Podcasts by From Center Ice

S4E1 - Belly Buttons Pt. II (2022 NHL Entry Draft Edition) from 2022-07-08T20:49:38

Welcome to SEASON 4 of From Center Ice the Podcast! We kick it off with a banger!

Jacalyn is back! The Chicago Blackhawks traded Alex DeBrincat and Kirby Dach. The Blackhawks also made th...

Cozy Cast Ep. 8 - Q&A Cast From My Hotel! from 2022-07-07T18:11:12

Happy delayed Cozy Cast Day! This episode was recorded in a hotel room over the weekend while I was on the road. I couldn't get it uploaded until I got home, so it's a bit late.

But let's...

Happy Hour Ep. 8 - SO MUCH HOCKEY NEWS! from 2022-07-01T23:22:58

Happy Friday! Welcome to the From Center Ice Happy Hour. The one-hour podcast to wind down your week and recap the week that was in hockey news!

This week, I go over the Hockey Hall of Fa...

Cozy Cast Ep. 7 - Stanley Cup Edition from 2022-06-28T14:57:46

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Welcome to the From Center Ice Cozy Cast!

This week - we have a Stanley Cup Champion! This episode puts a nice bow on the Stanley Cup Final as we transition into ...

Happy Hour Ep. 7 - The Stanley Cup Final is Here! from 2022-06-17T23:27:11

Welcome to the From Center Ice Happy Hour where Courtney is here to wind down your week with hockey news. 

First up, let's chat about some hockey cards! But then we ...

Cozy Cast Ep. 6 - In Between Hockey! from 2022-06-13T17:37:03

Welcome to the From Center Ice Cozy Cast. This is where we sit down every Monday and chat about what happened in the hockey world over the weekend. This weekend, we had the matchup for the 2022 ...

Happy Hour Ep. 6 - Alex DeBrincat Trade? from 2022-06-10T22:38:45

Happy Friday! Welcome to the From Center Ice Happy Hour where I'm here to wind down your week. 

We still have the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Calder Cup Playoffs to tal...

Cozy Cast Ep. 5 - Nazem Kadri Out for WCF from 2022-06-06T18:41:43

Happy Monday, everyone!

Welcome to the From Center Ice Cozy Cast. I'm here to kick off your week and get you caught up on t...

Happy Hour Ep. 5 - Conference Finals! from 2022-06-04T00:09:50

Happy Friday! Welcome to Episode 5 of the From Center Ice Happy Hour. I'm here to wind down your week talking about what's gone on in the hockey world this week. 

I've got NHL Stanley Cup...

Cozy Cast Ep. 4 - Game 7! from 2022-05-30T21:28:43

Happy Monday, beautiful people!

Welcome to Episode 4 of the From Center Ice Cozy Cast! We only have 2 NHL games to talk about today. And one Game 7 to look forward to.

I spent some...

Happy Hour Ep. 4 - IT WAS A GOAL! from 2022-05-27T23:25:46

Happy Friday! Welcome to Episode 4 of the From Center Ice Happy Hour! I'm here to wind down your week by chatting about what went on this week in the hockey world.

We saw the Tampa Bay Li...

Cozy Cast Ep. 3 - The Sleepiest of Hockey Podcasts from 2022-05-23T21:24:30

Welcome to Episode 3 of the From Center Ice Cozy Cast. This one is especially cozy as I am rather tired and allergy ridden. My apologies.

But I'm here to chat about what went down in the ...

S3E16 - Isaak Phillips Forever (Feat. Thomas Mercier) from 2022-05-21T20:41:01

Thomas Mercier, the voice of the Sudbury Wolves, joins the show this week to talk some hockey. We kick off the show talking about the best Chicago Blackhawks D-prospect, Isaak Phillips. That tra...

FCI Happy Hour Ep. 3 - Brady Tkachuk Has Fun! from 2022-05-20T23:49:46

Welcome to Episode 3 of the From Center Ice Happy Hour! We've had some Round 2 action in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I'm here to recap it as well as some other news from around the NHL that droppe...

Cozy Cast Ep. 2 - Sad Cast from 2022-05-16T20:05:33

Welcome to Episode 2 of the From Center Ice Cozy Cast. All Round 1 NHL series have wrapped. So we have a nice little Round 1 review and a look forward to the 2nd Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Pl...

S3E15 - Belief in the Leaf? (Feat. Jonny Rockford) from 2022-05-14T21:52:52

Jonny Rockford joins the podcast this week to talk about the Rockford IceHogs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, and . . . video games? It's a fun one. Hang out with us and enj...

Happy Hour Ep. 2 - Please Win. from 2022-05-14T00:55:39

Welcome to Episode 2 of the From Center Ice Happy Hour! I have more NHL and AHL Playoff updates and chat for you. There are only 2 series closed out in the NHL. Toronto is going to Game 7. The R...

Cozy Cast Ep. 1 - Playoff Goalies? from 2022-05-09T23:02:58

Welcome to Episode 1 of the From Center Ice Cozy Cast. This is a new podcast series which is a follow up to the FCI Happy Hour on Friday evenings! This is where I...

Happy Hour Ep. 1 - PLAYOFFS! from 2022-05-06T22:14:49

Welcome to  Episode 1 of the From Center Ice Happy Hour. This is a new podcast series to wind down your week and talk about some news aroun...

S3E14 - The AHL Chaos Crew (Feat. Elaine Shircliff) from 2022-03-14T03:32:15

The wonderful Elaine Shircliff joins me to chat about the Rockford Icehogs and Cleveland Monsters. But, as usual, we go off course and chat about stuff all over the hockey world. Beca...

S3E13 - pain. (Feat. Jonny Rockford) from 2022-02-05T06:09:22

To follow up the previous episode, Jonny Rockford hopped on the mic with Courtney to also try to process feelings about the Chicago Blackhawks and Rocky Wirtz after that disaster of a town hall....

S3E12 - Rocky Wirtz, Answer the Question. (Feat. Beth Bolger of Beyond Women's Sports) from 2022-02-04T00:55:11

In this episode Beth Bolger (@wonderbeffers) joins Courtney to talk about the disaster that was the Chicago Blackhawks town hall. Rocky Wirtz needs to answer the questions, not put out bogus apo...

S3E11 - Rubber Puckies (Feat. The Calder Farmstead) from 2022-01-21T23:04:03

Let's talk some AHL hockey! The boys from The Calder Farmstead Podcast (@seeseehawk & @seanObrien81 on Twitter) to talk about the IceHogs and what they should do with their branding. We also tal...

S3E10 - Belly Buttons from 2021-11-18T19:53:16

Hey there. We're back . . . again! We very much needed to take a mental health break. But we've returned. This is mostly a fun episode, but we do get to the hockey talk and discuss the recent Bl...

S3E9 - Pooper Scooper from 2021-10-20T02:52:01

We are nearly a full week into the 2021-22 NHL regular season . . . and the Chicago Blackhawks are a dumpster fire on ice. Let’s talk goaltending? and defense?
The IceHogs are 1-1, though....

S3E8 - He's Back (Blackhawks Season Preview) from 2021-10-14T16:57:49

Guess who's back? Back again. Gus is back. Tell a friend. That's right. Erik Gustafsson is once again a Chicago Blackhawk. So, now that we have that bit of news, let's take a look at the roster ...

S3E7 - 9.5 from 2021-10-07T00:46:25

9.5. 9.5. 9.5. That’s all we can think about. The Blackhawks signing Seth Jones for 9.5 million dollars. But also, why do we have Daylight Savings Time? And why do some states not have it? Nothi...

S3E6 - So Many Question Marks! from 2021-09-29T04:17:34

Training Camp is here! NHL and AHL hockey is right around the corner. John Tavares is back. Jonathan Toews is back. Jack Campbell and Petr Mrazek. Marc-Andre Fleury and Kevin Lankinen. How are t...

S3E5 - We're Back! from 2021-09-24T18:24:59

WHOOPS! We took an unintentional summer break. But, hockey is almost back - so we are back! Before we get back to mostly hockey episodes, we have a lot of stories from our last month and a half!...

S3E4 - God’Amour from 2021-08-14T20:49:38

Rest in Peace Tony Esposito. A True hockey legend and an even better human. #35 Forever.

Now, introducing a new segment: “Callout Corner!” Because this is the NHL an...

S3E3 - Saadness In St. Louis from 2021-08-07T22:07:48

A surprising amount of things happened in the hockey world since we last talked. We’ve got some signings and some trades! We have some horrible predictions for where the Rockford IceH...

S3E2 - Fancy Mistakes from 2021-07-30T01:17:09

NHL Free Agency has opened! As expected, there were some very questionable moves made. Especially by the Carolina Hurricanes . . .

The Blackhawks ...

S3E1 - Now What? from 2021-07-25T02:55:16

TRIGGER WARNING: Chicago Blackhawks Sexual Assault Allegations/Homophobic Slurs, Montreal Canadiens

Welcome to Season 3 of From Center Ice: The Podcast! We’re kicking it off with an extre...

