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Fly Penguins Fly PodcastDog Days Dispatch 07/30/25Dog Days Dispatch 07/30/25It’s the true Dog Days of Summer here in Pittsburgh, with temperatures up in the mid-nineties (F) plus the kind of humidity that makes it feel like the tropics. The Penguins have been quiet - ostensibly while some of their folks enjoy a bit of offseason vacation time - but we’re here for you with our weekly installment.Here’s a rough guide for cueing up your preferred moments from today’s episode:07:38 - Hockey Canada trial15:54 - World Junior Summer Showcase18:08 - New PIT ownership? Veterans...2025-07-3033 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins Hockey At The Center Of The Sun 07/22/25Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey At The Center Of The Sun 07/22/25In the style of what fictional Chief Of Staff to POTUS, Leo McGarry (played by the great, late John Spencer) once called “Big Block Of Cheese Day,” Jordan and Jeff have gathered up a whole slew of random Pittsburgh Penguins ‘news’ items for YOU, the listener. And in the way that only your esteemed co-hosts can, these bits and pieces of chum are tossed into otherwise hockey-less Summer waters, tiding Yinz over until our next episode drops. Speaking of chum… don’t sleep on the Labor Day weekend cinematic ru...2025-07-2233 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastMario Lemieux’s Hockey Clock 07/16/25Mario Lemieux’s Hockey Clock 07/16/25Renewed media buzz has gathered steam around the potential reacquisition of the Pittsburgh Penguins by the Lemieux/Burkle/Morehouse ownership group. Kris Letang’s summer workout videos have surfaced and they’re - of course - completely insane and sweat-inducing. Erik Karlsson still seems somewhat un-trade-able, in spite of a significant increase in the NHL’s salary cap. The Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs has been traded to your Pittsburgh Penguins - and it could be a game changer for the Pens: more on that NEXT episode.Special thanks to Espresso A Mano...2025-07-1647 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastIn Bryan Rust We Trust - or - FTLOG Kyle Dubas: Please Do Not Trade Bryan RustIn Bryan Rust We Trust - or - FTLOG Kyle Dubas: Please Do Not Trade Bryan RustWith the 2025 NHL Entry Draft (June 27-28) just barely in our rearview mirrors and free agency upon us (July 1st), Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio wax hockey about what binds Pittsburgh Penguins fans together - a love of the game, a deep appreciation what Sidney Patrick Crosby has given this town - and hockey fans around the world, and the stark realization that we are in for a stinker of a 2025-2026 regular season campaign. Commiserate and ponder...2025-06-3042 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Is Hotter Than Sunrise: Florida Panthers Go Back-to-Back as Pittsburgh Penguins Rebuild Ramps UpPittsburgh Is Hotter Than Sunrise: Florida Panthers Go Back-to-Back as Pittsburgh Penguins Rebuild Ramps UpJeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio recap the Panthers’ historic back-to-back cup runs, then touch on various points regarding the Penguins’ offseason activities. Special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.J...2025-06-2452 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastThe Athletic’s Josh Yohe: Kyle Dubas, A Scout At Heart 06-11-25The Athletic’s Josh Yohe: Kyle Dubas, A Scout At Heart 06-11-25Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are joined by friend of the pod and preeminent Pittsburgh Penguins beat writer, Josh Yohe of The Athletic. 3:44 - Hiring of Dan Muse as Pittsburgh Penguins’ head coach17:12 - Dubas’s big summer will be NEXT summer, 202619:32 - Kyle Dubas does what he says he’s going to do37:49 - Alternate futures for Tristan Jarry39:00 - Yohe: Dubas is a scout at heart44:14 - Does NHL combine influence GM’s draft choices?46:45...2025-06-1151 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins Fandom ft. Anthony Jardine 06/02/25Pittsburgh Penguins Fandom ft. Anthony Jardine 06/02/25Woven into this full-length conversation with lifelong Penguins fan Anthony Jardine are the recognizable sounds of the Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby eras of Pittsburgh hockey. We revisit our 2023 chat with 2x Stanley Cup Champion Jay Caufield, as the former NHL enforcer and current Penguins broadcaster reminisces about his successful re-training of Lemieux for the legend’s 2000 NHL comeback. At the 24:20 mark, listeners can close their eyes for just a few seconds and be transported back to “The Igloo” itself, as producer Jeff Taylor digs up and string...2025-06-0244 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastIt’s Been A Week 05/21/25It’s Been A Week 05/21/25Today’s episode was recorded on Monday, May 19th. Special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Fly Penguins Fly Podcast is produced by Jeff Taylor.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and re...2025-05-2133 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins on NHL’s All Quarter Century Team and Sidney Crosby at the 2025 IIHF Worlds 05/12/25Pittsburgh Penguins on NHL’s All Quarter Century Team, Sidney Crosby at the IIHF Worlds, and Winnipeg’s Cringe-y Cup Song 05/12/25Thanks to Sidney Crosby, Nathan McKinnon - and yes: Marc Andre Fleury!! - we’ve all got some exciting Team Canada hockey action to enjoy. With the Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and Minnesota Wild all having been eliminated from contention for this season’s Stanley Cup, Team Canada’s roster at the IIHF World Championships boasts some of the NHL’s most beloved names.In lieu of further copy on the matter, here are some time co...2025-05-1337 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastDestination And Subject: Kyle Dubas and Pittsburgh Penguins Commence Head Coach Search 05/05/25Destination And Subject: Kyle Dubas and Pittsburgh Penguins Commence Head Coach Search 05/05/25Rick Tocchet, David Carle, and others have been widely discussed as candidates to fill the vacancy Mike Sullivan left when he departed the Steel City. Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio have at least one warm-to-hot take as to who might fit the bill behind the Pittsburgh Penguins' bench, especially while the team undergoes its nearly inevitable transitionary period.Sidney Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson told Pierre LeBrun this weekend that his client would be traveling to Sweden to participate in the IIHF Men's World...2025-05-0636 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastIrish Goodbye: Mike Sullivan and Pittsburgh Penguins Part Ways 04/29/25Irish Goodbye: Mike Sullivan and Pittsburgh Penguins Part Ways 04/29/25You knew it was around the corner, but you still didn’t see it coming: Mike Sullivan, two-time Stanley Cup-winning head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins is between jobs and the Pens are without a coach. Jordan DeFigio and Jeff Taylor offer their impressions and reactions to this massive news. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Fly Penguins Fly Podc...2025-04-3031 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastBittersweet Ending 04/21/25Bittersweet Ending 04/21/25Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio convene for a season’s-end chat, at the tail end of the Penguins’ 24-25 campaign. A resounding victory over Alex Ovechkin and the first place Capitals is bittersweet on the tongue, as the Pens best the Caps in game 82. Also in this episode: Joining Jeff for a lo-fi, impromptu interview recording here is Mike Kirkpatrick of Sreamin Yeti Designs. Visit Mike’s IG page to check out his amazing graphic design work, including his original take on what eventually became the official logo of the NHL’s 32nd franchis...2025-04-2134 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastRemembering Ray Shero ft. Rob Rossi of The Athletic 04/16/25Bagpipes ft. Rob Rossi of The Athletic 04/16/25Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Penguins beat writer and current senior staffer with The Athletic joins Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio to share his vivid, heartfelt recollections of former Penguins general manager, the late Ray Shero.