Huskies Hockey Podcast

Weldie and Andrew babble about four new recruits brought into the fold, in the last month, how much more roster additions need to be made, alcohol, Husky schedules, Grace Wolfe drafted, Hitchcock movies, new NCAA eligibility rules, and the hiring of Joe Howe. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, switching the host chair 3:00 New recruits/transfers: Lurie, Vigfusson, Paupanekis, McElroy 23:00 Current roster outlook, remaining needs 54:00 Grace Wolfe drafted, women's exhibition game scheduled 1:00:00 Men's non-conference sked 1:15:00 Joe Howe hired as assistant coach 1:25:00 Random Box Score; listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about transfer portal activity for both the men's and women's teams, ideas for boosting attendance, switching from whiskey to gin, "Dogs Playing Poker," the NCHC schedule, and Mount Finger. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, final whiskey tasting, gin and rum thoughts 19:00 Transfer portal recap, roster thoughts - Men's team 50:00 Thoughts on boosting attendance 1:01:00 NCHC schedule out 1:10:00 Transfer portal recap, roster thoughts - Women's team 1:26:00 Receipts of all the in-season bets and predictions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the ongoing search for the next men's head coach, transfer portal updates, whiskey, predictions on the Frozen Four and Hobey Baker, and then present the 4th Annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Men's head coach search 30:00 Whiskey tasting, women's transfer portal news 37:00 Herbie Awards 1:37:00 Frozen Four/Hobey Baker picks

Weldie and Andrew react to Brett Larson's departure to Minnesota. Who are among the ideal candidates to replace Larson at SCSU? How many players and recruits will follow Larson to Minnesota? How does this coaching change compare to 2018? Is Jeff Finger available? We ponder all those questions and more...there's not even time for whiskey. Give it a listen!

Andrew gives his prediction of what the 2026 NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament bracket will look like, and explains the rationale that he thinks the committee will use to make their decisions. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's team's gut-punching end to their season, possible departures and additions, Nepo Ref, coaching staff question marks and hot seats, postseason awards, the State Tournament and high school-to-NCAA pipelines, and previewing the Women's Tournament. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 No intro - straight into recap of Duluth series 28:00 Discussion about officiating 55:00 Senior class grads, possible early departures, incoming recruits 1:04:00 NCHC awards - St Cloud connections, whiskey tasting 1:22:30 Listener questions - possible coaching moves, high school tournament/recruiting talk 1:54:00 Women's Tournament preview

Weldie and Andrew babble about the women's team pushing the Gophers to Game 3, preview the men's team's playoff series at Duluth, whiskey, changing pronunciations, other playoff races and tournaments (including #TheTourney), Maryville, unused sounders, and Brett Larson's job security. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, whiskey tasting 3:45 Recap of women's playoff series at Minnesota 33:00 Previewing championship Saturday on the women's side 54:00 Preview of men's playoff series at Duluth 1:21:00 Previewing playoff races and conference tournaments on the men's side 1:47:00 Listener questions, high school tournament chatter

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's team's disappointing weekend against CC, the women's team's offensive outburst versus Bemidji, whiskey, trees, timeout effects, previewing series against current conference leaders, the Olympics, the stretch drive and the return of playoff hockey. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, whiskey tasting 7:30 Recap of men's series vs CC 42:00 Preview of men's series at North Dakota 1:09:30 Recap of women's series vs Bemidji State 1:27:30 Preview of women's series at Wisconsin 1:50:00 Listener questions

Weldie sits down with Jake Baskin (@jakebaskinpxp) back to the show to talk about team USA chances in the men's and women's side of the Olympics. As normal, Weldie gets sidetracked talking about WCHA, surprising pros careers of college players, and we pretty much name every former Gopher goalie. Enjoy!

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's split at Denver and the women's getting swept against the Gophers, and goaltender questions for both teams: the health of Yan Shostak and the imminent departure of Emilia Krykko to the Olympics. Also, we babble about favorite Huskies teams of yesteryear, whiskey, Bart Swings, and sore backs. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, whiskey tasting, Belgian Olympic greats 16:30 Recap of men's split at Denver 41:30 Preview of men's series vs Miami 1:10:00 Recap of women's series vs/at Minnesota 1:34:00 Preview of women's series at St. Thomas 1:54:30 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's split at Omaha, the women's getting swept at the hands of Ohio State, whiskey, line shuffling philosophies, eyeglasses, previewing series (plural) against UMD, comparing Jalosuo and Idalski, and James Bond. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskey sampler, Weldie made it on TV 11:05 Recap of men's split at Omaha 53:00 Preview of men's series vs UMD 1:15:00 Recap of women's getting swept vs Ohio State 1:55:00 Preview of women's series at UMD

**REUPLOAD** (Correct version this time) Weldie and Andrew babble about the Huskies' upcoming games in the Cactus Cup, the ongoing World Juniors and Spengler Cup action, whiskey, blurry Mankato memories, the 2013 Frozen Four, prop bets, and the hosts Pick the Field for both the women's and men's tournament. Give it a listen! Email this episode's passcode to huskieshockeypodcast[AT]gmail[DOT]com by Sunday, January 4 by 12 noon CT for a chance to win FREE TICKETS to one of the Huskies-Ohio State games on January 9-10! Listen for all the details. Weldie's Venmo: @Travis-Weldon-2 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the World 9:00 Cactus Cup preview, 2013 Frozen Four memories 43:00 Women's exhibition game vs St. Thomas 53:00 World Juniors/Spengler Cup talk 1:09:00 Pick the Field - women's side 1:44:00 Pick the Field - men's side

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men gutting out a very important split against Denver, a first-half recap of the men's team, whiskey, Kaleb Tiessen bolting for the pros mid-season, the Macarena, and the World Juniors. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the World, HHP Recommends 16:00 Recap of men's series against Denver 33:00 Kaleb Tiessen to ECHL 54:00 First half recap, second half preview 1:36:00 Listener questions