The BarDown Podcast

A hockey podcast that doesn’t talk about last night’s scores. The BarDown podcast will investigate, uncover and explore long-form stories at the intersection of sports, pop culture, technology. We’re answering the hockey questions that no one asked.

Episodes

What's Next For Our Favourite Teams? | NHL Playoffs Round 2

June 2, 2021 • 44 min

The Leafs may be out but the BarDown gang is back. What does the future hold for the Leafs and how will the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs shake out?

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Why The Stanley Cup Might Not Exist Without Women's Hockey

May 26, 2021 • 40 min

Would the Stanley Cup exist without women's hockey? Maybe not. Julia, Tekeyah and Corwin take a deep-dive into the long, little-known, and wildly interesting history of women's hockey and the people who've made it great.

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Ranking The Best (and Worst) NHL Playoff Matchups

May 15, 2021 • 44 min

In this special NHL playoff preview episode Luca and Jesse join Corwin and DZ to rank the most exciting and intriguing upcoming NHL playoff matchups!

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What Would Be The Most Expensive Hockey NFT?

May 12, 2021 • 30 min

Digital SportCentre host and gaming expert Marissa Roberto joins Corwin and DZ to explore the volatile and potentially lucrative world of NFTs and what they could look like to fans if the NHL started their very own marketplace.

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Ranking The Best NHL Teams Who Never Won

May 5, 2021 • 40 min

There have been a lot of historically great teams in the NHL. Some of them won Stanley Cups, most of them didn't. Corwin and DZ are back ranking the best teams who couldn't win hockey's ultimate prize.

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Ranking The Best (And Worst) Trade Deadline Deals

April 28, 2021 • 29 min

It's past the mid way point of the season and your favourite team has to make a decision, are they heading to the playoffs or are they abandoning all hope? Either way, trade deadline day has something to offer every fan.

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The Only Fan In The World Juniors Bubble

January 4, 2021 • 23 min

It's been a few weeks and it's time for DZ to check in on Corwin the Bubble Boy. He spills the tea on who the biggest smack talkers are at the tournament, what it's like to get COVID tested daily and if he ever gets recognized by the next group of NHL superstars.

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The Best (and Worst) 1st Overall Draft Picks

December 2, 2020 • 39 min

In the newest BarDown podcast segment, “Ranking Stuff,” Corwin and DZ reveal their list of the 10 best and 10 worst NHL first overall picks of all time.

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Best World Juniors Ever?

November 25, 2020 • 9 min

Jesse and Luca have taken over the Pod and with no NHL hockey until the new year, they’re FIRED up about the World Juniors. With names like Alexis Lafrenière, Jack Hughes, and Kaapo Kakko potentially playing in this year’s tournament, could this World Juniors be the best of all-time?

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NHL 21's Mysterious Internet Coin Market

November 18, 2020 • 33 min

After Corwin's EA account was banned for suspicious behaviour, him and DZ made a couple calls to get more familiar with the "Ultimate Team" coin markets in video games like NHL 21, FIFA 21 and Madden 21. They learn more about the tens of millions of dollars being spent on virtual video game currency, how sophisticated this market has become and the hackers who have infiltrated the games' servers.

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He Cut Off His Toes To Play Hockey?

November 11, 2020 • 35 min

BarDown asked their followers to DM them their best hockey stories. Some of them were so good that Corwin and DZ called them up to hear it for themselves.

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Why Nike Left Hockey

November 4, 2020 • 34 min

Nike made equipment for some of the most legendary players in the NHL, but then all of a sudden, they vanished from the sport. To find out where they went and why they ventured into hockey in the first place, Daniel and Corwin make a couple calls to former Nike employees.

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The Real Event That Inspired Goon 2

October 28, 2020 • 39 min

The Goon franchise will forever be recognized as one of the most memorable additions to a short list of hockey's cult classic films, but not many people would identify the movies for their realism. Maybe more will after hearing from the creator of the Battle of the Hockey Enforcers, Darryl "Beef" Wolski.

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Infamous Hockey Logos

October 19, 2020 • 32 min

Believe it or not, the NHL originally hated one of the league’s most popular team logos. We spoke to the designers of some of the most controversial hockey logos of all time.

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NHL Game Soundtracks

October 12, 2020 • 29 min

Did the music in EA Sports’ games used to be better or is it just nostalgia? We spoke to EA’s worldwide president of music to find out.

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“Way to go, Paul”

October 5, 2020 • 24 min

“Way to go, Paul” is one of the most famous hockey videos of all time. We found Paul and spoke to him about what it was like to be labelled a “Crazy Hockey Dad.”

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Fighting Justin Bieber

September 28, 2020 • 20 min

We spoke to someone who got suspended for “fighting” Justin Bieber and one of his former teammates in beer league hockey to find out what it’s like to play with the most famous hockey player in the world.

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The BarDown Podcast Trailer

September 24, 2020 • 1 min

A hockey podcast that doesn’t talk about last night’s scores. The BarDown podcast will investigate, uncover and explore long-form stories at the intersection of sports, internet culture, technology and social issues – From the nostalgic obsession with video game soundtracks to playing beer-league hockey with the most famous hockey player in the world… Justin Bieber. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss when a new episode d...

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