Bardown Beauties: A Minnesota Wild and hockey podcast

So close to starting a brand new season of Bardown Beauties Podcast! Only one more item of business left before moving on. Jessi gets to pick her favorite moments from Season 1, and some of these are a doozy. Among her picks includes appearances from Jamie Hersch, Carly Zucker, Wes Walz, and Richard Park. Plus, Alexis forgets what a power washer is.

As the NHL 2020 season comes to a close and a Stanley Cup champion crowned, Bardown Beauties is closing the door on our inaugural season. We are taking the time to look back on some of our favorite guests and moments. Alexis took the time to go through and pick out her top celebrities and stories including Marcus Foligno (of course...), Pete Blackburn, Kevin Gorg, Bruce Boudreau, and Devin Dubnyk.

Lightning strikes the Cup and are more Wild players (i.e. Devan Dubnyk) on the move? Plus, we preview the 2020 NHL draft with ESPN’s Chris Peters.

We are chatting the Cup finals, who is going to be our next captain for the wild, Mark Parrish joins us to discuss his past hockey career and his new career as a vodka Czar.

Legend and Beauts favorite, Pat Micheletti joins to break down the early Wild offseason movement. And what does Blaine and Husky legend Matt Hendricks think about it? Plus, as usual, news comes in during record as Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota Wild part ways. Episode 40.

The Beauts welcome newest member of the Minnesota Wild Nick Bjugstad and say another farewell to former GM who shall not be named. Plus sportsnet rockstar and amazing woman Tara Slone joins to talk her latest podcast venture.

The day of reckoning for Alexis’ Marcus Foligno Fan Club as the Minnesota Wild forward joins the Beauts to talk the season, family and honoring his mom’s memory with the Janice Foligno Foundation. Plus, the Beauts weigh in on all the Game 7 excitement and how the NHL is pushing forward with new diversity initiatives.

Black Lives Still Matter. Why hockey still needs to play catch up when it comes to systemic racism following a pause in games. Plus, will Bruce Boudreau land another coaching job? And how do we feel about trades during playoffs? Mitch Helgerson, Minnesota Wild Sr. VP of marketing and ticket sales also joins us to talk about the new fan experience the State of Hockey passion.

First round buh byes to the Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames and hello to our second round friends. Jessi and Alexis address Mike Milbury’s comments, and guest Josh Fenton, commissioner of the most desirable D1 men’s hockey conference, outlines his hopes for the future of the sport this season.

Overtime hockey? Inject it into our veins. We make our Stanley Cup picks for the rest of the series, welcome Kirill "The Russian Phenom" Kaprizov to our state, wonder how everything will effect the upcoming college hockey season and guest Audra Martin from Fox Sports North weighs in on covering the Twins and Wild in July.