Ice is ready and welcome to the Empty Netters Podcast! We're brothers who played hockey in global showcases, elite prep schools, and top level juniors, before flaming out into the beer leaguers who sit before you. Now we're podcast hosts bringing you the best news, analysis, & interviews in the hockey world. From Jack Eichel to PK Subban to Jeremy Swayman to Chris Chelios, Empty Netters is the place where the biggest names in the sport come to talk hockey, play games, and snap it around tape to tape. Welcome to your favorite NHL player's favorite podcast. We've got the effortless chemistry (and pure hatred) that only years on the ice can build. Do you think Datsyuk has the best hands in the history of the league? Do you think Sidney Crosby is somehow underrated? Do you think every goalie should have to wear the Hasek helmet? Same. Let's hang. We drop new pod episodes every Tuesday and Thursday, along with plenty of other YouTube content. Hit us up any time. Until then, skate hard.
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BREAKING NEWS!! Nikita Kucherov Requests A Trade From The Lightning
#3 trending · Hockey
In a shocking Friday night bombshell, Elliotte Friedman drops the news that Nikita Kucherov has informed the Lightning that he will not be re-signing with the team and ha
Oct 31 55 min
Dylan Larkin Is About To Be Traded And It’s Going To Be Fireworks Across The NHL
#37 trending · Hockey
Larkin is sitting out of practice for a “maintainence day” which means the trade is fully on. Helly has made the Devils a wagon. The Bruins need to make a trade if they w
Oct 29 1 h 41 min
Sci Fi Section Ep 14: Golden Son Chapters 40-45
We are diving deep into Pierce Brown’s world of the Red Rising saga. Join us for Chapters 40-45 of book 2, Golden Son. Darrow and most of the team somehow survive the Bel
Oct 28 1 h 00 min
ARE THE AVALANCHE NO LONGER A TOP TEAM?
Week 4 of the NHL season was a whirlwind! The Avalanche continue to struggle and fall in the rankings of the Central. Meanwhile, the Maples Leafs are on a heater and look
Oct 27 1 h 00 min
Connor Hellebuyck Is A New Jersey Devil
BREAKING NEWS! The Devils pull off a massive blockbuster trade acquiring Connor Hellebuyck from the Winnipeg Jets. The Devils sent Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Nick Bjugstad
Oct 23 26 min
Dylan Larkin Added New Teams To His List And He Needs To Be Traded NOW! w/ Alec Martinez
Marty is back in studio! Larkin needs to be moved yesterday and now we’ve got a few more options on the table! The Kings won a game, lets all rejoice! Mikko Rantanen is d
Oct 22 1 h 34 min
Sci Fi Section Ep 13: Golden Son Chapters 32-39
We are diving deep into Pierce Brown’s world of the Red Rising saga. Join us for Chapters 32-39 of book 2, Golden Son. We finally got Pliny that little rat!! Darrow calls
Oct 21 1 h 20 min
The Bruins Are Nasty Again, Get The Duck Boats Ready
Give Don Sweeny credit because all of a sudden the Bruins are the top dog in the Atlantic again. The Oilers are an unstoppable force and we are officially on 200 watch wi
Oct 20 53 min
The Frozen Frenzy Woke Up Brady Tkachuk w/ Ryan Reaves
Ryan Reaves joins the show for an epic interview, proving he is one of the coolest dudes in NHL history. We need more Frozen Frenzy in our lives!! The Tkachuk brothers ar
Oct 15 2 h 29 min
Sci Fi Section Ep 12: Chapter 25-31
We are diving deep into Pierce Brown’s world of the Red Rising saga. Join us for Chapters 25-31 of book 2, Golden Son. It’s Lorn time!! What a legend. But Tactus time has
Oct 14 1 h 16 min
Igor Shesterkin Is Done For The Season And The Rangers Are Screwed
Disaster has struck Gotham City and Shesty is finished. How will the Rangers survive? Bedsy could be back tonight and the Hawks need him more than ever! We overreact to t
Oct 13 1 h 33 min
Gavin McKenna Gets His First NHL Goal And The Leafs Are Back!