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Fly Penguins Fly Podcast is produced by Jeff Taylor.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @pe...2025-04-1738 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins: End Of The Road 04/11/25Pittsburgh Penguins: End Of The Road 04/11/25Heading into Newark, NJ for the final road game of their 2024-2025 campaign, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to upset a very fast, very playoffs-bound Devils team. Even without star forward Jack Hughes the Devils have yet again managed to punch their ticket to Lord Stanley’s fabled dance.Our hearts go out to the family of former Penguins GM, the late Ray Shero. Rest In Peace, Ray.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visi...2025-04-1124 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastMeaningful Hockey 04/07/25Meaningful Hockey 04/07/25The Pittsburgh Penguins have officially been eliminated from contention in the race to qualify for the 2024-2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And with less than a handful of regular season games remaining on their schedule, the Penguins are at home tonight for the back half of a home-and-home matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.Jeff and Jordan convene remotely for today’s episode - doing their very best to keep their respective spiritual trains on their metaphorical tracks - as we all get ready for another Penguins-less NHL postseason. Thanks to Espresso A Ma...2025-04-0834 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastFuture Marker: Our 250th Episode ft. The Athletic’s Josh Yohe 04/03/25Future Marker: Our 250th Episode featuring The Athletic’s Josh Yohe 04/03/25Dear Listeners,It’s hard to believe we’ve made it to our 250th episode.We’re joined today by The Athletic’s Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Penguins beat reporter and one of our first proper guests. Josh is a fine example of someone who’s become a good friend and a generous collaborator in this unrivaled U.S. hockey town.I started Fly Penguins Fly Podcast in the attic of the old Jersey City where I lived, along with my wife leading...2025-04-0449 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastFlying So-Lo-Fi 04/01/25Flying So Low(Fi) 04/01/25With Jordan otherwise occupied and Jeff busy on a work trip, today’s offering is truly a solo dispatch, cobbled together from iPhone recordings and found musical pieces from old episodes. In short, a humbling final push to the big 250th episode, featuring Josh Yohe and coming at you tomorrow from the studio.Disclaimer: The audio quality of the majority of this episode is pretty darned poor. Traveling for work meant no way to get into an isolated space, so Jeff recorded this one (literally) out in the streets of Jersey Ci...2025-04-0216 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastMr. Consistent: Sidney Crosby Grabs Gretzky’s NHL Point-Per-Game Record! 03/27/25Mr. Consistent: Sidney Crosby Grabs Gretzky’s NHL Point-Per-Game Record! 03/27/25With an original working title of ‘Passenger Princess,’ production/release of this episode was delayed until close to the start of this evening’s road game versus the Sabres. And wouldn’t ya know it? Just as I sat down to knock out the edit and get this one posted, Sidney Crosby does what he does best: Contribute to his team’s offense. It was a beautiful goal, featuring many of Crosby’s best attributes as an athlete and a teammate: On-ice awareness, positional intelligence, and a practice...2025-03-2835 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastBattle Jackets 03/21/25Battle Jackets 03/21/25The Columbus Blue Jackets are fun to watch and they’re in Pittsburgh tonight, taking on your Pittsburgh Penguins for the final time this season. While the Penguins’ 2025 playoff hopes seem to have been dashed along the rocky shores of mediocrity, the Columbus club are still very much in-the-hunt for the Eastern Conference’s second wildcard spot.Jordan may have found the deal of a lifetime on a vintage Sidney Crosby jersey, and both hosts - Jeff and Jordan - have music gigs tonight. All that and more, on ‘Battle Jackets,’ our 247th episode...2025-03-2133 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastWhen Sidney Crosby Boards Marine One 03/17/25With only slightly more than a handful of games remaining on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2024-2025 schedule, all signs continue to point to their failing to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a third consecutive season. Still, this is no time to pout, Penguins fans. There is much to be excited about, if you’re paying close enough attention - and let’s face it, if you’re listening to this podcast, chances are… you ARE.Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are both with you today, so buckle up and put on your hockey caps.Unpaid plug: Watc...2025-03-1741 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins: Deep End of the Rebuild Pool 03/13/25The Pittsburgh Penguins: Deep End of the Rebuild Pool 03/13/25Jordan DeFigio and Jeff Taylor convene to acknowledge that which is apparent: The Pittsburgh Penguins are currently deep in ‘rebuild mode,’ and it’s likely going to stay that way through the end of next (25-26) NHL season.It's Pride Night at PPG Paints Arena!! The Penguins host the St. Louis Blues this evening on Fifth Ave, and there's a chance - an outside one? - that you'll see some rainbow tape on the sticks of players like Bryan Rust, who in the past has been a bit...2025-03-1334 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastHaze Of The Tank 03/11/25Haze Of The Tank 03/11/25If you can see through the “haze” of the current disaster that is the Penguins’ 2024-2025 NHL campaign, there are still things to be excited about. The Penguins have amassed quite a bevy of prospects and picks, and the picture only looks to improve as the Pens’ front office turns its attentions to the upcoming NHL Entry Draft.Flying solo today, Jeff has a deal for you. Listen to the pod to find out what it is(n’t).Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, fo...2025-03-1119 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas Staring Down The Deadline 03/06/25The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Kyle Dubas Staring Down The Deadline 03/06/25We’re back! Jordan DeFigio returns from the Emerald Isle to discover the pot of gold all hockey fans hope to find at the end of their pre-deadline rainbows: A 5th Rd pick in the 2028 NHL draft, as well as Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn formerly of the Nashville Predators. Jeff and Jordan discuss tomorrow’s NHL trade deadline and just what we might be able to expect from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ General Manager, Kyle Dubas as he works the phones.sThanks to Espresso...2025-03-0628 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins At The Trade Deadline 03/04/25“Pittsburgh Penguins At The Trade Deadline” 03/04/25Sidney Crosby isn’t going anywhere. Neither are Evgeny Malkin or Bryan Rust. Erik Karlsson? If there’s a team with plenty of shutdown, stay-at-home defensemen and they’re looking for an offensive spark on the backend, …MAYBE??Jeff is up late (again) and we’re only ONE episode away from Jordan DeFigio rejoining our ranks after a well-deserved vacay. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://esp...2025-03-0422 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastI Left When It Was 3-0 Philly 02/28/25I Left When It Was 3-0 Philly 02/28/25I left last night’s Flyers @ Penguins game EARLY.We all make boneheaded decisions sometimes, and I break down last night’s in this delightful solo podcast.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Fly Penguins Fly Podcast is produced by Jeff Taylor.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan...2025-02-2822 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastUp Late 02/25/25Up Late 02/25/25With Jordan DeFigio on vacation, Jeff Taylor is up super-late-night, flying solo with yinz. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums...2025-02-2525 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastFarewell To Mike Lange 02/20/25Farewell To Mike Lange 02/20/25Jeff and Jordan convene remotely to begin the process of mourning the late Mike Lange, a legend of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey and the entire hockey universe. Rest In Peace, Hall Of Famer. You will be missed, forever.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLE...2025-02-2018 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastSidney Crosby Dominates at 4 Nations Face-Off: A Crossover With Tip Of The Ice-Burgh Podcast! 02/13/25Sidney Crosby Dominates at 4 Nations Face-Off: A Crossover With Tip Of The Ice-Burgh Podcast! 02/13/25Years in the making, Fly Penguins Fly Podcast teams up with fellow Pittsburgh Penguins pod, Tip Of The Ice-Burgh. Nick Belsky and Nick Horwat join your co-hosts, Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio for a full panel discussion about all things 4 Nations Face-Off, Sidney Crosby, and the current state of your Pittsburgh Penguins.Follow Tip Of The Ice-Burgh Podcast here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tip-of-the-ice-burgh-podcast/id1497683396Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and ca...2025-02-1351 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastSidney Crosby Will Play with special guest Ashley Taylor 02/10/25“Sidney Crosby Will Play” with special guest Ashley Taylor 02/09/25It has been a MINUTE since Jeff’s wife, Ashley Taylor joined the podcast. With Jordan DeFigio taking a scheduled maintenance day away from the team, Ashley steps in to chat Penguins hockey, 4 Nations Face-off, Sidney Crosby, and Star Wars… sort of.Sidney Crosby will, in fact play for Team Canada, despite aggravating one of his wrists in a SO loss to the NJ Devils last week. The hockey world rejoices that Crosby will don the handsome Team Canada sweater and participate in the tournament, but what con...2025-02-1119 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastHalf Of Forty-Three 02/03/25“Half Of Forty-Three” 02/03/25In the midst of back to back weekend victories, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a big trade with the Vancouver Canucks. Gone are the Pittsburgh days of Sweden’s Marcus Pettersson and New Jersey’s Drew O’Connor, for henceforth they will both suit up in blue sweaters emblazoned with orcas. Jeff and Jordan try to let it really sink in: The Penguins are in full-on rebuild mode, welcoming in as they have defenseman Vinny Desharnais and back-again forward Danton Heinen. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, fo...2025-02-0335 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastFor The Love Of Sid 01/30/25“For The Love Of Sid” 01/30/25Sidney Patrick Crosby’s backhand shot is the stuff of legends - except when it’s happening right in front of 11k Utah Hockey Club fans (minus five thousand give or take Penguins fans). Yep, Sid called game last night in a sudden death OT victory over the NHL’s newest franchise. If you haven’t beheld the goal yet, cue it up on the inter webs, because it’s a thing of absolute beauty. Jordan and Jeff riff on:The Too-Few Nations Face-off TourneyPrecisely when it will TRULY be time for Du...2025-01-3138 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastThe Great Thaw 01/27/25“The Great Thaw” 01/27/25We’re not going to pull punches here, folks: The Pittsburgh Penguins are dismally bad at winning right now. They just can’t get over the hump most nights, particularly when they’re playing bottom-dwellers like the Ducks or Sharks. As the Pens head into the Shark Tank this evening for a 10:30pm puck drop against Macklin Celebrini and Co., it is this podcast’s opinion that (a Penguins fan) ought not get one’s hopes up. The schedule over the next month is chalk-full of divisional games, versus teams the Pittsburgh Penguins haven...2025-01-2746 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastSolo Saturday 01/25/25Solo Saturday 01/25/25The dam has burst early on trade season! A mega-blockbuster deal involving all of: The Avs, Hawks, and Canes went down overnight, and Jeff is here with the update (about midway through this short episode)!Your Pittsburgh Penguins are in Seattle this afternoon to take on the Kraken, for a 1:00pm PT / 4:00pm ET puck drop. Let’s see if the boys in black and gold can flip the script on their rough January and make a push for the playoffs (woof)…Thanks for checking out this impromptu solo dispatch on a Sa...2025-01-2513 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPodVampFest 2025 01/23/25PodVampFest 2025 01/23/25After a great victory in Los Angeles, the Penguins head down to Anaheim for a showdown with the Ducks. Jordan and Jeff have plans to gorge themselves on some fresh Nosferatu tonight, so look forward to the review of THAT insane-looking Eggers flic, next time they record.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @pe...2025-01-2434 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastJesse Marshall: The Cost Of Winning 01/16/25Jesse Marshall: The Cost Of Winning 01/16/25The Pittsburgh Penguins yesterday placed franchise goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers, effectively banishing him to the American Hockey League on an indefinite basis. We’re lucky enough to be joined today by The Athletic’s own Jesse Marshall. An experienced hockey writer for numerous outlets, Jesse is the co-creator of the Dying Alive podcast, as well as a regular contributor to McKeen’s Hockey. With elite hockey IQ - at least as a writer and a keen analyzer of game tape - it is the opinion of our producer and co...2025-01-1635 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastDiehard But Curious 01/13/25Diehard But Curious 01/13/25Sweet sleeping zambonis. The Pittsburgh Penguins underachieved at biblical levels over the past handful of games, save a predictably unexpected stomping of their perennial daddies, the Edmonton Oilers. In that game, Sidney Crosby put on an absolute SHOW of offense and playmaking, but every other game since last Tuesday’s loss to Columbus has been a let-down. Once Jordan and Jeff recap the Pens’ aforementioned standings skid, your co-hosts take some time to figure out which non-Penguins team they’ll potentially root for heading into a Pittsburgh-less playoffs. Add to that some good-n...2025-01-1340 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastTaking The Night Off 01/09/25Taking The Night Off 01/09/25We’ve had it for now. At least until the back-to-back this weekend. Tuesday’s SO loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets positively broke Jeff’s brain. Jordan doesn’t seem too well-for-ware over it, herself. Your co-hosts had posted up at a South Hills gin mill for what they’d hoped would be a gratifying win over what Matt Vensel called “Border Rival” Columbus - alas, the story was all too familiar, with Jarry flailing to make even a single save in the shootout.Enjoy this spirited catch-up and hockey chat. The Peng...2025-01-0935 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastBack To The Grind 01/06/25Back To The Grind 01/06/25It was a weekend that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the defending Stanley Cup Champions in Florida, then a team, in the Canes, who perennially gives the Pens fits - especially when the matchup happens on the road in Raleigh. On one hand, the song remained the same in that Pittsburgh put a great game on the ice against the Cats, essentially stealing a point against a first-class Florida lineup. On the other hand, the Penguins proceeded to do one of the things they do best: They blew (another) 2-goal lead against a...2025-01-0630 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastBefore They Even Stop Crying 01/03/25Before They Even Stop Crying 01/03/25Coming out of Christmas break, the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped four of six points against vulnerable squads. The Pens’ schedule gets exceptionally tough starting tonight, when they visit the Cats of Sunrise, FL. Jeff is sucked up into an emotional twister by his first-ever experience with the story of “Wicked,” and Jordan would bring The Bus back to The Burgh if she could.