The NHL's play-in and round robin schedule is (sort of) out, with a Stanley Cup Final starting on September 20. 9 opt-outs so far, a new CBA agreed upon, Devils hire Lindy Ruff, Brock Boeser maybe traded, Thomas Bordeleau, Ty Smilanic, and Guess Who Pittsburgh Edition. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
The new CBA, the HHOF class, Marco Rossi, Jack Quinn, our first mock draft, and a good old-fashioned multiple-choice quiz. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
A play-in team will draft Lafreniere! The Kings and Sens are picking 2 & 3, and Red Wings fans are sore losers. We look at the draft lottery results from every angle we can think of, including a ranking of the possible landing destinations for Laffy, Bob's list, and of course, how this affects the Habs. Also introducing a new trivia game: Correct But Incorrect. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast...
On today's docket: 11 NHLers are Covid positive, the Sabres overhauled their front office, the CHL hazing lawsuit, our mock awards ballots, a draft lottery preview, and a game of Guess Who: Minnesota Wild edition.Happy Father's Day! and Happy Summer! and Happy Cole-aversary! Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Here is part 2 of the June 14 episode. It contains a trivia question that is too long. Part 1: https://anchor.fm/fusionanhockeypodcast/episodes/Part-1-The-Episode-Jun-14--2020-ejaq5k/a-a35j5f1 Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Alex created a trivia segment for Taisei that was simply way too long. We had to split it into two episodes. In the first half, we talk hub cities, safety protocol, Diversity Alliance, J.J. Peterka and Lukas Reichel. Part 2: https://anchor.fm/fusionanhockeypodcast/episodes/Part-2-The-Quiz-Jun-14--2020-ejaq50 Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
A chunk of NHLers and every NHL team (save the Rangers) have spoken out in support of Black Lives Matter, to varying degrees of effectiveness and sincerity. The NHL also announced that they'll be re-seeding the playoffs this year instead of bracketing. We profile 2020 draft prospects William Wallinder and Emil Andrae, then Taisei gives Alex a marathon 18-question quiz. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Taisei and Alex dive into the NHL's return to play announcement and the funky draft lottery format before playing a Habs version of the classic board game Guess Who. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Congratulations to the Montreal Canadiens, who defeated the odds, overcame the fact that they are awful and (kind of) made the playoffs. Today we try to untangle all the confusing things about the 24-team format that the NHL will still have to figure out. Plus a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire themed trivia segment. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
A June draft now looks unlikely, a 24-team playoff looks like the NHL's plan A, and the Habs signed Cam Hillis. Plus, trivia for Taisei about everyone's favourite gimmick team. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Mikko Lehtonen signed with the Leafs, Alex Romanov signed with the Habs and Brendan Leipsic will never play in the NHL again. Plus a little bit of 2020 draft prospect talk and trivia! Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
- The Habs might get Mikko Lehtonen- 19 new NHL contracts were signed in the past 7 days, including an extension for Jaro Halak in Boston, a deal in Ottawa for Russian free agent Artem Zub, and entry-level deals for Nils Hoglander, Dustin Wolf, and Montreal draft pick Arsen Khisamutdinov.- Also, the NHL is probably gonna do a June draft with a terrible lottery format.- Alex gives Taisei a quiz called "first round, later round or no round" Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitte...
