Light the Lamp Podcast

Some college hockey powerhouses have tumbled! 3 big squads, Penn State, Western Michigan, and Michigan State all lose games to some questionable opponents. Is it time to overreact over these teams? Did the rankings boost them too high? Or do we need to give the winners their flowers? The Ice Breaker tournament happened last weekend too, with ASU snagging the title. Can we predict a breakthrough season for the Sun Devils? Listen in for another grrreeeaaattt week!

Our hockey season is in full swing and we can gladly say, AI hasn’t taken our jobs yet. With CoPilot going 1-5 on it’s picks, we all take an early lead. Know who else took an early lead? Penn State! The Nittany Lions get a big sweep over ASU, in one of the biggest series of opening weekend. Badgers start off strong with a sweep over Lindenwood, and Michigan Tech steals one from Minnesota! Is this year a hot seat year for Motzko? More big matchups this week as the weather is cooling down, but the season is sure to heat up. Tune in!

The wait is over…we have HOCKEY this weekend! Tune in as we dive into the matchups that are kicking off the 2025/2026 season. We go over the PairWise name change, still dumb, news around the NCAA, and as always, make our picks on some intriguing matchups! New this year, we are testing our skills against the power of…..AI. That’s right. Microsoft CoPilot will be making picks against us this season. Can our expertise fight the knowledge of technology, or will our jobs be taken away by AI? Tune all season long to find out if we will become unemployed!

Ladies and Gentlemen, WE ARE BACK! The 5th season of Light the Lamp Podcast is here and in our debut episode, we dive headfirst into the madness of the transfer portal (spoiler: it’s basically free agency now), unpack the latest NCAA news that’s shaking up the rankings, and make our preseason picks for every conference champion, including a few that might make you question any sort of knowledge we have. Welcome back!

You thought we’d just leave you hangin?!? We are back for our final episode of the year, a few weeks after the 2025 National Championship matchup. A huge congratulations to the Western Michigan Broncos for winning it all in St. Louis. We break it all down with a VERY special guest, Western Michigan Superman, Chris Wheeler! We talk about his fandom, his experience at the National Championship, and his thoughts on his Broncos.

This is it! Tune in boys!

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The 2025 Frozen Four takes place this Thursday with the championship game on Saturday. First matchup - two NCHC squads fighting it out with the red hot Western Michigan Broncos taking on the defending champs in the Denver Pioneers. Can Western keep their amazing season alive, or will the champs go back-to-back? Then after that, we have a very exciting game between Boston University & Penn State. Both teams representing their respective conferences. Will we see a Hockey East team in the ship, or can Penn State save the Big Ten? Tune in for our predictions, takes, and breakdown. One last weekend!

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Wow. What a fantastic weekend of regional round hockey. We had it all. Upsets, blowouts, close OT matchups, controversy. And as the dust settles, we have our Frozen Four. Western Michigan vs Denver & Penn State vs Boston University. We break down each and every game from the first round slate and dive into what is left of our brackets (it’s not good). Listen INNNNNNN

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After a long season, we have made it. The big tournament is here. And we start off the week with some BREAKING NEWS. Brad Berry is OUT as UND’s head hockey coach. A very decorated career with North Dakota comes to an end, after missing the tournament this season. Was this the right move? We break down our brackets as we get into the first round. Some really good matchups coming up like BU vs Ohio State, Mankato vs Western, and Minnesota vs UMASS to name a few. What upsets are you picking? Listen to hear our full tournament predictions.

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Conference tournaments are in full bore now and we are ready for some “Mapril Madness” iykyk. Tune in as we hop around each conference to check in as the madness begins. BC gets taken down in the Hockey East, Holy Cross gets bounced by Bentley, ASU sneaks by UMD, and much much more. Listen in gents. It’s playoff time

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What a wild turn of events. The upsets have started in the tournaments. Minnesota. What are you doing Goldy?? Notre Dame is bringing the St. Patricks shocker, upsetting the Gophers in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. What does this mean going into the National Tournament. Michigan also gets upset by Penn State, one of the hottest teams in the country. We break down all of it, from Atlantic, CCHA, and the start to the NCHC and Hockey East tournaments. Can’t miss it!

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