The Habs season is off to a pretty good start, and everyone but Joel Edmundson looks great! We talk about hockey’s most entertaining player: Jack Johnson, the explosive start of Kirill Kaprizov, the expolsive press conference of Jakub Voracek, and Alex’s frustration toward the rules in the fantasy league. Plus, a quiz about the Habs’ recent opening games. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Season Preview! We talk about our fantasy teams, the end of the World Juniors, run through the waiver wire and some recents transactions, and reveal our predictions for all the divisional standings. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Today we talk about the World Junior round robin and quarterfinals, the Habs signing Corey Perry, the Caps signing Chara (?) and Drew Doughty whining about respect or something. Sorry for the mouse click noises. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Canada wins 16-2 and other WJC talk. Plus, the Habs sign Frolik, the Sens acquire Stepan, and Alex can't perform basic addition. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
The NHL season is going to be a disaster, the WJC is already a total clownshow, the Panthers signed Anthony Duclair, and Alex is an Among Us prodigy. Plus, New Jersey Devils edition of Guess Who. Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
January 13 is the new target date for the start of the NHL season. We talk about the World Junior rosters, Pacioretty trade rumours and a picture of Wayne Gretzky with some stats on it, before another edition of Right But Not Right.
Alex and Taisei talk Spotify Wrapped, Lafreniere & other World Junior news, and Evander Kane wanting to fight both Paul brothers. Plus, another edition of Right but Not Right. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
This week on Fusion we discuss Connor McDavid’s frightening house, Johnny Boychuk’s retirement, and the World Junior bubble, followed by the Edmonton Oilers edition of Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
We talk about the reverse retro jerseys for the second week in a row, then the greedy owners, the new temporary divisional alignments, tortoise stereotypes, fleets, and a quiz about Joel Edmundson.
Today we talk about the NHL's "reverse retro" jerseys, Kim Ng, The Athletic's front office confidence rankings, and a quiz about the players who are still UFAs. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Today we talk about the greatest game show host of all time, the Islanders' troublesome cap situation, "surplus contract value," and our 7th game of Guess Who: The Florida Panthers. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Today we talk about Mitchell Miller, the Stars’ neon jerseys, the Senators signing Alex Galchenyuk, the Canadian World Junior selection camp, the OHL considering banning bodychecking, and a quiz about players with trade protection in their contracts. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
This week, we talk about the Blackhawks’ rebuild letter, the GMs who want to change the draft lottery format again, genius ideas for how sports can adapt to short attention spans, and a bad-contract poetry quiz. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Toffoli to Montreal! 6 more years for Gallagher! (and 2 more for Jake Allen) Pietrangelo, Hall, Schmidt, Dadonov, Thornton, and a Canadian Division! Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Trades, draft, free agency! We go through team-by-team and judge all the moves they've made. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Part 2 of our live reaction to the 1st round of the 2020 draft
Talking about the Max Domi / Josh Anderson trade and then live reacting to the first round.
Bolts win and celebrate irresponsibly. Some goalies sign new contracts, Lundqvist gets bought out, Dubnyk to SJS? OEL to VAN? Eichel?? Qualifying offers, mock drafting the first 48 picks, a special draft-themed announcement, and some new Year 2 theme music! Subscribe and share! Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Is Tampa Bay going to win the Stanley Cup? Probably. Is Jeff Petry’s new contract team friendly? We think so. How bad is the Hornqvist trade for Pittsburgh? Is Esa Lindell the 3rd best defenseman in the NHL? Who wins Guess Who? We answer all these questions and more in this week’s Fusion; An Hockey Podcast. Subscribe and share! Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu
Dallas is up 1-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, Montreal signed Joel Edmundson for 4 years and Minnesota traded Eric Staal for Marcus Johansson. + Pietrangelo, Laviolette, Yanic Duplessis, Jean-Luc Foudy / Roni Hirvonen, and a Letter Q-themed "Q"uiz. Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Another Habs trade, worse than the last one. We talk pending UFA Joel Edmundson, the Bjugstad deal, the playoffs, the awards, Jamie Drysdale, Jake Sanderson, and a trivia segment featuring some two-line “arena poetry” Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
The Jake Allen trade! Max Domi's agent switch! The three 3-1 comebacks that just fell short. Prospect profiles: Rodion Amirov and Seth Jarvis, and part 5 of the Guess Who saga: Tampa Bay Lightning. We're switching from Podbean to Anchor after this episode! Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
We talk about the player strikes and their effects, the Kapanen trade, the Coyotes punishment, Danault's future, and a trivia about 16th overall picks, including one unorthodox clue after which this episode is named. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
In our 50th episode, we eulogize the 2019-20 Habs, discuss their offseason plans, review the rest of round one and preview round two. Plus, a self-themed trivia segment. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
It's almost 2 hours long. Tuukka Rask, Claude Julien's health scare, the Habs' Game 2 domination, all the other series, dunking on Mike Milbury, Lafreniere to the Rangers, and Guess Who: Flyers Edition. This is a great episode, if we do say so ourselves. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Making fun of the Leafs, making predictions for the Conference Quarterfinals, and previewing phase 2 of the Draft Lottery, all in this special Monday bonus episode! Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
The Montreal Canadiens are officially a playoff team in this, the year 2020, and thereby the Pittsburgh Penguins are not. Happy birthday Sidney Crosby. We also talk about the other, less important series. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Recorded immediately after the Montreal Canadiens beat (beat?) beat! the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in OT in Game 1 of the play-in. We're still in shock. We also cover the other games from Day 1, Matt Dumba's speech and the NHL's lacklustre-at-best attempts at social justice statements, with a quick game of Today's Time on Ice. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
It's time for our full-fledged playoff predictions, all the way from the play-in round to the Stanley Cup Finals. Plus, commentary on the birth of the Seattle Kraken name, logo and jersey. Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
More schedule details out! We talk Habs lineup, 31-player roster, awards finalists, Kaiden Guhle vs. Braden Schneider, and another round of Who He Score More For? Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys Subscribe and share! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
