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Bryan Lipscombe joins Erik Janssen to go over the status of Round 2 of the NHL playoffs so far as well as how ice hockey in the United Arab Emirates seems to be the best kept secret and surprise around the hockey world.

Erik Janssen is joined by hockey journalists Kristen Lipscombe and Rob Del Mundo as the NHL post season gets into full swing. We look at how the first round is shaping up so far as well as break down how the Women's game is aiming to bounce back from the pandemic following two cancelled World Championships with less than a year to go till the Winter Olympics.

Erik Janssen welcomes back Risto Pakarinen to smack talk about all things quirky related in the world of hockey. We delve deep into the NHL, the KHL, Yuri Gagarin acutally being a decent hockey player and solving the mystery by revealing why Cameron wears a Gordie Howe Red Wings jersey in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Erik Janssen breaks down the winners and losers of the recent NHL trade deadline with David Tuckman as the clock is ticking for the regular season. Find out which teams are pretenders and contenders for the post season.

NHL podcast for all sides of any pond. Erik Janssen and Finnish hockey journalist extraordinaire, Risto Pakarinen, discuss KHL vs. NHL, logo controversies and should The Love Guru actually be considered a hockey film?

Erik Janssen teams up with UK sports pundit Mike Carlson. Despite being the longest serving NFL analyst on British TV Mike tries to prove he knows a thing or two about the NHL as well.

Erik Janssen is joined by a displaced Islanders fan living in California, David Tuchman. Tune in as they delve into hockey card history, how California is turning into a hockey hotbed and why the insanity continues with Erik thinking the Buffalo Sabres are still a dark horse.

After the first few weeks of NHL action Erik Janssen and Montreal Gazette music columnist, Mark Lepage, take you through what's been happening in the league thus far as well as pondering the question "Is it too soon to be selecting NHL players to go on Olympic squads for next year's Winter Games?"

Erik Janssen and Steven Edwards breaks down everything you need to know before the puck drops for the 2020-21 season. Count how many times Erik moans about how Montreal's glory days are a distant memory.