NHL News: Crosby trade hypotheticals; Trades (Dzingel to Sens; Gally to Leafs;); Arizona is on fire (again? still?); and finally Tyler players a few rounds of the game "Cup of Coffee". Enjoy?
Episode 13: "What're ya buyin?"
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: fantasy hockey, and lots of it!, Buys! (Kyrou, Laine...) Sells! (Petry, Pavelski...); another Fantasy Roster Roast! (Figure out your goalies!!); NWHL postpones end of season; NHL News (Torts and Laine, Hextall and Burke tag-team Pittsburgh, and the NHL sets a precedent to avoid setting a precedent) Enjoy?
Episode 12: "The Voldemort of Hockey"
February 03, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Fantasy hockey week 2 (Adam likes to tie!, Tyler till undefeated); a Fantasy Trade Grade; "Fantasy Roast" of 'Fray's Fury'; NWHL News (teams leaving the bubble, Round Robin finish, Semi-Finals talk); NHL News ('that guy', Rutherford quitting, Fiala suspension, trade demans (Mete and A LOT about Sam Bennett) and a quick run around the league standings. Enjoy?
Episode 11: "Pierre-Laine Dubois"
January 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: their first week of fantasy hockey (Tyler beat Adam, Adam went winless in all pools); the first "Fantasy Roster Roast" is completed; NHL News (George Armstrong story, COVID outbreaks, confusing NHL decisions); NWHL Isobel Cup update (Tyler gets quizzed on team names, Adam uses Twitch for the first time); the "Main Segment" is a breakdown of the Laine for Dubois swap, including some historical context of past trade demands (Pronger, St. Louis, Heatley and P...
Episode 10: "Off the Yandle"
January 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: The North Division (finishing off their Season Preview series), including thoughts on (Tkachuk (both, Edmonton's defensive problems, Calgary and Montreal's "upgrades", Zach Hyman's importance and what is a Freddie Andersen?; then they tackle some recent news (Game start times, blackouts, naming a starter, Keith Yandle and the Panthers and... Adam goes off about a certain former Coach, getting back into the 'spotlight'. Enjoy?
Episode 9: "Hockeeeeeeeey"
January 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Corey Crawford retiring (HHoF?); Lake Tahoe games (shrug); then Season Previews are almost finished as they spend most of the podcast going over the Central and East Division previews with the custom PotdPod ranking system; finally, Adam makes a bold prediction and Tyler.... doesn't. Enjoy?
Episode 8: "Fun Factor"
January 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss... well a lot: World Juniors (USA USA USA); NHL News (Chara gets Capped; Jack Hughes is Thor and a digression on John Marino); the Season Preview begins with the West and almost Central Divisions, based on the GamePro rating system; finally, a new segment is introduced "Fantasy Roast", and this week's subject, Adam's newest fantasy team. Enjoy?
Episode 7: "Avalanche of Expectations"
December 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the World Juniors; NHL News (Signings, Trades, Injuries, Retirements and more!!); Adam tells Tyler a story about a player getting kicked out of a game 3 times; also Adam becomes "King of the Transitions"; then they finish their draft review with rounds 4-10 of Adam's fantasy draft, selecting their: Anchors, Picks they Love and Classic Reaches. Lots of fantasy hockey talk, lots of bickering of projections!! Enjoy?
Episode 6: "Anchors"
December 23, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to (quickly) discuss: NHL news, Injuries (Hank, Kuch, Klefbom), signings (Duclair, Granlund, Sheary?), off-side rule change (yay!); they then review another couple rounds of Adam's ongoing fantasy draft; and finally Tyler plays one quick game of My Next Opponent. Enjoy?
Episode 5: "Classic Reach..."
December 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: "Selena" tv series (the singer, no the other one); the up-coming World Juniors (do we care?, which NHL team has the most players there); Florida's Excellence in Goaltending department (description/discussion); Francois Allaire's career and his success and impact on hockey; Adam's other pool is drafting, some rankings are made; and finally Tyler plays a single round of a new game Adam came up with entitled "My Next Opponent". Enjoy?
Episode 4: "Draft Regrets"
December 09, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: when will the NHL return to play?; Adam takes Tyler on a deep dive into his keeper's from another pool and how he acquired them; Adam also goes over his draft from last season and makes one (two?) regretful realizations; finally Tyler plays a few rounds of "Cup of Coffee". Enjoy?
Episode 3: "Bold Strategies - A Game Show Episode"
December 02, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 63.7 MBAdam and not Tyler is back this week with a group of contestants for a GAME SHOW EPISODE! They begin with Puck Soup staple "Schlemko'd" then to PotdPod originals "Cup of Coffee" and "Career Laundry". Enjoy?
Episode 2: "Over the Bar"
November 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the NHL coming back (are they?) then they dive into their recent fantasy draft; they make bold predictions, argue about player values, and make a wager; lots of fantasy analysis and projections. Enjoy?
