Fly Penguins Fly Podcast

Up Late 02/25/25With Jordan DeFigio on vacation, Jeff Taylor is up super-late-night, flying solo with yinz. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Kid Kodi by Blue Dot SessionsIn Passage by Blue Dot Sessions

Farewell To Mike Lange 02/20/25Jeff and Jordan convene remotely to begin the process of mourning the late Mike Lange, a legend of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey and the entire hockey universe. Rest In Peace, Hall Of Famer. You will be missed, forever.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.

Sidney Crosby Dominates at 4 Nations Face-Off: A Crossover With Tip Of The Ice-Burgh Podcast! 02/13/25Years in the making, Fly Penguins Fly Podcast teams up with fellow Pittsburgh Penguins pod, Tip Of The Ice-Burgh. Nick Belsky and Nick Horwat join your co-hosts, Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio for a full panel discussion about all things 4 Nations Face-Off, Sidney Crosby, and the current state of your Pittsburgh Penguins.Follow Tip Of The Ice-Burgh Podcast here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tip-of-the-ice-burgh-podcast/id1497683396Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Kid Kodi by Blue Dot SessionsIn Passage by Blue Dot Sessions

“Sidney Crosby Will Play” with special guest Ashley Taylor 02/09/25It has been a MINUTE since Jeff’s wife, Ashley Taylor joined the podcast. With Jordan DeFigio taking a scheduled maintenance day away from the team, Ashley steps in to chat Penguins hockey, 4 Nations Face-off, Sidney Crosby, and Star Wars… sort of.Sidney Crosby will, in fact play for Team Canada, despite aggravating one of his wrists in a SO loss to the NJ Devils last week. The hockey world rejoices that Crosby will don the handsome Team Canada sweater and participate in the tournament, but what contribution will he make to the team’s goal of coming out on top in the …sort of best-on-best competition? Don’t ask us, we’re mostly being goofy today.Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on IG:@flypenguinsfly Follow your hosts on Blue Sky:Jeff Taylor: penspod-JT.bsky.social // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton.bsky.socialLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:In Passage by Blue Dot Sessions

“Half Of Forty-Three” 02/03/25In the midst of back to back weekend victories, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a big trade with the Vancouver Canucks. Gone are the Pittsburgh days of Sweden’s Marcus Pettersson and New Jersey’s Drew O’Connor, for henceforth they will both suit up in blue sweaters emblazoned with orcas. Jeff and Jordan try to let it really sink in: The Penguins are in full-on rebuild mode, welcoming in as they have defenseman Vinny Desharnais and back-again forward Danton Heinen. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“For The Love Of Sid” 01/30/25Sidney Patrick Crosby’s backhand shot is the stuff of legends - except when it’s happening right in front of 11k Utah Hockey Club fans (minus five thousand give or take Penguins fans). Yep, Sid called game last night in a sudden death OT victory over the NHL’s newest franchise. If you haven’t beheld the goal yet, cue it up on the inter webs, because it’s a thing of absolute beauty. Jordan and Jeff riff on:The Too-Few Nations Face-off TourneyPrecisely when it will TRULY be time for Dubas to throw in the towel on this seasonAlex Ovechkin and the Quest for 895Other fun semi-hockey-related stuffThanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“The Great Thaw” 01/27/25We’re not going to pull punches here, folks: The Pittsburgh Penguins are dismally bad at winning right now. They just can’t get over the hump most nights, particularly when they’re playing bottom-dwellers like the Ducks or Sharks. As the Pens head into the Shark Tank this evening for a 10:30pm puck drop against Macklin Celebrini and Co., it is this podcast’s opinion that (a Penguins fan) ought not get one’s hopes up. The schedule over the next month is chalk-full of divisional games, versus teams the Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t necessarily fared too well agains. Frankly, in the interest of contending next season, this organization might do well to take the next 10-15 games as an ‘opportunity’ to climb in the draft lottery standings. We close this episode out with a full discussion of Robert Eggers’s “Nosferatu,” a captivating new film that Jeff and Jordan took in, together, just last week. Warning, it’s definitely not a flic for the ultra-faint-of-heart.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:In Passage by Blue Dot SessionsKid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

Solo Saturday 01/25/25The dam has burst early on trade season! A mega-blockbuster deal involving all of: The Avs, Hawks, and Canes went down overnight, and Jeff is here with the update (about midway through this short episode)!Your Pittsburgh Penguins are in Seattle this afternoon to take on the Kraken, for a 1:00pm PT / 4:00pm ET puck drop. Let’s see if the boys in black and gold can flip the script on their rough January and make a push for the playoffs (woof)…Thanks for checking out this impromptu solo dispatch on a Saturday morning, and enjoy the game!Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.

PodVampFest 2025 01/23/25After a great victory in Los Angeles, the Penguins head down to Anaheim for a showdown with the Ducks. Jordan and Jeff have plans to gorge themselves on some fresh Nosferatu tonight, so look forward to the review of THAT insane-looking Eggers flic, next time they record.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:In Passage by Blue Dot Sessions

Jesse Marshall: The Cost Of Winning 01/16/25The Pittsburgh Penguins yesterday placed franchise goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers, effectively banishing him to the American Hockey League on an indefinite basis. We’re lucky enough to be joined today by The Athletic’s own Jesse Marshall. An experienced hockey writer for numerous outlets, Jesse is the co-creator of the Dying Alive podcast, as well as a regular contributor to McKeen’s Hockey. With elite hockey IQ - at least as a writer and a keen analyzer of game tape - it is the opinion of our producer and co-host Jeff Taylor, that it’s long past time Kyle Dubas hired Jesse in a hockey analytics role. Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you.

Diehard But Curious 01/13/25Sweet sleeping zambonis. The Pittsburgh Penguins underachieved at biblical levels over the past handful of games, save a predictably unexpected stomping of their perennial daddies, the Edmonton Oilers. In that game, Sidney Crosby put on an absolute SHOW of offense and playmaking, but every other game since last Tuesday’s loss to Columbus has been a let-down. Once Jordan and Jeff recap the Pens’ aforementioned standings skid, your co-hosts take some time to figure out which non-Penguins team they’ll potentially root for heading into a Pittsburgh-less playoffs. Add to that some good-natured film reviews and a couple shoutouts, and you’ve got yourself a Monday afternoon hockey podcast, do… you… not.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you!This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

Taking The Night Off 01/09/25We’ve had it for now. At least until the back-to-back this weekend. Tuesday’s SO loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets positively broke Jeff’s brain. Jordan doesn’t seem too well-for-ware over it, herself. Your co-hosts had posted up at a South Hills gin mill for what they’d hoped would be a gratifying win over what Matt Vensel called “Border Rival” Columbus - alas, the story was all too familiar, with Jarry flailing to make even a single save in the shootout.Enjoy this spirited catch-up and hockey chat. The Penguins are probably going to get their asses handed to them tonight when McDavid and the Oilers visit the Paint Can, but there’s more hockey this weekend, against far more ‘human’ teams. We’ll be back with you on Monday morning!Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you!This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Keeping Up by Blue Dot Sessions

Back To The Grind 01/06/25It was a weekend that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the defending Stanley Cup Champions in Florida, then a team, in the Canes, who perennially gives the Pens fits - especially when the matchup happens on the road in Raleigh. On one hand, the song remained the same in that Pittsburgh put a great game on the ice against the Cats, essentially stealing a point against a first-class Florida lineup. On the other hand, the Penguins proceeded to do one of the things they do best: They blew (another) 2-goal lead against a divisional rival. After a great multi-goal first period in North Carolina, the Pens seemed to doze their way through the second frame and found themselves trailing after forty minutes. Another consolation point was salvaged, thanks to a late-game tally from Erik Karlsson, but neither players nor coach were left with a good taste in their mouths. Jeff and Jordan preview a tough, tough week of upcoming matchups including the Columbus Blue Jackets (nearly tied with the Pens in the WC race) on Tuesday night, and the Edmonton Oilers (defending Western Conference Champs) on Thursday.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you!

