THE DEBATE - Hockey Podcast

THE DEBATE Hockey Podcast – Episode 120 - NHL Start?, AHL Survival, Cap Hell and Contracts Host- Brad Burud @BradBurud Co-Host- Blake Friars @Friars_Blake --- EPISODE 120 --- NHL Start Date and Uncertainty of Format (20:40) AHL Survival (28:28) Cap Hell (34:20) Best and Worst Contracts (42:36) 3 Questions (56:12) Listener Question: Who do you think will be the starting goalie in the first ever Sea...

THE DEBATE Hockey Podcast – Episode 119 - Fate of the NHL and Moneys Tight for Free Agents Host- Brad Burud @BradBurud Co-Host- Blake Friars @Friars_Blake -The State of the NHL --- when will we have hockey again? (11:30) -Unsigned UFA's and RFA's and Recent Signings. (24:38) -AROUND THE NHL: Yotes pick, World Jrs, HHOF 21, Black Outs, Emerick and Sad news from the Hockeyworld (40:30) -3 Questions...

The news around the NHL went crazy this week when free agency hit. Tons and tons of key signings two of which have created a spark on this show that we have never seen before. Brad Burud (Flames Fan) discusses with Blake Friars (Canucks Fan) why the Canucks would allow two UFA's to bolt to Calgary....it is a sensitive topic to say the least for Blake. How bad will Brad rub it in??? It is an intere...

It is one of the most exciting weeks of the NHL season, at least the off season. Brad Burud and Blake Friars discuss Tuesday and Wednesdays Draft and of course dive deep into Fridays Free Agency. Who will go where? How much is a flat cap going to limit pay? and How in the hell are the Canucks going to make this work with a star goalie needing a contract and a rumored high price defenseman on the w...

The Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Tampa Bay Lightning. I don't think many of us thought that we would see that happen. The NHL did a masterful job and everyone was safe and the hockey was amazing. Brad Burud and Blake Friars discuss the cup and then dive into a very busy free agent pool. Trade talk, Free Agents, Offer Sheets and yes buyouts. There is a ton to talk about, and yes Blake brings...

The Stanley Cup Finals are underway as the NHL has hit fast forward on this years playoffs. Brad Burud and Blake Friars discuss the Conference Finals and then breakdown the Finals. Who will be impact players, who do the experts pick and most importantly who are we picking. Then the UFA menu platter is presented to Blake. He tells us how much each person will sign for and who will sign them..there...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are racing by. The Conference Finals are nearing an end and the seven game battle for Lord Stanley is about to begin. Brad Burud and Blake Friars talk Conference Finals, and continue to be shocked by the success of the Dallas Stars. Then it is time to talk trade rumors...there are tons of rumors flying around and we love to discuss them. It might be our favorite thing to t...

The NHL continues their race to the Stanley Cup. Brad Burud and Blake Friars put a wrap on Round 2 of the playoffs and blast into Conference Finals talk. They will give their thoughts on the two series, breakdown the key players and give their predictions. Then it is time to talk Vancouver Canucks. After a great playoff run and the emergence of Thatcher Demko what will happen in Vancouver. Will Ma...

Teams are starting to fall in round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Brad Burud and Blake Friars will let you know who will fall next and give there thoughts and insight into a speedy round two. What is going on with the Colorado Avalanche and why have the Dallas Stars found offense. It has been an interesting series. Then it is time to get serious and talk about race in sports and the recent happ...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs waste no time in jumping into Round 2. Brad Burud and Blake Friars recap the first round, give there insight and discuss a few surprises. Then it is time to look into the future and dive into round two. We breakdown the matchups, talk about the key players and give our predictions on what looks to be a second round with some very intriguing match-ups. We then talk about so...

Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are drawing to an end. Elimination looms for some teams and others battle to the end. Brad Burud and Blake Frairs breakdown every series. They are full of insight and opinions. They also dive into some other NHL news such as Tuukka Rask leaving the bubble, fired up coaches, a medical scare in the bubble and are the Pittsburgh Penguins in big trouble? Do you li...

It is time for the real Stanley Cup Playoffs, but wow how can we forget those Qualifiers. Brad Burud and Blake Friars recap all of the Qualifying Series and also throw in their two cents on the Round Robin play. Blake had fairly good results on his predictions and Brad....well not so much. Now it is time for the real predictions. Brad and Blake lay down their predictions for the entire Stanley Cup...

