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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThe 2025 Taisei Fu Leadership AwardThis week, we appear to be heading for a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Final, Chicago hires Blashill, Toronto releases Shanahan, the Isles hire Darche, and Taisei announces the recipient of the second annual Taisei Fu Leadership Award. Plus, a where-will-Marner-sign draft.Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2025-05-261h 22Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThe Escape of Seth JonesThis week: the Lightning rock and they might get Alex Tuch. Plus, the Lindgren trade, the Nyquist trade, the Jones trade, and a Seth-Jones'-former-teammates trivia.Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2025-03-031h 23Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDone WaddellThis week: playoff updates, personnel changes, odd trades, and a TBL guess who. Plus, we announce the winners of the Taisei Fu Leadership Award and the Alex Meleras Leadership Award.2024-05-251h 37Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThe Taisei Fu Leadership AwardThis week: Hurricanes eulogy and more playoff updates, Berube is the new Leafs coach, and we establish some new Leadership Awards.
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2024-05-181h 33Fusion; An Hockey PodcastLeap Day Hockey Card AdventuresThis week: Taisei's hockey card adventures, the Avalanche are pretty good, the Stars acquire Tanev, the Leafs acquire Lyubushkin, the PWHL announces the "Gold" Plan, and hats draft.
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2024-03-011h 40Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDubas Trades NylanderThis week: the Lightning are slumping hard, Pittsburgh trades (Alex) Nylander for Bemstrom, the Predators' visit to the Sphere is cancelled, and a PIT Guess Who
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2024-02-231h 35Fusion; An Hockey Podcast2023 Mock DraftOur last show for over a month is this one!! Vegas has won the Stanley Cup, OEL has been bought out. Taisei undertakes a buyout trivia, and the bulk of the episode is spent on our 2023 Mock Draft!
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2023-06-191h 53Fusion; An Hockey PodcastChristmas BlockThis is a big week: Vegas is only one win away from the finals, but Taisei still thinks they’re not even that good. Plus, Dubois, Hellebuyck, Provorov, Hart, Severson, the Blue Jackets, Gavrikov’s strange deal, and a contentious desserts draft.
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2023-06-121h 54Fusion; An Hockey PodcastGilbert ArizonaThis week, the conference finals are not pleasing Taisei at all, the Leafs’ GM fiasco, and the Coyotes’ existence fiasco. Plus, a draft: the worst cities to which the Coyotes could move.
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2023-05-241h 10Fusion; An Hockey PodcastAll ClocksThis week we discuss the Jets, and how Taisei was wrong about them, and we talk about Matt Boldy's contract, the failures of Flyers' Pride Night, the Bruce Boudreau debacle, long-term injuries to Pacioretty, Slafkovsky, and Caufield, and a Furniture Draft.
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2023-01-211h 21Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEyes, Ears, Mouth, and NoseThe Dallas Stars are pretty good and Jason Robertson is on pace for 75 goals. We discuss the controversies surrounding various goalie-related rules, Roope Hintz's deal, Alex Galchenyuk's deal, Cal Petersen being waived, and a Body Parts Draft.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastLouis Domingue Is Not That GoodWe go through all 8 series, including: Alex feels vindicated by Dallas, Taisei feels vindicated by Pittsburgh, and no one believes in what the Leafs are selling. Plus, a draft lottery preview!
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@taiseifu2022-05-091h 29Fusion; An Hockey PodcastTravis HamoNick PaulWe discuss the Flames' week before diving into all the recent key transactions in a very natural order, from Giordano to Hamonic to Manson to Lindholm to Chiarot to Giroux to Hagel, and pretty much everything else. We also learn how terrible Taisei's March Madness bracket is.
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@taiseifu2022-03-211h 48Fusion; An Hockey PodcastCivicsWe discuss the week of the Nashville Predators, the Habs' hiring of Kent Hughes, Jim Matheson's frustrations with Leon Draisaitl, the racist gestures in hockey leagues this week, the curious state of sports journalism, Alex's saddest sports loss ever, and a trivia about the Olympics.
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@taiseifu2022-01-241h 36Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDoovoo DollNadia Popovici is a hero, the IIHF are really bad at this, Alex lives near a World Junior legend, and also claims the rights to the 2013 Norris trophy. Also Taisei made a very mediocre quiz.
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@taiseifu2022-01-031h 05Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThat's CringeThis week on Fusion, we dissect the week of the failing Arizona Coyotes, discuss the Evander Kane suspension, talk about Vitaly Kravtsov’s trade request, mention Mark Borowiecki’s commendable Instagram habits, spitball about how to properly run an NHL team’s Twitter account, and play a round of Buffalo Guess Who. Does Alex lose again? Probably.