Before They Even Stop Crying 01/03/25Coming out of Christmas break, the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped four of six points against vulnerable squads. The Pens’ schedule gets exceptionally tough starting tonight, when they visit the Cats of Sunrise, FL. Jeff is sucked up into an emotional twister by his first-ever experience with the story of “Wicked,” and Jordan would bring The Bus back to The Burgh if she could.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorMark Guiliana plays drums - thanks, Mark!Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you!

Sara Civian: Hating On Hate 12/23/24Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are joined today by storied hockey writer and founder of The Civ Report,* Sara Civian! As a co-host of the Too Many Men Podcast, Civian has also reported for Bleacher Report and The Athletic. Maybe it’s because the holidays are upon us, but few conversations we’ve shared with our guests have been quite as delightful as this one with Sara Civian. As is often the case on Fly Penguins Fly, our topics of conversation wound their way around some strange and hilarious bends in the road. See time codes below to customize your listening experience, or just buckle up and take in the full hour. We deeply appreciate YOU, our listener. Fly Penguins Fly podcast is here to provide a safe space for you to unwind and hang out with us, to laugh at the ridiculous side of our great game and to ponder some of the weirder corners of the social media wastelands we all frequent.In said spirit, we really feel that Sara brought some very cool insights and experiences to the table, recounting her own navigations of the unpredictable digital tundras, airport terminals, and aging hockey barns we all can’t help but love.(00:38) Jordan DeFigio: Coffee in Nashville, TN(07:27) Sara Civian: The state of sports journalism as an industry(13:54) Civian: The darkening of Twitter(15:25) Jeff Taylor: F-ing up online(19:38) Civian: Hating On Hate(21:29) Taylor: On not “running”(22:51) Actual hockey talk commences!(23:16) DeFigio: State of Penguins hockey(24:35) Taylor: On Bryan Rust bringing the positivity(27:09) Civian: State of Penguins hockey(29:47) Civian: On Alex Nedjelkovic(31:59) Civian: What it’s like being around the Carolina Hurricanes(34:50) Taylor: NY Rangers rant(38:20) Civian: The NY Rangers are in trouble(43:10) DeFigio: On “gotcha” trolls(47:09) Civian: The beauty of going indy as a hockey writer(48:26) Taylor: Discussing PIT@NJD game(49:58) PHI@PIT 12/23: All hands preview and predict(51:15) Jeff’s Baron Silas von Greenback impressionThanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Subscribe to Sara Civian’s “The Civ Report” substack feed:http://thecivreport.substack.com/Listen to Too Many Men Podcast featuring today’s guest, Sara Civian:https://toomanymenpod.podbean.com/Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/Outro music composed and recorded by Jeff TaylorSpeical thanks to Mark Guiliana and Ashley Taylor for lending their musical talents as well.Shane Taylor designed and delivered our artwork.To hire Shane for design work: [email protected] - tell him Fly Penguins Fly sent you!

Josh Yohe: The Knitting Lady’s House 12/19/24Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio are joined by The Athletic’s own Penguins beat writer and longtime friend of the podcast, Josh Yohe. (14:55) Josh shares a fun little Kyle Dubas story(18:37) Pierre Olivier Joseph traded back to Pittsburgh!(22:33) Thanking our partner: Espresso A Mano(23:51) Nashville’s struggles of late(26:58) Penguins’ upcoming schedule(29:32) Dubas showing players he believes?(33:30) Grittier PIT needs to STAY gritty(39:06) Jordan’s inspiration for handling Christmas season(44:21) Steelers talk(47:39) Black Hawks and Ducks as case studies for Penguins fans(52:56) PIT’s playoffs hopes(55:33) Josh Yohe’s Matt Tkachuk story: A good one(58:19) Yohe’s Paul Maurice Story: A fun one(60:32) Yohe on Russian players’ exclusion from Four Nations Face-offThanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOIntro/outro music composed and recorded by Jeff Taylor

