Empty The Benches

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Episodes: 273

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Grab a seat and crack a cold one with Nick and Mac on Empty the Benches, the hockey podcast that doesn't hold back. Whether you're a diehard fan who's been watching since the '90s or just getting into the game, we've got you covered. We're diving deep into the NHL, NCAA, and beyond, with unfiltered takes and exclusive conversations with players, coaches, and everyone in between. If you live for the game, you've found your new weekly ritual.

Episode Date
NHL Atlantic Division Preview (EP. 273)
Sep 30, 2025
NHL Pacific Division Preview (EP. 272)
Sep 26, 2025
NHL Central Division Preview (EP. 271)
Sep 24, 2025
NHL Grab Bag (EP. 270)
Sep 17, 2025
Cup Champ Cats (EP. 269)
Jun 19, 2025
Panthers One Win Away (EP. 268)
Jun 17, 2025
Stanley Cup Final Preview (EP. 267)
Jun 04, 2025
Panthers and Stars Advance + Conference Final Preview (EP. 266)
May 19, 2025
Canes Push Caps To The Brink (EP. 265)
May 14, 2025
Wilson & The Caps Even The Series (EP. 264)
May 09, 2025
Game 7 Insanity + Second Round Preview (EP. 263)
May 06, 2025
Ovechkin & Wilson Power Caps Past Habs (EP. 262)
May 03, 2025
Comeback Oilers Do It Again (EP. 261)
Apr 29, 2025
Landeskog Returns In Colorado (EP. 260)
Apr 25, 2025
Ovechkin Scores First Playoff OT Goal (EP. 259)
Apr 22, 2025
Eastern Conference Playoff Preview (EP. 258)
Apr 18, 2025
Western Conference Playoff Preview (EP. 257)
Apr 17, 2025
Ovechkin Breaks Gretzky's Record (EP. 256)
Apr 09, 2025
Ryan Leonard Makes Caps Debut (EP. 255)
Apr 03, 2025
Caps Extend Jakob Chychrun + Frozen Four Preview with Jonny Lazarus (EP. 254)
Mar 26, 2025
Wild Card Race Update + Pat Geary (EP. 253)
Mar 20, 2025
The Race for the Playoffs (EP. 252)
Mar 13, 2025
NHL Trade Deadline Recap (EP. 251)
Mar 08, 2025
Stadium Series Recap & Trade Deadline Preview (EP. 250)
Mar 04, 2025
Ovechkin Surges Toward History
Feb 27, 2025
USA vs. Canada: Winner Take All
Feb 19, 2025
Americans Take One For The Ages
Feb 16, 2025
Tkachuk Bros Deliver Knockout Blow (+ USA vs. Canada Preview)
Feb 14, 2025
JT Miller: Back to the Big Apple
Feb 04, 2025
Hockey Club? Mammoth? Outlaws?
Jan 31, 2025
Rantanen and Necas Traded
Jan 28, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins Firesale
Jan 22, 2025
Capitals' Ethen Frank Shines In Debut
Jan 14, 2025
USA Goes Back To Back at the World Juniors
Jan 06, 2025
Winter Classic & World Juniors
Jan 03, 2025
Rangers Recap with Jonny Lazarus
Dec 17, 2024
Four Nations Rosters + Rangers Drama
Dec 10, 2024
Episode 236: Wildside
Dec 03, 2024
Episode 235: Shippin' Out Of Boston
Nov 27, 2024
Episode 234: M1kDavid (feat. Patrick Geary)
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 233: Climb The Mountain
Nov 13, 2024
Episode 232: Top Gun
Nov 06, 2024
Episode 231: Boston Boo-ins
Oct 31, 2024
Episode 230: The Predators - Hot Mess
Oct 23, 2024
Episode 229: Welcome Back
Oct 16, 2024
Episode 228: Season 7 Picks, Predictions & Profits (feat. PuckPicks)
Oct 02, 2024
Episode 227: Hock & Roll
Jul 24, 2024
Episode 226: NHL Free Agent Frenzy
Jul 02, 2024
Episode 225: Game 7 Recap, Panthers Win the Cup
Jun 26, 2024
Episode 224: Game 7 Preview
Jun 23, 2024
Episode 223: Do The Cats Have Nine Lives??