S2E16 - Wrapping Season 2, Reliving Drafts from 2021-07-24T16:43:53

In the spirit of NHL Entry Draft Season, Jacalyn did some research about how the last decade of Entry Drafts have gone. Hop on this fun ride that wraps up Season 2 of From Center Ice:...

S2E15 - Kraken Are Real! from 2021-07-23T17:24:43

The expansion draft has come and gone and the Seattle Kraken officially have players on their roster! We have lots of talk about that and some trades. Most importantly, Luke Prokop is the first ...

S2E14 - Duncan Keith is an Edmonton Oiler from 2021-07-13T22:20:28

WELL. News around the hockey world blew up yesterday. Most importantly, the Chicago Blackhawks traded legendary defenseman, Duncan Keith, to the Edmonton Oilers for Caleb Jones and a conditional...

S2E13 - CALE MORRIS IS BACK!!!! from 2021-06-25T06:41:48

This week, we don't have too much news. But, CALE MORRIS HAS RE-SIGNED WITH THE ROCKFORD ICEHOGS! Our goalie hoard is going well (but it's complicated). We also chat about Pat Foley retiring aft...

S2E12 - Hoard All The Goalies! from 2021-06-18T21:35:12

9ft Barbies. Being sacrificed to a raccoon. A therapy session to help Jacalyn get caught up on consuming content. And then LOTS of free agency and other hockey talk. Who should the Blackhawks re...

S2E11 - Oh, Canada . . . What Happened?! from 2021-06-06T15:46:52

Jacalyn is back from vacation, so we absolutely have to talk about what’s happened in the playoffs so far - especially in Canada. Between the misery in Edmonton and Toronto, how can a...

S2E10 - SWEEP! (Feat. Jonny Rockford) from 2021-05-26T01:39:27

The 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us! We're in the middle of the first round, and the series have been highly entertaining so far. So, we're here to talk about them! Plus - what is WRONG wi...

S2E9 - Spicy Words from 2021-05-08T03:47:12

This season has been exhausting. Elaine Shircliff from Full Press Coverage joined us to chat about the rough parts of this season including mental health and the HORRIBLE Taxi Squad. There are s...

S2E8 - Isaak Phillips For Coach from 2021-04-27T01:53:42

We’re nearing the end of the season. The Chicago Blackhawks are playing horribly. The Rockford IceHogs are playing well. Who would have guessed?! We also talk abo...

S2E7 - The Trade Deadline (&Science) from 2021-04-14T23:58:58

The NHL Trade Deadline was Monday! We’re here to talk about it! There were also a lot of other things to talk about like $10 million goaltending, the Edmonton Oil...

S2E6 - It's A Real Good Thing! from 2021-04-01T00:45:25

The Chicago Blackhawks shockingly beat the Carolina Hurricanes in one of the most boring games of the season. We finally lay to rest the month of May for the Hawk...

Update and Weekend Debuts! from 2021-03-28T23:59:50

Hey y'all! We're recording a new episode next week. In the meantime, there's been some news in Blackhawks and IceHogs land this weekend. Kirby Dach is back in the Blackhawks lineup! Ivan Nalimov...

S2E5 - Hockey and Suffering from 2021-03-08T04:38:46

This episode is all about how our teams torture us (mostly the IceHogs). The IceHogs lost 94 to Grand Rapids. The Blackhawks had a loss to Detroit, but then they had a wonderful game ...

S2E4 - Positivity?! from 2021-03-02T05:52:40

We finally had some good things to talk about this time! But, we started it off with bad things including COVID Corner, Mike Babcock, and Carey Price & Sergei Bob...

S2E3 - Are We Having Fun Yet? from 2021-02-21T21:02:06

This episode is cursed. We said good things about the Blackhawks, then they went on to lose their next game. Sigh. We discussed the games the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Blackhawks h...

S2E2 - Tales From the Table (Feat. Dr. Brant Hulsebus of Hulsebus Rockford Chiropractic) from 2021-02-11T23:07:01

Brant Hulsebus hopped on the podcast today to tell me some stories from his 16 years of being the chiropractor for the IceHogs. Hear stories about everything from crazy injuries to player supers...

S2E1 - Let's Do This Right from 2021-02-10T06:52:35

We finally recorded our first episode in the studio after trying and failing over the weekend. The IceHogs have played 2 games, and we had to discuss them. The Blackhawks also just ha...

