pplpod

From self-described pudgy music-crazed kid to the fifth-highest goal scorer in NHL history—Brett Hull's journey defies every expectation and exposes what happens when raw, almost unrefined innate tale...

4 Mar 18min

Plexiglass didn't exist. Referees had no hand signals. Farm systems hadn't been invented. Yet somehow the 1946-47 NHL season set every foundational blueprint for the modern game we watch today. pplpod...

4 Mar 19min

How do NHL teams systematically build their futures? pplpod breaks down the complete history and complex mechanics of the NHL entry draft, tracing an incredible evolution from secretive hotel meetings...

4 Mar 20min

pplpod goes deep into one of hockey's most transformative seasons—the 1978-79 NHL campaign that rewrote the sport's entire rulebook. The Montreal Canadiens were peaking as a dynasty while the league's...

4 Mar 19min

pplpod unpacks the utterly compelling biography of Dominik Hašek—the legendary goalie whose unorthodox brilliance fundamentally redefined his position, then vanished into a fiercely polarizing politic...

4 Mar 20min

pplpod investigates the 2008-2009 NHL season—a year of sweeping rule changes, mathematical anomalies, and a completely secret behind-the-scenes financial collapse. This was the 92nd season of NHL oper...

4 Mar 21min

pplpod dives into the chaotic 1937-38 NHL season—a year packed with vintage hockey chaos that perfectly encapsulates how modern athletics evolved. This episode captures locker room horseplay resulting...

4 Mar 18min

pplpod explores how the 1918-19 NHL barely survived during its second year of existence—a season that challenges everything you might assume about the origins of professional sports. During a 12-month...

4 Mar 16min