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Lord Stanley is officially back in Raleigh! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are joined in studio by Mike Maniscalco and Cory Lavalette to break down an unforgettable championship week.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Canes party on Glenwood
09:30 - Maniscalco in-studio
51:00 - Housekeeping
58:00 - Cory Lavalette on book, Canes offseason
1:24:00 - Hey Joe

Has anyone slept since Sunday? The party officially ignited on Glenwood South on Monday night as the players made their triumphant return from Las Vegas, setting the stage for what...

The Carolina Hurricanes are 2026 Stanley Cup Champions! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a historic Game 6 win as Rod Brind'Amour comes full circle 20 years later.

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The drought is over. Twenty years after Rod Brind'Amour captained the Carolina Hurricanes to their first title in 2006, he has led them back to the mountain top as head coach. Broadcasting live from a state of absolute euphoria from The Rialto immediately following the final horn of Game 6, OG After Dark processes the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2026 Stanley Cup Championship.

The st...

The Stanley Cup Final isn't the only thing catching fire. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio clear out the OG Mailbag to tackle the Sorsby NCAA collapse, NC State vs LSU, and a bizarre UNC FOIA situation.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Shaping young minds
04:00 - Ovies going to Vegas?
09:00 - Sorsby drama
24:00 - NC State vs. LSU
37:00 - Jordon's "BANiversary"
42:00 - Scheyer NBA rumors
47:00 - World Cup?

The Stanley Cup Final has completely dominated the Triangle, but while the Hurricanes fight...

The Carolina Hurricanes are exactly one win away from sports immortality! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a historic 4-2 Game 5 masterpiece as Raleigh explodes...

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Broadcasting live from a completely unhinged, electric Lenovo Center immediately following the final horn of Game 5, OG After Dark breaks down a dominant 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights to take a commanding 3-2 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final.

The storybook run began right out of the gate with the captain. Jordan Staal got Raleigh on...

Is a reported $60 million price tag worth it for a licensed property, or has traditional media backed itself into a corner it can't afford to escape? Just one week after Front Office Sports reported that ESPN is bracing for another painful round of layoffs targeting front-facing, on-air talent, news leaks that the network is actively negotiating a massive, multi-million dollar extension to keep The Pat McAfee Show in-house. Joe and Demetri parse the critical case for and against this massive valuation. Because ESPN merely licenses the show rather than owning its intellectual property, it begs a much larger structural...

The Stanley Cup Final is tied 2-2! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a massive 5-3 Game 4 win as Jordan Staal and Brandon Bussi protect home ice for the Hurricanes.

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The Stanley Cup Final is officially tied up at 2-2! OG After Dark is live following an absolute classic Game 4. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour made the bold strategic decision to start Brandon Bussi in net while designating veteran Freddie Andersen as the EBUG. Bussi held the line and helped the Hurricanes survive another heavy second-period push...

The guys are back from Las Vegas with a definitive verdict: it's time for Rod Brind'Amour to ride the bus with Brandon Bussi. Plus, UNC baseball makes the CWS and a massive MLB to Raleigh update...

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - Time to ride Bussi
21:30 - Explaining the Danhausen "Canes Curse"
35:30 - Housekeeping
43:00 - UNC to CWS
51:30 - New MLB Raleigh investor?
1:03:00 - Vegas debrief
1:28:30 - Hey Joe

Fresh off the flight back from Las Vegas, Joe Ovies...

A truly historic, heroic effort ends in double overtime heartbreak. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a wild 5-4 Game 3 loss as Vegas takes a 2-1 series lead.

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An absolute, heart-wrenching emotional rollercoaster on the strip. Broadcasting live immediately following the double overtime final horn of Game 3, OG After Dark handles the chaotic fallout of a record-breaking night, as the Carolina Hurricanes' historic third-period rally falls just short in a devastating 5-4 2OT loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, resulting in a 2-1 series deficit.

Seth Jarvis scores the overtime winner to tie the Stanley Cup Final 1-1 against Vegas! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a legendary Game 2 comeback victory over the Golden Knights

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The Cardiac Canes have pulled off the ultimate season-saving escape! Broadcasting live from Lenovo Center immediately following the epic overtime final horn of Game 2, OG After Dark tries to process an absolutely legendary 4-3 rollercoaster victory. The Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights in OT, avoiding a devastating 0-2 deficit and evening up the Stanley...

We are live from Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh ahead of a massive Game 2! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down the Stanley Cup Final with Sara Civian and Tim Healy.

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Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are taking over downtown Raleigh! The guys are broadcasting live from Marbles Kids Museum — brought to you by our friends at The Butcher's Market — as the city transforms Moore Square into the ultimate Stanley Cup Final watch party headquarters.

The guys kick off the show exploring the deep loca...

