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PuckPedia is your go-to destination for smart, data-driven hockey insight. Across its two shows — The PuckPedia Hockey Show and PuckPedia Cap Central — founder Hart Levine, host Keith Kavanaugh and guests break down the latest NHL news, salary cap moves, and front-office trends shaping the game. Whether you're a diehard fan, fantasy player, or front-office nerd, PuckPedia helps you understand the business side of hockey like never before. New episodes drop weekly. Powered by PuckPedia.com. Follow along on social media @PuckPedia Check out PuckPedia’s betting partner CoolBet at PuckPedia.com/Coolbet

  1. 5d ago

    The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 41: The NHL Offseason Is About to Get Wild ft. Steve Werier

    Episode 41 of The PuckPedia Hockey Show features a very special recurring guest, Steve Werier, former assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers and a friend of the program. We kick things off with a quick look at the playoff picture (0:00). Steve breaks down what Carolina has built from top to bottom and why it shouldn't surprise anyone, while Colorado's struggles against Vegas are dissected with injuries and the Olympic break both playing a role. Then we pivot to the coaching and management carousel that has dominated the offseason conversation (6:00). Steve gives his perspective on what went wrong in Vancouver and why the front office structure, not just the personnel, was at the heart of their issues, and what new GM Ryan Johnson can do differently. We then discuss the Edmonton Oilers and their precarious situation with the Bruce Cassidy coaching pursuit (20:00), what happens if Vegas doesn't grant permission, and what the window really looks like for a team built around McDavid and Draisaitl. We move on to the New Jersey Devils and their new general manager, the decision to keep Sheldon Keefe behind the bench, and what a healthy roster could look like next season (26:00). Then we get into the Nashville Predators and their long-running GM search, the potential domino effect if Chris McFarland leaves Colorado, and the broader landscape of progressive young hockey operations minds across the league (29:00). We wrap up with the Coolbet question of the week: with a rising salary cap and new analytical minds in front offices, will we finally see offer sheets used aggressively this offseason and which players could be targets (34:00)? Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    40 min
  2. PuckPedia Cap Central 5/21: Liljegren Extension + Offer Sheet Compensation

    May 21

    PuckPedia Cap Central 5/21: Liljegren Extension + Offer Sheet Compensation

    For Episode 20 of PuckPedia Cap Central, Keith Kavanaugh and Hart Levine dive into the pressing topics of the NHL salary cap world. They start with the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Conference Finals (2:00). The East features the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes. The West has the Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights. Then they get into the Bruce Cassidy situation and what to make of his contract situation and if he will have the ability to coach another team next season (6:00). They talk about the Timothy Liljegren extension with the Washington Capitals for 2-years and $6.5M (12:00). Then they touch on the key dates for next season for buyouts, arbitration, and other important events (18:00). They wrap up talking about the offer sheet compensation for restricted free agents and if any of the big RFA’s might receive and sign an offer sheet (24:00). Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    26 min
  3. The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 40: Quinn Hughes to the New Jersey Devils?! ft. Rachel Herzog

    May 20

    The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 40: Quinn Hughes to the New Jersey Devils?! ft. Rachel Herzog

    Episode 40 of The PuckPedia Hockey Show features a very special guest, Rachel Herzog, host and analyst for the New Jersey Devils on MSG Network, and as it turns out, Keith's neighbor! We start by hearing Rachel's background: how she grew up in Minnesota playing Division I hockey at St. Cloud State, originally planned to become a doctor before pivoting to sports media, and powered through her first on-camera experiences despite being terrified (2:00). We talk about how a college friend pointed her toward sports broadcasting, how she spent six years at St. Cloud State building every skill she could, writing, producing, anchoring, video editing, before landing her first job in Fargo and ultimately getting the call from MSG on August 14th. Then we go behind the scenes at MSG Network, where Rachel breaks down what it's like working alongside Bryce Salvador, Ken Daneyko, and Don LaGreca, and what the team behind the scenes does to help her be the best she can be on broadcast (6:00). We then dive deep into the New Jersey Devils' season: what went wrong, the injury-riddled stretch from mid-November to the end of January that derailed everything, and what the offseason needs to look like for this team to get back on track (19:30). We also touch on Quinn Hughes and the buzz around where he might end up. We wrap up with the Coolbet question of the week: What advice does Rachel have for women trying to break into hockey media (25:30)? Rachel shares what it takes to carve your own path in a space that is still finding its footing for women, and why trying everything and tuning out the noise are the two most important things you can do. Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    30 min
  4. PuckPedia Cap Central 5/14: Coyle Extension + Player Raises

