

Sound of Hockey Episode 81 – Trying to Be Legit – Featuring Brenden Dillon
Big-time interview with a big-time guest this week, as Sound of Hockey welcomes current Washington Capital and former San Jose Shark, Dallas Star, and Seattle Thunderbird, Brenden Dillon. With "Dilly Dilly," the guys discuss a variety of facets of his hockey career...

2019-20 NHL Attendance Report
Last Saturday, April 4th, would have been the last game of the season. That is when I would have taken a deep dive look into the annual attendance numbers across the NHL. As of now, we don’t know when the NHL could resume. I also seem to have a lot of time on my hands...

The Epic Decline of Fighting in the NHL
With all this spare time on my hands, I thought I would look at the historical decline of fighting in the NHL. Fights by Season If there are no more regular season games played this season, it will be the fewest # of fights in a season that the NHL has seen since the...

Sound of Hockey Episode 80 – The Electric Factory – With Ryan Hardy, GM of USHL’s Chicago Steel
Ok, seriously, you're going to love Sound of Hockey's interview with Chicago Steel General Manager, Ryan Hardy. Ryan has had a fascinating journey through hockey so far, leading him to his current role at the helm of one of the best teams in the USHL. So get...

A look back at the 2019-2020 U.S. Division
By Andy Eide For the first time in its 102-year history there will be no Memorial Cup handed out this May. Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 disease the Canadian Hockey League canceled the playoffs for all three member leagues. This of course, meant that the...

Sound of Hockey Episode 79 – Spinning Laundry with Jason Berger, Equipment Manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Sound of Hockey is still in quarantine, but that doesn't mean it will stop putting out great content! This week, John, Andy, and Darren welcome Jason Berger, Equipment Manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning, for a light-hearted look into his world working behind the...

Episode 78 – Social Distancing – Featuring Kwame Mason, director of Soul on Ice
Welp... that escalated quickly. It's a new world, and Sound of Hockey is here to just give you a bit of an escape from it. The guys recognize that there's no longer hockey to talk about, so instead, they're going to focus on interviews for the foreseeable future. The...

Sound of Hockey Episode 77 – The SPAMboni – Featuring Mike Snee of College Hockey Inc.
FULL DISCLOSURE - Sound of Hockey recorded this episode on Monday night, before the extra crazy and scary coronavirus news started hitting about leagues canceling, travel being banned, etc., so please take that into account when listening. That said, this is a good...

Sound of Hockey Episode 76 – Wash Your Hands!
It's been a weird week in Seattle, so the Sound of Hockey guys are here to hopefully brighten your day a bit with some mindless hockey talk (and yes, they do briefly discuss the coronavirus and the impact it's having on the local area, as well as the hockey world). In...

NHL Seattle breaks ground on practice facility in Northgate with an eye towards serving community
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – While there is already a hole in the ground and construction at Northgate Mall, NHL Seattle was on the scene Thursday to officially break ground on its new training facility. The NHL Seattle Ice Centre will be a 180,000 square foot project,...