Please Not Again Detroit and Are The Wolverine National Champs?!

Summary

Empty Netters Podcast – "Please Not Again Detroit and Are The Wolverine National Champs?!"

Podcast by Almost Friday Media
Episode Date: March 26, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this high-energy episode, the Empty Netters crew—brothers Dan and Chris Powers, joined by Evan—bring their signature chemistry and banter to break down the chaotic NHL wild card races, react to major performances in hockey (from the NHL to college and women's tournaments), and share vivid tales from their latest hockey pilgrimage to Salt Lake City, Utah. Fans get round-by-round predictions for the upcoming NCAA Frozen Four, a loving roast and report on Utah and its unique culture, and the usual degenerate gambling picks and wild hockey stories. Expect sharp analysis, relentless chirping, and plenty of unfiltered laughs.

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Table of Contents

1. NHL Wild Card Race Rundown — [02:00]
2. Biggest NHL Games & Player Highlights — [03:41]
3. Utah Mammoth Game Experience — [10:07]
4. Utah & Salt Lake City Review (Culture & Laws) — [57:19]
5. College Hockey Bracket Breakdown (Frozen Four) — [28:50]
6. Women's Hockey Shoutout: Wisconsin Wins Again — [28:50]
7. Betting Picks & The Professors Segment — [45:31]
8. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
9. Key Timestamps

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1. NHL Wild Card Race Rundown [02:00]

• The crew dives right in with a detailed, game-by-game look at the latest results from the ever-chaotic NHL wild card race.
• Highlights a crucial Bruins–Maple Leafs game, speculates about "big brain" draft protection strategies, and feels the pain of Red Wings fans after another tough, playoff-jeopardizing loss.
• Montreal’s big win over Carolina is spotlighted as a classic “not their best game, still got it done” gritty win, echoing what Detroit can’t seem to manage.

"It's this time of year when you just need to somehow win a hockey game when you're not playing your best, which is what the Canadiens did. And it's what Detroit has just not been able to do for years now." — Christopher [04:37]

Quick Standings Check [06:39]

• Canadiens and Blue Jackets both majorly boost their playoff positions.
• Ottawa Senators, shockingly, now hold a playoff spot.
• Islanders and Red Wings slip out.

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2. Biggest NHL Games & Player Highlights [03:41]

• Islander’s loss to the Blackhawks (despite outshooting them 47–24) is called out as a “tough loss in their race.”
• Columbus Blue Jackets beat the “red-hot” Flyers, putting them in 2nd place in their division’s wild card.
• Philip Forsberg and rookie Matthew Wood are celebrated for their rolling performances with the Predators, while Will Smith earns a shout-out for his goals, and the Jets, Kings, and Kraken all get scrutinized for their Pacific Division play (or lack thereof).

"The Pacific continues to be the biggest poopy poop battle that has ever pooped." — Dan Powers [08:48]

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3. Utah Mammoth Game Experience [10:07]

• Massive section devoted to the Empty Netters' trip to Salt Lake City to watch the Utah Mammoth play.
• The crew details their stay at the Grand America Hotel, local bars (the Flanker gets heavy praise and a full review), and the wild pre-game scene.
• The Delta Center is depicted as “electric,” with a laser/ice show, free T-shirts, and the Mammoth entering through a giant iceberg prop.

"The way Salt Lake City has embraced the Mammoth and hockey culture—this is a hockey town. Sorry to the Jazz, but you have been overtaken." — Dan Powers [17:56]

• Mammoth’s mascot (Tusky) confronts the hosts about a previous mascot ranking, earning their respect with classic banter [19:01].
• Describes fan interactions, team hospitality, and the immense, sugar-fueled offerings inside the arena [22:00].
• Practically sells Salt Lake City as the next NHL destination—heaps praise on the team’s new practice facility, the fanbase, and the city’s general vibe.

"We are deciding that we're all taking Mormonism for a spin. Let's go for a week and we'll come back and report our findings." — Dan Powers [68:34]

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4. Utah & Salt Lake City Review (Culture & Laws) [57:19]

• Lively discussion about Utah’s unique cultural, legal, and religious quirks:
  • Alcohol restrictions: can't buy on Sundays, measured shots (“half-shots”), no martinis over a certain size, “big soda” culture.
  • Mormonism’s prevalence and bizarre laws (e.g., banned from throwing snowballs in Provo, can't hunt whales or elephants).
  • Playful admiration for how pleasant the Mormon community is alongside roasting the oddities.
  • Exploration of "dirty soda" trend and local sweets obsession.
  • Running joke: trial stints of being Mormon to escape peer pressure to drink.

"Being Mormon is actually awesome when you don't feel like drinking... If you go, 'I'm Mormon,' they go, 'Dude, that's awesome. You want a lemonade?' And I go, 'Yes, please.'" — Christopher [67:42]

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5. College Hockey Bracket Breakdown (Frozen Four) [28:50]

• After a deep-dive into the women’s game, Chris and Dan walk through every single upcoming NCAA men's tournament game, providing arguments and predictions for every first and second round matchup.
• Highlights:
  • Tricky upsets (Dartmouth over Wisconsin!), Denver and Michigan’s path, the “why not?” case for Cinderella teams.
  • Playful sibling rivalry with picks involving Michigan State.
  • Final prediction showdown: Chris picks North Dakota, Dan stays loyal to Michigan.

"This team is a fucking powerhouse. It’s time to take the years of choking, the years of shortcomings, and go fucking drop your nuts. Time to win." — Dan Powers [42:04]

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6. Women's Hockey Shoutout: Wisconsin Wins Again [28:50]

• Full segment devoted to the Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey team, who secured their back-to-back national championship in a legendary rivalry with Ohio State.
• Praise heaped on star players like KK Harvey and Layla Edwards.
• Recognizes both the dominance and the challenge of living up to such a winning legacy.

"That is a very impressive feat... one of the greatest seasons you will ever see." — Dan Powers [31:46]

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7. Betting Picks & "The Professors" Segment [45:31]

• The beloved “Professors” give their betting recaps (emphasis: do NOT follow their picks blindly).
  • Recent parlay: abysmal results; comical self-flagellation for missing so many.
  • New picks dropped for next weekend's NHL games (see [51:16] for full “Live on a Beach Saturday Mega Parlay”).
  • Life on the Line Parlay segment punctuated with rhyming sports poetry, innuendo, and degenerate banter.

"One could argue it's difficult to get that many wrong. It's just as hard to go 0 for 11 as it is to go 11 and 0... You're welcome." — Christopher [46:39]

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8. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Detroit’s playoff agony:

"The Ides of March do apparently continue because the Red Wings lost to the Senators... and that ain't gonna get it done, folks." — Dan Powers [03:41]

On Canadian teams’ fortunes:

"Cole Caufield can’t stop scoring. I love it. He is 50. Dude, he’s going to win the Rocket.” — Dan Powers [05:47], Christopher [05:47]

On Salt Lake City and Utah Mammoth:

"This is about to be a Utah mammoth stroke off section. Get ready to soak because we're going for it." — Dan Powers [11:07]

On 'Dirty Sodas' and sugar culture:

"Dirty soda is just any soda... with pumps of syrup flavoring and then cream in there. Like a whipped cream flavor type thing." — Dan Powers [22:36]

On Mormon culture blending with nightlife:

"Being Mormon is actually awesome when you don’t feel like drinking... If you go, ‘I'm Mormon,’ no one cares if you don't party, they go, 'That’s awesome.'" — Christopher [67:42]

On predicting the NCAA Men’s Final:

"No Dak wins their ninth in school history. Ten years after the last one in 2016." — Christopher [42:02]

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9. Key Timestamps

• [02:00] — NHL Wild Card Rundown
• [06:30] — Conference Standings Shakeup
• [10:07] — Utah Mammoth & SLC Trip
• [17:49] — Mammoth Game Atmosphere & Mascot Banter
• [22:36] — Dirty Sodas, Food, and Sugar Obsession
• [24:31] — Post-game Wine & SLC Food Culture
• [28:50] — Wisconsin Women’s NCAA Title
• [33:46] — Men’s College Bracket (frozen four) Predictions
• [42:04] — Michigan “Years of Choking” Speech
• [45:31] — The Professors: Betting Recap and New Picks
• [57:19] — Utah Law, Mormon Culture, Alcohol & Soda Laws
• [62:54] — “Big Soda” and Bar Pricing Rant
• [67:19] — Usefulness of “Trial Mormonism”
• [68:34] — All Hosts Commit to “A Week of Mormonism” for Fun

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For New Listeners:

This episode offers everything from NHL playoff drama to a love letter to Salt Lake City, wild NCAA predictions, and deep-fried, sugar-dusted takes on Utah’s quirkiness. If you want to keep up with hockey culture as told by two brotherly degenerates (and friends), with plenty of chirps and insider chaos, this is a must-listen (or read) episode.

Remember: "Skate hard."

Transcript

[Dan Powers]

Welcome to the Empty Netters podcast.

[Christopher]

Can you believe what this has become? There's a full 48 hours where I

[Evan]

felt like I was like literally Superman.

[Dan Powers]

Jumbo loves playing Fortnite so he gets on the sticks. Did TR show you the sauna cycle or was that already. No, I invented that.

[Christopher]

Almost a year now that I haven't taken a body check. That's kind of nice.

[Dan Powers]

So we are back. We are horned up and we are going deep. Finished tonight with some chicken fingers and a few Guinnesses.

[Christopher]

Ran into you guys.

