Huskies Hockey Podcast

Weldie and Andrew are joined by special guest Sydney Wolf to discuss the transfer portal movement by the men's and women's Huskies teams as well as the presumptive incoming freshman classes for the 2025-2026 season. Also: Instagram sleuthing, the correct spelling of Sydney, and a behind-the-curtain peek inside the Patty Kazmeier voting process. Give it a listen! 0:00 Intro 10:00 SCSU women's team: transfer adds, incoming freshmen 54:00 SCSU men's team: transfer adds, incoming freshmen 1:37:00 Patty Kazmeier voting experience 1:53:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew ramble about Patriks Berzins, whiskey, beer, scalding-hot Tournament takes, coaching changes, and finally present the 3rd annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the landing spots for Colin Ralph and Warren Clark, the additions of Finn Loftus, Max Smolinski, and Sidney Jackel, whiskey, the Frozen Four, the Hobey Hat Trick, late night hosts, crosswords, Bonanza, and unveil nominations for the annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the World 10:45 Transfer portal movement 45:30 Frozen Four preview 1:04:30 Hobey Hat Trick 1:27:00 3rd Annual Herbie Award nominations 1:57:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Huskies' losses to the transfer portal and to the pros, Dane Jackson, whiskey, the regional weekend, Nelly, totaling up the receipts from this season's predictions, and trying to avoid doom and gloom. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Nelly, whiskey of the week 10:00 Transfer portal opening 36:30 Isak Posch to the pros, plans for goaltending  1:00:00 UND hiring Dane Jackson 1:14:00 Recapping the regionals 1:36:40 Revisiting preseason/midseason predictions 2:09:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Last Call in St. Paul, Jackson Rudh, predicting the regionals, whiskey, the women's final, Hobey picks, #FireBerry, Lord of the Rings,  Denver getting "the shaft" again, Don Lucia, and the philosophy of rooting interests when your team's not in the tournament. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro/whiskey/Lord of the Rings talk 12:30 Huskies land Mr Hockey finalist Jackson Rudh 17:20 Recap of Frozen Faceoff/old Final Five memories 49:00 Picking regional winners/Hobey candidates 1:42:00 Recap of women's Frozen Four 2:02:40 UND coaching search 2:19:40 Listener questions  

Andrew flies solo to predict the bracket of the 2025 men's tournament. Give it a listen to see if he's able to nail the bracket for a fourth straight year!

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's team's season-ending sweep at the hands of Western Michigan, looking at what went so wrong this season, contextualizing it against bad Huskies teams of the past, whiskey, conference tournament formats, SCSU dorms, Final Five memories, the women's regionals, and portal fears. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Recapping another 6-2 sweep at Western 12:00 Season recap: where did the offense go? 32:00 How this season ranks in the Huskies D-1 era 51:00 (Late) whiskey tour 58:00 NCHC Final Faceoff preview 1:21:00 Men's nationwide whip-around 1:35:00 Commentary On the Commentary 1:49:00 Women's regionals recap, Frozen Four picks 2:04:00 Women's Huskies portal entrants 2:16:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the men's team's disappointing weekend versus Duluth, put their percentage odds on the Huskies' chances versus Western Michigan, whiskey, the women's NCAA bracket, math, bad passing, and proposals for expanding the women's field, amending the Wisconsin Rule, and which conference would make for the best reality show. Give it a listen! 

Andrew continues the yearly tradition of picking brackets for the NCAA Tournament. Can he avenge last year's slip-up and nail the women's bracket like he has three years running on the men's side? Listen in and find out!

Weldie and Andrew ramble about Isak Posch stealing a win in Magness, the upcoming Battle for 7th Place vs Duluth, the end of the women's team's season and its future outlook, whiskey, Gene Hackman, a proposed Wisconsin Rule Addendum, St. Cloud bars, and picks for #TheTourney. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the men breaking a program-record winless streak, the women's tough-luck weekend at Ohio State, mangoes, Pairwise rants, Adam Ingram, a Lowell Sun Sports Foot in Mouth Award nominee, Broadway, whiskey, and filthy Venice. Give it a listen! 

Andrew is flying solo with Weldie off on assignment. Have no fear, Andrew does very well to maintain the show's looooong reputation as he rambles for 90 minutes about the women's split versus the Gophers, looking ahead to playoff scenarios on both the women's and men's sides, and muses about '70s movies. Have a listen! 

