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The AudPod: Kitchener Rangers Podcast

Andrew Merrigan and Justin Born

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 98

The AudPod is the unofficial home of Kitchener Rangers fandom. Hosted by an Oilers fan and a Flames fan who agree on exactly one thing: the Kitchener Rangers are the best team in hockey. We covered every step of the 2025-26 season from puck drop to the 2026 Memorial Cup, interviewed the players who made it happen, and lost our minds in the Aud right alongside you. Every week we break down Rangers games, react to OHL news, debate the CHL landscape, and talk to the players and personalities inside the organization. Whether you're a lifelong Rangers fan, a junior hockey obsessive, or someone who just discovered the OHL, you've found your podcast. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok | @theaudpodcast Watch us on YouTube | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Website | theaudpod.com Email | hello@theaudpod.com

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76: Hlacar-izard Interview with Matthew Hlacar

Episode 76

Friday, September 11, 2026 • Duration 33:42

Cut by Ottawa, cut by Kitchener, cut by London, then signed as an undrafted walk-on and finishing as a Memorial Cup champion: Matthew Hlacar's story is the one the AudBalls have wanted to tell since he first dropped the gloves at the Aud. Now a Brantford Bulldog, he sits down to relive the 10-guys rule Ando preached, the deadline that made the room believe, the Sault Ste. Marie shootout winner that lives in AudPod lore, and the dad who begged him not to get suspended before the hotel was paid off. Plus Muay Thai at Darkside, favourite dance partner Ryder Boulton (now a teammate), the Arky mattress prank, and whether he is ready to walk into the visitors' room at the Aud.

Watch us on⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers

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Email | hello@theaudpod.com

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0:00 — Cold open: undrafted to Memorial Cup champion

0:49 — Thoughts with Matthew Mayich

2:05 — Brad Flynn, the 13th forward, and leaning into the physical game

4:28 — Cut by Ottawa, Kitchener and London, then signed

5:42 — We got 10 guys: Ando’s rule and the toughest room in the league

7:00 — The deadline, Woolley, and we didn’t load up for nothing

8:03 — A Brantford Bulldog now, a Hamilton kid close to home

9:02 — Tossed from the game, then sitting in the stands with dad

10:29 — Silky hands: the Sault Ste. Marie shootout winner

12:19 — Tom Wilson, Lucic, and staying engaged as a healthy scratch

15:30 — Brandon Merli’s skates, Brantford’s assault bike, and Muay Thai at Darkside

19:00 — Favourite dance partner Boulton, and the new fight rules

21:12 — Saying goodbye to the group, and the jersey wall

22:45 — Joining Brantford: it’s the best of the best

24:11 — Roommates, Avry Anstis, and the Arky mattress story

27:40 — Woolley, the London Knights, and celebrating the Cup

32:03 — Sign-off: walking into the visitors’ room at the Aud

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75: Soup’s On Interview with Carson Campbell

Episode 75

Friday, September 4, 2026 • Duration 34:21

He walks through the trade that pulled him out of Sarnia as a 17-year-old, the billet family that became a second home, and the secret foodie TikTok nobody was supposed to find. He also breaks down the overtime poke check that saved the Robertson Cup run, the Flint celebration that got him tossed, and why he’s in no rush to trade 97 games of OHL hockey for a partial NCAA schedule, even with Bowling Green waiting. Bittersweet doesn’t begin to cover it: the guy who anchored the Rangers blue line for three years is off to college, and this one’s a goodbye as much as a victory lap.

Watch us on⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers

Website | theaudpod.com

Email | hello@theaudpod.com

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0:01 — Cold open: welcoming Soupy to the show

1:44 — A whirlwind season, and goodbye to the D-core

3:43 — Traded from Sarnia: the call, and day one at the Aud

7:25 — The secret foodie TikTok and Kitchener’s best eats

9:19 — Billet family life, and the Ellinas connection

11:01 — The Bowling Green decision and no rush to leave the OHL

15:22 — The Flint celebration and getting tossed

UNDER REVIEW: Interview with Matthew Andonovski

Episode 74

Friday, August 21, 2026 • Duration 30:02

Under Review rolls on with the one that started it all. Before Ando was a Memorial Cup champion and the OHL's 2026 Teammate of the Year, he was the very first guest ever to sit down with the AudBalls. Justin opens with a look at where the Andalorian has landed since, then the full June 2025 conversation re-airs: the werewolf answer that should have sunk his Ottawa draft interview, the fight he arranged in warm-ups that made the Aud the loudest he's ever heard it, and the view from inside the room during the Windsor reverse sweep. What a lovely human being. Enjoy.

Originally aired June 20, 2025 as "Can We Call You Ando?"

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Under Review: Justin on Ando, one year later

01:31 June 2025 re-air: our very first guest

02:32 Can we call you Ando?

03:16 Framed: the worst music taste on the team

04:39 Parry Sound, Bobby Orr, and why he wears 5

05:57 An OHLer's offseason and signing with Ottawa

08:45 The werewolf draft interview

12:14 Not a Leafs fan anymore, family and billet life

15:43 Funniest guys in the room and bus karaoke

18:24 The playoff run: the Flint fight and the Windsor reverse sweep

23:46 Leading the young guys as captain

26:47 The OT winner and joining Ellinas in Ottawa

73: The Flynn-terview Interview with Brad Flynn

Episode 73

Friday, August 14, 2026 • Duration 57:14

Brad Flynn once put up 253 penalty minutes in 37 games, and now he's the newly promoted associate coach of your Memorial Cup champion Kitchener Rangers. The AudBalls sit down with the Brad Boy himself to talk growing up in Nova Scotia playing against a chubby-cheeked Sidney Crosby, the coaching road from Swan River to Red Deer to Kitchener, and the SummerSlam '91 promo that got him tossed in Peterborough. He gets emotional about the black aces who were the fabric of the championship run, and he puts Rangers Nation right next to Green Bay and Liverpool. Get into it.