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https...2025-01-0359 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastSara Civian: Hating On Hate 12/23/24Sara Civian: Hating On Hate 12/23/24Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are joined today by storied hockey writer and founder of The Civ Report,* Sara Civian! As a co-host of the Too Many Men Podcast, Civian has also reported for Bleacher Report and The Athletic. Maybe it’s because the holidays are upon us, but few conversations we’ve shared with our guests have been quite as delightful as this one with Sara Civian. As is often the case on Fly Penguins Fly, our topics of conversation wound their way around some strange and hilarious bends in t...2024-12-2354 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastJosh Yohe: The Knitting Lady’s House 12/19/24Josh Yohe: The Knitting Lady’s House 12/19/24Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are joined by The Athletic’s own Penguins beat writer and longtime friend of the podcast, Josh Yohe. (14:55) Josh shares a fun little Kyle Dubas story(18:37) Pierre Olivier Joseph traded back to Pittsburgh!(22:33) Thanking our partner: Espresso A Mano(23:51) Nashville’s struggles of late(26:58) Penguins’ upcoming schedule(29:32) Dubas showing players he believes?(33:30) Grittier PIT needs to STAY gritty(39:06) Jordan’s inspiration for handling Christmas season(44:21) Steelers talk(47:39) Black Hawks and Ducks as case studies for Pengui...2024-12-191h 08Fly Penguins Fly PodcastHardly Best On Best 12/16/24“Hardly Best On Best” 12/16/24On the way to stealing a point from their loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost Marcus Pettersson to what has proven to be a week-to-week lower body injury. That’s not good, especially for a team who’ve just recently begun banking points en route to a possible wildcard berth.Jeff’s gears have been ground. The culprit? The NHL’s decision not to include Russian players in a so-called ‘best-on-best’ tournament. Promoting an event as featuring the world’s most elite talent is far from genuine, when...2024-12-1729 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastDefying Gravity 12/12/24“Defying Gravity” 12/12/24Jeff and Jordan are back at it for this Thursday edition of Fly Penguins Fly podcast, and there’s plenty on tap. Songs from Wicked and Aladdin are on the menu, as well as long-held grudges against former GM’s who shall - if at all possible - not be named. The Penguins are in Montreal this evening to take on les Habitants, the childhood favorite team of both Sid Crosby and Kris Letang.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an E...2024-12-1328 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastThe Needle Finally Moves 12/09/24“The Needle Finally Moves” 12/09/24Jeff flies solo today and recounts his experience of attending Saturday’s exciting game in which the Penguins vanquished the high-flying Toronto Maple Leafs. And Fly Penguins Fly has a new partnership! We’re proud to welcome onboard Espresso A Mano, one of Pittsburgh’s finest purveyors of hand-roasted specialty coffee. The Pens’ next matchup is against the Colorado Avalanche, tomorrow night right here in Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby’s hometown pal Nate McKinnon, along with standouts Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin, look to bring the surging Penguins back down to earth.Topics di...2024-12-0929 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastJosh Getzoff Has The Call 12/05/24“Josh Getzoff Has The Call” 12/05/24Back for a third time on Fly Penguins Fly podcast, TV play-by-play voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Josh Getzoff sits down with Jordan and Jeff for some spirited hockey talk. Friend of the pod Getzoff shares his account of attending last night’s US Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, at which the careers of Penguins veterans and Stanley Cup Champions Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen were forever enshrined and immortalized. After fielding some prompts about the current Penguins’ win streak and an otherwise fraught ’24-’25 campaign, Getzoff - a veteran...2024-12-0559 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastImproving D: The Puck Of Destiny 12/02/24“Improving D: The Puck Of Destiny” 12/02/24On this day, Monday December 2nd, 2024 Jeff and Jordan kick off a new release schedule:Monday and Thursday afternoons, regardless of the Penguins’ itinerary. We deeply appreciate you for tuning in, and you deserve a timeline you can depend on. Happy Holidays.Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO
2024-12-0242 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastUncanny Valley 11/19/24“Uncanny Valley” 11/19/24Your Pittsburgh Penguins are living up to the flightless reputation of their mascot. And with Jake Guentzel's Tampa Bay Lightning occupying in the visitor’s locker room at PPG Paints Arena and the red-hot Winnipeg Jets licking their chops for what should be a no-brainer dub for them this coming Friday, things don’t promise to get any better any time soon.Jordan shares a few predictions as to what fans can expect of the Penguins’ front office in the coming weeks/months, while Jeff invokes both the West World and West Wing TV univers...2024-11-1928 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastWalk Softly And Carrie Furnace 11/05/24“Walk Softly And Carrie Furnace” 10/17/24It’s election day. Most people we know are somewhat on-edge, while some others are simply on their outside edges. The Penguins have traveled to Long Island for an early November tilt against the Isles, so we’re here to talk hockey AND election-induced anxiety. We cracked a couple beers for this episode, recording late on the eve of Election Day itself. It was an overdue catchup for Jeff and Jordan, one that drifted pretty far afield of your standard hockey chat podcast. If you’re already a listener of this show...2024-11-0551 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastFive Hundred Club 10/17/24“Five Hundred Club” 10/17/24Evgeni Malkin is the newest member of an incredibly exclusive club. Only forty-eight NHL’ers have reached the 500 goal mark, and the Russian Bear is the latest to do it - though he may be the first to do it from a seated position on the ice. Reaching the 1600 point plateau in the same game, Sidney Crosby tallied the lone assist on Malkin’s milestone goal, before himself potting the OTGWG in the Penguins’ Wednesday evening victory over Buffalo and thus triggering a Mac Miller dance party on Fifth Avenue.Every 217 episodes or so, I f...2024-10-1817 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastChristian Humphreys 10/09/24“Christian Humphreys” 10/09/24The time has come to drop the puck on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2024-2025 season!Today we’re joined by Pittsburgh native and 2024 draftee of the Colorado Avalanche, Christian Humphreys. You’ll hear Christian’s first-hand account of the U18 World Championship game, a matchup in which he opened scoring with a scrappy net front goal. Plus, personal reflections on Humphreys’s being taken by the Avs in the seventh round of the NHL entry draft in Las Vegas.Good friend of the pod and lifelong Rangers fan, Nick Spagnolo joins Jeff at the top of...2024-10-1037 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastGary Bettman's Ice Cream Shop“Gary Bettman’s Ice Cream Shop” 09/20/24Sidney Crosby’s got a freshly inked contract, the season tickets have been delivered, and the Fanatics-made Penguins jerseys look just as crappy as we all figured they would. In agreeing to the contract he did, Crosby not only ensures that he’ll retire a Penguin, but he’s maximized the Penguins’ chances of building a winning team around the once-in-multiple-generations Captain.