A show talking about NHL hockey, especially the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth from the point of view of basic hockey fans.

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In this episode we talk about the latest happenings from around the NHL including the retirement announcement of Alex Ovechkin and some key injuries to some players around the NHL. We then look back at the 5 game road trip of the Utah Mammoth when they went 3-2 on the trip collecting 6 of 10 points to help maintain their position within the Central Division as well as talking out the Vegas Golden Knights as they hit the road for 2 and then back home for 2.We then recap our predictions for week 2 and 3 as we continue our quest vs Slapshot Utah and give our predictions for week 4 as well as our players of the week.

Episode 9: Week 2 Recap

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In this week-one recap, we break down the chaos around the league, dig into Utah&#39;s dominant opening wins and standout performances, and unpack Vegas&#39;s uneven start and goaltending concerns. We debate stars, power-play success, and the early analytics trends, hand out player-of-the-week picks, and update the prediction standings before looking ahead to week two. Plus: first impressions of the Delta Center remodel, opening-night arena vibes, merch limits and scalping frustration, and some hockey-nerd fan-encounter tangents to close things out. Update: During the editing process, our friends at Slapshot Utah submitted their week 2 predictions, so we&#39;ve included them at the very end of the show.

Episode 8:  Week 1 of the NHL recap

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The NHL preseason is over, and the 2026-2027 NHL Season is about to begin. We talk about some recent NHL News since the last time we dropped Episode 6. We then share our reviews on the Utah Mammoth&#39;s preseason and share our thoughts on the roster moves thus far, we share our week predictions as we challenge the guys at Slapshot Utah to a game, and then Josh will share his first impressions on round 2 of the renovations at the Delta Center.

Episode 7:  Preseason is OVER!!!

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Most people think that Christmas is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, but how wrong are they. The NHL season is back with training camps open and the season just a matter of days away, making this THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME of the YEAR. Josh and I briefly talk about the latest news coming from Winnipeg and around the NHL.

Episode 6: Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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We&#39;re back after Josh returns from Germany to talk about some NHL news that has happened since the last time we got together. We discuss the National TV schedule breakdown for Vegas and Utah comparing the 2 in the TV markets. We also have a little exercise with a hypothetical expansion draft protected list for both Vegas and Utah with the idea that the NHL is expanding into Houston next season. We have challenged the guys from the Slapshot Utah podcast to a game where we each try to predict the winners all season long for Vegas and Utah, with a pizza dinner up for grabs.

Episode 5:  NHL News and Expansion?

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Just a couple of hockey fans talking about the latest news coming from the NHL, especially for the UTAH MAMMOTH and VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS. In this particular we talk about the 5 years contracts of Leo Carlsson, Connor Bedard, and Macklin Celebrini.This weeks poll question on the Spotify app: If you were a hockey player, would you rather win the Stanley Cup or an Olympic Gold Medal? Lets us know on the Spotify App

Episode 4: The 5 Year Contract, What is Next??

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The 2026-2027 NHL schedule has been released and we are joined by John (one of the co-hosts of the Slapshot Utah podcast) to talk about the release of the schedule for the upcoming NHL season. We discuss the debuts of new players with their new clubs and their return to their previous homes. Then we take a closer look at the schedule of the Utah Mammoth and touch on the Vegas Golden Knights.

Episode 3: Schedule Release

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In this episode, I&#39;m joined by new cohost Josh and we have a brief conversation about the first few days of the NHL free agency period that started on July 1st.

Episode 2: Free Agency Begins

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This is the premiere episode of the GOLDEN TUSKS podcast. I&#39;m joined by Jahn and Leroy (hosts of the Slapshot Utah podcast) and Judge who I met during year 1 of the Utah Hockey Club/Utah Mammoth and we just have a conversation about hockey....mainly a conversation about the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth.

Episode 1: The Beginning

A show talking about NHL hockey, especially the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth from the point of view of basic hockey fans.