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the women's team taking 4 out of 6 points at Mankato, the men's team's pointless weekend at Western Michigan, whiskey, transfer portal fears, and Sutton Foster musicals. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew discuss yet another winless weekend for the men's team, this time to the hands of North Dakota, as well as the women's team dropping an overtime game vs St. Thomas. Will the men's team ever win again? We also discuss the effectiveness of Gavyn Thoresen's physicality, question overtime ice time decisions, and debate the value of player development as it reflects on a coach. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew discuss yet another winless weekend for the men's team. On a more positive note, the guys chat about the women getting a tie in Madison against the vaunted Badgers. Also, philosophical talk about fandom, speculating the ceilings for the men's and women's teams, a look back at the 2003-2004 Huskies and how it mirror's this season's, and throwing music licensing rights to the wind. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Irish whiskey review 9:00 Recap of men's series at Omaha 1:07:00 Recap of women's series at Wisconsin 1:23:00 Listener questions  

Weldie and Andrew recap the men getting swept at the hands of Arizona State and the women's team's sweep of Bemidji. They look forward to upcoming weekends and discuss playoff implications. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:00 Recap of ASU sweep over men's team 1:03:00 Recap of women's team sweep over Bemidji 1:32:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew commiserate on St. Cloud's men's and women's teams' winless showing in Duluth. Where's the panic level at? What can be done? Whose fault is this? Is there any hope left? There's talk about more pleasant things too. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Danish whiskey review 7:00 Recap of men's series at Duluth 1:17:10 Recap of women's series at Duluth 1:43:50 Listener questions

The Huskies may have been idle last weekend, but that doesn't stop Weldie and Andrew from delivering over 200 minutes of high-end #content on this week's show! The guys celebrate Team USA's repeat gold medal championship at the World Juniors, preview both the men's and women's teams' upcoming trip to Duluth, throw out casting options for actors to portray AIC coach Eric Lang, and predict the field for both the men's and women's NCAA tournament as well as predict Patty Kaz and Hobey winners. Stick around to find out which host can't add to 16 - give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, World Juniors recap 18:40 Scotch whiskey review 28:00 Weekend in review 41:00 Previewing men's series at UMD   59:00 Previewing women's series at UMD 1:09:00 Pick the Field/Patty Kaz winner- women's NCAA Tournament 1:43:30 Pick the Field/Hobey winner - men's NCAA Tournament 2:29:00 Listener questions  

Weldie and Andrew recap the men's team's squeaker of a win over St. Thomas and begin to look ahead to the second half of the season. The guys also discuss the ongoing World Juniors and react real-time to Canada's quarterfinal loss. Also, they discuss Pairwise surprises, reminisce about the origins of the Wisconsin Rule, and provide play-by-play of a Peruvian whiskey taste test. Give it a listen!   TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys Around the World 9:00 World Juniors thoughts 16:30 Where's Wodon? 26:16 Recap of men's win over St Thomas 43:00 Men's nationwide recap/Pairwise musings/Wisconsin Rule origins 1:01:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew are joined by Jake Baskin for his annual appearance to preview the upcoming 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa. The guys discuss the St Cloud presence at the tournament with Brett Larson, Austin Burnevik, and Colin Ralph representing Team USA. Can the Americans claim their first back-to-back WJC gold this year? We make predictions and analyze the primary competition standing in USA's way. Weldie and Andrew also add a short segment afterward to preview the men's upcoming game vs St Thomas as well as discuss R. J. Enga's feathers-ruffling coaches' show appearance. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, WJC preview with Jake Baskin 1:19:41 Preview men's 12/29 game vs St Thomas, discuss Enga's comments on coaches show about UND series

Weldie and Andrew discuss the men's team's very frustrating weekend versus North Dakota. The guys give more speculation as to how much the Isak Posch injury will effect the team, talk about other struggling areas of the team, and give an updated prediction as to their NCAA tournament chances. Also, marathon improvement talk, a garage code life hack, and the best-ever coach handshake snub. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Andrew finished his second marathon 07:28 Recap of men's team's loss and OT loss at North Dakota 1:25:00 Nationwide recap - men's 1:37:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew discuss the men's majority-of-points weekend vs Omaha and the women's 1-out-of-5 weekend vs Duluth. The implications of Isak Posch's injury takes center stage, and the guys discuss the effect of the injury on the rest of the season. Also, progress on Whamaggedon, speculation of whether Brett Larson fully grasps overtime implications, and a discussion of various Candyman references. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whamaggedon scoreboard 4:58 Recap of men's series vs Omaha 1:17.05 Recap of women's series vs UMD 1:50:30 Listener questions 