Time for some more quarantine content.The Habs signed Vasily Demchenko, the Blue Jackets extended Elvis Merzlikins and tried to sign Mikhail Grigorenko. The NWHL is expanding to Toronto, and Alex either passes or fails Taisei's Merzlikins-themed 8-question quiz. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
We discuss Andrei Markov's retirement, Marco Scandella's new contract, Dustin Byfuglien's departure from the Jets, and Taisei takes Alex's Markov-themed quiz. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
R.I.P. Colby Cave Taisei and Alex discuss the NHL's plans for a possible single-venue return, and then Alex tries his hand at Taisei's NHL Mascot Quiz. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
We go through the NHLPA player poll, and then we take a look at how The Athletic's simulation of the regular season turned out. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
This week's activity? A March Madness-style bracket containing 64 of the players in the Habs organization, seeded by length of tenure and judged using laughably subjective criteria. Play along! Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
20 minutes of chit-chat, then we each share our full-fledged rankings of all 31 NHL logos. And of course, we are both very trustworthy sources when it comes to the visual arts. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
So, um, yeah.The NHL season might be over, we don't know. But nevertheless, Fusion; An Hockey Podcast will march on, discussing not only the current situation, but how sports fans are filling up their time nowadays. Featuring some more trivia! Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Not much happened this week, so we talk about the worst tweet of all time, Jim Little, and Mika Zibanejad. Then, we do a deep dive into the standings and wild card playoff push before a special trivia segment. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
The dust has settled from one of the busiest trade deadlines of all time, so we discuss some of the biggest deals, including Pageau, Trocheck, Simmonds and Marleau, before moving on to the Canadiens' moves and the highly questionable mindset of Marc Bergevin, partially revealed through a recent interview with Mathias Brunet of La Presse.Sponsored by Sandborne's BoysSubscribe and spread the word!Twitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
The Maple Leafs lost to their own AHL team's zamboni driver, and also there were 16 trades this week. The Habs got swept by the Red Wings in their season series, Lehkonen was scratched, and Alzner was called up. We take a look at the TSN Trade Bait Board, and then it's the nameless standings segment.Send us your ideas for the name of the nameless standings segment!Sponsored by Sandborne's BoysSubscribe on Google Play, iTunes, or anywhere elseTwitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
Recap of the Habs skills competition and their 4 consecutive losses. Discussion about the Jason Zucker trade, the Bruce Boudreau firing, Evander Kane's dissatisfaction with the DOPS, Zack Kassian's kicking incident, Darnell Nurse's new contract, the Olympics, the Sedins, Jay Bouwmeester's scary episode, and of course, a check-in on the state of the standings.Sponsored by Sandborne's BoysSubscribe on Google Play, iTunes or Podcast PlayerShare with your friendsTwitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
The .750 dream is still alive thanks to a Kovalchuk-led 3-goal comeback against the Devils and a monster performance by Nick Suzuki against the Ducks. The Leafs and Kings made a trade, Byfuglien is done with the Jets, the Coyotes might be fined 5 million dollars, Elvis Merzlikins is the best goalie ever, and Alex Ovechkin refuses to stop scoring goals.Sponsored by Sandborne's BoysSubscribe on Google Play or iTunes!Twitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifuShare with your friends
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Cale Fleury have been assigned to Laval. Some people think Tomas Tatar should be dealt. Many people think Ilya Kovalchuk, Marco Scandella and Nate Thompson will be dealt. Zack Kassian signed a new deal, the Battle of Alberta is on high, the Seattle team has (probably) picked a name, the Coyotes are being investigated, and the Super Bowl is (checks watch) tonight.Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys.Subscribe on Google Play and iTunesTwitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
Tomas Hertl wore a Justin Bieber mask, the electronic targets didn't work, and Green Day sent NBC into a frenzy. All in all, a pretty normal all-star weekend for the NHL. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe on Google Play and iTunes! Twitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
An episode loaded with opinions about the Habs' hot week, the Vegas coaching change, the Shero firing, the new event at the skills competition, the Backstrom contract, the Georgiev rumours, the incoming NFL conference finals and the Houston Astros scandal. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes!Sponsored by Sandborne's BoysTwitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
In between our last show and this show, the Montreal Canadiens have added Marco Scandella and Ilya Kovalchuk, they have 0 wins, but they also have 8 losses. Team Canada won gold at the World Juniors, Nashville hired a new coach, and the all-star teams were revealed, which everyone really cares about. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes Twitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu
It's the last show of 2019, and the main topics of the day are the first 2 days of the World Juniors, and the Habs' decade in review, which includes Alex's top 10 Habs moments of the 2010s, and both guys' Habs all-decade teams.Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
- The Habs won two home games on the road, and Antoine Roussel is sad :( - Taylor Hall is fitting in great with Phil Kessel in Arizona - The World Juniors are almost here! - And Taisei tests Alex's knowledge on Star Wars and European hockey teams. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys
