6 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
The first week of the '26-27 NHL season is in the books, and as is tradition it's too early to say anything conclusive. Instead, we chatted about Vince Dunn, broadcasts, concession food, David Lynch, and early vibes. In the second half we talked exclusively about xG.
S6 · E5 · 29 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
Our team projections are now updated for the '26-27 NHL season, and our season preview article is up on the site! We spent the entire episode discussing the model, the league environment, each division, and every team (I think). If you want hockey discussion, no recurring episode ever has more!
S6 · E4 · 24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
The season starts in six days. We're a little too early for our annual season preview episode, so we thought we'd wrap up the summer properly before we get to that. We discussed recent contracts, fantasy, initial contract analysis, extensions, bowling, and 1.5x listening.
S6 · E3 · 15 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
The theme of this episode is goalies. Things got really messy. I suppose that makes *a lot* of sense. Between all of that we talked about the perfect replacement level team, unexplained phenomenons, plants, fasting, and Dennis Quaid.
S6 · E2 · 2 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
It's time for us to start talking about hockey again (even if we spent 15 minutes talking about the MN State Fair). We spent the first half discussing our recently released fantasy projections and then moved on to Cale Makar and team construction questions.
S6 · E1 · 25 Aug 2026 · 1 hr
The Twins are back from the only vacation they take every year, and nothing is going on. It's all vibes. We spent the first half discussing pseudoscientific managerial assessment tools and prospect evaluation questions. Later, we pondered the Leo Carlsson offersheet and native thistles.
S5 · E37 · 11 Aug 2026 · 56 min
We've been doing this for almost five years, and this episode is the most "offseason" episode we've ever recorded. We spent the first half talking about native plants (I'm not kidding), and the second half discussing ophthalmology and preseason hockey. Hell yeah.
S5 · E36 · 28 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
It's been 19 days (it was only supposed to be like 14), but we're back in full offseason mode. We spent the entire episode covering all of the important things that happened in July such as: Legoland, Air Bud, The Bourne Identity, depressing jigsaw puzzles (and I guess some hockey content).
S5 · E35 · 8 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
What the f*ck. The first week of NHL Free Agency is always the most active, and 2026 gave us some absolute bangers. We spent the entire episode covering as much of it as we could fit in (or remember). That's the episode.
S5 · E34 · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Free agency starts tomorrow! Our full preview article is up on the site. It's time. We spent the entire episode covering all things free agency. That's it. That's why we get up in the morning.
S5 · E33 · 23 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
It's officially the offseason, and the Evolving Hockey Podcast's transition was a little messy - please be patient. We spent the first bit discussing (the twins') football ignorance while understanding football analytics. For the rest of the episode we analyzed all the trades and contracts your heart could desire.
S5 · E32 · 16 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
The Carolina Hurricanes are your 2026 Stanley Cup Champions! We spent the whole episode chatting about the series, analyzing what went right for the Canes, and how the playoffs shaped up overall. Within that, we spent time reminiscing about hockey stats history and its evolution. This one was fun.
S5 · E31 · 2 Jun 2026 · 56 min
It's time, and we're here. The 2026 Stanley Cup Final starts today, and we spent the first 10 minutes discussing the Jurassic Park franchise and sports movies. Once the important things were necessarily covered, we talked Hockey for the rest of the episode (I promise)!
S5 · E30 · 27 May 2026 · 52 min
The Conference Finals have started off just like everyone thought! Colorado may get swept (they did, but we didn't know it at the time), and Carolina's quantity-domination's resulted in shaky outcomes. We spent the whole episode analyzing everything like only we can (talking about pickup kickball and the Staals).
S5 · E29 · 18 May 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
We had some severe scheduling issues over the last three weeks, but we're finally back! We spent the first half discussing the second round and professional bowling. Later we did a deep-dive into our contract model and the upcoming offseason. It's good to be back.