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO2024-09-2120 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastMichelle Crechiolo 08/07/24“Michelle Crechiolo” 08/07/24We’re live-ish with Pittsburgh Penguins team reporter - and sometimes radio color commentator - Michelle Crechiolo!Jordan and Jeff chatted Michelle up for a solid hour, and we’re bringing you that full conversation, uncut.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO
2024-08-071h 06Fly Penguins Fly PodcastMillion Times The Man 06/25/24“Million Times The Man” 06/25/24The Florida Panthers are your 2024 Stanley Cup Champions. What a wild, entertaining series between those two teams. Wait, who was the other team again? That’s not important. What IS important, is that Jeff and Jordan are back with you for some spirited hockey talk, including some Penguins Hockey news. It’s the proper beginning of summer and the Burgh has already been absolutely blasted with a gnarly heat wave to write home about. Let’s talk ICE hockey, and Let’s Go Pens!Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter...2024-06-2645 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“At The Blakuu” 05/02/24“At The Blakuu” 05/02/24On today’s episode, Jeff and Jordan are joined by longtime listener turned good pal, Blake Vallies ( @theblakuu on X). Blake is a wonderful human being, a lifelong Pens fan, and he truly “knows puck.” Topics of discussion include but are not limited to the Penguins’ extended offseason, scrambled adult cable channels in the early 90’s, and of COURSE, nematodes. Prayer hands emoji, heart hands emoji, hockey goal emoji.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYL...2024-05-0259 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“One More On The Island” 04/17/24“One More On The Island” 04/17/24In their past twelve games, the Penguins won or took it to overtime in all but one - a regulation loss to the elite Boston Bruins on Saturday, 4/13. Sidney Crosby and Alex Nedeljkovic lead the charge on what has been nothing short of a miraculous run down-the-stretch. Sadly for us fans, it wasn’t enough and the team’s midseason struggles have indeed, for the second straight year punched Pittsburgh’s one-way ticket to an early offseason. Jordan shares some particularly bold predictions for the Pens’ Summer transactions, and Jeff puts forth a strong one...2024-04-1725 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“I Don’t Want To Go On The Cart!” 04/03/24“I Don’t Want To Go On The Cart!” 04/03/24“(The Penguins are) not dead yet!” Jeff and Jordan reflect on an unlikely, late-season surge by the boys in black and gold, their chances of actually making the WC race interesting with a couple weeks remaining on the NHL season schedule, and some music talk…Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO
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Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Anatomy Of A Letdown” feat. Josh Yohe 03/17/24“Anatomy Of A Letdown” 03/17/24Josh Yohe of TheAthletic.com joins Fly Penguins Fly to talk about BobbleGate,Kyle Dubas’s upcoming offseason, and the anatomy of a letdown season for the 2023-2024 Pittsburgh Penguins. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections: In Passage by Blue Dot SessionsDustyard Runner by Blue Dot Sessions
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Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Rally Jerseys” 03/09/24“Rally Jerseys” 03/09/24Cruz Lucius. That’s it, just… Cruz Lucius.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO
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Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Go With Girl Math” 02/27/24“Go With Girl Math” 02/27/24Tonight in Vancouver, the Penguins kick off their western Canada road trip. Instead of waiting around for puck drop, hang out with the co-hosts of Fly Penguins Fly. Jordan is wrapping up her recording trip in Nashville, and Jeff is settling back into life in Pittsburgh, following a successful tour opening for Lucius.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO
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Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald, Part 1’” 02/17/24“A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald, Part 1’” 02/17/24Since the very first episode of Fly Penguins Fly was produced, it’s been a dream to have Paul Steigerwald on the show. If you’re hungry for Jaromir Jagr content, skip ahead to about 26:15 and enjoy Paul’s recounting of the early 90’s and the dawn of the first back-to-back cup runs. We ended up talking for so long, the decision was made to split this one into two distinctly different episodes. Enjoy Part 1 of ‘A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald,’ and Let’s Go Pens.Thank you for listening...2024-02-1842 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Desert Trip’” 01/20/24“Desert Trip’” 01/20/24If you’re in Pittsburgh, you’re braving the cold. We’ve had a lot of snow and the temperatures have recently hovered between six and twenty degrees, Fahrenheit. If you’re north of here, that probably sounds like an attractive deal, compared to the climate towns like Minneapolis and Toronto have been coping with over a similar span. Here’s hoping this healthy hockey - and football - chat, between your co-hosts, Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio brings the “Gezelligheid.”The Penguins are in Vegas tonight, then in Arizona on Monday. Today’s episode catches you...2024-01-2139 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Kaleidoscope of Contagions” 01/04/23“Kaleidoscope of Contagions” 01/04/23In this, the first Fly Penguins Fly episode of 2024, Jeff and Jordan discuss the many-headed hydra that is Mike Sullivan’s unenviable task: Solving the Ryan Graves issue, while navigating the weird waters of deploying Norris Trophy winning - and currently underperforming - Erik Karlsson.There are other things on your co-hosts’ minds, oh yes. And share with you these items, they shall.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN D...2024-01-0535 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Like Anything Could Happen To Me’” 12/12/23“Like Anything Could Happen To Me’” 12/12/23Late on Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins took the ice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, PA. Your oh-so-intrepid co-host, Jeff Taylor was on location.In addition to chatting with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi, Jeff of course gathered the sounds of NHL regulars working a struggling power play unit. But it isn’t the professional athletes who are the stars of today’s epsiode…On this installment of Fly Penguins Fly, you’ll meet Meghan Crawford from C.A.R.E.S. of Western PA, as well as young...2023-12-1317 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Bobble Mule’” 12/06/23“Bobble Mule’” 12/06/23Jordan has identified an individual who, theoretically, could end up being the Mule tasked with collect Jeff’s rightful Sidney Crosby bobblehead. More on this soon.Tonight in Tampa Bay, your Penguins make their second visit to Amelie Arena in less than a week. The Pittsburgh team hopes to recreate some of the winning magic that sent them home victorious last time - though likely WITHOUT the help of a goalie goal, as scored by Tristan Jarry in their previous matchup.This is simply a fun episode, something to enjoy between periods...2023-12-0734 min
