Grease In The Crease

With the Frozen Four now behind us and as we congratulate Western Michigan we break down what we watched and discussed changes we would all like to see. Additionally, what is the landscape of Minnesota college hockey going to look like in 5 years? All of this and a little more as we slowly fade our minds to golfers.

We are on the eve of the Frozen Four so before they put out pucks, water bottles and tins of snuff for Frozen Four Santa the guys each break down one of the the four remaining teams and each give a prediction after their initial brackets were a hot mess. Mailbag digs into coaching and we have NCHC trivia.

So the guys break down what was one of the craziest outcomes in any tournament in recent memory. The mailbag asks where both the mens and women's tournaments rank in all of the college national championships. Also we crown a new champion already in pick'ems.

The greatest time of the year is here, we break down our brackets for the big dance in college hockey as the run for the pick'ems winner has hit the stretch run. We also discuss our strategy for building a college team with NIL money, have a fun trivia game and discuss the coaching situation at North Dakota.

Our fearless leader Willie toughens out a shorty this week while Mike and Anders are AWOL. Games and Growlers breaks down the conference tournaments and we chat about the USA Hockey Hall of Fame possibly moving from rural to the big city.

This week we do a fine comb over every conference heading into their tournaments and where the contenders sit on the bubble.

It's our annual rundown of discussing and predicting our Minnesota State Hockey Tournament brackets.

Much like President Musk asked of the federal employees, the guys come up with reasons to stay on the pod. Mailbag brings us to Russia, Sweden, and behind on the bench. Oscar trivia and the battle of pick'ems continues.

This week in a full episode we recap all the games that were in Games in Growlers. The mailbag asks if LIU is on the rise and future powerhouses in 2 conferences. We breakdown the conferences at the end of the season here and play a Podleywed Game.

Finally with a full crew back, the guys play a game 2 weeks late where you have to answer one question from another show member. On top of that a full mailbag asks non conference schedules and gets into bubble teams. 4 Nations Face Off is discussed as the main topic. Plus our season long pick'ems match up rages on.

3 out of 4 of the crew is back to talk about the week that was and battle for the top of the Pick'ems league.

We rolled with a speed trial as we were short staffed. We talked a goofy penalty and made our picks.

With a full crew back this week we talk about the week that was in college hockey. Best college hockey coach ever and bucket list road game to attend are discussed. Gambling heavy and fun changes we'd make to spice up the game. ABC 123 in Trivia and our pick'ems battle continues.

Either way you look at it, 2 sickos weren't available and 2 sickos were available for this weeks episode. It is a quickie so we recap the week that was in Games and Growlers, discuss St. Thomas shaving a year off of their tournament eligibility and we make our pick'ems.

Back from Christmas break they guys check in on their bold predictions they made earlier in the year as well as make up some new ones for the second half. Additionally they attempt to recast Slap Shot if it was made today.

With the midway season arriving, the guys recap the past weekend along with their highlights and low lights of the first half of the college hockey season and a topic that is near and dear to our hearts, Ken Griffey Jr baseball.

Even though it is debatable with the show at full strength with all four fellas back together, we feel like a team again. This week we discuss the top teams in the nation, what we would do to tweak the pairwise, and answer a question from last weeks mailbag. We play a borrowed game in trivia this week and get you caught up and prepared for the week ahead in college hockey.

Anders and Mike are out so Willie and Petey guide the ship and try to set an episode speed record. While they do that they cover our group bet for the title this year, discuss a large crowd for a game at Madison Square Garden and leave the rink to talk about the Golden Batter proposal.

After doing a deep dive into our audience, besides Minnesota we wanted to give a shout out to our second biggest audience, the great state of Ohio. On top of that love for the Buckeye State we cover the reason we have a new number 1 team in the country, what conference is currently equivalent to what part of the Thanksgiving meal currently and our pick'ems for the week.

It's never too early to over analyze the pairwise in late November and that is just what the guys do this week. What teams are locks and come March what teams will be on the outside looking in. Mailbag, Picks and the guys play a new game during Trivia.

This week to celebrate the 160th episode the guys play a controversial game. We have a breaking news story in the mailbag and the season chase for the GITC medallion carries on with Pick'ems. All of this and more on this weeks episode.

Willie starts out the episode sad but we bring up our own topics to vote on to raise his spirits. Trivia, Games and Growlers and more on this weeks episode.

This week we take our annual attempt at bold predictions and this year is a doozy. Willie is mesmerized by Mike's beer choice this week for Games and Growlers. World Series trivia and more on this week's episode.

We stretch across the US to the elite coast and talk about the conferences and our predictions. With the election fast approaching we have a presidential themed trivia plus our own election. Games and Growlers, Mailbag and more.

In this season's second episode the guys start off discussing all the western conferences and give us who we see making the tournament. Games and Growlers, Mailbag and we play a new game in trivia.