Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 51

Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

Joe’s latest articles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theathletic.com/author/joe-smith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Joe on Twitter at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/JoeSmithNHL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode 51 feat. Scott Wheeler & Spoked Z

SHOW OUTLINE

Gopher Hockey

-- Where do the Gophers stand among the rest of college hockey?

-- Who Stays? Who Goes? Reviewing which players will return next season

-- Dream Frozen Four 2025 participants

- Scott Wheeler Interview

-- State of Hockey Canada after back-to-back quarterfinal eliminations

-- World Juniors in Minnesota and USA chances

-- 2025 NHL Draft talk around the top 4-10 prospects as of today

-- LJ Mooney

-- Wheeler's top 16 Minnesota Wild prospects

1) Zeev Buium

2) Danila Yurov

3) David Jiricek

4) Jesper Wallstedt

5) Liam Ohgren

6) Riley Heidt

7) Marat Khusnutdinov

8) Charlie Stramel

9) Ryder Ritchie

10) Aron Kiviharju

11) David Spacek

12) Mikey Milne

13) Carson Lambos

14) Hunter Haight

15) Aaron Pionk

16) Caedan Bankier

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- Not Weird, Wild

-- Prospect talk following Wheeler's thoughts

-- 9 Mile Brewing in Bloomington, MN

-- 2025 NHL Draft

- Barrel Theory "Keyboard Warriors" where we address hot takes from the listeners and X/Twitter

-- Judd Brackett will have a 1st round pick to play with in 2025 NHL Draft

-- Quinn Hughes injury is a blessing in disguise

-- USA should sandbag the 4 Nations Face-Off like Herb Brooks did for the first match against the Russians in 1980

-Carolina Hurricanes were not the winner of the Mikko Rantanen trade

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Barrel Theory Beer Co is THE go-to craft beer at the Xcel Energy Center, with their Crowler of the Day located at Section 105|106 and their Rain Drops IPA on tap at section 112 as well as various locations on the Club and 200 levels. Their taproom at 248 7th St E in St. Paul is easy walking distance to and from Minnesota Wild games, so be sure to stop in for all of your pregame/postgame needs!

Production of The Sota Pod

Ep 51 feat. Scott Wheeler & Spoked Z | Zeev Buium + Minnesota Wild Prospects | Fellowship of the Rink

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 50

Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

Joe’s latest articles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theathletic.com/author/joe-smith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Joe on Twitter at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/JoeSmithNHL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode 50 feat. Taylor Heise & Grace Zumwinkle

SHOW OUTLINE

- Boston's Bean Pot hockey tournament - Gopher Hockey -- Season sweep of Wisconsin Badgers -- 3rd highest attendance in the history of Mariucci Arena -- Jimmy Snuggerud joins elite company of Mayasich and Dougherty -- Has the 1st line been solidified? -- Is Liam Souliere "the guy" or too soon to say? - Not Weird, Wild -- GULAG (injury report) -- Kirill Kaprizov surgery updates -- Ryan Hartman suspension -- Rough outing against Ottawa Senators -- Historic night against Montreal Canadiens for Marc-Andre Fleury -- 3 year NHL Salary Cap projections -- Will the Minnesota Wild continue to be a team that spends to the cap? -- Contract value for Kaprizov -- Likelihood of Marco Rossi being with the team next training camp - Taylor Heise & Grace Zumwinkle Interview -- Purple Reign vs Frost -- Walter Cup championship celebration parties -- Challenges with the regime change in the offseason -- Any new rule changes they'd like to see implemented -- Rivalry Series against Team Canada -- Waggle Golf Dream Photoshoot Destination ---- go to https://tinyurl.com/45bh24ch and take 10% off with promo code SP10 - Barrel Theory "Keyboard Warriors" where we address hot takes from the listeners and X/Twitter -- Anthony LaPanta: Minnesota Wild should stay in hotels for home games, or at least wear white jerseys at home as Russo suggests -- Marc-Andre Fleury will be the 10th NHL player with their jersey retired by multiple teams -- Crowd funding to entice players to sign with teams (inspired by young Carolina Hurricanes fan offering to Mikko Rantanen at an autograph signing, "I'll give you all the money in my piggy bank if you stay")

Presented by:

Waggle Golf believes what you wear on the course should reflect your individuality. Who you are, where you’re from. Your hobbies, interests and passions. All the stuff that makes you, you. That’s why every design is inspired by the desire to create a piece of apparel that strikes a cord when you see it. That makes you say “Wow, that was made for me.” Because, in a lot of ways, it was. Ready to get your Waggle on? https://shorturl.at/rakRW take 10% off your entire order by using promo code SP10 at checkout.

