Second City Hockey: for Chicago Blackhawks fans

Welcome to Episode 162 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together during the third period of Tuesday's preseason debacle against the Minnesota Wild to talk about that game, the difficulties in watching that game on CHSN's debut broadcast and a couple of roster spot battles still unfolding as the preseason winds down. And there's a food take in there as well.

Welcome to Episode 161 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric returning from the summer hiatus to explore the early news and notes from the Blackhawks training camp while also recapping the Top 25 Under 25 series that's been running at the website for the last few weeks. And, of course, some food takes are offered by the end of the discussion.

Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by ESPN's Emily Kaplan, the network's hockey reporter who's also a Chicago resident. We discussed her time covering the Olympics and professional background before diving into some Blackhawks topics. And, of course, we dove into some food takes, all centered on Kaplan's Twitter bio suggesting she's a "bagel snob."

Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by two guests. Up first is Minnesota associate head coach Steve Miller for conversations on Sam Rinzel and Oliver Moore, followed by Michigan State director of player development Brad Fast for some information on Artyom Levshunov. We also briefly touched on some other Blackhawks prospects with those two and also found our way to some food topics by the end of each chat.

Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by Josh Nelson of the Sox Machine, one of the best sources on the internet for White Sox coverage. The conversation explored the overlap between the two franchises now and a similar discontent with White Sox ownership that older Blackhawks fans know all too well. And, yeah, there are some food topics in there as well.

Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by Ben Pope, the Blackhawks beat reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Ben was on this same podcast about four years ago, with that conversation largely focused on Ben's background and path to his current gig. This chat focused more on covering the present-day Hawks, including life on the road, what's like covering a team that wins so rarely and there was also some food-related discussion in there as well.

Welcome to The Friday Show here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, where we sit down for in-depth discussions with people from all over the hockey world. This week, Dave and Eric are joined by Chris Peters, the senior content creator for FloHockey. Chris brought his wealth of knowledge on hockey prospects to the episode, offering information on players like Artyom Levshunov and Marek Vanacker that joined the organization this summer along with others, like Oliver Moore, who were added in prior draft classes. Along with all that, there's also a food take, because Chris grew up in Chicago and how could we not get into one of those?

Welcome to Episode 160 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together for what'll likely be the final show until next season. During the discussion, they get into Levshunov signing with the Blackhawks and what that'll mean for his immediate hockey future and then look ahead to the upcoming '24-25 Blackhawks season with a whole bunch of new faces on the roster. And before they go, a few food takes are offered.

Thanks again to everyone who followed along this season!

Welcome to Episode 159 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss the massive free-agent class signed by Chicago on Monday, including a special Finish product, and then recap Chicago's weekend at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Welcome to Episode 158 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss the roller-coaster ride of a Stanley Cup Final, dive back into more debate about who the Blackhawks will select with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and then peak at the Blackhawks offseason activity by exploring the team's remaining free agents. Oh, and there's some food-related discussion as well, because what would a Musings on Madison episode be without that?