Podcasts by Powerplay Point Podcast

Show #239---End of the long Road....trip ’23 from 2023-12-10T22:40:17

Recorded December 10, 2023

One stinker, one loserpoint game, and one shutout win....Anna and I go over it all (ok well some of it) as only we do. The highs the lows, everything i...

Show #238---Caps do the Western Whiskey Tango/Quarter Season Report 2023-24 Guest Co-Host Chery Anne Forster from 2023-12-04T00:04:37

Recorded December 3, 2023

Cheryl Anne Forster (C4) and I go over the first 4 games of the Caps Cali/Western trip with mixed results. Some bad things, but some good stuff to talk ...

Show #237---Post Thanksgiving.... from 2023-11-26T22:43:49

Recorded November 26, 2023

Thanksgiving US style is all over and we're thankful for the season Our Caps are having so far. Unfortunately every season will have its ups and down a...

Show #236---Getting it Together for Our Caps from 2023-11-19T20:35:14

Recorded November 19, 2023

Two games, one of which we both had the privilege of seeing live and in person and two wins....can't beat it!

Anna and I go over both games with our usua...

Show #235--The Roundtable, 2023 Special Guest Starring Willem Bagchus, Doug Loosararian and Kasey Malone from 2023-11-12T22:33:29

Recorded November 12, 2023

For this week we have brought back three fourths of the stars from Episode 190 where we had our Roundtable discussion with several of our listeners and...

Show #234---Caps Week 5 NHL 2023-24 from 2023-11-05T22:35:39

Recorded November 5, 2023

Anna and I go over the games in the past week vs. the Sharks, Islanders and Blue Jackets. Another 2-1 week but there's still a long way to go (and grow!...

Show #233---Week # 3 2024 Ass-inine goings on from 2023-10-29T10:47:38

Recorded October 28, 2023

In a week where our Capitals won two out of three there were some...unusual circumstances. Anna I go over the goings on as usual.

On a personal n...

Show #232----2023-24 Week 2, Simulcast with Sports on the HIll Podcast, Special Guest Co Host Cheryl Anne Forster (C4) from 2023-10-26T21:45:38

Recorded October 23, 2023

So due to an unfortunate series of scheduling conflicts, the PPP finds itself hosted in the familiar confines of our excellent podcast content partners the Listen

Show #231---Opening Night Makes Us want to Drink! from 2023-10-15T23:43:08

Recorded October 15, 2023

Curtain is finally going up on the NHL season here in the DMV!

Ok, so it wasn't much of a game. But as usual Anna and I have you covered. 

But not ...

Show #230---Mess Rehearsal 2023 from 2023-10-08T20:37:05

Recorded October 8, 2023

Anna and I are back!

We begin another season by reintroducing ourselves and telling Caps Fandom who and what we're all about. Plus I have a messag...

Show #229---Finding Out About Free Agency Special Guest Starring Jacob Michael from 2023-07-11T21:42:50

Recorded July 9, 2023

As Our Washington Capitals continue their retooling, we delve into the possibilities that bubble up from the soup that is NHL Free Agency. Jacob Michael of ...

Feeling the (2023 NHL) Draft Part 2 with Special Guest Stars Marcus Lemley Clarence and Cheryl Anne Forster from 2023-07-07T22:02:45

Recorded (mostly) July 4, 2023

Yeah.....

We continue on with Marcus and C4 in evaluating the (so far) Caps' Free Agent activities as well as an overall evaluation of the m...

Feeling the (2023 NHL) Draft, Part 1 with Special Guest Stars Marcus Lemley Clarence and Cheryl Anne Forster from 2023-07-05T20:47:22

Recorded July 4, 2023

Happy birthday USA!

Lending our one-of-a-kind coverage to this year's NHL Entry Draft as Our Caps seek to get on a path to retool the team towards greater res...

Show #227---Winning the Lottery/Making You Happy from 2023-05-14T21:04:52

Recorded May 14, 2023

Happy Mother's Day!