A heartbreaker at Lenovo Center. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a wild, 9-goal rollercoaster as Vegas nabs a 5-4 Game 1 win over the Hurricanes.

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A stunning, frustrating start to the ultimate round. Broadcasting live from Lenovo Center immediately following the final horn of Game 1, OG After Dark breaks down a 5-4 rollercoaster loss for the Carolina Hurricanes, who drop the opener to the Vegas Golden Knights and cede home-ice advantage.

This game was a certified epic filled with wild swings. The Canes jumped...

The gang from 96 Rock is BACK. Demetri Ravanos gathers Salt, Foster, and Crash to share the wild, untold stories of the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup run.

5:04 - 2006 vs 2026 in Raleigh
7:18 - Chopper Harrison created Caniacs
10:34 - When did you start to believe?
15:32 - 96.1 The Cup
16:14 - Cane Vic talk
23:22 - Okay, back to 96.1 The Cup
34:42 - How did Crash end up in the Stanley Cup photo
43:00 - Hey, remember let’s go Canes?
45:20 - Seeing players in the real world
47:44 - The Reverse-icane
49:43 - Carolina hockey in 2026 vs...

The Stanley Cup Final is here, but the ticket prices are a total nightmare. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down the matchup with John Forslund, welcome Bomani Jones to the show, and take a look at UNC and ECU baseball heading in different directions.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
05:00 - Canes watch party details
07:00 - Ticket prices are INSANE
27:00 - Forslund on Canes vs Knights
50:00 - Housekeeping
54:00 - Bomani Jones convo
1:26:00 - NCAA baseball
1:46:00 - Hey Joe

The...

The 20-year wait is officially OVER! Live from Lenovo Center immediately following the handshake line, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio celebrate the Hurricanes winning the Eastern Conference Finals.

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The wait is officially over. The Carolina Hurricanes collected their 3rd Prince of Wales Trophy, but everyone knows that's not the ultimate goal. The Canes have 4 more wins to go. Broadcasting live immediately following the final horn of Game 5, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a historic night for North Carolina sports. Now Rod Brind'Amour is looking to...

The OG Mailbag is wide open to answer your biggest questions. What happens if the SEC officially leaves the NCAA, and why is the new ACC basketball schedule a complete mess?

Plus, the Stanley Cup playoff run has brought out some truly atrocious national commentary. The guys filter through the noise to highlight why the national media's Carolina Hurricanes takes are so consistently terrible, and what they continue to get wrong about this roster's identity. Then, we double down on the ongoing regional warfare. Following up on the Major League Baseball expansion discourse, the guys dive deeper...

Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are live from The Veil Brewing Co. in Richmond with a trunk full of OG Lime and OG Lite! Plus, Ovies goes off on Charlotte media's outdated MLB expansion takes.

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The road trip is officially on! The guys packed up a trunk full of OG Lime and OG Lite, drove up the Interstate, and settled in for a live show at The Veil Brewing Co. in Richmond, Virginia to hang out with our VA listeners.

The guys open up the...

A 1st period blitz and a Freddie Andersen shutout has the Carolina Hurricanes just one win away from the Stanley Cup Final! OG After Dark breaks down a wild Game 4 road victory in Montreal.

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The Carolina Hurricanes have a commanding 3-1 stranglehold on the Eastern Conference Finals! Broadcasting live immediately following the final horn of Game 4, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a clinical, high-intensity road victory over the Montreal Canadiens that puts Carolina just one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals to...

The Avalanche got swept by Vegas, sparking the President's Trophy curse debate all over again. Plus, the guys are live to tape from Raleigh Country Club ahead of the UNC Health Championship!

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Avalanche swept
07:00 - "...but we didn't REALLY get swept"
11:00 - Everybody hates OKC
17:00 - Able "back" to UNC
21:00 - Housekeeping
26:00 - Golfer Austin Hitt convo
36:00 - UNC Health Championship
49:00 - Mitch Northam convo
01:06:00 - Adam Lee Decker
1:23:00 - Hey Joe

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TNT and ESPN love showing reaction shots from arena watch parties during the playoffs. So why haven't the Carolina Hurricanes hosted one at Lenovo Center when the team is on the road? Some of it is contractual (they do have an official partner with a local chain), and fans should expect an official arena watch event if the Canes make the Stanley Cup Final. However, a lot of the reasons for the lack of centralized watch parties has to do with the makeup of the Triangle. Ovies and Demetri discuss those dynamics before switching over to how the Canes...

The Hurricanes outshot Montreal by a mile, survived 30+ blocked shots, and finally broke through Jakub Dobeš in OT. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a wild Game 3 victory with the help of Canes play by play voice Mike Maniscalco and Ryan Didoshak of Hot Garbage Sports.

