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WhyHockey 12.24.25: There is a team in Sunrise in the Heated Rivalry universe
1 hour 18 minutes Posted Dec 24, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
: Tommy reacts to Heated Rivalry hockey stuff, like how there’s a team in Sunrise in this universe 12:00: Quinn Hughes to Minnesota!30:30: Tristan Jarry to the Oilers!36:30: What’s up with the Maple Leafs?50:30: The Sabres fired GM Kevyn Adams! The Heated Rivalry joke was definitely a coincidence...55:35: Other trade notes57:00: Finally, Panthers talk! How have they gotten their season back on track?1:11:00: What are the Flyers doing with Matvei Michkov?Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Follow us on social media: Matt Lichtenstadter is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter, @mattlichtenstadter on Instagram WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on TwitterIntro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyhockey.substack.com
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Just in time for Christmas, there’s a new WhyHockey show out where I get to bring up to Tommy some of the most interesting on ice moments of Heated Rivalry, plus the myriad of big NHL news since we last did a show together including:4:30: Tommy reacts to Heated Rivalry hockey stuff, like how there’s a team in Sunrise in this universe 12:00: Quinn Hughes to Minnesota!30:30: Tristan Jarry to the Oilers!36:30: What’s up with the Maple Leafs?50:30: The Sabres fired GM Kevyn Adams! The Heated Rivalry joke was definitely a coincidence...55:35: Other trade notes57:00: Finally, Panthers talk! How have they gotten their season back on track?1:11:00: What are the Flyers doing with Matvei Michkov?Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Follow us on social media: Matt Lichtenstadter is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter, @mattlichtenstadter on Instagram WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on TwitterIntro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyhockey.substack.com