It's Game Day! Preview LIU with Sharks coach Brendan Riley, then hear from Ty Hanson and the Plantes

Let's go! The 2026-27 season has arrived. Here's our jam-packed weekend preview for the opening of the season.

SPECIAL: Remembering Bob Uecker with UECK co-director Steve Farr

Everyone has a Bob Uecker story. Steve Farr tells his, and talks about his involvement in Ueck, a feature-length film documentary about the legendary baseball player-turned Brewers icon. Ueck will be screened at Zeitgeist in Duluth starting Friday. Learn more about screenings in the Twin Cities at …

Kraig Karakas is ready for another season of Bulldog hockey

UMD alum Kraig Karakas enters his 17th season analyzing UMD men's hockey home games. He joins the show to look ahead to the 2026-27 season.

Previewing the Wild with Pat Micheletti

A couple notes about the Gophers, an unsolicited shot at Michigan, and then a Wild preview with our dear friend Pat Micheletti. NOTE: This podcast was recorded and produced before the Vikings traded JJ McCarthy, and before the Wild announced that Brock Faber had surgery on a skull fracture.

Time for a change in Colorado; We preview Colorado College with Kris Mayotte

After a season where it struggled to generate offense, Colorado College is undergoing some stylistic changes for 2026-27, as detailed in our season preview with head coach Kris Mayotte, who talks about star goalie Kaidan Mbereko moving on and much more.

The champs are here, with David Carle

Denver has won the last three national championships in even-numbered years, a trend David Carle would love to buck this year. We not only talk about the Pioneers, but also get into some of Carle's ideas on improving college hockey.

A younger UMD team is ready for WCHA battle

The No. 9 UMD women's hockey team kicks off its season this weekend. The Bulldogs host No. 15 Mercyhurst for a non-conference series Friday and Saturday at Amsoil Arena. Hear from head coach Laura Schuler, junior defender and alternate captain Kate Kosobud, and junior forward and co-captain Caitlin…

A coaching change in the NSIC already, and the Bulldogs win again; Jeff Papas talks football with us

Jeff Papas joins the podcast to talk about Scott Underwood's retirement at Southwest Minnesota State, as well as UMD grinding out a last-play home win on Saturday.

North Dakota is loaded again, and Dane Jackson wants to see them take the next step

Thanks to some (maybe unexpected) portal departures, North Dakota has a bunch of new players again for now second-year head coach Dane Jackson. Off a Frozen Four trip and led by a sophomore captain (Cole Reschny) for the first time in a long time, the Fighting Hawks will try to again gel a new grou…

Packers fan Luke Strand is excited to see what his Mavericks can do

Minnesota State has seen its last two trips to the NCAA Tournament end with gut-wrenching first-round losses to Western Michigan. Head coach Luke Strand previews the 2026-27 Mavericks, who have a new starting goalie after Alex Tracy's graduation.