• Four Nations Teams, Keep the Puck & EA's NHL25
    Dec 17 2024

    A lot has gone on since we last spoke, dear listeners, but fret not; Muffy and Stephanie are here to break it all down for you.


    • PERIOD 1: Four Nations rosters, Trouba trade, Blackhawks fire their coach, Sarah Nurse nets a jailbreak and will Taylor Swift take on the PWHL Tornoto Sceptres
    • PERIOD 2: What to do when you catch a puck
    • PERIOD 3: PWHL teams are coming to EA Sports NHL25

    SOURCES:

    1. Ranking the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters: America’s golden era is here
    2. NHL Trade Grades: Rangers Ship Captain Jacob Trouba to Anaheim for Urho Vaakanainen
    3. Richardson fired by Blackhawks, Sorensen named interim coach
    4. Report: Logo Could Leave PWHL Open To Legal Battle With Taylor Swift
    5. PWHL Arrives in NHL 25
    6. PWHL TO BE FEATURED IN EA SPORTS™ NHL® 25
    7. Female Representation in Major Sports Video Games is Finally Making the Cut, But it is Still a Challenge to Score Equality On and Off the Screen


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    37 mins
  • Season Surprises, New PWHL rules & Sports Betting
    Dec 6 2024

    Muffy and Stephanie are back in your earholes, diving deep into how teams around the NHL are stacking up this season, where the next city to have women's hockey may be, how we really feel about sports betting, and more!

    • PERIOD 1: How great are those Jets? Jim Montgomery is out, Ovi's getting close and getting hurt and the next PWHL takeover
    • PERIOD 2: New PWHL rules
    • PERIOD 3: Sports betting & fans sliding into players' VEnmo


    SOURCES:

    • Bruins fire Jim Montgomery, Joe Sacco named interim head coach
    • NHL coaching hot seat: With Jim Montgomery out, who is next?
    • PWHL announces No Escape Rule, enhanced player safety rules for 2024-25 season
    • NHL player poll: As sports betting increases, so do harassing messages — and Venmo requests
    • “They take away from the entire game”: Karl Subban on his campaign to ban sports betting ads


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    34 mins
  • Season 3 Premiere! Back to the Big Show
    Oct 30 2024

    Muffy and Stephanie are back for season 3! Can you believe it? Get ready for another season of hockey news, learning the rules and just enjoying the most fantastic sport on ice.


    • PERIOD 1: NHL predictions, Utah Hockey Club, New Captains and Jagr finally retires
    • PERIOD 2: Let's learn about the Original Six
    • PERIOD 3: Ranking the PWHL Names and Logos

    Sources:

    1. PWHL unveils team names and logos: ‘We just couldn’t be more thrilled’
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    50 mins
  • Tampa Who? New Rules & Dog Trivia
    Jul 19 2024

    On the final episode of the season, Muffy and Stephanie tackle some of the biggest news out of free agency, chat about the rule changes for the 24-25 season and Muffy tests Stephanie on her hockey dog knowledge.


    • PERIOD 1: Stamkos says bye bye bye to Tampa
    • PERIOD 2: Rule changes and how they will impact next season
    • PERIOD 3: How well would you do on this hockey dog pub quiz?
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    32 mins
  • Championships, Coyotes Forever and Reality TV
    Jul 9 2024

    After a bit of a break Muffy and Stephanie are back! Catching you up on all things playoffs as we head into the off-season and a little bit of reality TV fantasy.


    • PERIOD 1: Deep dive into the Stanley Cup playoffs and all things championships across leagues
    • PERIOD 2: Utah? Really!?!?! Coyotes forever!
    • PERIOD 3: We draft our fantasy NHL reality show cast
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    48 mins
  • Trade Deadline, Pull The Goalie & Jersey Jinx
    Mar 20 2024

    Things are getting crazy in both the NHL and PWHL as the playoffs near. Catch up with all the news and have a little fun with Stephanie and Muffy.


    • PERIOD 1: NHL trade deadline, the Devils fire Lindy Ruff, Hockey Canada scandal update*, Big City Greens game and the PWHL standings
    • PERIOD 2: 3-on-3 overtime
    • PERIOD 3: Let's talk about the sponsor patches on jerseys

    * When talks turns to the Hockey Canada scandal, fast forward to 19:49 to skip that topic and pick up the rest of the pod


    LINKS:

    • Panthers acquire Vladimir Tarasenko in trade with Senators
    • Hurricanes acquire F Guentzel from Penguins for F Bunting, prospects, picks
    • The Bruins were very close to splitting up their goalie tandem, and had agreed on a trade with LA. Linus Ullmark did not want to move out west to California
    • Carter Hart, former Canadian World Junior teammates elect for jury trial in 2018 sexual assault case
    • NHL Big City Greens Classic 2, explained: Details behind Penguins vs. Bruins animated game on Disney
    • Bold-y move: Wild pull goalie in overtime and stun Nashville
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    40 mins
  • All About the Stadium Series, PWHL Playoffs & Manon Rhéaume
    Mar 14 2024

    Muffy and Stephanie dive into all the latest hockey news and hockey history for Women's History Month.


    • PERIOD 1: Stadium Series recap, the Wild Card Race, college hockey at HBCUs and drama around top prospect Trevor Connelly
    • PERIOD 2: PWHL Playoff & Draft Format
    • PERIOD 3: Hockey History - Manon Rhéaume


    LINKS:

    • Standings
    • Color of Hockey: Abel 1st player to commit at Tennessee State University
    • Who will draft Trevor Connelly? Inside the NHL’s evolving scrutiny of top prospects
    • Column: Manon Rheaume, the first woman to play in an NHL game, continues to break barriers
    • 3 decades later, Manon Rheaume still making history
    • Manon Rhéaume


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    42 mins
  • All Stars All Around
    Feb 15 2024

    Hockey news, rules and a little bit of culture on the latest episode of Shut Your Five Hole and Listen!

    • PERIOD 1: NHL All-Star Game, PWHL 3-on-3 showcase, the latest on the Hockey Canada scandal* and the NHL return to the Olympics.
    • PERIOD 2: Fan etiquette or how not to be an a** at the game
    • PERIOD 3: Learn about the first-ever NHL All-Star game

    * This episode discusses sexual assault in the context of the Hockey Canada scandal. Jump ahead to 25:51 to skip this section.

    LINKS:

    • Next court date for 5 ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sex assault case set for April 30
    • London police chief apologizes to woman at centre of world juniors sex assault investigation for delay
    • NHL announces return to Olympics, will participate in Milan in 2026
    • 1st National Hockey League All-Star Game
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    46 mins