Pucks & Brews

Pucks & Brews

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Pucks & Brews episodes

  • Pucks & Brews Episode 45: Vegas Wins The STANLEY CUP

    On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by The Sports Hit List's Justin Buford, to discuss the Stanley Cup Final, Vegas winning their first ever Stanley Cup Championship, Jonathan Marchessault winning the Conn Smythe Trophy, the New York Rangers hiring Peter Laviolette as their next head coach and what he will bring to the team, the Toronto Maple Leafs hiring Shane Doan as a special adviser, the Pittsburgh Penguins hiring Jason Spezza, the Columbus Blue Jackets trades for both Ivan Provorov and Damon Severs and what they're trying to build for next season, the New Jersey Devils signing Jesper Bratt to an 8 year contract extension, they go on a small tangent about the salary cap and escrow, they discuss the circumstance surrounding Pierre Luc Dubois (again) for the Winnipeg Jets, Connor Hellebuyck not willing to sign an extension with the Winnipeg Jets, and much more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Thursday June 15, 2023
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    0:00 Intro
    2:27 Vegas’s first year, All Stars?
    8:00 Vegas wins the Stanley Cup
    23:13 Jonathan Marchessault wins Conn Smythe
    27:52 New York Rangers hire Peter Laviolette
    42:10 Leafs hire Shane Doan, Jason Spezza hired in Pittsburgh
    46:02 Columbus Blue Jackets making moves for defenseman
    55:17 Devils sign Jesper Bratt to 8 year contract
    58:30 Mini salary cap tangent
    1:00:04 Pierre Luc Dubois wants out of Winnipeg
    1:08:46 Connor Hellebuyck won’t sign contract extension with Winnipeg Jets
    1:12:00 Final thoughts/Long Outro

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 44: Speaking Isn't Mike's Specialty

    On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Kyle Dubas being named the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, more info that came out from his departure from Toronto aka the Shanahan press conference, Brad Trellising being name new General Manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Nashville Predators hiring Andrew Brunette as their new head coach, the New York Rangers and their search for a new head coach, they recap both the Eastern Conference Final and Western Conference Final, they discuss the 2023 Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, which team had the harder road to get to the final in these playoffs, and give their predictions for who is going to win the Stanley Cup, and more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Thursday June 1st, 2023


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    0:00 Intro

    1:46 More Info On Kyle Dubas’s Departure From Toronto

    6:38 Leafs Hire Brad Treliving As New GM

    11:39 Nashville Predators Hire Andrew Brunette

    14:00 Rangers Head Coaching Search

    22:26 Conference Finals Recap

    31:05 Stanley Cup Final preview/Which team had the harder road and which team wins the Stanley Cup

    44:30 Battle Of The Ex Rangers

    47:45 Final Thoughts/Outro

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    50 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 43: Better Late Than Never

    On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the New York Rangers firing head coach Gerard Gallant along with other members of the coaching staff, as we ll as Head Athletic Trainer Jim Ramsay, discuss options for who could potentially be the next Rangers head coach, why Joel Quenneville may be an option, Chicago Blackhawks winning the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, they quickly recap the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give their post thoughts and predictions for both the Eastern Conference Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers and the Western Conference Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars, the discus the Toronto Maple Leafs parting ways with General Manager Kyle Dubas and what's next for the team and organization, the ongoing saga with the Arizona Coyotes and their search to find a new arena to play in, and more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Saturday, May 20th, 2023


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    0:00 Intro

    2:48 New York Rangers fire Gerard Gallant and other members of coaching staff

    30:32 Chicago Blackhawks Win 2023 NHL Draft Lottery

    37:30 Recap Of 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round

    44:12 Eastern Conference Final: Carolina vs Florida

    51:38 Western Conference Final: Vegas vs Dallas

    57:58 Leafs Fire Dubas

    1:12:35 Arizona Coyotes Arena Saga

    1:20:52 Final Thoughts/Outro


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    1 hr 25 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 42: Surprises And Embarrassments

    On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss what happened during the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give our thoughts so far and predictions on the second round series matchups, Mike and Liam both rant on how the Rangers season ended, they discuss whether the Rangers should fire Gerard Gallant, and more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Thursday, May 4th, 2023
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    0:00 Intro
    3:01 Western Conference first round recap
    9:40 Eastern conference first round recap
    25:37 Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken
    29:21 Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights
    34:18 Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs
    41:38 Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils
    46:30 Mike’s Rant on the end of the Rangers season
    51:31 Liam’s rant on the Rangers
    55:35 Gerard Gallant
    1:05:46 Final thoughts/OutroListen to Pucks & Brews on: Anchor iTunes YouTube Spotify Google Podcasts Breaker Radio Public

    1 hr 11 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 41: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Predictions

    On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss and give their predictions for all eight series of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Enjoy!

