CellyCentral

SAWYER HABER

This podcast sits at the intersection of hockey, sports culture, and real life. Each episode delivers sharp, informed breakdowns of the NHL and the wider sports world—covering everything from on-ice systems, roster construction, and player evaluation to league trends, media narratives, and front-office decision-making. Whether it’s game analysis, draft talk, free agency, or big-picture strategy, the focus is always on why things happen, not just what happened. Beyond the sport itself, the podcast dives into the human side of competition: mindset, pressure, growth, failure, and the lessons sports teach that carry into everyday life. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered opinions, and thoughtful reflections that go beyond the scoreboard. If you’re a hockey fan who wants deeper insight, a sports fan who appreciates real analysis, or someone who enjoys candid discussions about ambition, identity, and life through the lens of sports—this podcast is for you.

  1. 8h ago

    Fifty Deep

    BG hit Episode 50 with one of the most loaded news days of the entire playoff calendar — a Stanley Cup Final already delivering, an offseason that exploded before it even began, a draft class making waves, and an NBA Finals that has must-watch written all over it. In the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights steal Game 1 from the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on the road in Raleigh. We break down exactly how Vegas did it — the giveaways Carolina can't afford to repeat, what Frederik Andersen needs to do differently in Game 2, and why Nikolaj Ehlers is the key to whether this series stays close or gets away from the Canes fast. We give you the full keys to Game 2 for both sides and tell you exactly what to watch for tonight. Then the offseason detonates. Dylan Larkin — Michigan native, eleven-year Red Wing, team captain — officially requests a trade from Detroit. We break down the full story. The frosty relationship with Steve Yzerman. The comments at the end of season availability that said everything. A decade of missing the playoffs. And the no-trade clause that means Larkin controls every piece of this. We get into the top landing spots, what Detroit realistically gets back, and what this means for a franchise that has been rebuilding longer than most fans can remember. This is the biggest Red Wings story in years and we give it the time it deserves. On the prospect and draft front — the 2026 class is making moves with three weeks to go until Buffalo. Carson Carels commits to North Dakota. Daxon Rudolph commits to Denver just today. We break down what both defenders bring to their programs and why this draft class is loaded on the blue line. Plus — where does Jack Pridham fit after Tampa Bay quietly scooped up his rights from Chicago? In the NBA, the New York Knicks steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals from the San Antonio Spurs 105-95. Jalen Brunson drops 30. Karl-Anthony Towns goes 18 and 12 and owns the paint. Josh Hart contributes only 3 points but puts up 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals in the most complete hustle performance of the playoffs. Meanwhile Victor Wembanyama finishes with 26 points and 12 rebounds but 6 turnovers, De'Aaron Fox shoots 3-of-13, and a 14-point Spurs lead evaporates entirely by the fourth quarter. We break down the full box score, what went wrong for San Antonio, and why Game 2 on Friday is must-win energy. And before we sign off — we address something bigger than hockey. The loss of Claude Lemieux and Ian Hutchison hit the hockey community hard this week. We take a moment to talk about men's mental health, what hockey culture gets wrong, and why checking on your people matters more than we give it credit for. Episode 50. Thank you for fifty weeks. Thank you for every listen, every share, every comment, every DM. If you're struggling — our DMs are always open. And 988 is always there.

    10 min

  2. 2d ago

    Crowned, Paid & Pucked

    The puck has dropped on the Stanley Cup Final and CellyCentral is locked in for every second of it. BG and Austen break down Game 1 between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights — keys to the game, the guys who need to step up, and who walks out of Raleigh with the momentum. Carolina's been a 12-1 buzzsaw all playoffs. Vegas has Marner, Eichel, and Stone. Something's gotta give. But before the Final takes center stage, the NHL Awards are making history. Zach Werenski becomes the first Columbus Blue Jacket to ever win the Norris Trophy — and he did it by putting up 81 points from the blue line while carrying an entire franchise on his back. And Matthew Schaefer? The kid just became the youngest Calder Trophy winner in NHL history and the first unanimous winner since Teemu Selanne in 1993. Both of those stories deserve their own segment — and they get one. The guys also break down the NHL's brand new All-Star Weekend format dropping in 2027 — five international teams, an under-25 skills competition, and what it all means for the future of the event. Plus the Russia international hockey situation is heating up again, and BG and Austen aren't holding back on where they stand. And because the offseason never sleeps — the NFL is going crazy. Drake London just got $141 million from the Atlanta Falcons tonight. Myles Garrett is a Los Angeles Ram. A.J. Brown is a New England Patriot. The league looks completely different heading into 2026 and the guys break it all down. It's one of the biggest sports nights of the year — and Episode 49 has everything.

    22 min

  3. 3d ago

    The Return Policy

    Golden Knights, with Game 1 tipping off June 2 in Raleigh. Sawyer break down everything you need to know heading into the series. Carolina enters the Final with a jaw-dropping 12-1 playoff record, allowing just 21 goals in 13 games — one of the most dominant defensive postseason runs in recent memory. Frederik Andersen has been a brick wall in net and is firmly in the Conn Smythe conversation. On the other side, Vegas is coming off the most impressive series of the postseason, sweeping the Stanley Cup favorite Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final, with Mitch Marner leading all playoff scorers and Carter Hart quietly becoming one of the best stories of these playoffs. We get into all of it — the matchup breakdown, the key storylines, and our Stanley Cup picks. Can Carolina's shutdown defense smother Vegas's offense? Does Marner finally get his moment on the biggest stage? And what about John Tortorella, back in the Final for the first time in 22 years, looking to win his second Cup after doing it with Tampa Bay back in 2004? There's no shortage of storylines in this series, and CellyCentral is all over them. On top of the Cup Final breakdown, Sawyer hits the NHL Draft prospect watch, dig into what the Tampa Bay Lightning need to do this offseason to get back in the conversation, and check in on what's happening around the football and NBA worlds. It's one of the most loaded episodes of the season — exactly what you'd expect when the stakes are this high.

    25 min

  4. 4d ago

    What Pride Costs

    We're opening this one a little differently — with something real. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for men between 15 and 34 in this country. We're in that range. A lot of you listening are in that range. Before we get into anything else, we talk about it directly. Then we go deep. The Buu Saga gets the full breakdown — Majin Vegeta forcing Goku's hand at the World Tournament, the self-destruction that meant everything and changed nothing, Super Buu absorbing half the cast, Vegito existing for about fifteen minutes before dissolving inside a giant pink monster, and Kid Buu destroying the Earth like it was nothing. Every transformation, every sacrifice, and why the Spirit Bomb landing means more than just a win. On the ice — Finland wins gold in Zurich with an overtime goal on home ice for Switzerland, ending the Swiss curse at five consecutive silver medals. Norway takes bronze in one of the biggest upsets in international hockey history, stunning Canada in OT and becoming the first Norwegian team ever to medal at the Worlds. Canada goes home empty for the third straight year. The NBA Finals are set — Wembanyama and the Spurs versus the Knicks, a 34-win team one year ago now playing for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Wemby was in tears on the court in Oklahoma City. We get into what that series looks like and why this might be the best sports story of the year. Plus the Memorial Cup Final recap, a Prospect Watch on Lightning goalie Caleb Heil, and the full Majin Vegeta versus Goku SSJ2 breakdown — what that fight was really about and why it's one of the most emotionally loaded battles in the entire series. If you're going through something right now, this episode's for you too. Call or text 988.

    17 min

  5. 6d ago

    Grief, Growth & Goodbye

    A teenager with lavender hair and a sword crashes out of a space pod, cuts Mecha-Frieza into pieces before anyone can process what they're watching, and then just... waits. That's the introduction of Future Trunks, and it's one of the greatest character entrances in anime history. This episode we go deep on the full arc — the private conversation with Goku, the three-year time skip, Vegeta finally going Super Saiyan, the Android reveal that broke everything the Z-Fighters thought they knew, and then the back half of the story that doesn't get talked about nearly enough: Trunks going home, finishing the job, and what it actually means that his future doesn't get a magical reset. No Dragon Balls. No resurrections. Just a kid who trained until he was strong enough to end it himself. On the hockey side, the Eastern Conference Final is on the brink — Carolina's up 3-1 on Montreal and Game 5 is tonight in Raleigh. We break down the keys for both sides, what Dobes needs to do to keep the Habs alive, and why Suzuki being scoreless this series is the biggest storyline nobody's talking about. Over in Switzerland, the Worlds semis are set — Norway made history just by getting there and now they have to face the host nation on home ice, while Canada and Finland meet in what should be the best game of the tournament. And in Kelowna, the Memorial Cup is down to business — Kitchener went 3-0 in the round robin and is waiting in the final, while Everett and Chicoutimi battle it out tonight for the right to face them Sunday.