Jun 20, 2024
Episode 222: Game 1 & 2 Recap
Jun 12, 2024
Episode 221: Stanley Cup Final Preview (feat. PuckPicks)
Jun 06, 2024
Episode 220: Highway Robbery
May 29, 2024
Episode 219: And Then There Were Four
May 22, 2024
Episode 218: Midnight Kreider
May 17, 2024
Episode 217: Miller Time
May 14, 2024
Episode 216: Bennd The Knee
May 10, 2024
Episode 215: All Wyatt on the Western Front
May 07, 2024
Episode 214: The Woll
May 03, 2024
Episode 213: All Aboard The Chu Chu Train
Apr 30, 2024
Episode 212: The Rempire Strikes Back
Apr 25, 2024
Episode 211: Western Conference Playoff Preview
Apr 20, 2024
Episode 210: Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
Apr 19, 2024
Episode 209: Patrick Geary
Apr 17, 2024
Episode 208: The Wild Wild East
Apr 10, 2024
Episode 207: Smash and Grab (feat CodyPucks)
Apr 03, 2024
Episode 206: It's Always Sonny in Washington
Mar 27, 2024
Episode 205: Capital Punishment
Mar 20, 2024
Episode 204: Golden Ticket
Mar 13, 2024
Episode 203: Runnin' without the Devils (feat. Mr. Ice & Singsy)
Mar 06, 2024
Episode 202: Showtime in Chi-Town
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 201: MetLife Mayhem
Feb 21, 2024
Episode 200: Brent Johnson
Feb 15, 2024
Episode 199: All Star Game Recap (feat. Nick Bowins)
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 198: The Tipping Point
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 197: Kings of the Hill (feat. Morgan Miller)
Jan 24, 2024
Episode 196: Frosty Flippers
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 195: Willy Stacks (feat. Nick Bowins)
Jan 09, 2024
Episode 194: Turning On The Jets
Jan 04, 2024
Episode 193: Enterprise Center Blues (feat. TDO)
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 192: I Like To Move It Move It (feat. Emily Rickwood)
Dec 13, 2023
Episode 191: The Boys of Broadway (feat. Mark Quartararo)
Dec 06, 2023
Episode 190: Hello Hockeytown (feat. Dan DeSalvo & Chris Nell)
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 189: Eric Fehr
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 188: The Oil Crisis
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 187: Nucked Up (Feat. Heatdaddy)
Nov 08, 2023
Episode 186: Konecting the Dots (feat. TDO)
Oct 31, 2023
Episode 185: Cat Out of Hell (feat. Brandon Sawyer)
Oct 26, 2023
Episode 184: Week 1 Recap
Oct 17, 2023
Episode 183: Metro Division Preview
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 182: Central Division Preview
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 181: Atlantic Division Preview (feat. Nick Bowins of Hockey Collective)
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 180: Pacific Division Preview
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 179: Erik Karlsson is a Penguin
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 178: Free Agency Recap
Jul 06, 2023
Episode 177: A Rock & A Bedard Place
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 176: Good as Gold
Jun 15, 2023
Episode 175: Rear Admiral from Spittin Chiclets
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 174: The Hill Has Eyes (SCF Game 1 & 2 Recap)
Jun 06, 2023
Episode 173: Stanley Cup Final Preview
Jun 01, 2023
Episode 172: Conference Finals Update
May 23, 2023
Episode 171: Conference Finals Preview
May 17, 2023
Episode 170: Second Round Update
May 09, 2023
Episode 169: Round 2 Preview
May 03, 2023
Episode 168: Cats Have Nine Lives
Apr 29, 2023
Episode 167: Isles on the Brink (feat. Turk)
Apr 25, 2023
Episode 166: First Round Update
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 165: Playoff Preview (feat. Greg Wyshynski)
Apr 17, 2023
Episode 164: Ken Boehlke from SinBin Vegas
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 163: Mike Vogel
Apr 05, 2023
Episode 162: Now What? (feat. Steven Baker)
Mar 29, 2023
Episode 161: State of the Leafs (feat. Rick Rowley)
Mar 23, 2023
Episode 160: March Madness Preview (feat Corey Goldstein & Garrett Simanski)
Mar 15, 2023
Episode 159: Trade Deadline Recap (feat. Morgan Miller)
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 158: Showtime on Broadway (feat. Melissa Cunningham)
Mar 01, 2023
Episode 157: Deadline Arms Race
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 156: ASG and Second Half Predictions (feat. The Daily Over)
Feb 08, 2023
Episode 155: Horvat to the Island
Feb 01, 2023
Episode 154: The Tocchet Era Begins in Vancouver
Jan 26, 2023
Episode 153: Elwood's Pregame
Jan 21, 2023
Episode 152: The Return of Mr. Ice (Elio Imbornone)
Jan 18, 2023
Episode 151: The Return of Wilson & Backstrom
Jan 11, 2023
Episode 150: The Connor Bedard Show
Jan 05, 2023
Episode 149: 802 And Counting
Dec 28, 2022
Episode 148: Tage The Elephant
Dec 21, 2022
Episode 147: Rob Schremp
Dec 15, 2022
Episode 146: Bruins, Devils, & Jason Robertson
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 145: Nick Bowins from Hockey Collective
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 144: Undercover NHL Bets
Nov 16, 2022
Episode 143: Morgan Miller
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 142: Frank The Tank
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 141: The Daily Over
Oct 26, 2022
Episode 140: Turk from No Hedge
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 139: Don't Know Tavern Pregame
Oct 14, 2022
Episode 138: Metro Division Preview
Oct 06, 2022
Episode 137: Atlantic Division Preview
Oct 04, 2022
Episode 136: Pacific Division Preview
Sep 29, 2022
Episode 135: Central Division Preview
Sep 26, 2022
Episode 134: The Endless Summer
Aug 17, 2022
Episode 133: Olie Kolzig
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 132: Avs Win The Stanley Cup + Is Dessert Good?