[Dan Powers]

And that's where this pod came to life. Ice is ready. And we are back with another episode of the Empty Netters podcast, brought to you by BetMGM. I am your host, Dan Powers. We are remote. We're here in Utah in Salt Lake City having the best time of our lives. But that doesn't change a thing because we are still joined by Dr. Watkins with the best hat on I've ever seen. Yeah, this fantastic.

[Evan]

The hat that you said is for giant heads. And my head.

[Christopher]

I was going to ask if that was a.

[Dan Powers]

Do you have a big head?

[Evan]

Huge head.

[Dan Powers]

Wow. I'm so glad we got those extra larges. That's fantastic.

[Evan]

Give me all of them.

[Dan Powers]

And then over here on the other side of the screen, a man, that tiny head are comparing to a character from Shrek 2.

[Christopher]

Chris Powers, as always, what you did

[Dan Powers]

again, I'm pretty sure he's like, he's not Prince Charming, but he's got like a nice name. I'm thinking Lord Farquaad is in Shrek. Shrek 2 is the other guy who looks like Jamie Lannister. Not bad people to be compared to.

[Christopher]

Yeah, I love me a Jamie Lannister.

[Dan Powers]

Unbelievable. Speaking of unbelievable, we've got an unbelievable episode. We're not going to waste any time, folks. We've got some great hot ice. The wild card race continues to be insane. We're breaking down our predictions for the Frozen 4 bracket. We're talking about the Wisconsin women's coming in clutch again, winning another natty. And the professors are here to provide some picks after a rough week. Let's get right into it. Let's talk about the wild card rundown. We had some crazy games last night and crazy results. So we've really got to break down what went on. Holy schnikes, folks.

[Christopher]

And Dan, while we were. While we were enjoying our first Delta center experience, there was a near frozen frenzy on Tuesday. We had a crazy games and it's nuts because we're doing stuff. We're Doing Utah stuff all day. And then I. I don't even know what's going on in the league. And then I pull up my phone and all hell is broken loose. And by the way, people, we are nearing play like we are. The wild card race update is going to be every. Every episode because we are going crazy.

[Dan Powers]

Oh, and that's kind of people game by game.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Yeah. Let's go game by game. People want.

[Dan Powers]

Let's talk about Bruins Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs beat the Bruins after a whopping 35 shots to Bruins 242 in regulation. Now, Bruins are obviously in a wild card playoff race as well, but this is big brain stuff because they can't let that Maple Leafs pick get into top five because it's protected. They're giving them a point so they can jump up in the standings just a little bit just so that lottery goes in their favor. We want that sixth pick, Bruins fans. That was big brain stuff. Don't worry about that loss.

[Christopher]

That's actually an incredible call, Dan, because I was going to say you cannot be losing to the Leaves and you also cannot be having Maddie Nies go new. I mean, Matty nice is nasty, but embarrassing you. And that was a tough loss in these trying times when you didn't even look good. You didn't even look good. And we were sitting next to Dan. We were sitting next to a Bruins fan and a Leafs fan, both wearing their respective jerseys at Flanker, watching the game together. And then Lindholms Gordon. I was like, good, Good night to be a Bees fan at this bar. Incorrect. But I love, I love the big brain. Get the six pick. That's. That is. That is special stuff.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, it's unbelievable. Canadiens got a massive win over the Hurricanes 5 2, strengthening their playoff situation. And then I hate to say it, brother, the Ides of March do apparently continue because the Red Wings lost to the Senators after outshooting them 35 to 21. They lose 3, 2. And that ain't gonna get it done, folks. That is not going to be a way that you get into the playoffs. So the, the, the, the. The scaries are going to continue for the Wings. And the problem is that one was in regulation too. Don't even get a point. And the Senators are breathing down your neck. So Red Wings Fans, listen, it's the 25th of March, and I, I unfortunately feel like we have to say like the Ides of March happened because, yes, this was just another bad loss.

[Christopher]

So on the wing. So actually let me kind of attack both of These. At the same time. The. The. The Habs, dude. 5 2. 19 shots to 43 shots from Carolina. Freddie Anderson gave up four goals, like 10 shots. They were like, you got to get out. You got to get out. Which is why we always play bussy, Dan. Which is why we always play bussy. Yeah, but that dude is the exact. So look at this situation. Habs kind of drastically outplayed, outshot in a big way. Get a 52 win. On the other side, the Wings drastically outshoot the sense 35, 21 and just can't solve it and get a 3:2 loss. And you know, it's not this. This is written in stone. It's not apples to apples, but I'm just saying, my God, dude, it's this time of year when you just need to somehow win a hockey game when you're not playing your best, which is what the Canadiens did. And it. What Detroit has just not been able to do for years now. And then so far, again in this

[Dan Powers]

month, we all need. We need Larks back in the lineup so, so desperately. It's unbelievable because that guy is a winner and he's going to motivate everyone to win, but it is so painful. Also, Cole Caufield can't stop scoring. I love it. He is 50.

[Christopher]

He. Dude, he's going to win the Rocket. Like, I know we said this. He's going telling you he's going to win the Rocket, and it's going to be incredible. He's going to score 50 goals and win the Rocket. McKinnon's finishing at 49. Pencil it in. Get on your BET MGM app. Start hammering that. You can use your winnings to buy lids like Evan has. And then everyone's happy, dude. And then everyone is happy.

[Dan Powers]

It's unreal. Going to the Met. Two big, big results. The Blackhawks beat the Islanders in regulation. Tough loss for the Islanders, who lost the shots again. 47 shots on goal like they. They showed up, but fucking A tough loss in their race. But the team that keeps getting it done. The Blue Jackets beat the Red Hot Flyers. And I am calling them red hot.

[Christopher]

That was a massive win.

[Dan Powers]

Three in regulation. Massive win for that Met race and that wild card race. And the Blue Jackets are now currently in second place, brother.

[Christopher]

Yeah, let me pull up the fresh standings. Actually, I want to. I want to get a good look at this. So the Habs. The Habs gave themselves a little breathing room, actually. That was a massive win. And then Blue Jackets into second. Yeah. Holy, dude, that's unreal.

[Dan Powers]

How about that.

[Christopher]

And then the sends are in. Dude, the Sens are in. Holy.

[Dan Powers]

It is crazy. Like the Ottawa Senators are in a playoff spot right now.

[Christopher]

Dude.

[Dan Powers]

It's fucking crazy.

[Christopher]

This is going to be such after all of this.

[Dan Powers]

Islanders and the Wings are now out of playoffs. It's wild.

[Christopher]

After being like, God, which one of them? Like they both need it. And now it's going to be fucking Sens and Flyers. B's are going to lose. Sens and Flyers in all hell broke loose.

[Dan Powers]

So the Penguins lost to the Aves. Just a good straight up game. Nate is also going for that rocket. He got his 46th. I believe that was it. Yeah, he got his 46 last night. But that was tough for the Pens as we saw Columbus jumped. Them Caps lose to the Blues. The Caps keep falling.

[Christopher]

You can't lose that game, Dan. You cannot. I mean like I debted them last episode so I. I have to stand by that. But you just. You can't lose that game. You cannot lose to the Blues.

[Dan Powers]

And then here we go. CP Preds.

[Christopher]

Yep.

[Dan Powers]

Sharks have been struggling very, very badly. They have completely lost all mojo, all the vibes we've been talking about all season. I think they're on a game skid. This is brutal. But the Preds just keep on ripping. Philip Forsberg playing some of the best hockey of his career right now. The young stud, Matthew Wood. Man, I keep telling people, I know I gave them a bit of a hard time last episode, but Matthew Wood has been so good all season. He gets on the score sheet. Stammer just keeps pumping in gold.

[Christopher]

Thank you, dude. 35, bro. He's going to finish with 40 again just like he did two years ago. And everyone can suck it.

[Dan Powers]

Big win for the Preds as they keep securing their spot in playoffs.

[Christopher]

And then quick shout out though. Will smith got his 20th in 21st. But that's awesome. We love Willie and the. I think you. You just called him out. But the. And it was two games ago. But the. Did you see the between the legs skate pass by flip?

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, it was disgusting. Dude, he's playing out of his mouth. Disgusting.

[Christopher]

God damn.

[Dan Powers]

And I debted them last episode. But the jets win a big game over the Golden Knights and the Pacific continues to be the biggest poopy poop battle that has ever pooped. And all the top teams in the Pacific just stink. And the jets are just not going away. So like keep an eye on them as this playoff race continues. Because you know who slipped up was the Kings yet again losing a shootout Game to the fucking Calgary Flames So, so bad for their hopes. I. I like that point is just so needed. And to let that one slip hurts so bad. But somehow the Kings still remain in third in the wild card race. They're only three points behind Nashville. But that one point would have been helpful, just like the one point against the Mammoth would have been helpful. And the Kings are just consistently losing games. And down now down the stretch here that you cannot be losing and it's painful.

[Christopher]

And Dan the Kraken also and the credit to them cause they were down 4:1 to the Panthers. But the Kraken came all the way back, tied it and they also lost in a shootout. So it's like I am now. It's so weird that I now want the jets in so badly just. Just to prove this point that it's like they came back from the death and didn't care at all. But those teams ahead of them can't get out of their own way. It's insane.

[Dan Powers]

It's crazy. The Duckies got a nice win to keep strengthening their. Their situation at the top of the Pacific. And then the Oilers had a great second third period performance to take down the Mammoth. Perfect segue into. Let's talk about our experience in Utah here. The Utah Mammoth. I have no. I have no amount of time to show my love to this organization, to everyone here. Shout out Christine and Meredith hooking us up, showing us such a good team time. Shout out to Tusk.

