The Hockey Show - Episode 658

The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is changing the game tonight as we break the laws of time and space! Ok, we're not going to be that dramatic, but we are adding an extra thirty minutes of hockey talk tonight as The Hockey Show will run from 5:00-6:30pm on UMFM as part of the Pledge-O-Rama spectacular that's happening right now! What's that, you ask? Read on for details about this annual event as we'll do some chatting about hockey while trying to raise some capital for improvements tonight on The Hockey Show at 5:00pm CT!

I wrote a big article all about the 2025 edition of Pledge-O-Rama yesterday, but this is one of the most important times of the calendar year for UMFM as the station runs a week-long fundraiser to help pay for capital improvements. Among the many projects that we've completed using these funds were a tower replacement, the purchase of mobile units for off-site broadcasts, and upgrades to both the recording studio for live bands and the electrical room where servers and audio equipment operate to put UMFM on the air! In short, this is an important week in UMFM's annual operations!

Tonight, Teebz and Jason will be talking about Pledge-O-Rama a lot between hockey news and information, and it's our hope that we'll reach the station goal of $32,000 by this evening. As of noon on Thursday, the station had already raised $26,139.80 from our generous listeners and supporters, so we're not far away from hitting the target! We've never broken the total while The Hockey Show has been on the air, so could tonight be the night where that happens?

When it comes to hockey chatter tonight, Teebz and Jason will update everyone on the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Survivor: NHL Playoffs content, there are some ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff results to discuss, there was another PWHL expansion team announced, Utah made a pretty big blunder, the Hockey Canada trial presses on, there's some AIHL news in the air, new coaches were named in Canada West, and we'll tackle anything else that comes up in hockey. As always, it's a news-filled show with lots of Pledge-O-Rama goodness mixed in, so have your phone handy, make a pledge, and enjoy the chatter tonight on The Hockey Show at 5:00pm CT on one of 101.5 FM, Channel 718 on MTS TV, or via UMFM.com!

If you live outside Winnipeg and want to listen, we have ways! The new UMFM website's online streaming player works well if you want to listen online. We also recommend Radio Garden if you need an easy-to-use online stream. If you're more of an app person, we recommend you use the TuneIn app found on the App Store or Google Play Store. It's a solid app.

If you have questions, you can email all show queries and comments to hockeyshow@umfm.com! Tweet me anytime with questions you may have by hitting me up at @TeebzHBIC on Twitter! I'm here to listen to you, so make your voice heard! And because both Teebz and Jason are on the butterfly app where things are less noisy, you can find Teebz here and Jason here on Bluesky!

Tonight, Teebz and Jason will be looking for pledges while giving away a fantastic jersey and chatting about winning, losing, prizes, playoffs, expansion, logos, coaches, legal matters, Australian hockey, and much more exclusively on 101.5 UMFM and on the UMFM.com web stream!

PODCAST: May 1, 2025: Episode 658

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!