“Hardly Best On Best” 12/16/24On the way to stealing a point from their loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost Marcus Pettersson to what has proven to be a week-to-week lower body injury. That’s not good, especially for a team who’ve just recently begun banking points en route to a possible wildcard berth.Jeff’s gears have been ground. The culprit? The NHL’s decision not to include Russian players in a so-called ‘best-on-best’ tournament. Promoting an event as featuring the world’s most elite talent is far from genuine, when the odds-on favorite for Hart Trophy winner, Kirill Kaprizov is at home or on vacation. Alexander Ovechkin. Artemi Panarin. Igor Shesterkin. The list goes on, and none of them will be participating in what could otherwise have been a truly killer shindig.Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on IG:@flypenguinsfly Follow your hosts on Blue Sky:Jeff Taylor: penspod-JT.bsky.social // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton.bsky.socialLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Defying Gravity” 12/12/24Jeff and Jordan are back at it for this Thursday edition of Fly Penguins Fly podcast, and there’s plenty on tap. Songs from Wicked and Aladdin are on the menu, as well as long-held grudges against former GM’s who shall - if at all possible - not be named. The Penguins are in Montreal this evening to take on les Habitants, the childhood favorite team of both Sid Crosby and Kris Letang.Thanks to Espresso A Mano, Pittsburgh’s finest coffee roasters and cafe, for partnering with Fly Penguins Fly podcast. Visit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“The Needle Finally Moves” 12/09/24Jeff flies solo today and recounts his experience of attending Saturday’s exciting game in which the Penguins vanquished the high-flying Toronto Maple Leafs. And Fly Penguins Fly has a new partnership! We’re proud to welcome onboard Espresso A Mano, one of Pittsburgh’s finest purveyors of hand-roasted specialty coffee. The Pens’ next matchup is against the Colorado Avalanche, tomorrow night right here in Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby’s hometown pal Nate McKinnon, along with standouts Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin, look to bring the surging Penguins back down to earth.Topics discussed on today’s podcast:(1:17) Welcoming our debut partnership with Espresso A Mano!(5:13) Recapping Saturday’s W over Toronto Maple Leafs(11:30) Hockey fan culture in Pittsburgh versus Philly + Boston(12:43) Success for new-look PP1/PP2 with 87 + 71 split up(18:31) Looking ahead to Avalanche matchup: An opportunity(20:50) Penguins’ 2024-25 campaign: The needle finally moves(22:41) Good signs in dark times for Black Hawks and Connor BedardVisit an Espresso A Mano location near you:https://espressoamano.com/Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Josh Getzoff Has The Call” 12/05/24Back for a third time on Fly Penguins Fly podcast, TV play-by-play voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Josh Getzoff sits down with Jordan and Jeff for some spirited hockey talk. Friend of the pod Getzoff shares his account of attending last night’s US Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, at which the careers of Penguins veterans and Stanley Cup Champions Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen were forever enshrined and immortalized. After fielding some prompts about the current Penguins’ win streak and an otherwise fraught ’24-’25 campaign, Getzoff - a veteran broadcaster of ten NHL seasons - shares some behind-the-scenes insights from his recent experience of settling into the TV side of calling pro hockey games.Topics discussed with Josh Getzoff:(09:47) Panthers the best-constructed team in the NHL?(12:38) Previewing PIT@NYR(19:24) On the ground at US Hockey Hall of Fame Induction(23:51) Thoughts on Kevin Stevens’s career and impact on Penguins hockey(28:47) Sled Hockey USHHOF induction / Rick Middleton’s role(32:38) Matt Cullen’s own induction to USHHOF and stories(37:30) Appreciating the Captain: Crosby’s assist on Rakell goal in CGY@PIT game(48:31) Calling games on TV vs. Radio For more information on Kevin Stevens’s foundation:https://powerforward25.comSubscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Improving D: The Puck Of Destiny” 12/02/24On this day, Monday December 2nd, 2024 Jeff and Jordan kick off a new release schedule:Monday and Thursday afternoons, regardless of the Penguins’ itinerary. We deeply appreciate you for tuning in, and you deserve a timeline you can depend on. Happy Holidays.Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Uncanny Valley” 11/19/24Your Pittsburgh Penguins are living up to the flightless reputation of their mascot. And with Jake Guentzel's Tampa Bay Lightning occupying in the visitor’s locker room at PPG Paints Arena and the red-hot Winnipeg Jets licking their chops for what should be a no-brainer dub for them this coming Friday, things don’t promise to get any better any time soon.Jordan shares a few predictions as to what fans can expect of the Penguins’ front office in the coming weeks/months, while Jeff invokes both the West World and West Wing TV universes, in a hapless attempt to illustrate a point he’s not even sure he really has.Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!!Follow the podcast on IG:@flypenguinsflyFollow your hosts on Blue Sky:Jeff Taylor: penspod-JT.bsky.social // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton.bsky.socialLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Walk Softly And Carrie Furnace” 10/17/24It’s election day. Most people we know are somewhat on-edge, while some others are simply on their outside edges. The Penguins have traveled to Long Island for an early November tilt against the Isles, so we’re here to talk hockey AND election-induced anxiety. We cracked a couple beers for this episode, recording late on the eve of Election Day itself. It was an overdue catchup for Jeff and Jordan, one that drifted pretty far afield of your standard hockey chat podcast. If you’re already a listener of this show, it won’t be anything new for you.Subscribe to Jeff’s new Penguins-related Substack feed:https://substack.com/@penspodThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on X/Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Keeping Up by Blue Dot SessionsKid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“Five Hundred Club” 10/17/24Evgeni Malkin is the newest member of an incredibly exclusive club. Only forty-eight NHL’ers have reached the 500 goal mark, and the Russian Bear is the latest to do it - though he may be the first to do it from a seated position on the ice. Reaching the 1600 point plateau in the same game, Sidney Crosby tallied the lone assist on Malkin’s milestone goal, before himself potting the OTGWG in the Penguins’ Wednesday evening victory over Buffalo and thus triggering a Mac Miller dance party on Fifth Avenue.Every 217 episodes or so, I forget to press record. Inexplicably, that’s just what happened at the start of what - we swear - was a memorable conversation with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi.The trio - of Jordan DeFigio, Rob Rossi, and myself - did stick together on the call, long enough to capture a short recording of the aftermath of the sobering realization that I’d made a technical snafu. It actually made for a fun little assembly of audio, one I hope you’ll enjoy.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:In Passage by Blue Dot Sessions