"The Rebrand"
November 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back... again?... to discuss: the NHL Retro Reverse jerseys (O/U/MF/LF); NHL return to play theories; getting prepared for a fantasy draft with many unknowns; a "draft survey" and finally Tyler ranks team keepers from his and Adam's fantasy hockey pool. Enjoy? Music by Bryan Blak
“Fantastic/Fine/Fart -Western Conference Review”
October 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss, well the Western Conference. Going through all off-season transactions, team-by-team and rating them based on the Fantastic/Fine/Fart scale. Enjoy?
"Fantastic/Fine/Fart - Eastern Conference Review"
October 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss, well the Eastern Conference. Going through all off-season transactions, team-by-team and rating them based on the Fantastic/Fine/Fart scale. Enjoy?
"Laffy Draft"
October 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the 2020 NHL draft inc. live draft reactions; OEL; Buy-Outs; Trades (Domi/Anderson, Donato Duby)and they take a NHL draft quiz. Enjoy?
"Tampa's Time"
September 30, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Tampa winning the cup, the game itself, cup hand-offs, Conn Smythe; Dallas' outlook; Pietrangelo destinations; Rangers talk/Hank buy-out; Pitt/Fla trade; NHL draft talk/Adam gushes about Askarov. Enjoy?
"We See Him as a Centre"
September 23, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the SC Final (Dobby, Seguin/Benn, Stammer); NHL Award winners/Adam's Mid-Season winners; Staal for MJo trade; hirings (Boughner, Malholtra, Armstrong); Tyler plays a round of Career Laundry. Enjoy?
"Rick Gary Bowness Appreciation Pod"
September 16, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Stars in the final; analytics being overrated; Tampa being good; Final predictions; Vegas' off-season; recent Award winners; trades; coaches; Brodin contract; and finally ends with Questionable Chronology, a new game Adam came up with. Enjoy? Some technical difficulties this week means no intro/outro music :(
"Chance of Fleurys"
September 09, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the end of Round 2, how their picks fared (someone did very well), a deep dive into the off-season situations for each eliminated team; Adam making a bold trade idea for MAF that Tyler doesn't actually hate; Conference final predictions are made and finally Tyler plays another round of Career Laundry. Enjoy?
"What's a Coyote to do?"
September 02, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Round 2 of the playoffs; Coyotes' punishment from the league; the upcoming off-season; Panthers hiring a GM; a dive into the Coyotes' cap/contract situation and Adam introduces a new game called "Career Laundry". Enjoy?
"All Our Picks Were Right"
August 26, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the finish of Round 1; their picks for Round 2 and how those series have started; Caps fire their coach; Fleury's swordplay; Edmonton adding a forward?; Jacob Blake and the NHL's/player's lack of any response and finally the Leafs made a trade and Adam has thoughts... lots of them... Enjoy?
"Grazing"
August 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Round 1 (series by series, including how their projections are going); Rask leaving the bubble; Pittsburgh cleaning house; and Adam sneaks in Leafs talk wherever he can; enjoy?
"Narratives"
August 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: The Play-In series and their picks; the draft lottery results; and do a Round 1, narrative-based preview and also predictions. It's a long one. Enjoy?
"Thank You for Kneeling"
August 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Matt Dumba's heroics; Reaves, Lehner, Dickinson and Seguin kneeling; making players uncomfortable; each play-in series (Tkachuk/Schief, McDavid v Hawks, Canes dominance/Svech, Leafs team D, etc.) ending with a quiz about weird playoff occurrences (credit Sean McIndoe/The Athletic). Enjoy?
"Play-In Round Preview or Why Are the Habs Even Here?"
July 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Chayka "quitting", the Seattle Kraken, and do a preview with predictions of the play-in round, and they make their Stanley Cup predictions, and finally Adam tells a ghost story. Enjoy?
"Sick Transitions"
July 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: the CBA being extended; recent Coaching/GM hires (Fitzgerald, Ruff, etc.); recent signings, including some fantasy predictions (Sorokin, Kaprizov, Denisenko, etc.); awards noms (Calder, Vezina, Lindsay); plus a few more things! Enjoy?
"8 Deers Beep"
July 15, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBAdam and Tyler are joined by Eric "Bus" Bye, Matt Ungar and Brodie Zamecnik for a PotdPod Gameshow episode! Featuring "10,000 Pierre-amid, "Looks like we Made it", and "Cups are for Closers" Enjoy?
"Harold and Marge"
July 08, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: potpourri, what they have been watching, the next phase of the NHL's return to play plan, and Adam has a couple new games for Tyler to play (Harold and Marge, and Looks like We Made it. Enjoy?
"Leaf-freniere"
July 01, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: what they have been watching, discuss the NHL potentially returning, play a couple rounds of "20 Kes-tions" and finally chat about the NHL's draft lottery. Enjoy?
"Potpourri"
June 24, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: their fantasy hockey draft lottery, the current situation in the NHL (positive tests, facility shutdowns etc.), the lawsuit against the CHL, some thoughts on the Pegula's cleaning house and finally they each take a turn at Puck Soup's "20 Kestions". Enjoy?
