Let's Get Pucked Up

Special guests Mike Gibbins and Stephane Poitras (for a record-breaking fourth appearance!) join host Robin Kooymans to discuss all the press hockey has been getting lately for mostly bad reasons (coaches behaving badly, toxic masculinity, racism). They get into some dark places as they realize the world of hockey is not the magical quintessential Canadian experience they were told it is. They also discuss what the H-E-double-hockey-sticks is going on in New Jersey with the timing of the John Hynes firing coinciding with Taylor Hall being put firmly on the trading block, along with how difficult it is to sign goalies to proper contracts.

Mike Babcock joins on the podcast with Baby Brian, Stephane Poitras, and Scott Dowler to introduce his new podcast "Babtalk" until he gets tired of being told he's a bad coach compared to Sheldon Keefe and then leaves. Your host, Robin Kooymans, shows up fashionably late and joins the podcast to talk about Don Cherry replacements, the next NHL coach to be fired, and which team who missed the playoffs last year and is currently in a playoff position would you least like to play in the playoffs.

Stephane Poitras joins as a guest for the second time to the delight of your host, Robin Kooymans, for a super timely and impromptu episode that details the shocking firing of one of the "Ten Greatest Canadians of All Time," Don Cherry.

Darrell "Big D/D-Rail" Epp, Sarah Beattie, Kristina Carlson, and Ryan Bachynski join host Robin Kooymans to talk about amazing goals, favourite all time players... but mostly Dustin Byfuglien chasing garbage trucks and other Winnipeg hockey/beer culture.

The third episode of Let's Get Pucked Up features "Baby" Brian (Real Deal) Weadick making his current record-setting second appearance on the podcast, along with Alex "Brocksy" (Real Deal) Brockman, and your host, Robin (James Neal) Kooymans, to discuss various topics including: Pop culture relating to hockey, inaccurate team names, Real Deal vs. James Neal (Teams/ Players off to hot starts and whether they're for real or not), disappointing teams and players, player nicknames we want to see gain traction. Drink it in, folks.

Your host, Robin Kooymans, along with guests Meghan Housley and Stephane Poitras, is talking shocks to start the NHL season, more hunky NHL dreamboats, and our favourite pop culture artefacts to prominently, or not so prominently, feature hockey.

Your host, Robin Kooymans, welcomes guests Scott Dowler and "Baby" Brian Weadick to kick the show off with a bang, and discuss a hefty sum of hockey topics, including where we see teams stacking up this year and the sometimes awkward, but beautiful, bonds men make via sports. We also get a bit loose with our words after a few too many near the end of the episode discussing the hunkiest dreamboats in hockey.