“Christian Humphreys” 10/09/24The time has come to drop the puck on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2024-2025 season!Today we’re joined by Pittsburgh native and 2024 draftee of the Colorado Avalanche, Christian Humphreys. You’ll hear Christian’s first-hand account of the U18 World Championship game, a matchup in which he opened scoring with a scrappy net front goal. Plus, personal reflections on Humphreys’s being taken by the Avs in the seventh round of the NHL entry draft in Las Vegas.Good friend of the pod and lifelong Rangers fan, Nick Spagnolo joins Jeff at the top of the episode to make some predictions about tonight’s Penguins season/home opener.Penguins. Rangers. Sidney Crosby and the Pens face off against Igor Shesterkin and the Blue Shirts. Tonight at 7:30pm EST on TNT // 105.9theX FMThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:Keeping Up by Blue Dot SessionsHardboil by Blue Dot SessionsKid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“Gary Bettman’s Ice Cream Shop” 09/20/24Sidney Crosby’s got a freshly inked contract, the season tickets have been delivered, and the Fanatics-made Penguins jerseys look just as crappy as we all figured they would. In agreeing to the contract he did, Crosby not only ensures that he’ll retire a Penguin, but he’s maximized the Penguins’ chances of building a winning team around the once-in-multiple-generations Captain.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Michelle Crechiolo” 08/07/24We’re live-ish with Pittsburgh Penguins team reporter - and sometimes radio color commentator - Michelle Crechiolo!Jordan and Jeff chatted Michelle up for a solid hour, and we’re bringing you that full conversation, uncut.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Million Times The Man” 06/25/24The Florida Panthers are your 2024 Stanley Cup Champions. What a wild, entertaining series between those two teams. Wait, who was the other team again? That’s not important. What IS important, is that Jeff and Jordan are back with you for some spirited hockey talk, including some Penguins Hockey news. It’s the proper beginning of summer and the Burgh has already been absolutely blasted with a gnarly heat wave to write home about. Let’s talk ICE hockey, and Let’s Go Pens!Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“At The Blakuu” 05/02/24On today’s episode, Jeff and Jordan are joined by longtime listener turned good pal, Blake Vallies ( @theblakuu on X). Blake is a wonderful human being, a lifelong Pens fan, and he truly “knows puck.” Topics of discussion include but are not limited to the Penguins’ extended offseason, scrambled adult cable channels in the early 90’s, and of COURSE, nematodes. Prayer hands emoji, heart hands emoji, hockey goal emoji.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“One More On The Island” 04/17/24In their past twelve games, the Penguins won or took it to overtime in all but one - a regulation loss to the elite Boston Bruins on Saturday, 4/13. Sidney Crosby and Alex Nedeljkovic lead the charge on what has been nothing short of a miraculous run down-the-stretch. Sadly for us fans, it wasn’t enough and the team’s midseason struggles have indeed, for the second straight year punched Pittsburgh’s one-way ticket to an early offseason. Jordan shares some particularly bold predictions for the Pens’ Summer transactions, and Jeff puts forth a strong one of his own regarding tonight’s matchup with the playoff-bound Isles. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“I Don’t Want To Go On The Cart!” 04/03/24“(The Penguins are) not dead yet!” Jeff and Jordan reflect on an unlikely, late-season surge by the boys in black and gold, their chances of actually making the WC race interesting with a couple weeks remaining on the NHL season schedule, and some music talk…Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Anatomy Of A Letdown” 03/17/24Josh Yohe of TheAthletic.com joins Fly Penguins Fly to talk about BobbleGate,Kyle Dubas’s upcoming offseason, and the anatomy of a letdown season for the 2023-2024 Pittsburgh Penguins. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections: In Passage by Blue Dot SessionsDustyard Runner by Blue Dot Sessions