Cheryl Anne Forster joins us again on this special episode as we discuss the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs as well as the r...

Show #226---SPECIAL EDITION, Wrapping up 2023 with Special Guest Star Jeff Kravitz from 2023-04-16T20:12:22

Recorded April 16, 2023

Cheryl Anne Forster (C4) and I finish out the 2023 campaign by covering the final 3 regular season games from last week. Joining us for the finale is longtime Caps...

Show #225---SPECIAL EDITION: Holy Hosting, Blueliner! Special guest stars Robbie Gross and Cheryl Anne Forster from 2023-04-09T21:45:33

Recorded April 9, 2023

Happy Easter, Passover and Ramadan!

In this special Holiday edition of the podcast we are hosted through our fabulous content partners the Washington Hockey Now in honor of Women's History M...

Show #221---Caps Continue Run to Playoffs/Womens History Month Week 2 from 2023-03-13T05:23:37

Recorded March 12, 2023

Anna and I go over last week's Caps games where we see a marked improvement in the team's competitveness thanks largely to their trade deadline acquisitions. 

Show #220---Done Deals and the Feels/Women’s History Month week 1 Special Guest Starring Cheryl Anne Forster from 2023-03-05T22:20:43

Recorded March 5, 2023

As it is #womenshistorymonth we have not only the Mermaid but also Cheryla Anne Forster, C4 helping us through this fi...

Show #219---End of the Run? Special guest starring Lorenzo Robinson from 2023-02-26T22:43:10

Recorded February 26, 2023

With the Mermaid taking some time off and the end of Black History month approaching for 2023, we welcome longtime Caps fan Lorenzo Robinson of Listen

Show #190---The Roundtable Guest Starring Willem Bagchus, Doug Loosararian, Kasey Malone and Ron Schronce from 2022-04-03T21:36:47

Recorded April 3, 2022

The Boys are back!!

April begins with a roundtable style discussion featuring four fiercely passionate and knowledgeable fans of Our Washington Capitals. Ron...

Show #189--Women’s History Month 4/Caps get a Split Special Guest Starring Fatou Bah from 2022-03-27T21:40

Recorded March 27, 2022

In our final week's episode of Women's History Month Anna and I welcome popular Twitter Caps fan Fatou Bah of the Black ...

Show #188---Women’s History Month 3/Caps Go 3-0! Special Guest Starring Amy Rothenberger from 2022-03-19T22:09:57

Recorded March 19, 2022

Anna and I go into our third week for Women's History Month. Joining us this week is Amy Rothenberger, fellow Caps fan and co host of the Listen

Show #186---Women’s History Month 1/Caps Turning it Around? Special Guest Starring Lynn Regert and Cheryl Anne Forster from 2022-03-06T22:19:09

Recorded March 6, 2022

This first show of March brings us to Women's History month and joining me this week to kick it off are Cheryl Anne Forster and Lynn Regert. 

It was a much...

Show #185---Black History Month Part 2/Caps Still Having Problems.... from 2022-02-27T22:17:34

Recorded February 27, 2022

In our final segment for February 2022 in honor of Black History month the Mermaid and I welcome another longtime Black Washington Capitals fan Lorenzo Robinso...

Show #184--Black History Month part 1/Road Victories with Special Guest Stars Tyron Waller and Stewart Small from 2022-02-20T21:45:28

Recorded Feb. 20, 2022

The Mermaid and I welcome two longtime Black fans of Our Washington Capitals--Stewart Small and Tyron Waller. Both offer their keen observations with regard to the...

Show #183---Not Feeling Super this Sunday with Special Guest Co Host Jennie Hannebohn from 2022-02-14T21:23:52

Recorded Feb. 13, 2022

Hope everyone enjoyed the big game...because what the Caps play was neither big nor a game for the most part. The Mrs. joins me again to go over a mostly...

Show #182---All Star Break Down with Special Guest Co Host Cheryl Anne Forster from 2022-02-06T21:37:11

Recorded Feb. 6, 2022

Our Washington Capitals head into the All Star Break with more than a few question marks. Joining me this week to cover the final 2 games before the break is Cheryl...

