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Episode 486 " Merry New Year"

·1 hr 17 min·5 clips
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Darren opens Episode 486 with a holiday hello, noting that it is the 27th and wishing listeners Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as 2026 gets closer. He thanks people for making 2025 matter and sets a relaxed tone right away. The show starts with hockey cards, then moves into the East Coast Hockey League strike or the strike that wasn't, which sounds like it may have a tentative agreement. Darren also begins talking about plans for 2026. From there, the episode shifts into listener questions. Darren talks about childhood trips to Disney World, including staying in Kissimmee, visiting Old Town, going to Universal, and doing the usual tourist stops. He says the trip still stands out to him. Vegas comes up next. Darren says he is not much of a fan of the Strip anymore and usually stays at the Orleans off-strip, but if he had to name a favorite Strip casino, he picks New York, New York. The questions keep coming, and he answers them quickly. His three favorite wrestlers are Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, and Randy Savage. His three favorite tag teams are the Midnight Express, the Road Warriors, and the Hart Foundation. The episode then gets into the familiar Probert-versus-Brown debate. Darren says he would go with Probert overall, but he understands the Brown case too. He notes that Probert won their fight, while Brown was scarier. The tone stays blunt and loose throughout. Darren keeps the focus on old fight talk, listener banter, and the kind of hockey history this show likes best. Near the end, he turns to the holiday stretch and tells listeners to stay safe, chew their food, and not choke on the dry ribs. He also reminds people to find a designated driver and not drink and drive. He plugs Fighting Friday, live at 11 o'clock Eastern every Friday, and invites people into the chat to have fun and drink beers while they watch the hockey fights. He thanks everyone again for making 2025 a great year in podcast land and says they will keep rolling in 2026 and try to do better next year. The closer lands with a familiar jab at people who do not like fighting, asking how many of them walked out to get coffee while the fight was on.

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Holiday check-in, hockey cards, and a Probert-versus-Brown debate that keeps the conversation moving.

Episode 486 opens on holiday wishes and then settles into the show's familiar lane: hockey cards, the East Coast Hockey League strike that was, or maybe was not, and a stack of listener questions.

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You want a holiday-season hockey hangout with hockey cards, ECHL updates, and a Probert-versus-Brown argument.

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