[Christopher]

And a good team. Showing us a good team and a good team.

[Dan Powers]

This experience has been all time, dude. Like I. We. We've said before, we come to Utah every year to ski. We don't spend time here in Salt Lake City. This place rocks and this team rocks. And what Ryan Smith and Smith group have done it. This is going to be one of the premier destinations for every NHL player for the next 50 years. It's unbelievable, dude.

[Christopher]

All right, we're going right? And hey, strap in because this is the Utah section.

[Dan Powers]

This is about to be a Utah mammoth stroke off section. Get ready to soak because we're going for it.

[Christopher]

Okay, so ev, we're going top to bottom here. Ev, we get here and they've got us set up in the Grand America Hotel. That's what it's called.

[Evan]

Nice.

[Christopher]

We walk in and it's.

[Dan Powers]

It's the most American, the most European hotel I've ever been in.

[Evan]

Bidets? Did you get bidets?

[Dan Powers]

There is not a bidet.

[Christopher]

So. But dude, it's. It's like incredible. And by the way, I didn't even realize this. I don't know if you knew this, Dan. Across the street is the Little America Hotel, which I. Which is like a mini version of this, of the Grand America. So, dude, we walk in and it's like, oh, there's like high tea. There's high tea at.

[Dan Powers]

It's three or four tea. Will you get your. Together, dude? Afternoon tea.

[Christopher]

High tea, yeah. There's weed in.

[Evan]

Kind of sounds like you're saying high C. Like they give you a little juice cups.

[Christopher]

That would be awesome.

[Dan Powers]

Just another example of how uncultured Chris is.

[Christopher]

I've never had a high tea. And now I'm here, and now we get high tea.

[Evan]

You still have it. Afternoon tea?

[Christopher]

Yes, yes, correct. And dude, we walk in and we go. Dan goes. Dan meets. We meet this guy. His name is Steven. Right, Dan downstairs.

[Dan Powers]

Yes.

[Christopher]

And we go to meet Steven. This place is amazing. It must be 200 years old. Must be older than the country. And Stephen goes, it was actually built 20 years ago. It's actually very new. But they're going for this old vibe. It's incredible. The road teams actually stay here a lot, so, you know, I thought the oils might be here, so this place is to die for. I will. Anytime I come back to Salt Lake City, I'm staying at the Grand America Hotel. So then, dude, we get ready to go to Delta Center. This is now on Tuesday. We hit up fans, going, where should we go pregame? And I give one of my boys, Scotty, lives here, so he hit up his boys and he goes, hey, the Netters guys need like the. The best before a mammoth game. Where's all the fans gonna be? So they reply with three bars. The green pig or the great pig, Dan?

[Dan Powers]

Green pig, I think it was. Great. Green. Green pig.

[Christopher]

Green pig. Flanker. And then trails or something. I think it was called trails. Yeah, and then they go. They go. Trails will absolutely knock their socks off. They should go to trails. So we go. Okay, trails it is. So we're getting ready to go to trails. And then we look it up to just get the address and. And it's a gentleman's club. And I was like, boys, tip of the.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, well played, gentlemen.

[Christopher]

Okay, we almost went. Dude, we almost went just for the story, you know, like, check out the

[Evan]

Buff at 5pm for the early crew.

[Christopher]

The 5pm Tuesday squad.

[Evan]

Yeah, that's. That's some good clientele you're amongst.

[Christopher]

So. So then we hit up a bunch of people and everyone kept saying flanker. Flanker. Flanker. Flanker. So we ripped a flanker which is across the street from the Delta Center. Then this will. If you guys are listening to this pod, go back to yesterday because we put up a mid. Form of the. Of the whole. Come to us. Come with us to a mammoth game on YouTube. So you'll see flanker. We get into flanker. The area is incredible. Just the outside area. Getting into the place and then. Dude, the bar was awesome. It was. Dan. Dan was finding secret compartments, secret rooms inside a Flanker.

[Dan Powers]

Dude. It was unbelievable. They have a saloon out back. There was a private lounge on the side that you can, you know, rent out seats. It's like table service for big, you know, fight nights, super bowl, stuff like that. But then out back there's a full on saloon speakeasy bar with a bowl. They have a mechanical bowl back there.

[Christopher]

They had everything, dude. And it was such a vibe of like cowboy hats hanging from strings.

[Evan]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

You know, like on the. In the ceiling and TVs everywhere. I hate a sports bar when the TV situation isn't actually that good. And like, remember Rush Street, Dan? Which was one of my favorite places to get brunch ever. But if you were actually watching a game, I was like, there's kind of only TVs above the bar and I'm straining to see this was dialed. TVs, jumbo screens, everything you could ever want. We didn't eat there, but the menu looked epic. I. I could have had 10 meals there and. And just a insane drink menu. What did. Oh yeah. I was like, what did I show? You didn't. They had a pistachio like rum punch. I was like, yeah, yeah.

[Dan Powers]

And I. And I love me some pistachios. Yeah.

[Christopher]

So we hit up flanker, met a bunch of mammoth fans there. And then we want.

[Dan Powers]

Get us to the game, dude.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

We wanted to go take so long with these goddamn stories. Get us to Delta center, dude.

[Christopher]

You act like people want us to just not say what happened. They're like us anyway. We got to the game and we skipped all the fun stuff. This is the only reason people are here to hear this exact story.

[Dan Powers]

Not.

[Christopher]

Not. No.

[Dan Powers]

Flanker is great, but you're. You're spending 30 minutes on flanker.

[Evan]

Hold on. I want to know a lot. I want to know about this back room, guys.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Evans didn't get to see this.

[Evan]

I saw the footage. It's good. It's pretty great. That giant Dolly Parton mural on the wall. There are a lot of cool art on the wall. It Looked awesome.

[Dan Powers]

That was. Let me tell you. I'm glad that that was in the back.

[Evan]

People forget. I think people forget the western culture prevalent in Utah, you know.

[Christopher]

True. Very true.

[Dan Powers]

Very true.

[Evan]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

So then we go in early. We get to Delta center, and what happened right away, Dan? We. We did a tour with Craig. Is that the first thing that happened?

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, we just. We. Craig Amazine. Unbelievable. Guy with the Utah Mammoth brought us upstairs, showed us all, like, the media rooms, all that good stuff. They got the Nash cast podcast. That's awesome. It was just a really cool walk around the. The nuts and bolts of the media.

[Christopher]

The ESPN team. Yeah, that was very, very cool. They put this on the broadcast. But Logan Cooley changed his knob this year. Like, he had a pretty normal knob, and then now he does, like, the fun fat. It looks like a goalie stick. Like the fattest knob you've ever seen.

[Dan Powers]

Confirmed, Evan. Logan Cooley has a big fat knob now.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Evan]

Okay, great. I've seen some fat knobs in my time, but Chris.

[Christopher]

Yeah, but, dude, not. Not this. We all. Yep.

[Dan Powers]

Haven't we all? A lot of people were wondering. Logan Cooley's knob is, in fact, massive.

[Christopher]

Massive. All right, so. So we hit that and then. And then. Oh, then we got miked up. So then we got miked up for the whole intro and first period. And it was really sick because they were shooting us from across the rink, you know, and so everything that's happening, we're just running our mouths the whole period. But it's funny because you can talk to them. Like, I'll be like, I. I put on some sunglasses. I'm like, should I wear the sunglasses in the rink? And you see someone from across the rink. Like, I'm like, hell, yes. So we get dialed in. The warm ups were sick. Dude. They do the. They do the iceberg, Dan. They drop the iceberg.

[Dan Powers]

What are you talking to me for? Like, I wasn't there.

[Christopher]

You.

[Dan Powers]

I was able to.

[Christopher]

Was cool. I was saying, Dan, now talk. Now you can. Something about the iceberg.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, listen, the. A lot of these arenas do a show. We talk about Vegas all the time. They do a big show. They got the night out there. It's a whole thing, this place. The way Utah. The way Salt Lake City has embraced the Mammoth and embraced hockey culture. This is a hockey town. I. I'm sorry to the jazz, but you have been overtaken. This is Mammoth country. Now there are mammoth walking up and down the streets. And the show at Delta center was electric. There was a laser show on the ice around the building. Like CP said, they dropped down this iceberg with tusks on it. The boys come ripping out of that. The place was going nuts. They handed out white TUSC up T shirts to everyone in the barn. Sitting on every seat. Those things were flying around. It was a vibe. It was not, it was not at all corny. It didn't feel like a typical show that you see at games. This was, I was juiced. Chris said it. Chris was like. If I had a hype up like this every morning I'd run through a brick fucking wall. And that is what the Mammoth delivered. I mean, I was fired up for this game.

[Christopher]

Yeah. So, so Tusky found us ev. And you've seen the footage. But we, we had done a blind ranking of mascots and put him second and he came by and fucking faced us. Absolute guys faced us.

[Dan Powers]

I, I said it in our mid form. That's coming out. Come with us to a Mammoth game. Never has someone shot up the rankings faster. And my respect for Tusky is through the roof after that chirp. He doesn't forget.

[Christopher]

Yes. He's an elephant brain, Dan. Yeah, elephants don't forget Chris.

