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“G.O.A.T. League: 2023 Cranberry Cup Final” 09/01/23 Elite summer hockey in Pittsburgh has a name: “G.O.A.T. League.” As of this season, the top G.O.A.T. team earns more than just bragging rights through the Winter. The Cranberry Cup is ‘a thing,’ now, and it belongs to today’s guest - and Team Red’s captain - Christian Humphreys. That isn’t the only team Christian plays for, though. During the re...

“The Last Wife” 08/21/23 Ashley Taylor stops by the studio - it wasn’t a long commute for her - and goofiness ensues. Kyle Dubas is mentioned, Jason Zucker is still Mayor of Pittsburgh, and Cheburashka has some things to say. And while you’re listening today, please: Subscribe to the podcast, leave us a glowing, 5-star review, and tell your friends all about Fly Penguins Fly. The more digi-love yo...

“Time Is A Flat Circle” 08/15/23 Cigarettes. Beer. Nietzsche. Little to no cussing. Hang out with us for 17+ minutes, you (possibly) won’t regret it. And heck, why not come down to the G.O.A.T. League Championship game, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, PA this Wednesday evening and listen to Jeff and Jordan deliver Jeff’s duet arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner? 7:00pm puck drop,...

“Rob Rossi Wants A Theme Song” 08/08/23 Happy (belated) Birthday, Sidney Crosby!! It’s always a treat when Rob Rossi (The Athletic) drops by to talk Penguins Hockey with us. The ink on a monumental, three-team trade that brought Erik Karlsson to Pittsburgh has yet to dry. Rob reflects on Monday’s (General Manager Kyle) Dubas press conference, held Monday afternoon at the Penguins’ practice facilit...

“Menacing Whirlpool” 07/31/23 Pat yourself on the back, listener. You’ve hung in there with us, through the “Mug Of Summer” and into deepest, swirling saltwater depths of the NHL offseason. It’s all uphill from here, though, beginning with an exciting announcement we’ve got for you today (10:59). We talk about comets (00:47), guitars (05:27), and a long-ago time when Jeff could slam dunk the hell...

“Mug Of Summer” 07/24/23 Welcome to the absolute MUG of Summer. We’re not really sure what that means, but whatever it is, if you’re withiin striking distance of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you’re DEEP inside of it. We’re talking music, the newly spruced-up Penguins app, and surf documentaries today, because that’s what one does when trapped in… THE MUG OF SUMMER.                                    ...

“Penguins PA Announcer Ryan Mill” 07/17/23 Ryan Mill’s career story is the stuff of dreams. A lifelong Penguins fan, Ryan was skating with some beer league pals when one of them offhandedly mentioned a job posting they’d seen. The rest is a very cool history, one that forever altered the sonic landscape of Pittsburgh hockey. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod Jeff Ta...

“Summer Digest: Signings, Trades, & Goodbyes” 07/11/23 First, huge congratulations to former guest on Fly Penguins Fly, Genviève Lacasse. She and her partner, Emerance Maschmeyer, both PWHPA goalies, were married just this past weekend. Congrats to them both, and best wishes. Meanwhile in Pittsburgh… We’ve got signings, acquisitions, and farewells to catch up on. Don’t know about you, listener, bu...

DeFigio + Taylor: “Yager! Jagr! Yessir!” 07/03/23 It’s been a WEEK for Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brayden Yager was taken 14th overall by PIT, in Nashville, TN at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Yager attended prospect development camp this weekend, in Cranberry, PA, along with names already synonymous with the event - ones like Sam Poulin, Owen Pickering, Tristan Broz, and Taylor Gauthier...

Jeff + Jordan: Live From The Hangar 06/27/23 It’s officially summer, and we really needed to get “out of the office.” Grab a beer and join Jordan and Jeff, Live from The Hangar in Moon, PA. There’s a bit of Penguins hockey talk contained in this episode, but ...not that much.  As of this recording, the Bill Masterton Trophy hadn’t yet been awarded. We now know it was awarded to the Penguins’ own,...

“Two New Goalies” with The Athletic’s Josh Yohe 06/20/23 Pregnant moments. These are the days between the awarding of Lord Stanley’s Cup, and historical days in a team’s history like: - The annual NHL entry draft - The start of free agency Lucky for Jordan and Jeff,  they’re joined on today’s episode by none other than Josh Yohe, Penguins beat writer for TheAthletic.com. Updates to these episode n...

“Invitation To Immortality” with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi 06/13/23 On the 14th anniversary of the Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup Championship, Jeff welcomes onto the podcast longtime Pens beat writer, The Athletic's Rob Rossi. They discussed: How things change for players, when the Stanley Cup is in the building (6:26) On the 14th anniversary of 09 SCF G7, Rob shares stories from Joe Louis Arena (13:3...

