Five Hole Fantasy Hockey Podcast
Episodes
FHFH 105 | Sexy Lexy
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The boys round table what the Rangers will look like in the early Lafreniere era. Dissecting the trickledown and what it could mean for Kravtsov’s t...
FHFH 104 | Fan Episode #1
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our sound and music guy ROG joins us as a co-host for this one and asks us a bunch of questions that came in from fans via our discor...
FHFH 103 | Rog‘s Playoff Draft
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode, we listen in as TJ and Zac draft their teams for the (http://twitter.com/RogSauce) playoff pool. Listening to the draft can give yo...
FHFH 102 | Goldilocks | Just Getting Started
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we highlight a strong handful of players we think have just taken the first stpes into their respective breakouts. Whether they showed definitit...
FHFH 101 | Goldilocks | Some Hope Left
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alright finally. Episode 101, only took 3 tries but here it is. Goldilocks and the “might be better, might be fucked” fuckepisode101 Thanks for...
FHFH 100 | Goldilocks | Too Cold
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1st part of 3 episodes, we go over players we find it hard to believe there is any hope left for. Maybe it was a down year, maybe age hit them,...
FHFH 99 | Festivus | NHL Draft Lottery
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the NHL draft lottery in the books we have a better idea of where these high end prospects could land. Today’s episode is the airing of our gri...
FHFH 98 | Pacific | California Road Trip with Kyle Shohara, Jack Harris, and Kevin Kurz
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This trio of interviews finishes up our journey across the NHL. We are Joined by Kyle Shohara Ducks writer for NHL.com, Jack Harris, Kings reporter fo...
FHFH 97 | Pacific | with Harman Dayal and Luke Lapinski
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing on with our beat writers series, here are our interviews with Harman Dayal of the Vancouver Canucks and Luke Lapinski of the Arizona Coyote...
FHFH 96 | BATTLE OF ALBERTA | with Allan Mitchell and Wes Gilbertson
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our second installment of our Pacific Division preview we talk with Allan Mitchell of the Athletic EDM (@Lowetide) and Wes Gilbertson of Postmedia (@W...
FHFH 95 | Pacific | with Ken Boehlke of SinBin Vegas
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off our Pacific division preview we were happy to be joined by Ken Boehlke of SinBin.Vegas. We cover a ton of ground, and Ken was nice enough ...
FHFH 94 | Atlantic | with Graeme Nichols and Ansar Khan
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up the Atlantic we have Graeme Nichols of the Athletic Ottawa to walk us through the landscape of Senators hockey, and Ansar Khan, Detroit be...
FHFH 93 | Atlantic | with George Richards, Arpon Basu, and Lance Lysowski
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our Atlantic preview, we are joined with George Richards of The Panthers Pressbox to talk some Cats, Arpon Basu of the Athletic Montrea...
FHFH 92 | Atlantic | with Conor Ryan, Erik Erlendsson, and Jonas Siegel
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off the Atlantic division we have three of the top teams in the league. Boston kicks it off as top team with Conor Ryan of the Boston Sports J...
FHFH 91 | Rogs Mocks | with Elan Dubrofsky
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Mock Drafts are back! Find Rog on Twitter if you’re interested in keeping your fantasy muscles loose in this extended off-season. To usher in...
FHFH 90 | Central | with Jeremy Gover, Dan Myers, Alexis Pearson and Scott Powers
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our final piece on the central division, we are joined by Jeremy Gover of Nashville Predators Radio Net, Locker Room reporter for the Nashville Predat...
FHFH 89 | Central | with Ken Wiebe and Sean Shapiro
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A bit of a 2-Parter! With the new playoff format, Zac and TJ give their takes on different scenarios that could play out. Then in part two of our Ce...
FHFH 88 | Central | with Adrian Dater and Tom Timmermann
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Next in the series we are checking out the Central division. With us today are Adrian Dater (@adater) of ColoradoHockeyNow.com and Tom Timmermann (@To...
FHFH 87 | Metro | with Rick Carpiniello and Corey Masisak
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up the Metro talk we are joined by Rick Carpiniello and Corey Masisak. You can find Rick (@RickCarpiniello) on twitter and you can find his...
FHFH 86 | Metro | with Omar Abdelgawad, Alison Lukan, and Arthur Staple
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our next stop in the Metro Division covers the Carolina Hurricanes, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Islanders. Joining us to talk Canes i...
FHFH 85 | Metro | with Samantha Pell, Kelly Hinkle, and Josh Yohe
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our journey across the NHL we start in the Metro. In the Metro we start at the top of the standings with The Washington Capitals. Samantha Pell, ...
FHFH 84 | Advanced Stat Applications | with Charlie O‘Connor
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie O’Connor (@charlieo_conn) of The Athletic, and of Broad Street Hockey Radio joins the show today to talk some advanced stats and how they mi...
