Kyle Bukauskas

And Steph just realized the family vacation this summer is to Finger Lakes now.

That's right.

That's where we're headed.

That's right.

Upstate New York, baby.

My question is, as the playoffs move on to subsequent rounds and the number of teams and games decrease, how are the on ice officials selected?

Is it seniority or performance based?

So Jeremy, great hockey player, bad judge of character.

That's what we've learned here.

And the other thing, too, about, of course, playoffs with the officials that they with each playoff game, there's a standby official at the rink.

So there's five that roll into the into the rink each night.

Last one here, Edward from Salt Lake City.

Hello, Kyle and Elliot.

If Carolina gets to and wins the Stanley Cup, I believe Jordan Stahl, Jordan Stahl, he is like one of the ultimate go-to quirk stats subjects, eh?

I believe Jordan Stahl will set the record for longest time between winning his first and second Stanley Cup.

He won in 2009 with the Penguins, and in 2026, that would make 17 years.

Chris Chelios currently holds the record at 16, having won with Montreal in 86 and Detroit in 2002.

Great work with the podcast.

Been following the NHL since 1974 when Tim Ryan and Brian McFarlane were on NBC.

Yes, correct.