Show #181--The Mermaid Returns! But Have the Caps Stopped the Slide? from 2022-01-30T20:58:16

Recorded January 30, 2022

Anna returns for this episode after an extended break and doesn't hold back in her opinions on the Caps' recent, uhhh inconsistent play of late. And neither do ...

Show #180---At the Halfway Doing a Three Way with Special Guest Co Hosts Blake Allen and Brad Silvestro from 2022-01-23T21:56:17

Recorded January 23, 2022

We are at the Midpoint in this 105th NHL Season and Our Washington Capitals have some answers but probably just as many questions at the moment. Fortunately I a...

Show #179---Powerplays and Poutine with Special Guests Jennifer Hannebohn and Willem Bagchus from 2022-01-16T23:35:54

Recorded January 16, 2022

We welcome longtime Caps fan Willem Bagchus to the podcast with Mrs. Blueliner Jennie helping out with the Mermaid still out on holiday.

Willem shares h...

Show #178---Bumbling and Bickering with Special Guest Co Host Jennifer Hannebohn from 2022-01-09T22:01:32

Recorded Jan. 9, 2022

The Mermaid has been placed out of action for at least another week...filling in this week is none other than Mrs. Blueliner....and boy does she have opinions... Listen

Show #177--Hello to 2022 with Special Guest Co Host Christian Levesque from 2022-01-02T20:56:45

Recorded Jan 2, 2022

The Consigliere himself, Christian Levesque of the True Caps Fans Facebook room makes his return to the Podcast to apply his patented analysis to this past week's on...

Show #176---Merry Capsmas 2021 with Special Guest Co Host Bradley Silvestro from 2021-12-19T22:58:11

Recorded Dec. 19, 2021

With Anna still on Holiday break this week the PPP proudly welcomes Caps fan and YouTuber Bradley Silvestro to the Co Host's mic. 

Brad and I go over the t...

Show #175---Blake vs. Blueliner, Shooting Out Stats from 2021-12-12T23:07:10

Recorded December 12, 2021

This week Blake Allen of the Chirpin' DMV Podcast joins the Triple P once again. In yet another overly interesting week o...

Show #174---Lose, Learn then Win from 2021-12-05T21:12:22

Recorded Dec. 5, 2021

The first week of December find your venerable host riding solo as Anna begins a Holiday break...

This week's on-ice action featured two somewhat ...

Show #173---At the Quarter Mark from 2021-11-28T20:01:02

Recorded Nov. 28, 2021

Anna returns from Thanksgiving for another stellar week of Caps hockey.......

We are 25% complete with the 2021-22 NHL season and Our Washington Capitals a...

Show #172---Winning in the West, with Special Guest Co Host Doug Loosararian from 2021-11-21T20:48:25

Recorded Nov. 21, 2021

With the Mermaid on assignment with family this week, an old friend of mine and fellow longtime Caps fan Doug Loosararian joins me to discuss the (so far) very suc...

Show #171--- Back in the Win Column Times Three from 2021-11-14T20:04:16

Recorded Nov. 14, 2021

Happy Birthday Joe Beninati!

Anna and I celebrate a fantastic week of Caps hockey as our team gets back in the winning side for the week. Highlights includ...

Show #170 --- Not Winning, But Not Losing Our Minds from 2021-11-07T21:57:16

Recorded Nov. 7, 2021

Three games, three losses...not exactly a great week for Our Caps...but the Mermaid and I will take you through it all.

We begin with a brief catchup and we...

Show#169---Tricky Treating Guest Starring Jennifer Hannebohn from 2021-10-31T22:23:52

Recorded October 31, 2021

Happy Halloween!

With the Mermaid out doing holiday duties, the Mrs. admirably fills in....

After proper intros and holiday wishes and warnings ...

Show#168---Keeping it Rolling with Special Guest Star Eric Hayes from 2021-10-24T20:34:32

Recorded Oct. 24, 2021

Life as a Caps fan is still good, we are in Week 2 of the season and Our Washington Capitals have still not lost in regulation...

