In the Corners Podcast

Welcome to the 36th episode of the In the Corners Podcast with Harding and Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, February 26, 2018, the guys discuss several topics, including:

* Our teams in the last week

* Indy's run & whether the Fuel can make the playoffs for the first time ever

* Jacksonville and Worcester making things interesting as expansion teams

* Greenville's collapse

* Previewing the ECHL Trade Deadline & The Sin Bin's coverage of it

* Olympic hockey; boom potential for women, while the men looked bad. Is NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to blame for the men's failure in PyeongChang?

* Shortening of sporting events & why it's bad

You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio! Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, February 19, 2018, the guys discuss several topics, including:

* The continued fallout from the KC/Toledo fiasco

* A look at the Quad City Mallards & Wichita Thunder in the last two weeks

* A breakdown of the playoff races across the ECHL

You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio! Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, February 12, 2018, the guys are joined by the host of ECHL Week, Barry Schickling, and discuss several topics, including:

* Where we were at last week

* One Winter Olympics event you think you could, somewhat, realistically complete?

* Fallout from the Kansas City/Toledo brawl

* Should Garrett Klotz be kicked out of the league, as this opinion piece suggests?

* Optics look horrible for KC (signing Klotz, two separate incidents) which is normally a mild-mannered franchise. The Mavericks fanbase is irritated, and rightfully so.

* Does do find it odd that Kevin Tansey is the only player out in the media saying that Mavs players were "ordered" to carry out incident? He's doing this without being backed up by other Walleye players.

* Finally, if the ECHL is trying to fight perception it's not a "goon league" should teams be sharing GIFs & photos of incidents that give the collective league a black eye?(https://twitter.com/Wichita_Thunder/status/962771379266510848)

* ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna leaving post at end of the season

* Was the timing right for this?

* What challenges does the next Commish face?

* What does the next Commish need to do to grow the ECHL?

* Possible candidates for the job?

* "The Athletic" article on a 3-in-3 with Brampton Beast

* Thoughts on the article & how does this "glorify" the ECHL or the Brampton Beast?

* Our teams in the last week

* Quad City on a roll; Wichita playing defense-optional hockey and on the verge of falling out of Mountain Division playoffs

NEXT WEEK'S GUEST: Mark Monroe from the Toledo Blade

You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio! Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, January 29, 2018, the guys are joined by Sin Bin Fuel writer Mark Grainda, and discuss several topics, including:

* Grainda's "9-5" gig

* Producing a cornhole tournament

* Our teams in the last week

* Can the Fuel be a playoff team?

* It appears the ECHL to St. John's move is delayed and that's a good thing for the ECHL

* Jersey talk, including our best & worst specialty jerseys this season and our favorite regular jerseys of all-time

You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio! Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, January 22, 2018, the guys discuss several topics, including:

* The difference between covering a winning team and losing team

* Harding opines on the All-Star Experience

* The new all-star format and why the ECHL needs to pick a format and stick with it

* The exodus of players going from the ECHL to overseas continues...What can be done to stop it? The guys have two different suggestions.

* The ECHL could be coming to St. John's, Newfoundland beginning in 2019-20 (and they apparently have an affiliate, too)....but don't worry, the ECHL isn't "east coast heavy" or anything...

Next week...a discussion about jerseys!

You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio! Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, January 8, 2018, the guys discuss several topics, including:

* A special edition of the In the Corners podcast Sunday afternoon at 5 pm ET/4 pm CT

* Wichita/Allen pregame brawl, the fallout from it and why playing the same opponent four times in five days is a player safety & product issue:

* The wheels have come off the Quad City Mallards

* All-Star selections & a discussion about why we agree with the ECHL's approach to their sentinel in-season event.

You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio! Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Merry Christmas and welcome to the Best of the In the Corners Podcast! In this edition, recorded on February 21, 2017, Matthew Harding and Joe Rozycki lead a panel discussion about media & minor pro hockey.

Joining the guys are: Sean Leahy, formerly of Yahoo's Puck Daddy now of NBC Sports, Justin Cohn from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Justin Bradford from Penalty Box Radio, Mark Binetti from the Rapid City Rush and Sin Bin SPHL editor Mike Campos.

