Bally Sports North reporter Kevin Gorg and Minnesota Wild Digital Content Coordinator Dan Myers share a love of two things: Ice hockey and the sound of their own voices. You'll get your fill of both in this entertaining and informative weekly podcast brought to you by Minnesota Hockey Magazine. Kevin and Dan will cover hockey at all levels, from peewes to the pros via a combination of guests from throughout the hockey world, Minnesota Hockey Magazine contributors and their own brand of humorous banter, analysis and hot takes. Produced by KFAN’s Zach Halverson who will join the conversation from time to time.
Get ready for some laughs, as season one of the Sieve and the Scribe concludes on-site from Pheasant Hills Golf Club in Hammond, Wis., where Kevin and Dan welcome title sponsors Andy Hedlund and Eric Means, who also played college hockey for the Mavericks and the Gophers. Heds and Meansy share some of their favorite memories from the early days with Minnesota State as well as playing for and coaching with legendary characters like Doug Woog, Don Brose and Troy Jutting. The guys also discuss the sudden end to the Wild's season and talk about who's left in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The show concludes with a trip down memory lane as Andy, Eric and Kevin share their favorite colorful (and off-color) memories from their times with Wooger and Jutts.
Kevin and Dan break down the Stanley Cup Playoffs, talking about all eight First Round series from high above Xcel Energy Center hours before Game 1 of the Wild and Blues series. The fellas provide analysis, statistics and predictions on who they think will advance and why.
Between coaching changes, the transfer portal and an ever-churning rumor mill, the college hockey offseason is well underway. The very best college hockey writer in the country, Brad Schlossman from the Grand Forks Herald and The Rink Live, joins Kevin and Dan to break it all down. Schloss wraps up the 2021-22 season with yet another victory lap on his call of Denver as the best team, big-time changes that could be on the horizon, some names to watch for coaching vacancies at top schools around the country and so much more. If you love college hockey, you won't want to miss this episode. The fellas close the show with some Wild chatter following a shocking loss to Arizona and set the table for Minnesota's weekend ahead and the upcoming playoff series against the Blues.
Kevin and Dan are joined by Minnesota Wild assistant coach Darby Hendrickson, and the fellas go the full gamut, from his years as a player to his post-career broadcasting career to his time as a Wild assistant coach. Darby opines on the team's early years, including the 2003 run to the Western Conference Final, as well as the current version of the Wild, and how they stack up in a loaded West. Kevin and Dan close the show by taking an initial look at the St. Louis Blues and discussing the incredible run Kevin Fiala is on.
Kevin and Dan open with some Wild chatter as it's four-game road trip continues. Then the focus turns to a heavyweight tilt in college hockey, as Minnesota State associate coach Todd Knott and Minnesota assistant coach Ben Gordon join the festivities to preview the Mavericks and Gophers game in the Frozen Four in Beantown later this week.
Kevin and Dan sit down with brand new Wild defenseman Jake Middleton to discuss his facial hair, his background and how he's made himself from the guy sleeping on the dining room floor of a two-bedroom apartment to a highly sought-after trade deadline acquisition for a team near the top of the NHL. You won't want to miss his story. The fellas continue with plenty of post-trade deadline conversation, how the new personalities are meshing in the Wild dressing room and what has the team back to its winning ways. They close with a quick look at the NCAA Tournament, recapping wins by the Mavericks and Bulldogs in the first round, with a look at prospects for the Minnesota teams moving forward.
Kevin Gorg and Dan Myers are back and they're chatting with longtime former Wild captain Mikko Koivu ahead of his number retirement ceremony. The fellas take a look back at Koivu's playing days, chat about some of his favorite memories and look forward to what could be next for him. Kevin and Dan also provide a quick update on what ails the Wild as well as a spin around the State of Hockey to discuss newly crowned state champions and a look ahead at postseason conference championship opportunities for a handful of the local college clubs.
Long time Eden Prairie Head Coach Lee Smith joins Kevin Gorg and Dan Myers on this week's The Sieve & The Scribe Podcast! Lee talks about his three decades at Eden Prairie, what lies ahead for him personally, and he makes his picks for the 2022 State Tournament! Plus, Gorg and Myers share what they learned from interviews with Wild coaches and players about the team's recent struggles and what they need to do to turn it all around.
The guys talk with Wild forward and former Blaine Bengal Nick Bjugstad!
Kevin and Dan go guest intensive in this Olympic-hockey trip down memory lane, as the fellas are joined by U.S. hockey legend and all-around great person Gigi Marvin, who shares her Olympic memories and brings listeners inside the U.S.-Canada rivalry. She also opines on her new career in broadcasting, the future of women's hockey and how she once found herself in the doghouse for choosing the University of Minnesota over North Dakota. You don't want to miss this one!
Kevin and Dan are joined off the top by Minnesota Wild radio voice Joe O'Donnell, who documents his long and winding road to the NHL, including a stint as Iowa's “Mr. Everything.” They breakdown the Wild's fantastic start to the season and banter about some of the characters inside the dressing room. The fellas close the show by re-hashing Minnesota's trouncing of Chicago, a memorable first half which has the Wild in great position and look ahead to the NHL All-Star Game in Las Vegas, where Kirill Kaprizov and Cam Talbot will represent the State of Hockey.
U.S. Olympic women's hockey head coach Joel Johnson joins the show to preview the upcoming games in Beijing, as well as what's happening with the University of St. Thomas, where he has been splitting his time. Kevin and Dan also put a bow on Hockey Day Minnesota in Mankato, recap the Wild's big win over Montreal and chat about what should be a fun number retirement ceremony Friday night in the Big Apple.
Kevin and Dan visit with a series of Mankato-related guests, including Minnesota State men's head coach Mike Hastings, who will head to Beijing next month as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic men's team. Longtime Mankato hockey writer Shane Frederick joined to talk about what hosting Hockey Day could mean for the sport in the southern part of the state. Finally, the boys are joined by Mankato East boys hockey coach Adam Fries, fresh off a big win over arch-rival Mankato West.
Former Wild defenseman Nate Prosser joins Kevin and Dan just a few days after announcing his retirement from pro hockey. The fellas re-live some memories from his playing days, talk about life in the Prosser household and what's next for the affable Elk River native. Kevin and Dan also talk Wild, set the scene for Hockey Day Minnesota in Mankato and answer viewer mail.
"Enter Sandman"On Ep. 2 of "The Sieve and The Scribe," the fellas break down the Winter Classic, and talk about how the additions of Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi could inject new life into the Wild's dressing room. And speaking of outdoor hockey, Dan and Kevin cast their gaze forward to Hockey Day 2022 in Mankato later this month. In that realm, they welcome Minnesota State men's hockey junior forward Ryan Sandelin to the show, where he talks about life as a Hermantown Hawk as well as the Mavericks' success, including his club's sweep of his dad's team, the University of Minnesota Duluth, over the weekend.
Kevin and Dan do a deep dive into the Wild and all things Winter Classic in their inaugural episode launched mere hours prior to puck drop at Target Field. They wrap things up with a fun conversation with Wild assistant captain Marcus “Moose” Foligno in a stellar debut. Listen, share, and subscribe to The Sieve and the Scribe!
Kevin Gorg and Dan Myers introduce themselves and the podcast and take you through what to expect from this all-things-hockey experience moving forward.