FHFH 83 | Advanced Stats 101 | with Eric Gopeesingh
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey guys, today we are joined by Eric Gopeesingh of Talking Hockey. They are live on Twitter (@_TalkingHockey_), Instagram (@TalkingHockey) and on you...
FHFH 82 | Dissecting Breakouts | with Tom Nestico
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Nestico joins the show today, you might know him from r/fantasyhockey as u/tomstoms. He’s someone who, anytime he puts up a post, you know it’...
FHFH 81 | Dynasty Series | with Nicholas Kawka
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Closing out our Dynasty series is Nicholas Kawka (@nicholaskawka), writer for DobberProspects, covering the Preds, and QMJHL Prospects. We run through...
FHFH 80 | Dynasty Series | with Jokke Nevalainen
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us to talk European prospects is Jokke Nevalainen, Dobber Prospect’s head of European Scouting. We pick Jokke’s brain about NHL Entry draf...
FHFH 79 | Dynasty Series | with Peter Harling
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Harling, Content Manager at Dobber Prospects and host of the Dobber Prospects Radio Show (@DPR_Show) joins todays show to talk outlooks on NHL’...
FHFH 78 | Dynasty Series | with Adam Jazdzewski
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 5th installment of our Dynasty series features Adam Jazdzewski (@LedgerSko) to talk Dynasty draft strategy. Taking questions from Twitter, the Dis...
FHFH 77 | Dynasty Series | with Scott Wheeler
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 4 of our Dynasty series we are joined by Scott Wheeler Draft and Prospect writer for The Athletic. We talk a variety of topics, including: 20...
FHFH 76 | Dynasty Series | with Dave Hall
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our Dynasty series features Dave Hall of Dobber Prospects and The Hockey Writers. I’m sure i’ll be going full fan-boy here but Dave’s ...
FHFH 75 | Dynasty Series | with Tony Ferrari
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our second installment of the Dynasty series features Tony Ferrari (@theTonyFerrari) who is the Jr. Associate Editor at Dobber Prospects, and OHL Regi...
FHFH 74 | Dynasty Series | with Mitch Brown
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In April, we’re going to be highlighting Dynasty leagues. Today we have Mitch Brown, (@MitchLBrown) from the Athletic, and Elite Prospects. 2nd ye...
FHFH 73 | Value Increase
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this one we got a bit hammed up. Jagermiester, Jim Beam, the works. We’re checking out players who have greatly increased their stock this seas...
FHFH 72 || Mock-pocalypse - 3/27
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FHFH is coming back. More details to follow. || FHFH Twitter || - ( https://twitter.com/FHFHockey ) || FHFH Discord || - ( https://discord.gg/kfnyrn...
FHFH 71 | Five Hole Finale
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You’re reading that right guys, it is our last Five Hole Fantasy Hockey Episode for a bit. We are however putting out daily episodes for The Locked ...
Episode 70 | Quick Hits
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this quick episode, we pick up where we left off in Episode 69 you can find it on the Web here if you missed it. Covered in this episode: - ...
Episode 69 | 4:20 Blais It
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
-Some piping hot starts from some teams and players have us wondering if it is for real? Can Victor Olofsson score 60+ PPG this year? (Spoiler: No.) W...
FHFH 68 | Four Point Nights
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass ov...
Episode 67 | Western Conference Preview
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drafting season is over so we dropped the ADP analysis, because well, everyone has their teams already! We dig into each team in the Western Conferen...
Episode 66 | Eastern Conference ADP Analysis
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We got a hefty episode for you guys today! In this Episode: -Talk about every team in the Atlantic and Metro -Give our top options from each team -G...
Episode 64 | Defenseman and Goalie Rankings
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The final installment of our rankings episodes for this offseason is here! We talk about who is in our top 10 of each Defenseman and Goalies, include...
Episode 63 | Winger Rankings
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s all you can eat Wing night! Top tens of your Left and Right wingers! We rank the top 10 fantasy wingers at each position, explain ourselves, de...
Episode 62 | Center Rankings
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who’s ready to get pissed off?! Man do I love ranking season. It’s the only time outside of Thanksgiving that it’s a guarantee that i’m going...
Episode 61 | Sleepers and Regressions
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whats goin on guys? Hope you’re well! Here it is! Sleepers, Regressions! Who is going to take a step back from their last seasons performance? Why...
Episode 60 | Breakouts and Bouncebacks
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alright folks, the title gives this one enough credence! Who’s it going to be? Who is going to bounce back? Who is going to take a step forward, or...
Episode 59 | Press F to pay respects to CBJ R.I.P.
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Free agent frenzy has fizzled out, time to figure out what it means. -Trades, signings, all the fun stuff of a HUGE offseason is ready to be dissecte...