[Dan Powers]

So spot on. I mean, he, he took that, he took that blind ranking as a shot and he gave the shot right back and, and he nailed it. I mean, putting us below the Nash cast, giving us that solid chirp. That was high quality stuff.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

Right then and there I knew we were, we were experiencing something special at the same time, same game.

[Christopher]

So, dude and Jersey and Weeks have been on the pod. We always say when we're in attendance, guys, friends of the pod do well. Jersey opens the scoring with an assist. Weeks gets an assist in the second period. It was on the people all the boys were firing. So we get a lot of action going on. The Mammoth crew, like the whole staff is being so nice to us. They're coming, taking pictures, we're doing some selfie videos. And at one, you know, and so our row, we actually had a huge Oilers crew in front of us who were, who were so nice and we're having a blast. They had like their whole family. It was epic. And then the people behind us were Mammoth fans. They were so nice and you know, everybody can tell something's going on. So the, the Oilers fans recognize, but the people behind us are like, who the are you guys? Because, you know, like Tusky's coming to hang with us and all this. And one of my favorite fan interactions was this like, tough guy, little kid. He was like, he Felt like like a New Yorker kid who. Who, like, hangs out on the stoop and, like, throws dice or something.

[Evan]

Hey, buddy, what are you doing?

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, he very much was like, jacks.

[Christopher]

He comes up to us. Everybody's like this, hey, hey, you guys famous? And I was like, not really, dude. And he was like, what are you, content creators or something? And I was like, yeah. And he's like, can I get a pic? We were like, yeah, we were just dying. This kid just got to go home, show his boys. Like, I got these pictures with these guys. I don't even know who the fuck they are, but I just could tell. Tusky was hanging with him, but he was like the toughest little Utah kid I' seen in my whole life. Amazing.

[Dan Powers]

He's terrifying.

[Christopher]

Yeah. So in the second intermission, we get access to the Toyota Club. So we get to go down there and. Dude, this place is massive. First of all, Dan, like, that was bigger than, you know, like, was it the Delta Club at. At Crypto?

[Dan Powers]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Yeah. It's like 1.5 times bigger than that. And a whole awesome spread. Just like, food all over the place. But the desserts of the desserts were fucking incredible.

[Dan Powers]

Let me tell you what, man. We're going to get into this, but we've discovered that Utah and Mormons love their sugar.

[Evan]

Oh, I know. I've been. I remember walking into a bar and thinking that, like, it was a traditional bar because I saw these bottles. I was like, all right.

[Christopher]

And I.

[Evan]

And I got in and I got closer, and they were all bottles of soda.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Evan]

And I was like, oh, this is a soda bar.

[Dan Powers]

The way this arena smelled was indescribable. You walk around, you walk around the concourse. They have 50 different ice cream shops and. And really high quality gelato sit stands. They've got churros, they've got candied nuts, which smell so good. And they've got Swig, the dirty soda stuff. Shout out all the Swig gal.

[Evan]

So can you explain what a dirty soda is? Because I'm not entirely sure.

[Dan Powers]

A dirty soda and this place. Swig again. Shout out. The girls at Swig who just hooked us up. They were so awesome. Dirty soda is just any soda. I mean, they have like a preset flavors and names and cool stuff on the menu. It's just soda. Any soda you want with pumps of syrup flavoring and then cream in there. Like a. Like a whipped cream flavor type thing.

[Evan]

Nice.

[Dan Powers]

So it's just like pumping up the sugar levels with different flavors. That's literally all it Is. And they're delicious, but they also will give you the sugars real quick.

[Evan]

Did your foot go numb during the game?

[Dan Powers]

I. Dude, I. I was like tweaking

[Christopher]

after three sips and Dan had to sub. Dan had to modify. Dan modified into a. Into a diet. And mine was. Mine was a Sprite with some blue stuff and then a shark gummy candy. It was called Shark Attack and it comes with a shark gummy candy. I was given three sharks, which is unprecedented, but I was given three sharks instead of one, which was incredible. And Christine told us that the Mammoth players, they did a thing like in the preseason video of everybody, make your own, create your own dirty soda, whatever you want. And dudes were just filling the cups with candy and then putting some soda over it, which was exactly what my dirty soda would be. It would just be a Sour Patch Kids. But those, those are incredible.

[Dan Powers]

Credit. Credit to the Oilers. They. They stormed back, had a nice 5, 2 win with an empty netter, but didn't matter at all. We said in the video that you'll see. Never have I been less phased by a loss being at a. At a. At a game where I'm rooting for the other team because the, the energy was just electric.

[Christopher]

The, the.

[Dan Powers]

The. The show that the Mammoth delivered us, the fans delivered us, this city delivered us, was truly unprecedented. Good times. We wrapped things up, we went over. Was it the Asher Adams Building, Chris? Is that what it was called?

[Christopher]

I think so.

[Dan Powers]

But we went over to this place. It's an old train station. We got a nice glass of wine in the train station to cap off the night, then came back.

[Christopher]

Anthony Davis was there.

[Dan Powers]

That's true. Anthony Davis was.

[Christopher]

That's cool.

[Dan Powers]

Wizards are in town.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

And then today, man, we got to go to the facility, the pr. The new practice facility that they've built brand new this season in September of 25. The boys have all been in there. It's just the most elite setup. The rinks are fantastic. The gym is all time. Yeah, the setup in the lounge where they're. They're getting these, you know, Michelin star level meals with these cool lounges, TVs, the, the video rooms out of this world. They've got hot, cold tubs, sauna, steam. They've got the, the workout pools where guys are on the treadmill doing swimming in there. They've got that hyperbolic chamber, like swim tub thing. It's like a silence chamber with like the waterbed thing. You put the headphones on and the glasses so you can just completely log Off.

[Evan]

Is that like where Aaron Rodgers goes for three months of the year?

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

Yes, exactly. And they're building a new jazz facility right next, like connected right next door.

[Christopher]

They had a barber shop.

[Dan Powers]

Ev.

[Christopher]

They got a barber in the building. And then you get your haircut. We're gonna. This will be a mid form too, so. So make sure you check our YouTube page because you can. You'll see the whole tour, but it really was one of the coolest facilities I've ever seen.

[Evan]

Were you, were you. Did it feel like a 34 year old building? Because apparently the United center or. Sorry, yeah, the Delta Center, I mean, is 34 years old. I mean it's, it's one of the. Probably one of the older arenas, but it seemed like it's pretty good.

[Dan Powers]

The. So what we're talking about is the new practice, right?

[Evan]

I'm taking the new practice one.

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dan Powers]

I mean the Delta, the, the, the Delta center does not feel old at all because they've done a bunch of renovations. They're doing even more. The place is phenomenal.

[Evan]

And the practice center you said was right across the road or is it?

[Dan Powers]

No practice facility is. It's in Sandy, but it's like 15 minutes away.

[Evan]

Oh, nice.

[Dan Powers]

Perfect. Perfect for the players, for the families. And that was a big thing they were talking about. I don't want to spoil the, the video. You guys should go watch the video. But the emphasis they put on taking care of the players and specifically their families and just like the communal family environment in there is so, so on the surface when you get there and deep through the entire thing, it's unbelievable. So it was just, it was just a perfect, perfect trip. Honest to God, I can't imagine a situation where a team takes better care of us. Like it was. Well said, Dan. The love I have for this, for this organization, for the Smith group, for Christine, for Meredith, for Chris, for everyone who, who pulled out all the stops, it was just so unbelievable and I, I loved every second of it and I, Yeah, I urge everyone to come to Salt Lake City. We were driving around the campus like the University Winter Classic is going to

[Christopher]

be insane next year after class.

[Dan Powers]

Going to be insane. So yeah, man, it was just all time. 10 truly hard 10 out of 10. This. We got a great week too. It's like 80 degrees here.

[Christopher]

It's just.

[Dan Powers]

The Salt Lake City is so awesome. It's just great food, great vibes, energy and. And the whole Mammoth experience was phenomenal. So thank you so much to the Utah Mammoth. To the Utah Fans, the Salt Lake City community cannot wait to come back for playoffs because I promise you, you're going to have to beat us away with sticks to keep us out of this city. Because this was just unreal. Unreal.

[Christopher]

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[Dan Powers]

We're back and we're jumping into college hockey. And before we get into the men's bracket and our picks, we've got to give a massive shout out to the Wisconsin Badgers women's team winning back to back national championships. And here's the thing, man, don't think a lot of people know this. This was the fourth straight matchup between Wisconsin and Ohio State. We've got one of the great rivalries going in sports in the women's hockey situation here. I mean, four in a row is ridiculous.

[Christopher]

Dude, I got to say, the absolute beatdown that Wisconsin and Ohio State women have been putting on college hockey is crazy. You are, you are. You know, enter a like Yukon, what was it? Yukon, maybe Tennessee women's basketball. I know Yukon and Gino had won a million, but I think it was that woman, Pat. I forget her last name.

[Dan Powers]

But.

[Christopher]

But those teams were dominating and you are in that right now. And that is. Is not easy to do when you have other schools cooking in women's college hockey. So massive tip of the cap to Mark Johnson and the women cooking right now because that is, that is a Very impressive feat.

[Dan Powers]

Absolutely, man. And this game was a tilt as yet again. They had a crazy game against Penn State in the semis and then they come in play Ohio State and it's a 32 regulation win. Unbelievable. There was just over six minutes to go. Scott scores 2, 2. And then Claire Enright comes in, usually more of a defensive player, but comes in, tucks a goal in, gets the go ahead goal and they hold on to get their back to back championships. Unbelievable stuff. And I think there was like five Olympians on the ice in this game. It's just the amount of talent on the ice. So crazy. And a crazy senior group for this Wisconsin team. You've got KK Harvey, you've got Enright. Like we just said, Lacy Eden, we've got Vivian Jungles, we've got Kristen Sims, Layla Edwards. Just such a wagon of a crew on this team. And obviously we've got so much love specifically for KK and Layla, our Olympian girls that we've just been obsessed with throughout that whole tournament in Milan. But unbelievable game, like I said, against Penn State. I think it was Layla and. And Sims. Yeah, they combined for like three goals in the 4, 3 overtime win against Penn State, which was insane. But then shout out. Layla passed Hillary Knight for the most NCAA tournament. Isn't that school history with 12, which is wild. I mean like just wait a way to perform. But wanted to give Wisconsin a massive shout out. And I also need to just. I am again, we all know I'm a, I'm a defense. I was a defenseman in my day and I love a good defenseman. And I just need to do a quick tire pump for our girl, KK Harvey, who by the way, we're trying to get on the show. KK if you're listening.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

We're begging you, please. We need you on the show. But dude, the greatest year of all time for kk.

[Christopher]

And this is nuts.

[Dan Powers]

Also just like this rip is unbelievable. So KK just wins a national championship to add on to this year of winning a gold medal, winning the national championship, back to back NCAA all tournament team wins the Patty Cass, best player in Women's College hockey. WCHA Player of the year. WCHA Defender of the Year. All WCHA first team. What a fucking rip of a season for KK Harvey. So blown away. One of the great seasons you will ever see. Cannot wait to see her career just continued to skyrocket. But as a huge KK fan, we need to just take a second to talk about this Wisconsin team. I think this Is five of seven.

[Christopher]

Dude, that's the thing is crazy.

[Dan Powers]

I mean this is just a generational dominant run dynasty that you will ever

[Christopher]

see, especially the girls that the four year girls, right like that have been there. You just the amount of success that you've had, it's also, it's almost like it sets your precedent so high. It's hard to come out of that and be like, okay, now I'm gonna go play pro hockey where you don't just win every year automatically. It's like, holy, so true.

[Dan Powers]

But this, it was just amazing to see dominance at. At its most ridiculous level. And again, just a massive shout out to. To our girls, Layla and KK and, and the rest of the team, of course, but just so much love for those two.

[Christopher]

And again, hey, put some pressure on the men a because you know, we had the women's US team win, the men's US Team win, women's Wisconsin wins. Now the boys of Wisconsin going to fucking pick it up now.

[Dan Powers]

But again, just stick taps to KK for this just historic season. So blown away, so proud. Unbelievable stuff. Now like you just said, let's see if the men can get it done. Let's go through quick rip through all of these games. CPBR Sherpa, as you always are. Let's talk about these matchups in the men's bracket coming up here and what we think.

[Christopher]

Okay. And here's what we got, Dan. And if you disagree, feel free to say you want to change a pick, but this is, this is my bracket moving forward and then Dan's. He's either going to be the same or slightly different. Okay, Round one of the bracket. And this is when you're listening, these games are like tipping off immediately. So get these picks in. In the Albany region. I've got Michigan over Bentley. I don't even need to say that much. I'm proud of Bentley. Dan is not proud of Bentley because Dan hates Bentley, but I'm proud of Bentley for getting there.

[Dan Powers]

The fact that Bentley's even in this tournament and they even have a Division 1 program absolutely disgusts me.

[Christopher]

Michigan moves on. Then in one of the first of, I would say, three absolute first round tilts, I'm going Penn State over Duluth. Kills me to do it because I loved this Duluth team all year, but I just can't believe Gavin McKenna would leave college without winning a single tournament game. So I'm going Penn State there. You good with that?

[Dan Powers]

I am. Because Penn State got hot at the right time and Gavin McKenna is firing. I like The Penn State pick, he'll

[Christopher]

rise up to the next level. To the next. This next challenge. Okay. Then we go to the Loveland region. I'm going Western Michigan over Minnesota State. There was Broncos disrespect all season. All season, Dan. And you know, I was banging that drum. They are legit for real. They are winning this game as a worthy one seed. I got Western Michigan. You good?

[Dan Powers]

Yes.

[Christopher]

Okay. And then in the other Loveland, I'm going Denver over Cornell. I was basically ready to take Cornell over whoever they played because they always fucking do this. Unless it was Denver, because just Denver has all the pedigree of this tournament. Like, they don't give a fuck about the regular season. This is Denver season. It has begun right now. Too much class and it' a home game for them. I'm going Denver. Wow.

[Dan Powers]

Just perfectly said. It's tough for Cornell, but Denver's just too good.

[Christopher]

Yep. Okay. Then we go to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I'm going North Dakota over Merrimack. Merrimack. Congratulations for making the tournament winning Hockey east pretty cool. But you ran into a buzz saw. Also playing basically a home game.

[Dan Powers]

Buzzsaw situation.

[Christopher]

Yep. And then I'm going Quinnipiac over Providence, which is my second of three tilts.

[Dan Powers]

Yes.

[Christopher]

Wittenbach, your nation's top scorer, one of the best players in the country. And this sucks for the Friars, Dan, because that means they had a really bummer postseason after an incredible regular season. But getting bounced early in Hockey east and getting bounced early in the tournament sucks. I know Quinnipiac's a great team, and

[Dan Powers]

I think I'm smashing the over in this game, too. I think this is going to be a barn burner.

[Christopher]

We always see some of those in the. In the hockey tournament. Right? Like eight, six Madness. Okay, so we're. We're going Quinnipiac here. Then we go to Worcester to finish out round one. I'm going Michigan State over UConn. This is actually my third tilt of round one. I know you might not even have it as a tilt because. But Yukon's a fucking good team.

[Dan Powers]

UConn's a great team. It's going to be a tough game, but Michigan's. And listen, that's my little brother, man. I would love to disrespect them, but State is a very good team, and I think that they have a big time chip on their shoulder after losing to Ohio State. And this is going to be just a monster, monster. Prove it. Game for them. Yep.

[Christopher]

Totally with you. And then here's there's always an upset. We've basically. We've took a couple three over twos, but that's it. Penn State three over two and Quinnipiac three over two. We didn't really pick an upset in the round one. This is the one I'm going with. You don't have to ride it, Dan. And it sucks because I just said they need to step up. I'm going Dartmouth over Wisconsin. It's in Worcester, so they don't have to travel far. There's always one crazy upset. I'm going forward here. It's a total long shot, but I'm telling you, the Badgers were up and down all year, and if they just catch the Badgers on a tough night, Dartmouth could it done. You love to see an Ivy sneak through the first round. I mean, the Ivies can win the whole thing. So I don't mean to disrespect them, but I would love this from Dartmouth. Gimme green. What do you think? I like it.

[Dan Powers]

I hate to agree with you across the board in round one, but I. I think the travel is interesting. And like, I. I do think that the women's team is going to give the. The men's Wisconsin boost. Yeah, but, dude, dart. It's also just a sneaky team, like Wisconsin doesn't really see Dartmouth, you know, all season long. And they're good. I think. I think they're riding a big high. I think Dartmouth takes that game.

[Christopher]

Why not, dude? Why not? You know? Okay, so let's go to round two for a trip to the frozen four. I'm going Michigan over Penn State. This was actually a tougher call for me than I bet it's going to be for you. But McKenna can't quite get them back to the frozen four. It's a hell of a run. It's his only year in college. It's still a hell of a run. I just think Michigan's too good for this Penn State team.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, listen, I'm going to say right now I understand how things have gone the last few years. I'm obviously picking Michigan to win the. Because I'm a Michigan spoiler alert. I have to. I have to stick by my guns. So I do think this is going to be a huge game, and I think Gavin's going to have a great performance, but Michigan will take care of business.

[Christopher]

Tough for Penn State because I know they definitely wanted to get back at least when you have McKenna, but I don't think you're embarrassed by this exit if you lose to Michigan in this round. Okay, then I. Shockingly, I'm going Denver over Western Michigan. I just think it's really hard to repeat. I think the Broncos should be proud of this season. Like I said, there was a lot of disrespect, but this is a brutal matchup. And again, it's hard to repeat. I wrote down there, there, there will come a day when the Denver rain ends, but it is not this day.

[Dan Powers]

It is not. You can never count out Denver. I have Denver in this game as well.

[Christopher]

Okay, Denver back to the frozen four. Next one in a nice match up here. I'm going Michigan State over Dartmouth. You know, strikes midnight for every Cinderella and they should be thrilled with the win over Wisconsin. But this Spartan team, like you said a second ago, Dan, is actually fucking dominant and need to not forget that.

[Dan Powers]

I think it's 11:00pm I'm taking Dartmouth.

[Christopher]

Okay, dude. Right? That would be so fun.

[Dan Powers]

I. I think the rip continues. I think this is a big, big moment for Ivies, but also for Northeast Hockey getting team. I know bcb, you are always in the mix, but we're trying to make UNH great again. We're trying to make Maine great again. And Maine, New Hampshire schools being good is big for the game. I'm taking Dartmouth in a massive shocker upset.

[Christopher]

And what a fucking. What a result that would be like. I'm rooting for it just because it would be amazing. And then in the last one, I'm going no dak over Quinnipiac. I've loved no deck all year. You know, I've said that. And Quinnipiac is good. What's his name? Yeah, is so good. But this is, this is known spoilers yet. But I love this Nodak team, so I'm going there. So I'm on the heavy one. Seeds, you've got the unbelievable Dartmouth pick. I love that. So this will be a really exciting frozen four.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, man. I think Quinnipiac could win that game, but. Shouts, shouts Oshi. I do think Nodak is solid.

[Christopher]

Correct. Okay, so then we go to the frozen four. So for both of us, have Michigan, Denver in one game, which is a bloodbath. Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

And I'm. I'm taking Michigan. But I am also saying that that is my heart taking Michigan. I, I, as we said, we can never count out Carl and this Denver team. And Chris, if you don't take Denver, I think you're lying.

[Christopher]

I took Michigan because I think they said.

[Dan Powers]

I think. I think you're lying. I think. I think you think Denver's Gonna win that game. And I think it's a good pick.

[Christopher]

Well, I did. That is a good pick. It's probably the logical pick. I bet they'll be the favorite. But I'm telling you that I think that finally Michigan. Because, dude, Michigan has choked. No offense, but Michigan has choked. We have. We have the last few years, and I just think eventually you got a choking hazard warnings. You read them, you read, you learn. Someone gives you the Heimlich. Boom. Now you're alive, you beat Denver. Give me Michigan here going back to the final because. Don't worry, Dan, I'm saving a Michigan choke for your dumb ass later. Yeah, so give me Michigan in the Froz 4, and then my game, I've got no Dak versus Michigan State in another tilt. And here's Dan, where I think the Spartans fall, which would have been an electric final, because, God, dude, if we get a Michigan. Michigan State final, it will be extremely cool. But I'm going nodak in that game because I just think I do want to emphasize that.

[Dan Powers]

How cool would that be if it was Michigan State?

[Christopher]

God, in Vegas, you, me. But then you, Dan, have Dartmouth versus Quinnipiac. So who are you taking in the other leg of your frozen four?

[Dan Powers]

No, no, no. I took no deck.

[Christopher]

Oh, you are going that. You just said they could win that game.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, I. I think North Dakota wins this game.

[Christopher]

Okay, so North Dakota over Dartmouth. It's midnight now, finally for Cinderella. Yeah. So then we both have a no DAC Michigan final. And I am going no DAC party in Sin City. They slightly edge out Michigan, and I don't think it's a choke. I don't think it's a choke because it was a storybook season. It was going to be their first title since 98. But no DAC wins their ninth in school history. Ten years after the last one in 2016. You, Dan, obviously have Michigan. Tell me why.

[Dan Powers]

Because I love Michigan. That's it.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

No, this team, like we said, I think this team is stacked top to bottom with insane talent from the net out to the front. And I also think they have done the wire to wire, essentially. There's really been. We. We've done it all season. We've been watching the games all season. Really? Only two times this season have I been like, fuck, that was a bad loss. And, like, I wouldn't even call them bad losses. Like, there were a couple of splits that made total sense, but they've just never. They've not gone on a skid even once. They've not lost a game. That was like, oh, that was brutal. This team is a fucking powerhouse. And it's time to take the years of choking, the years of shortcomings and go fucking drop your nuts. Time to win time.

[Christopher]

Since 98. Since 98, it's, it might be time, Dan.

[Dan Powers]

And I do think that there's an opportunity where you can never count out Denver. They, they don't feel like the tightness Denver they've been in the last eight years.

[Christopher]

I agree with that.

[Dan Powers]

I, I, I, I. And I don't think we have like the Western Michigan. They're obviously great, but I don't think that they are as strong as they've been in the past. Even Nodak, it's like this is the time is now. It's now or never. I would almost say so. Let's fucking go.

[Christopher]

Let's go, dude. And hey, no DAC Michigan final would be fucking money too. The Michigan, Michigan State, but no DAC Michigan. What a fucking blue blood battle. I love it. All right, that's our picks for the bracket. Fill yours out asap. The games are about to start. Puck drop is nigh. Get ready. It's going to be an unbelievable tournament. One of my favorite moments in the hockey season. Enjoy now. We're going to take an ad break and we'll be right back, babes.

[Dan Powers]

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[Christopher]

We've made it to the States, Daniel. We. We're rarely. We're rarely do we journey from the homeland to. To the ut. To the. Utah. Is that how they say Utah?

[Dan Powers]

I believe that's that. I believe that's correct. But we are here in Utah and we've had a terrible, abysmal week last week. Christopher. Professor, please run everyone through our performance because it, it was quite tragic.

[Christopher]

Appears it was the. The looming travel that had us in disarray. The mega parlay recap. Pens. Yes. Very nice, gentlemen. Pens? Yes. Knights?

[Dan Powers]

No.

[Christopher]

Stars? No. Kings? No. Sharks? No. Spunk?

[Dan Powers]

No.

[Christopher]

Aisles? No. Let's just hit all time, all time. Run of disaster sends. Yes. Blues. Yes. Wings. No. Oilers. No. 3 and 8.

[Dan Powers]

Our worst. Our worst performance yet. But as we've said many a times on this show, we can always do worse.

[Christopher]

Would you like it over? We'll do it over.

[Dan Powers]

This was us delivering on that promise. It was absolutely terrible.

[Christopher]

One could argue it's difficult to get that many wrong. It's just as hard to go 0 for 11 as it is to go 11 and oh, so it is. You're welcome.

[Dan Powers]

And on the Life on the Line recap, we did a classic split two and two. I got one correct. Christopher got one correct. We also got one wrong. So you would think that maybe we would have a little bit of satisfaction and a bit of redemption in the Friday fade. The thing that can never, ever miss. We pick the Leafs, the lowly Leafs over the Hurricanes. And they did lose. It was in extra time, which makes it a little bit more palatable. But it was Still a loss. A loss on the Friday Fade. You never see that then.

[Christopher]

You knew the entire weekend was in shambles. Daniel, when that happened, it was a terrible, devastating result. Yet again this week. Friday. Two. Two games. So there's a spouse pickings. Which one strikes a chord with you, Professor?

[Dan Powers]

We have an Atlantic matchup in the Wings and Sabers. And the Sabers are the best team in the world. So you could think we could pick the Wings, but their backs are against the wall, so I'm not sure we can do that. And I look at the Rangers playing the Blackhawks. Well, they are at home. They did only manage nine shots on net the other night, which is so, so rubbish. Therefore, we will pick our Friday fade. The New York Rangers to beat the Chicago Blackhawks.

[Christopher]

We're taking the last place tee. The worst. No, worse. The worst in the East. No Canucks. They're no Canucks, but the worst team in the East. They could never win a game.

[Dan Powers]

There are some who say that's not much of a fade when I tell you that the last place team who didn't manage double digits and shots is going to win a game. I assure you that is a fade. Now for our Saturday Selly, we picked young, delightful Macklin Celebrini versus the Flyers. The Sharks were pumped 4 to 1 and Macklin did not score.

[Christopher]

Pathetic. Pathetic results. Continue. He had an assist. That does not get us paid this weekend, Daniel. Some. Some. I had my eyes upon Tage Thompson and the surging Sabers versus the Spunk at home. That could be a goal. Wyatt and Robo near leading the league on the road. You know, I don't know of a road, Selly, but playing the Pens who have been a bit porous. Forgiveness. Forgive me, Dr. Watkins, but the Pens have been porous lately.

[Evan]

Not like very good.

[Christopher]

Not indeed. So Wyatt and Robo there and then Cooch. Daniel Cooch, who. Who leads the league in points already? We said by the end of the year he already leads the league in points and he has 40 goals. Coach at home versus the Sens is interesting as well.

[Dan Powers]

I like your first pick. Tage Thompson. At home versus the Spunk. That feels like it's going to see fruit. Let's go with Tage.

[Christopher]

Let's go with Tage. To round out our past weekend of debauchery, the Sunday hat trick parlay we gave you Tampa Moneyline under 6.5 and accoutrement. Tampa Bay lost. It was 4.3in overtime for a total of 7. And Cooch had one assist, which feels pointless considering considering he had 12 points in the three previous games. A deplorable, deplorable bet.

[Dan Powers]

Absolutely abysmal. Now, what do we have this week as we try to get back on track?

[Christopher]

The matchups are as follows. Cats at rags, Preds at Lightning. Habs at Canes. Bruins at Jackets. Hawks at Devils. Stars at Flyers. Now, there were two that seemed interesting to mine eyes.

[Dan Powers]

I'd like you to take point. I selected Tage for the Saturday Sally here. Tell me what you feel in your gut.

[Christopher]

This is perfect, Daniel. Because I wanted to go stammer bowl, which is Pred's lightning. But Daniel, remember, we burn and we learn. We burn and we learn, right? And the the Habs just beat the Canes. So now that we will be burn and now we learn. So the Cane's money line must come home under 6.5 because it was over and a Seth Jarvis point. You burn and you learn and you

[Dan Powers]

make your money a friend of the program. Point. I love that. That's fantastic for our Sunday hat trick parlay. Now let's get into the mega live on a beach parlay. Run through the games. We'll run around the horn. Christopher, starting with you.

[Christopher]

A near frozen frenzy, gentlemen. And actually games we started with me last Mega and it was pathetic and we got disaster. So Dr. Watkins, I will in fact start with you. For the first matchup we have Sens at bolts.

[Evan]

Senators.

[Christopher]

Senators. Dr. Very nice, very nice. Daniel. Cats at Isles.

[Dan Powers]

I will take the aisles.

[Christopher]

Christopher Ducks at Oilers. Give me the ducklings.

[Dan Powers]

Give me the ducklings.

[Christopher]

To take control of the Pacific. Dr. Watkins wild at Bruins.

[Evan]

Give me the wild.

[Christopher]

Yes, Dr. Daniel stars at pension.

[Dan Powers]

I fortunately, I think I will take the stars.

[Christopher]

Ah, the poor Pans. The poor pants bastard. It's.

[Evan]

It's the correct.

[Christopher]

It's the correct. Christopher Devils at Keynes. Kane's back on track. Keynes. Daniel Sharks at jackets.

[Dan Powers]

I will take the jackets.

[Christopher]

Dr. Watkins spunk at Sabers.

[Evan]

Have to go Sabers.

[Christopher]

Yes, yes. Christopher Leaf Satisfaction at blues. Well, give me the blues. Give me the blues. Daniel Habs at Preds.

[Dan Powers]

Take the Predators.

[Christopher]

Dr. Walker's jets at AVS.

[Evan]

Avalanche.

[Christopher]

Christopher Flyers at wings. Detroit. Must I them last week they might me again. Give me the wings, please. Daniel. Mammoth.

[Dan Powers]

That kings it another one. It just devastates me to say, but I've just spent so much time in Utah and I love them so much. I'll take the Mammoth.

[Christopher]

It's too good. Dr. Watkins Canucks at Flames.

[Evan]

Flames.

[Christopher]

And then Christopher Caps at nights. Vegas has been deplorable. LT Revenge Tour. Possibly. Give me the Caps.

[Dan Powers]

Fantastic. So we have the sense. Aisles, Ducks, Wild Stars, Canes, Jackets, Sabers, Blues, Preds, Abs, Wings, Mammoth Flames and Caps. That is your Live on a Beach Saturday mega parlay. Now let us get into Life on the Line. We went two and two last week. We need to hit this. We've hit this twice before. Let's round.

[Christopher]

Make it three. Get your.

[Dan Powers]

Let's make it a roundup and get three. Who would like to start?

[Christopher]

I can't remember. Jay, I believe we need to.

[Dan Powers]

It doesn't matter. We don't. No, it doesn't. You. When is it ever. Every time you say, oh, I can't remember. Who did it first last time. It doesn't matter. It doesn't work.

[Christopher]

We should check. We should check the T. Do you

[Dan Powers]

feel like going first or not, you fucking imbecile?

[Christopher]

Yes. Let me proceed. Let me proceed. Leg number one of the Life on the Line parlay. LT was given his Vegas layoff. Yet somehow still the Knights hum along. But signing Marner and missing playoffs. That sounds like M. Night Shyamalan.

[Dan Powers]

Very good.

[Christopher]

Give me the Caps money line.

[Dan Powers]

Finally, a nice soliloquy that won't send you to jail.

[Evan]

A twist ending, if you will.

[Christopher]

Yeah. Yes. Yes. The rhyme itself was M. Night Shyamalan. Very good, doctor. Very good. Good.

[Dan Powers]

Well done. All right. My first. We love the Sharks, but Columbus has a spark. Could it be that the good vibes have run out? Sharks are starting to spiral. They haven't won in a while. Even the horniest fan base is starting to pout. The Jackets aren't slowing. It looks like they're growing. And staying hot is absolutely a must. If there's one thing to know, the cannons will blow because Blue Jackets fans are about to bust. Blue Jackets money line.

[Christopher]

There we go.

[Evan]

Back to the perverted stuff.

[Christopher]

There we go. There we go. Daniel.

[Dan Powers]

It's only going to get worse.

[Christopher]

I actually behaved. I would say I behaved. Okay, next leg. Next leg, life on the line. The Panther Sumpter was Barkov and his sawney while Schaefer was doing calisthenics and dry land. Florida still wants playoff love. They're feeling horny, but say it with me. That's the wrong island. Give me the Isles money line.

[Dan Powers]

How funny is it that he said I behaved before this? He was like, I actually behaved this week.

[Evan]

He tricked us.

[Dan Powers]

He tricked us.

[Evan]

All right.

[Dan Powers]

In the final leg. The call may be old, but truth be told, this Predators team is a blast. Good hockey and honky tonk. You can bet your badonkadonk playoffs on Broadway has me at half mast. Cole's looking shifty. He might even get 50. But in this matchup, their swan song has been sung. The habs are just infants. Their chances. Their chances are distant. We know that the predators like them young. Preds.

[Christopher]

Money line. Yes. Gentlemen, this comes home. This comes home. I can tell.

[Dan Powers]

Oh, goodness gracious. So we have the breads and the blue jackets and casts and the aisles. That is your life on the line. Parlay. Brilliant stuff from the professors. Now we'll take a break and return. Thank you so much. To the professors. We, as we have said many times, we're here in Utah and ev, we're very happy to have you for this discussion because I. I cannot be in Utah without just having a blast with Mormon culture.

[Evan]

Bring.

[Christopher]

We've got it.

[Evan]

Bring them Young. That's the name if you're gonna bring them. Bring Them young. Bring them off.

[Christopher]

I have never heard that. That is an incredible joke.

[Evan]

It's a friend. It's a friend of mine's grandpa said it. It's a very old man joke.

[Christopher]

That is a great joke, and I'm taking it and now I'm gonna use it. And thank you so much.

[Dan Powers]

I absolutely love it. We have talked about the Book of Mormon on this show before. One of the greatest plays of all time, musicals of all time. And if you haven't seen it, go see the Book of Mormon. And I think my favorite thing about the Book of Mormon is how good of sports Mormons are with the Book of Mormon. I have talked to many Mormon people who are like, I think Book of Mormon is so funny, but just quickly touching on Mormonism in general. A quick Google search and a quick Wikipedia page reading the. The origins of Mormonism is. And Latter Day Saints is absolutely unbelievable.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Dan Powers]

Like, it is just truly wild stuff. And I love it.

[Christopher]

I can't believe how. And maybe this is because it's. It's what you see, but I can't believe how prevalent it is. And I know, like, that sounds. Or that should be obvious, but it's just. It's funny to me that this religion, like, it started here. Right. That's how that's how this works.

[Evan]

Yeah. I think that they. They moved here for. To. To create their own space, essentially.

[Dan Powers]

Yes. And.

[Christopher]

And because ev. I kept comparing it because we have friends that have moved here and I was talking about the perks of living here because I legitimately might move to Salt Lake City. It's so awesome. I'm not kidding. And I was like, what is. Is what's. Because we were comping it to Scientology in. In la, right? Not in a way of the religion. I'm saying, like, oh, there's Scientology in la, but I don't see it ever. Like, I don't. You know, that doesn't impact my life. Life in any way, but it does

[Evan]

in ways you don't know.

[Christopher]

Yes, you're right, Ev. I'm being controlled. I didn't even realize, but I was like, oh, you probably don't even encounter any Mormonism here. But that's not true. You do. Like, it actually is so prevalent here, which is actually really impressive that, that it just. It completely flourishes.

[Dan Powers]

So what's interesting is, as the story goes, on September 22, 1823, Joseph Smith found the golden plates inside a stone box buried on the west side of a prominent hill near his home in Manchester, New York. So he found the golden plates in New York.

[Christopher]

Interesting. I forgot about that.

[Dan Powers]

But then Joseph Smith moved Mormonism and Latter Day Saints to Utah. And as Chris said, the way it has taken hold in this state is nothing short of fascinating. It's amazing. I mean, we were at Matt Flanker and a guy, a Mammoth fan, came up to us, started chatting with us. Awesome, dude.

[Christopher]

Great dude.

[Dan Powers]

And Chris was like, let me buy you a drink. And he was like, I'm. I'm Mormon. I don't drink. And Chris was like, oh, sweet. So he got a lemonade and we were just like hanging chit chatting. And then we started talking about skiing. And there's a thing on Alta Mountain called an Alta bomb. That is a shot of espresso that you drop into a beer.

[Christopher]

Crazy, crazy town.

[Dan Powers]

Down. And Chris was talking to this guy about skiing, and he was like, dude, have you done an Alta bomb? I gotta get you an Alta bomb. And the guy was like, again, I am Mormon. I don't drink and also can't have caffeine. And I was double trouble. I overheard it and I was like, you can't have caffeine, you can't drink coffee. And he's like, we can't have tea, brother. And I was like, what the is going on? So.

[Evan]

But can't they have Diet Coke or something? Isn't there some loophole?

[Dan Powers]

I think they must be able to have diet or maybe it's just coffee.

[Christopher]

I'm gonna look.

[Dan Powers]

I don't know.

[Christopher]

I'm gonna look.

[Dan Powers]

But every time we learn of these new laws and rules, it's just so interesting, dude. It's against the law to throw a snowball in Provo.

[Christopher]

Oh, yeah, that was sick.

[Dan Powers]

You can't throw a snowball in Provo.

[Evan]

That's good thing.

[Dan Powers]

How funny is that?

[Evan]

Wow. Good thing I didn't do that because I was there for a week and I was very tempted.

[Dan Powers]

And hey, if you come to Utah, be aware you also can't hunt elephants or whales.

[Christopher]

So, yeah, you can't do anything to a whale in Utah. That's a law. That's.

[Evan]

How would you even if you go to the. Great question, you go to SeaWorld with a shotgun.

[Dan Powers]

Hey, hey, Evan, that's a great question. I don't know where you think you're going to find a whale in this state, but if you do, you can't hunt it. So just know that the elephant thing

[Evan]

too is also confusing. I mean, I know they have mammoth the. The mascot, but you know, there are

[Dan Powers]

mammoth walking the streets around here.

[Christopher]

Well, okay, Dan, So this says that the restriction focuses on hot drinks only. So there's no ban on caffeine. You just can't have tea or coffee because they're hot drinks. But you can have soda and.

[Dan Powers]

And could you presumably have an ice performance?

[Christopher]

Love. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I don't mean.

[Dan Powers]

People think soaking is a good loophole. Talk about iced coffee.

[Christopher]

And Dan, I would even argue. Well, I guess you can't have the beer. I was going to say I would argue the Ulta bomb. That espresso cools right off very quickly. You know, like I did. That was. That wasn't hot at all. May. Maybe you get an N. A beer. You get an NA beer. Drop the espresso in, let it cool.

[Dan Powers]

And a decaf espresso.

[Christopher]

Yeah. No, no, no. You could have the caffeine. That's what I'm saying.

[Dan Powers]

That's right.

[Christopher]

Just can't. Can't be hot. That's interesting.

[Evan]

You can have the caffeine, but it has to go up your butt.

[Dan Powers]

That's true. But chug the caffeine.

[Christopher]

Regular chug. And iced coffee. Butt. Chug of hot coffee.

[Evan]

Yes.

[Christopher]

I think you're good.

[Dan Powers]

What. What blows my mind ev, is the like. Listen, the Church of Latter Day Saints. Yeah, Mormonism. Fantastic. Do your thing. I can't believe how much it's taken root in government here. It's like to have a very prevalent presence in the state is not shocking to me. But the fact that it has found root in the laws and legislature of the state.

[Evan]

Yeah, yeah. They have got like a little local theocracy going on.

[Christopher]

On.

[Dan Powers]

It's crazy, dude. You can't buy alcohol on Sundays. It's like there.

[Christopher]

You.

[Dan Powers]

You shot measurements on every bottle. Yeah.

[Evan]

Yeah. You can't get it. You cannot get a. A martini because it's like, more than one shot of.

[Dan Powers]

Oh, dude, I didn't even.

[Christopher]

That. That's.

[Dan Powers]

You're never going to find a heavy pour, dude.

[Christopher]

Your martini. Your martini comes out like this bit, you know, like, it's like.

[Evan]

Like a cup for a mouse.

[Christopher]

Yeah. And it comes out like, this big. And you're like, my olive can't even get underwater.

[Evan]

You know, Sex in the city ladies would not do well in Utah.

[Dan Powers]

Tough folks to come into the comments and let us know on this, because I. I think our Chris, Scotty said. Our friend out here, Scotty, said that you can order a double. It's just, like, measured, but no triple.

[Christopher]

And. But the doubles. Half are. Or. Sorry, the regular is a half. So you. When people are ordering doubles, they're just ordering a regular drink where we come from. You know what I'm saying? Like, the. The regular drink is this much. So when you go, they go, yes. I can't tell if he's frozen or.

[Evan]

I think he's literally frozen.

[Dan Powers]

Not.

[Christopher]

Can you trick.

[Dan Powers]

Is that true?

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Dan Powers]

It's a regular shock. So it doubles a normal.

[Christopher]

So when you go, can I have a double? They go, yes, but that's just our drink. And then if you go, can I have a triple? They go, no, you cannot.

[Evan]

I will say I was. I was also, because I stayed in Provo for a film festival last October and had a great time. And I think you're right, Dan. Like, everybody's very polite, very nice. You know what I mean? So.

[Dan Powers]

Oh, it's amazing. I.

[Evan]

But I didn't actually, you know, I didn't do what Book of Mormon does and actually, like, make fun of their religion in their face. But. But I could see how that. That would. That would track because everybody was very cool and very chill.

[Christopher]

Dude, I have. I have two thoughts. And so here's. Here's my. Because we were talking to Scotty about, are there any cons of moving here? And so that's how this came up, the alcohol thing. And Dan made a good point where he's like, you can't. I was like, you can't buy alcohol on Sunday. And Dan was like, dude, you would get used to that. And you just buy it on Saturday.

[Evan]

Like, same way. In Savannah. I went to school in Savannah, Georgia, for college. And in.

[Christopher]

At.

[Evan]

In that county, at least as Far as I remember, you couldn't buy alcohol on Sundays.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, I mean, ev. My. My college was in a dry town. And here's the thing, we just drove to the next town.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

It wasn't difficult.

[Evan]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Drunk. Yeah. Yeah.

[Evan]

Hammered.

[Dan Powers]

Absolutely. Shit.

[Christopher]

Loaded up, boys. Yeah.

[Evan]

We're not condoning that. Just fy.

[Christopher]

Yes. Do not. Do not.

[Dan Powers]

Do not drive drunk.

[Christopher]

Uber. So here's my two thoughts. Number one, and I mean this, this feels unfair. If you want to go, we serve half shots in your drinks. That is fine. Like I can live in this world, but per Scotty, the price of that drink is the what it would be anywhere. Like, they charge the same. And I never begrudge a business to make their money. But you are using less of the alcohol, like the bar. The only one winning here is the bars who are doubling their profits because they're serving the same price for half the drink. And I'm like, dude, if you just made these drinks cheaper too, I wouldn't have any issue with this. Where they go, oh, dude, the. You order a vodka soda in Utah. You don't. You don't. You only get this much vodka. And I go, I don't give a. I only pay half price too. So yeah, I gotta order more, but

[Evan]

I gotta order more of them.

[Dan Powers]

That's the thing, man. Think about what is valued here. They're not charging you for the liquor, brother. They're charging you for the soda.

[Christopher]

The soda. Dan, this is big soda. Oh my God, Dan, this is literally all big soda.

[Evan]

They've got their own sort of boutique, local soda stuff.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Dan Powers]

Oh, there's. Oh yeah. There's like Utah specific sodas all over the place.

[Christopher]

And that just threw me for a loop. Dude, this is a big soda play. Okay, I actually think then that you touch your go. We offer vodka water, tap, which I like vodka taps for are half price.

[Dan Powers]

Cuz I got a good deal.

[Christopher]

I'll. I'll drink them. Oh, you squirt of lime in there, I'll drink them. Vodka taps need to be half price. So there's thought number one. Thought number two is being Mormon is actually awesome when you don't feel like drinking and it's like a thing that you're like, I don't want to do this. Like, I don't want to be here. I want to be healthy. I go like this. I'm actually Mormon. I'm actually, I'm doing a trial.

[Dan Powers]

Their culture is not your costume.

[Christopher]

I'm not. It isn't a costume, dude, I'm in Trial Mormon for two weeks, seeing how it goes. Seeing how my body feels.

[Dan Powers]

You're going to sporadically go through trial Mormonism every time you don't want to

[Christopher]

drink just to see how it feels.

[Dan Powers]

Dan, Try it out.

[Christopher]

Try it on. I think that's nice. Because no one busts your balls at all when you go, you want to drink? And they go, I'm Mormon. No one goes, what the is wrong with you? They go, oh, of course.

[Evan]

I'm sorry. Because if you say. Because if you say mysteriously, oh, I don't drink anymore. Hit rock bottom.

[Dan Powers]

Yeah, I was about to say, because notoriously, if you go like this, I am actually, I am sober. I'm. I was an alcoholic. I'm sober now.

[Christopher]

People go, boo you.

[Evan]

You're trying to fix your life.

[Christopher]

You get to go. If you get to go, I'm sober now or Mormon. No one cares if you go, oh, I'm. I'm like, I'm not drinking this.

[Dan Powers]

You know what? It actually is true if you go like this. I'm actually off the sauce this weekend. Just trying to stay healthy. People are like this.

[Christopher]

You, you. Yeah, yeah. What happened?

[Evan]

What's wrong? Unless your liver gets damaged. Okay, yes.

[Christopher]

But if you go, I'm Mormon. They go, dude, that's awesome. I'm happy. Never mind. All good. You want a lemonade? And I go, yes, please. So we're going to see how that shakes out, dude.

[Dan Powers]

So as we wrap up here, we are deciding that we're all taking Mormonism for a spin.

[Christopher]

Take it for a spin.

[Dan Powers]

That's going to be fun.

[Evan]

Let's go for a week and we'll, we'll come back and we'll report our findings.

[Dan Powers]

We'll see you next Thursday's episode and see how it went.

[Evan]

We're all be wearing suits and ties.

[Christopher]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dan Powers]

With a nice book in a our hands. Yeah. Hello, my name is Elder Powers.

[Christopher]

Yes.

[Dan Powers]

Listen. Shout out to Utah. Shout out to the mammoth. This was an unbelievable trip and an unbelievable episode to wrap it all up. Hope you had a blast, everybody. Guys, go. Follow us on all the accounts. 5 star reviews on Spotify and Apple. Wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe to the YouTube, all that good stuff. You're going to see some great videos coming up from this Utah trip. So make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss those. We love you, babes. Have an amazing, safe, safe, fun and happy weekend. And until we see you next week, enjoy some good hockey and remember the number one rule.

[Christopher]

Skate hard.

[Dan Powers]

Monster Energy. Everybody knows White Monster, Zero Ultra.

[Christopher]

That's the og.

[Dan Powers]

It kicked off this whole Zero Sugar energy drink thing. But Ultra is a whole lineup now. You've got Strawberry Dreams, Blue Hawaiian Sunrise and Vice Guava. And they all bring the Monster Energy Punch.

[Christopher]

So if you've been living in the

[Dan Powers]

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