Tim Branson, Mike Rogerson, Allen Roberts, Jay Wong, Matty Kalagian, Craig Smith
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Fantasy hockey advice from the waiver-wire trenches.
Five Hole Fantasy Hockey Podcast is built around the messy work of managing fantasy hockey in real time. Alan and the crew move through week previews, shutdown shifts, injuries, trades, goalie uncertainty, power-play roles, and deep-league decisions with a loose, joking room tone.
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Five Hole Fantasy Hockey Podcast is a fantasy hockey show for the part of the season where every roster spot feels alive. It works through the practical stuff: week previews, weekend shutdown shifts, injuries, trade noise, streaming targets, goalie declarations, power-play changes, divisional previews, and the constant question of who is worth holding. The excerpts show Alan as the most consistent named voice, often guiding the room through storylines and lineup implications. Zach, Raj, TJ, and Jay also appear as hosts across the sampled episodes. The show’s fantasy lens is specific. It is not just hockey chatter with a rankings label pasted on top. A John Carlson update becomes a power-play question. Connor Ingram being described as a starter turns into a waiver-wire risk calculation. Corey Perry moving onto Tampa’s top power play becomes relevant because the next week’s schedule matters. That is the show’s working territory. The tone stays casual, and sometimes chaotic in a familiar way. A serious roster discussion can sit beside a complaint about points left on the bench, a digression about fantasy football, or a quick joke about bacon jam. It still circles back to the decision. The hosts sound comfortable admitting uncertainty, frustration, and bad fantasy outcomes, which makes the advice feel like it comes from active managers rather than detached analysts. Deep formats get real attention too. In the Beebs Bondy conversation, the discussion ranges from seven leagues to a huge roster and a salary-cap setup. That gives the show room to talk beyond obvious names. The divisional preview episodes widen the frame, moving through teams such as Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, Winnipeg, Montreal, Florida, Detroit, and Ottawa as fantasy landscapes rather than just hockey storylines. Five Hole Fantasy Hockey Podcast is best when it is sorting through the late-season noise: what to believe, what to ignore, what to stream, and what not to throw away too early. It sounds like a fantasy hockey war room that forgot to close the door.
Made for: Suits a listener who manages fantasy hockey actively and wants roster decisions framed around injuries, streams, schedules, goalie news, and power-play usage. It also fits managers who enjoy advice delivered with casual hockey-room banter rather than polished studio distance.
What sets it apart: The show combines actionable matchup management with a loose rotating-host dynamic, so the research arrives inside real fantasy hockey frustration, jokes, and debate. It is especially attentive to the thin-margin decisions around late-season shutdown shifts and deeper league formats.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A focused Week 23 guide to streams, watch-list names, and schedule-driven value.
Week 23 lands near the end of the fantasy hockey calendar, and the episode stays practical about what still matters now. Alan keeps the focus on teams, streams, news, and watch-list names that can still swing a matchup, with an eye on pickups that fit the schedule more than the…
A focused Week 22 guide for managers trying to squeeze value from the schedule.
Week 22 reads as a practical fantasy hockey guide, built around the schedule, the available streams, and the teams that can still matter when the week gets tight.
Buffalo hockey, argued daily.
Flyers wins, losses, and reality checks.
Daily Canucks panic with receipts.
Host Alan provides a detailed Week 22 preview for fantasy hockey managers, analyzing team performance trends, key injuries, the NHL schedule, and top streaming targets for the upcoming week.
Host Alan provides a detailed Week 23 fantasy hockey strategy guide, analyzing the NHL schedule to identify optimal streaming targets, highlighting key player performances and injuries, and offering tiered recommendations for adds and drops.
Jay and Alan discuss the final regular season episode of the Five-Hole Fantasy Hockey Podcast, focusing on helping listeners win their matchups and teasing post-season content.
Alan previews Week 21 of the fantasy hockey season, discussing goaltending updates, power play changes, and streaming targets.
Alan interviews Beebs Bondy about his fantasy hockey leagues, including a deep 32-team salary cap league, and his success in multiple leagues.
Alan hosts a solo shutdown shift previewing the weekend in fantasy hockey, discussing injuries and lineup changes.
Alan previews Week 20 of the NHL season, discussing trades, fantasy hockey, and league updates.
Zach and Alan preview the Central Division's fantasy hockey outlook for the upcoming season, covering the Blackhawks, Stars, Predators, and Jets.
The hosts preview the Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers for fantasy hockey in the Atlantic Division.
The hosts preview the Atlantic Division teams for fantasy hockey, focusing on Detroit, Ottawa, Montreal, and Florida.
The hosts of the Five Hole Fantasy Hockey podcast preview the Atlantic Division teams for the upcoming fantasy hockey season.
A fantasy hockey podcast previewing the Metropolitan Division's second half, covering the Devils, Rangers, Islanders, and Blue Jackets with team breakdowns and fantasy outlooks.