The Morning Skate

Ryan Minkoff author of "Thin Ice: A Hockey Journey from Unkown to Elite-- and the Gift of a Lifetime" Ryan joins the podcast to go over his hockey journey from the Minnesota youth programs and high school hockey, to leading the University of Washington club hockey ACHA program, and on to the professional ranks of Finland. Along with other great stories of ACHA Hockey and playing in the small town...

Hal Hosts a special Morning Skate trivia show featuring Ked, Dale, Hank and Fink. We go through several tumultuous rounds of trivia before the boys draft they favorite Reverse Retro jerseys. We’ll be doing more of these as the year goes on, any feedback is good feedback! Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. Every review lets us know how we're doing, ho...

Chuck from ChucksBuckets hops on the pod to talk about his hats that are taking over the NHL. He tells us how it got started, has a funny story about running into the Bruins and breaks down the Bruins offseason. Use promo code TMS to save 20% on your orders for Black Friday. Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. Every review lets us know how we're doing...

The nonprofit organization that brought the NYR team and coaching staff their own custom face masks, Tolik Borts of Altrunite hops on the podcast to talk about the great work he is doing within the hockey and sports community. He talks about how Altrunite was founded, the process of making masks and how he got involved with the New York Rangers. Check out Altrunite at https://www.altrunite.com/ Do...

Ked, Hal and Dale break down recent hockey news like border restrictions, Bobby Ryan, the Retro Jerseys, Laraque vs. Tyson and the OHL banning body checking. We discuss if the PS5 is a must have, give our boy Fink a shoutout, talk beer league hockey, praise ourselves with an Anaheim Ducks RT and end with some Morning Skate news. Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a revi...

Stanley Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, 7 time all star, PPG player with 1088 in 1084 games, World Junior gold medalist, and Canada Cup gold medalist, Theo Fleury joins the podcast to go over his career from start to finish. He breaks down the Punch-up in Piestany, being drafted in the 8th round, his NHL career, what it was like to play for Belfast and talks about the importance of mental hea...

Linda Cohn sits down with Ked to talk about what got her into sports, her love of hockey and attending and being a member of the women’s hockey team at SUNY Oswego. Linda talks about her journey to becoming one of the best Sportscenter anchors of all time, ESPN hockey and gives us her outlook on the New York Rangers along with her hope for the king to raise a Stanley Cup. You can follow Linda at @...

Ked, Hal, and Biz Dev are joined by Puckraker as the boys goes over all DogGate, Free Agent Frenzy news, discuss our Beer League roundup and end with our heroes and zeroes of the week. Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. Every review lets us know how we're doing, how we can continue to make the podcast better and help us land future guests. Be sure to...

Ked, Hal, and Dale recap the Stanley Cup Finals, NHL Draft, and the Rangers high hopes for #1 pick Alexis Lafrenière. The boys also talk trades, buyouts, rumors, and new free agents. Ked and Dale are in puppy love and Hal is a rollerblading liability! Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. Every review lets us know how we're doing, how we can continue to...

Ked and Hal talk about Marc Staal isn’t on the Rangers anymore, Dusty Buffs might never play again, the Coyotes clearing house and how Bruce Cassidy’s brother hates the Senators. We talk about the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Corey Perry, Joe Pavelski and Steve Stamkos. Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. Every review lets us know how we're doing, how we can...

Ked, Hal and Dale talk about the Conference finals and predict who will hoist Lord Stanleys Cup. We talk about Matt Martin to NYR, the Sharks bribing people and Jim Montgomery back in the league. Do you listen to The Morning Skate? Please be sure to leave us a review on iTunes. Every review lets us know how we're doing, how we can continue to make the podcast better and help us land future guests....

Ked Hal and Dale are back to break down the Eastern and Western Conference Semifinals before making their predictions for the Conference Finals. We discuss the plethora of young brilliant defenseman, the Ryan Reaves suspension and give shoutouts to Bobby Ryan, Matt Dumba and the Lokomotiv team. RIP. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping...

