A hockey podcast featuring former colleagues and longtime friends Neil Paine and Walter Hickey. Neil's a lifelong fan who has forged a career in analytics and sports journalism. Walt, more of a culture guy, decided to get into hockey in January 2021.
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The boys are back at your favorite semi-annual hockey podcast, talking about an exciting summer, high expectations, and what’s bound to be a great year for hockey. We’ve got metrics, we’ve got Utah talk, we’ve got cup picks, we’ve got a… guest!?
That’s right, the goons are joined by none other than the brilliant Gare Joyce (https://substack.com/profile/7373813-gare-joyce) , of How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying) (https://open.substack.com/pub/garejoyce2022) and several books! You should check him out:
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24 Jun 2024
Goons: 2024! Stanley Cup! Game Seven! Preview!
We’re back, for one night only, at your favorite semi-annual hockey podcast. We talk the playoffs so far, an inauspicious wager, Florida vs. Edmonton, the prospect of busting a Canadian curse, the furthest-flying finals of any(??) sports league and then the Arizona fiasco coming to a conclusion.
Walt can be found at Numlock.com, Sherwood.news, and his new book You Are What You Watch (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/walter-hickey/you-are-what-you-watch/9781523515899/?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=SocialOrg&utm_campaign=MultiTitle_9781523515899&utm_content=na&utm_term=na) is available wherever books are sold. Neil can be found at ESPN, Neil’s Substack (https://neilpaine.substack.com/), and more!
Missed you!
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3 Jun 2023
Goons S03E06: Just ask yourself which one of these teams would be better anime
Welcome back to A Couple of Goons, here for your pre-finals look at the postseason and these last several games. Neil and Walt talk about what to expect in this most unexpected Stanley Cup final. Neil makes the case for both Vegas and Florida winning the Stanley Cup, and Walt makes an emotional case for one team in particular
Be sure to check out Neil’s Substack (https://open.substack.com/pub/neilpaine) and of course the new podcast about NASCAR called Podracing (https://open.substack.com/pub/podracing) !
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