“Rally Jerseys” 03/09/24Cruz Lucius. That’s it, just… Cruz Lucius.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Go With Girl Math” 02/27/24Tonight in Vancouver, the Penguins kick off their western Canada road trip. Instead of waiting around for puck drop, hang out with the co-hosts of Fly Penguins Fly. Jordan is wrapping up her recording trip in Nashville, and Jeff is settling back into life in Pittsburgh, following a successful tour opening for Lucius.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald, Part 1’” 02/17/24Since the very first episode of Fly Penguins Fly was produced, it’s been a dream to have Paul Steigerwald on the show. If you’re hungry for Jaromir Jagr content, skip ahead to about 26:15 and enjoy Paul’s recounting of the early 90’s and the dawn of the first back-to-back cup runs. We ended up talking for so long, the decision was made to split this one into two distinctly different episodes. Enjoy Part 1 of ‘A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald,’ and Let’s Go Pens.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode features portions of the following musical pieces:Inessential by Blue Dot SessionsCaseco by Blue Dot SessionsHighway 430 by Blue Dot Sessions

“Desert Trip’” 01/20/24If you’re in Pittsburgh, you’re braving the cold. We’ve had a lot of snow and the temperatures have recently hovered between six and twenty degrees, Fahrenheit. If you’re north of here, that probably sounds like an attractive deal, compared to the climate towns like Minneapolis and Toronto have been coping with over a similar span. Here’s hoping this healthy hockey - and football - chat, between your co-hosts, Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio brings the “Gezelligheid.”The Penguins are in Vegas tonight, then in Arizona on Monday. Today’s episode catches you up on all the hockey the Pens have played since an impressive 6-5 regulation win on Boston ice, a little more than two weeks ago.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Kaleidoscope of Contagions” 01/04/23In this, the first Fly Penguins Fly episode of 2024, Jeff and Jordan discuss the many-headed hydra that is Mike Sullivan’s unenviable task: Solving the Ryan Graves issue, while navigating the weird waters of deploying Norris Trophy winning - and currently underperforming - Erik Karlsson.There are other things on your co-hosts’ minds, oh yes. And share with you these items, they shall.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Like Anything Could Happen To Me’” 12/12/23Late on Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins took the ice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, PA. Your oh-so-intrepid co-host, Jeff Taylor was on location.In addition to chatting with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi, Jeff of course gathered the sounds of NHL regulars working a struggling power play unit. But it isn’t the professional athletes who are the stars of today’s epsiode…On this installment of Fly Penguins Fly, you’ll meet Meghan Crawford from C.A.R.E.S. of Western PA, as well as young Ethan Domingues, an up and coming goalie from Connecticut. Jeff also shares a bit of “play-by-play” from Penguins practice - if we dare call it that - as Allegheny County’s NHL hockey club prepared for this evening’s home ice showdown with the Arizona Coyotes. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:‘Hammers and Tape’ by Jeff Taylor - Special thanks to Chris Morrissey for letting me use his piano while he was across town.Keeping Up by Blue Dot SessionsIn Passage by Blue Dot SessionsHardboil by Blue Dot SessionsKid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“Bobble Mule’” 12/06/23Jordan has identified an individual who, theoretically, could end up being the Mule tasked with collect Jeff’s rightful Sidney Crosby bobblehead. More on this soon.Tonight in Tampa Bay, your Penguins make their second visit to Amelie Arena in less than a week. The Pittsburgh team hopes to recreate some of the winning magic that sent them home victorious last time - though likely WITHOUT the help of a goalie goal, as scored by Tristan Jarry in their previous matchup.This is simply a fun episode, something to enjoy between periods, after the game, or throughout the week as the holiday season rolls on.