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They did it again! The Carolina Hurricanes, who now hold a 2-1 Eastern Conference Finals lead over the Montreal Canadiens. This one was an absolute test of patience. The Hurricanes dominated possession and outshot Montreal by a massive, wide margin, b...

Nikolaj Ehlers calls game! Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a thrilling OT winner in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference Finals at 1-1 heading to Montreal.

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Series tied. No panic. Live from Lenovo Center immediately following the final horn, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio break down a massive, thrilling OT win for the Carolina Hurricanes to even the Eastern Conference Finals at 1-1 against the Montreal Canadiens thanks to an epic game-winner from Nikolaj Ehlers.

After getting bitten by Montreal’s high-end skill in...

The OG Mailbag is wide open, and the guys are sorting through an avalanche of fan fallout following the Carolina Hurricanes dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Montreal Canadiens. Is it time to panic about the blue line, or was it just an opportunistic night for the Habs?

Plus, with major shifting of the guard brewing in Raleigh, Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio look back at the incredible impact Elliott Avent has had on NC State baseball and what his looming departure means for the program. Then, the guys ask a pressing question: Why...

OG After Dark is live from Lenovo Center following a tough opener to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Carolina Hurricanes dropped Game 1 to the Montreal Canadiens. The loss immediately reignited every cliched rest versus rust debate in the book and kicked off another round of postseason freakout with the Canes now sitting at 1-17 in this round dating back to 2009, 2019, 2023 and 2025. While Ovies and Giglio hit on those narratives, the real story of Game 1 was the defense. Freddie Andersen was let down by the guys in front of him, who were out of position and a step slow to...

Google is ready to kill what made it great, Triangle stars are looking for easy interviews, and CBS isn't going anywhere, but it is in full on collapse mode.

1:48 - Google’s AI enshittification continues
13:15 - AIsolation
18:05 - What does Shams owe the NBA?
22:39 - Dundon fields softballs
27:36 - Belichick’s personal PR tour
30:54 - CBS ain’t what it used to be
39:12 - The Vrabel/Russini jokes aren’t stopping

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The Canes are in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens, but don't expect another easy sweep. Plus, is Elliott Avent’s historic run with NC State baseball coming to an end?

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Buckle up, Caniacs
09:00 - Kaiton on Canes vs Habs
31:00 - Busch Light Apple vs Keystone Light Apple
38:00 - Housekeeping
43:00 - Avent done at NC State?
52:00 - Mosquito & Pest Authority
1:02:30 - Felder on UNC
1:31:00 - Hey Joe

The national media is finally jumping on...

Montreal did it again. The Canadiens shocked Buffalo in overtime of Game 7 to advance — and the Carolina Hurricanes finally know who stands between them and the Stanley Cup Finals. The Eastern Conference Finals matchup is set and the central question is now front and center — does Carolina's depth and experience give them the advantage over a Montreal team with higher end skill on their top line? The guys break it all down while Giglio becomes further convinced that the sports gods absolutely hate Buffalo. Then it's to college football with ESPN's David Hale joining the show. While the CFP form...

Ovies and Giglio open the show on a tangent about apple flavored beer and barrel aged Malort — and somewhere in the middle of it they realize they're doing exactly what the Carolina Hurricanes are doing right now. Killing time. But the content gods always deliver — and this time the delivery came in the form of Canes owner Tom Dundon taking his El Cheapo reputation directly to a friendly podcast environment. His appearance on the Game Over podcast with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul covered familiar ground but it was savvy damage control from an owner who got a very quic...

The OG Mailbag is back and the listeners brought another wide ranging week of questions. The Carolina Hurricanes are front and center as always — the calls are coming in and the playoff energy in the Triangle is as high as it has been in a long time. Plus! A history lesson from the 2002 Stanley Cup run. The College Football Playoff conversation continues with more thoughts on the future of college athletics and where the sport is ultimately headed. Then a question that's been floating around Raleigh — is NC State actually broke? The guys weigh in. Morgan Wallen discourse makes its...

Ovies and Giglio are live on YouTube and Mike Maniscalco joins right out of the gate to tackle the most pressing question facing the Carolina Hurricanes right now — what do you do with all this extra time? While the Canes wait for Buffalo and Montreal to settle their series, all eyes shifted to Colorado where the Avalanche came back from a 3-0 deficit to win in overtime and complete one of the most remarkable series comebacks in recent NHL playoff memory. Are the Avs perfect? No. But can they score at an absolutely epic clip? Very much yes — and the...

Ovies and Giglio take a brief detour from hockey to break down what came out of ACC meetings in Amelia Island — and it's a significant development in the college football playoff conversation. The ACC has reached consensus on wanting a 24 team College Football Playoff, joining the Big 12 and Big Ten in what feels like a sudden and meaningful shift from where these conversations were not long ago. The key word driving all of it is access — coaches want the security of knowing their programs can get in and athletic departments want actual ROI on the money being poured into buil...

