Huskies Hockey Podcast

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Huskies dominant-yet-disappointing weekend for both the men's and women's teams, injuries, overtime philosophies, Bobbin', and previews of this coming weekend's series against Anchorage and Ohio State. Listen to the passcode for your chance to win free tickets for the 11/1 game vs Western Michigan!  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Weldie improvising on tech 4:00 Recap of men's series vs Vermont 30:00 Preview of Anchorage series, Random Box Score 44:00 Recap of women's series vs St. Thomas, preview of Ohio State series Send in the passcode to huskieshockeypodcast[at]gmail[dot]com by Sunday October 26 at 12 noon CT to enter the drawing for 2 free tickets to the 11/1 game vs Western Michigan!  

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's sweep of Bemidji, the women's getting swept versus the Gophers, previews of this weekend, whiskey, Miami, old compilation CD infomercials,  and best one-timers in Husky history. Give it a listen! Be sure to listen to the passcode and email it to huskieshockeypodcast[AT]gmail[DOT]com by Sunday, October 18 at 12 noon CT for a chance to win 2 free tickets to the 10/25 homecoming game versus Alaska-Anchorage! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the Weldon Household 17:00 Recap of men's series vs Bemidji, preview of series vs Vermont, Random Box Score 1:12:00 Recap of women's series vs Gophers, preview of series vs St Thomas 1:40:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the men's team's disappointing season opener, and look ahead to this weekend's matchups against Bemidji (men) and Minnesota (women). The guys also touch on whiskey, "War and Peace," and introducing: #PapayaPuck. Give it a listen! Also, be sure to email the secret PASSCODE to huskieshockeypodcast[AT]gmail.com by 12 noon CT on Friday 10/10 for a chance to win 2 free tickets to the 10/18 game vs. Vermont!  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, the final Whiskey of the World 8:00 Recap of men's loss vs St Thomas 47:00 Preview of men's home and home vs Bemidji 1:06:00 Preview of women's home and home vs Minnesota 1:19:00 Fun stuff including what the hockey version of Bananaball would look like

Weldie and Andrew babble about their predictions on the NCHC standings, pick conference champs for the other leagues, and prop bets for the SCSU men's season.  

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the women's team's split versus other Huskies in Connecticut, preview the upcoming season for the men's team, and also discuss  hard-copy reference books, whiskey, and garden architecture.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Whiskeys around the World, attendance project 16:00 Recap of women's series at UConn 50:00 Men's preview

Weldie and Andrew babble about the women's team's strong performance out of the gate against Lindenwood, impressive freshmen performances, and how that will translate to a tougher test against UConn. Also, rants and raves about high-sticking, the NCHC brand refresh, and "pro" players eligible for NCAA hockey. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the World 11:00 Recap of Lindenwood sweep 54:00 Preview of UConn series 1:10:00 Rants and raves: high-sticking, NCHC refresh, "pros" in NCAAs 1:50:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew return to weekly podcasts by previewing the women's team. How will a freshman-heavy team with a new head coach perform in the loaded WCHA? How will the Olympics affect the Huskies and the league standings? We've got picks to click, standings predictions, prop bets, and more. Plus, whiskey and Robert Redford talk for good measure. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, whiskey tasting, RIP Robert Redford 14:00 men's captains, Johnny Swanson 20:00 SCSU women's preview 1:03:00 WCHA predictions 1:24:00 Sponsored content 1:27:00 Other conference champs picks, prop bets 2:05:00 Future ticket giveaway, listener question

Weldie and Andrew babble on the last summer podcast about women's captains named, potential Olympic implications, 40 y.o. dudes on TikTok, TV deals, #DoomAndGloom about Husky legacy players going elsewhere, whiskey, rule changes, the "Vacation" franchise, and golf. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro, Weldie's son starts hockey, Whiskeys 'Round the World, upcoming podcast schedule 25:00 Women's captains named, Olympics 50:50 Men's legacy commits spurning SCSU 1:11:00 CBS Sports Network no more, Huskies on the CW (NOT the WB) 1:27:40 yearly rule changes rant  

Weldie and Andrew devote a bonus summer episode to a freewheeling discussion on the NCAA Tournament format. Suggestions for format tweaks are offered and range from the sensible to the zany and everywhere in between. And still the hosts find time for some whiskey talk. Give it a listen! 

