Jake Montie and Evan Stravers host a hockey podcast based in Portland, Oregon featuring snarky beer league player perspectives on the NHL, local and worldwide hockey happenings, and a variety of other topics.

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In this episode we dive back into the hockey being played all across this broad land. We&#39;ve got NHL updates including the newest hall of fame inductees, the Penguins getting sold, Bob Murray&#39;s resignation and, of course, more Blackhawks tumult. We also update the PHF season through two weeks and Jake talks about Homeward Bound. Thanks for listening

Ep. 49: NHL, PHF and Blackhawks Updates

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Hey Everyone. Our long promised but not yet delivered Premier Hockey Federation - formerly known as the NWHL - Season 7 preview is here. We tackle the long and winding offseason full upheaval: name changes, trans inclusivity policy, and the ESPN+ streaming deal. We also preview each team in the league, predict the end of regular season standings and, as per usual, give you numerous ways for us to look stupid at the end of the season. Catch the PHF all season streaming on ESPN+ and thank you for listening.

Ep. 48: Premier Hockey Federation Season Preview

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One topic and one topic only in this episode as we do a deep dive into the released report regarding the sexual assault coverup presided over by the Blackhawks brass in 2010. Some heads have rolled. Some have stayed shockingly still attached to their negligent bodies. While some should really shut up. We talk about all of those heads and the tepid response by the league as we try and wrap our heads around it all.

Ep. 47: Blackhawks Report and Rolling Heads

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Hockey is back and so are we with some NHL vibes, some quick hits, and observations from the first six or so days of the season. We finally don&#39;t have to talk about Evander Kane, but we do talk about the Hayes family releasing Jimmy Hayes&#39; toxicology report, unvaccinated hockey players, the birth of the Kraken, NHL on ESPN and TNT, Katie Guay&#39;s AHL debut, Manon Rheaume&#39;s Bally Sports Detroit debut, the New Jersey Devils&#39; Devils Buy Black Program and the release of Game Misconduct by Evan F. Moore and Jashvina Shaw. All this and the usual assortment of jokes, but this time no flies.

Ep. 46: NHL First Week Vibes and Quick Hits

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Hey there. We are back with our 2021-22 NHL season preview. This episode is chocked full of only some of the information you need to get ready for the upcoming season. It does, however, have jokes both good and bad, and our battle with not one but two fruit flies as we record. Also talked about: Brady Tkachuk dodging Eugene Melnyk&#39;s calls, Robin Lehner speaks out, COVID troubles in Edmonton and, as always, Evander Kane did something else we have to talk about.

Ep. 45: Fighting Flies and Our NHL Season Preview

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We&#39;re finally back and we&#39;ve got a lot of hockey talking for you. We talk about the NWHL rebrand to the PHF. We also talk about Evander Kane, Patrick Kane, MAF&#39;s new goalie mask, and late movement on the RFA front. Also, the omnipresent oppression of COVID persists for a third season. This time in the form of the very few remaining vaccine holdouts in the NHL including Tyler Bertuzzi and Alex Stalock missing the season with a heart condition developed after COVID. Finally we talk about TNT hiring Paul Bissonnette, Zdeno Chara going home and other hockey trivialities. Thanks for listening.

We're finally back and we've got a lot of hockey talking for you. We talk about the NWHL rebrand to the PHF. We also talk about Evander Kane, Patrick Kane, MAF's new goalie mask, and late movement on the RFA front. Also, the omnipresent oppression of COVID persists for a third season. This time in the form of the very few remaining vaccine holdouts in the NHL including Tyler Bertuzzi and Alex Stalock missing the season with a heart condition developed after COVID. Finally we talk about TNT hiring Paul Bissonnette, Zdeno Chara going home and other hockey trivialities. Thanks for listening.

