THE WCHL PODCAST

Chris and Andrew wind up the 25-26 season with another imperfect edition of The WCHL Podcast! They discuss the results from Nationals, instant replay, future sites for Nationals, the ACHA Annual Meeting in Nashville and some important policy and rule changes made there for the upcoming season! All this plus lawn talk, NCAA 5x5, another WCHL Fight Club, Angine de Poitrine, Send Help, and much more!

Finally, there are some winds of change in the WCHL and that also means change here at The WCHL Podcast, so Chris and Andrew take some time to reflect on 10 years of snark, silliness, and uninformed opinions from two non-hockey guys! Thanks to all 14 listeners for your support over the years! For one last time, a craptastic edition of your favorite podcast is ready to assault your aural sensibilities! Click and enjoy!

It's been a minute since our last podcast so Chris and Andrew have a lot to discuss - they get started with the WCHL scores from the past few weeks including sweeps in Oklahoma and Colorado, a Cactus Cup winner, and a Camelback Cup winner! The final conference standings are in, there's a smidge of WCHL news for next season, and then it's all about Nationals (FIVE WCHL teams are in the field of 24!), autobids, bumps, juicy first round matchups, and some likely Final Four teams! After that, the guys talk harvesting black willow trees, Albert Lea, windchill, stuck trucks, Honey Vanilla, and OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS for the USA Men AND Women! An overstuffed edition of your favorite craptastic podcast is just a click away! Enjoy!

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Drury Assistant Coach Cliff Cook takes a break from one of his many podcast platforms to slum around with the Commish on this episode of The WCHL Podcast, as Andrew is grounded this week and had his phone taken away! Chris and Cliff put the most recent ranking under the most powerful of microscopes and provide keen insights you'll only find here. The guys then move on to pretend Nationals matchups, game results and game predictions before things really veer into the realm of the craptastic with talk of Olympics, Runza, gameday roster limitations, Blake's Lotaburger, the return of the M1 Nationals Selection Show, scheduling concepts, beer and beef jerky sponsorships, and much more! Cliff is so good at this and brings a touch of maturity and class to the pod, so have a listen and savor the brilliance!

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Only three more weeks to go until the end of the ACHA M1 regular season and the rankings are coming into focus more and more! Chris & Andrew kick this suboptimal edition of the pod into gear with the latest rankings and some proof of concept discussion when it comes to scheduling theories. A peek at what Nationals would look like as of today, some advice for teams in two certain brackets, and autobid prognostications are also on tap before the guys get into the upcoming games involving WCHL teams, the Naked Gun, conversation hearts, hotels in the boonies, cheesesticks, Lake Placid, and an appreciation for all the places and all the people that this beautiful game has brought into our lives, even though we're not hockey people! Have a listen, won't you?

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New Year, same crappy podcast! Chris & Andrew are back from hiatus and drop some ACHA tidbits before getting into all the games played by WCHL teams since the semester started (there were A LOT of them!), the most current rankings and where the WCHL teams are (or aren't), and the outlook for Nationals. After that, the guys hit a wide-range of topics, from musical theatre to Pop-Tarts to shallow programs looking for clout instead of substance to the joy of breakfast for dinner! All that and much more! 2026 may be full of hope and promise but this suboptimal episode reminds you that mediocrity continues to thrive for some of us! Enjoy!

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The Fall 2025 semester is in the books and games are over but the work behind the scenes never stops in the ACHA! There are some tidbits and slices of info to be discerned before the guys have some fun figuring out when the next ranking is coming out! And then, as promised, the guys start up their WCHL Midseason/Half-Year Awards (and kick in some ACHA-wide opinions too!) Whaddya think, agree with them? Disagree wholeheartedly? Maybe you're asking why did this podcast appear in my feed, who's to say? They finish with a cranky flourish before saying goodbye to 2025. Apologies in advance for the inadvertent bomb but the most nonsensical nothingburger of a podcast is just a click away! Stay safe, stay warm, and have a very Merry Christmas from the two goofs at The WCHL Podcast! See you in 2026!

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Rivalry Week in the WCHL is over (for now) and it was a doozy so the guys have a lot to discuss! And hey, how about the WCHL ending 2025 with SEVEN teams in the Top 25? Wow, we must be on Santa's Nice List! Conference standings, our first preview of the 24-team field for Nationals, predictions for the few games left on the slate this year, and then the fun begins with movie recommendations from Andrew, appreciation for the Tiny Desk, a killer hardcore band's latest offering, and much more! Long and not as suboptimal as usual, this episode of The WCHL Podcast is a decent listen so have at it! Sit back, click, enjoy!

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Yo Yo Yo! Thanksgiving is done and we're into the final push here in the last few weeks of the Fall semester! Andrew & Chris start off with a smidge of ACHA news, before announcing how all is once again right with the world as there are six, count 'em, six WCHL teams in the ACHA M1 Top 25! Cross-pollination works for WCHL teams and strength of schedule, as the results from showcases in Chicago and Chesterfield pay off for the good guys out West! And hey, it's Rivalry Week around the WCHL so Andrew has his incredible predictions before delving into the really important topics of the day like Wake Up Dead Man, pet peeves about stat corrections, mini soda cans, Fairbanks weather, clueless teams in other divisions, adventures in Temple Square, and much more! Remember those relatives you couldn't wait to get away from over the holiday? Yeah, listen to this craptastic episode of The WCHL Podcast and you'll realize those relatives aren't nearly as annoying as the dopes on this podcast! Enjoy!

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Whew! No power surges in sight, just keen analysis and commentary from Chris and Andrew as you've come to know and expect! Alright, so it's still as craptabulous as ever, but it's not a truncated episode like last week! The guys get started with some ACHA news and tidbits of info for the discerning listener, followed by the most recent computer ranking - where have all the WCHL teams gone? After that, it's a recap of sweeps and splits in the WCHL, before looking ahead to this week's games, including 4 WCHL teams participating in some great cross-pollination events that will surely boost their computer ranking! Thanksgiving wishes, chicken rankings, a plan for some post-semester huzzahs, and some live look-ins from Chicago and Chesterfield round out this full-length suboptimal episode of The WCHL Podcast! Click, listen, enjoy!

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Proving once again that The WCHL Podcast is suboptimal and poorly produced, this week's pod is an abbreviated episode due a power surge that zapped 52 minutes of excellence, leaving only the 21 minutes here before you now. Andrew & Chris do their best, but it's a whirlwind trip through the normal topics before landing on the nonsense that typically ends the pod! Enjoy a break from our usual mediocrity with this lively mini-pod! We'll try to be better next week!

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