Weldie and Andrew recap the women's series at Union and preview their upcoming tilt versus Minnesota-Duluth. Then they preview the men's next series versus Omaha. Also, debating if #FireBerry is appropriate, crunching the numbers on CHRUD, and a critique of the sound design in the "Wicked" movie. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, "Wicked" review in six sentences 5:00 Recap of women's series @ Union 31:30 Nationwide whip-around - women's side 37:00 Preview of women's series vs UMD 55:38 Nationwide whip-around - men's side 1:13:00 Preview of men's series vs Omaha 1:20:20 Understanding CHRUD 1:30:20 Listener questions  

Weldie and Andrew discuss the men taking 4 of 6 points at Colorado College, as well as the women splitting vs Minnesota. What did we think of the men's teams' power play adjustments? Is Weldie the chirper at the women's games that this program needs? Can Weldie implore college hockey journalists to do their job better? Listen in to find out!  TIMESTAMPS 0:03:04 Men's series @ CC recap  0:42:00 Weekend Recap - men's nationwide  0:53:24 Women's home & home vs Minnesota recap  1:27:00 Weekend recap - women's nationwide, St Thomas coach Joel Johnson's resignation  

Weldie and Andrew discuss the women's team's weekend series vs Mankato and preview the upcoming series with the Gophers. The guys also preview the men's series vs Colorado College. Also, comparing the coaching demeanor of Brian Idalski and Brett Larson, a semantic debate about the term "upset," and a discussion of AIC's announcement that it will move down to D-II and trying to keep up with the changing landscape of NCAA athletics. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, recap of women's series vs Mankato 43:00 Preview of women's series vs Minnesota 1:00:00 Nationwide whip-around - women's 1:05:00 Preview of men's series vs CC 1:21:00 Nationwide whip-around - men's 1:33:00 Weldie's displeasure with the term "upset" 1:43:00 Discussion of AIC dropping down to D-II, changing landscape of NCAA

Weldie and Andrew discuss a five-point weekend vs Miami and have plenty to say about power play failures and 3rd period lulls. Also, they preview the women's series vs Mankato, sort conference echelons into guts and rumps, attempt on the fly to come up with a new fancy stat, and take a way-too-early stab at picking the field of the men's NCAA tournament. Give it a listen! 0:00, Intro, Happy Edmund Fitzgerald day 6:30 Recap of men's series vs Miami 55:30 Whiparound men's nationwide 1:08:20 Previewing women's series vs Mankato 1:22:30 Pick the field - men's NCAA tournament 2:02:30 Listener questions  

Weldie and Andrew relive a forgettable weekend for St Cloud State and recap sweeps at the hands of Wisconsin and Boston College. If you needed 20 minute rants about officiating and video reviews, you've come to the right place! The guys also preview the upcoming Miami series, do their first "pick the field" segment of the year (this time for the women's NCAA tournament), and propose resurrecting MSC for still-grumpy Gopher fans nostalgic for the '90s. Give it a listen!  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, recapping men getting swept vs BC 8:00 Officiating/video reviews discussion  54:00 Previewing men's series vs Miami 1:03:00 Recapping men's - nationwide 1:08:00 TV/tape delay discussion 1:13:30 Recapping women getting swept vs Wisconsin 1:27:00 Recapping women's - nationwide/Pick The Field 1:44:30 Listener questions

Weldie makes his return to the show, though with less Grampaid than was promised (thanks for nothing, Todd). He and Andrew recap the men's sweep of Augustana and the women's tie and win vs St. Thomas. They also preview this weekend's series against high-octane opponents in Wisconsin and Boston College. Plus, some high-end power play analysis, discussion of a new fancy stat, and debating whether "Smokey and the Bandit" holds up. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro/Grampaid/Homecoming 4:43 Recap of men's sweep of Augustana 1:01:40 Preview of BC series/Random box score 1:28:30 Nationwide men's recap 1:40:02 Recap of women's tie/win vs St Thomas 1:59:23 Preview of Wisconsin series 2:17:25 Listener questions

