Jana and Neil catch up about the busy first week of the 2026-2027 NHL season - Igor's goalie goal! Ovi's retiring! The Flyers suck?! We also check in on the PWHL, which announced conferences and released the 2026-2027 schedule this week. Finally, we dive into last week's Important Hockey Game of the Week - Canes v Panthers. Join us in watching the Stars v Sabres Thu 10/8 for the next Important Hockey Game of the Week!

Hosts: Jana Morgen @janamorgenn and Neil Deininger @neildein

Producer: Stacy Deininger

Editor: Jana Morgen

Original Music: Tom Savage

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Clairvoyance is the theme of the show. We chit-chat about some hockey news (and a brief LeBron check-in, of course), but spend most of the ep predicting the future - Will the Sharks make the playoffs? Will Matvei Michkov live up to his promise? What does an upside-down 3 of Wands mean for the vibes of the NHL this season?? Tune in, it's the Tarot Episode!

Some Links -

• 9/28 is the last day to enter the Goal Scoring Contest!
• 10% off at Puck+Pen - Use code NEILTDEININGER. Get Neil's favorite hockey shirt!
• Lebron <3 Sidney Crosby

Hosts: Jana Morgen @janamorgenn and Neil Deininger @neildein

Producer: Stacy Deininger

Editor: Jana Morgen

Original Music: Tom Savage

It's the last pre-season ep of the pod, and we're announcing the first-ever pod CONTEST! Jana and Neil deep-dive into 8 teams they're concerned about this season and share some personal season concerns as well, namely, is Jana being forced to watch too much hockey?? We also introduce the first Important Hockey Game of the Week, a recurring segment where listeners/viewers watch the same game each week and we discuss it on the following week's pod. Make your plans to watch the Panthers v Hurricanes on Tuesday, Sept 29. Thank you for listening/watching - we're so glad you're here!

Some links -

• Contest submission (open until puck drop 9/29)
• Alex Formenton Petition
• We love the Zach Lowe Show!
• We love Hanif Abdurraqib!

Hosts: Jana Morgen @janamorgenn and Neil Deininger @neildein

Producer: Stacy Deininger

Editor: Jana Morgen

Original Music: Tom Savage