While every game does mat...

Show #167--Week #1 So Far So Good if we Do Say So... from 2021-10-17T20:46:32

Recorded October 17. 2021

Two games, three points...very good no matter who you are...

Anna and I go over Our Washington Capitals first full week of regular season action, review...

Show #166---NHL Season 2022 beginnings from 2021-10-10T20:07:40

Recorded October 10, 2021

Welcome back PPP listeners!

The Mermaid and I kick off our 4th year together and our Washington Capitals' 48th NHL sea...

Mike Stepp Dedication Episode Special Guest Starring Thom Gobble from 2021-10-09T20:50:39

Hate to ring in the new season on a sad note, but a promise is a promise...

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mike Stepp, who was one of the most faithful fans of Our Wa...

Show #165 ---So Long 2021, Part 2 from 2021-06-14T21:29:12

Recorded June 13, 2021

The Triple P rides into the sunset....for 2021 anyway. Joined by the always able and willing Mrs. Blueliner, we wrap up the season with some bad (The Ol' T...

Powerplay Point Podcast Special Edition: For the Troops. Special Guest Starring Bryce Jurkovac from 2021-06-05T22:06:35

Recorded June 5, 2021

Blueliner rides solo on this one...

In this edition of the Podcast we present the story of a truly awesome Caps fan, Bryce Jurkovac. First w...

Show #164---So Long 2021, Part 1 from 2021-05-30T20:25:54

Recorded May 30, 2021

Anna the Mermaid and I take time to recall the last game Our Washington Capitals will have played...until next season. We all know what went wrong by now, d...

Show #163----Nothing Vented, Nothing Gained from 2021-05-22T20:35:53

Recorded May 22, 2021

Easily the toughest week of the season has come and gone....Our Caps are bruised, battered but not completely beaten as yet.

Show #162---Playoffs and Payoffs with Special Guest Blake Allen from 2021-05-16T23:43:44

Recorded May 16, 2021

Anna and I begin this week's show by recapping the regular season finale as well as the thrilling Playoff opener against the Bruins.

Ring th...

Show #161 Number 2 with a Bullet from 2021-05-09T23:20:20

Recorded May 9, 2021

The Mermaid is off for the week...the Seamstress for the Band aka Mrs. Blueliner fills in to provide her perspective.

It was, how to put this...

Show #160---You May Not Like What You Hear.... from 2021-05-02T22:06:10

Recorded May 2. 2021

The first week of May features another even week of hockey. Anna and I go over the win, the OT loss and the regulation loss.

We then put the ...

Show #159---The Caps Have Left the Island.....with two wins! from 2021-04-25T22:23:50

Recorded April 25, 2021

Anna and I go over in our usual crazy way the two games the Caps battled on Long Island and won. Could it be they have finally settled on a No. 1 goaltend...

Show #158---Winsome and Loss-enges from 2021-04-18T23:08:34

Recorded April 18, 2021

Another week, another 4 games another 2 wins and another 2 losses. But still First Place in the East. Confusing? It certainly is. But Anna the Mermaid and...

Show #157---SPECIAL EDITION: Deadline Doings from 2021-04-12T22:53:42

Recorded April 12, 2021

It was another semi-successful week for Our Washington Capitals. Literally. They won half their games in the week.  The Mermaid and I go over each win and...

Show #156---Easter Egg Hunt: Where are the REAL Washington Capitals? from 2021-04-04T20:54:02

Recorded April 4, 2021

Happy Easter!  The Mermaid returns from the deep!

Anna comes back to comment initially on her time off and how she was affected (and still ...

Show #155---Beat the Devils out of it/Women's History Month 2021 from 2021-03-29T18:22:38

Recorded March 28, 2021

Anna is still out on Sprong, er Spring Break so Mrs. Blueliner joins me again for another episode. We begin by recapping another perfect week for Our Caps...