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@taiseifu2021-10-251h 10Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMontreal Canadiens: The Embarrassing Face of MediocrityAlex and Taisei discuss the most idiotic transaction of Marc Bergevin’s tenure: placing Victor Mete on waivers, and the most disappointing revelation of Marc Bergevin’s tenure: that he was prepared to offer Tony DeAngelo a contract. Plus other deadline deals: Hall, Mantha, Savard, Foligno, Bennett & Carter, and an Ottawa Senators Guess Who!
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Disney Channel DiscourseAnalyzing 10 Theme Songs w/ special guest Taisei FuMy partner from Fusion; An Hockey Podcast who knows absolutely nothing about Disney Channel joins me this week to react to 10 Disney Channel theme songs, including Best of Both Worlds, Everything Is Not What it Seems, and Hang in There Baby. In between discussing all of their respective merits and drawbacks, hear Taisei yell about how "Sonny with a Chance" is a terrible name for a show, and how awful the wizard competition is. Plus, a never-before-seen song draft.
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Fusion's Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2021-04-131h 28Fusion; An Hockey PodcastOvertime Is GreatThe Habs reverse-retro-curse and overtime-curse are both broken but not really. Is Jordan Harris joining the Habs? Where’s Mattias Ekholm going? How long will we spend dunking on the Sabres? Is Jack Campbell the new starter in Toronto? Plus, Guess Who: NY Rangers edition.
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Subscribe and share!2021-03-211h 35Fusion; An Hockey PodcastPiUpon this pi day, we re-contemplate the Weber / Subban trade, we look into the proposed changes to the draft lottery, and we discuss the NHL's new deal with ESPN, and we wonder whether Montreal will make the playoffs at all. Plus, one of the worst quizzes we've ever had.
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@taiseifu2021-03-141h 28Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMarc Bergevin Thinks He's a Mad ScientistThis week on Fusion: Stephane Waite fired mid-game, and the Habs destroy the Jets. We talk about Montreal's continued overtime struggles, the Flames' coaching change, Jim Benning making excuses, Tom Wilson's suspension, and a quiz about last year's trade deadline.2021-03-071h 32Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDavid Ayres The MusicalThe Habs fired Claude Julien. Was it a good idea? Maybe not. + the Panarin situation, Skinner and the Sabres, and the early stages of the David Ayres movie, which will be terrible. And introducing a new segment: miscellaneous drafts, starting with an alphabet draft.
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Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2021-02-281h 23Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThe Worst Offense That Can Be Committed in a Game of Guess WhoThe Habs lost their only game of the week. Katie Strang is a super-hacker, Nashville only has 3 untouchables, Galchenyuk was traded again, and the NHL forgot about the sun. Plus, Taisei commits the worst offense that can be committed in a game of Guess Who: Carolina edition.
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@taiseifu2021-02-211h 25Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEdmonton EducationalistsTatar healthy scratch? Byron on waivers? What’s going on? Brian Burke hired by Pittsburgh, Patrik Laine benched by Tortorella, Alex Galchenyuk onto his SIXTH team, and a quiz about brotherly love. Plus, the Dallas Stars will never ever ever stop playing the national anthem.
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@taiseifu2021-02-141h 18Fusion; An Hockey Podcast27-Point WatchUnfortunately, we cannot dunk too hard on the Senators today, due to the fact that the Canadiens looked terrible against them twice in a row (but still managed to eek out a win.) Join us as we talk Habs, Canucks, the possibility of having 2 drafts in 1 year, why everyone’s talking about the Olympics all of a sudden, an update on our fantasy league, the return of the standings segment, and a quiz about the AHL, the Super Bowl, and the Golden Globes.
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@taiseifu2021-02-071h 34Fusion; An Hockey PodcastVacuum of Dog Shampoo
Victor Mete asks for a trade, probably
NYRFan92360244 teaches us about how waivers are cancel culture
Jim Rutherford resigns
Some guy accidentally used dog shampoo for several months
Gary Galley thinks Michael Ryder still plays for the Habs
and A Calgary Flames edition of Guess Who
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@taiseifu2021-01-311h 24Fusion; An Hockey Podcast"The Habs are making the playoffs, it is a 100% certainty" - Taisei FuThe Habs are the greatest team of all time, the Laine / Dubois trade only makes a little bit of sense, Tony DeAngelo probably made a burner account, and Alex proposes a trade to Taisei's fantasy team.
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@taiseifu2021-01-241h 13Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEveryone Looks Great Except EdmundsonThe 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.
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@taiseifu2021-01-171h 22Fusion; An Hockey PodcastI Won't See It Till I Believe ItSeason 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.