Barrel Theory Beer Co is THE go-to craft beer at the Xcel Energy Center, with their Crowler of the Day located at Section 105|106 and their Rain Drops IPA on tap at section 112 as well as various locations on the Club and 200 levels. Their taproom at 248 7th St E in St. Paul is easy walking distance to and from Minnesota Wild games, so be sure to stop in for all of your pregame/postgame needs!

Production of The Sota Pod

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 50 feat. Taylor Heise & Grace Zumwinkle | 2024-25 USA Canada Rivalry Series | NHL Salary Cap & Kirill Kaprizov Extension

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 49

Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

Joe’s latest articles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theathletic.com/author/joe-smith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Joe on Twitter at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/JoeSmithNHL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode 49 - Feat. David Jiricek

SHOW OUTLINE

- NCAA Football National Championship game from the perspective of a Michigan fan

- Gopher Hockey

-- Michigan State hands Minnesota the regular season sweep...

---- Are they a juggernaut or is this more indicative of concerns with the Gophers roster?

-- Hosting Wisconsin with hopes of delivering a regular season sweep

-- Are some lines or even forward pairings starting to form?

- Not Weird, Wild

-- GULAG (injury report)

-- Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery

-- Mikko Rantanen trade

-- Bill Guerin & Coach Hynes don't hold back with their comments to the media

-- Marco Rossi contract

-- Joe's meeting in Denver with Zeev Buium

- David Jiricek Interview

-- Rorschach Test: Minnesota Wild logo

-- Any "nerd itches" outside of hockey?

-- Upbringing with his brother Adam

---- Competing against each other and destroying furniture

---- Experiencing the draft for himself in 2022 and his brother in 2024

-- Czechia hockey

---- WJC success and beating Canada

---- INCREDIBLE jerseys

---- David Pastrnak celebration after winning gold

-- Time in Columbus

-- How trade to Wild went down

-- Playing with Spacek & Lauko

-- Talking through his assist on Yakov Trenin goal

-- Waggle Golf Dream Foursome

---- go to https://tinyurl.com/45bh24ch and take 10% off with promo code SP10

- Barrel Theory "Keyboard Warriors" where we address hot takes from the listeners and X/Twitter

-- Minnesota Wild should expect more back to backs next year after Craig Leipold outed Gary Bettman retirement plans

-- Craig Button: “I think the talk about Auston Matthews being one of the best players in the league needs to stop. He’s not as good as Draisaitl, he’s not even close to Draisaitl right now."

-- Greg Wyshynski: Connor McDavid should take a stand (by sitting out the 4 Nations Face-Off)

-- Michael Russo: Winnipeg Jets could relocate to Arizona

Presented by:

Waggle Golf believes what you wear on the course should reflect your individuality. Who you are, where you’re from. Your hobbies, interests and passions. All the stuff that makes you, you. That’s why every design is inspired by the desire to create a piece of apparel that strikes a cord when you see it. That makes you say “Wow, that was made for me.” Because, in a lot of ways, it was. Ready to get your Waggle on? https://shorturl.at/rakRW take 10% off your entire order by using promo code SP10 at checkout.

Barrel Theory Beer Co is THE go-to craft beer at the Xcel Energy Center, with their Crowler of the Day located at Section 105|106 and their Rain Drops IPA on tap at section 112 as well as various locations on the Club and 200 levels. Their taproom at 248 7th St E in St. Paul is easy walking distance to and from Minnesota Wild games, so be sure to stop in for all of your pregame/postgame needs!

Production of The Sota Pod

Ep 49 feat. David Jiricek | Minnesota Wild Updates | Kirill Kaprizov Surgery | Mikko Rantanen Trade | Fellowship of the Rink