Ep. 44: Rebranding Failures and NHL Antivaxxers

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Hey all. Episode 43 is here and we&#39;re talking about the Coyotes eviction notice and Stanley Cup cuisine. We rehash Mitchell Miller and Evander Kane because they just won&#39;t go away. We recap the women&#39;s worlds, including Hilary Knight&#39;s milestone. We finish with some of the signings since you last heard from us, Carolina&#39;s spite parade, and finally we recap our ridiculous prognostications from our 2021 season preview and find that Evan might be a precog.

Ep. 43: Tweeting in French and Recapping With Hindsight

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We are back with our sporadic summer episodes. There&#39;s not a lot of hockey happening right now, so we dive deep into the new Mountain Dew alcoholic beverages, remember Four Loko, and think about when we were &#34;cool&#34; (hint: it was never). In actual hockey news, we talk about the NHLPA strongly recommending vaccination for its constituents, strongly recommending that players not play in Olympic qualifiers, and the NHL announcement that ad patches will start on jerseys in 2022-23. We also talk about Evander Kane and a brief eulogy for the great Tony Esposito.

Ep. 42: COVID Olympics Part 2 and Four Loko

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We&#39;re back. After two weeks off we have a lot to catch up on. We briefly talk about the Seattle expansion and NHL drafts, including Montreal&#39;s &#34;mistake&#34; and Chicago&#39;s ham-fisted efforts at proving they care. Then we dive into the latest in Evander Kane&#39;s troubles, Jake Virtanen&#39;s agent statement, Tony DeAngelo getting yet another chance at redemption and other NHL free agency shenanigans. Some quick NWHL updates, Luke Prokop, and anything else we can cram into an hour or so.

Ep. 41: The Big Catch Up

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In this episode Jake and Evan focus on the upcoming Seattle Expansion and NHL Entry drafts, with mock drafts while we mock drafts, including some dialogue on Logan Mailloux. We also recap all the player transactions you can shake a stick at.

Ep. 40: Draft Previews and Don't Take Nonconsensual Photos, Please

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If you guessed we&#39;re talking about Chicago you are correct. However, we talk about way more fun stuff, like Nikita Kucherov being a hero to all, Brendan Gallagher&#39;s non-hockey woes, the Kraken, Vladimir Tarasenko trade requests, Patrick Kane aka the best hockey player in the NHL, and shenanigans galore. Don&#39;t worry, Jake edited out his Moby cover.

Ep. 39: Stanley Cup Finals Recap and Omnipresent Chicago Darkness

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Recorded before Tampa Bay&#39;s Game 5 win, this episode features Evan and Jake&#39;s take on a largely underwhelming Stanley Cup Finals. We also speak about the NWHL Draft (much more to come), the passing of Matiss Kivelnieks, more Canadian indigenous school news, the sorry state of everything in Chicago and much more, including Jake&#39;s embarrassing attempt to close the episode.

Ep. 38: Hockey Detritus and Also the Stanley Cup Finals

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Only a few topics of discussion this week as Jake and Evan dive deep into the Stanley Cup Finals: The unstoppable force (Tampa juggernaut) versus the immovable object (Montreal defensively). We lay out keys to the series and make our bold predictions which, if we are wrong, harm us in no way whatsoever. Then we dive deep - again - into the ever evolving situation in the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault cases. Who knew what and when? Who should be fired? Why aren&#39;t all adults in sports mandatory reporters? Finally we close it off on a positive note talking about the Kraken and some of the positive steps they are taking as they build their franchise the right way.

Ep. 37: Stanley Cup Finals and Mandatory Reporting

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This time around Evan and Jake chat in depth about the news that upper level executives knew about the sexual assault allegations against a video coach in the organization and chose to not go to the authorities. That comes after a deep dive into the NHL playoffs, where we make predictions for the rest of the way that will probably be wrong. Also covered is Stephen Johns&#39; retirement and activism, Mark Scheifle&#39;s foot in mouth disease, and we talk about Juneteenth as a national holiday, and what it can mean moving forward.