BONUS EPISODE - Testing, Testing . . . from 2021-02-05T06:50:04

This is NOT a hockey episode. We hit record to test out our new equipment and ended up talking for over an hour about everything and nothing all at the same time. We figured we would let you in ...

Ep. 60 - The Collin Delia Episode from 2021-01-30T19:08:29

We are back to FULL STRENGTH! Courtney and Jacalyn chat about Collin Delia, the Blackhawks goaltending so far, the series against the Blue Jackets, and IceHogs training camp! There's ...

Ep. 59 - Mile High Episode Pt. 2 from 2021-01-19T18:58:55

Join in for a preview of game 2 of the Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers. Then, a special guest joins in to talk about the Colorado Avalanche and how ridiculous the NHL divisions and blackouts...

Ep 58 - Previewing Chicago vs Tampa Take 2 from 2021-01-15T22:20:20

The first game of the season is in the books. It was an ugly one against the reigning Stanley Cup Champs, Tampa Bay Lightning. Now we look to the second game of the season.... against...

Ep. 57 - Avalanche of News from 2021-01-03T00:07:17

From important 2021 dates to recent roster news - I'm here to round up the news we have so far before training camp opens tomorrow for the Chicago Blackhawks and the rest of the NHL. 

Key...

Ep. 56 - Reverse Retro Reveal (Ft. Jonny Rockford) from 2020-11-18T00:14:31

The NHL released all 31 Reverse Retro jerseys. I couldn't pass up the moment to talk about some beautiful . . . and some HORRENDOUS . . . new jerseys. Jonny Rockford joined me for this one as a ...

Ep. 55 - The 2020-est Episode from 2020-11-09T03:57:27

The year 2020 doesn't make sense and neither do the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm finally back to talk about some of the moves that happened in Chicago and around the league. The rebuild is BS. What d...

Ep. 54 - Goaltending Soup from 2020-10-07T22:24:04

This week, Courtney takes a look at the current goaltending free agency situation then narrows it down to wonder what the Chicago Blackhawks might be thinking? Have you looked at their goaltendi...

Ep. 53 - Now, We Suffer from 2020-10-04T22:02:39

This episode puts a bow on the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blackhawks have made a couple of moves in this offseason so far by acquiring Brandon Pirri and trading Olli Maatta. What's next? Whe...

Ep. 52 - Messing With My Head from 2020-09-10T01:59:28

Courtney is finally back to grieve. . . or put a bow on what was the Chicago Blackhawks 2020 playoff appearance. Plus, some Corey Crawford contract talk

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Ep. 51 - Playoffs, Here We Are! from 2020-08-13T04:33:58

Come at you to recap the Edmonton Oilers series, preview the Vegas Golden Knights series, and mourn the loss of my hope from Game 1 against Vegas. Hockey is so give and take! 

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Ep. 50: Shorty #4 - A Tale of Two Teams from 2020-08-05T05:38:42

We're two games into the Stanley Cup Qualifying round between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Edmonton Oilers and Courtney is so far from okay. Is this fun? This is supposed to be fun right?! Ugh...

Ep. 49: Shorty #3 - Blackhawks Series Preview from 2020-08-01T06:01:13

Courtney here to bring you an episode previewing the Chicago Blackhawks series against the Edmonton Oilers. There's a lot of information in here before the qualifying series kicks off. So, buckl...

Ep. 48 - FCI Shorty #2: Exhibiting Greatness from 2020-07-30T21:32:26

The Chicago Blackhawks played their exhibition game against the St. Louis Blues. I'm here to recap the game and talk about what I liked and didn't like. Also looking forward to the weekend!

FCI Shorty #1 - "Training Camp" from 2020-07-27T23:35:59

From Center Ice Shorty Episode #1 is all about the Blackhawks Training Camp and the news we had up until last week!

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Ep. 46 - Announcement! from 2020-07-22T16:48:49

We are bringing you From Center Ice Shorties until we get our studio set up! Shorter episodes with only Courtney talking. We will be back to full-strength soon! 

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Ep. 45 - MARIAN HOSSA! from 2020-06-25T02:04:28

MARIAN HOSSA IS IN THE HALL OF FAME! WE TURNED A YEAR OLD! THERE ARE NEW BABIES! Plus, the NHL is still full of nonsense concerning the return to play. 

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Ep. 44 - BLACK LIVES MATTER from 2020-06-10T19:57:42

Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. BLACK LIVES MATTER. We discuss the new wave of the movement and then transition into talking about the absolute rampant racism in hockey. We put a bow on ...