    May 14

    PuckPedia Cap Central 5/14: Coyle Extension + Player Raises

    For Episode 19 of PuckPedia Cap Central, Keith Kavanaugh and Hart Levine dive into the pressing topics of the NHL salary cap world. They start with the Stanley Cup Playoffs (3:00) and how the Colorado Avalanche came back from 3-0 down to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime and advance to the Western Conference Final, where they await the winner of the Vegas Golden Knights and the Anaheim Ducks. Then the Carolina Hurricanes swept the Philadelphia Flyers and await the winner of the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens. They also talked about the coaching changes with the Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs (6:00), with Craig Berube and Kris Knoblauch getting relieved of their coaching duties, as well as the GM openings in Nashville and Vancouver. Then they dive into the Columbus Blue Jackets extension with Charlie Coyle (8:00). The extension was for 6 years which takes him to his age-40 season. Then they talk about the 376 players that will get raises next season due to the update to minimum base salary in the CBA (14:00). Some of the big names this impacts includes Nathan MacKinnon, Igor Shesterkin, and Tom Wilson. Then they wrap up the episode talking about the Buffalo Sabres decision to play Konsta Helenius, which triggered his 10th game this season thus making him no longer slide-eligible on his ELC (22:00). Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    27 min
  5. The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 39: McKenna or Stenberg? ft. Shane Malloy

    May 13

    The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 39: McKenna or Stenberg? ft. Shane Malloy

    Episode 39 of The PuckPedia Hockey Show features a very special guest, Shane Malloy: the host of Hockey Prospect Radio, co-host of the Hockey Data Show on SiriusXM with Timo Seppa, and a contributor with the Pro Hockey Group. We start by diving into Shane's background and how he got his start in hockey media completely by accident (1:00), writing for free on hockey websites in the early 2000s, cold-emailing NHL contacts using a media guide his Finnish neighbor gave him, and landing a job at Fox Sports, building out prospect coverage before anyone in mainstream media cared about it. We talk about how Shane and Russ Cohen launched Hockey Prospect Radio on XM Satellite Radio in 2005 after boldly cold-calling the program director, and how Shane learned to scout by spending two hundred games a year sitting in the corner of the rink with NHL scouts rather than in the press box with media. Then we get into the evolution of scouting and what has changed over his two decades in the industry (10:00). Shane breaks down his scouting process and what separates his rankings from the consensus, emphasizing the importance of a player's game, including how they compete and impact the game when things aren't going their way. We dive deep into Shane's draft rankings and the top prospects in the 2026 class (16:30), including Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg. We discuss the danger zone of picks twenty-three to thirty-two, where historically only fifty percent of players go on to play two hundred or more NHL games. Then we discuss the 2026 draft class (23:00), including Caleb Malhotra's rise in the rankings as a Jonathan Toews and Nico Hischier hybrid, and what his future looks like at the NHL level. We wrap up with the Coolbet question of the week (38:00). Shane's sleeper pick outside the top fifteen who he believes could shoot up into the top ten of any future redraft: Swedish centerman Alexander Command. Shane compares him to Sebastian Aho, seeing him as the anchor between two talented wingers at the U20 level. Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    43 min
  6. PuckPedia Cap Central 5/7: Leafs Win Draft Lottery

    May 8

    PuckPedia Cap Central 5/7: Leafs Win Draft Lottery

    For Episode 18 of PuckPedia Cap Central, Keith Kavanaugh and Hart Levine dive into the pressing topics of the NHL salary cap world. They start the episode talking about the NHL Draft Lottery, where the Toronto Maple Leafs won the 1st overall pick, despite having the 4th best odds of 8.5% (3:00). The San Jose Sharks won the 2nd draft lottery and will be picking 2nd overall, despite only a 5% chance of winning that lottery. The Vancouver Canucks dropped from best odds to picking 3rd overall. Then they talk about the conditions on the Leafs 1st round picks the next two seasons, given this year’s pick is in the top 5 and is protected from their trade with the Bruins (8:30). PuckPedia is under the impression that if the Leafs are in the top 10 next season, they will have the choice to give the pick to either Boston or Philadelphia, with the other team getting the 2028 1st round pick. Then they talk about the June 1st rule and which players will have their draft rights expire (15:45). Players can either become free agents or re-enter the NHL Draft based on certain criteria. Then they talk about how the NHL has officially confirmed the Salary Cap for next season, which will have a ceiling of $104M (21:00). Then they wrap up the episode talking about the Playoff Cap, and how Vegas is now the team closest to the ceiling, with Colorado right behind them (29:00). However, it will be nearly impossible for any team to go over the Salary Cap ceiling for this year’s playoffs. Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    32 min
  7. The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 38: Raising the Gaudreaus' ft. Guy & Jane Gaudreau

    May 6

    The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 38: Raising the Gaudreaus' ft. Guy & Jane Gaudreau

    Episode 38 of The PuckPedia Hockey Show features two very special guests: Guy and Jane Gaudreau, the parents of John and Matt Gaudreau, as well as their daughters Katie and Kristen. We dive right into the Gaudreau family story with Guy, a Hall of Famer at Norwich University in both soccer and hockey, talking about introducing the boys to sports as young as 18-19 months old, and how John and Matt ultimately chose hockey over everything else (0:30). John even turned down a varsity soccer coach who promised him a Division 1 full ride because he was committed to hockey. We then discuss the boys growing up as Flyers fans in South Jersey, just twenty minutes outside of Philadelphia, and playing on a AAA team called the Little Flyers. John always said he wanted to put on a Flyers jersey before his career ended no matter what. Guy and Jane were in attendance at the Flyers game on Saturday night as Philly closed out the Penguins series. Then we dive into the boys' recruitment to Boston College, including how both John and Matt were originally committed to Northeastern before the coaching staff was let go, which led to their releases and ultimately their paths to BC (4:30). John won a national championship in his first year, earned the Hobey Baker Award, and shared the ice with Matt before heading to the NHL. We then discuss the USA Hockey tribute to John and Matt and what that meant to the Gaudreau family (9:00). We then pivot to the Gaudreau Family Foundation and the upcoming 5K on May 16th, which people can participate in both in-person and virtually (15:30). The foundation's mission is to honor the memory of John and Matt while supporting causes close to the family's heart: grassroots hockey development, special needs hockey, sled hockey, blind hockey, animals, and building a playground for handicapped students at Archbishop Damiano School, a school deeply connected to the Gaudreau family. We wrap up with details on how to get involved with the in-person and virtual 5K (19:30), which last year reached all fifty states and participants from multiple countries, with NHL players and their families joining in. Guy and Jane close by expressing their heartfelt gratitude to the entire hockey community for the love and support shown to their family. Gaudreau Family 5K Website: https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Sewell/GaudreauFamily5K Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    23 min
  8. The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 37: NHL Playoff Madness ft. Jonny Lazarus

    Apr 29

    The PuckPedia Hockey Show Episode 37: NHL Playoff Madness ft. Jonny Lazarus

    Episode 37 of The PuckPedia Hockey Show features a very special guest: Jonny Lazarus, hockey insider and co-host of Morning Cuppa Hockey. Keith just got back from a trip to Cabo for his college friend's wedding and missed a chunk of the first round of the playoffs, so he brings Jonny on to break it all down. We start with the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins series, diving deep into Game 5 and what a potential Vladař injury could mean for Philly going forward (2:00). The Flyers haven't scored a first-period goal in the entire series yet, which raises serious questions about how they set the tone going into Game 6. Meanwhile, the Penguins' power play has found its footing while Philly's has struggled, and you can never count out a team with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang who have all been here before. Then we move on to the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth series, where Jonny admits he fully underestimated Utah's speed and skill (5:30). Both guys dive into what Shea Theodore's overtime winner means for the series heading back to Vegas, and how the Mammoth have made this a much more competitive series than most people anticipated heading in. We move to the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins series, where both guys share their thoughts on how that matchup has played out (9:30). Then we cover the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks series and what has stood out through the early rounds (13:30). Then we get into the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning series, breaking down whether Montreal has what it takes to pull off the upset against a veteran Lightning squad (17:30). We shift to the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, discussing how that series has unfolded and what a potential second-round matchup could look like (20:30). We talk about the first round sweeps and who the early Stanley Cup favorites are shaping up to be (24:00), including how the Colorado Avalanche have looked despite some injury concerns with Cale Makar. We wrap up with the Coolbet question of the week: What do the Rangers and Devils each need to do this offseason to get back into playoff contention (29:30)? Jonny breaks down what the Rangers need up front and on the blue line, while Keith touches on the Devils' situation heading into what should be a busy offseason for both tri-state teams. Visit PuckPedia.com and follow PuckPedia on social media! X: @PuckPedia  IG: @PuckPedia  Go to PuckPedia.com/Coolbet to get in on the action today. Stay Cool, Bet Responsibly Theme song by Lester McLean (https://www.lestermclean.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    35 min
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PuckPedia is your go-to destination for smart, data-driven hockey insight. Across its two shows — The PuckPedia Hockey Show and PuckPedia Cap Central — founder Hart Levine, host Keith Kavanaugh and guests break down the latest NHL news, salary cap moves, and front-office trends shaping the game. Whether you're a diehard fan, fantasy player, or front-office nerd, PuckPedia helps you understand the business side of hockey like never before. New episodes drop weekly. Powered by PuckPedia.com. Follow along on social media @PuckPedia Check out PuckPedia’s betting partner CoolBet at PuckPedia.com/Coolbet

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  • Creator
    PuckPedia
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
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    Explicit
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    The PuckPedia Hockey Show

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