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Fly Penguins Fly PodcastPingvinerna är i Sverige 11/13/25Pingvinerna är i Sverige 11/13/25The Penguins are indeed In Sweden, even when said in English.Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio talk through the Pittsburgh Penguins’ recent, inevitable “cooling-off,” following one of the hottest starts the NHL has seen this season. Most recently, the team has gone on a tepid 1-3-1 run, during which time they generally continued to play well. Results matter, though and over the past five games the Penguins have mostly failed at gaining two points on a given night.Sergei Murashov’s stellar NHL debut - a loss on home i...
2025-11-1437 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastCody Hodgson and The RYR-1 Foundation 11/11/25Cody Hodgson and The RYR-1 Foundation 11/11/25Diagnosed in 2016 with RYR-1-related malignant hyperthermia, Cody Hodgson’s promising NHL playing career was cut short when the effects of his disease made it impossible for him to push his body to the extent necessary in pro hockey. However, what initially looked like a major setback gave way to a very different, equally powerful calling. Now an active ambassador for the Pittsburgh, PA-based RYR-1 Foundation, Hodgson is precisely the kind of figure in the hockey world that our production staff loves connecting with.With mobile recording gear in to...
2025-11-1228 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastSilovs Ignores Murashov Noise: Penguins Beat Capitals 11/07/25Silovs Ignores Murashov Noise: Penguins Beat Capitals 11/06/25Jeff Taylor shares his reflections and experiences after attending last night’s big Penguins win over the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena.Very 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.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOFl...
2025-11-0724 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastOn The Verge Of Slumping: Previously Hot Penguins Collapse In 4-3 Loss to Toronto Maple Leafs 11/03/25On The Verge Of Slumping: Previously Hot Penguins Collapse In 4-3 Loss to Toronto Maple Leafs 11/03/25First up: Jeff’s post-game reaction immediately following a soul-crushing 3rd period collapse - and regulation loss - by the Pittsburgh Penguins to an otherwise struggling Maple Leafs team. Hint: Jeff isn’t happy.As for the bulk of today’s episode - Ashley Taylor (Jeff’s wife) stops by to join her husband and his co-host, Jordan DeFigio for some spirited (and goofy) hockey talk and random chatting.Very special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest c...
2025-11-0433 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastTrevor Zegras Turtles For Sucker-Punch Flyers, Goldfish Brain Pens Collect A Point And Fly To Land Of 10,000 Lakes 10/30/25Trevor Zegras Turtles For Sucker-Punch Flyers, Goldfish Brain Pens Collect A Point And Fly To Land Of 10,000 Lakes 10/30/25Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are back to a 2-episodes-per-week schedule, much to the chagrin of Flyers fans everywhere. The Penguins salvaged a point on a Philadelphia night that got downright nasty on our burros, the backsliding Minnesota Wild look to punch up at ‘Grand Casino Arena’ in St. Paul, and it’s raining in Pittsburgh. Very special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an...
2025-10-3020 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins: Tragedy In The Stands, Buzzing On The Ice 10/28/25Pittsburgh Penguins: Tragedy In The Stands, Buzzing On The Ice 10/28/25With Jordan DeFigio beaming in via Zoom from her morning commute, Jeff Taylor produces this quick morning episode from the studio. A tragedy occurred at PPG Paints Arena last night, as a fan fell a great distance from the upper suites down into the lower bowl. The Penguins defeated the St. Louis Blues as they prepare for a road trip. Very special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Ma...
2025-10-2829 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers: 1st Period Listen-Along 10/23/25Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers: 1st Period Listen-Along 10/23/25Grab a beer and relive the first period of Thursday’s Pens @ Cats NHL tilt, including their live-recorded reactions to a beauty of a goal scored by a certain future Hall of Fame Captain.Very 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: @fidg...
2025-10-2443 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastCrosby And Letang: It's A Milestone Night In Pittsburgh 10/21/25Crosby And Letang: It's A Milestone Night In Pittsburgh 10/21/25Flying solo for a late night dispatch from the studio, it’s FPF co-host Jeff Taylor talking PIT 5 - VAN 1 as the Penguins continue to roll out a hot start to their NHL regular season.Very 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 // Jord...
2025-10-2217 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastThighs Penguins Thighs 10/16/25Thighs Penguins Thighs 10/16/25On the eve of their planned field trip to Erie, PA - where they’ll be game-night guests of the OHL’s Erie Otters - Jeff and Jordan meet up to bang out a quick podcast about all things Pittsburgh Penguins.Partway through this episode, Ashley Taylor - Jeff’s wife - drops by to give notes on Prime Video’s “FACEOFF: Inside The NHL” (2025). She and Jeff share a few laughs and discuss what they feel might’ve been a deliberate omission - by Prime Video’s producers - of any mention of last...