Watch us on YouTube | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers

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Email | hello@theaudpod.com

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Cold open: Brad reads his own intro

0:26 Growing up Flynn: a Hall of Fame dad and New Glasgow roots

6:20 Playing with Sidney Crosby (and why Nova Scotia makes stars)

10:23 The case for university hockey, and the NCAA debate

18:02 Oscar Hemming and the Hell's Bells draft walkout

19:13 The coaching road: Swan River to Red Deer to Kitchener

24:37 The ejections: standing up for his guys

28:41 253 penalty minutes: the enforcer years

33:52 The defence corps, the black aces and the secret sauce

40:45 New season, new bench: associate coach Flynn

42:58 Old-school wrestling, rapid fire and gratitude

48:23 Post-show: Brad Boys 3, Hockey Podcast Network news and thank-yous

72: How Much Do You Bench-Boss? Interview with Head Coach Jeff Kyrzakos

Episode 72

Friday, July 31, 2026 • Duration 48:30

On this episode of The AudPod, we sit down with Head Coach Jeff Kyrzakos for an in-depth conversation on everything happening behind the bench and inside the locker room!

We dive into:

The Memorial Cup Run: Looking back at last season's high-stakes journey.

Stepping Into the Role: What the transition to head coaching duties has really been like.

Game-Day Quirks: Jeff breaks down his personal superstitions and routines.

Managing the Room: What it’s actually like spending most of the year around twenty 16-to-20-year-olds.

Looking Ahead: Expectations, goals, and mindset for the upcoming season.

If you enjoy the episode, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more Kitchener Rangers coverage every week!

Watch us on⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers

Website | theaudpod.com

Email | hello@theaudpod.com

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Welcome Jeff Kyrzakos

00:53 Mudbugs Championship Stories

02:01 Joining Kitchener Rangers

03:44 Memorial Cup Bid Pivot

71: Over(Age) Achievement with Dylan Edwards

Episode 71

Monday, July 27, 2026 • Duration 43:14

Dylan Edwards pulls up a chair for the full interview and gets into all of it: the trade to Kitchener, walking into a new room, and figuring out Jussi Ahokas behind the bench. Then it gets personal, playing alongside his brother in Erie, lining up against him, and the strange hockey truth that some of your fiercest rivals end up your closest teammates. We get the Memorial Cup stories and finally the real story behind that bloody face during the J. Ross Robertson Cup celebration. And because it's summer, he's out there painting the garage.

Watch us on⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers

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UNDER REVIEW: Interview with Jack Pridham

Episode 70

Friday, June 26, 2026 • Duration 40:24

We recorded this interview with Jack Pridham last summer, when the big question was whether he'd even come back to Kitchener. He told us he wanted to win. Spoiler: he did. Memorial Cup and everything. We're bringing this one back so you can hear the whole story fresh, knowing how it ends. Jack walks us through the NCAA rule change that sent him sprinting out of West Kelowna, the rookie lap at the Aud that started a little too early, the Michigan goal, and the penalty shot in Game 6 vs Windsor that the Aud will never forget. One of our favourite conversations, and it only hits harder now.

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Email | hello@theaudpod.com

0:00 Justin Flies Solo: Intro & Replay Framing

0:33 Updates: Memorial Cup, Tampa Bay Trade & University of Denver

1:22 Interview Begins

1:57 The NCAA Rule Change & Coming to Kitchener

3:42 Drafted by Multiple Leagues & the BU Commit

5:34 Settling Into the Rangers

6:44 The Ando/Matt Story

8:05 Chicago Blackhawks Draft

8:34 Meeting Humphreys at the NHL Combine in Buffalo

10:00 Chicago Development Camps

69: Nice - Memorial Cup Champ Chat

Episode 69

Friday, June 5, 2026 • Duration 46:59

Season Finale: OHL and Memorial Cup Champions

Well the boys have done it! What a ride it has been! 22 games later they only lost 2 and came home with not one but both of the biggest prizes, OHL and Memorial Cup Champions. This is also the last AudPod of the season, although we won't be here weekly for the summer we do have a few things planned so stay tuned and subscribe so you don't miss out!

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Flight to the Memorial Cup #4: All in All: We Won it All

Season 2 · Episode 694

Monday, June 1, 2026 • Duration 06:29

Memorial Cup Champions. Kitchener Rangers win the 2026 Memorial Cup.

The Kitchener Rangers are Memorial Cup champions. The AudBalls watched it from the Aud with the whole community buzzing, and now they're here to break it all down in the final CarPod of the season. A 6-2 demolition of the Everett Silvertips in the Final, a double championship season complete, and Sam O'Reilly named Tournament MVP after a four-point night to close it out. This team was always built for this.

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Flight to the Memorial Cup #3: Tainted Charcuterie

Season 2 · Episode 693

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • Duration 10:23

Instant Reactions to Game 3 vs. Chicoutimi

We planned a short episode. Then Jordan Tourigny stomped on Christian Humphreys with his skate blade and the AudBalls had opinions. A lot of them. The Rangers won 3-2 and are going to the Memorial Cup Final, which should be the whole story, but Chicoutimi made sure it wasn't. Jack Pridham scored 21 seconds into the third to put Kitchener ahead for good, Dylan Edwards picked up two assists and the first star, and Christian Kirsch was steady all night on 28 shots. The Sagueneens are going home. One more.

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