Ep. 43 - HOCKEY IS BACK...ISH! (Feat. Mario Tirabassi) from 2020-05-28T15:09:07

We are back with another episode finally, and there is news to talk about! The NHL and NHLPA have agreed on a return-to-play format involving 24 teams. This includes our Chicago Blackhawks! Hock...

Ep. 42 - AHL SEASON CANCELLED from 2020-05-11T21:47:11

The 2019-2020 American Hockey League season has officially been cancelled. Time to transition into offseason mode. 

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Ep. 41 - The Lucky&The Screwed from 2020-04-16T23:52

We're back! We have some signings to chat about and discuss which teams got screwed the most this year, and which ones got lucky with the season being paused and potentially cancelled!

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Ep. 40 - KEVIN!!! from 2020-04-03T01:55:16

We’ve hit episode 40 and we are celebrating with actual hockey news! We are still quarantined, but at least our team did something positive. The Chicago Blackhawks extended Matthew Highmore and ...

Ep. 39 - Quarantine Edition from 2020-03-24T01:15:42

We are stuck in Quarantine. We are losing our minds. There is no hockey. But, we're trying our best.

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Ep. 38 - Hockey, No Longer from 2020-03-16T21:59:05

There is still no hockey. But, there is still us. Yes, maybe we ranted a bit about how people are ridiculously selfish, but there is some hockey news in here too. It's worth the listen. 

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Ep. 37.5 - The Update from 2020-03-13T01:45:15

We wanted to briefly touch on the news around the sports world. NHL, AHL, ECHL, and all major hockey leagues are suspended until further notice. 

That said, we will still be here bringing...

Ep. 37 - Welcome to the Gauntlet from 2020-03-10T00:49:30

JACALYN IS BACK THIS WEEK! We are back to normal, yet slowly losing our minds. The Blackhawks don't have an identity, and the inconsistency of our Rockford IceHogs is leaving us stuck and angry....

Ep. 36 - The Mile High Episode from 2020-03-04T00:24:18

On this week's episode, Courtney is without Jacalyn so she calls in reinforcements from Colorado. Jenika (Fink) joins the podcast to chat about the Avalanche, how the AHL schedule makes zero sen...

Ep. 35 - The Conditions Are. . . (Trade Deadline Pt.2) from 2020-02-25T22:36:31

In part two of our NHL Trade Deadline coverage, we take a little journey around the league to see what the other teams were up to on Monday. They can't all be as crazy as the Blackhawks, right?<...

Ep. 34 - Thank you, Robin! (Trade Deadline Pt.1) from 2020-02-25T18:01:36

The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. We had to split our deadline episodes into two separate ones. Here in part one, we cover the moves that the Blackhawks made (or didn't make). 

To...

Ep. 33 - Tiny Tendies from 2020-02-18T22:29:57

This week, From Center Ice kinda turned into a food podcast. Or, a food argument podcast. Or an argument. Honestly, I don't really know what happened this week. We were very passionate about a l...

Ep. 32 - That's The Slogo from 2020-02-04T02:24:32

The battle of Alberta didn't disappoint! We take a journey around the league to look at the different storylines. We touch on the scandalous Super Bowl Halftime Show. Then, we reluctantly make o...

Ep. 31 - This Week Sucked from 2020-01-28T00:49:35

This week sucked! The Blackhawks and IceHogs went winless. There was a severe lack of hockey due to the All-Star break. AND it won't stop snowing!!! ARGH! But, alas, we are here to talk about it...

Ep. 30 - Where Is Massachusetts? from 2020-01-21T03:22:10

This week, we cover another coach firing (Gerard Gallant), injuries around the league, and then circle back around to the broken Rockford IceHogs and the fixed Chicago Blackhawks. Why must these...

Ep. 29 - The Leafs Are Screwed from 2020-01-17T17:35:10

This week, we travel around the league chatting injuries and the Matthew Tkachuk/Zack Kassian kerfuffle. Then we bring it back and talk about the disjointed IceHogs and whether or not Robin Lehn...

Ep. 28 - Strange Butts from 2020-01-07T02:04:18

This week started off by going off the rails and ended by going off the rails. In between, we talked about being abandoned by Philip Holm, all of our teams are broken, and Collin Delia being goo...

Ep. 27 - Ice Is Cold from 2019-12-31T03:18:57

Did you know that ice is cold?

We chat about recent hockey news. But, then we put a nice bow on this golden decade of Blackhawks Hockey. It's been a wild ride and deserves to be remembere...

Ep. 26 - WE'RE BACK! from 2019-12-24T16:11:45