It's Butt Week at Neutral Zone Hotel. The crew talks the Boston Fleet, Olympic ice sizes, and fictional hockey teams including the ones on HBO's Heated Rivalry. 


0:00 Benjamin welcomes Emily and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

4:49 The Boston Fleet are the last undefeated team in the PWHL. Were Courtney Kessel and Hilary Knight holding them back? THe crew attempts to get to the bottom of this. 

14:38 The crew discusses the finer points of Olympic ice rink sizes.

21:28 Benjamin presents a game based on fictional hockey teams. 

26:47 The crew discusses the hit HBO Max show Heated Rivalry.


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A spirited discussion from the Neutral Zone Hotel crew about the PWHL and the upcoming 2026 Olympics, followed by important safety tips.

SJ welcomes Emily to the Neutral Zone Hotel.
1:18 Olympic ice sheet debacle(s)
22:03 PWHL season 3 in flight and a discussion of the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent
40:08 SJ and Emily agree they are out of topics
40:21 The crew speculate on whether or not Alexey Toropchenko burned himself frying a turkey and then SJ talks about turkey frying for several minutes


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The Neutral Zone Hotel crew reminisces on PWHL opening weekend games, then talks a major suspension in the OHL and labor issues in the minors leagues. Then Madison and Emily take a victory lap over the Colorado Avalanche's incredible season so far, and finish off with a little crack-a-pack!

Trevor welcomes Emily and Madison to the Neutral Zone Hotel
01:32 PWHL opening night
17:13 OHL suspends Luke Dragusica for the rest of the season
27:19 Labor issues in the AHL & ECHL
42:39 Are the Avs good?
59:33 Crack-A-Pack!


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In Madison's debut as a regular host, the crew breaks down the PWHL preseason, gives more updates on Lansdowne 2.0, has an extended discussion on the Toronto Maple Leafs, and wraps up the show remembering some freak non-hockey injuries in honor of Jack Hughes cutting his hand open on a glass at team dinner. They also take a minute to deliver the PWHL season preview limericks!

Benjamin welcomes Emily, Trevor, and Madison to the Neutral Zone Hotel
01:56 PWHL preseason, Lansdowne 2.0, and more PWHL logo talk
27:51 PWHL season preview limericks
29:54 Toronto Maple Leafs
47:34 Freak non-hockey injuries


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This week, Benjamin, SJ, and Trevor discuss all the sites for the PWHL Takeover Tour and try out a new game featuring Wikipedia. 

0:00 Benjamin welcomes SJ and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel

4:39 In PWHL Corner, the Vancouver team has a new name and logo, the takeover tour dates have been announced. The crew has takes.

41:50 It's time for a new game, Hockey Stuff By the Third Line of their Wikipedia Page


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The Neutral Zone Hotel crew gets very passionate about urban infrastructure planning. They then talk about the new Seattle Torrent PWHL team name and rank the bobbleheads that have been announced for the season.

Benjamin welcomes Trevor and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel
06:14 Ottawa arena situation and Lansdowne 2.0 redux discussion
27:45 Seattle Torrent
39:11 Ranking the bobbleheads


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The crew takes the first half of this episode to discuss the recent news concerning Ryan Kesler being charged with criminal sexual conduct in Michigan and Mitch Love's 1 year suspension from the NHL after an investigation into domestic abuse allegations. While the crew does not discuss their conduct in explicit terms and instead focuses on wider questions around policy and culture, you can skip this segment using the links below, if needed. After the break, they turn to a discussion of Ottawa's plans to build a new, smaller arena that is not sufficient to host the Ottawa Charge and then they play a challenging Sidney Crosby-themed game.

Benjamin welcomes Emily, Trevor, and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel
04:32 Ryan Kesler and Mitch Love discussion
32:57 The Lansdowne 2.0 development in Ottawa
47:38 Let's play Sid or Not Sid!


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We discuss the new PWHL Seattle and Vancouver jerseys at length, then turn to overreacting to the first two weeks of the NHL season. Finally, we wrap up the show with the bummer topics of Carter Hart and Kash Patel. Blegh!

Benjamin welcomes Emily, Trevor, and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel
02:29 PWHL Seattle and Vancouver jersey reveals
26:10 Let's Overreact! to the first two weeks of the NHL season
38:16 Carter Hart signs a PTO with the Vegas Golden Knights
46:16 The monkey's paw curls and Kash Patel is a hockey fan

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The crew goes deep on the Montréal Canadiens rebuild, from contracts on the ice and in the front office to Martin St. Louis's performance as head coach. Then they review some takeaways from the first week of the NHL season and predict the first coach fired.

Benjamin welcomes SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel
02:42 Lane Hutson contract extension
12:45 Habs front office executives Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton extend in Montréal
24:32 Takeaways from the first week and Ken Dryden tribute
41:22 Predicting the first coach fired
50:57 A brief swerve into talking about baseball

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Benjamin, Emily, Trevor, and SJ talk Connor McDavid's absurd contract and Women's World Championships. Then they rank the PWHL schedule release videos and cap things off by playing a rousing game of Who He Coach For, which they definitely didn't rip off from any famous basketall players.

Benjamin welcomes SJ, Emily, and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel
03:51 Connor McDavid's contract extension
15:30 Women's Worlds
25:36 PWHL Schedule Release Videos
39:14 Who He Coach For


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