Weldie and Andrew return to weekly podcasts by previewing the women's team. How will a freshman-heavy team with a new head coach perform in the loaded WCHA? How will the Olympics affect the Huskies and the league standings? We've got picks to click, standings predictions, prop bets, and more. Plus, whiskey and Robert Redford talk for good measure. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro, whiskey tasting, RIP Robert Redford

14:00 men's captains, Johnny Swanson

20:00 SCSU women's preview

1:03:00 WCHA predictions

1:24:00 Sponsored content

1:27:00 Other conference champs picks, prop bets

2:05:00 Future ticket giveaway, listener question

Weldie and Andrew babble on the last summer podcast about women's captains named, potential Olympic implications, 40 y.o. dudes on TikTok, TV deals, #DoomAndGloom about Husky legacy players going elsewhere, whiskey, rule changes, the "Vacation" franchise, and golf. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro, Weldie's son starts hockey, Whiskeys 'Round the World, upcoming podcast schedule

25:00 Women's captains named, Olympics

50:50 Men's legacy commits spurning SCSU

1:11:00 CBS Sports Network no more, Huskies on the CW (NOT the WB)

1:27:40 yearly rule changes rant

Weldie and Andrew devote a bonus summer episode to a freewheeling discussion on the NCAA Tournament format. Suggestions for format tweaks are offered and range from the sensible to the zany and everywhere in between. And still the hosts find time for some whiskey talk. Give it a listen! 

Weldie and Andrew ramble about new women's head coach Mira Jalosuo, Huskies drafted into the PWHL, SCSU opting into the House settlement, the effect of CHL players bolting to NCAA, Weldie's #journalist days, B1G's tournament "fix," whiskey, Don Lucia's 90s hair, and the Spengler Cup. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro, Mira Jalosuo hiring

25:00 Huskies-PWHL draftees, women's team's non-conference schedule

40:00 House settlement 

1:10:00 McKenna to Penn State, CHL vs. NCAA rivalry

1:47:00 NCAA Selects team to play in Spengler Cup

1:59:00 B1G tweaks conference tournament format

2:12:00 Listener questions

Andrew's Substack with SCSU attendance articles: https://cloudcoveragehockey.substack.com/

Send in ideas for fixing NCAA Tournament format! [email protected]

Weldie and Andrew babble about the breaking news of Brian Idalski's move to the PWHL, speculate SCSU's next steps in hiring his replacement, wonder how much stock to put in The Athletic's PHWL draft rankings, whiskey, analyze the men's full schedule, discuss the impact of state money to upgrade the Herb, and look at long-term SCSU attendance data. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro, whiskey tastings, Weldie on a diving board

12:40 Idalski out as women's HC

40:30 PWHL draft speculation, SCSU players available

56:00 Men's full schedule, random box scores

1:31:00 State money to the Herb

1:51:00 SCSU attendance numbers, 2001-2025

2:18:30 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew are joined by special guest Sydney Wolf to discuss the transfer portal movement by the men's and women's Huskies teams as well as the presumptive incoming freshman classes for the 2025-2026 season. Also: Instagram sleuthing, the correct spelling of Sydney, and a behind-the-curtain peek inside the Patty Kazmeier voting process. Give it a listen!

0:00 Intro

10:00 SCSU women's team: transfer adds, incoming freshmen

54:00 SCSU men's team: transfer adds, incoming freshmen

1:37:00 Patty Kazmeier voting experience

1:53:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew ramble about Patriks Berzins, whiskey, beer, scalding-hot Tournament takes, coaching changes, and finally present the 3rd annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the landing spots for Colin Ralph and Warren Clark, the additions of Finn Loftus, Max Smolinski, and Sidney Jackel, whiskey, the Frozen Four, the Hobey Hat Trick, late night hosts, crosswords, Bonanza, and unveil nominations for the annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the World

10:45 Transfer portal movement

45:30 Frozen Four preview

1:04:30 Hobey Hat Trick

1:27:00 3rd Annual Herbie Award nominations

1:57:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Huskies' losses to the transfer portal and to the pros, Dane Jackson, whiskey, the regional weekend, Nelly, totaling up the receipts from this season's predictions, and trying to avoid doom and gloom. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro, Nelly, whiskey of the week

10:00 Transfer portal opening

36:30 Isak Posch to the pros, plans for goaltending 

1:00:00 UND hiring Dane Jackson

1:14:00 Recapping the regionals

1:36:40 Revisiting preseason/midseason predictions

2:09:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Last Call in St. Paul, Jackson Rudh, predicting the regionals, whiskey, the women's final, Hobey picks, #FireBerry, Lord of the Rings,  Denver getting "the shaft" again, Don Lucia, and the philosophy of rooting interests when your team's not in the tournament. Give it a listen!

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0:00 Intro/whiskey/Lord of the Rings talk

12:30 Huskies land Mr Hockey finalist Jackson Rudh

17:20 Recap of Frozen Faceoff/old Final Five memories

49:00 Picking regional winners/Hobey candidates

1:42:00 Recap of women's Frozen Four

2:02:40 UND coaching search

2:19:40 Listener questions