The Ovi Chase is almost at an end, as is the NHL Regular Season. There are 5 teams eliminated, all in the west, but we know who’s in and who’s not. We discuss these and other stories this week. Here is the breakdown… The Ovi Chase: 0:00 – 32:20 Playoff Picture & Injuries: 32:20 – 54:29 Brad’s Statement: 54:29 – 1:03:31 Ty Anderson Tweet: 1:03:31 – …

With no show last week, we hope everyone who celebrates it had a wonderful Easter weekend. But we are back this week with a new episode. The series have all started so we didn’t make any picks, but we still have plenty of stories to entertain. Here is the menu… The DOPS Are Busy: 0:00 – 11:35 Landeskog Returns: 11:35 – 17:44 Playoffs Recap: 17:44 –…

The End of the season is here and it's time for the annual Daily Faceoff Fantasy Awards! Who was the Fantasy MVP? The biggest bust? Which player was the best free agent pickup? Who's value skyrocketed? Brock, Dylan, and Beebs have all the awards and all the answers as the 2024-2025 fantasy season comes to a close. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

As the Season gets closer to the end, you'll need a final push to succeed in the next weekend. This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs review all the best weekend streaming options for week 24 and week 25. Players mentioned this episode include, Marco Rossi, Ryan Hartman, Teuvo Teravainen, Kyle Palmieri, Viktor Arvidsson, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Anth…

Here we are, the penultimate day of March. We now have 3 teams officially into the playoffs, and 4 teams officially eliminated. This will change over the next 3 weeks as more teams are added to both lists. This week we discuss a coaching change and a few players that could join the ranks of the NHL. Here is the menu… Tortorella Fired: 0:00 – 35:04 …

The Fantasy Playoffs are underway! This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs examine the upcoming weekend streaming options and improve their rosters to win the first week of the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs Take a look at Fantasy Playoffs from weeks 23 through 25. If you're looking to get a boost in the playoffs or secure your win these teams have the best strength of schedule and should be on your radar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a dozen or so regular season games left for most teams, the playoffs can be seen over the horizon. Today’s show is more Boston-centric in the aftermath of the trade deadline tirade the Bruins went on, and we digest it here. This is the breakdown for this week’s show: B’s Deadline Aftermath: 0:00 – 18:11 Daily Faceoff Bruins Blow Up: 18:11 – 40…

This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs Take a look at how the traded players are performing on their new teams post-deadline. Are they better? Are they worse? Who will improve your fantasy roster? Players mentioned in this episode include Mikko Rantanen, Brock Nelson, Logan Stankoven, Dylan Cozens, Josh Norris and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.…

So, the Trade Deadline has come and gone. The Bruins were the wheeler dealers of the day, making five trades. Some got worse, a few got better and now we look to the horizon and the playoffs. But there are still 18 or so games to go…And many more shows to record! Here is the menu for this week… B’s Saturday Game: 0:00 – 11:10 Rantanen Moved: 11:10 …

Happy Saturday! The boys pushed the podcast to the weekend this week to k down all the moves that happened before the Trade Deadline! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are fast approaching the NHL trade deadline (this Friday, march 7th) and it appears that teams are once again not waiting until the last day to get the player or players they want. Some started before the 4 Nations Face Off. But there were 3 trades just yesterday. We talk about these, along with an agent survey and other prescient things. Here i…

The boys are back from the 4 Nations Face-Off! Now that the break is over, the trade deadline is rapidly approaching so we got some potential trades (or even waiver wire pick ups) you should be looking for. Some Players to keep an eye out for from Frank Seravalli's trade target board this week include Brock Nelson, Seth Jones, Dylan Cozens, Kyle Pa…

Well, with the end of the Four Nations Tournament, we can now shift our focus back to the NHL. There were some significant injuries, and some teams will have to come to grips with their playoff status quickly as the trade deadline looms large. Here is the menu for the show: Four Nations Review: 0:00 – 19:15 NHL Winners & Losers: 19:15 – 42:39 Signi…

With the NHL on pause for the 4 Nations Tournament, the NCAA season end fast approaching and the PWHL Trade Deadline on the horizon, there are a lot of things to discuss. And discuss we do this episode. Here is the menu… 4 Nations Talk (Players, Format etc.): 0:00 – 44:02 CHL Fallout/WHL Expanding: 44:03 – 51:22 NCAA Standings (Men & Women): 51:22 …

We are entering the break for the 4 Nations Tournament. Everyone not participating get some rest. As they say though, no rest for the wicked…or the Two Man Forecheck! Here is another episode for your listening enjoyment: Beanpot Tourney/Colton Hargrove: 0:00 – 19:47 Flint Firebirds/Nathan Day: 19:47 – 31:45 Mikko Moving Again: 31:45 – 59:15 Miro, P…

The 4 Nations Face-off is right around the corner! So this week Brock, Dylan, and Beebs discuss their top 5 wavier wire pickups before the league goes on "vacation". Some Players to keep an eye out for this week include, Adam Fantilli, Jake DeBrusk, Tony DeAngelo, Tyler Toffoli, Nick Schmaltz, and many more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

Augustana men's hockey head coach Garrett Raboin joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) discussing challenges and successes of starting a Division I college hockey program from scratch and into its second year. Raboin discusses the unique journey of assembling a team, the benefits brought by the transfer portal, and…

The end of January brought us a couple trades, leading into a frenzy on the first day of February. Miller, Rantanen, Taylor Hall are all off the board. How many more dominoes will fall before actual trade deadline day? We talk about these trades and more. Here is the breakdown… Hockey Upcoming Schedules: 0:00 – 14:41 Taylor Hall Moving and Others: …

This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs talk about what they've seen so far from Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas and how they think last week's trade has affected their fantasy values. Then they look at the Fantasy Hockey Playoffs Strength of Schedules to give you players to trade away and players to target at the Fantasy Trade Deadline to bolster your …

Pete Samargia is BACK for his second appearance on the podcast! Since last year, Pete has become the goalie coach for the Minnesota Frost in the PWHL. We talk about that experience so far and also comparing the timing of goalie's skill development compared to skaters through the youth hockey journey.…

January is quickly coming to an end. The mens’ Beanpot and the 4 Nations tournaments are right around the corner. We keep talking hockey here at the Forecheck and will be talking more about these tourneys as they get closer. For the moment, here is the breakdown for this week’s show… Hall & Rantanen to the Canes: 0:00 – 19:38 Will Borgen Signs with…

Brock, Dylan and Beebs discuss their best value pick, bust pick, and breakout picks this season in Fantasy Hockey. They also took a look at some players you might be considering dropping and why you should or shouldn't cut them from your team. Players talked about on today's show include Timo Meier, Alex Tuch, Drake Batherson, Dylan Strome, Brock B…

Brock, Dylan, and Beebs give their bold predictions for the 2nd half of the NHL season and look at the metrics from the 1st half to identify players who are buy-low and sell-high candidates in Fantasy Hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome back Ben Monahan to the podcast this week! Ben works at The Base Sports Performance in New Hope, MN, has experience coaching youth and high school hockey, and also works as an advisor for hockey players around the Twin Cities metro. We discuss how to handle being the first ones cut from a top team as a first year, whether or not to play …

Most teams have hit the 41 game mark, half way through the season. We talk about our season surprises thus far this year, as well as some other interesting topics. Here is the rundown this week: Women’s Beanpot Tourney: 0:00 – 9:00 Women’s World Championship Roster: 9:00 – 16:55 Flyers’ Fans Love Cutter: 16:55 – 27:54 Midpoint Surprises: 27:54 – 1:…

We've reached the midway point of the NHL season, so Brock, Dylan and Beebs take a look back at the first half and had out six Midseason Fantasy Hockey Awards (Fantasy Hockey MVP, Best D-Man, Best Goalies, Best Value Pick, Biggest Bust, and Best FA Pickup). They also look at their favourite Waiver Wire targets from 53% to 1% Rostered. Hosted on Aca…

After our holiday break, we are lucky to be joined by Aaron Wilbur, the founder of The Coaches Site. The Coaches Site has revolutionized how coaches at all levels connect, learn, and grow. Aaron shares his journey from coaching in the BCHL, to starting a coaching conference that eventually led to the creation of The Coaches Site. This is an awesome…

FloHockey content manager and veteran prospects and NHL analyst Chris Peters joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to recap USA's gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship and to look at international hockey in general.By USCHO

With the holidays in the past, we start the new year with a new show from the Forecheck crew. We hope everyone had a nice break, but its back to work. The first show of 2025 is a little longer, but we will be back to form this weekend. Here is the breakdown… Bruins’ Losing Streak: 0:00 – 27:15 Sean Higgins: 27:15 – 42:20 Poll Question: 42:20 – 57:5…

Christmas has come and gone for another year. The new year is starting in less than a week. Can we now focus on important things…like hockey! The World Juniors are happening, we have the NHL and the PWHL. The Winter Classic will take place in a few days, 4 Nations is fast approaching and college hockey is ongoing. With all this, we have another sho…

Brock, Dylan and Beebs go over a few names that made the DFO Fantasy Podcast Naughty and Nice list this holiday season. On the Naughty List are players who were drafted early and have underperformed compared to their ADP, and they analyze whether or not you should target these players as buy-low candidates. On the Nice List are players who have out…

Role reversal for this week's episode! Mikey Spencer (Wayzata HS JV Head Coach) joins us and assumes the podcast host role for this week and interviews regular host, Miles Death. Miles grew up in Plymouth, MN playing youth and high school hockey for Wayzata. He is currently a Varsity Assistant Coach at Wayzata HS and the Director of Hockey Operatio…