"Draftin' Away"
June 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Adam's formal apology to a listener, the podcast's recent obsession with the Buffalo Sabres, Adam and Tyler do quiz together that Adam finds so fun they do another, and finally Tyler dives head first and deep into this years draft, giving his predictions for the Top 10 picks and reasons why, while Adam chimes in with "predictions" of his own. Enjoy?
“The Ballad of Jack Eichel”
June 10, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: what they have been streaming, Tyler takes a shot at last week’s quiz, and finally they do another deep dive on the Buffalo Sabres, going over every season of Jack Eichel’s career. Enjoy?
“We Lost One”
June 06, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBAdam and Tyler were supposed to be back.... due to some technical issues this weeks podcast was 90% lost, to make up for that Adam recorded a Game Show episode featuring Matt Ungar and Brodie Zamecnik, they play 3 different games (Schlemko'd, Threesomes and Who am I Wearing?). Enjoy?
"We Lost One"
June 03, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBAdam and Tyler were supposed to be back.... due to some technical issues this weeks podcast was 90% lost, to make up for that Adam recorded a Game Show episode featuring Matt Ungar and Brodie Zamecnik, they play 3 different games (Schlemko'd, Threesomes and Who am I Wearing?). Enjoy?
"We Lost One"
June 03, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBAdam and Tyler were supposed to be back.... due to some technical issues this weeks podcast was 90% lost, to make up for that Adam recorded a Game Show episode featuring Matt Ungar and Brodie Zamecnik, they play 3 different games (Schlemko'd, Threesomes and Who am I Wearing?). Enjoy?
"Sabre Rattling"
May 27, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: "The Last Dance" episodes 9/10, a potential NHL return, Adam mails-in a quiz for Tyler and finally they do a deep dive on the Buffalo Sabres two best shots at a Cup, Adam covers the 74-75 season and Tyler the 1998-1999 season. Enjoy?
“Bonk’s Adventure”
May 20, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: “The Last Dance” episodes 7/8; a fun Mike Vernon story, Adam quizzes Tyler on “Hall of Famer or Oscar Winner”; and our final match-up in All-Time Cupless franchises San Jose vs Ottawa with Buffalo awaiting the winner. Enjoy?
"Dave Christian"
May 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: 'The Last Dance' episodes 5/6, Tyler does some Over/Unders on AHL records, and the 3rd match-up in the All-Time Cupless Franchises continues with Winnipeg Vs. Florida; Enjoy?
"The Wizard"
May 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: NHL draft happening in June, recent goalie signings, Adam floats some theories about the Leafs, Tyler gets quizzed, and receives some feedback about his Canucks All-Time team, finally Part 2 of the All-Time Non-Cup Winners, Nashville Vs. Arizona, wherein Adam expects to lose and The Wizard pulls a magic trick. Enjoy?
"Dominated"
April 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Adam's awkward intro, "The Last Dance", some recent NHL news (Chi firing, Bryz story, Ward retires), then they dive into the first of a multi-part series of All-Time teams of non-Cup winner franchises, this week Vancouver Canucks (Tyler) vs. Buffalo Sabres (Adam), and Adam brings the heat, finally Tyler gets quizzed as usual; enjoy?
"Muskoka 5"
April 22, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: "The Last Dance", the Pegulas, some contract signings, Adam casts his own "Lord of the Rings" with NHL players, Tyler gets another Top 5 NHL Record Quiz and finally they go over the history of NHL buy-outs. Enjoy?
"Gimli should be Ovechkin"
April 15, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: what they have been watching/playing (Warzone, both of them for Tyler), Sorokin alleged getting ready to sign with Isles, Tyler gets quizzed on NHL records (he does.... poorly), and they each cast a movie using NHL and NHL related characters, Tyler casts Lord of the Rings while Adam casts the 1986 classic, The Transformers. Enjoy?
"Should have played Cujo"
April 08, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss... what they have been playing, Mitch Marner's hand writing, Joe Buck's commentary and in the main segment: they discuss worst cup winner/team that should have won, Adam takes the 90s (95 Devils/93 Pens) and Tyler takes the 00s (06 Canes/04 Red Wings); Enjoy?
"Bettman Begins"
April 01, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: streaming services, movies, and the NHL Players poll; then Adam takes Tyler on a trip through history and discusses the 1994 NHL Lockout; Enjoy?
"Best of the Rest"
March 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: what they are watching, how they are spending their isolation, then friends of the podcast Matt Ungar and Brodie Zamecnik join the show as they all hold a draft to create the "Best of the Rest" rosters of NHL players eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame but not in, wherein Adam takes a bunch of guys no one has heard of but creates a second line "of hate". Enjoy?
"Trade DEADline"
February 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBAdam and Tyler are back to discuss: Injuries (McD, Jones, Weber) who to replace with fantasy-wise; trades (Zucker, Campbell/Clifford), OV chasing history. Adam quizzes Tyler on his favourite team and we look ahead to the trade deadline where Tyler names players that won't get traded or that nobody wants. Finally, we find out who sang "We Will Rock You" Enjoy?