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Soarin’, Flyin’, Dechievin’” 11/29/23After a much needed Thanksgiving week break, Jeff and Jordan are back with all the Penguins hockey talk you can shake a leftover turkey leg at. Jordan had herself a hockey road trip over the holiday, attending both the Buffalo road game and the home dub over the Buds. Jeff spent his own vacation getting busted for watching Pens games on his phone, whilst people he loves were trying to speak English to him at the dinner table. Folks, we’re into our third 100-batch. Here’s to making the next 99 episodes memorable!Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Grapefruit Sized” 11/14/23Right after Jeff and Jordan wrapped up today’s podcast, news broke of Matt Petgrave’s arrest in the UK. So, before the ‘regular’ podcast begins, we’re featuring a 17 minute chat between Jeff Taylor and Nick Spagnolo. These former beer league linemates react, in real time to the news of Petgrave’s being taken into custody by the Sheffield Police. It’s our 200th episode. We hope it brings you a little perspective, a little laughter, a little excitement for tonight’s PIT@CBJ matchup.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections: Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“Volano i Pinguini Volano” 11/08/23We take the good with the bad. This too shall pass. We all use these phrases every day, always hoping the next time we use them, we won’t be talking about the franchise goaltender. Tristan Jarry and, in relief, Pittsburgh’s third string goalie Magnus Hellberg combined for a shutout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The W came at great expense, though, with Jarry leaving the game late in the second frame due to an injury that played out in 4K right before your eyes.Jeff and Jordan talk bench depth, net front presence, and roving the Amalfi coast in search of the perfect wood fired pizza.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“The Bright Side” 11/01/23A fair bit has changed since last week. The Penguins are dead last in the EC, Jarry's struggles appear to have worsened, and it feels like there’s legitimate reason for concern. However, there are some bright spots up and down the Penguins’ lineup, ones that might be clues to just how this team can turn it around. With Jordan touring Italy, Jeff flies solo and breaks down the goals against in PIT’s backbreaking loss to Anaheim earlier this week.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Victory Friday: Pacific Northwest Bureau” 10/27/23Four rip. Yep, Tristan Jarry stonewalled the Colorado Avalanche, and the Penguins blank the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions in Allegheny County. Jeff checks in from the road, recording a quickie podcast from an undisclosed island in the mighty Pacific Northwest. Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Hockey Parent Brain” 10/18/23Jeff was harmlessly abducted by Robert Wholey, Jordan got stuck in an elevator with Sidney Crosby and Matt Cullen, and we both have HOCKEY PARENT BRAIN. Not sure what that means? Neither are we, folks.The Penguins are in Motor City tonight, taking on the Red Wings for a TNT/MAX Broadcast that kicks off at 7:30pm eastern. Listen to the radio call on 105.9theX FM!Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOPS - Thanks to PIT PA Announcer, Ryan Mill for the killer ID in the intro!!