We finally have live hockey and it is amazing...The intensity is better than expected and the games have been hard fought. Brad Burud and Blake Friars breakdown all the early games in the Qualifiers and also give a quick rundown of the Round Robin games. The Tkachuk incident or (lack of Tkachuk in the incident) is debated. The Oilers thumping in game 1 and the Canucks struggles. What are the Range...

It is our favorite time of year....wait...what in the hell - my calendar says July???? Wait it is playoff time but it is not April...Anyways what the heck this year has been a disaster -- it is time for playoff hockey and we are pumped. Brad Burud and Blake Friars breakdown all the series and of course give their NHL predictions. They are not always right but we have a blast doing them. Then it is...

JACKPOT! NHL Training Camps are open! A schedule is in our hands and it is almost time for hockey. We never thought it would happen this summer. Well Blake Friars and Brad Burud were wrong---well I hope there is no glitches---damn I want to be wrong. We want hockey! On this episode we discuss the NHL Return to play progress, the schedule, the hubs, the bubble rules and of course the hot topic play...

The long hot summer continuers, but good news! NHL hockey will be back before you know it. More good news...there is actually some NHL news to talk about. Brad Burud and Blake Friars are back to discuss the NHL Draft Lottery and the controversy surrounding it. Then they talk about the Hall of Jokes selections and how this process seems so archaic. Then we roll into the current progress in the NHL'...

This is a weird week...We should be celebrating the Stanley Cup being hoisted this week but instead we are left waiting...waiting for the season to resume. The good news is we now have a return to training camp date and a return to game action plan...That is great news. On this episode Brad Burud and Blake Friars rundown various news from around the NHL, and then dive into NHL Awards. They breakdo...

Hockey fans continue to power through the never ending NHL pause. Brad Burud and Blake Friars breakdown the great news that the NHL announced last week. Hockey will be back this summer and the Stanley Cup will be awarded. They breakdown the steps needed for a return, the 24 team playoff format and then talk about the many hurdles that the league faces before the puck drops again. The two hockey fa...

The Great Hockey Debates - Part 2 Noah Grant joins Brad Burud and Blake Friars for another interesting episode of THE DEBATE Hockey Podcast. As the NHL is on pause we dive into some of the greatest debates in the hockey world. 1- Should Hockey Greatness be measured by Stanley Cups 2- Advanced Analytics or Traditional Scouting 3- 3 point for win System or Standard 2 point win System 4- Replay Revie...

The Great Hockey Debates - Part 1 Noah Grant joins Brad Burud and Blake Friars for another interesting episode of THE DEBATE Hockey Podcast. As the NHL is on pause we dive into some of the greatest debates in the hockey world. 1- Shootout or No Shootout to determine overtime ties 2- Increase Scoring or Leave the game alone 3- Pro-Fighting or No-Fighting 4- Salary Cap or Free Market 5- Home Jerseys...

One Hundred Episodes! Brad Burud and Blake Friars are proud to have survived 100 great episodes of hockey debate. It all started on Oct 22nd 2017. Two and a half years later we are at the century mark. In this episode we look back at all the funny moments, horrible predictions and laughs. We also dive into all the NHL happenings that we discussed over the 100 episodes. Brad and Blake talk about th...

The quarantine continues and so does the hockey talk. Brad Burud and Blake Friars discuss happenings around the NHL, and talk about what they have been doing during all this free time. Then it is time to talk "Faces of the Franchise". Noah Grant (KVSC - 88.1 FM - St. Cloud State hockey broadcaster) joins the show and the three hockey minds talk about who they think is each teams face of the franch...

No sign of hockey in the near future, but we still want to talk hockey. Brad Burud and Blake Friars push through the difficult quarantine by having a little fun. Its time to play a little name that NHLer. All current players, how will Blake do? Hopefully better than the are you smarter than a fifth grader experiment. Thats not all we also update the current NHL status as it relates to the Coronavi...

The long wait for hockey continues, but that is not what we want to talk about. Brad Burud and Blake Friars want to take your mind off the difficult times the world is fancy. Put the pandemic behind you and lets talk hockey...Brad and Blake talk about the news and happenings around the National Hockey League. Then it is time for the two to talk about their all-time favorite player for every franch...

Life without hockey continues and it is not getting any easier. Especially since life is very scary now. Hockey has always been my escape during difficult times, well this is a very difficult time and we have no escape from sports...well we do have podcasts... Brad Burud and Blake Friars want to be your escape...and we also want you to laugh. This episode should do that. We talk a little hockey an...