    Recorded Sunday April 16th, 2023
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    0:00 Intro
    2:13 Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars
    8:37 Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings
    14:45 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
    18:54 Vegas Golden Knights vs Winnipeg Jets
    27:23 Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers
    33:13 Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders
    41:32 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs
    50:13 New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils
    1:00:26 Final thoughts/Outro

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 40: 4 More Years Of Filip Chytil

    In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the New York Rangers signing Filip Chytil to a 4 years contract extension, what happened with teams that narrowly missed the playoffs this season, whether or not the Edmonton Oilers will win the Pacific Division, they discuss what's been going on with the New York Rangers lately, the suspenseful last few days of the regular season waiting for all the playoff seeds and matchups to bet set, and more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Wednesday April 12th,, 2023

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    0:00 Intro

    1:50 Teams That Narrowly Missed The Playoffs

    17:49 Will The Oilers Win The Pacific Division?

    21:52 Rangers Extend Filip Chytil 4 Years

    27:12 General New York Rangers Talk

    43:19 Final thoughts/Outro

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    46 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 39: Insane Overall Trade Deadline

    In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the finale of the 2023 NHL trade deadline, the finale of the lead to the actual boring actual trade deadline day in terms of shock and excitement value, the Boston Bruins trading for Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings, the Jonathan Quick trade and the the second Jonathan Quick trade, the Vancouver Canucks acquiring Filip Hronek from the Detroit Red Wings and how we think what. they gave up was terrible value, the Bruins extending David Pastrnak, Jakob Chychrun finally getting traded and to the Ottawa Senators, the moves the Pittsburgh Penguins made, a quick recap of the actual day of the trade deadline, the winners of the trade deadline, the losers of the trade deadline, and more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Monday March 6th, 2023


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    0:00 Intro

    1:58 Jonathan Quick traded to Columbus

    8:47 Vancouver Canucks acquire Filip Hronek from Detroit, why?

    11:52 Boston Bruins acquire Tyler Bertuzzi from Red Wings

    15:26 Bruins extend David Pastrnak

    16:21 Jonathan Quick traded again, this time to Vegas

    20:37 Jakob Chychrun traded to the Ottawa Senators

    24:53 Pittsburgh Penguins discussion

    26:55 Actual trade deadline Day recap

    37:29 Winners of the trade deadline

    44:07 Losers of the trade deadline

    48:15 Final thoughts/Outro


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    52 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 38: Patrick Kane Ensues Hysteria

    EMERGENCY PODCAST! SECOND EPISODE OF THE DAY! On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Rangers  finally landing Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three team trade with the Arizona Coyotes, what the Rangers are getting in Patrick Kane, what they gave up to get him, how this could put the Rangers over the top come playoff time, and how the news of the trade sparked chaos in the hockey world for several hours. They also discuss the flurry of moves made by Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas throughout the day, in what ultimately led them to bolstering their defensive core adding Luke Schenn from the Vancouver Canucks and Eric Gustafsson from the Washington Capitals, and how they got a first round draft pick in the process and how it could be used in another potential trade before the deadline, the Nashville Predators selling off assets and getting absolute hauls for the players they've traded away, a small trade in the middle of all of it, them trading Matias Ekholm to the Edmonton Oilers and getting a haul back including Tyson Barrie who they cold possibly flip before the trade deadline, and what the Oilers are getting in Ekholm, a quick recap and series of thoughts on all the other trades that happened throughout the day, speculation on players that haven't been traded (yet), and more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Tuesday February 28th, 2023