Weldie and Andrew ramble about new women's head coach Mira Jalosuo, Huskies drafted into the PWHL, SCSU opting into the House settlement, the effect of CHL players bolting to NCAA, Weldie's #journalist days, B1G's tournament "fix," whiskey, Don Lucia's 90s hair, and the Spengler Cup. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Mira Jalosuo hiring 25:00 Huskies-PWHL draftees, women's team's non-conference schedule 40:00 House settlement  1:10:00 McKenna to Penn State, CHL vs. NCAA rivalry 1:47:00 NCAA Selects team to play in Spengler Cup 1:59:00 B1G tweaks conference tournament format 2:12:00 Listener questions Andrew's Substack with SCSU attendance articles: https://cloudcoveragehockey.substack.com/ Send in ideas for fixing NCAA Tournament format! huskieshockeypodcast@gmail.com

Weldie and Andrew babble about the breaking news of Brian Idalski's move to the PWHL, speculate SCSU's next steps in hiring his replacement, wonder how much stock to put in The Athletic's PHWL draft rankings, whiskey, analyze the men's full schedule, discuss the impact of state money to upgrade the Herb, and look at long-term SCSU attendance data. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, whiskey tastings, Weldie on a diving board 12:40 Idalski out as women's HC 40:30 PWHL draft speculation, SCSU players available 56:00 Men's full schedule, random box scores 1:31:00 State money to the Herb 1:51:00 SCSU attendance numbers, 2001-2025 2:18:30 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew are joined by special guest Sydney Wolf to discuss the transfer portal movement by the men's and women's Huskies teams as well as the presumptive incoming freshman classes for the 2025-2026 season. Also: Instagram sleuthing, the correct spelling of Sydney, and a behind-the-curtain peek inside the Patty Kazmeier voting process. Give it a listen! 0:00 Intro 10:00 SCSU women's team: transfer adds, incoming freshmen 54:00 SCSU men's team: transfer adds, incoming freshmen 1:37:00 Patty Kazmeier voting experience 1:53:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew ramble about Patriks Berzins, whiskey, beer, scalding-hot Tournament takes, coaching changes, and finally present the 3rd annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen!

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the landing spots for Colin Ralph and Warren Clark, the additions of Finn Loftus, Max Smolinski, and Sidney Jackel, whiskey, the Frozen Four, the Hobey Hat Trick, late night hosts, crosswords, Bonanza, and unveil nominations for the annual Herbie Awards. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Whiskeys of the World 10:45 Transfer portal movement 45:30 Frozen Four preview 1:04:30 Hobey Hat Trick 1:27:00 3rd Annual Herbie Award nominations 1:57:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Huskies' losses to the transfer portal and to the pros, Dane Jackson, whiskey, the regional weekend, Nelly, totaling up the receipts from this season's predictions, and trying to avoid doom and gloom. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro, Nelly, whiskey of the week 10:00 Transfer portal opening 36:30 Isak Posch to the pros, plans for goaltending  1:00:00 UND hiring Dane Jackson 1:14:00 Recapping the regionals 1:36:40 Revisiting preseason/midseason predictions 2:09:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew babble about the Last Call in St. Paul, Jackson Rudh, predicting the regionals, whiskey, the women's final, Hobey picks, #FireBerry, Lord of the Rings,  Denver getting "the shaft" again, Don Lucia, and the philosophy of rooting interests when your team's not in the tournament. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro/whiskey/Lord of the Rings talk 12:30 Huskies land Mr Hockey finalist Jackson Rudh 17:20 Recap of Frozen Faceoff/old Final Five memories 49:00 Picking regional winners/Hobey candidates 1:42:00 Recap of women's Frozen Four 2:02:40 UND coaching search 2:19:40 Listener questions  

Andrew flies solo to predict the bracket of the 2025 men's tournament. Give it a listen to see if he's able to nail the bracket for a fourth straight year!

Weldie and Andrew babble about the men's team's season-ending sweep at the hands of Western Michigan, looking at what went so wrong this season, contextualizing it against bad Huskies teams of the past, whiskey, conference tournament formats, SCSU dorms, Final Five memories, the women's regionals, and portal fears. Give it a listen! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Recapping another 6-2 sweep at Western 12:00 Season recap: where did the offense go? 32:00 How this season ranks in the Huskies D-1 era 51:00 (Late) whiskey tour 58:00 NCHC Final Faceoff preview 1:21:00 Men's nationwide whip-around 1:35:00 Commentary On the Commentary 1:49:00 Women's regionals recap, Frozen Four picks 2:04:00 Women's Huskies portal entrants 2:16:00 Listener questions

Weldie and Andrew ramble about the men's team's disappointing weekend versus Duluth, put their percentage odds on the Huskies' chances versus Western Michigan, whiskey, the women's NCAA bracket, math, bad passing, and proposals for expanding the women's field, amending the Wisconsin Rule, and which conference would make for the best reality show. Give it a listen! 

Andrew continues the yearly tradition of picking brackets for the NCAA Tournament. Can he avenge last year's slip-up and nail the women's bracket like he has three years running on the men's side? Listen in and find out!