Hockey On My Mind
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Hockey On My Mind
This is what happens when a grad student gets into professional sports
Recent Episodes
10 episodes
Episode 023: Morality in an Evolving Game
At its foundation, any sport is a judgement of what is right and wrong, whether that means banning the spin-o-rama or something more major. Being a fa...
Episode 022: What Can the NHL Learn from the World Cup?
What can the NHL learn from the World Cup? What if NHL announcers let the game speak for itself? Would that hook more viewers? In this episode I tal...
Episode 021: Is the World Cup of Hockey a Good Idea?
Is the World Cup of Hockey a good idea? In this episode I answer this question, taking a look at why the World Cup is being proposed, where it’s bei...
Episode 020: Hockey Spreading Knowledge
In this episode I talk about how hockey’s discussion of concussions has spread awareness of head injuries for other athletes as well, and try my best...
Episode 019: Winning Appeal
Do we all become fans of the team that won when we were 7? In this episode I riff on Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s analysis of the effect of championsh...
Episode 018: Round Two Picks
In this episode I make my picks for round two of the playoffs and look at the results of my round 1 picks.
Episode 017: Wakey Wakey
In this episode I talk about the hullabaloo surrounding Brent Seabrook’s hit on David Backes and the “Wakey Wakey” comment, as well as Person of Int...
Episode 016: Retirement Respect and Playoff Picks
In this episode I get my rant on about responses to Ryan Smyth’s retirement press conference and ideas of respect, and I also make my round one play...
Episode 015: Telling NHL History
In this episode I talk about NHL history, including referee whistles, ownership and player relations, and review D’Arcy Jenish’s book “The NHL A Cen...
Episode 014: Picking Up Threads
In this episode I pick up some threads from previous episodes, talking about Shannon Szabados, Terry Trafford, and issues of women playing hockey, t...