S5 · E28 · 28 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Josh is sick (but still talking), so we anticipated a shorter episode. We didn't do a shorter episode. We spent our entire lovely time talking about the ongoing NHL first round, surprises, ranges of quality, our favorite series, and Weather Report.
S5 · E27 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Yes we're a few days late, but we're sticking to our schedule - we've never missed a week or recorded on another day. Our First Round Preview is up on the site, and we spent the entire episode covering all eight series with no interjections. This was all business, like always.
S5 · E26 · 15 Apr 2026 · 58 min
We published our awards article yesterday, and even though we talked about the Awards at length last week, we couldn't help but spend a chunk talking about them again. To be fair, it was mainly The Twins yelling about the Selke. Later we chatted about playoff positions and *weird* results (The Kings).
S5 · E25 · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
We're back after a week break (because of Shawn it wasn't our fault). We spent the first segment discussing the ongoing insanity of *this* season, playoff races, statistical oddities, and the Hell In a Cell match. Later we previewed our awards picks and the inverse of that.
S5 · E24 · 24 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
With only a few weeks of the NHL season left, we felt the need to talk about professional bowling and who owns the hockey pucks. In all seriousness, we spent most of this episode analyzing the current playoff race, team strengths, disappointing western teams, and actors who might play current NHL coaches.
S5 · E23 · 17 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
As we approach the end of the season, it's important to focus on what matters [see title]. Shawn spent the weekend scouting the Habs, so we made him share his thoughts on the team. Later, we talked about our die-hard Wild fandom, Hogs, and the odd era of 2000s popular rock music.
S5 · E22 · 10 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
The 2026 Trade Deadline is over, and we're here wondering whether it happened at all. We spent the entire episode evaluating all the trades and drama, picking winners and losers, talking Sabres, recommitting to the Minnesota Wild, and contemplating cassette tape collecting.
S5 · E21 · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
We've quickly transitioned from one of the greatest spectacles on the planet (the Olympics) to one of the greatest sources of drama in the NHL (the trade deadline). We spent the entire episode discussing the deadline, our annual trade-target article, and Werner Herzog's thoughts on chickens.
S5 · E20 · 24 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Unfortunately, the Olympics are over. The Twins spent the last week binge-watching Olympic sports while Shawn just watched the hockey. We spent the majority of the episode discussing the hockey medal rounds, USA vs. CAN, curling, jingles, and all-nighters.
S5 · E19 · 17 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
We're a big Olympics podcast now. We know all the sports and have great opinions about all of them. We spent the first half discussing everything that's happened, but really we just talked about curling. Later, we chatted about (disappointing USA men's) hockey. The Olympics f**king rock.
S5 · E18 · 3 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Alright - the title might be a bit misleading. After (another) week break we're back to discuss bad arenas, Olympic problems, classic "bad" hockey players, and brain health. There's definitely some NHL discussion in here - I promise.
S5 · E17 · 20 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
We're back after a week break due to some [things]. We spent the first half discussing a few recent trades, bad teams in the West, and a surprise Goalie Fight. Later we chatted about favorite colors, The Twins being right about the Peterka trade, and shows we haven't watched yet.
S5 · E16 · 6 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Various countries announced their Olympic Rosters this past week before we could get to talking about our predictions, however, we still have a lot of thoughts. Before we dug into them, we first chatted extensively about Expected Goals and modeling problems.
S5 · E15 · 30 Dec 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
We're back after an unplanned Holiday break, and we all really felt like talking. We spent the first half discussing The Holidays, geography, and The Red Wings. Later we discussed the Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski, ancient YouTube videos, and standardized tests for some reason.
S5 · E14 · 16 Dec 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
One of the biggest mid-season trades in recent memory just occurred, and it happened to involve our favorite team: The Minnesota Wild. We spent the first half discussing all things Hughes. Later we analyzed the Sabres' recent GM change and the Skinner/Jarry Equation.
Shawn Ferris and Josh & Luke Younggren of Evolving-Hockey.com talk weekly about hockey focusing on NHL players, teams, and other current events from an analytical and statistical perspective.
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