Ep. 36: More Bad News Out of Chicago and NHL Playoff Semifinals

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In this episode Jake and Evan are all over the place: NHL Playoffs, Taya Currie the first woman drafted into the OHL, Digit Murphy gets kicked upstairs, journalists asking Carey Price terrible questions, MORE lawsuits against the Chicago Hockey Team, Seth Jones wants out, Ukrainian soccer kits, and some bad singing.

Ep. 35: NHL Playoffs Smorgasbord and OHL Draft Delight

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In this episode Jake and Evan talk about the discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children at a Canadian residential school and the hockey world&#39;s response to it. On a lighter note, we dive into the NHL playoffs, including the Kaiju matchups between Carolina/Tampa and Colorado/Vegas. There&#39;s also talk about Nashville courting bad friends, Carolina&#39;s Twitter shenanigans, and Naomi Osaka&#39;s fight against sport&#39;s media and for her own mental health.

Ep. 34: Indigenous Histories and NHL Kaiju Matchups

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This week we actually have good things to talk about including the NHL&#39;s playoff anthem that is an absolute banger from BIA. Also, teams and networks hiring women, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC folks as commentators and front office staff and, of course, we break down all the Stanley Cup playoff action you can shake an 85 flex stick at.

Ep. 33: Actual Good News and the Playoffs So Far

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In this episode Evan and Jake have an update on the Jake Virtanen sexual assault allegations and on a lawsuit detailing sexual assault in the Chicago Hockey Team organization, this from a former player. We also talk about Tampa Bay playing an all Black line of Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott, what might be Pekka Rinne&#39;s final shining moment as a Predator, the Canucks and Flames night-capping playoff games with the last vestiges of the regular season, and deliver our only one day belated playoff preview.

Ep. 32: Predators of Various Types and Our Playoff Preview

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This week we obviously have to talk about Tom &#34;Oops I Did It Again&#34; Wilson and his antics that turn hockey into a violent circus act. We also spend some time with Caitlyn Jenner&#39;s heel turn with regards to trans girls/women in girl&#39;s and women&#39;s sports, fired coaches, a brief playoff preview (more to come) and we have an exercise on building the best cap friendly team we can.

Ep. 31: Rent Free and Caitlyn Jenner's Tees

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In this go-around Jake and Evan dive in on the allegations against Jake Virtanen and discuss how best to respond to them on the internet. We also recap the NWHL awards and revel in how great we are at predictions, chat about the insanity of Connor McDavid and Austin Matthew&#39;s seasons and finally dive into our planned rivalry series, starting with one of the best: Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Ep. 30: Believe Survivors and Keystone State Feuding

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In this go-round Evan and Jake spend some time speaking about the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict, its impact on the present, what we hope is the impact on the future, and how the hockey world reacted. We also talk about our picks for the NWHL awards ceremony which we swear we recorded before they were announced, what&#39;s left of the NHL playoff races, and Jake apologizes for being a jerk to Patrick Marleau.

Ep. 29: Guilty Verdicts and Awards Previews

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This week Evan and Jake continue to prattle along about stories that won&#39;t go away and we promise we eventually talk about hockey. Before that, though we harp on gun violence and the American police officer&#39;s penchant for murdering black and brown folks. We bring back the yawn scale to recap the NHL trade deadline, update where we stand with Digit Murphy&#39;s transphobia, talk about cunnilingus, and watch more names get added to the COVID list.

Ep. 28: Eventually We Talk About Hockey

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In this episode we do a deep dive on Digit Murphy&#39;s (and much of American South&#39;s) objection to trans women in women&#39;s sports. We also revisit the yawn scale for ranking NHL trades as the trade deadline looms. We&#39;ve also got more Canucks COVID cases, Nico Hischier as Bane, and we rank great Gallaghers through history.

Ep. 27: Trans Women Are Women and the NHL Trade Deadline

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It was a week of all stars behaving badly: Connor McDavid elbows, Nathan MacKinnon helmet tosses, and Sidney Crosby being shot by invisible snipers. We also talk about the crushing grip of COVID in Vancouver, the Sabres finally winning, Kirill Kaprizov&#39;s stranglehold on the Calder, and Evan&#39;s neighbors dog dropping unclaimed bombs on his front lawn.

Ep. 26: Good Boys Gone Wild

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Welcome to Episode 25 of the Handsome Hockey Podcast. In this one Evan and Jake talk women&#39;s hockey, the Isobel Cup has been raised by a very deserving Boston Pride. We also talk about NWHL expansion, COVID finally shutting down a Canadian team, the mostly decided playoff races, what Jake would have done to be on Legends of the Hidden Temple, and about why you should wear a face cage. Thanks for listening, everyone.

Ep. 25: Cup Raisings and COVID Cases

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Episode 24 is here and the lead is Jake and Evan previewing the NWHL&#39;s Isobel Cup playoffs which, much like the phoenix, have risen from the COVID ashes and will take place on March 26th and 27th. We also talk about Evander Kane&#39;s courtroom drama, talk our midseason picks for Hart and Vezina, imagine a totally fake and not at all possible reality where Nikita Kucherov is healthy for the last month of the season but doesn&#39;t play for cap purposes, and play America&#39;s new favorite game: Hockey Player or Pharmaceutical.

Ep. 24: Barge Fires on Lake Erie

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In this episode Jake and Evan are excited for the Isobel Cup resumption, make sure everyone knows how awful Bobby Hull is, talk an unexpected amount about the North Division, and how we take things personally.

Ep. 23: Not So Golden Jets

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This one is a little bit longer but we promise it is worth it. Jake and Evan discuss our trade board for the impending trade deadline. Then we do deep dives into Thomas Greiss&#39; extremism, Jamie Benn&#39;s appreciation for Candace Owens&#39; transphobia, Tom Wilson&#39;s shithousery, and other things that make us mad at the NHL. But there are some high notes as well, the PWHPA debuts on national television in the US, Brent Seabrook gets his elegy, and we play our inaugural game: Hockey Coach, Boxer, or Race Horse.

Ep. 22: Games, Trades and Transphobia

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Sometimes the slimy Russian underbelly rolls over and exposes itself to the light. This week Evan and Jake dive in on the Artemi Panarin experience. They also chat about Claude Julien losing his job, Buffalo losing everything, a couple of returns in women&#39;s hockey with the PWHPA getting some much due airtime, and the NWHL&#39;s possible comeback from COVID, Jordan Binnington needing his binky, and fighting with your brother.

Ep. 21: From Russia With Malice

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The NHL season is roughly 1/3 of the way through so Jake and Evan take some time to talk about their votes for worst contracts in the league. They talk about the Hockey Players of Color Movement and other good Black History Month hockey related resources. Also talked about is Mike Babcock as a molder of impressionable youths, Jake willfully eats crow about the Lake Tahoe games, and they then spend some time thinking of other exotic locales for the next fanless outdoor game.

Ep. 20: Plague Mask Mascot

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This week Jake and Evan cover all the drama in Columbus, cover more stories and sources for Black History Month, including Willie O&#39;Ree&#39;s jersey retirement getting postponed. We also talk about Alex Galchenyuk&#39;s (now outdated) migratory habits, Tuuka&#39;s big adventure, Starship Troopers and more.

Ep. 19: South 'Til You Smell It, East 'Til You Step In It

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Jake and Evan discuss the Black History month hockey storylines theyre following, and both the unfortunate and exciting developments in Women’s hockey. Then they talk about Pantera, hostile elders, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Tyler Toffoli as a hot ex, Makar for Norris, the Portland Winterhawks, more Covid craziness, and free Chara sticks for all.

Ep. 18: Gotta Devil's Haircut In My Mind

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In Episode 17 we talk about the new ways COVID has found to disrupt the NHL, hopefully talk about Tony DeAngelo for the last time, and further developments in the PLD/Laine trade. We then dive into the NWHL Whubble, some of the players who have stood out, tell you to buy some of their merch, and speak our two cents about the hot, stinky mess that troglodytes tried to make of the glory that has been the 2021 NWHL season.

