What Chaos!
A mix of hockey with a little bit of nonsense. What Chaos! is hosted by hockey insiders and longtime friends Pete Blackburn and DJ Bean. The podcast features interviews with NHL insiders, prominent reporters, and current and former players. The show delivers expert analysis, a good dose of humor, and entertaining conversations about the league’s biggest news, star players, and most intriguing story lines.
Latest Episodes
The Dallas Stars are in the process of building a new arena, and reports have emerged that they are getting some of that money from an unlikely place: the public schools. We discuss why and how the Stars are getting all that public money. We are also joined by Steve "Petey" Peters to discuss the Flyers, Rick Tocchet's future in Philly, and what teams he thinks are better or worse than they look.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
4:02 Stars-Avs
15:20 Tocchet Says 'Horny'
18:20 Petey on Flyers
32:20 Petey on Rangers
36:15 Petey on Kings
40:50 Petey on Oilers
47:35 Petey on Mammoth
58:20 Stars Arena Situation
1:24:10 Slate
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Last night's Frozen Frenzy delivered TONS to talk about, so we recap some of the biggest moments, including the Tkachuk Brothers showing out for Florida, Nathan MacKinnon being bloodied in a fight with Roope Hintz, and other standout performances. Plus, we discuss Alex DeBrincat's massive extension with the Red Wings and Jacob Tierney's latest call out of the NHL.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
8:40 Flames Get a Point
19:00 Kraken-Flyers
25:13 Kings Bad
34:10 Frozen Frenzy Stats
36:15 The Tkachucks
38:40 Bowness Is Mad
44:50 MacKinnon-Hintz Fight
52:00 Bedard & the Blackhawks
1:00:05 Fraser Minten Respect
1:04:25 Alexis Lafrenière Respect
1:09:00 DeBrincat Extension
1:13:50 Tierney on the NHL
1:26:45 Slate
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Today is the NHL's Frozen Frenzy on ESPN, where all 32 teams are in action on the same night. We discuss tonight's massive slate, including new Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard's season debut, the NHL debut of Roger McQueen for Anaheim, and a huge matchup between the Avalanche and Stars. Plus, we are joined by Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio to discuss the state of his New York Rangers and the war on 'Digger.' 0:00 Welcome to What Chaos! 16:45 Bedard Debut 23:25 Chris Baio Joins! 37:50 Baio on NYR 51:10 Cupcake Experience 53:50 Roger McQueen Debut 1:05:30 MacKinnon's socks 1:16:55 Slate JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/WhatChaos JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/3brHQ2q5V2 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatChaosShow https://twitter.com/DJ_Bean https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn https://twitter.com/shawn_depaz
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After making the playoffs last year, the Philadelphia Flyers have been awful to start the season, going 0-5-2 in their first seven games. We try to diagnose what's wrong with Philly and the league's other winless teams. We also take a look at some of the interesting trends from the good teams so far this season, hot dogs on the ice in Montreal, and more from around the NHL.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
10:32 Rangers Goalie Situation
21:40 Habs Hot Dog Incident
26:63 Stormy Get Political
41:40 Early Season Oddities
58:10 Winless Teams
1:17:45 Slate
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The Edmonton Oilers look like they may be back to their offensively dominant ways and may have finally found an answer in net with Devon Levi. Ironically, former Oiler and current Winnipeg Jets goalie Stuart Skinner looks as good as ever and may be proving his haters wrong. Plus, we discuss the freshly released jerseys for the PWHL's four newest teams.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
11:45 Stu & the Jets
22:44 Levi & the Oilers
38:35 ESPN breaks
47:19 Caps are legit?
1:01:45 Rangers respect
1:05:25 PWHL jerseys
1:16:00 Slate
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After requesting a trade in the offseason, Dylan Larkin made his season debut in front of a hostile Red Wings crowd but still managed to lead Detroit to a crazy win over Ottawa. We discuss the latest chapter in the Larkin drama and Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna finally getting the Toronto media off his back. We also talk about the latest in some massive Panthers injuries, and the release of the Habs and Jets Heritage Classic jerseys.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
14:17 Larkin & the Wings
29:05 Panthers Fallow Year II
42:10 Celebrini GQ article
55:00 Gavin's 1st Goal
58:00 Heritage Classic jerseys
1:07:40 Slate
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Bowen Byram was a central figure off the NHL offseason thanks to his blockbuster trade and massive contract extension. Now, he hopes to reward the Chicago Blackhawks' faith in him by becoming an elite top-pairing defenseman. We sat down with Byram to discuss his path to this point, his belief in himself and where he hopes it will take him. We also discuss media in a post-9/11 world.
0:00 Intro
1:48 Finding confidence
5:13 Leaving Buffalo
10:24 Main character of the offseason
12:49 Settling Into Chicago
16:11 New jersey number
18:27 Nathan MacKinnon's tough love
20:20 Not a golf guy
Watch What Chaos! all offseason long.
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The NHL's incredibly confusing and hated new hockey romance audio series has been axed just days after initially being launched. We discuss the death of a marketing ploy that never had much life. Plus, we discuss the new hottest team in hockey and Macklin Celebrini missing his first pro game due to injury. We are also joined by the Chicago Blackhawks biggest offseason addition, Bo Byram to discuss his new role in Chicago, last year's run with Buffalo and getting yelled at by Nathan MacKinnon.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
12:55 Jets: New Hottest Team in Hockey
16:00 Stars: New Hottest Team in Hockey
19:17 Celebrini-less Sharks
28:00 Flyers (Derogatory)
33:50 Bo Byram joins!
54:55 RIP Hot for Hockey
1:03:50 Ilitch LinkedIn
1:11:35 Welcome to the NHL McKenna
1:12:30 Slate
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The New York Rangers' Igor Shesterkin has been a FORCE to start the season, both in net and offensively. We discuss that and lots more from over the weekend, including Pittsburgh Penguins doing the unthinkable, Sasha Barkov hitting LTIR, Ovi announcing his retirement, and tons more. Plus, locker room player-of-the-game prizes have hit a new level this season.
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0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
9:25 Penguins have done it
22:12 Igor's big weekend
29:35 Barkov LTIR
34:30 Edvisson & Larkin
54:00 Sabres' banner night
1:09:10 Victory cigars
1:19:00 Levi & the Oilers
1:23:00 Leneau &the Ducks
1:28:30 EP40 praise
1:30:40 Flyers talk
1:42:41 Slate
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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings, and more importantly, Nathan MacKinnon beat up Brandt Clarke. We discuss everything that went into a wild Avs-Kings game and an even wilder fight. Plus, the Pittsburgh Penguins embarrassed the rival Philadelphia Flyers in Philly, and the fans let the Flyers hear it. We also talk about an epidemic amongst captaincies, and are joined by Shayna Goldman of The Athletic and the Too Many Men podcast.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
12:00 Pens embarrass Flyers
25:25 MacKinnon fights
31:57 Shayna joins!
1:23:00 CaptAins
1:36:20 ASU hockey
1:53:10 Slate
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