Weldie is off on assignment, so Andrew shakes things up a bit and invites friends-of-the-show Alex Fern and Brian Moos from KVSC to discuss the past weekend. There's first a segment with Alex who recaps the men's split vs Michigan and Alex and Andrew share their mutual experiences traveling to the games at historic Yost Ice Arena. Then, Andrew chats with Brian fresh off calling the women's comeback tie and shootout with vs Ohio State. Can both teams keep their momentum going this week? Also, an outside-the-box POW selection, fashion update regarding the men's coaching staff, and can Andrew figure out the button bar? Give it a listen!  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro - Weldie with a case of the Gramps? 1:00 Andrew and Alex talk about men's series at Michigan 54:00 Around the country recap - men's 1:04:00 Previewing men's series vs Augustana 1:13:00 Listener questions 1:26:20 Andrew and Brian talk about women's series vs Ohio State 2:03:00 Around the country recap - women's  2:15:00 Previewing women's home and home with St Thomas

Weldie and Andrew recap a pair of sweeps of Bemidji State. How impressed were we by these results? We also preview the upcoming marquee matchups versus Michigan and Ohio State. Also, we go over the new set of regional and Frozen Four hosts that were recently announced, compare Omaha to a Bond villain, and speculate if Wisconsin's women's team can run the table on the season. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, roller rink memories 5:08 Recapping men's sweep of Bemidji 45:00 Previewing men's series at Michigan 1:00:00 Recapping men's - nationwide 1:13:00 2025-2028 NCAA regional/Frozen Four sites discussion 1:28:00 Recapping women's sweep of Bemidji 1:34:00 Previewing women's series vs Ohio State 1:50:00 Recapping women's nationwide 1:56:00 Listener questions

In this episode of the Huskies hockey podcast, Weldie and Andrew recap the weekend for both the men's and women's teams as neither side as yet to feel the sting of defeat. They talk about the Isak Posch's stellar evening as the men slugging it out against a pesky St. Thomas team, while to women sweep a good Mercyhurst squad. They turn their attentions to Bemidji State as both squads prepare for the Beavers. Plus – Update on JoJo Watch on her status of the season (with actual journalism!) and what freshman were we undersold on? Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro, 80s TV talk 3:42 Recapping men's win at St Thomas 39:37 Preview of men's home-and-home vs Bemidji State 52:34 Weekend recap/next weekend preview nationwide - men's 1:09:10 Recapping women's sweep vs Mercyhurst  1:19:01 Jojo Chobak status? 1:34:15 Previewing women's series at Bemidji State 1:49:47 Weekend recap/next weekend preview nationwide - women's  1:58:35 Listener questions

We have a full season preview for the St. Cloud State men's team as we go through predictions of the team and where we think the NCHC will shape up. Can't wait to see how far we are off. Plus – The women's team hit the ice in exhibition play vs Manitoba and previews for both squads. We are back! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

The college hockey season is officially underway as the St. Cloud State women's team finds the back of the net 10 times to sweep Lindenwood. Weldie and Andrew give their thoughts on the series and a preview on the season. Plus – A way too in-depth look at the history of the one preseason Brown voter in the USCHO poll. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

A rare special guest on this episode of the Huskies Hockey Podcast as Weldie and Andrew welcome the arena voice of the men's hockey team Jason Bryant. Jason tells the story about how he came across the job, learning the game of hockey while still balancing his numerous wrestling gigs, following Chuck, and reveals his number one question he still gets asked. Plus – the men's team names the captains, playoff formats/conference rivals when St. Thomas officially joins and the women's team gets new coaches behind the bench. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

The Saint Cloud State men's team has an assistant coaching change with Eric Rud coming back for round three with the cardinal and black. Weldie and Andrew go on a random trip down memory lane with big Jarod Rabey goals, the high-water mark for Huskies getting drafted and the Dungeons and Dragons Alignment of Don Lucia. Off-season gives us some of the most random topics. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Plenty of news on the rare carousel of coaches as over 10% of teams getting new coaches. Weldie and Andrew give their takes on what that can possibly mean for St. Cloud State men's bench. Also – a look into the numbers game with the women's team, rule change hot takes and a new drinking game. Enjoy!  #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Plenty of changes are afoot with the announcement of St. Thomas entering the NCHC in two years. Weldie and Andrew discuss the decisions that will need to be made with future scheduling and Weldie tries to explain his unique answer for a 10-team 'postseason'. Plus - Hot Portal Action and the breakdown of the men's and women's schedule. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO 