OG Business is back with Ovies and Demetri Ravanos tackling some of the most fascinating questions in sports and entertainment business right now. First up — Blue Dot Fever. The term coined on social media for when concerts get canceled due to low ticket sales has become one of the more talked about phenomena in the live entertainment world. Is the demand for live music simply not what it used to be? Are concert prices so high that fans are tapping out before they ever hit buy? Or are artists and bands making the wrong calls on venue selection — overshooting thei...

Ovies and Giglio are back from Philadelphia and the energy has shifted from celebration to processing. Saturday was about appreciating the moment and the history. Monday is about something more important. How did the Carolina Hurricanes get here and how many things have gone right to make it possible? More critically — the Canes aren't here to win 8 games. They're here to win 16 and hoist the Stanley Cup. So what needs to improve and can they keep this going? Ryan Didoshak of Hot Garbage Sports on YouTube joins the show to make the case for why the Canes are the mo...

OG After Dark is live from Philadelphia — and the Carolina Hurricanes are making NHL history. The Canes pulled off the double sweep to start the Stanley Cup Playoffs 8-0 becoming the first team to do so since the 1985 Edmonton Oilers who went all the way to 9-0. Carolina got there by shaking off a first period deficit and surviving a gut punch moment in the second period when an initial lead changing goal was wiped off the board after NHL review determined there was goalie interference from William Carrier. That was followed by the Flyers tying the game 2-2 af...

The OG Mailbag is back with a full range of questions and the guys have plenty to work through. The Carolina Hurricanes are up 3-0 on the Philadelphia Flyers and on the verge of back-to-back sweeps — and the listeners want context. How does this start stack up against NHL history and what does it actually say about Carolina's chances of making the Stanley Cup Finals? Then a genuinely important conversation about the influx of private equity money flowing into youth sports and what rising costs mean for future generations of kids who may simply price out of playing the ga...

OG After Dark is live on YouTube following a dominant Carolina Hurricanes performance that puts the Canes up 3-0 on the Philadelphia Flyers and one win away from back-to-back sweeps.

Tonight's game was decided by special teams. The penalty kill remained fantastic as always — including a short handed goal by Jalen Chatfield fed by Jordan Staal that completely swung the momentum — but the power play was the real difference with Staal and Andrei Svechnikov both notching man advantage goals. Nikolaj Ehlers then provided the ultimate dagger to cap off a big night for Carolina's marquee names. What made...

Ovies and Giglio open the show with the latest example of Will Wade operating his reality distortion field. How does anyone believe anything this guy says anymore? The guys aren't here to pile on — they're genuinely asking how Wade keeps getting the benefit of the doubt in college basketball. Then it's to the Big Ten, which is not happy about Duke's unprecedented Amazon broadcast deal. The conference is framing it as a television contract dispute — but the real fear runs much deeper. Name brand schools carving out their own broadcast deals have the potential to blow up the entire conc...

A little sports and a whole lot of not sports this week as Joe and Demetri talk about novelty mugs, Star Wars, the conservative Netflix and so much more.

-- All hail the beer skate!
-- What’s Star Wars’ problem?
-- DAZN ready for the NBA
-- How did Duke end up on Amazon?
-- Stephen A. & Skip reunite
-- Daily Wire tapped out

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OG After Dark is live on YouTube following another character defining win of the Carolina Hurricanes playoff run. The Philadelphia Flyers scored two goals in 39 seconds early in the game and put the Canes in a hole they hadn't been in all postseason. The "never trailed in the playoffs" streak was over — and for the first time since their double overtime win over Ottawa in the first round, this Carolina team was facing genuine pressure. The response? Seth Jarvis finally getting on the board to tie it 2-2, then grinding into overtime where Taylor Hall won it with 1:06 remaining in...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs picture is coming into sharp focus — and the Carolina Hurricanes are emerging as the team in the Eastern Conference with the most playoff experience in the field. Ovies and Giglio break down whether that experience advantage is enough to carry the Canes to the Stanley Cup Finals or whether the tippy top talent on the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres represents a genuine problem for Carolina down the road. Then it's to NC State, where Paul McNeil Jr. is coming back to the Wolfpack — a loyalty that deserves its own award given he's now had thre...

OG After Dark is live on YouTube — straight from a former co-worker's wedding reception in Garner, beers in hand. The Carolina Hurricanes took Game 1 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Ovies and Giglio aren't letting a wedding stop them from breaking it all down. Logan Stankoven and his linemates continued their postseason hot streak — the group has been one of the most dangerous lines in the entire Stanley Cup Playoffs and Game 1 against Philly was no different. Stifling puck possession was once again the defining theme for the Canes, limiting Philadelphia's opportunities throughout the night and controlling the game from star...