Puckworms

Puckworms is a hockey conversation show that follows the NHL season through previews, rankings, arguments, and weekly news. Anthony and Sam are the regular voices. The show is built for listeners who want more than scores, but less than a sealed studio monologue. It sounds like hockey fans working through what matters while the calendar keeps changing. Playoff episodes linger on matchups, star legacies, special teams, injury questions, and how a series might actually be played. A Penguins-Flyers discussion, for example, turns from Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Malkin into power play and penalty kill math. The show likes numbers when they sharpen an argument. It also likes a rant. Olympic hockey coverage moves from schedules and elimination games to frustration over rink dimensions, arena readiness, the IOC, and the legitimacy questions created by Russia’s absence. Puckworms does not stay in one lane for long. Draft episodes cover first-round uncertainty, Chicago’s decision near the top, goalie speculation, trades, signings, and Hall of Fame names if time allows. Late-summer shows rank NHL teams in stages, beginning with the bottom group before camp. Regular features such as love and hate and the Puck Worms top ten give episodes a familiar frame. News bits can include Conor McDavid’s contract situation, Marco Rossi’s restricted free agent contract, Carter Hart signing with the Golden Knights, prospect trouble for Chicago, or a minor trade. The tone is casual and reactive. Corrections happen mid-thought. So do jokes. A guest appearance by Noah Clark, host of Snap the Pigskin, pushes one August episode into NFL podcast chatter and baseball complaints about the Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, ownership spending, and front office quality. That flexibility is part of the appeal. Puckworms is not trying to sound like a broadcast panel. It is a running hockey room with enough knowledge to preview a postseason and enough looseness to complain about weather, scheduling, and whatever absurdity the week has produced.