The Armchair GM's Sports Network

The Armchair GM's Sports Network

A Niagara Region based Canadian Sports Podcast Network delivered By Sports Fans, For Sports Fans that strives to bring you coverage & content of all major North American Sports.

Episodes

January 19, 2026 57 mins
For the Niagara IceDogs forty-second game of 2025-26 OHL Regular Season, Brandon Caputo and guest co-host Reece Doumani of The Dawgcast of the Bulldogs audio network record our game recap LIVE from the Meridian Centre for a Sunday afternoon matchup versus canine rival Brantford Bulldogs.

Postgame comments from Niagara head coach Krys Barch and recently acquired defenceman Haoxi Wang (San Jose Sharks 2025 2nd round pick) following a ...
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In this special on-site episode of OHL Overtime, Brandon Caputo is joined by Colin Ward of the OHL in 60 Podcast and the Dawgcast to recap the 2026 OHL Top Prospects Game at the PMC in Peterborough, showcasing the best NHL Draft eligible players that the league has to offer in a competitive Western Conference vs Eastern Conference matchup.

They touch on the format, results, players, and all other topics regarding the week event and ...
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In this episode episode, Brandon Caputo & guest co-host Steve Clark, the tv play-by-play voice on YourTV Niagara analyze/recap the Niagara IceDogs movement at the 2026 OHL Trade Deadline. Where do they stack up, currently in the middle of the Eastern Conference & how did a few additions on the backend help them going forward, were they the right moves for first-year GM Frank Evola to make? Fan poll results, fan comments &am...
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In this episode, Brandon Caputo is joined by Austin Broad of Elite Prospects discuss the Buffalo Sabres most recent stretch of games that has them winning 10 of their last 11 games and tied for a playoff spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference. What has been going right the last month after the change in the front office and how can they keep up the momentum going into a crammed second half of games with the Winter Olympic break on th...
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In this week's episode, Colin Ward and Reece Doumani go over a variety of topics from Week 15 of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League season.

Segments:
Intro: 0:00
OHL Headlines/Deadline Week Trades: 07:12
Canada World Juniors Fallout. What Went Wrong: 43:22
OHL Top Prospects Game Roster Overview: 01:01:16
Players of the Week: 01:10:20
Power Rankings: 01:12:35
What will London, Flint, and Windsor do?: 01:14:48

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In this special extended end-of-month episode, Brandon Caputo & Christian Simmons analyze and recap the month of December 2025 for the Niagara IceDogs as the calendar turns to 2026. They discuss a positive month after coming out of a November that had them winless, now in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff picture heading into next week's OHL Trade Deadline which saw them make a significant move for multiple draft pic...
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In this week's episode, Colin Ward goes over a variety of topics from Week 14 of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League season.

Segments:
Intro: 0:00
OHL Headlines/Big Pre-Deadline Deals: 03:25
Midseason Media Poll: 30:39
2026 World Juniors Update: 50:55
Midseason Power Rankings: 1:09:26

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For the Niagara IceDogs thirty-third game of 2025-26 OHL Regular Season, Brandon Caputo and Christian Simmons record our game recap LIVE from the Meridian Centre for a Sunday Matchup vs Central Division rival Brampton, winning 4-3 in their first of back-to-back contests vs the Steelheads.

Postgame comments from Niagara head coach Krys Barch on the team's complete effort an buy-in from each player in the lineup, after trading their d...
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In this episode, Christian Simmons & Noah Vogel recap/analyze the final week for the Niagara IceDogs as they head into the holiday break before the final games of the 2025 calendar; approaching an important second half stretch for playoff positioning. They also hear postgame audio from assistant captain Riley Patterson who spoke with Bill Potrecz of BPSN on his mindset heading into the holiday break with a win on home-ice, scor...
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In this special episode of OHL Overtime, Brandon Caputo is joined by OHL Editor Jared Brown of The Hockey News to discuss the updated lineup for Hockey Canada at training camp for the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championships.

