THE DEBATE - Hockey Podcast

NO HOCKEY!! What NO HOCKEY!! Yep it is time to be safe. As the Coronavirus sweeps across the United States and Canada the National Hockey League has suspended their season. Brad Burud and Blake Friars talk about the announcement and what lead to the difficult decision. They give their reaction and outlook for the future of this years hockey. They also discuss the responsibility of the owners to pa...

The final month of the regular season is here and teams are down to 15 games remaining. The playoff races are hotter than ever. What are the odds your favorite team makes the big dance. Brad Burud and Blake Friars give you the low down if you will be golfing or watching hockey. The Corona Virus fear is rising and it is now and will continue to effect the NHL. We talk about recent changes and new p...

The NHL Playoff race is hotter than ever. Brad Burud and Blake Friars talk about some surprise teams making a push. They breakdown each division and will tell you who will get in and who will be headed to the golf course. They also have a little fun by making first round predictions if the playoffs started today. The Western Conference is frantic and the Eastern Conference seems to be pretty settl...

NHL Trade Deadline Day has come and gone, and to our surprise it was a very busy day. Brad Burud and Blake Friars breakdown all the moves, and give you their opinions on what teams made the smart moves and what teams were not so smart. Then it is time to talk about how the Toronto Maple Leafs cannot even beat their own employee. David Ayres steps in as an emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurrican...

It is time to talk NHL Trade Deadline. Brad Burud and Blake Friars love this time of year and are full of options and ideas when it comes to deadline moves. It was a difficult week for NHL star players. Injuries were common place. We breakdown all the injuries and discuss how they will effect their teams down the stretch. It was also a week of anger and outbursts. We talk Evander Kane, Zach Kassia...

Will Coyotes get in? Will the Flames get in and will the Leafs get in? Its all up in the air this year. Brad Burud and Blake Friars will give you the lowdown on who they think will get in. Then Blake dazzles us with his Trade Deadline predictions (side note Blake is not that good at predictions, he picked the Devils to make playoffs this year and still thinks the Habs are going to get in this year...

This past week was probably the most entertaining week of hockey this year in the National Hockey League. The Battle of Alberta was amped up to a level hockey fans have not seen since the mid 80's. Brad Burud and Blake Friars tell you how the madness went down, how the goalie fight changes the rivalry and tells you why this is the top rivalry in the NHL. Then its time to stress Canucks fan Blake o...

Who wants to be an NHL coach these days? Not me. The coach firings continue as Gerard Gallant is fired from the Vegas Golden Knights. Brad Burud and Blake Friars discuss a recent players poll conducted by The Athletic. They give their take on the results and have their own questions to answer. Then they take a trip around the NHL and discuss a variety of topics including Rask, Andersson, Perrault,...

Things are wild and crazy in the Pacific Division. In one week the top 5 teams have completely flipped, and will probably flip again in the coming weeks. Brad Burud and Blake Friars give their thoughts on why the Pacific is so crazy and entertaining. Then its time for the hot topic! The Tkachuk and Kassian fiasco. Brad and Blake talk about their opinions. Is it ok to rag doll another player, and i...

The NHL season is halfway done. Brad Burud and Blake Friars tell you who will make the playoffs and who will not. Is Calgary in? Blake thinks the Habs are locks, and Brad still thinks the Preds have life. The final half of the season is sure to be interesting and entertaining. We also discuss Kovalchuk, Montgomery, All-Star Antics, Frolik, Williams, Sid the Kid, Winter Classic, Perry the Rat and W...

This is the episode all about keeping your mouth shut! Well Brad Burud and Blake Friars are also not very good at that. We say dumb stuff all the time....Just not sure we go to the extent that Jeremy Roenick did. John Tortorella also has a hard time keeping his mouth shut, but damn Blake and I agreed 100% with him. He is the most entertaining guy out there. These comments could cost a job if your...

The trade has finally happened. Taylor Hall has been traded to the the Arizona Coyotes. Brad Burud and Blake Friars break down the trade. They discuss how it will effect the New Jersey Devils and most importantly how will it change the Arizona Coyotes. Are the Coyotes Stanley Cup contenders now? Then Brad and Blake rank the seven Canadian teams and then they rank the top 12 players under the age o...

