The Rookie Lap

The boys welcome in the Christmas spirit and recall their favorite hockey related gifts and name which NHL personnel resemble popular Christmas characters. Edmonton swaps goalies with Pittsburgh by Trading for Tristan Jarry and sending Stuart Skinner packing. The Sabres make another GM change, hoping this one is better than the last. MacKinnon passes Sakic for most goals in Avalanche history, Kapr...

After discussing the possible trade destinations for all-star defenseman Quinn Hughes when initially recording, the Boys hop back on for an emergency podcast after he is dealt to the hometown Minnesota Wild. We discuss his immediate impact and if he can get them over the hump in the playoffs. We also go into what Vancouver is getting in return and the likelihood that he resigns in Minnesota after...

The boys address the issues that are being reported about the delays in the construction as well as the size of the playing surface of the Milan Cortina Olympics Arena. World Junior Season is almost here as the United States dropped their pre-tournament roster this past week. We look at the possibility of them 3-peating this year and mix in a snake draft of our favorite World Junior tournament mem...

The boys are back after a long Thanksgiving weekend to get caught up on the league's events. We discuss Ovechkin proving the haters wrong again and the Caps being right back in the mix. Tampa Bay is cruising again after a slow start. Canada's two promising teams are struggling early again. Is it time for the Flames & Predators to blow it up and rebuild? Palmeri proves just how tough ho...

*HOMER ALERT* The boys break down the Wild's start now that the NHL is a quarter of the way through the season. We also do a lap around the college scene right now for the 6 Division 1 programs in Minnesota. Plus, a little bit of a season preview in honor of High School Hockey that started this week.

The Boys Headline the 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees while also getting creative with some Hall of Fame associated topics. Pastrnak hits 400 goals, The Ducks are off to their best start in years, The hottest players in the league right now are all 20 years old or younger and The Tkachuk brothers attempt to be the next Kelce's in sports by launching their own podcast.

On the latest episode of the Rookie Lap the boys go rogue by talking a little baseball and debating which sport has the best postseason. Tavares hits 500 Goals while Ovi gets to the 900 club all by himself. We break down our 4th and final division in the Atlantic plus make our Stanley Cup predictions for the 2025-2026 Season.

On this week's episode we go full monster mash as each of us names our team of NHL players that resemble Halloween like characters. Ovechkin, Crosby, & Kucherov hit impressive milestones that put them in esteemed company with the all-time legends. The Mammoth are the most exciting team in the league, and the Penguins are off to a rather surprising start. Ryan's brother Brady, our resident Capi...

The boys are back for another lap around the league this week. We get into some of the biggest stories in NHL right now and highlight the rookie laps as well as first goals in that occur over the past week. A little over an hour in we preview the Pacific Division and make are picks for who gets into the playoffs. Plus, all new rookie moves of the week paved the way for a fun conversation about the...

The boys do their rookie lap (first official podcast) and get into all of the latest headlines across the NHL and the hockey world. We also make our early season predictions for the Central division.