5 minutes for yapping by Offside News Co
In this special episode of 5MFY, your ceremony hosts Arielle and Avery are joined by special presenter Parker Wright to honour the winners and nominees of the third annual Vesey Awards. Offside News Co ‘s flagship award ceremony is held every year to celebrate the year’s most ridiculous achievements in hockey and crown the Jimmy Vesey Award for the individual who best exemplifies the traits of the former Hobey Baker Award winner. It is yet unclear what those traits are, but we know it when we see it. Also in this episode, your hosts unpack award categories such as “Best Heated Rivalry Cash Grab,” “The Tate McRae Award for Being Canada Down” and many more!
Welcome back to 5MFY! Tune in to Arielle and Avery unpack this week’s big moves in the Metro Division, including the blockbuster trade of Rangers star Carson Soucy. Finally, we have a frank discussion about how we stay hockey fans when faced with the worst of what the sport can be.
Welcome back to 5M4Y! Tune in to Arielle and Avery unpack this week’s hockey headlines, the simmering trade market ahead of the Olympic break, Linus Ullmark opening up about his mental health, and Mitch Marner’s return to Toronto with the Vegas Golden Knights. Plus, we wrap up this week’s conversation with our assessment of the recent controversy in the hockey podcast multiverse. Drama!
Welcome back to #5M4Y! This week, Arielle and Avery get into the Florida Panthers fascist meet and greet at the White House, dissect the second infamous New York Rangers rebuild letter, and assess Gary Bettman’s attempts to promote the NHL with his own alleged Heated Rivalry fandom. Sure, Gary. Plus, stay tuned for our latest Yaps of the Week!
Happy New Year from 5M4Y! This week, Arielle and Avery get into some of hockey’s biggest fumbles, from the New Jersey Devils and their flop era, the Milan-Cortina Olympic arena falling apart in more ways than one, and the Ottawa Senators winning the annual NHL PR disaster award. Plus, stay tuned for our latest Yaps of the Week!
This week on 5M4Y, Arielle and Avery are joined by Offside News Co Contributing Writer Charles Huxley (@chuckydwilliam) to talk all things Seattle Kraken! They may be the youngest sibling in the NHL, but we don’t give them special treatment. Well, maybe just a little bit. In addition, listen as we dig into some of this week’s hockey headlines, the mediocre state of our favourite teams, our biggest Yaps of the Week, and more!
This week on Arielle and Avery discuss the Nashville Predators’ shining moment on Saturday Night Live, even if they’re not exactly having it on the ice right now #PredsInTheCommunity. Plus, the duo gets into the state of the standings, Trevor Zegras' new era of orange, the Pittsburgh Penguins resurgence, the dire straits of the Calgary Flames, the busted and injured Vancouver Canucks, and more NHL news!
Content warning: Discussion of Carter Hart and light discussion of the Hockey Canada Trial.
Arielle, Liz, and Avery sit down to catch up on hockey (and The Summer I Turned Pretty) ahead of the 2025-2026 NHL season. Is there a PWHL team in Saskatoon? Is J.T. Miller the best choice for New York Rangers captain? Is Sidney Crosby about to finally snap? Tune in to hear all that and more!
In this week’s episode, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz do a wellness check on the Yzerplan and the state of the Detroit Red Wings, figure out the first-round match-ups if the playoffs were to start this week, and talk about getting some friends for Connor Bedard in Chicago. There’s gonna be one less lonely centre. Hang in there, kiddo.
In this two-part quarter-season review, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz get into what’s happening around the NHL including the Boston Bruins' downfall, the Pittsburgh Penguins' disaster class, the Toronto Maple Leafs' cautious optimism, the New York Rangers' panic attack, and a lot of nautical disasters, like a lot.
This week, Avery and Liz are joined by Leafs beat writer Miranda Dagley to discuss the first episode of Amazon Prime's NHL Faceoff, William Nylander diva moments, and the missed opportunities of marketing hockey. Plus...whatever is going on with John Tavares and his magical orb.
In this special two-part mail bag episode, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz get into Jacob Trouba's side hustle, unpack the Jeff Marek draft controversy, answer your pressing questions about the upcoming NHL season, and analyze Sidney Crosby's trivia skills with scientific accuracy.
This week, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz catch up on the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, Matthew Tkachuk's Miami shenanigans, the Nashville Predators' blockbuster free agency, and those messy b*tches in Tampa Bay. They also break down another drab NHL Awards and get heated about trade discourse. May we never think about Mitch Marner or Jacob Trouba ever again.
Just how much Florida Panthering is too much Florida Panthering? Do gay people know what goalie interference is? Should we have to? We ask these questions and more on this week’s episode of 5 Minutes For Yapping!
This week, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz sit down to discuss Round 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs including the conscious uncoupling between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Sheldon Keefe, the nastiness and theatrics of Panthers vs. Bruins, the miraculous luck of the New York Rangers, and the Vancouver Canucks' sheer refusal to die.
This week, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz sit down to discuss Round 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs including the Biblical plagues of the Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay's emotionally fraught exit, the New York Rangers' sweep, and, of course, all the Real Housewives drama surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In Offside News' inaugural podcast episode, co-hosts Arielle, Avery, and Liz sit down to recap the first few games of Round 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and discuss their fears heading into the postseason. Where in the world is William Nylander? We may never know.