    15 min

  6. 6d ago

    The Torch Bearer

    We open this episode with heavy hearts. Hockey legend Claude Lemieux passed away unexpectedly at 60 years old — just three days after carrying the torch into Bell Centre for the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final. Before anything else, we pause to honor his legacy and remind anyone who may be struggling that help is always available. Call or text 988. Then we get into everything happening in the hockey world right now. The Hurricanes close out the Canadiens in Game 4 with a dominant 4-0 performance — we break it down period by period and talk about what Carolina looks like heading into the Conference Final. We also check in on Team Canada's dominant run at the 2026 IIHF World Championship, including Macklin Celebrini's tournament-leading performance and the USA's early exit after falling 4-0 to their northern neighbors. Plus — the Memorial Cup is heating up in Kelowna. Kitchener Rangers went a perfect 3-0 in round robin play and are locked into the Final on May 31st. We break down what's at stake in tonight's tiebreaker between Everett and Kelowna and what to expect from the semifinal. And in this week's deep dive — we go full Dragon Ball Z. The complete Frieza Saga broken down segment by segment: Namek, the Ginyu Force, Frieza's four forms, Vegeta's death speech, and the moment Goku became a Super Saiyan for the first time. We talk about why the saga still holds up, what the original Japanese version of Goku's speech to Frieza actually means, and why this arc remains the gold standard of anime storytelling. All that and more on CellyCentral. If you're going through something — 988 is always there. Now let's talk hockey.

    20 min

  7. May 27

    Conquerors

    Vegas. The World Stage. And a little Dragon Ball Z. This episode of CellyCentral has it all. Sawyer breaks down the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup run in full — the systems, the momentum shifts, and the key performers who carried the Knights when it mattered most. Whether you're a Golden Knights fan or just a student of the game, this is the kind of detailed breakdown that goes beyond the highlights and gets into the why behind one of hockey's most exciting teams. From Vegas, Sawyer shifts to the international stage, with updates from ongoing hockey tournaments around the world. He covers the standout matchups, the players making a case for themselves on the biggest international platform, and what it all means heading into the offseason. And then because CellyCentral doesn't stay in one lane Sawyer takes a detour into one of the greatest anime arcs ever put to screen. The Saiyan Saga of Dragon Ball Z gets the full CellyCentral treatment: the storytelling, the character stakes, the iconic moments, and why decades later it still hits different.

    21 min

  8. May 26

    The Rematch

    The 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament wasn't just a competition — it was a reckoning three years in the making. After King Piccolo nearly destroyed the world, after Goku crawled back from the dead, after every fighter on the roster pushed themselves past every limit they thought they had, the World Tournament was the only stage big enough to settle what was left unfinished. Goku vs. Piccolo Jr. isn't just a fight — it's the culmination of an entire saga. Strategy, power, heart, and the weight of everything that came before it all colliding inside one bracket. This week on CellyCentral, BG breaks it all down — the key matchups, the moments that changed everything, and why the 23rd Tournament hits differently than any other arc in Dragon Ball history. And the parallels to the 2026 playoffs couldn't be more perfect. The conference finals are in their final stages and the teams still standing didn't get here by accident — they survived everything the bracket threw at them and kept coming. Montreal has been written off more times than anyone can count and keeps finding another gear. Vegas and Colorado have been swinging on each other like the whole league doesn't exist. Somebody is going to the Stanley Cup Final and somebody is going home, and the last few rounds are going to tell you everything about who these teams really are. On the world stage, the IIHF World Championship has the next generation of NHL talent proving they belong on the biggest international ice — Macklin Celebrini captaining Canada, the Americans trying to find their footing, and every prospect on the radar making their case before draft season hits full swing. And the Memorial Cup is doing what it always does — taking the best junior hockey has to offer and putting it all on the line in one tournament format with zero margin for error. Same energy as the 23rd Tournament. One bracket. No second chances. Strongest team wins.

    21 min
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About

This podcast sits at the intersection of hockey, sports culture, and real life. Each episode delivers sharp, informed breakdowns of the NHL and the wider sports world—covering everything from on-ice systems, roster construction, and player evaluation to league trends, media narratives, and front-office decision-making. Whether it’s game analysis, draft talk, free agency, or big-picture strategy, the focus is always on why things happen, not just what happened. Beyond the sport itself, the podcast dives into the human side of competition: mindset, pressure, growth, failure, and the lessons sports teach that carry into everyday life. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered opinions, and thoughtful reflections that go beyond the scoreboard. If you’re a hockey fan who wants deeper insight, a sports fan who appreciates real analysis, or someone who enjoys candid discussions about ambition, identity, and life through the lens of sports—this podcast is for you.

Information

  • Creator
    SAWYER HABER
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 SAWYER HABER
  • Show Website
    CellyCentral

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