2025-10-1729 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastThe Athletic’s Josh Yohe: Undefeated Pittsburgh Penguins Host Matthew Shaefer and the Isles 10/09/25The Athletic’s Josh Yohe: Undefeated Pittsburgh Penguins Host Matthew Shaefer and the Isles 10/09/25Joined today by The Athletic’s Josh Yohe, Jordan DeFigio and Jeff Taylor are back for a Thursday afternoon, Penguins-Home-Opener edition of Fly Penguins Fly Podcast.Will the Penguins build on Tuesday night’s defensive clinic of a victory over the Rangers, or will they revert to what Pens fans have come to know as ‘the NEW Penguins Hockey’ aka let the Islanders come into PPG Paints Arena and spoil the home opener?Josh Yohe shares a story involving Sidney Cro...
2025-10-091h 01Fly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins Opener: 7th Avenue Freeze-Out 10/03/25Pittsburgh Penguins Opener: 7th Avenue Freeze-Out 10/03/25Today’s episode kicks off with a special appearance by one of our favorite baristas at our partner, Espresso a Mano’s Dormont café.After some armchair Penguins Hockey quarterback’ing by co-hosts - Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio, opining is conducted as to which NHL hockey club various Marvel / DC superheroes and supervillains might support - if they were in fact …real.The problem of the Penguins’ 2025-2026 likely netminding personnel is bemoaned, partly analyzed, though mostly complained about. Jeff and Jordan talk about a couple upcoming mu...
2025-10-0355 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins Hockey Is Back: Fidge Flies SoloPittsburgh Penguins Hockey Is Back: Fidge Flies Solo 09/20/25Flying solo for the first time in a while, Jordan DeFigio has it all covered:Kyle Dubas continues along in his unenviable quest to both rebuild and appease a confoundingly-still-elite Sidney Crosby …and his super-agent, Pat BrissonThe Steelers are Steeler-ing ...and there’s no end in sightFly Penguins Fly Podcast looks ahead to an exciting October 2025 collaboration with the OHL’s Erie Otters…and much more!Special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe...
2025-09-2013 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastThe Unthinkable: Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby Has Requested A Trade 09/13/25The Unthinkable: Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby Has Requested A Trade 09/13/25Sell the team to whomever you want, we don’t care. Put whoever you want in goal on September 27th when the Pens play meaningless hockey against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Yeah, even Marc-André Fleury. For the record, we’ve done the Farewell-to-Flower thing at PPG Paints Arena THREE times already. cough-cough .. money-grab .. cough-cough…None of that matters anymore, because…Sidney Crosby, via his longtime agent, Pat Brisson has for all intents and purposes made it known that he would like to be traded...
2025-09-1349 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastPittsburgh Penguins For Sale 09/04/25Pittsburgh Penguins For Sale 09/04/25Rumors inspired journalistic deep-dives, with the resulting articles giving way to a fanbase-wide assumption that the Fenway Sports Group’s tenure as owners of 1967’s most successful expansion NHL franchise may come to an end - sooner than most anyone would have thought.On today’s episode, FPF co-hosts Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio take you through two written pieces, recently published in The Athletic. Written by frequent guests of the program Josh Yohe and Rob Rossi, Penguins fans can read up on probably the final bits of Summer 2025 news and specul...
2025-09-0422 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastGolden G.O.A.T.S. 08/26/25Golden G.O.A.T.S. 08/26/25As the summer winds down and we head into Labor Day weekend, Fly Penguins Fly Podcast takes you out onto the ice, into the locker room, and into the scorekeeper’s box with G.O.A.T. League 4v4 hockey. Today’s episode features chats with some of the league’s most exciting players including Pittsburgh-based OHL’ers, NCAA college hockey commits, and longtime members of the Pens Elite program. Special thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins F...
2025-08-2717 minFly Penguins Fly PodcastHappy 38th Birthday to Sidney Crosby 08/07/25Happy 38th Birthday to Sidney Crosby 08/07/25There are two things about Sidney Crosby’s birthday which every Penguins fan knows by heart. For one, the date of our Captain’s arrival on Earth is emblazoned on Crosby’s back-and-shoulders, any time he skates for the Pittsburgh Penguins: “8/7.” Secondly, Sid’s birthday means that training camp is just around the corner, signaling an encouraging “midpoint” in an otherwise mundane summer offseason.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...
2025-08-0817 minFly 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 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...
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