Show #154 Spring has Sprung too bad there's no more Streaking from 2021-03-21T21:58:31

Recorded March 21, 2021

Anna is off for 2 weeks for Spring Break so the Seamstress for the Band Mrs. Blueliner is providing the filling in for this cherry pie of a Podcast. Speak...

Show# 153---Not So Much Perfection, but the Caps are Winning from 2021-03-15T06:52:04

Recorded March 14, 2021

Spring is in the air so naturally we keep our hearts tuned into a winter sport...but first we explain our adjustments towards a (hopefully) post-COVID wor...

Show #152----Clearly the NHL Hates Washington (was that clear and concise enough???) from 2021-03-08T18:30:20

Recorded March 7, 2021

So how was this week like the movie Moulin Rouge?  It started off well enough and ended BAD!

Anna the Mermaid and I go over the week's acti...

Show #151---Black History Month 2021 Special Guest Starring Tyron Waller and Stewart Small from 2021-02-28T22:40:18

Recorded Feb 28, 2021

We end the month of February on another winning note for our Caps. Anna and I recap another week's worth of action. Our notes include a stinging review of t...

Show #150----2021 Quarter Pole Report with Special Guest Robbie Gross from 2021-02-22T21:00:01

Recorded Feb. 21, 2021

With Vrana-like speed Anna the Mermaid and I go through a recap of the previous 5 games---yes 5 thanks to our COVID exile---as only we can. We spare no opi...

Show #149---Losing is a Disease? from 2021-02-09T22:22:29

Recorded Feb 9, 2021
 
Anna returns for another week of Caps analysis. It was a not-so-successful week of games for Our Capitals.  We recap the two games not covered already.  Please catch ...

Show #148---Caps Continue their Winning Ways with Special Guest Jennie Hannebohn (AKA Mrs. Blueliner) from 2021-02-01T00:12:39

Recorded January 31, 2021

Filling in this week for an under-the-weather Anna (No she does NOT have COVID) is my wonderful wife Jennie, that noted mask maker.  We discuss the key ...

Show #129---The End of the Beginning of the Stretch Drive Starring Special Guest Rashelle Wilcox from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recorded March 8, 2020 It's Anna's birthday week and we celebrate with a 2 win week (we'll take it). A quick (sort-of) run-through of the week's doings on-ice: A loser point and two wins.  Not bad ...

Show #128---Take Offs and Landings with Special Guest Star Josh Kirby from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recorded March 1, 2020 Anna and I go over what turned out to be a somewhat short week on the ice for Our Washington Capitals. We try to make things......magical, however. Our Special Guest this wee...

Show #127---Stumbles and Grumbles, Special Guest Starring Chris Levesque from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recorded Feb. 23, 2020 Anna and I take you through a fun filled 1-2-1 week for Our Caps.  Let it be known that if you don't play like bosses, you will suffer losses. At least the week ended with a ...

Show #126---Best Westerners from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recorded Feb. 16, 2020 It's another no frills episode as the Caps begin another Western road trip that bears at least something of a better result. We begin with an overdue "In the News" update abo...

Show #147---Putting in Some OT from 2021-01-26T19:23:46

Recorded Jan. 26, 2021

Better late than never!  Anna and I return for a week#2 evaluation of Our Washington Capitals.  We begin with a brief commentary on the recent disciplinary...

Show #146 Opening week 2021 from 2021-01-18T18:13:37

Recorded January 17, 2012

Hockey NHL style is officially in full swing!

The Mermaid and I go over the first three games worth of action is our unmistakable fan-fr...

Show #145---Hello 2021! And Welcome Back Hockey from 2021-01-10T23:20:03

Recorded January 10, 2021

Yes we at the Triple P are back!!!

And we've got you covered (sort of) from A(nna) to Z(deno Chara). No big in-depth analysis here as we're just getting ...

Show #144---Feeling the Draft/Goodbye Braden Holtby from 2020-10-13T18:44:08

Recorded Oct. 11, 2020

Anna and I go over the goings-on that occurred with the Caps' Draft picks in the Entry Draft as well as all the Free Agent signings in the past week. Focus...