McFerda gets his first tuck and it was an absolute snipe job. Rantanen scores a goal that proves he is becoming the new magic man. Larkin scores after being showered in b
Oct 8 1 h 32 min
Sci Fi Section Ep 11: Golden Son Chapters 18-24
We are diving deep into Pierce Brown’s world of the Red Rising saga. Join us for Chapters 18-24 of book 2, Golden Son. Using Lysander as a bartering chip, Darrow rescues
Oct 7 1 h 34 min
Ovechkin Announces This Is His Last Season And The NHL Will Never Be The Same
Ovi is officially on his farewell tour and now the Caps have to win the cup. Barkov hurt his other knee and we don’t know how bad it is but we do know this sucks. Shesty
Oct 6 1 h 19 min
The Florida Panthers Might Not Get Scored On All Season w/ Dave Jackson
Opening Day is upon and we’ve got real hockey again. Markstrom is the best goalie in the league. The Leafs suck. Vegas is going back to the cup. JJ Peterka is winning the
Oct 1 2 h 33 min
Sci Fi Section Ep 10: Golden Son Chapters 12-17
We are diving deep into Pierce Brown’s world of the Red Rising saga. Join us for Chapters 12-17 of book 2, Golden Son. The episode you’ve all been waiting for! It’s Gala
Sep 30 1 h 20 min
Pacific Division Preview For The 2026/27 NHL Season w/ Brandt Clarke
Brandt Clarke brings the best laugh in the NHL to the studio to have an all time hang session with the boys. The Pacific was the pillow fight division last year. Can they
Sep 29 2 h 59 min
Central Division Predictions For The 2026/27 NHL Season
Is it going to be the same three teams at the top in the Central? The Avs have the be the favorite in the league again but who knows if they can get the same goalie play.
Sep 24 2 h 09 min
Sci Fi Section Ep 9: Golden Son Chapters 7-11
We are diving deep into Pierce Brown’s world of the Red Rising saga. Join us for Chapters 7-11 of book 2, Golden Son. Is Darrow really going to align himself with the Jac
Sep 23 1 h 15 min
Metro Division Predictions For The 2026-27 NHL Season w/ Jackson Blake
Jackson Blake joins the pod for his first major interview since becoming a Stanley Cup Champion! It’s perfect timing because the boys are doing their Metro Division break
Sep 22 2 h 41 min
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These guys are unironically the best podcast I’ve ever heard about sci-fi stories, and I have listened to a lot of them. They not only are fun and entertaining, but they have deep knowledge of tropes of the genre, and the literary analysis is really quite impressive.
kev_kev_93 · Aug 2026
A surprisingly endearing podcast for a group of elder millennial white men. In a world of idiot men with microphones, these loveable idiots have found the perfect dynamic to be charmingly funny, informative, sensitive, open minded, and considerate. Came from heated rivalry, stayed for brotherly ribbing, hockey talk, and now Red Rising review. I used to be a passing fan of hockey but now I love it and my knowledge/analysis of the league absolutely astounds my husband’s friends. Also, my hubby’s been trying to get me to read Red Rising for months but I really couldn’t get into it. This is the spark notes I was looking for - Dan and Chris are actually making me like the book.
Unhappy Mac-er · Aug 2026
I have been listening to these guys for over a season.
I love their perspective. It’s very much respectful to the game and its history but also understanding to the mindset of the common human while respecting the effort it takes the boys to make the NHL. Very very awesome pod with an Irish tinge as a third man.
!.!.?.? · Jul 2026
Found this show from their Heated Rivalry watch videos which were amazing and hilarious. Kept listening for the hockey news, insights, and the light atmosphere! These guys really seem to know what they are talking about but keep it funny :)
MissMouse04 · May 2026
I was really unsettled by how they treated the actor who played Svetlana when she came on for an interview. They made her read romantic fanfic between one of the hosts and her character without warning her or letting her read it first. It was super uncomfortable and parasocial. I would’ve felt really weird if I were her and she just had to play along and be cool no matter what she was feeling. So strange that they would think that was okay or funny???
Whatever2279 · Feb 2026
The hosts found a way to profit from a queer show while privately being homophobic and misogynistic. HR fans- let’s not make a wonderful and meaningful show about these podcast bros. They’ve gotten enough hype and attention from HR. I hope this incident prompts some self-reflection and growth but when does that ever happen!
chr1styn · Feb 2026
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