“Dozens In Attendance: Rossi, Yohe, DeFigio, and Taylor” 10/10/23It’s on! Folks, the time has come to drop the puck on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-2034 season. On your way to the arena tonight, or as you’re settling in to listen on 105.9theX, or perhaps as you commute to the local pub to meet up with your best Penguin fan pals… take in this lovely conversation we had, earlier today with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi and Josh Yohe.We know you’re just as excited for this home opener as we are. Kyle Dubas and Mike Sullivan have prepared this hockey club as best they can; now, there’s nothing else for us to do but take it all in, right?Penguins. Blackhawks. Sidney Crosby faces off against the new kid, Bedard. Tonight at 8:00pm EST on ESPN // 105.9theX FMThank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:‘Hammers and Tape’ by Jeff Taylor - Special thanks to Chris Morrissey for letting me use his piano while he was across town.Keeping Up by Blue Dot SessionsIn Passage by Blue Dot SessionsHardboil by Blue Dot SessionsKid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“A Missed Ottawapportunity” 10/04/23With a plan to take in the 2023 Nova Scotia Showdown on Monday evening, Jeff and Jordan posted up at The Saloon in Mt. Lebanon. Microphones and a portable recording device in tow, Taylor and DeFigio were joined by good friend and co-host of Locked On Penguins, Hunter Hodies! Penguins hockey, and cold beverages were enjoyed, even if the final result wasn’t what the Pens were hoping for.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Approved Vocabulary” 09/15/23Today marked the start of Penguins Hockey in 2023. In Buffalo, the Penguins’ prospects took on those of the Boston Bruins, as part of the 2023 Prospects Challenge. Spoiler alert, Pittsburgh fell to Boston, 4 goals to 2.Be soothed by Jeff’s dulcet tones in the intro and have your nerves soothed by ambient crowd noise - piped in live as the voiceover was being recorded - during the first INT at the LECOM Harborcenter.Then, it’s a good snippet of conversation - recorded earlier this week - between Jeff and co-host Jordan DeFigio. Finally, we set you down easy with a sign-off recorded back in the studio.Why the detailed description of the episode? Not sure. Could be because our staff is dealing with anomalous mental and physical ailments, and it just feels like a nice thing do to, giving our listeners a heads up regarding the run of show.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections: ‘Hammers and Tape’ by Jeff Taylor - Special thanks to Chris Morrissey for letting me use his piano while he was across town. Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“DeFigio + Taylor: Penguins Folk” 09/05/23Some of the Penguins were back on the ice in the Pittsburgh area today, holding unofficial practice. (Per Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now). Fenway Sports Group has purchased the television network that allows us Penguins fans to watch our team in real time.These items and more are discussed on today’s episode, plus Jeff opens up about some mental health struggles he’s been dealing with. When we tell you, “We’re here for you,” we friggin MEAN it, folks. Always feel free to drop a line in the DM’s if you’re struggling out there. More often than it’s peaches and cream, life is an obstacle course and tend we need …each other… to get through it. Sending love and strength to anyone who needs to hear it.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“G.O.A.T. League: 2023 Cranberry Cup Final” 09/01/23Elite summer hockey in Pittsburgh has a name: “G.O.A.T. League.”As of this season, the top G.O.A.T. team earns more than just bragging rights through the Winter. The Cranberry Cup is ‘a thing,’ now, and it belongs to today’s guest - and Team Red’s captain - Christian Humphreys. That isn’t the only team Christian plays for, though. During the regular season, Humphreys is a member of Team USA’s U18 roster.In this episode, you’ll also hear from the head coach of the Penguins Elite U18 program, Dan Mayes. Joining us in that conversation was Jackson Morehouse, a current G.O.A.T. League player himself and a Middlebury College commit for the ’23-24 regular season.Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspodJeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewtonLETS GO PENS.JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIOThis episode includes portions of the following musical selections:‘Hammers and Tape’ by Jeff Taylor - Special thanks to Chris Morrissey for letting me use his piano while he was across town.Keeping Up by Blue Dot SessionsIn Passage by Blue Dot SessionsHardboil by Blue Dot SessionsKid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions