Faxes From Uncle Dale

We close out 2017 without John, but discuss the Hawks recent streak and what the greater implications down the road this season could be. As shall remain the case, the podcast posts will be free to everyone, not just subscribers, and hopefully this year’s Christmas episode doesn’t kill the intro music artist. Get it after […]

With the whole crew back for this episode, this recent stretch against dog ass opponents gets discussed, as well as the Erik Karlsson possibilities league-wide, along with holding teenage grudges against your parents. Grab the audio after the jump, the podcasts will remain free for everyone including non-subscribers (aka non-believers aka infidels) Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS

With no Sam this week, Slak and John treat me like the substitute teacher that I am while we discuss the Freakout Hell Bus ride that was the last week, along with the ridiculous new lines. Get it after the jump. Download |  iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Fresh off an understandable loss to the Preds last night, we take a look at the last week and what it portends to. Get the audio after the jump. No subscription needed. Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Despite the Hawks not being in Western Canada for this week for the first time in any of our four lifetimes, we still have thoughts for you about Gustav Forsling, John McDonough, and Big Cat Williams. Grab it all after the jump. Download |  iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Your Intrepid Nephews are all back in one place this week to discuss whatever the hell is going on with this team, how the Hockey Hall Of Fame is a joke, and a back half of the episode that veers off the rails pretty quickly. Get some after the jump. Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS

We pay tribute to Tom Petty the only way we know how – talking shit about hockey and recalling Bryan Berard’s ’03-’04 season in this leadoff episode for the upcoming campaign. Links after the jump. Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS  

Some stuff happened didn’t it? We talked about all of it despite Slak not being around to offer his own special flavor of commentary. Grab it after the jump. Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS

It’s our post-mortem podcast. A bit shorthanded as Slak and Matt are on assignment, so Feather and I go through the Hawks’ crash out, the comments coming out of it, the firing of Mike Kitchen and Ted Dent, and what may come this summer. It’s action packed! Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS

At long last, games that matter are here. And the four of us go around the league to try to parse out what matchups are going to be worthwhile in both conferences. Spoiler alert: The Leafs series is obviously going to be the most important for the league, the sport itself, and the global economy. […]

With the Hawks locked into home ice in the West, we take this episode to address the NHL’s non paricipation in the Olympics, as well as answer a raft of reader questions. Listen after the jump. Download | iTunes | Google Play | RSS

On this installment, we discuss whatever the hell it was that happened among the Florida Men, including the fire drill going on with the youth at center. Things then expand outward to the league wide playoff picture, and of course, questions from our adoring public. Listen after the jump. Download | iTunes | Google Play […]

On this week’s installment the four of us discuss the aftermath of the eastern Canadian swing and fall down the rabbit hole of the Great Sports Concussion Debate, and then proceed to defend a millionaire athlete whom none of us have ever met nor will ever meet. And more depraved listener questions as usual. Audio […]

Well now that we’re all on the same continent, let alone in the same time zone, the four of us discuss the game from Sunday afternoon and what it could portend to (not much), as well as plenty of other topics including some listener questions. Grab the audio after the jump. Download | iTunes | Google […]

As we were recording, there were actual trades going on in the NHL, and Cieslak was somewhere over the Atlantic, as he is being extradited to The Hague for his various war crimes. Sam has escaped from the maw of the Internet Monster to actually be able to engage in the conversation. Of course, by […]

After the bye week, we return with a very special edition of Live From The Five Hole, as the esteemed Scott Powers of The Athletic  joins us and gives some great insight about the current state of the Hawks as the playoff push begins, as well as a great look at some of the prospects coming […]

Since not much has changed since the last time we convened and we can only beat so many topics to death, we cover what are apparently declining television ratings for the local squad, as well as how they stack up against another very much hated franchise in another sport. Eventually we get to some reader […]

In this post All Star edition, all four of us are back in the fold, and here to discuss anything but what happened during the weekend, as none of us watched a second of it. There was brief discussion of the useless Top 100 list, as well as more extended league-wide deadline talk, and some […]

On this week’s edition, John makes his triumphant return while Cieslak is doing god knows what in Vegas. We discuss the Hawks recent goaltending NON-troversy, as well as Artemi Panarin channeling Kris Versteeg and we eventually get around to what the hell is afflicting tonight’s opponent, the visiting ‘Ning, and what it’s symptomatic of league […]

Despite not having John present and the season being all but over after this past weekend, the other three of us still manage to absolutely beat to death a couple of our favorite subjects: Why is Jonathan Toews bad now, and why is Trevor van Riemsdyk bad always. Usual procurement means after the jump. Download | iTunes […]