Fly Penguins Fly PodcastSoarin', Flyin', and Dechievin'“Soarin’, Flyin’, Dechievin’” 11/29/23After a much needed Thanksgiving week break, Jeff and Jordan are back with all the Penguins hockey talk you can shake a leftover turkey leg at. Jordan had herself a hockey road trip over the holiday, attending both the Buffalo road game and the home dub over the Buds. Jeff spent his own vacation getting busted for watching Pens games on his phone, whilst people he loves were trying to speak English to him at the dinner table. Folks, we’re into our third 100-batch. Here’s to making the next 99 episod...2023-11-2932 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Grapefruit Sized” 11/14/23“Grapefruit Sized” 11/14/23Right after Jeff and Jordan wrapped up today’s podcast, news broke of Matt Petgrave’s arrest in the UK. So, before the ‘regular’ podcast begins, we’re featuring a 17 minute chat between Jeff Taylor and Nick Spagnolo. These former beer league linemates react, in real time to the news of Petgrave’s being taken into custody by the Sheffield Police. It’s our 200th episode. We hope it brings you a little perspective, a little laughter, a little excitement for tonight’s PIT@CBJ matchup.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitt...2023-11-1437 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Volano i Pinguini Volano” 11/08/23“Volano i Pinguini Volano” 11/08/23We take the good with the bad. This too shall pass. We all use these phrases every day, always hoping the next time we use them, we won’t be talking about the franchise goaltender. Tristan Jarry and, in relief, Pittsburgh’s third string goalie Magnus Hellberg combined for a shutout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The W came at great expense, though, with Jarry leaving the game late in the second frame due to an injury that played out in 4K right before your eyes.Jeff and...2023-11-0949 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“The Bright Side” 11/01/23“The Bright Side” 11/01/23A fair bit has changed since last week. The Penguins are dead last in the EC, Jarry's struggles appear to have worsened, and it feels like there’s legitimate reason for concern. However, there are some bright spots up and down the Penguins’ lineup, ones that might be clues to just how this team can turn it around. With Jordan touring Italy, Jeff flies solo and breaks down the goals against in PIT’s backbreaking loss to Anaheim earlier this week.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylo...2023-11-0122 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Victory Friday: Pacific Northwest Bureau” 10/27/23“Victory Friday: Pacific Northwest Bureau” 10/27/23Four rip. Yep, Tristan Jarry stonewalled the Colorado Avalanche, and the Penguins blank the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions in Allegheny County. Jeff checks in from the road, recording a quickie podcast from an undisclosed island in the mighty Pacific Northwest. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO
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Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Hockey Parent Brain” 10/18/23“Hockey Parent Brain” 10/18/23Jeff was harmlessly abducted by Robert Wholey, Jordan got stuck in an elevator with Sidney Crosby and Matt Cullen, and we both have HOCKEY PARENT BRAIN. Not sure what that means? Neither are we, folks.The Penguins are in Motor City tonight, taking on the Red Wings for a TNT/MAX Broadcast that kicks off at 7:30pm eastern. Listen to the radio call on 105.9theX FM!Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JE...2023-10-1830 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Dozens In Attendance: Rossi, Yohe, DeFigio, and Taylor” 10/10/23“Dozens In Attendance: Rossi, Yohe, DeFigio, and Taylor” 10/10/23It’s on! Folks, the time has come to drop the puck on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-2034 season. On your way to the arena tonight, or as you’re settling in to listen on 105.9theX, or perhaps as you commute to the local pub to meet up with your best Penguin fan pals… take in this lovely conversation we had, earlier today with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi and Josh Yohe.We know you’re just as excited for this home opener as we are. Kyle Dubas and M...2023-10-1049 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“A Missed Ottawapportunity” 10/04/23“A Missed Ottawapportunity” 10/04/23With a plan to take in the 2023 Nova Scotia Showdown on Monday evening, Jeff and Jordan posted up at The Saloon in Mt. Lebanon. Microphones and a portable recording device in tow, Taylor and DeFigio were joined by good friend and co-host of Locked On Penguins, Hunter Hodies! Penguins hockey, and cold beverages were enjoyed, even if the final result wasn’t what the Pens were hoping for.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF...2023-10-0522 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Approved Vocabulary” 09/15/23“Approved Vocabulary” 09/15/23Today marked the start of Penguins Hockey in 2023. In Buffalo, the Penguins’ prospects took on those of the Boston Bruins, as part of the 2023 Prospects Challenge. Spoiler alert, Pittsburgh fell to Boston, 4 goals to 2.Be soothed by Jeff’s dulcet tones in the intro and have your nerves soothed by ambient crowd noise - piped in live as the voiceover was being recorded - during the first INT at the LECOM Harborcenter.Then, it’s a good snippet of conversation - recorded earlier this week - between Jeff and co-host Jordan DeFigio. 2023-09-1612 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“DeFigio + Taylor: Penguins Folk” 09/05/23“DeFigio + Taylor: Penguins Folk” 09/05/23Some of the Penguins were back on the ice in the Pittsburgh area today, holding unofficial practice. (Per Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now). Fenway Sports Group has purchased the television network that allows us Penguins fans to watch our team in real time.These items and more are discussed on today’s episode, plus Jeff opens up about some mental health struggles he’s been dealing with. When we tell you, “We’re here for you,” we friggin MEAN it, folks. Always feel free to drop a line in the DM’s if...2023-09-0617 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastG.O.A.T. League: 2023 Cranberry Cup Final 09/01/23“G.O.A.T. League: 2023 Cranberry Cup Final” 09/01/23Elite summer hockey in Pittsburgh has a name: “G.O.A.T. League.”As of this season, the top G.O.A.T. team earns more than just bragging rights through the Winter. The Cranberry Cup is ‘a thing,’ now, and it belongs to today’s guest - and Team Red’s captain - Christian Humphreys. That isn’t the only team Christian plays for, though. During the regular season, Humphreys is a member of Team USA’s U18 roster.In this episode, you’ll also hear from the hea...2023-09-0121 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“The Last Wife” 08/21/23“The Last Wife” 08/21/23Ashley Taylor stops by the studio - it wasn’t a long commute for her - and goofiness ensues. Kyle Dubas is mentioned, Jason Zucker is still Mayor of Pittsburgh, and Cheburashka has some things to say.And while you’re listening today, please: Subscribe to the podcast, leave us a glowing, 5-star review, and tell your friends all about Fly Penguins Fly. The more digi-love you give us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc, the more our audience will grow, etc. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on...2023-08-2113 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Time Is A Flat Circle” 08/15/23“Time Is A Flat Circle” 08/15/23Cigarettes. Beer. Nietzsche. Little to no cussing.Hang out with us for 17+ minutes, you (possibly) won’t regret it. And heck, why not come down to the G.O.A.T. League Championship game, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, PA this Wednesday evening and listen to Jeff and Jordan deliver Jeff’s duet arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner? 7:00pm puck drop, folks. Bonus: You’ll get to witness - in person - the inaugural awarding of …THE CRANBERRY CUP!And while you’re listening today, please: Subscr...2023-08-1518 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Rob Rossi Wants A Theme Song” 08/08/23“Rob Rossi Wants A Theme Song” 08/08/23Happy (belated) Birthday, Sidney Crosby!!It’s always a treat when Rob Rossi (The Athletic) drops by to talk Penguins Hockey with us. The ink on a monumental, three-team trade that brought Erik Karlsson to Pittsburgh has yet to dry. Rob reflects on Monday’s (General Manager Kyle) Dubas press conference, held Monday afternoon at the Penguins’ practice facility in Cranberry, and the trio of Taylor, DeFigio, and Rossi wax philosophical on the future of PIT with EK65 in the mix… and Ruuta/Petry/Granlund/DeSmith… out of it.The alleg...2023-08-0840 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Menacing Whirlpool” 07/31/23“Menacing Whirlpool” 07/31/23Pat yourself on the back, listener. You’ve hung in there with us, through the “Mug Of Summer” and into deepest, swirling saltwater depths of the NHL offseason. It’s all uphill from here, though, beginning with an exciting announcement we’ve got for you today (10:59).We talk about comets (00:47), guitars (05:27), and a long-ago time when Jeff could slam dunk the hell out of a basketball (14:26).And while you’re listening today, please: Subscribe to the podcast, leave us a glowing, 5-star review, and tell your friends all about Fly Penguins Fly. The more di...2023-08-0119 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Mug Of Summer” 07/24/23“Mug Of Summer” 07/24/23Welcome to the absolute MUG of Summer. We’re not really sure what that means, but whatever it is, if you’re withiin striking distance of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you’re DEEP inside of it. We’re talking music, the newly spruced-up Penguins app, and surf documentaries today, because that’s what one does when trapped in…THE MUG OF SUMMER. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonThey’ll find me if I wipe out trying to surf a monster wave off the southern coas...2023-07-2518 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Penguins PA Announcer Ryan Mill” 07/17/23“Penguins PA Announcer Ryan Mill” 07/17/23Ryan Mill’s career story is the stuff of dreams. A lifelong Penguins fan, Ryan was skating with some beer league pals when one of them offhandedly mentioned a job posting they’d seen. The rest is a very cool history, one that forever altered the sonic landscape of Pittsburgh hockey.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton // Ryan Mill: @ryanmillWhat do Flyers fans scream to the Midnight Moon?LETS GO PENS!!JEFF T...2023-07-1849 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Summer Digest: Signings, Trades, & Goodbyes” 07/11/23“Summer Digest: Signings, Trades, & Goodbyes” 07/11/23First, huge congratulations to former guest on Fly Penguins Fly, Genviève Lacasse. She and her partner, Emerance Maschmeyer, both PWHPA goalies, were married just this past weekend. Congrats to them both, and best wishes.Meanwhile in Pittsburgh… We’ve got signings, acquisitions, and farewells to catch up on.Don’t know about you, listener, but in recent days and weeks there’ve been SO MANY depth players added to this Penguins roster, we can barely keep track. Therefore let this episode serve as a bit of a guide to all...2023-07-1220 min
Fly Penguins Fly PodcastDeFigio + Taylor: “Yager! Jagr! Yessir!” 07/03/23DeFigio + Taylor: “Yager! Jagr! Yessir!” 07/03/23It’s been a WEEK for Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brayden Yager was taken 14th overall by PIT, in Nashville, TN at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Yager attended prospect development camp this weekend, in Cranberry, PA, along with names already synonymous with the event - ones like Sam Poulin, Owen Pickering, Tristan Broz, and Taylor Gauthier to name a few.Reilly Smith was traded to the Pens during the Nashville festivities, and when free agency hit just 48 hours ago, Kyle Dubas hit the ground RUNNING. Lars Eller and Ryan G...2023-07-0420 min
Fly Penguins Fly PodcastJeff + Jordan: Live From The Hangar 06/27/23Jeff + Jordan: Live From The Hangar 06/27/23It’s officially summer, and we really needed to get “out of the office.” Grab a beer and join Jordan and Jeff, Live from The Hangar in Moon, PA. There’s a bit of Penguins hockey talk contained in this episode, but ...not that much. As of this recording, the Bill Masterton Trophy hadn’t yet been awarded. We now know it was awarded to the Penguins’ own, Kris Letang. Félicitations, monsieur Letang! Also, the 23-24 regular season schedule has been released, and we are now aware of the date of th...2023-06-2728 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Sinkhole Shikaakwa” 05/29/23“SINKHOLE SHIKAAKWA” 05/29/23Enjoy a Memorial Day Monday check-in episode with your co-hosts, Jordan DeFigio and Jeff Taylor. In this episode we attempt to squeeze some Penguins-related content from an otherwise newsless, bottom-of-the-barrel offseason moment. No mention of Kyle Dubas, Matthew Darche, or other GM candidates is made, because frankly, the wire is dead save the widely-believed rumor that the former Maple Leafs builder has been given this holiday weekend to ‘think about it.’Jordan waxes on megastar first-overalls - the hockey kind, not the Oshkosh sort - and how they compare to one another, particularly based on...2023-05-2912 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast"He'll Bite Your Finger Off, Kid" NYI@PIT 03/09/23The Pens mounted a hefty comeback against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, but your co-hosts aren’t sold. If they’re really serious about marching Mount Doom and destroying the ring once and for all (making a deep run at the Stanley Cup), they need to win this game against the Isles in regulation. Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio discuss all that and more!Thank you for listening! Follow us on twitter @penspod and on instagram @flypenguinsflyEnjoy tonight’s Penguins home game versus the Isles and of COURSE:LET’S GO PENS...2023-03-0928 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“CPR Dummy” PIT@TBL 03/02/23“CPR Dummy” PIT@TBL 03/02/23Ron has really done it this time. He needs to go, but in the meantime, we’re all stuck with the havoc he’s wreaked. Can Sid, Geno, and Tanger ‘flex’ and lead this team to a 17th consecutive playoff berth in spite of their inept, potentially loyalty-bereft GM? Jordan DeFigio and Jeff Taylor opine on the aforementioned… AND MORE!Thank you for listening!! Follow us on Twitter @penspod, on Instagram at @flypenguinsflyEnjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus the Bolts … AND of COURSE:LETS GO PENS!!JEFF TAYLOR...2023-03-0235 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“DeFigio + Taylor: The Penguins Need A Win” NYI@PIT 02/20/23“The Penguins Need A Win” NYI@PIT 02/20/23Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio get together and talk Penguins Hockey on the day Tristan Jarry returns to the crease at PPG Paints Arena. You could say the Pens ‘need’ to win in regulation tonight. It’s a four point game, so to speak, with the Islanders looking to spoil PIT’s bid to hold onto the top WC spot in the Eastern Conference. We ponder a world without us, singer-songwriters as we both are, and Jordan draws a line in the sand re: holding out hope for the Penguins to reach a 1...2023-02-2026 min
