Windy City Benders Podcast

Despite what Jarom says this is episode 196 of the WCBPodcast! The guys break down the first three Hawks game and talk why they are pleasantly surprised by the start of the season. Jarom calls out Hawks fans who seem to be unhappy no matter what this team does, they preview the next three games and they discuss if the Hawks/Wings Rivalry is dead or not. NHL Talk injuries across the league, early s...

We are official on the eve of the return of Chicago Blackhawks regular season hockey! Jarom and Tanner preview what is going to be a rough season for Hawks fans but also try to give listeners a glass half full outlook to the season. They also give out their way to early Cup picks, individual awards and a couple of bold takes. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WCBPodcast. Make sure to subscribe o...

We are less than a week from the return of NHL hockey! The guys wrap up their division preview specials with the ultra competitive Central Division (minus all Blackhawks Talk). Who do the guys have coming out of this division this year? How many times do they crap on Binnington? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WCBPodcast. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Youtube, a...

Hockey is officially back! Kind of, the Hawks opened up their preseason schedule with a game against the St Louis Blues and Jarom breaks down his takeaways from the first game the guys talk about few of the positive things they are seeing from this team so far. Switching over to NHL Talk there where a few contract signings, a few RFA still looking for a deal with less then 2 weeks before the regul...

With less than 20 days until the start of the Hawks regular season, the guys are back talking about the prospect showcase and who stood out, some early injury news and more. Switching over to NHL Talk they break down all the retirements that were announced this week, injuries across the league and Nathan MacKinnon’s huge ticket and what it means for players like McDavid and Matthews. The divisiona...

The Boys are back and we are inching closer and closer to hockey season! They open things up talking about Jake McCabe's injury and what it means for some of the younger defensemen in the organization. Hossa Jersey retirement officially has a date and the prospect showcase roster is announced. Majority of the episode is dedicated to previewing the Metropolitan Division and guys break down where ea...

Well here another week and another week of little news to talk about. Kyle Davidson hits home again that Toews or Kane have not asked to be traded and Dan Wirtz triples down that the logo is not changing but again commits to educating the public on the history of indigenous people and their culture.  NHL Talk breaks down the Kirby Dach signing and why he might just be stuck with the bust label no...

We are officially six months in to the Kyle Davidson Era of Blackhawks Hockey so it seems like the perfect time to give him a performance review on the signings and trades he has made to fix Stans mistakes.  The guys also talk about Hossa's book and the new hell we get to live in for the next 5 months or so until Kane is traded. NHL Talk breaks down some recent signings from across the league, Sab...

The Chicago Blackhawks rebuild is in full swing as the team announces the brand new broadcasting teams which will see a fan favorite from the cup years in the Eddie Os old seat. It's a new week which means more Kane trade rumors this time north of the boarder and the guys try to figure out how a Leafs/Hawks trade could even work out. Wrapping up Hawks Talk Tanner talks about an Athletic article th...

Even thought it felt like not much was happening in hockey the guys come back after a week break to some big things to talk about. First up in Hawks Talk, Kyle Davidson was pretty busy locking up RFAs Caleb Jones and Philip Kurasev to one year deals. Bring in 7th overall pick Kevin Korchinski on his entry level deal, sign a former 6th rounder, and brought in Captain America himself Jack Johnson. ...

On this episode the guys talk about Jonathan Toews interview with Mark Lazarus and while we wish it wasn’t ending this way it might just be time to move on from the Captain. They discuss if how he is handling the rebuild is going to affect his overall legacy as an all time great Blackhawk. They also discuss the excitement for new head coach Luke Richardson and the more positive things players say...

The dust has settled and the Blackhawks rebuild picture has come a little bit more into focus and now its time for the dog days of the off season to start. The boys are back talking about he latest departure from the Chicago Blackhawks and why this one hits differently and why now is the time for a rebrand. They also talk about the signings Kyle Davidson made in his first free agency frenzy and wh...

Tanner is back! The guys talk about the absolute destruction of the Blackhawks identity by Kyle Davidson and why it actually is the way to go. They breakdown the trades, the non qualified offers, the buy outs, and now the big rumor that a certain player is requesting his trade out once free agency starts. Lets face it, its getting ugly but that is going to be what makes the next few years fun. The...

It is the Eve of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft First Round and Jarom is back with some quick thoughts on the continued DeBrincat Trade Rumors, new Seth Jones rumors, and Mrazek basically becoming a Blackhawk. Other Topics include: Colorado Cup Win Schedule Notes Russia is losing it +++ More Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WCBPodcast. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Youtube, and Spotify. Al...

Jarom is riding solo so he checks in with the news on more assistant gms joining the Kyle Davidsons staff and the rumors of the next Hawks head coach is or isnt but what we now know the direction they are going.  NHL talk touches on the award show and Jarom asks if we really need to keep that going and a quick recap on the Final so far and why Jon Cooper and Tampa fans need to grow up.  Follow us...

The next chapter in WCBPodcast history is here as we are podcast free agents! Thank you THPN for an amazing time and all the support! On this episode Jarom and Tanner are heated on the continued Alex DeBrincat trade rumors and Tanner is beyond furious at one Frank Seravalli and his cocky toned tweets. Jarom questions the idea of why the Hawks should be punished if Duncan Keith retires and much mor...

Blackhawk Trade Rumors will not go away, Boston is imploding, Colorado is sweeping and New York woke a sleeping giant in Tampa. Check out all this and more!  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WCBPodcast. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Youtube, and Spotify. Also leave us a review over on Apple Podcast as well to help the show grow! Check out our official merch over at shopwcbp.com! Host...

The guys are back and with zero Hawks news this week they get right into NHL Talk with the Coyotes begging Tempe to allow them to build their arena, Conference Final Predictions, breaking down the action so far and much more! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WCBPodcast. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Youtube, and Spotify. Also leave us a review over on Apple Podcast as well to help th...

The Roos is Loos! The only real Hawks News is the signing of Defenseman Filip Roos and the guys discuss the rumors of the Devils sending the Hawks the 2nd overall pick for DeBrincat. In hockey news they discuss the news about a sexual assault settlement involving hockey Canada and the CHL and that the NHL will now investigate to see if it involves any current NHLers. Things get wrapped up by takin...

The Boys are back and the audio doesn’t suck this week! With very little Hawks news the guys get in to recapping the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with some takeaways from each series, including why Toronto fans should be as upset about this years classic game 7 lose.  They give their predictions on who advances to the Conference Finals and much more!  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter...

First and foremost we apologize for the audio this episode, little bit of a recording issue but we will have it fixed next week! The guys talk about the Blackhawks draft position fate finally being settled and why it isn’t the worst situation. The discuss the white whale Barry Trotz being fired from the island and why he would and wouldn’t make sense in Chicago. They wrap things up discussing the...

The Blackhawks season has finally come to an end so the guys take a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly that was the 2021-2022 season. They take a look at some of the question marks heading into the off season such as do you bring back Strome and Kubalik. They hand out their team MVP awards and give one thing they hope to see this off season. Switching over to NHL Talk the guys talk about...

They guys are back and they are crawling to the finish of this year to forget of Blackhawks Hockey. They touch on the amazing tribute and send off the team gave Pat Foley and how it ended up being more emotional for them than they expected. They discus what the hope to see the last few games of the year and Tanner breaks down how amazing of a season Alex DeBrincat is really having it and how it co...

Tanner has internet again which means its time to talk all the exciting losing action from the Chicago Blackhawks! The guys talk the Hawks 8 game skid and try to find some positives for the last few weeks of the regular season. They discuss the 1st round pick situation the next two seasons and which draft would it be better to have that lottery pick. They also touch on Toews playing in game 1000 a...

The Guys talk Kyle Davidson breaking their hearts during his first trade deadline as Hawks GM. Tanner is a little bit more optimistic about the moves that he made and Jarom is left just wanting more.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @WCBPodcast. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Youtube, and Spotify. Also leave us a review over on Apple Podcast as well to help the show grow! Check out ou...