We are 10 days from the big guy’s arrival but we are receiving presents even now. The Bruins have made a claim, Ovi may be close to returning and the hockey scene is heating up with the World Juniors. And for you, we have another episode for your listening enjoyment. Here is the menu… World Juniors: 0:00 – 12:36 Playoff Odds from Moneypuck: 12:36 –…

This week, Brock & Beebs discuss Colorado's new goaltending situation after acquiring Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood via trade. Does Alexandar Georgiev have any fantasy value left after being moved to San Jose? They also give you some defensemen to target if you've recently lost Rasmus Dahlin or Roman Josi due to injury or are looking for …

The podcast is BACK with Season 2! We bring on John O'Sullivan this week from Changing the Game Project. John was a collegiate and professional soccer player, before becoming a collegiate soccer coach at the University of Vermont. 12 years ago, he founded Changing the Game Project, aimed at educating youth sports coaches and parents to create a mor…

USA Hockey assistant executive director of hockey operations and general manager for the 2025 World Junior Championship team John Vanbiesbrouck joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to preview the upcoming IIHF 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa.By USCHO

As we creep into December, the new year is approaching fast and so are the tournaments around the world. The World Juniors, the Takeover Tour in the PWHL, the 4 Nations Tourney and here in New England the Beanpot. It’s a great time for hockey and our show. Here is the breakdown: Trouba Traded/Shesterkin Signs: 0:00 – 50:45 PWHL and the Takeover Tou…

Brock has five blind comparisons for Dylan and Beebs to choose from who they would rather have rest of season based on their stats so far this season. Then Dylan and Beebs give their arguments for their favourite waiver wire pickups between 40-31% rostered, 30-21%, 20-11% and under 10% and "Judge Brock" rules on who the better pickup is. Hosted on …

Michigan State men's hockey head coach Adam Nightingale joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger). Nightingale discusses the promising start to the season and the factors contributing to the team's early success. He highlights the unity and depth of the team, his approach upon taking over the program, and the importanc…

This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs take a look at players who are red-hot and ice-cold in the month of November. They analyze whether the hot streaks are sustainable to determine if players are a sell-high candidate or if you should hold onto them moving forward. They do the same with the cold streaks and try to figure out if a player is due for a …

Thanksgiving approaches in the U.S. and we may finally have an idea who will be in the playoffs but they are still a bit away from that. We have seen our first head coaching change this seaon. And swiftly thereafter, our second. That being said, here is the rest of the show… Four Surprises: 0:00 – 36:48 Boston Makes a Change: 36:48 – 1:12:39 Ovi’s …

This week, Brock, Dylan and Beebs take a look at some predictive underlying metrics and find players who are near the top of the league in those metrics and available on Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wires. They find Waiver Wire leaders in ixG, iSCF, iHDCF, Primary Assists and Shot Attempts. Then they each pick their favourite C, LW, RW, D and G available …

As we approach American Thanksgiving, Mike says that the NHL Standings are starting to show us just which teams will make the playoffs. Chris still believes there may be some room for movement. One thing we both agree on, the Bruins have some work to do to right the ship. We discuss that and more this week. Here is the line-up… Bruins Rumors and Is…

This week, Brock, Dylan, and Beebs answer all of our listener's most pressing Fantasy Hockey Questions. From when we might see Yaroslav Askaraov in San Jose to what is going on with Jason Robertson in Dallas. They close out the show with the best streaming options for this weekend's slate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…

College Hockey Inc. executive director Sean Hogan joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to discuss the NCAA decision allowing Canadian major junior athletes to play Division I college hockey, including CHI's efforts in education, his organization's evolving focus, and recruiting from the CHL. Also discussed were th…

Another week in the books and some things still have not changed. We may be seeing what the end of the season looks like right now. We talked a lot about goaltenders this week and paid tribute to the voice of a franchise for the last two decades. Here is how this week’s episode shakes out… Saros Makes the Save: 0:00 – 8:40 Dostal Holds Net in Anahe…

We're one month into the 2024-25 NHL Season, so Brock, Dylan and Beebs re-rank their consensus top-24 players for the remainder of the Fantasy Hockey Season. They compare their new rankings to the pre-season Average Draft Positions (ADP) and discuss who the biggest risers and fallers have been and whether these trends will continue. Hosted on Acast…

Hello and welcome to November hockey fans! The weather may eventually change, and the standings may change as well. This week’s show may be a little Boston focused, but we do touch on other subjects. Just look at the breakdown… Michkov, Rookie of the Month: 0:00 – 16:59 The Providence Bruins: 16:59 – 29:40 Bruins Bad? And Fire Montgomery?: 29:40 – …

Brock, Dylan, and Beebs examine players under 40% rostered who have had the hottest starts to the season and try to determine which players are most likely to sustain this production, making them the best long-term fantasy asset and waiver wire pick-up. They then close out the show with the best streaming candidates for this weekend's slate of game…