Ked and Hal are back to break down the NHL playoffs. We go over each series, highlight what we think will be important for each team and talk about the Capitals search for a new coach, OEL maybe on the way out in Arizona and how Niskanen only got one game for cross checking someone in the face and breaking their jaw. Yeah, you read that right. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Man...

Ked and Disco break down all of the NHL playoff series, Tuukka leaving the bubble, Roussel taking no prisoners and Nate MacKinnon being an absolute unit. Thoughts and prayers go out to the Hawerchuk family. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code TMS. It’s time to shave those balls eh? Do you listen to The M...

Ked and Hal break down the play-in round series and the New York Rangers win the first overall pick! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code TMS. It’s time to shave those balls eh? Interested in helping Patty B and the 11 Day Powerplay? Click here to find out how: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/spin-that-...

Ked and Biz Dev are joined by Pavel Barber (@heybarber) as we ask about his love for the sport, his playing career, how he’s become the social media king and his influence on progressing the game. Pavel breaks down coming up with new moves, what he looks for when he’s one on one with the goalie and what it’s like to work with NHLers. Thanks to Pavel for taking time to come on the pod! Get 20% Off...

The boys are ready for playoffs but not before talking about the Chayka situation, the Seattle Kraken and the NHL Award finalists. Ked and Hal are in the dog days of summer and this coming week is Hals Bachelors party. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code TMS. It’s time to shave those balls eh? Interested...

Tom Pederson, the CEO of Green Biscuit, hops on the podcast and talks to the boys about all things hockey. We break down his career, what it was like to go up the ranks in Minnesota, the USA roster he was a part of, playing against legends like Lemieux, Bure, how amazing of a player Mats Sundin is, and shares a couple legendary Gretzky stories. We get into the Green Biscuit and how that started to...

The boys are back to talk about the Olympics and give play in round selections. We update you on all Corona news along with other team related signings. Ked and Dale talk about their trip to Burlington, Hal loses his first mens league game and the boys are ready for playoff hockey. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com,...

Andy Oman and Tim Pearson join the squad to talk about Elevate hockey! Andy Oman is the founder and CEO of Elevate Hockey. Andy is a lifelong hockey player and developed the idea for the offset shaft hockey based on his more than 40 years of playing experience. For over 28 years Tim Pearson has worked as a Composites Sporting Goods Product Developer. He has designed Composite Hockey Sticks, Lacros...

The boys are back to talk about the NHL draft order, the Blues getting the ‘Rona, HUB cities and if you’d play in the playoffs over doing it or having children. Our beer league segment is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code TMS at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code TMS. It’s time to shave those balls eh? Southpaw lea...

Ked is joined by former national champion, NHLer, and current captain of the HC Kunlun Red Star, Brandon Yip. We talk about winning a national championship for Boston University, what it was like to play with legends like Adam Foote, Peter Forsberg, Shane Doan, and Paul Bissonette, what it is like playing in Germany and being a captain in the KHL, and his involvement with Kompany39. Do you listen...

This week Hal and Ked break down more Senators drama, the HUB cities, Auston Matthews Corona Virus, the CHL lawsuit, trading cards and the wheels falling off the bus in Buffalo. We answer Patty Bs question of the week, talk Gritty and Summer hockey and break down our favorite things about a BBQ in this weeks 3 stars. Again, Happy Fathers Day to all the hockey dads out there, all of your hard work...

Ked, Hal, and Biz Dev are back after a couple of weeks to break down the NHLs most recent news like Eichel being upset, Brett Riley named the first coach of LIU Hockey, and Alabama Huntsville is back. Ked talks about being bronzed from fishing, Hal is in full support of Jim Montgomery and Biz Dev is hammering the history channel.

Ked is joined by Jordie from the Ultimate Hockey Fan Cave and talk about putting together nets, what it's like to be a beer league goalie, the Seattle Mariners and the proposed plan to have a 24 team NHL Playoffs.