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    0:00 Intro

    0:35 Patrick Kane is a Ranger

    12:19 Kyle Dubas trade frenzy

    17:50 Nashille Predators Trade Hauls

    19:56 Nashville's insignificant trade compared to the rest

    20:21 What Edmonton gets in Ekholm

    21:23 Other trades that happened today

    25:00 Speculation about players not moved (yet)

    27:39 Final Thoughts/Outro


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  • Pucks & Brews Episode 37: What The Hell

    In this loaded, jam packed episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the wild weekend that just happened in the NHL along with all of the news that came out of it, some cool stats and things to happen around the league since the last episode, Timo Meier getting traded to the New Jersey Devils (finally) and the massive trade in totality and the haul the Sharks got in return, Nashville trading Tanner Jeannot to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the haul they got back, Nashville trading Nino Niederreiter to the Winnipeg Jets, Barry Trott being announced as the Predators next General Manager, the St Louis Blues trading Ivan Barbashev to the Vegas Golden Knights, Craig Berube's shocking comments about the team and Robert Thomas's response, and where the Blue go from here, the Evgeni Dadanov for Denis Gurianov trade between the Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars, respectively, the Boston Bruins backing out of a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets for Vladislav Gavrikov and how it's a bad look for the Bruins, a rant from Mike on players sitting for ''trade related reasons," the Winnipeg Jets recent struggles, the wide open eastern conference wild card playoff race, the New York Rangers trading Vitaly Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks, the Rangers cap gymnastics and "Roster Management" decisions likely leading to a trade for Patrick Kane, K'Andre Miller's match penalty/game misconduct for spitting on Drew Doughty, the K'Andre Miller/Jacob Trouba defense pairing as well as the defensive core overall and overall team defense, line chemistry with Gerard Gallant's constant shuffling of lines, Igor Shesterkin's underwhelming season so far, and much more. Enjoy!

    Recorded Monday February 27th, 2023


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    0:00 Intro

    9:13 Timo Meier Traded to Devils

    19:35 Tanner Jeannot traded to Tampa

    27:58 Nino Niederreeiter traded to Jets from Nashville

    30:25 Barry Trotz becoming Predators GM

    32:40 Jake McCabe trade to Toronto 37:32 Dmitry Orlov trade

    46:04 St Louis Blues trade Ivan Barbashev to Vegas

    49:19 Craig Berube’s comments and Robert Thomas’s response

    51:13 Should Blues go full rebuild?

    54:12 Dadanov traded for Gurianov

    55:33 Vladislav Gavrikov situation and Mike’s rant about sitting players for “Trade related reasons”

    1:02:02 Winnipeg Jets falling off?

    1:04:23 Wide open eastern conference wild card playoff race

    1:08:33 Rangers trade Vitaly Kravtsov to Vancouver

    1:17:36 Rangers “Roster management”

    1:20:24 K’Andre Miller’s spit towards Drew Doughty

    1:24:49 K’Andre Miller/Jacob Trouba defense pairing, overall team defense and line chemistry if Patrick Kane is acquired

    1:33:49 Igor Shesterkin’s underwhelming season so far

    1:39:30 Final thoughts/Outro


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    1 hr 44 min
  • Pucks & Brews Episode 36: Ryan O'Reilly And Tyler Motte

    On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs making their big splash trade in acquiring Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari, the New York Rangers bringing back Tyler Motte in a trade, Jonathan Tower's situation in Chicago, whether or not Patrick Kane will end up getting traded, the ongoing Jakob Chychrun situation and how it's getting ridiculous, the western conference wild card race and how the western conference in general is weak, more specifically the Pacific division, some general New York Rangers talk, and more. Enjoy!  

    Recorded Sunday February 19th, 2023  


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    0:00 Intro 

    2:29 Jonathan Toews's health situation

    7:22 Does Patrick Kane get traded?  

    12:36 Jakob Chychrun's Trade Situation

    17:17 Ryan O’Reilly traded to the Maple Leafs  30:32 Western Conference Wild Card  

    36:22 Rangers Trade for Tyler Motte  

    43:25 General New York Rangers discussion  

    53:56 Final Thoughts/Outro  


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    57 min

About Pucks & Brews

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Mike Sparacino and Liam Gotimer discuss the NHL, the New York Rangers being a main focus, in a podcast that involves serious hockey discussions, hilarity, and non sponsored brews of choice.