Utah Puck Report is a KSL Sports podcast hosted by Jay Stevens - EBUG, firefighter and long time hockey advocate. On the show, you'll get interviews with Utah Hockey Club players, coaches and personnel. Stevens also sticks to his roots in covering youth, college and local hockey leagues. And don't worry, you'll still find comprehensive coverage of the Utah Grizzlies and any other teams that come to town. You can find Utah Puck Report on Facebook, Instagram and X. If you enjoy the show, we would really appreciate it if you'd take the time to rate and review the podcast. Talk soon!
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RSS FeedToday Jay breaks down the Mammoth Power Play issues, gives pregame analysis VS Detroit and has updates on former Clubbers.
Today, Jay reaches out to his buddy George Chalos to seek legal advice about the new changes coming to USA Hockey and what effects those changes may have on youth hockey in Utah.
Jay tries to prove that he’s not a boomer by teaming up with Cole Bagley from KSL Sports, and Brogan Houston from the Deseret News. They run angry social media fan theories by Grok to see what the AI comes up with for Utah Mammoth trades.
Get to know the Utah Mammoth emergency back up goalie, Colten MacIntyre. Colten tells us what a day in the life of an NHL EBUG looks like and much more.
Jay sits down with his former teammate, former NHL, and former Utah Grizzlies goalie Mike Mole. The two netminders talk about the sale of the Grizzlies, the hardships and sometimes unfair criticism of backup goalies, specifically Vitek Vanecek. Then they discuss Mole’s small role in the hottest show on TV, Heated Rivalry and how it’s helping create safe conversations in hockey.
Jay catches up with Brandon, AKA Broccoli Brandon to do some post game analysis from the Mammoth / Blues game, some pregame analysis about tonight’s Mammoth / Blue Jackets game, address the whistling controversy, and talk about where the line from celebrated fandom to annoying, self indulging fandom lies.
Jay checks in with Mammoth prospect Maveric Lamoureux. The two talk about Mav-Lams first memories of hockey, who he patterns his game after, his first thoughts of Utah, and the new added feistiness he’s added to his game (while still smiling all the way).
Today Jay is joined by Utah Outliers general manager and assistant coach, Kevin McCloskey. The two discuss midseason surprises with the Utah Mammoth, unexpected MVPs, power-play woes, goaltending, and what to expect for the rest of the season for the Utah Mammoth. Then they get into the beautiful building that the Utah Outliers are playing in at Black Rock Mountain Resort
Jay is joined by former Utah Grizzly Mason Mannek to discuss the PHPA strike that affected the ECHL. The two then breakdown the problems with the power play for the Utah Mammoth. The two also discuss which coaches could/should be in the hotseat. Finally, they discuss today’s game against the New York Islanders.
In this week's episode Jay discusses the impending lockout in the ECHL, could we have seen our last ever Grizzlies game? He also talks briefly about the recent Mammoth games.