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 131: Aidan Collins
Jun 21, 2022
Episode 130: Stanley Cup Final + Zach Fucale
Jun 15, 2022
Episode 129: Melissa Cunningham
Jun 08, 2022
Episode 128: Conference Finals Preview (feat. Anthony from Forever Blueshirts)
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 127: Keeping Up With Kadri
May 25, 2022
Episode 126: Round 2 Preview
May 18, 2022
Episode 125: The Madness of the First Round Continues
May 11, 2022
Episode 124: First Round Update (Not Drunk)
May 06, 2022
Episode 123: Playoff Preview + Mr. Ice
May 03, 2022
Episode 122: Jesse Marshall
Apr 27, 2022
Episode 121: Rick Rowley
Apr 20, 2022
Episode 120: Carlson Cashes In
Apr 13, 2022
Episode 119: March Matthews
Apr 06, 2022
Episode 118: Turk from No Hedge
Mar 30, 2022
Episode 117: Trade Deadline Recap
Mar 23, 2022
Episode 116: Cash Cow Canucks
Mar 16, 2022
Episode 115: The Rise of Jason Robertson
Mar 09, 2022
Episode 114: Aaron Volpatti
Mar 02, 2022
Episode 113: Mark Quartararo
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 112: Emily Morris
Feb 16, 2022
Episode 111: All Star Game Recap
Feb 09, 2022
Episode 110: Harrison Cursed the Oilers…Again
Feb 02, 2022
Episode 109: The Igor Has Landed
Jan 26, 2022
Episode 108: Samantha Pell
Jan 19, 2022
Episode 107: Pete Weber
Jan 12, 2022
Episode 106: Chris Adams
Jan 05, 2022
Episode 105: Nick is dead, Mac is bald, and Harry is A-Okay
Dec 15, 2021
Episode 104: Mason Koster
Dec 08, 2021
Episode 103: Sean Baker
Dec 01, 2021
Episode 102: Thanksgiving Pregame
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 101: Fucale Shines in NHL Debut
Nov 17, 2021
Episode 100: Karl Alzner
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 99: John Walton
Nov 03, 2021
Episode 98: Metro Boomin
Oct 27, 2021
Episode 97: Kris Versteeg
Oct 20, 2021
Episode 96: Joe Beninati
Oct 13, 2021
Episode 95: Eastern Conference Preview (feat. Anthony from Forever Blueshirts)
Oct 06, 2021
Episode 94: Simon Olsson
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 93: Zach Fucale
Sep 22, 2021
Episode 92: John Schiavo
Sep 01, 2021
Episode 91: Dan DeSalvo
Aug 19, 2021
Episode 90: Luke Gazdic
Aug 03, 2021
Episode 89: Free Agency
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 88: Release The Kraken (feat. Steven Baker)
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 87: Back to Back
Jul 13, 2021
Episode 86: Stanley Cup Final Update
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 85: Stanley Cup Final Preview
Jun 28, 2021
Episode 84: Stanley Cup Semifinal Update
Jun 22, 2021
Episode 83: Zac Jones
Jun 15, 2021
Episode 82: Round 2 Wrap-Up
Jun 10, 2021
Episode 81: Round 2 Update + Nick Left Us
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 80: Round 2 Preview
Jun 01, 2021
Episode 79: Depression Day
May 25, 2021
Episode 78: First Round Update
May 21, 2021
Episode 77: North Division Playoff Preview with Rick Rowley
May 18, 2021
Episode 76: Playoff Preview
May 14, 2021
Episode 75: Tom Wilson: a Broadway Musical
May 12, 2021
Episode 74: Craig + Courtney Laughlin
May 05, 2021
Episode 73: Tariq Hammond
Apr 28, 2021
Episode 72: Playoff Scenarios
Apr 21, 2021
Episode 71: Jim Tofte + Trade Deadline Recap
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 70: Trade Deadline Preview
Apr 08, 2021
Episode 69: Jerry D'Amigo
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 68: Mid Season Cup Predictions
Mar 24, 2021
Episode 67: Patrick O'Brien Demsey
Mar 17, 2021
Episode 66: Rob Ray
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 65: Chris Nell
Mar 03, 2021
Episode 64: Danny Kristo
Feb 24, 2021
Episode 63: Trouble In The Desert