They go over the opening pre-tournament win over Sweden, look ahead to the rematch tomorrow, discuss players of note, roster trimdown with Michael Misa being loaned back from the NHL's San Jose Sharks, and update...
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In this episode, Brandon Caputo is joined by Austin Broad of Elite Prospects to react and discuss the Buffalo Sabres firing of Kevyn Adams as general manager and hiring of Jarmo Kekäläinen, after being the Senior Advisor to Adams in the offseason. What are the next moves for the franchise, will there be any more big changes and what direction will the team go in the rest of the season as a result of this in-season move?

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In this week's episode, Colin Ward goes over a variety of topics from Week 12 of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League season.

Segments:
Intro: 0:00
OHL Headlines/Sarnia Captaincy: 08:50
OHL Western Conference Trade Deadline Outlook: 15:20
Players of the Week/Power Rankings: 49:15
IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships Preview: 57:27

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For the Niagara IceDogs twenty-first game of 2025-26 OHL Regular Season, Christian Simmons and guest co-host Alex Vanden Haak record our game recap LIVE from the Meridian Centre for a Sunday Matchup vs Central Division rival North Bay, falling 7-3 and to 3-2 in December. 

Postgame comments from Niagara head coach Krys Barch on a no excuse attitude dispite a tough result and Vancouver Canucks prospect Riley Patterson with his 15th go...
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In this special episode of OHL Overtime, Brandon Caputo is joined by Steven Ellis; Prospect Analyst and Associate Editor of Daily Faceoff to discuss the opening day of Hockey Canada Training Camp for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls.

They go over first day lines, storylines for roster battles at camp, players to watch, interview takeaways and what to expect going forward as the 12-d...
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In this week's episode, Colin Ward goes over a variety of topics from Week 11 of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League season.

Segments:
Intro: 0:00
OHL Headlines: 02:38
OHL Eastern Conference Trade Deadline Outlook: 18:08
Hockey Canada World Junior Camp Roster Reaction: 44:55
Power Rankings: 1:11:25

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In this episode, Brandon Caputo & Christian Simmons recap a 2-0 week for the Niagara IceDogs as they get back on track to begin the month of December, following what was a rocky losing streak in November that they have turned the page on. Niagara had a come from behind road victory in Brampton, scoring four unanswered goals in the third period to win 4-2 and a tight defensive 2-1 OT victory at home against North Bay; picking up...
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In this episode, Brandon Caputo is joined by full-time Sabres reporter Joe Yerdon of Noted Hockey and Bleacher Report to discuss the Buffalo Sabres continual struggles on the road, currently through two of a six game road trip, which has them with only two road wins this season and none in regulation since April 1st of last season.

They also discuss what the impactful return of #1 centre Josh Norris to the lineup means means for the...
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In this special informative episode, guest host Colin Ward from the OHL in 60 Podcast chats with Chris Whalen; Owner of Chris Whalen Hockey to discuss the purpose and ever-growing importance of individual player investment in 1on1 Hockey Player Development coaching, on top of just what they do with their club teams, to help them stand out from the rest with competitiveness/hockey sense, as they hope to take steps in their careers a...
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In this special extended end-of-month episode, Brandon Caputo & Christian Simmons analyze and recap the month of November 2025 for the Niagara IceDogs, which resulted in only two of a possible 18 points. What will the team learn from going through a stretch like this? What can they do to improve on? What can the coaching staff do to help get the ship back steered in the right direction? As well as other objective analysis that ...
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In this episode, Brandon Caputo chats with media correspondents about some important Canadian Hockey League news to close out November of the 2025-26 junior hockey season, including the host city announcement for the 2027 CHL Memorial Cup and the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge completing it's second year of this new tournament format. 

First, Mark Pare, the Colour Commentator for the Guelph Storm on Rogers TV/ Guelph Today News Reporte...
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