Episode 58 | Post-Draft Hiccups
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Episode is a 2 parter, Zac and TJ tackle all the happenings of the weekend and their fantasy implications, including: PK Subban trade Kevin...
Episode 57 | The Arms Race (Pre-Draft Edition)
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
New look, same great Fantasy Hockey content! Get a jump on your competition, do some summer reading, get your knowledges! We’re back after our pla...
Crossover | Episode 1
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Back at it with something a little different this time around. Doc and Littlefoot join Zac and TJ for something with a non Fantasy bend, we freeball...
Episode 56 | Full-Tilt like a Peterbilt
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just another day in the NHL? Nah. Just about everyone on the trade bait board gets moved. With a couple exceptions, of course. Teams stocking up in...
Episode 55 | DTD With in Pants
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A later episode this week, preparing you for next weeks matchup. I just got back from a vacation in Montreal, didn’t have time to record up there li...
Episode 54 | 2nd Half Last Laugh
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Zac dive into: - Who is due for a bounceback rest of season - Who is due to regress - What teams and players to target come playoffs Was Rec...
Episode 53 | Football is Over!
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 2 week matchup is finally over, and it’s time to get back to normal life. -Couple of "Big" Trades this week -Some line shakeups -Trends: Who's ...
Episode 52 | Just a Little Bye-Curious
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Say Samu Maenalanen 5 times fast! This episode was a blast, the NHL gave us plenty to talk about, with all the trades, big name returns, and line sha...
Episode 51 | Almost Bye Weeks
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode TJ takes a trip around the NHL and finds value with each team. We do the usual in most GP, least GP and Line changes, and then take a ...
Episode 50 | The Forsberg Awakens
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, TJ and Zac dive into each team as is the custom. We take a look at all the big injuries, big returns, hot and cold streaks, questiona...
Episode 49 | New Year, New Streams
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What’s going on guys, quick eppie here while fighting a hangover. Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year’s Eve. Jumped on the mic to get ...
Episode 48 | Ondrej Kase Money
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
WESTWORLD SPOILERS!!! Recorded on Sunday night, Dezi has been brutally sick today (Monday) so I Just now am getting to the upload bit. Sorry boys! De...
Episode 47 | Boulevard of Broken Streams
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at every team: -line combos -fringe streamers -hot and cold streaks -goalie woes -call ups and trades Finding value in new opportuni...
Episode 46 | IR-replaceable
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
i said Melker Karlsson’s name right on the first try, so there’s that
Episode 45 | The Chronicles of Rittich
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we go over more goalie stuffs, answer some twitter questions and have a peek at the weekly schedule. TJ struggles with Miro Heiskanen‘s name a...
Episode 44 | Eternal Sunshine for the Spot-Start Kind
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s up guys, we’re here for a bonus episode this week, laying down some story lines that have played themselves out. Goalie Controversies? Pe...
Episode 43 | Vrana go bro?
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Real quick episode, super to the point. Covering weeklong adds, daily streams, best matchups, goalie strategy for back to backs. Get over to iTunes...
Episode 42 | Everyone is hurt!
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween y’all. Missed last week as Dezi had a pretty brutal sickness and needed a bunch of attention. But we’re back with a midweek epis...
Episode 41 | Toront-OH MY GOD
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So much is happening! Toronto can’t stop scoring goals, Vegas can’t seem to start, will the Erik Karlsson/Brent Burns top Power play ever heat up...
Episode 40 | Week 1
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hockey is here! Hope you guys are doing well in your leagues, we’re here to help for the 2nd week. Whether it’s the back half of a yahoo matchup, ...
Episode 39 | Getting into the Swing of Things, Week 1 Preview
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hockey starts tomorrow! We’re sure by now most if not all of us have made it through our drafts, so we decided to get into form with a more traditio...
Episode 38 | Sleepers, Value Picks and Watch-List
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A touch on the EK65 and Patches trades then we jump into the sleepers segments. Right aroound 15:00 for anoyone that wants to skip straight to sleeper...
Episode 37 | DON‘T TOUCH THE CAT (Mock Draft)
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holy Hell boys, what an absolute shitshow these next couple hours are going to be. At the very least I hope it’s entertaining. SUPER NOT SAFE FOR WO...
Episode 36 | Goalie Rankings
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two Episodes in 2 days… it’s been a long weekend for us! Enjoy our top 10 goalie rankings going into the year, and let us know how yours might di...
Episode 35 | Metro Divsion Power Plays
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hey guys, TJ here flying solo on this one. Dove into each Power Play in the Metro and talked about each player on each unit. Ranking them as we go a...
Episode 34 | Defenseman Rankings
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Man i’m tired as a mug, been trying to get Dez to sleep for 3 nights now while my wife is away, we recorded this on Tuesday and it’s finally edite...