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@taiseifu2021-01-111h 27Fusion; An Hockey PodcastPresuming PeterToday 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.
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@taiseifu2021-01-0354 minFusion; An Hockey Podcast43+11 Frolik NavidadCanada wins 16-2 and other WJC talk. Plus, the Habs sign Frolik, the Sens acquire Stepan, and Alex can't perform basic addition.
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@taiseifu2020-12-271h 26Fusion; An Hockey PodcastClownshowThe 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.
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Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2020-12-201h 04Fusion; An Hockey PodcastHockey CardsJanuary 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.2020-12-131h 12Fusion; An Hockey PodcastCakewalkAlex 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.
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@taiseifu2020-12-0651 minFusion; An Hockey PodcastPelech-PulockThis 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.
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@taiseifu2020-11-291h 08Fusion; An Hockey PodcastBraden Holtby's Turtles & Zach Parise's HatWe 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.2020-11-221h 14Fusion; An Hockey PodcastReverse RetroToday 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.
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@taiseifu2020-11-151h 14Fusion; An Hockey PodcastAlex TrebekToday 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.
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@taiseifu2020-11-081h 01Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEveryone Loves Daylight SavingsToday 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.
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@taiseifu2020-11-011h 41Fusion; An Hockey PodcastFixing SportsThis 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.
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@taiseifu2020-10-251h 25Fusion; An Hockey PodcastGallagher and Toffoli Locked InToffoli to Montreal! 6 more years for Gallagher! (and 2 more for Jake Allen) Pietrangelo, Hall, Schmidt, Dadonov, Thornton, and a Canadian Division!
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2020-10-181h 24Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDiscussing EverythingTrades, draft, free agency! We go through team-by-team and judge all the moves they've made.
Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2020-10-112h 00Fusion; An Hockey PodcastLive Draft Reaction: Picks 15-31Part 2 of our live reaction to the 1st round of the 2020 draft2020-10-071h 51Fusion; An Hockey PodcastLive Draft Reaction: Picks 1-14Talking about the Max Domi / Josh Anderson trade and then live reacting to the first round.2020-10-071h 50Fusion; An Hockey PodcastFinal Mock Draft (And New Theme Music!)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!
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Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2020-10-041h 53Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMichael Bad-thesonIs 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.
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@taiseifu2020-09-261h 54Fusion; An Hockey PodcastSeptember Stanley Cup and the Letter QDallas 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.
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Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast2020-09-201h 42Fusion; An Hockey PodcastJoel Edmundson?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”
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastJake Allen! (Sep 6, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastAlex _e__oo_ (Aug 30, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey Podcast50th Fusion (Aug 23, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastOur Longest Episode Ever (Aug 15, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastFlyers? A Nightmare (Aug 10, 2020)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!
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThank You Carey Price, Artturi Lehkonen, and Jack Johnson (Aug 8, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastWhat Did We Just Watch? (Aug 2, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastReturn to Play Preview and Predictions (Jul 26, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey Podcast9 Days Away (Jul 19, 2020)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?
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastAugust Hockey Coming Up (Jul 12, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastOur First Mock Draft (Jul 4, 2020)The new CBA, the HHOF class, Marco Rossi, Jack Quinn, our first mock draft, and a good old-fashioned multiple-choice quiz.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDraft Lottery Recap and Commentary on the Discourse (Jun 27, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastHappy Summer (Jun 21, 2020)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!
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastPart 2: The Quiz (Jun 14, 2020)Here is part 2 of the June 14 episode. It contains a trivia question that is too long.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastPart 1: The Episode (Jun 14, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastReseeding! (June 6, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastGuess Who (May 31, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEveryone Is Afraid of Carey Price (May 24, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastTeam North America (May 17, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastRomanov (May 10, 2020)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!
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastJosh Manson (May 3, 2020)- 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"
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMerzlikins Quiz (Apr 26, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMarkov (Apr 19, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMascots (Apr 12, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastStinky Fischer (Apr 5, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMarch Habness (Mar 29, 2020)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!
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastLogos (Mar 22, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThe Lack of Sports (Mar 15, 2020)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!
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastSlow News Week (Mar 8, 2020)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.
