Outsider Sports Hockey Podcast
Outsider Sports is excited to announce its hockey podcast. Hosted by Outsider Sports co-founder Ben Mandell, he's joined by Thomas Leone and Michael Diakunczak from the ZMT Sports Podcast. Each week, the team will break down news from around the NHL and give their takes, some hotter than others.
Episode 33, Salary cap raise, Pacific on the rise?

Ben and Mike are back this week to go over the new raise expected to the salary cap and the rise of the Pacific Division
Episode 32, Kane signs, Philly good?

Ben is back on with Mike and Tom to go over the Patrick Kane signing and to revisit two more teams to see if we were wrong about them.
Episode 31, Hudson River Rivalry, Columbus woes, Washington good?

Ben is back on this week with Tom and Mikey D to break down the first installment of this season's Hudson River Rivalry, the Blue Jackets struggles and is Washington good?
Episode 29, Biggest dissappointments

Ben is back on this week with Tom to go over the biggest disappointments to start the season.
Episode 28, First Month Standouts

Ben is on with Tom and Mike to go over the Three Stars of the month, rookie of the month and any other players that deserve a shoutout over the first month.
Episode 26, Overreactions and Bold Predictions

The full team is back this week to break down the first week of hockey, go over some over reactions and give bold predictions.
Episode 25, Opening night breakdown

Ben is on to give his thoughts on opening night and breakdown his favorite matchup heading into Thursday
Episode 22, Central Division Preview

The team is back on to break down the Central Division heading into 2023-24.
Episode 21, Atlantic Division Preview

The crew is back to dive into the Atlantic Division and give their thoughts on each team heading into the season.
Episode 20, SCF review/thoughts, NHL Awards

The full team is back for the final episode for the 2022-23 season. They give their thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final, playoffs and NHL Awards.
Episode 19, Stanley Cup, Hill leading Vegas, Cats cooked?

Ben and Mike are back on this week to go over the Stanley Cup Finals, how Vegas has dominated so far and if the Panthers can bounce back again.
Episode 18, Stanley Cup Preview

Ben and Tom are back this week to preview the Stanley Cup final and breakdown the tale of the tape between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers.
Episode 17, Conference Finals, Devils/Flyers/Islanders/Rangers Stadium Series

The full team jumps into the conference final series and how Carolina and Dallas can claw back from 3-0 deficits. Plus, they talk about the NHL announcing two games for the Stadium Series in 2024 between the Devils/Flyers and Islanders/Rangers at Metlife Stadium.
Episode 16, 'Yotes on the move?, Eastern/Western Conference Finals

The full crew is back to discuss the uncertainty for the Coyotes in Arizona, a long with the both conference final matchups between the Carolina Hurricanes/Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights/Dallas Stars.
Episode 15, Gallant out/Rangers future, Devils down bad, Toronto satisfied?, Stars/Kraken and Golden Knights/Oilers

Ben and Tom are on this week to discuss the Rangers future after moving on from Gerard Gallant, The Devils and Maple Leafs struggles in round two and they give their thoughts on both series out West.
Episode 14, Devils/Rangers recap, Round 2 preview

Ben and Mikey D break down the epic series between the Devils and Rangers and preview every series heading into round 2.
Episode 13, Playoffs Round 1 mid-series breakdown

This week Ben and Mikey D break down how each playoff series has played out so far.
Episode 12, Playoffs Begin

The crew dives into the first three days of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and they give their thoughts on each series.
Episode 11, Stanley Cup Contenders

This week Ben talks with Mikey D and Tom separately to discuss the top contenders in each conference for the Stanley Cup.
Episode 10, Metro Division playoff potential and Edmonton favorites out West?

The team is back at it this week as they discuss the likelihood of playoff runs from the Metro, the impact on who wins the division and are the Oilers and Connor McDavid the new favorites in the West?
Episode 9, Rangers/Devils regular season finale preview

The team dives deep into the final regular season matchup and likely playoff preview for Tom's New York Rangers and Ben and Mike's New Jersey Devils.
Episode 8, Boston Dominance, Avs Rise, Toronto/Tampa Bay playoff matchup

Ben and Tom talk about the Bruins dominance, the Avalanche back in the Central race, the potential Maple Leafs/Lightning first-round matchup looming and much more.
Episode 7, Svechnikov injury, West playoff chase, Rangers/Penguins

This week the team goes over the Andrei Svechnikov injury, the division races in the Western Conference, the Rangers playoff outlook and our weekly power rankings.
Episode 6, Devils/Maple Leafs reaction, Tampa skid, Wild Card chase in the East

The team dives into the big clash of top teams in the East, between New Jersey and Toronto, the recent skid Tampa Bay has been on despite winning against Philadelphia Tuesday night, and the play off push for the wild card spots in the East.
Episode 5, NHL Trade frenzy, Meier, Chychrun, Kane, Barbashev trades

The team takes a full dive into the trade deadline frenzy that took place prior to the NHL trade deadline Friday, March 3rd. We dive into the Dylan Larkin extension, Jakob Chychrun traded to Ottawa, Ivan Barbashev trade to Vegas, Timo Meier heads to New Jersey, Patrick Kane makes his way to New York and Toronto goes all in making multiple moves.
Episode 4, Does NJ need to make a move? O'Reilly trade, Islanders/Caps future

The team takes a full bite out of the hot topics around the NHL. They discuss Toronto's deal for Ryan O'Reilly, the injury to Jake Muzzin, the Islanders injury to Mathew Barzal and how they should move forward, the New Jersey Devils and if they need to go get Timo Meier no matter the cost and our weekly power rankings.
Episode 3, Tarasenko trade, Western Conference Review, incoming trades

This week's episode, the team reviews the Vladimir Tarsenko trade and give their takes on how the Rangers made out. The also give a review on the Western Conference so far and some potential trade chips that may fall over the next week.
Episode 2 (2/9/23)

This week, the team dives into the Dylan Cozens extension and ramifications it might have on other pending UFAs, more potential trade ideas and "Bo Knows?" Is Bo Horvat really the answer for the New York Islanders?
First Half Recap

The Outsider Sports Hockey podcast launches its first episode just in time to recap the first half of the NHL season before All-Star Weekend. Catch the team's takes on the first half, the biggest surprises, first half awards and second half predictions.
And we want to give a special shoutout to TeyGnec for providing the show with out intro/outro music. You can find his music here https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ADk98iGo1MZjEjuLf1ec8?si=tZG1BzkoQyul5zk2AhNfZQ
Intro/First half recap

Outsider Sports launches its hockey podcast with co-founder Ben Mandell. Joined by Thomas Leone and Michael Diakunczak, the team recaps the first half of the NHL season and provides their takes on what the NHL season could look like after the All-Star break