The panel discusses a multitude of topics, including:

* How you get your news: Gen X, Gen Y'ers, and Millenials get news from FB & Twitter, baby boomers from newspapers.

* How has the tag "fake news" or "alternative facts" hurt the credibility of the industry and how does the media work to combat that in a time when a skeptical eye is given to everything reported?

* What is the media's job when it comes to reporting on teams?

* How do the journalists work to get their stories done? How do they use video & audio to forward the discussion?

* Are "blogs" a dirty word anymore and have they helped or hurt the overall conversation?

* Will there ever be a "buy-in" from leagues for "non-traditional media" sources or does it matter?

Harding and Metcalf will return with live episodes of the In the Corners podcast on January 8, 2018, when they will reveal The Sin Bin's first-ever ECHL All-Star team and preview their coverage from Indianapolis, IN for the ECHL All-Star Classic.

You can now hear the In the Corners podcast LIVE every Monday night on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices, and at our new home at Penalty Box Radio!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, December 18, 2017, the guys discuss the weekend across the ECHL and other topics, including:

* A schedule for the upcoming events at The Sin Bin

* Metcalf only having an hour to fill out his ECHL All-Star Classic & why The Sin Bin should have a ballot

* A wild week for the Quad City Mallards, where they fired their President/General Manager and lose a huge offensive piece

* Was the reason Justin Kovacs left the Mallards for Europe because the league was lax on Ryan Rupert's suspension

* Players leaving the ECHL mid-season for Europe: a need for more cash or a player safety issue?

* The need for more people in the ECHL's Player Safety Department

* Wichita's abysmal 1-4 road trip

* ECHL awards at Christmas

* Top stories from 2017

Thank you for your support of the In the Corners podcast in 2017! We will return with live shows beginning on January 4, 2018! You can also listen to our podcasts on our new home Penalty Box Radio!

Listen to every Wichita Thunder game & Macon Mayhem home game exclusively on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, December 11, 2017, the guys discuss the weekend across the ECHL and other topics, including:

* An "illness" update from Metcalf

* The podcast schedule for the rest of the year & into early 2018

* Why America loves douchy British TV hosts

* Why the podcast got off to a late start & a Christmas shopping update

* Metcalf's love of Star Wars

* Our teams last week, including this goal by Mallards' netminder C.J. Motte Saturday night:

Quad City goalie credited with goal from The Journal Gazette on Vimeo.

* Jamie Schaafsma may be the only player in ECHL history to score two empty net goals (one into each net).

* The 2018 ECHL Hall of Fame class was announced last week and who could come off the ice and go right into the league's hall of fame

* Top 5/Bottom 5

* Coaches who may be on the hot seat

* A brilliant piece written on Dennis Sicard by Dawne Walters titled "Why I Fight"

You can now hear the In the Corners podcast LIVE every Monday night on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices, and at our new home at Penalty Box Radio!

Welcome to the In the Corners podcast with Matthew Harding and Bobby Metcalf. In this episode, aired on Monday, December 4, 2017, the guys discuss the weekend across the ECHL and other topics, including:

* The Nashville/Norfolk separation & how uncommon it really is

* With a team of mostly SPHL players, Norfolk has won three-straight and will the Admirals ever have another NHL affiliate?

* Quad City & Wichita in the last week

* The Eric Kattellus moonwalk celebration, do you have a problem with it?

The Kansas City Mavericks have seen this celebration and hate it.

Please respect their wishes and do not RETWEET this. They wouldn't like it at all. pic.twitter.com/Il6SuZxBkn

— Kalamazoo Wings (@KalamazooWings) November 30, 2017

The celebration last Wednesday night in Kansas City led to this two nights later:

* Did the Mavericks respond the right way?

* Should players & coaches be able to break out and show more personality?

* Top 5/Bottom 5

You can now hear the In the Corners podcast LIVE every Monday night on The Sin Bin app, now available for Apple and Android devices, and at our new home at Penalty Box Radio!