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Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMulti-Goal Leads (Mar 1, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-03-011h 30
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDavid Ayres (Feb 23, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-02-231h 43
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastThe 750 Dream Is Dead (Feb 16, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-02-161h 27
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastTrevor Rosen (Feb 8, 2020)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 friends2020-02-081h 24
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastKraken (Feb 2, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-02-021h 28
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastAll-Star Weekend (Jan 26, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-01-261h 18
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastGo Titans I Guess (Jan 19, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-01-191h 41
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEight Losses: Part Two (Jan 11, 2020)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@taiseifu2020-01-111h 18
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastForty Point Watch (Dec 28, 2019)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 @taiseifu2019-12-281h 30
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastWe Both Know Many Things About Star Wars (Dec 20, 2019)- 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 Boys2019-12-2058 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEmergency Taylor Hall Podcast! (Dec 16, 2019)To ARZ: Taylor Hall, Blake Speers To NJD: Kevin Bahl, Nick Merkley, Nate Schnarr, 2020 1st, 2021 cond. 3rd Alex & Taisei discuss. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu Sponsored by Sandborne's Boys.2019-12-1716 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastMystery Goalie Number Nine (Dec 14, 2019)Habs won twice and Cayden Primeau got his first career win! Two coaches got fired, Taylor Hall is definitely going to be traded somewhere, another racist incident involving Akim Aliu has come to the surface, Bettman has a plan to promote diversity and inclusion, Canada made lots of cuts to their junior team, and Taisei struggles to name "mystery goalie number nine". #OskarStrong Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes! Twitter: @AlexMeleras @taiseifu2019-12-141h 34
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastWorkhorse: Eggs Benny (Dec 8, 2019)The Habs waived Emoji man but called up a child, broke their losing streak and played Ben Chiarot for half an hour, three games in a row. The Devils fired their coach, are probably going to trade Taylor Hall, and Hockey Canada released their preliminary roster for the World Juniors. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes!Twitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu2019-12-081h 07
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDouble Digits (Nov 30, 2019)It was a pretty heavy week in the hockey world. Mike Babcock, Mitch Marner, Bill Peters, Akim Aliu, Michal Jordan, Ron Francis and Dan Carcillo are all in today's lineup, along with the Habs' recent failures, Robert Bortuzzo's recent vicious attacks, and Taylor Hall's potential trade spots. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes!Twitter:@Alex Meleras@taiseifu2019-12-011h 25
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastSpitting vs. Licking (Nov 23, 2019)We're recording on a Saturday?? Well, the Habs lost twice, the Leafs fired Babcock, Mike Commodore is very pleased about that, the Flames might fire Peters, Garnet Hathaway spat on Erik Gudbranson, the Sens are actually decent, the Sharks might be good again, the Stars are definitely good again, Nathan Beaulieu has thoughts about the Sabres, and Cale Makar doesn't think he's any good. Subscribe on Google Play or iTunes!Twitter:@AlexMeleras@taiseifu2019-11-231h 05
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastDon Is Gone (Nov 17, 2019)Listen to some funky music before hearing us discuss how Bode Wilde is a pro, the Habs had another strong week, the Capitals are approaching a goaltending dilemma, Matt Calvert had a bad time, Kovalchuk won't play hockey for awhile, Mike Babcock might be out of work soon, Sidney Crosby is hurt, and Don Cherry is off your TV. Then listen to the same funky music again.2019-11-171h 05
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastOle (November 10, 2019)It snowed, the Habs are in a divisional spot after getting 5 out of 6 points this week, the lines are different, offside exists (for now), Taisei is upset about officiating and Alex is not upset about premature oles.2019-11-1049 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastItalian Spices (November 3, 2019)Taisei turns 18, Gallagher plays his 500th game, Toews has a good idea, Josi gets rich, Tarasenko gets hurt, and 2 Italian spices get traded for each other.2019-11-0350 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastHot Mic (October 27, 2019)The Habs had an underwhelming week, Erik Gudbranson got traded, Mikko Rantanen's foot was facing the wrong way, everybody hates the points system and nobody knew there was an outdoor game.2019-10-2845 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastScrapbook (Oct 20, 2019)This episode: Victor Mete (finally) scored a goal, Suzuki looks comfortable and confident, is Buffalo actually good, is Edmonton actually good, the Hughes brothers might have a family scrapbook, the Minnesota Wild are really, really bad, and we're now on Google Play!2019-10-2040 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastEggs Benny; Episode 3; October 13, 2019This episode, we talk about Cale Fleury, the good teams, the bad teams, the Penguins' injuries, Zach Redmond, Cole Caufield, and Keith Kinkaid's emojis.2019-10-1338 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastOverreaction Sundae; Episode 2: October 6, 2019Today, we discuss the Canadiens' first two games, the goaltending struggles around the NHL, and experience a brief digression about ice cream toppings. Apologies for our poor connection at around 37 minutes in, we do our best.2019-10-0739 min
Fusion; An Hockey PodcastPilot; Episode 1: September 29, 2019In the first episode, we discuss the start of season, potential Habs roster cuts, and standings prediction2019-09-2939 min