“All Of Their Comings” 05/29/23   Fenway Sports Group and the Penguins minority ownership landed the big front office fish they were after. Was the bait right, and if so, what gauge line did they use? Did they get the family station wagon on the road before 2am so they could have their sand spikes set up before anyone else? WHAT. WAS. THEIR. SECRET? Jeff and Jordan contemplate this and other matte...

“SINKHOLE SHIKAAKWA” 05/29/23 Enjoy a Memorial Day Monday check-in episode with your co-hosts, Jordan DeFigio and Jeff Taylor. In this episode we attempt to squeeze some Penguins-related content from an otherwise newsless, bottom-of-the-barrel offseason moment. No mention of Kyle Dubas, Matthew Darche, or other GM candidates is made, because frankly, the wire is dead save the widely-believed rumor...

“Boba Tea Meet Cute” 05/22/23 This is not a drill: Jaromir Jagr was in town over the weekend. As in, 68 was INSIDE Pittsburgh city limits - physically. Could the Czech-born player’s visit to the 4-1-2 signal an impending jersey retirement, or even something more? Amid incessant speculation, among fans and the press about the Penguins’ ongoing search for a new GM, Jagr’s sudden in-the-flesh appeara...

Listeners and Friends! Come down to Mr. Small's Theater today for Jeff's first ever full-band gig as a Pittsburgh resident.  The Millvale Music Fest presents Jeff Taylor, from 1:50pm-2:30pm on the Mr. Smalls (outdoor) stage on Butler Street. This show is free to attend, just bring a rain jacket or windbreaker as it might be a bit spritz-y! Come down to the show, and of course: LET'S GO PENS!!

“Pretty Garbage” 05/14/23 Not everyone is the best at texting. One thing we can all agree on, though, is that the Eastern Conference Final matchup is set. The Carolina Hurricanes will have home ice advantage on the Florida Panthers, who themselves have defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round. In the West, both semi-final series could be headed to a seventh and decisive game, pending t...

“Offseason Druthers” with Hunter Hodies 05/08/23 For this episode we’re joined, in-studio, by Hunter Hodies. The longtime host of Locked On Penguins Podcast, Hunter recently joined up as co-host of Hockey Happy Hour on ESPN Radio Pittsburgh (104.7fm/970am). “HHH” airs Fridays at 5:00pm EST. Jordan is off today, so it’s just Jeff and Hunter, recording (late yesterday evening) Sunday, reacting live...

“Goalie Bob Says…” 05/01/23 We’re really starting to enjoy watching the playoffs, folks. Our guess is, YOU. ARE. TOO. Holy smokes, was this past weekend an exciting one, or what?! Jeff and Jordan call the 3rd period and (some of) OT during the FLA@BOS Game 7 matchup, LIVE on the podcast. It’s a fun, goofy time, we're just enjoying ourselves and sharing the experience with you listeners. Speaking o...

“Amelia Earhart: Alive And Well” 04/23/23 We’re really IN IT, now, folks. Welcome to what we’re calling “OS-23,” a gruesome, new time of the year when there are no “Playoff Hockey Nights In Pittsburgh,” at least this time around. So, what to do with the podcast? Glad you asked. We discuss the whereabouts of alive-and-well Amelia Earheart, the annoying din of Penguins Twitter users STILL complainin...

“DING DONG: Ron Hextall + Co. Fired” 04/14/23 The Penguins drop their season finale to Columbus, 2-3 in extra time. There IS good news, however, if one chooses to see it that way. Ron Hextall has been fired and is now the *former* General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Chris Pryor, former Assistant GM to Hextall, has also been relieved of his position with the Penguins. Brian Burke, former Pr...

“Gong With The Wind” PIT@CBJ 04/13/23 Listeners, thanks for being with us in the 2022-2023 Pittsburgh Penguins regular season. Things didn’t turn out the way we’d all hoped, but it’s been a wild ride - one we’re glad we took. If it weren’t for YOU - yes, we mean YOU - then we’d just be talking out into the void. And that, to say nothing of the Penguins’ season coming to an untimely close, is a pre...

“Your Reality Changes” CHI@PIT 04/11/23 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ path to the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs is pretty simple: Win tonight. Beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks and go from there. Sure, there’s one more regular season game in addition to tonight’s tilt versus the ‘Hawks, but can it possibly do the Pens’ players any good, to be thinking about a different game - the one against Columbus on Th...

Are the Penguins looking through the wrong end of the telescope? Are they comatose waiting for this thing to grow? Who knows? What Jordan and Jeff DO know is that Lucius put on an absolutely KILLER show at Mr. Smalls theater in Millvale, PA. They hop on a quick voice memo recording to discuss it all - from Jeff's sit-in on “Dusty Trails,” to his … unique whistling abilities. Nathan Linegar, Lucius...

“Spring Flower” MIN@PIT 04/06/23 This is it, folks. - JT Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod // Jeff: @penspod_JT //Jordan: @fidgenewton Enjoy tonight's Penguins home game versus the Wild … AND of COURSE: LETS GO PENS!! JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO