From Center Ice:
The Podcast
Episode 52 - Messing With My Head
Courtney is finally back to grieve. . . or put a bow on what was the Chicago Blackhawks 2020 playoff appearance. Plus, some Corey Crawford contract talk.
Episode 51 - Playoffs, Here We Are!
Come at you to recap the Edmonton Oilers series, preview the Vegas Golden Knights series, and mourn the loss of my hope from Game 1 against Vegas. Hockey is so give and take!
Episode 50 - A Tale of Two Teams
We're two games into the Stanley Cup Qualifying round between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Edmonton Oilers and Courtney is so far from okay. Is this fun? This is supposed to be fun right?! Ugh, let's talk about these first two games.
Episode 49 - Blackhawks Series Preview
Courtney here to bring you an episode previewing the Chicago Blackhawks series against the Edmonton Oilers. There's a lot of information in here before the qualifying series kicks off. So, buckle in! Hockey is back!
Episode 48 - Exhibiting Greatness
The Chicago Blackhawks played their exhibition game against the St. Louis Blues. I'm here to recap the game and talk about what I liked and didn't like. Also looking forward to the weekend!
Episode 47 - Training Camp
From Center Ice Shorty Episode #1 is all about the Blackhawks Training Camp and the news we had up until last week!
Episode 46 - Announcement
We are bringing you From Center Ice Shorties until we get our studio set up! Shorter episodes with only Courtney talking. We will be back to full-strength soon!
Episode 45 - MARIAN HOSSA!
MARIAN HOSSA IS IN THE HALL OF FAME! WE TURNED A YEAR OLD! THERE ARE NEW BABIES! Plus, the NHL is still full of nonsense concerning the return to play.
Episode 44 - BLACK LIVES MATTER
Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. BLACK LIVES MATTER. We discuss the new wave of the movement and then transition into talking about the absolute rampant racism in hockey. We put a bow on the discussion by talking about the new Hockey Diversity Alliance started by Akim Aliu, Evander Kane, Trevor Daley, Matt Dumba, Wayne Simmonds, Chris Stewart, and Joel Ward.
Episode 43 - HOCKEY IS BACK...ISH! (Feat. Mario Tirabassi)
We are back with another episode finally, and there is news to talk about! The NHL and NHLPA have agreed on a return-to-play format involving 24 teams. This includes our Chicago Blackhawks! Hockey writer (and fantastic Twitter follow), Mario Tirabassi, joins us this week to talk about what hockey returning may look like, the risk factor, and who may make the roster to play against the Edmonton Oilers!
Episode 42 - AHL SEASON CANCELLED
The 2019-2020 American Hockey League season has officially been cancelled. Time to transition into offseason mode.
Episode 41 - The Lucky & The Screwed
We're back! We have some signings to chat about and discuss which teams got screwed the most this year, and which ones got lucky with the season being paused and potentially cancelled!
Episode 40 - KEVIN!!!
We’ve hit episode 40 and we are celebrating with actual hockey news! We are still quarantined, but at least our team did something positive. The Chicago Blackhawks extended Matthew Highmore and Kevin Lankinen to 2 year deals.
Episode 39 - Quarantine Edition
We are stuck in Quarantine. We are losing our minds. There is no hockey. But, we're trying our best.
Episode 38 - Hockey, No Longer
There is still no hockey. But, there is still us. Yes, maybe we ranted a bit about how people are ridiculously selfish, but there is some hockey news in here too. It's worth the listen.
Episode 37.5 - The Update
We wanted to briefly touch on the news around the sports world. NHL, AHL, ECHL, and all major hockey leagues are suspended until further notice.
Episode 37 - Welcome To The Gauntlet
JACALYN IS BACK THIS WEEK! We are back to normal, yet slowly losing our minds. The Blackhawks don't have an identity, and the inconsistency of our Rockford IceHogs is leaving us stuck and angry. Before we try to analyze them, we hop around the league a bit. This last month of the AHL season is going to be absolutely ridiculous. Buckle up.
Episode 36 - The Mile High Episode
On this week's episode, Courtney is without Jacalyn so she calls in reinforcements from Colorado. Jenika (Fink) joins the podcast to chat about the Avalanche, how the AHL schedule makes zero sense, and dumb stadium names around the country. Courtney gives the Avs enough crap throughout the podcast, so it's time to show them some love!
Episode 34 - Thank you, Robin! (Trade Deadline Pt.1)
The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. We had to split our deadline episodes into two separate ones. Here in part one, we cover the moves that the Blackhawks made (or didn't make).
Episode 35 - The Conditions Are. . . (Trade Deadline Pt.2)
In part two of our NHL Trade Deadline coverage, we take a little journey around the league to see what the other teams were up to on Monday. They can't all be as crazy as the Blackhawks, right?