In Episode 17 we talk about the new ways COVID has found to disrupt the NHL, hopefully talk about Tony DeAngelo for the last time, and further developments in the PLD/Laine trade. We then dive into the NWHL Whubble, some of the players who have stood out, tell you to buy some of their merch, and pay our two cents about the hot stinky mess that troglodytes tried to make of the glory that has been the 2021 NWHL season.

Ep. 17: You Are Spare Parts Aren't Ya, Bud?

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We talk about the massive PLD for Laine trade, COVID, COVID everywhere, Russian politics, and cursing at reporters. The bulk of the episode is spent talking about the National Women&#39;s Hockey League 2021 season which is currently being played in Lake Placid, NY under similar conditions to the NHL&#39;s return to play last year. You can stream every NWHL game this season (which only lasts for 12 more days) at twitch.tv/nwhl and catch the semifinals and finals in the US on NBCSN.

Ep. 16: Anything You Can Bubble We Can Bubble Better

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In this episode we share initial thoughts on the start of the 2021 season, have some fun with a crazy week for a couple NHLers, and finally we talk about how the NHL can become a more diverse and vibrant league

Ep. 15: MC Hammer Taught Us Nothing

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This one is a doozy. We try our best to briefly summarize the news of the week, including USA#1 best hockey country ever, some Seattle news and PLD’s big announcement. We spend some time celebrating the career of Corey Crawford and the life of John Muckler. Then it is the deep dive into 2021. Who are the best teams? Who are the worst teams? Who wins what? A list of non-traditional bests, and finally several opportunities for us to look (more) stupid.

This one is a doozy. We try our best to briefly summarize the news of the week, including USA#1 best hockey country ever, some Seattle news and PLD’s big announcement. We spend some time celebrating the career of Corey Crawford and the life of John Muckler. Then it is the deep dive into 2021. Who are the best teams? Who are the worst teams? Who wins what? A list of non-traditional bests, and finally several opportunities for us to look (more) stupid.

Ep. 14: Mega 2021 Season Preview

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We preview the World Junior Semi Finals and predict the finals, and pour one out for P.K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn. Evan then leads us in a discussion about all female official crews for the NWHL tournament taking place at the end of January, before we open wider on integrating women into the game in a more thoughtful and thorough manner.

Ep 13: I Don't See Your Stinking Lines, Man

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Evan births his Bleakhawks meme and christens the holiday season with a festive recounting of the many hockey gifts under the hockey tree - Which is made of hockey. We talk about Tampa finding a convenient and not at all suspicious means of getting under the cap, the proliferation of one year contracts, King Henrik’s surprise announcement, and who we think had the best offseason.

Ep. 12: Thunder Rolls and Lightning Strike (At Their Cap Issues)

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The news is in! We get a 2021 season. Jake and Evan discuss the known specifics of the agreement between the NHL and NHLPA, and how that fills them full of glee. They then dive deep into how COVID has changed hockey, and some of the negative ramifications involved before ending with a discussion about the language used by sports fans and how it excludes significant portions of fans or potential fans from engaging in sports.

Ep. 11: The Term is Fleeced

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Evan and Jake talk about the news of the day, LTIR movement, teams finding ways to get cap compliant, and Jake proposes a trade that was almost immediately made unnecessary. We have longer discussions about the hiring of Kendall Coyne-Schofield, and more opportunities for women in hockey. Finally, we guess as to what kind of season we will get (spoiler alert: Jake was right).

Ep. 10: You Say You Want a Hockey Season

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In this episode we wax poetic about the magnificent careers of “Doc” Emrick and Meghan Duggan, dig into the Mitchell Miller saga and the subsequent fallout, and finally spend far too much time griping about the blasphemous Reverse Retro jerseys.

Ep. 9: An Eloquent Turn of Phrase

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