pplpod

Imagine a coworker so relentlessly excellent at their job, so effortlessly consistent despite constant physical threats, that their very perfection becomes almost infuriating. Now imagine that coworke...

4 Maalis 22min

The 1961-62 NHL season existed in a fundamentally different universe than modern hockey—a 70-game grind across just six teams where you faced the exact same opponents over and over until familiarity b...

4 Maalis 20min

Picture a dimly lit living room in 1940 where only about 300 people across an entire nation are watching a flickering black-and-white broadcast of professional hockey. There are no jumbotrons, no mill...

4 Maalis 20min

Most people picture effective leadership as the loudest voice in the room, the table-pounder who demands attention the second they enter. Joe Sakic—affectionately known as "Burnaby Joe" or "Super Joe"...

4 Maalis 19min

Picture a 20-year-old hockey prodigy so desperate to reach the NHL that he actually sneaks away from his own team in a foreign country, hiding from his employers while waiting for visa clearance, then...

4 Maalis 19min

In 1919-20, professional hockey existed in a state of beautiful chaos: teams' home stadiums were literally burning to the ground, forcing athletes to live out of suitcases; Stanley Cup finals had to b...

4 Maalis 17min

The 1996-97 NHL season didn't arrive with fanfare—it crashed in like a harbinger of a new era, introducing the "dead puck" period that would fundamentally rewire how hockey was played for a generation...

4 Maalis 19min

The boardroom battles that shaped professional hockey were just as intense as the on-ice rivalries. On this episode of pplpod, we dive into the foundational drama of the National Hockey League, from i...

4 Maalis 19min