Short shift Sep 6, 2020 from 2020-09-06T12:09:45

My solo take on the Caps coaching interviewees....

Show #143---Goodbye to 2019-20...... from 2020-08-25T18:43:15

Recorded August 23, 2020
It hurts to say it, read it or type it but no matter how you look at it there is no more Caps hockey for this season....
Anna and I talk about (at the time of the r...

Show #142---Long and Opinionated. That's What She Said. from 2020-08-18T18:14:25

Recorded August 16, 2020
Well our Caps are on the brink, and nobody here at the PPP is happy about it. And because we're not happy about it, we go on a rant like you cannot believe.
Okay ma...

Show #141---SPECIAL EDITION: Round (Robin) We Go Live....with Special Guest Co Host Robbie Gross from 2020-08-11T17:48:30

Recorded August 9, 2020
Robbie Gross of the Sports on the Hill Podcast  joins us for a special Zoom video conference broadcast.  On this edition, the three of us gather to recap the end of the ...

Show #140 We're Into Exhibition! from 2020-08-04T20:14:56

Recorded August 2, 2020
 
Our first full fledged episode with hockey action begins with a thanks to several of our loyal listeners who helped keep the home fires going during the lull.
...

Show #139---I Like Toronto in July....How About Youuuuuu?? from 2020-07-28T21:07:26

Recorded July 26, 2020
 
We are back because so, apparently, is NHL hockey.  Anna and I share our concerns about hockey under COVID.  But before that I share my dedication to another sport ...

Show #138---SPECIAL EDITION: An Important Discussion.....Special Guest Co-Host Stewart Small and Dedicated to Frank Kirchner from 2020-06-13T20:04:54

Recorded June 9, 2020
My sincerest apologies for the lateness of this posting...
Recent events have shown that there are things more important than Caps hockey.  This podcast episode talks ...

Show #137---Phasing the Future from 2020-05-26T22:41:23

Recorded May 25, 2020
The Mermaid is back! But what about hockey?
Before the discussion, I take time to publicly thank those who purchased a handmade mask made by Mrs. Blueliner.
It's b...

Show #136---Caps Essentials with Special Guest Co Host Jennie Hannebohn (AKA Mrs. Blueliner) from 2020-05-19T00:32:49

Recorded May 17, 2020
Anna has hit the road!  But just for this week.
Filling in is my lovely wife Jennie who stirs things up in our two main topics for the week: what makes championship ca...

Show #135--Making the Grade from 2020-04-27T21:19:45

Recorded 4/26/20
More COVID19 quarantine rumblings and grumblings.  Especially since our Mermaid's talents have been wasted through disappointing, er, distance learning.
But we here at the ...

Show #134---Quarantine Quandaries from 2020-04-20T19:13:52

Recorded April 19, 2020
Anna and I (together again!!!!) come back to discuss life as Caps fans during the ongoing pandemic crisis.  "Ain't technology great?" is all I have to say about that! Listen

Show #133a---Easter Egged On... from 2020-04-14T19:41:40

Recorded April 12, 2020
Going solo for this episode, the Mermaid is off with planning for lessons for kiddoes...
This is a "half" episode designed solely for equipment testing but nonethele...

Show #132---Home Video Games and a Night to Remember.... from 2020-03-30T18:51:37

Recorded March 29, 2020
Surviving the Quarantine....
Anna and I talk about Week 3 of No Hockey Lamenting as we discuss how our lives have been affected by our various situations. (NOTE---at...

Show #131---With a Little Help from the CAPSFAM... from 2020-03-23T16:50:49

Recorded March 22, 2020
 
It's an 86 minute call in line with several members of our wonderful listeners (in order of appearance): Stewart Small, Lisa Desabrais and Grant Green.  (Plus a ca...

Show #130 SPECIAL EDITION: Season Stoppage with Special Guest Ryan Fines from 2020-03-17T17:57

Washington Capitals Fan survival guide for the season pause due to the COVID19 pandemic.