It is almost Christmas time and this episode is not really filled with Christmas cheer...it is filled with debate, controversy and some comedy. Brad Burud and Blake Friars talk Nathan MacKinnon....there is no debate here. We both think he is the top player in the NHL and we are happy as hell he is willing to take less money to win a Stanley Cup. Shouldn't that be the goal of every pro athlete. The...

Unfortunately part of todays episode is about life....not hockey....life.. What is right what is wrong. Societies images..Societies failures, its mistakes, its forgiveness or lack of forgiveness. Brad Burud and Blake Friars love hockey. It is an escape from the troubles of the world. The abuse, whether it be physical, sexual or racial....sadly the escape of hockey is being intruded by the evil of...

On location at Watoba Place in Brandon Manitoba, Brad Burud and Blake Friars are arguing hockey again. The Western Hockey League weekend was filled with great hockey games and a very entertaining episode of THE DEBATE Hockey Podcast. The Brandon Wheat Kings game versus the Calgary Hitmen is discussed and the Regina Pats game previewed. Then it is time to clear the air on the Mike Babcock situation...

What team is worse...the Calgary Flames or the Toronto Maple Leafs? Brad Burud and Blake Friars discuss the long list of troubles that these two teams are having. Life is not fun in these two Canadian markets. Lots of players made moves in the off-season, which of these moves is working out the best and what players have been flops? Then it is time to talk Kovalchuk, Crosby injury, Schneider place...

The season is just over a month and some surprise teams remain and others have fallen back to reality. Brad Burud and Blake Friars are joined by guest Noah Grant to talk everything NHL in the first 30 days of the season. They are full of opinions and predictions. How does your team look? They have the answers. Then the most recent of the never ending problems with Evander Kane is discussed. Canuck...

Yes Blake the Canucks are off to a good start......yes I know they are going win the Stanley Cup.....yes I know they have the best power play.....Oh yes we have to talk about the Canucks. It is a painful and intense episode of THE DEBATE Hockey Podcast. Check out Brad Burud and Blake Friars discussing ... yes Blake the CANUCKS, and then we talk super goals and the amazing offensive creativity we a...

Who are the top Dynamic Duos in the NHL. Brad Burud and Blake Friars debate who is the best, who is up and coming, and who is past their prime. Then it is finally time to determine which of this years surprise teams are better. Is it the Buffalo Sabres of the Edmonton Oilers? Here is a shocker...Brad and Blake do not agree on this one.. Then it is time to take a trip around the NHL, are the Leafs...

It is time to talk hockey! Brad Burud and Blake Friars talk Jason Zucker. Is this guy trying to get traded? Were his comments overblown? The Zucker story is dissected. Then it is time to talk NHL Salary Cap, and is the NHL broke? I mean broke? There is no money left for players to make trades or sign players. Only eight NHL teams have over 5 million in cap space. That is scary. Then its time to ta...

Every year there is a team that make you shake your head. This year the Edmonton Oilers have Brad Burud and Blake Friars shaking their head. Brad and Blake dig into why the Oilers are having success and will it last? Oh yeah, Blake tells Brad that he has always known that James Neal is a top scorer and Calgary had no idea how to use him....Just wait! Then it is time to talk about all the teams off...

The NHL season is off and running. Brad Burud and Blake Friars talk about what teams are off to hot and cold starts. What teams will continue these positive and negative trends? Some players have rocketed out of the gates. Austin Matthews, Anthony Mantha, and Mika Zibanejad are lighting the lamp at break neck speeds. Then it is time to take a trip around the league and discuss, Jack Edwards, Leafs...

One of our favorite and most anticipated episodes of the year. The PREDICTIONS episode. Brad Burud and Blake Friars tell you division by division how they will finish. They will also tell you who the wildcards will be and fill in who makes the playoffs. As always predictions lead to debate, arguments and some making fun of each other. That is pretty easy for us. Then it is on to the individual awa...

With just one week left until the start of the regular season Brad Burud and Blake Friars breakdown each teams point projections. They give their over or under, and also fire off their insight on each team which sparks some pretty good debate. Then it is on to more RFA talk. Who signed, who hasn't and what is taking so long. The troubles and odd circumstances in Winnipeg is also discussed and then...

It is now-----Season 3. Brad Burud and Blake Friars are back for another great year of hockey talk. They dive right into the recent player signings. The good signings, and the crappy ones ie..Jared Spurgeon. Then they debate the unsigned RFA's. When will they sign and how much will they get? and is there any cap room left. Three questions will entertain and a great Toronto Maple Leafs listener que...