The boys address the issues that are being reported about the delays in the construction as well as the size of the playing surface of the Milan Cortina Olympics Arena. World Junior Season is almost here as the United States dropped their pre-tournament roster this past week. We look at the possibility of them 3-peating this year and mix in a snake draft of our favorite World Junior tournament memories Jesper Wallstedt is having a rookie season for the ages for the Wild. The top 3 teams in the Central have been the cream of the crop in the NHL this year which has forced the conversation of just how much the NHL playoff format needs to be changed. Plus, Brendan Dillon hits 1000 games played, McDonogh signs an extension in Tampa, Ozzy Wiesblatt's emotional first goal, Seguin is out for the year for Dallas

The boys are back after a long Thanksgiving weekend to get caught up on the league's events. We discuss Ovechkin proving the haters wrong again and the Caps being right back in the mix. Tampa Bay is cruising again after a slow start. Canada's two promising teams are struggling early again. Is it time for the Flames & Predators to blow it up and rebuild? Palmeri proves just how tough hockey players are and we preview the start of the PWHL regular season.

*HOMER ALERT* The boys break down the Wild's start now that the NHL is a quarter of the way through the season. We also do a lap around the college scene right now for the 6 Division 1 programs in Minnesota. Plus, a little bit of a season preview in honor of High School Hockey that started this week.

The Boys Headline the 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees while also getting creative with some Hall of Fame associated topics. Pastrnak hits 400 goals, The Ducks are off to their best start in years, The hottest players in the league right now are all 20 years old or younger and The Tkachuk brothers attempt to be the next Kelce's in sports by launching their own podcast.

On the latest episode of the Rookie Lap the boys go rogue by talking a little baseball and debating which sport has the best postseason. Tavares hits 500 Goals while Ovi gets to the 900 club all by himself. We break down our 4th and final division in the Atlantic plus make our Stanley Cup predictions for the 2025-2026 Season.

On this week's episode we go full monster mash as each of us names our team of NHL players that resemble Halloween like characters. Ovechkin, Crosby, & Kucherov hit impressive milestones that put them in esteemed company with the all-time legends. The Mammoth are the most exciting team in the league, and the Penguins are off to a rather surprising start. Ryan's brother Brady, our resident Capitals fan, hops on as our first official guest to break down the Metropolitan Division with us!

The boys are back for another lap around the league this week. We get into some of the biggest stories in NHL right now and highlight the rookie laps as well as first goals in that occur over the past week. A little over an hour in we preview the Pacific Division and make are picks for who gets into the playoffs. Plus, all new rookie moves of the week paved the way for a fun conversation about the dentist

The boys do their rookie lap (first official podcast) and get into all of the latest headlines across the NHL and the hockey world. We also make our early season predictions for the Central division.