Welcome to the Second Annual Herbie Awards! Celebrating the best of the season from St. Cloud State men's and women's hockey. See who wins all the key awards, including the Lowell Sun Sports Foot In Mouth Award and the highly coveted Jeff Finger Memorial Most Valuable Player. Also – Portal updates for both teams and our thoughts on the Frozen Four. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

It's that time of year again! The Second Annual Herbie Awards are right around the corner. Weldie and Andrew run through the nominees that include the best of what Husky Hockey has to offer in all the prestigious categories. Also – updates on Veeti Miettinen and Joe Molenaar,  a lot of portal talk and official predictions of the Frozen Four along with some other award given out that isn't a Herbie. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

We have our Frozen Four teams! Weldie and Andrew break down the regionals and whether this weekend was a boom or a bust in terms of atmosphere at neutral sites. Also – a breakdown of hot portal action, a coach that clearly doesn't know how the Pairwise works and a trip down memory lane as the two ‘Pick The Field' segments get analyzed. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Weldie and Andrew recap the final game of the season as the Huskies fall in the Frozen Faceoff to Denver. We look at the game as well as how it became a metaphor for the season in general. Also – plenty of NCAA tournament talk. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Andrew flies solo as he attempts to pick the brackets for this year's men's tournament. Who gets the "prize" of playing a host school with a lower seed than them? Will the committee throw a bone to BU or will the Terriers be getting the double shaft? Will Michigan be forced to play in a GLI that they can't back out of? Tune in to find out.  

The Huskies slim NCAA berth is still alive after a three=game series victory over the Western Michigan Broncos. Weldie and Andrew recap the games and preview the second-to-last Frozen Faceoff. Also – Andrew shares why he doesn't like Omaha's chances, predications regarding every conference tournament and we learn what the heck the Three Stars Award is. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Weldie and Andrew attempt to make sense on the tailspin that has become the Husky hockey season as the men get swept against Minnesota Duluth. Plenty of work to do for the squad as they have an uphill battle to find a way to the national tournament. Also – Women's national tournament bracket and a new Dr. Seuss verse. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

It's that time of year - Andrew's flying solo picking the 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament bracket. The Huskies made it! No, not those Huskies! Tune in!

It was a weekend to forget for both Husky squads as the men lose in semi-historic fashion by a combined score of 13-4 on the weekend. Weldie and Andrew break down where this ranks on the worst Senior Nights in SCSU history. The women's season came to an end after not scoring, again, in Amsoil. Also – Where does Carle rank in most hated coaches in the NCHC, Family Feud hosts and how much chaos can we cause the committee. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Weldie and Andrew have different opinions on the goal that wasn't. Despite the no-goal, the Huskies jump in the Pairwise and control their own destiny after a four-point weekend vs Western Michigan. The women's team takes care of business in Bemidji with a sweep from the help of some depth scoring. Also – Plenty of pairwise talk and a look into the women's playoffs. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

As the men's team has the bye, the women's team scores the same number of goals and still manages to get two points on the weekend. Weldie and Andrew break down the series propelled by the dominating performance of goaltender Jojo Chobak. Also – Previewing the men's series with the Western Michigan Broncos, pairwise talk and the rise of Colorado College. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

As the Pairwise Probability Matrix gets unveiled, the men's team helps its cause by sweeping the lowly Redhawks of Miami. The women's team continues its losing streak following two losses to Minnesota. Weldie and Andrew break down both series and gives a look into how the rest of the season could shake out. Also – various regional chilis and prop bet updates. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Weldie realizes he's been going through the stages of Husky Hockey Grief in a very self-healing episode. Andrew walks him through the series against Colorado College and they give takes on the same issues that keep plaguing the men's team. Also – Women take a point to the highly rated Wisconsin Badgers, a figure skating correction and J.A.G. was said probably one too many times. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO

Brett Larson has his third tough January in a row after only getting two points vs. Omaha. Weldie and Andrew try their best to make sense out of perplexing weekend of Husky hockey as the men continue to shoot themselves in the foot with a multitude of miscues. The swoon continues as the team scores six and still can't get a win. Meanwhile, the women drop two competitive games vs the top team in the nation as Emma Gentry gets back in the goal column. Also – the return of Random Box Score and breaking figure skating news. Enjoy! #GOHUSKIESWOOOOO