The Sota Pod

The Sota Pod

Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod Every WEEKDAY we provide a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild, Wild Prospects, NCAA, & Craft Beer! Monday: The Sota Pod Tuesday: Brewery Travels Wednesday: The Sota Pod (BONUS?) Thursday: MNCAA Friday: Judd'z Budz Make sure you follow The SOTA POD HOSTS @stateofhoppy @visportstalk @spokedz @brewerytravels @mn_ncaa

Episodes

December 10, 2025 125 mins

JuddzBudz Podcast Ep188

Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z!

SHOW TOPICS:
NHL:
Rossi to Vancouver trade revealed
Worth it to acquire Kiefer Sherwood fro...

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Michael Russo joins the show to talk about the WEIRS Western Road Trip and the WILD Trade Sumors in the NHL

Fellowship of the Rink Ep 93
Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

Fellowship of the Rink Episode 93 features:

  • Michael Russo - Minnesota Wild
  • Spoked Z - College Hockey
10% off Waggle hats, polos, quarter zips, and ...

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JuddzBudz Podcast Ep187

Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z!

SHOW TOPICS:
NHL:
Thanksgiving Playoff picture
Minnesota Wild:
November record...

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Newly inducted Hockey Hall of Famer Brianna Decker joins the show to talk about her new role with the PWHL's Minnesota Frost and her career.

Fellowship of the Rink Ep 90
Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

Fellowship of the Rink Episode 90 features:

10% off Waggle hats, polos, quarter zips, and MORE https://tinyurl.com/...

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#MNCAA Episode 156
Presented by #TheSotapod

Drew and Nate talk about the thrilling 6-5 OT win over #4 Denver, who has been the Gophers bellwetherthis season when things are going good and bad, plussome recap around the Big Ten and previewing the Gophers last series of 2025 against Ohio State.

Stay WILD & up to date in the world of NCAA Division One College Hockey in Minnesota! New Podcast Every Thursday!

Host: Nick Maxson, Play...

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Imperial Stout Review: Soviet Savior | Kaprizov Tribute Collab Brew! Back Channel Brewing x The Sota Pod

In today's Podcast, we dive deep into a tasting and review of Soviet Savior — a bold, limited-release Imperial Stout brewed as a tribute to Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov.

This beer is a special collaboration between The Sota Pod (your favorite hockey + beer podcast) and Back Channel Brewing, located right on the shore...

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Jesper Wallstedt joins the show to talk about this HUGE turnaround for the Minnesota Wild

Fellowship of the Rink Ep 91
Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

Fellowship of the Rink Episode 90 features:- Minnesota Wild with Joe Smith
-- Jared Spurgeon's players only meeting
-- Which players have really stepped up?
-- What will lines look...

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    JuddzBudz Podcast Ep186

    Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z!

    SHOW TOPICS:
    NHL:
    -Top 5/Bottom 5 check in and reaction
    -Adrian Kempe deal, what does it mean for Tuch
    Wild:
    Are The Wild b...

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    #MNCAA Episode 155
    Presented by #TheSotapod

    Drew and Nate talk about the split with Penn State and all the improvement they saw from the weekend. From Axel Begley's first goal, to the goaltending consistency and more aggression without the puck, Minnesota took a definite step in the right direction ahead of its one game against Denver coming up!

    Stay WILD & up to date in the world of NCAA Division One College Hockey in Minnesot...

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    Division I Women
    Fri: Minnesota State 3, #2 Minnesota 1
    Sat: Minnesota State 4, #2 Minnesota 1
    Mercury Bischoff scored a hat trick on Saturday and scored four goals on the weekend as Minnesota State swept No. 2 Minnesota 3-1 and 4-1, giving the Mavericks their first sweep over the Golden Gophers since 2006. I didn’t even know my wife then. I still lived in Pennsylvania and hadn’t yet mad...

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    NHL Contract Extension and Injury UPDATES. Minnesota Wild News and an Analytics Agenda centered around Joel Eriksson Ek and his improved play. We also talk about Jesper Wallstedt.

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    Episode 33 of Wildly Informed!

    A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and the NH...

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    Newly inducted Hockey Hall of Famer Brianna Decker joins the show to talk about her new role with the PWHL's Minnesota Frost and her career.

    Fellowship of the Rink Ep 90
    Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

    Fellowship of the Rink Episode 90 features:

    10% off Waggle hats, polos, quarter zips, and MORE https://tinyurl.com/...

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    JuddzBudz Podcast Ep185

    Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z!

    SHOW TOPICS:
    NHL:
    -Top 5/Bottom 5 check in and reaction
    -Adrian Kempe deal, what does it mean for Tuch
    Wild:
    Are The Wild ...

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    #MNCAA Episode 154
    Presented by #TheSotapod

    Drew and Nate talk about another series split against Long Island, where they also touch on a lot of consistencies for the Gophers that will need to change going forward into a really tough portion of the schedule. They chat about Penn State coming up next this weekend before another host of highly-ranked Big Ten opponents before the end of the year!

    Stay WILD & up to date in the worl...

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    Is Vladimir Tarasenko an ANCHOR for the Minnesota Wild?

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    Episode 32 of Wildly Informed!

    A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and the NHL, with a special focus on the Minnesota Wild!

    Hosted by Brett Marshall:

    BLOG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://weeklywildwrapup.substack.com...

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    Alex Stalock, the pride of SOUTH SAINT PAUL joins the show to talk Minnesota Wild Goaltending, Playing with Jumbo Joe Thornton, and transitioning into Media and Color Commentary.

    Fellowship of the Rink Ep 89
    Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)

    Fellowship of the Rink Episode 89 features:

    • "Fellowship of the Rink" Episode 8...
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    JuddzBudz Podcast Ep184

    Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z!

    Minnesota Wild
    -Wally goes back to back
    -Is the Wild's success sustainable or a flash in the pan?
    -Kaprizov and Zuccarello ...

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    #MNCAA Episode 153
    Presented by #TheSotapod

    Drew and Nate talk about the redemption weekend for the Gophers, sweeping Notre Dame at home. They chat about some of the defensive improvements they made, the spectacular goaltending plus some more about the rest of the Big Ten and Minnesota's upcoming opponent, LONG ISLAND!

    Stay WILD & up to date in the world of NCAA Division One College Hockey in Minnesota! New Podcast Every Thursd...

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    Division I Men
    Fri: #16 Minnesota State 4, Bowling Green 4 (MSU wins SO)
    Sat: Bowling Green 1, Minnesota State 1 (BGSU wins SO)
    We split the points in the CCHA over the weekend as Bowling Green and No. 16 Minnesota State saw both games end in ties, with each team taking the extra point in a shootout. On Friday, Tristain Lemyre scored twice for the Mavericks in the 4-4 tie that saw the home squad take the shootout. On Saturday, Luca...

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    Episode 32 of Wildly Informed!

    A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and the NHL, with a special focus on the Minnesota Wild!

    Hosted by Brett Marshall:

    BLOG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://weeklywildwrapup.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    TWITTER: https://x.com/B_Marsh92

    Wildly Inform...

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