Fly Penguins Fly PodcastDeFigio + Taylor: “You’re Gonna See It Again Soon” NJD@PIT 02/18/23“You’re Gonna See It Again Soon” NJD@PIT 02/18/23As will become immediately clear when you hit play on this episode, (Jeff and Jordan) are not happy-camper Penguins fans today. In fact, we’re both feeling pretty down in the dumps after the Pens lost, 5-4 in regulation time, to the Islanders, PIT’s arch nemesis of recent playoff defeats. Things don’t get any easier today, as the Penguins head into the back half of a back-to-back, albeit on home ice. For the puck shall drop on this season’s Black History Month Game, EARLY: 5:37pm EST to be exac...2023-02-1821 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“DeFigio + Taylor: Midnight Espresso Run” PIT@ANA 02/10/23“DeFigio + Taylor: Midnight Espresso Run” PIT@ANA 02/10/23The Pens are on the Left Coast, folks. That means coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee. Oh, too many coffees, you say? Then perhaps you haven’t had enough coffee. Jordan and Jeff talk trade possibilities. They talk Allegheny County windstorms. And of course, they seriously discuss the position the Penguins are in re: preparing themselves for a tough stretch run, which, it feels as tonight’s puck drop approaches, begins here and now, at the Honda Center.Thank...2023-02-1036 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Welcoming New Co-Host: Jordan DeFigio! Special Guest: Josh Yohe” COL@PIT 02/07/23“Welcoming New Co-Host: Jordan DeFigio! Special Guest: Josh Yohe” COL@PIT 02/07/23It’s an E-Rod night in Pittsburgh, and to celebrate it, we’ve got BIG NEWS: Please welcome our new co-host, Jordan DeFigio!! We’re both pleased to welcome to today’s episode, Senior Writer from The Athletic, our good friend, Josh Yohe.Josh on Twitter: @JoshYohe_PGH ... Jeff on Twitter: @penspod_JT ... Jordan on Twitter: @fidgenewtonThank you for listening!! Follow us on Twitter @penspod, on Instagram at @flypenguinsfly, and subscribe to the Fly Penguins Fly YouTube Channel: https...2023-02-0741 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Rossi, DeFigio, And Me” PIT@ARI 01/08/23“Rossi, DeFigio, And Me” PIT@ARI 01/08/23”It’s a hockey night in Arizona, folks. Your Penguins will play to less than 8K fans tonight as they dress and tape their sticks in the makeshift visitors locker room at Mullet Arena. The Coyotes like playing in their new-old, NCAA hockey rink, though, so the Pengweenos better come out flying, flightless as they’ve been of late. I’m joined today by Penguins beat writer, The Athletic’s own Rob Rossi (@real_rossi on Twitter) as well as by born-and-raised Yinzer, die hard Pens fan and host of the Helmet Hair po...2023-01-0844 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“One More Time with Jordan DeFigio!” DAL@PIT 12/11/22“One More Time with Jordan DeFigio” DAL@PIT 12/12/22Give it up for Jordan DeFigio, our lovely guest host! Tonight, it's our Penguins against the Dallas Stars. And it's going to be an interesting match up.Thank you for listening!! Follow us on Twitter @penspod, on Instagram at @flypenguinsfly, and subscribe to the Fly Penguins Fly YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3fw0IWt for video editions of select conversations you’ll hear on this podcast!Follow Jordan DeFigio on Twitter: @fidgenewtonEnjoy tonights home game versus the Dallas Stars… AND of COURSE:LET...2022-12-1206 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Jordan DeFigio Takes The Wheel... Again!” BUF@PIT 12/10/22“Jordan DeFigio Is Behind The Wheel...Again!” BUF@PIT 12/10/22Tonight, the Penguins conclude their home and home against those pesky Buffalo Sabres. Same teams, different game. And anything can happen.Thank you for listening!! Follow us on Twitter @penspod, on Instagram at @flypenguinsfly, and subscribe to the Fly Penguins Fly YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3fw0IWt for video editions of select conversations you’ll hear on this podcast!Follow Jordan DeFigio on Twitter: @fidgenewtonEnjoy tonight's home game versus the Buffalo Sabres… AND of COURSE:LETS GO PENS!!JEF...2022-12-1007 min
Fly Penguins Fly Podcast“Jordan DeFigio Takes The Wheel” PIT@BUF 12/09/22“Jordan DeFigio Is Behind The Wheel” PIT@BUF 12/09/22With Jeff Taylor being on the road (& in the woods) this weekend, our dear friend of the show, Jordan DeFigio, has taken the wheel.Thank you for listening!! Follow us on Twitter @penspod, on Instagram at @flypenguinsfly, and subscribe to the Fly Penguins Fly YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3fw0IWt for video editions of select conversations you’ll hear on this podcast!Follow Jordan DeFigio on Twitter: @fidgenewtonEnjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus Sabretooth The (Apparently) Jilted Former Mascot Of The Nashvi...2022-12-1011 min
Fly Penguins Fly PodcastEpisode 98: A Conversation With Jordan DeFigio PIT@VAN 10/28/22Episode 98: A Conversation With Jordan DeFigio PIT@VAN 10/28/22Fly Penguins Fly Episode 98: PIT@VAN 10/28/22 … I’m joined today by my friend (and friend-of-the-show), Jordan DeFigio. Jordan is a Penguins-Hockey-universe podcaster herself [Podcast On Fifth Ave], as well as a highly talented singer and songwriter. Head Coach Mike Sullivan got “salty” with the players at the post-practice chat at center ice in B.C. yesterday [Josh Yohe / The Athletic], so I forsee the Penguins to fully ‘show up’ tonight at Rogers Arena.Please add-or-subscribe to ‘Fly Penguins Fly’ wherever you get your podcasts! Follow @penspod on Twitte...2022-10-2823 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastEpisode 68: “A Conversation with Jordan Defigio” NYR@PIT 03/29/22Fly Penguins Fly Episode 68: "A Conversation with Jordan Defigio" Tonight your Penguins get a visit from the New York Rangers. Follow @flypenguinsfly on Instagram, and @penspod on Twitter!!Jordan Defigio of "Podcast on Fifth Ave," and "Helmet Hair Podcast" stops by for a nice chat about all things Penguins Hockey. Jordan is also a killer musician, use the links below to check out all her amazing work:Listen to Podcast on Fifth AveListen to Helmet Hair PodcastCheck out Jordan's Latest Music AlbumEnjoy tonight's game versus the...2022-03-2928 min
YinzhersYinzhers: Jordan and the yinz...sirs?This week on Yinzhers, Samantha James and Morgan Urtso are traveling home since they were in town for the Steelers game so Jordan DeFigio made a call to the bullpen for a couple of familiar faces as guest hosts... thats right, TWO days in a row of Smitty (Zach Smith) and Tyler Weeks and if Tyler's Renegade hot take from Monday's Around the 412 episode wasn't enough, wait until you hear what Smitty says today about the home crowd at Heinz Field Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-09-2130 min
Tip of the Ice-Burgh PodcastTip of the Ice-Burgh Podcast - EP63 - S2 Featuring Jordan Defigio(Episode 150) Nick and Nick discuss the Vladimir Tarasenko rumors, and have a great discussion with Jordan Defigio of both the Helmet Hair Podcast and the Yinzhers Podcast! Tune In.We Discuss:
Tarasenko linked to Pens
Interview with Jordan Defigio (20:50)
Which Pens matchup are you most excited to get back next season?
The top podcast for the most avid Penguins fans! Tune in as hosts Nick Brlansky and Nick Horwat bring you all of the Pittsburgh Penguins top news and analysis every Monday & Thursday as part of The Hockey Podcast Network....2021-07-121h 05
SteelerNation.com PodcastSN Podcast: Steelers Talk with Jordan DeFigio 5/28Join SteelerNation.com sports writers G.Stryker and Jordan DeFigio as they discuss a potpourri of Pittsburgh Steelers news to give you the fan’s perspective. New babies, returning from injuries, and projecting this year’s team, we discuss it all!
Follow Jordan DeFigio on Twitter @FidgeNewton, Instagram @FidgeNewton & the SteelerNation.com Forum as FidgeNewton
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