5 Minutes for Yapping

In this special episode of 5MFY, your ceremony hosts Arielle and Avery are joined by special presenter Parker Wright to honour the winners and nominees of the third annual Vesey Awards. Offside News Co ‘s flagship award ceremony is held every year to celebrate the year’s most ridiculous  achievements in hockey and crown the Jimmy Vesey Award for the individual who best exemplifies the traits of the former Hobey Baker Award winner. It is yet unclear what those traits are, but we know it when we see it. Also in this episode, your hosts unpack award categories such as “Best Heated Rivalry Cash Grab,” “The Tate McRae Award for Being Canada Down” and many more! 

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Welcome back to 5MFY! Tune in to Arielle and Avery unpack this week’s big moves in the Metro Division, including the blockbuster trade of Rangers star Carson Soucy. Finally, we have a frank discussion about how we stay hockey fans when faced with the worst of what the sport can be.

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Welcome back to 5M4Y! Tune in to Arielle and Avery unpack this week’s hockey headlines, the simmering trade market ahead of the Olympic break, Linus Ullmark opening up about his mental health, and Mitch Marner’s return to Toronto with the Vegas Golden Knights. Plus, we wrap up this week’s conversation with our assessment of the recent controversy in the hockey podcast multiverse. Drama!

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Welcome back to #5M4Y! This week, Arielle and Avery get into the Florida Panthers fascist meet and greet at the White House, dissect the second infamous New York Rangers rebuild letter, and assess Gary Bettman’s attempts to promote the NHL with his own alleged Heated Rivalry fandom. Sure, Gary. Plus, stay tuned for our latest Yaps of the Week!

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Happy New Year from 5M4Y! This week, Arielle and Avery get into some of hockey’s biggest fumbles, from the New Jersey Devils and their flop era, the Milan-Cortina Olympic arena falling apart in more ways than one, and the Ottawa Senators winning the annual NHL PR disaster award. Plus, stay tuned for our latest Yaps of the Week!

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This week on 5M4Y, Arielle and Avery are joined by Offside News Co Contributing Writer Charles Huxley (@chuckydwilliam) to talk all things Seattle Kraken! They may be the youngest sibling in the NHL, but we don’t give them special treatment. Well, maybe just a little bit. In addition, listen as we dig into some of this week’s hockey headlines, the mediocre state of our favourite teams, our biggest Yaps of the Week, and more!

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This week on Arielle and Avery discuss the Nashville Predators’ shining moment on Saturday Night Live, even if they’re not exactly having it on the ice right now #PredsInTheCommunity. Plus, the duo gets into the state of the standings, Trevor Zegras' new era of orange, the Pittsburgh Penguins resurgence, the dire straits of the Calgary Flames, the busted and injured Vancouver Canucks, and more NHL news!

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Content warning: Discussion of Carter Hart and light discussion of the Hockey Canada Trial.

This week, Arielle Lalande and Avery Beaumont sit down to have an in-depth chat about the unacceptable tide of fascism and misogyny in the NHL, and where we can go from here to make a difference. Then, they also take the opportunity to make fun of J.T. Miller being captain of the New York Rangers, because they are nothing but not consistent. Plus, why young teams are the most joyous to watch, why the Canucks choose suffering above all, and more. Tune in with us today!

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Arielle, Liz, and Avery sit down to catch up on hockey (and The Summer I Turned Pretty) ahead of the 2025-2026 NHL season. Is there a PWHL team in Saskatoon? Is J.T. Miller the best choice for New York Rangers captain? Is Sidney Crosby about to finally snap? Tune in to hear all that and more!

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In this week’s episode, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz do a wellness check on the Yzerplan and the state of the Detroit Red Wings, figure out the first-round match-ups if the playoffs were to start this week, and talk about getting some friends for Connor Bedard in Chicago. There’s gonna be one less lonely centre. Hang in there, kiddo.

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*Please note this episode was recorded before the firing of Chicago head coach Luke Richardson and the trade of Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks.