Fusion; An Hockey Podcast

The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup! Nicolas Aubé-Kubel dropped it, Nikita Kucherov threw his gloves, and all Nathan MacKinnon can talk about is Sidney Crosby. Plus, Paul Maurice, Luke Richardson, the Hall of Fame class, draft talk (Mateychuk, Mintyukov, Korchinski, McGroarty, Lambert...) and a new avant-garde trivia style. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week, it’s major awards results, Stanley Cup Finals, Dadonov / Weber, DeBoer and coaching vacancies, Gulk, prospect talk, and a draft about the 12 days of Christmas. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This delayed episode of Fusion includes an Oilers eulogy, a Ranger eulogy, a Stanley Cup Final preview even though Game 1 already happened, discussions on Bruce Cassidy, John Tortorella, hockey Twitter fun, terrible scouting reports on Sportsnet, and Detroit Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week on Fusion, we discuss: Are the Rangers actually good? Are the Hurricanes set up well for the future? Was firing Bruce Cassidy a good call? How about extending Martin St-Louis? Is a quiz about the Mark Messier Leadership Award a total waste of time? Is this too many questions? Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week we discuss the end of EDM vs. CGY, and COL vs. STL, including sidetracks about Johnny Gaudreau, Ville Husso, and of course Jack Johnson. Plus: the retirement of Jason Spezza, the awful officiating in the World Championship, and a numbers draft. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

We’re recording late, again, for particular reasons, but nevertheless, we discuss the ongoing series, the new contracts for Bryan Rust and Mark Giordano, Quinn Hughes taking Vasily Podkolzin to see “Dune,” and some St. Louis Blues Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week we recap ALL 8 1st-round series, preview the 4 2nd-round series, discuss the results of the draft lottery, dissect the various firings around the league, and acknowledge the finalists of some major awards. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

We go through all 8 series, including: Alex feels vindicated by Dallas, Taisei feels vindicated by Pittsburgh, and no one believes in what the Leafs are selling. Plus, a draft lottery preview! Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

Vegas missed the playoffs, Malcolm Subban sang The Star-Spangled Banner, Jeff Blashill is finally leaving Detroit, and we run through our entire playoff brackets, in their full glorious absurdity. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week we talk about how Vegas and Nashville are definitely gonna end up in a play-in game for the final wild card spot, how the Canadiens are as uninspired and untalented as ever, and a Guy Lafleur / Mike Bossy quiz. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week: A thorough look at the remains of the regular season, and how the playoff picture may shake out, followed by a discussion on the Blues’ week, Kreider hits 50 goals, Price returns, and an articles-of-clothing draft.

This week we talk about the Hurricanes, Getzlaf retiring, Matthews' 51-in-50, college signings, a standings check-in, and Guess Who: Islanders. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week we talk about the Bruins, the Flyers sewering Yandle's iron-man streak, Jay Beagle attacking some Anaheim Ducks, and an Iron Man/Iron Men quiz. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

Today we discuss the Dadonov fiasco, and the other deals of deadline day that actually *did* go through. Plus, an oddity concerning the Hobey Baker Award, and a Modes of Transportation Draft Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

We discuss the Flames' week before diving into all the recent key transactions in a very natural order, from Giordano to Hamonic to Manson to Lindholm to Chiarot to Giroux to Hagel, and pretty much everything else. We also learn how terrible Taisei's March Madness bracket is. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week we discuss the Lightning’s losing streak, and some new player contracts: McCann, Pavelski, Kotkaniemi & Ristolainen. We also express our support for the Eberle-Hall “bananna split” tweet in Evolving Wild’s bracket, and play some Guess Who: Kraken edition. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week we discuss the Golden Knights, and jump all around the TSN Trade Bait list, including focuses on Phil Kessel, Ben Chiarot, Rasmus Ristolainen, and the odd inclusion of Toronto's 1st round pick. Plus, a trivia about last year's deadline. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week, we discuss the astonishingly boring and mediocre Winnipeg Jets, Sean Avery's attempted comeback, a family member's encounter with Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki, a preschool-TV-shows draft, and more. Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast

This week we discussed the Penguins, including Crosby's 500th goal and what they should do at the deadline. Plus, the Toffoli trade, the Lyubushkin trade, the Olympics, and Guess Who: Boston.

This week we discuss the Senators, the Habs’ coaching change, the Oilers’ coaching change, Tuukka Rask’s retirement, and a Martin St. Louis-themed trivia. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week, we recap the all-star festivities, from Trevor Zegras to Jon Hamm to Machine Gun Kelly, and we do our best to come up with alternatives, from the Mii Channel music to a judging panel of bad players to a karaoke contest. Plus: Rocky Wirtz shows his true colours, and a draft of the Winter Olympic sports. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu Marxist Winter Sc...

This week we discuss the Ducks, the return of the Breakaway Challenge, the Coyotes' embarrassing arena update, and an LA Kings Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

We discuss the week of the Nashville Predators, the Habs' hiring of Kent Hughes, Jim Matheson's frustrations with Leon Draisaitl, the racist gestures in hockey leagues this week, the curious state of sports journalism, Alex's saddest sports loss ever, and a trivia about the Olympics. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week why discuss the dominance of the Colorado Avalanche, the broken NHL all-star game, the alarming league-wide interest in Evander Kane, the Reid Boucher scandal, and a draft of the most interesting animals to observe from a respectable distance. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu

This week, we discuss Wordle, the Oilers, PJ Stock's hatred of player tribute videos, Zach Fucale breaking a record, Sesame Street, and a Guess Who: San Jose Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu