Hockeytown West Podcast

On episode 42 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon have a bunch to unpack. Fist Nick and Brandon talk about the Larkin injury that happened in their game against Ottawa. Then Brandon and Nick talk about the disgusting incident that happened between a Toledo Walleye fan and a player on the other team. Hockey is for everyone and this podcast will always support that. The Grand Rapids Grif...

On episode 41 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brando recap the Grand Rapids Griffins game in Toronto against the Toronto Marlies on December 5th. Then Brandon and Nick give you a in depth preview of the Griffins upcoming two games in Belleville against the Senators. The episode is packed with in-depth information on all teams and great breakdowns of the last game and what the Griffins need...

On Episode 40 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon cover the Grand Rapids Griffins home and home weekend against the Milwaukee Admirals. First the Griffins took on the Admirals at home for their annual Red Kettle game in support of the Salvation Army. A game that brought us the best crowd we have been in all season long and a great game from the Griffins. Then Brandon and Nick dive into...

On episode 39 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon recap the winning Wednesday the Grand Rapids Griffins had against the Chicago Wolves! Brandon and Nick then take a deep dive into the upcoming home and home series against the Milwaukee Admirals. Brandon and Nick give you a rundown of the Admirals current stats, team leaders, and who to watch out for this weekend. Nick and Brandon do so...

On episode 38 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon dive into the Grand Rapids Griffins two weekend home games against the Moose. Friday The Griffins had a game of absolute dominance but Sunday not so much. Brandon and Nick pick each game apart and talk through what went good and what did not. After the ad break Brandon and Nick recap the wild past three games for the 9-3-1-1 Toledo Wall...

On episode 37 of the Hockeytown west Podcast WE ARE BACK! After a week off while Nick had the flu we are back to cover all 5 Grand Rapids Griffins games that happened while we were gone. We talk both games against the Marlies, the big win against Chicago, and the two rough games on the road trip to Texas. Brandon also talks a little Toledo Walleye action that has happened in our absence. We are ba...

On episode 36 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon give you a preview of the upcoming set of game for the Grand Rapids Griffins against the Toronto Marlies. Brandon and Nick give you a rundown of the in arena festivities and it is veteran appreciation weekend where the Griffins will show off their special snow camouflage GRG jerseys that will be auctioned off on Saturday and the reversi...

On episode 35 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon recap the Griffins trip to Milwaukee. The Griffins headed into Milwaukee with no wins on the road yet this season and on a 5 game losing streak only winning 2 games so far this season. Brandon and Nick give the full in-depth recap on how the game went, who stood out, and where they could improve. Brandon and Nick also dive into the home...

On episode 34 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Brandon and Nick recap the Grand Rapids Griffins Wednesday game in Cleveland where the Griffins lost in overtime to a red hot goalie and a stubborn Cleveland team. Nick and Brandon dive into the details of what happened and talk about some questionable calls by the officials that might have changed the game but hey...no fans threw foam pucks on the ice....

On episode 33 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon recap the Grand Rapids Griffins and their rough weekend against Cleveland and Rockford. Brandon and Nick talk all the stats and what happened in the game along with who helped and who hurt the team. Nick and Brandon also dive into the foam puck incident that cost Grand Rapids the game vs Cleveland. Brandon and Nick talk about the indivi...

On episode 32 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Brandon and Nick preview the upcoming weekend of hockey for the Grand Rapids Griffins. Nick and Brandon go through all the details on the Cleveland Monsters as they come to town Friday for their first game of the season against Grand Rapids. Brandon dives into current players to watch, team news and more. Then Nick gives you the preview of the Griffins...

On episode 31 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon dive into a lot of hockey that happened over the weekend. First Nick and Brandon recap the road trip the Grand Rapids Griffins took to Loveland Colorado to take on the Colorado Eagles for the 3rd and 4th time this season. Brandon and Nick take a deep dive into the line-up, the play, and all the shots against. Then Brandon recaps his fir...

On episode 30 of The Hockeytown West Podcast Brandon and Nick preview the upcoming games for both the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Toledo Walleye. The Griffins head to Colorado for games 3 and 4 of their early 4 game series against the eagles for what should be two exciting fast paced and hard fought games. Nick and Brandon talk roster updates from this week and even give some off the wall predic...

HOCKEY IS BACK!! On episode 29 of The Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon recap the Grand Rapids Griffins thrilling season opening weekend. We dive into the home opener experience, we talk about the thrilling 2 wins over the Colorado Eagles and who stood out in the first two games of the season. We also dive into our trip to our first ever Detroit Red Wings home opener and all the vibes that...

On episode 28 of The Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon take a deep dive into the AHL's Central Division since the Grand Rapids griffins play divisional games for over 50 games this coming season. We go in depth with each team and talk about the record Grand Rapids had against them last season and what we think will happen this season. Nick and Brandon also give their predictions on how the...

On episode 27 of The Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon talk through the last Detroit Red Wings game of the preseason and give their final thoughts on what the opening night Red Wings roster will look like. Brandon and Nick then dive into the last roster cuts made by the Detroit Red Wings and how it will impact the Grand Rapids Griffins in the short and long term. Nick talked about his first...

On episode 26 of The Hockeytown west Podcast Nick and Brandon dive into the Detroit Red Wings pre-season games vs Chicago, Pittsburgh and Toronto and talk about what we noticed and who made the big impact but also who made some BIG mistakes. Brandon and Nick also try to understand the first big round of roster cuts made by the Red Wings and start to understand what this Grand Rapids Griffins team...

On episode 25 of The Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon go over pre-season games number 2 and 3 for the Detroit Red Wings. The guys dive into how the prospects are doing and what stands out about the guys who will most likely end up in Grand Rapids. Brandon and Nick of course talk more Nate Danielson and then we take Nick's long awaited dive into the goalie situation in for the organization...

On this weeks Thursday episode of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon take a deep dive into the first pre-season game of the season for the Detroit Red Wings. Nick and Brandon go period by period talking all the details and stats from the guys who already know they have a spot in Detroit and the guys that could end up Grand Rapids Griffins as the season starts. Nick wants to overreact to...

On episode 23 of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon take a deep dive into everything that happened during the Detroit Red Wings Training Camp up in TC. Nick tells first hand stories of his first time experiencing the red vs. white game and more. Brandon and Nick also talk what the big takeaways were during camp that will help guide what to watch during the Red Wings 8 pre-season games. D...

Training camp preview is here! On the episode of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon take a dive into the Detroit Red Wings training camp roster. We talk about our expectations, our hopes, and our dreams of what this team will accomplish in this camp. We go over what players we want to see stand out after camp is done and what the system of both the Red Wings coaching staff and the new Gr...

The boys are back in full swing as The Hockeytown West Podcast is on a two episode per week schedule! On this episode Nick and Brandon take a deep dive into the Detroit Red Wings Prospect Tournament that was just held in Traverse City MI. We talk through the highs and the lows as we head into Red Wings training camp this coming week. Brandon and Nick then dive into the Grand Rapids Griffins promo...

On this weeks episode of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon dive into the upcoming Detroit Red Wings prospect tournament and what we expect to see from our soon the be Griffins players. After that we dive into a new topic that we have been dying to talk about on this podcast and that is the fan experience from our perspective as fans and what is good and what could be better if we had an...

On this weeks episode of the Hockeytown West Podcast Nick and Brandon provide updates on all the off season signings up to this point and talk more about how the Toledo Walleye and Grand Rapids Griffins rosters are starting to look as we inch closer to the new season. We also have our first guest on the podcast Mr. Andrew Rinaldi of Field Pass hockey. Andrew shares his thoughts on the moves the Gr...

In this episode of Hockeytown West Nick and Brandon covered various exciting updates in the world of hockey. The Toledo Walleye made a significant move by hiring Pat Mikesch as their new coach, bringing fresh leadership and experience to the team. Additionally, the Walleye made notable roster moves, adding talented players like Mitchell Lewandowski, which is expected to strengthen their lineup. Th...