Show Notes
It's the last pre-season ep of the pod, and we're announcing the first-ever pod CONTEST! Jana and Neil deep-dive into 8 teams they're concerned about this season and share some personal season concerns as well, namely, is Jana being forced to watch too much hockey?? We also introduce the first Important Hockey Game of the Week, a recurring segment where listeners/viewers watch the same game each week and we discuss it on the following week's pod. Make your plans to watch the Panthers v Hurricanes on Tuesday, Sept 29. Thank you for listening/watching - we're so glad you're here! Some links -
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Hosts: Jana Morgen @janamorgenn and Neil Deininger @neildein Producer: Stacy Deininger Editor: Jana Morgen Original Music: Tom Savage
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