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 62: Drama In Columbus
Feb 10, 2021
Episode 61: Courtney Laughlin
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 60: Ian Oland
Jan 27, 2021
Episode 59: Rick Rowley
Jan 19, 2021
Episode 58: North and East Division Preview
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 57: West and Central Division Preview
Jan 09, 2021
Episode 56: Dan DeSalvo
Jan 07, 2021
Episode 55: 2021 NHL Season Breakdown
Jan 01, 2021
Episode 54: Mike Vogel
Dec 29, 2020
Episode 53: Steve Mears
Dec 16, 2020
Episode 52: Bryan Canter
Dec 10, 2020
Episode 51: Zach Fucale
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 50: Steven Baker
Nov 18, 2020
Episode 49: The New York Islanders (feat. Dean Peluso & Mike Comparetto)
Nov 11, 2020
Episode 48: The New York Rangers (feat. Mark Quartararo)
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 47: Trade Recap
Oct 21, 2020
Episode 46: Big Announcement + Free Agency Recap
Oct 14, 2020
Episode 45: Stanley Cup Final Recap
Oct 03, 2020
Episode 44: Stanley Cup Final Preview
Sep 22, 2020
Episode 43: Conference Finals Preview
Sep 08, 2020
Episode 42: Second Round Update
Sep 02, 2020
Episode 41: Second Round Preview
Aug 25, 2020
Episode 40: First Round Update
Aug 18, 2020
Episode 39: Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview
Aug 11, 2020
Episode 38: Stanley Cup Qualifiers Update
Aug 05, 2020
Episode 37: Eastern Conference Qualifiers Preview
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 36: Western Conference Qualifiers Preview
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 35: Regular Season Recap
Jun 17, 2020
Episode 34: Where are we now? The NHL's Return To Play Plan
Jun 01, 2020
Episode 33: The Brendan Leipsic Situation + AHL Cancels Season
May 12, 2020
Episode 32: 2022 USA Olympic Roster + Hat Tricks of Quarantine TV Shows
Apr 28, 2020
Episode 31: Top 10 Single Season Performances Since 2000 + Hat Trick of Shootout Moves
Apr 21, 2020
Episode 30: Top 10 Underrated Current NHL Players + Hat Trick of Best Hockey Sticks of All Time
Apr 15, 2020
Episode 29: Top 10 NHLers that played in college + Hat Trick of best hockey team names
Apr 07, 2020
Episode 28: Top 10 NHL Snipers Of All Time
Mar 31, 2020
Episode 27: Top 10 NHL Goalies Of All Time
Mar 24, 2020
Episode 26: Pandemic
Mar 16, 2020
Episode 25: Coach Tim M.
Mar 10, 2020
Episode 24: Playoff Push
Mar 04, 2020
Episode 23: Trade Deadline Recap
Feb 25, 2020
Episode 22: Trade Deadline Preview
Feb 18, 2020
Episode 21: Metro Playoff Race
Feb 11, 2020
Episode 20: Rivalry Week Recap
Feb 04, 2020
Episode 19: Rivalry Week
Jan 28, 2020
Episode 18: Joey Vonakis
Jan 20, 2020
Episode 17: The Finn Twins
Jan 14, 2020
Episode 16: Dan Flock
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 15: Timmy Blount
Dec 18, 2019
Episode 14: Caps or Bruins?
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 13: Colin Cunningham
Dec 03, 2019
Episode 12: Babcock Fired + The Islanders are HOT
Nov 25, 2019
Episode 11: The Leafs Suck
Nov 19, 2019
Episode 10: October Recap + Best NHL Logos
Nov 12, 2019
Episode 9: Bruce Stachitas
Oct 28, 2019
Episode 8: Matt Curtin
Oct 22, 2019
Episode 7: Ryan Dieter + Costa Pizanis
Oct 15, 2019
Episode 6: NHL Week 1 + Best and Worst NHL Uniforms
Oct 07, 2019
Episode 5: Season Opener + How To Bet Hockey
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 4: Metropolitan Division Preview
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 3: Atlantic Division Preview + League Update
Sep 17, 2019
Episode 2: Central Division Preview + Pending RFAs
Sep 10, 2019
Episode 1: Pilot Episode + Pacific Division Preview
Sep 02, 2019