Episodios

  • Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Episode 78 - Richard Zednik (with guest Ted Starkey)

    Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Episode 78 - Richard Zednik (with guest Ted Starkey)
    Jan 9 2026
    Along with author and Capitals expert Ted Starkey, we remember Richard Zednik, a talented player and borderline legend for three NHL teams, but a footnote in Islanders history. Zednik started his career with the bang, as an exciting rookie on the Capitals 1998 Stanley Cup final team. He hit a new level after being traded to Montreal and blossoming into a big scorer. But after a disappointing return to Washington, he found himself again shipped off to Long Island. In one of the strangest seasons in Islanders history, Zednik was a true passenger. Ten games, one goal and a disappearance during an electric run to the playoffs, in which he would also play briefly. Later, he had a renaissance with the Panthers and used the Islanders for one final highlight reel goal after coming back from a horrific injury, Ted talks to us about Zednik's folk hero status in Washington - including a hilarious and era-appropriate promotional event - and what he meant to that fun squad that made a surprise run to the Cup final. We marvel at Zednik's numbers with the Canadiens and Panthers and laugh about his incredibly disappointing short time with the Islanders. He showed up, got some fans excited, did very little, dipped out for a while and came back just in time for a five-game playoff wipeout. It was yet another strange element to the extremely strange 2006-07 season, one we can't get enough of. Thanks again to Ted for coming on and all his support over the years. Follow his work at Hockey Hot Stove and check out his books, Red Rising: The Washington Capitals Story and Chasing the Dream: Life in the American Hockey League. Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends: Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN). Our theme is "Knuckles" by Björn Falk. Hear more of his music on Spotify and at Bandcamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 16 m
  • Islanders Anxiety - Episode 355 - The Search for Breathing Room

    Islanders Anxiety - Episode 355 - The Search for Breathing Room
    Jan 5 2026
    Mike and Dan run down a surprisingly busy week for the Islanders - feel bad wins, rock bottom losses and one huge OT victory - while taking stock of the first half of their season. We've gone over the Saturday night game against the Maple Leafs in depth on our special emergency podcast, so now we look back at a lucky shootout win over Chicago and a disastrous New Year's Day home game against Utah. The Islanders didn't play well in either, but the game they tried to lose yielded two points and the other was another bad game at the worst time and left an entire arena and fanbase perplexed and angry. Lost points against beatable teams might end up haunting them later, as the entire Eastern Conference continues to be a dog fight. In the second half, we look ahead to a non-negotiable home game against a division rival that proceeds another long road trip, this time through some places the Islanders have rarely, if ever, won in. Getting two points against New Jersey is key to getting off on the right foot before heading to Nashville (on Dan's birthday) and St. Paul, MN and hoping to stay above water. We also take a look back at as good a first half as the Islanders have had in many years. But other teams are right behind them, and a four game losing streak would feel like the end of the world. So some of the players that have been on ice will need to step up in the face of injuries and mounting pressure. Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends ⁠⁠Vintage Ice Hockey⁠⁠ for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as ⁠⁠the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch⁠⁠. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. ⁠⁠The Pinot Project⁠⁠ has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit ⁠⁠Lighthousehockey.com⁠⁠ for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠). Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music ⁠⁠on Spotify⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 37 m
  • Islanders Anxiety - Episode 354 - This Kid's Incredible

    Islanders Anxiety - Episode 354 - This Kid's Incredible
    Jan 4 2026
    In our first ever positive emergency podcast, we hash out all of the many emotions we went through during the Islanders' 4-3 overtime win over the Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada starring Matthew Schaefer. For two periods, it looked like the game and the season might be over. The Islanders were down 2-1, Auston Matthews had scored twice to become the Leafs' all time leading goal scorer, and UBS Arena was quiet as the home team gave fans very little to cheer about. But after a crosscheck from noted scumbag Max Domi, the 18-year-old Schaefer decided he had seen enough. He scored an incredible goal to tie the game, then after two more goals that sent the game to overtime, blew the roof off the place by scoring an insane game-winner off an equally insane pass from Mathew Barzal. While the feeling afterward was beyond euphoric, there were a lot more emotions before and after. Why does an 18-year-old need to put this team on his back? Why do the Islanders continue to allow other teams to score record-setting goals at their arena? How good will Schaefer be as he matures? How did this play to the Hockey Night audience back in Toronto? And who is Cole McWard? We try to address all of these and more in the moment before sleep and the rest of the weekend kicks in. We'll be back at our regular time for an episode to release on Monday morning as always. But this game deserved its own podcast and it might not be the last time Schaefer spurs us to do this. Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends ⁠⁠Vintage Ice Hockey⁠⁠ for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as ⁠⁠the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch⁠⁠. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. ⁠⁠The Pinot Project⁠⁠ has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit ⁠⁠Lighthousehockey.com⁠⁠ for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠). Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music ⁠⁠on Spotify⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Weird Islanders Extra! - Unpacking the Whole John Tavares Thing