Episode 33 | Center Rankings
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is, Part 2 of our forward rankings! With how deep center depth goes, we took it from a top 10 to a top 20 this time around. Not much more to s...
Episode 32 | Winger Rankings
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alright folks, get your keyboards out, and get ready to get angry! It’s Rankings time!!! Everyone has their own idea of who is #1, and we’d love ...
Episode 31 | Draft Strategy
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
TJ and Zac go over their strategy for drafting, round by round. It changes up a little bit for Category leagues vs your points only leagues, so we try...
Episode 30 | The Implications
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For being regarded as a really boring draft class, we definitely had a good amount of drama. John Tavares, Ryan O’Reilly, James Van Riemsdyk, how do...
Episode 29 | Quick NHL Draft Epi
24 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Immediate(ish) Reactions from the NHL Draft weekend. Real Quick Epi here boys, throwing all my thoughts onto the airwaves before Zac and I do the de...
Episode 28 | Regression Candidates
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So i’ve been sitting on this episode for over a week now, and finally got around to editing it. I will have a short solo Draft Reaction episode out ...
Episode 27 | Bounceback Candidates
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we decide to go through a list of players we think are due for a bounce back year. Some big names, some middle of the road g...
Episode 26 | Jagermeister, Tito‘s and Premature Goalie Rankings
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We know it’s way too early to be grading goalies for next year, but out of any position we think the Tendys may be the easiest to rank. Maybe… We...
Episode 25 | Zac‘s Back
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Zac is back and we are back to business as usual! Kind of. To be honest here boys we barely talk about Fantasy Hockey. It’s basically an hour of m...
Tom Wilson for the Hart-Throb Trophy
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Championships are either over or smack dab in the middle! I can’t tell if I’m stress drinking or if its just habitual. Crack one open and get all ...
Episode 23 | Tomato, Donato
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holy Hell Ryan Donato! Can’t wait until his “New Player Waiver” Status is up? Kill some time with this epi. The hangover is finally gone sinc...
Episode 22 | Playoff Push/Start and Trade Deadline Re-Cap
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go over the notable injuries, returns and line changes as a result of said injuries. We also touch on back to back for your goalie starts...
Scooby Dubnyk
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trade deadline day has come and gone, Check out our Fantasy Hockey analysis of all the trades that went down. How will player X play on his new team, ...
Let’s Start Thinking Playoffs eh?
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s FHFH Radio: TJ does the usual round up, injuries, returns and their impact on the line combo’s. Any notable line changes throughout...
Konecny the Dots
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So the All-Star break is over! There’s no time to waste when it comes to getting back into the swing of Fantasy Hockey and we’re here to help. A ...
Bye Bye Bye weeks
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Bye weeks are almost over boys! We won’t have to deal with another one like this, because Bettman will likely change the bye week mandate next y...
Nino Need-to-Re-Write-It
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As is the custom whenever FHFH puts a new episode out… About halfway through editing, you find out the guy you’ve been suggesting for a lot of the...
Speed Round
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Real quick epi, going over some of the big injuries and their replacements. TJ takes a quick look at the power play and penalty kill rankings, to bett...
The DeBrincats out of the Bag
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Week 10 has come, what are the teams to start loading up against? The Flyers are out of their 10 game losing streak so we decided to crawl out of o...
Sean Shooturier
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Five Hole Fantasy Hockey Radio is back! After a one week hiatus, the hockey world has started to take shape. MATT DUCHENE HAS FINALLY BEEN TRADED!...
Attention Deficit Hockey Disorder
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out watching and recording at the same time isn’t the best plan. But now we know. TJ tries his best to pay full attention to the content, whil...
Week 1
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
FHFH is back, and so is Hockey! With week 1 in the rearview, we look at the top performers, and craziness that this week brought. Then we look forwa...
Soft and Hard
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
TJ flying solo this week as Zac moves into his new house in North Carolina. Real short Epi, as I don’t have my trusty co-host to argue with. Tod...
All the PP's
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Zac and TJ try to touch every teams PP. We go through each teams Power-Play, who’s were the most potent, who should be targeted first in drafts, ...
Mock Draft and Whistle Pig
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The full Five Hole crew sits down to run through a Mock Draft on Labor Day. Lil T tries his best to draft players who are Down To Dance. We all ...
Ranking Defenseman, Goalies, and Jameson
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Five Hole Fantasy Hockey is back to finish our top 10 rankings of goalies and defenseman. All jacked up on Jameson and espresso TJ rants about how Bre...
Forward Rankings and Dogfish 60 minute
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Zac and TJ rank forwards by fantasy relevance, for the LW, RW and Center Positions. Drafts are only a few weeks away! Be sure to get in contact wit...
Prospects and Sleepers
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Zac and TJ talk some prospects who might make the jump to the NHL in the next couple of years, most of them being named Jake. Zac and TJ ...