Handsome Hockey Podcast

Episode 72 has arrived. We spend a lot of it talking about Rachel Doerrie's lawsuit against the Vancouver Canucks alleging discrimination against her by their administration, most notably Emilie Castonguay. We also eulogize Borje Salming, touch on Kris Letang, Cal Peterson to waivers, Matt Murray's shenanigans, good teams, bad teams and Patty Maroon: Humanitarian. Also, we talk about late...

Episode 71 is our belated due to sickness PHF Preview. It is stuffed to the spiracle with our decidedly dodgy opinions, predictions, and reading of roster change tea leaves. We cover every team, even ones that just started to exist, as well as our predictions for MVP, Isobel Cup champion, etc... Unfortunately, since this happened, we also cover the Mitchell Miller clown show that went down in Bost...

We are back with Episode 70. In this one we're recapping all the fun bits from the last two weeks. Well, that and Hockey Canada and Ian Cole, both of which are awful. Phil Kessel, however, is the exact opposite of awful and is now your NHL Iron Man. We also talk about the games in Prague, Tankathon 2022, and we talk shit about every single Reverse Retro jersey. Thank you for listening! 

The NHL is back and so is Rob! Former cohost and friend of the podcast Rob joins us to recap the last five weeks including Chara, Subban and Yandle's retirements, Jagr's probable retirement, more Hockey Canada drudgery, Canucks ownership is bad at being daddy, and a freed Tyler Bertuzzi. We then recap our not so great prognostications from last year and dive into the 2022-23 season. What i...

Episode 68 is up for your listening pleasure. We spend the first half of the episode talking about the major happenings in women's hockey since we last recorded, Canada takes gold, Hilary Knight goes plaid, Brianna Decker goes PHF, and Sarah Nurse goes to the cover. Also, the PWHPA announces this year's Dream Gap Tour, Montreal uses the Force, and more. On the back half we catch you up on...

New episode who dis? Episode 67 is out and it's not nearly as depressing as the last. We do have to talk about the fallout of Mel Pearson's firing from the University of Michigan, but other than that we touch on a ton of endings like Joe Thornton's career, Robin Lehner's 2022-23, Max Pacioretty's momentary but always precipitous health, Eddie Olczyk's time in Chicago and mo...

Hey there. This episode gets the big ol' TW/SA tag as we spend the bulk of this one on the multitude of sexual assault issues that have cropped up in Canada as of late. They include the sad but not altogether surprising conclusion of the Jake Virtanen trial, Daryl Katz being accused of paying an underaged ballerina for sex and - of course - all of the Hockey Canada awfulness. We bookend that w...

Hey folks, our summer posting schedule is pretty sporadic because we only get 3 - 4 good weather months in Portland but, rest assured, we still exist. Episode 65 has a whole bunch of stuff including us recapping various times the Avs have dropped the Cup, HOF inductees, PHF in Montreal, Hailey Wickenheiser in Toronto, Mike Grier in San Jose, and then a whole bunch of player movement that is not ev...

Hi folks, it's time for Episode 64 of the Handsome Hockey Podcast and as the title suggests we didn't get a single Nintendo 64 joke in there despite both of us growing up in that glorious era. Instead Jake, for some reason, decided to give spoken word versions of several Bush classics confounding Evan whilst bringing great joy to himself. In between Bush lyrics we talk about the Stanley Cu...

Hi there, Handsome Friends. Episode 63 is here. In this one we talk about the slow and yet chaotic start to PHF free agency. We then talk about the Stanley Cup conference semis and, because we recorded right after game one of the EDM/COL series get a lot of stuff wrong about NY/TB game one. Tw/sa we talk about the Rick Westhead report about the sexual assault lawsuit and allegations brought agains...

We have been gone for a while, so you are getting quite the recap in Episode 62 including Commissioner Gary Batman. We recap the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs including the battle of Toronto vs Inevitability, Brad Marchand's full heel turn, and other vibes. We also preview round two's matchups of the Battle of Alberta, the Battle of Florida and the Battle of Tony D. Then it is on...

Hi, Handsome friends. Episode 61 is out and we have a ton of women's hockey news. We do start with both of us ranting about the NHLPA's "miscommunication" that led to Kyle Beach's sexual assault claims going completely uninvestigated. Then spend a good amount of time on Jeff Marek announcing the first information on the upcoming PWHPA sponsored women's league, the PHF's...

Episode 60 is here and our podcast is almost as old as our parents. In this one we go a little in depth about the PWHPA's decision to move forward, creating a league independent of the already established PHF. Also in women's hockey we chat about the NOT AT ALL RELATED moves of Digit Murphy joining the Rivs and Anya Packer stepping aside. Then we dive in on NHL things that are gone - Keith...

Well hello there. We are back with Episode 59, which means we have one more episode before we are studied by gerontology majors. In this one we celebrate Trans Visibility Day and Luke Prokop's fancy new skates. We also finish off the Evgenii Dadonov's trade / no trade, chat about the passing of Eugene Melnyk, and then Jake gets emotional about the Whale losing the Isobel Cup. We talk about...

Yes, we know the NHL trade deadline has now passed - look at us recording after it for once - but we start off with this past week's most pressing hockey news: The Connecticut Whale are regular season PHF champions. We talk about Kennedy Marchment's MVP candidacy, preview the Isobel Cup championships happening this weekend, and celebrate the Whale in all their glory. We then talk about CCH...

Episode 57 is here for your ears and while not a lot has really happened in hockey, there's a lot going on in the hockey-verse, which is like the metaverse but not totally awful. In this episode we talk about the world celebrating Phil Kessel having intercourse, Miro Heiskanen getting mono, Philly doling out silly contracts, Eichel returning to Buffalo, new BIPOC ownership in the PHF and we pr...

In this new to us and to you episode we talk about the Olympics and condemn misogynistic poop heads for saying that women's hockey should be removed, NHL trade season is upon us and we talk about deals already done. We also talk about Zdeno Chara's record setting night, and Filip Forsberg being dangled like Vanilla Ice off a balcony by Suge Knight as trade bait. Then we talk about the dram...

In this bonus episode we go back to where this podcast began at our first true recording session that wasn't in a bar. We'll cram into the Delorean and travel back in time to August 11th, 2020: a happier time immediately after NHL hockey returned from the first COVID hiatus. We are joined by good friend, sometimes teammate, step-podfather, and now technically first guest Rob Otero to talk...

In this episode Evan and Jake talk about the charges levied against Jake Virtanen, Evander Kane's new contract, the rise and fall of a union executive director - No, not Jimmy Hoffa, Alex Sinatra - lots of women's hockey news, some NHL quick hits including Alex Ovechkin "getting COVID" and spend a while on the Blackhawks because they just can't quit screwing things up.

We're back with Episode 54. In this episode we talk about power moves by the PHF and by Vancouver in hiring women in high ranking front office positions. We also talk about Willie O'Ree's number getting retired by the Boston Bruins and then a lot of talk about why we cannot celebrate him enough because of the ways racism still impacts hockey. We then talk about tw/sa the Reid Boucher t...

We go transcontinental with this episode. Coast to coast in Canada talking about Edmonton's woes, Winnipeg's possible nomad lifestyle, Keegan Mitchell standing up against racism and all of Prince Edward Island. We also talk about rainbow ice in Kalamazoo, Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Elaine Chuli dominating the PHF, Shannon Turner hitting 100 games in style, and a little bit on The Perfect Huma...

In this episode we talk about the debacle that was the men's and women's world juniors, our old friend COVID, the Winter Classic with a special guest appearance from science. We also talk about the Canucks cleaning house, the PHFPA hiring Alex Sinatra, famed Canadian Olympian Brigette Lacquette being the first indigenous woman hired as an NHL scout and the impending return of Tuuka Rask.

In Episode 51 we tackle what is pretty much the only story in hockey right now: COVID. We also talk about will they / won't they with regards to the Olympics, the Coyotes vagabond status, Ovechkin doing ridiculous things, Dallas goalies, Kyle Beach / Chicago reaching a settlement, and we yell a lot about forcing teachers to scramble for money during intermission of a hockey game.

Hey Folks. Been a while because life intervened and Jake got sick (again, non COVID) and well, now this episode is coming out a week after we recorded so it's all out of date but touched on are: Evander Kane, the IOC trans inclusion policy and potential impacts on the PHF. Digit Murphy talks war and we once again say no, this is just sports. Montreal cleans house, Brendan Lemieux goes full Lem...

In this episode we dive back into the hockey being played all across this broad land. We've got NHL updates including the newest hall of fame inductees, the Penguins getting sold, Bob Murray's resignation and, of course, more Blackhawks tumult. We also update the PHF season through two weeks and Jake talks about Homeward Bound. Thanks for listening