    Weird Islanders Extra! - Unpacking the Whole John Tavares Thing
    Jan 2 2026
    While recording an upcoming episode of Weird Islanders: The Podcast! we had a great conversation with guest John Cullen about Islanders' fans continued vitriol towards former captain John Tavares. John tries to better understand where Islanders fans get their hatred from by asking how it all came to this. Clearly, Mike and Dan still have a lot of feelings about it and the many people who made that time period so traumatic for them. They try get out as much as they can while also learning how to better communicate it all. It's hard to tell how swayed John is, but perhaps his own feelings about former Maple Leaf Mitch Marner, as his return with Vegas Golden Knights draws near, will make him sympathize with Islanders fans more. With the Islanders hosting Toronto this weekend, it seemed better to release this Weird Islanders Extra! bonus episode now rather than wait for John's full episode to run, which will be in February during the Olympics. John is a great guy who's part of a lot of entertaining projects, so follow him at @CullenTheComic on Instagram and listen to his podcasts, Broomgate, A Curling Scandal, What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast, The POD Kast and Blocked Party. He'll also be covering curling at the Olympics for CBC and his book Curling Rocks! will be out on February 3rd. More more Weird Islanders Extra! bonus episodes subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members also get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Islanders Anxiety - Episode 353 - High Road Week

    Islanders Anxiety - Episode 353 - High Road Week
    Dec 29 2025
    Mike and Dan look back at a week that was great for the Islanders until it wasn't, and an annoying week ahead. With wins over the Devils and Rangers on either side of the Christmas break, the Islanders gave their fans a great holiday. Whether it was a surprise game-winning goal from Adam Pelech or an incredible performance by David Rittich against a team of scumbags and nobodies, there was a lot to like. Sunday's game in Columbus looked as if it might be another reason to smile but in a one-minute-plus span in the third period, those feelings got wiped away. The Islanders ran out of gas and missed out on two points, but we award Rittich with a brand new weekly prize for his efforts. The upcoming week features two winnable games against wounded Western Conference opponents and another meeting with the hated Maple Leafs at UBS Arena. This one is going to be more annoying than usual as it's the first meeting of the last two Islanders to be drafted first overall. But while John Tavares does his usual classy thing and gets fawned over by The Weirdest Media Circus in All of Sports, Matthew Schaefer might be coming face-to-face with his past as a Leafs fan. We can only hope that someone (ahem... Matt Martin?) teaches him about the significance of these games for Islanders Fans. We bring forth a brand new Master Leaf Theatre to remind us that things are different up there. Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends ⁠⁠Vintage Ice Hockey⁠⁠ for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as ⁠⁠the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch⁠⁠. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. ⁠⁠The Pinot Project⁠⁠ has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit ⁠⁠Lighthousehockey.com⁠⁠ for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠). Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music ⁠⁠on Spotify⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 50 m
  • Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Episode 77 - Parker Wotherspoon and Dmytro Timashov (with guest Matthew Strauss)

    Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Episode 77 - Parker Wotherspoon and Dmytro Timashov (with guest Matthew Strauss)
    Dec 26 2025
    Joined by friend Matt Strauss, we remember two modern Weird Islanders who felt like they were around more than they actually were; Parker Wotherspoon because of his many years in the AHL and Dmytro Timashov because of how he came to the Islanders. Parker Wotherspoon is not an exciting player. As a defensive defenseman, his value is in doing his job effectively and without notice. After almost 300 games in the minors, he finally got a chance in NHL and got to play in his hometown, where picked up his only point with the Islanders before was sent back down again. But he emerged the next season - and is currently - giving other teams the kind of defensive stability the Islanders, frankly, could use a little of right now. We recount his short time in blue-and-orange and the few memorable moments he had. Dmytro Timashov was an exciting player - for a moment, at least, and in a city that makes a big deal out of any tiny thing that seems to have some kind of juice. But his Islanders tenure was even shorter than Wotherspoon's, and whatever we thought he would be, he wasn't. What he lacked in longevity, Timashov made up for in bizarreness, so at least we have that. We thank Matt again for coming on and picking two great current Weird Islanders. Check out the Weird Islanders Extra! bonus episode right behind this one, to hear more about Matt's work at Pitchfork and our debate on the Islanders goal song. Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends: Vintage Ice Hockey for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. The Pinot Project has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit Lighthousehockey.com for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (@FansFirstSN). Our theme is "Knuckles" by Björn Falk. Hear more of his music on Spotify and at Bandcamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 19 m
  • Islanders Anxiety - Episode 352 - A Revolting Display of Almost Hockey

    Islanders Anxiety - Episode 352 - A Revolting Display of Almost Hockey
    Dec 22 2025
    Mike and Dan lament the Islanders three loses last week and how poorly they looked through most of them, before discussing a recent article about growing the team's fanbase. Losing three games because one of your best players is hurt is one thing. Looking like you forgot how to play hockey is something entirely different. That was how the Islanders' week went, with seven plus periods of chasing other teams around the ice and generally looking sloppy, slow and tired. They salvaged half of one game and got a point, and the standings didn't totally get away from them, but they'll need better performances from a lot of players down the lineup if they're going to right their course. That starts with three games against division rivals this week and whether they have Bo Horvat back or not. In the second half, we also have a lengthy discussion about a Newsday article in which the team's head of business operations Kelly Cheeseman talks about their plans for expanding the team's customer base. It's a lot of marketing speak that, while perhaps technically true, seems to be disconnected from the actual fans they're trying to reach. Islanders fans are a unique group, and understanding how the existing fan thinks would be a great first step in getting new fans to sign up. Finally, we have a good laugh at the New York Rangers MSG broadcast, which didn't show the in-arena tribute videos for Chris Kreider and Jakob Trouba to home audiences. That's some bush league stuff from a world class grudge holder, but let's hear from Rangers fans about how they feel (Example: "Had to get in their fan duel commercials."). Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends ⁠⁠Vintage Ice Hockey⁠⁠ for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as ⁠⁠the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch⁠⁠. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. ⁠⁠The Pinot Project⁠⁠ has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit ⁠⁠Lighthousehockey.com⁠⁠ for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠). Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music ⁠⁠on Spotify⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 51 m
  • Islanders Anxiety - Episode 351 - A Great Long Island Night

    Islanders Anxiety - Episode 351 - A Great Long Island Night
    Dec 15 2025
    Mike and Dan recap the Islanders' week of winning shootouts (!) and the big trades that went down in the NHL before the weekend. When was the last time the Islanders won two shootouts in the same week? With the same guy scoring both game-winners? Feels like never. We talk about the wins (and blown leads) against Vegas and Tampa Bay, and the big win over Anaheim in the middle. We're glad for the return of Marc Gatcomb and happy to be fully rewired into this fun, proud version of the Islanders. It was a fun week to be an fan, and even more fun to be in the building as they inducted Pat LaFontaine into the team's Hall of Fame, and Mike and his family celebrated his dad's birthday. We also look ahead to a week of winnable games and discuss the Penguins and Oilers swapping goalies and the Minnesota Wild getting Quinn Hughes. Subscribe to our Patreon!⁠ Members get ad-free episodes of all our shows, bonus podcasts, written posts, chats with us and much more. Visit our friends ⁠⁠Vintage Ice Hockey⁠⁠ for t-shirts, hoodies and jerseys with hundreds of classic hockey logos, as well as ⁠⁠the full line of Islanders Anxiety merch⁠⁠. As always our portion of those sales go directly to the Center for Dementia Research. ⁠⁠The Pinot Project⁠⁠ has a Rosé, a Pinot Grigio and a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Pinot Noir, all under $15 a bottle. Available at local wine stores and UBS Arena. Visit ⁠⁠Lighthousehockey.com⁠⁠ for the most up-to-date Islanders news and discussion. Islanders Anxiety podcasts are part of the Fans First Sports Network (⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠). Our theme is "Morning Haze" by Family Dinner. Hear more of their music ⁠⁠on Spotify⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 35 m
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