Icing Pucks

Hello, and welcome back! We continue this week with the Atlantic Division and their traditions and histories. Bex wasn't able to find a whole lot at all this week for the Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, and the Tampa Bay Lighting. If you're a fan of the teams and you know something I wasn't able to research, let us know! Please! I do, however, owe Buffalo an apology for ever thinking they were...

Welcome back, our Puckettes and Pucklings!! This week we continue talking about the history and traditions of MNHL teams. This week is the Metro Division (and let our ADHD take over a bit) Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders New Jersey Devils Just like last week, some teams have a lot of interesting history and tr...

This week, Bex goes off on a rant about how some teams have fascinating and rich histories and traditions, while others have practically none. If we're wrong, LET US KNOW!! Trigger warning: We do discuss the Canadian Filthy Five, skip to 17:19 to get to the traditions!

This week we are back to just us! We had such a blast hosting guests for the last 6 weeks and we hope to do it again soon! But we are back to just the two of us! This week we break down the three current biggest stories in the MNHL and then discuss the OG 6 Teams of the MNHL from all the way back in the 1920's! If you want to skip the current events, the OG 6 starts at 28:47 *Recorded on 9/4/26 Ho...

This week we had the absolute pleasure of having Lacey on to talk all about our favorite mascots! Did you know that Iceburgh was in Sudden Death? Or that Al the Octopus was a callback to the 1952 Stanley Cup Final? What about Chance being a Gila Monster? We have a ton of fun talking all about the mascots and how amazing they all are! We also touched on internet safety and how easy it is for fans t...

Content Warning: we do have a brief conversation about mental health and mention suicide. We absolutely let the ADHD take over for this week's episode. Don't ask us what all we talking about with Rhett, because we couldn't tell you! There was so much! We had a blast, and we hope you learned something! We also hope you had as much fun listening today as we did recording this!!

We met with Robin to talk about the differences in hockey culture differences between the United States and Sweden. Robin shared with us some hockey pranks as well as some hockey cultural things that we didn't know before. Robin is a trans para hockey player that has to juggle a full time job as well as his hockey career, and who doesn't love that dedication and love for the sport? https://www.ins...

This week, Bex and Ryan had the pleasure of talking to Patti and Meagan from Gloves Off Seattle. Patti and Meagan break down the PWHL and the differences between the MNHL and the Women's league, and how inclusive and welcoming the PWHL is. They share their hockey journey with us, and the devastating news of the Hillary Knight (Captain America!) trade. We had a blast talking with Patti and Meagan a...

TRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains a lot of heavy topics, including references to child grooming. Please police your own content and if you do not have the mental capacity to learn about the toxic culture that can occur in Hockey (including S.A., illegal acts, etc), feel free to skip this episode. We still love you with all our hearts! Bex and Ryan got to sit down with Mark from Hockey Friends...

Today we sat down with Eula Idemoto, the president of the board of the Northern California Women's Hockey League to talk all things NCWHL! If you are in the San Jose area, they have divisions for all stages of hockey players from beginners who have never stepped foot on the ice before all the way to advanced players! Check out their Give Hockey A Try Days, where afterwards you can get hear for a f...

To start this week off Bex explains the Points system in the MNHL - both game points and player points. Then Bex shares what it's like going to your first Hockey game - be it a minor league game or a professional game! It's definitely a culture shock if you've never gone before! And don't forget to subscribe and follow us on Instagram, because we have some VERY exciting news to share!!! Stick arou...

This week Ryan breaks down the divisions for the MNHL, and how the PWHL doesn't have divisions yet. There looks to be a lot, but there's not, we promise. There's 32 teams in the MNHL, and half of them are East or Western Conference. These are the two that are going to be facing off in the Stanley Cup finals. One from the East. One from the West. The Divisions are broken down into Atlantic, Metropo...

And to finish our explanation of penalties, we round out this episode with Major Penalties, that come with a minimum of a 5 minute time out in the no-no box at the boy aquarium or Women's hockey! As always, we aren't experts. Please correct us if we're wrong! We're more than happy to correct ourselves! Hockey Penalties: A Complete Guide to Penalties in Ice Hockey

Because there's so many penalties in ice hockey, we are separating this into two episodes: minor penalties and major penalties. This week we are tackling minor penalties! Buckle in, because there's A LOT! Also - Bex has dyslexia and brain farts. Please forgive the "he picks up his puck" instead of "picks up his STICK". (In my defense: I work 12 hour 3rd shifts and we tend to record in the mornings...

ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE IN JUNE!?!?!? That's right, you didn't think the Leftist Podcast run by two nonbinary baddies would skip PRIDE MONTH, did you?? In honor of the anniversary of Stonewall, we have a very special Ryan-centric episode were we talk about Pride in hockey. Don't forget to thank your black and brown trans bad asses for starting Pride at the Stonewall Riot! 🌈🌈🌈

This week we are discussing the actual game play of Ice Hockey. From Face Off to Overtime! We are also talking about hat tricks and what they are - and what they aren't. Because a hat trick is NOT three points in a game, it is 3 goals in a game. Don't always believe what's told to you just because a man told you. As Ryan learned. Skater Stat Leaders | NHL EDGE | NHL.com Penalty shot (ice hockey) -...

With the tragic suicide of Claude Lemieux, we wanted to bring our Men's Mental Health episode out a little earlier. We get very emotional and raw this episode. So please keep your own mental health in mind. List of Trigger Warnings: Discussion of suicide Discussion of self harm Discussion of depression This is a very heavy episode - please take care of yourself! And if you are struggling, please r...

This week we tackle all things goalies! Please forgive the audio again :( it does get better, I swear

Please forgive the shitty audio - We were recording with shitty microphones. The audio will get better, I promise! Note: It's ALTERNATE Captain, not Assistant Captain - Bex has dyslexia and was screaming at the phone the entire time listening to this episode after recording. WE APOLOGIZE Note: Laila Edwards played for the US team, not Canada team - forgive us! Recorded on May 14th This week we bre...

(Note: This was recorded on May 11th) Welcome to our very first episode! We're so glad you're here! This is for the Girls, the Gays, the Theys, and all of you who want to learn about hockey but didn't think there was a space for you. Here is your space! No one can tell you where you do or don't belong. Hockey should be for everyone, so join Bex and Ryan as we break down hockey the way we wish it h...