The Buzz Pod – Details, episodes & analysis

Unreal episode with two awesome guys, we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording this one!

Matt Benning 2:08

Lukas Kalble 26:49

Couple beauties joining us for our first episode of the 2025 Off season. Rouss joins us after his first pro season with the Iowa Heartlanders and Iowa Wild. Franky joins us for his 3rd appearance on the show to discuss his first NHL call up and first of many NHL games with the Washington Capitals. Always a good time catching up with these two! Thanks for coming on fellas.

Rouss 6:27 - 25:30

Franky 26:30 - 46:49

TA joins us fresh off his rookie season in the ECHL where he took the league by storm with a team leading 57 points and adding 16 points in 19 playoff games. All this after being released in training camp by another echl team at the start of the season. An amazing example of self belief and hard work/consistency leading to success. TA shared stories from his youth days, junior days, college career, and this season. Huge thank you to Tristan for taking the time to come on the pod and share some of your secrets with us and our listeners! Exciting times are ahead!!! Cheers

On Epi.12 Luke Henman, captain of the Blaineville Armada, joins us to discuss: Playing in the QMJHL at 130lbs, pre NHL draft and NHL draft process, adapting to the league, and a story or three.

The leading point scorer of the NAHL joins us to discuss his career path/process, Choosing NCAA over Major Junior, recent commitment to Mercyhurst University (Div.1), and a day in the life of an allstar NAHLer.

On Episode 6 of The Buzz Pod, Boston College stud Logan Hutsko joins us to discuss his career, battling through insane injuries, being an undersized player, National Team Development Program, getting Drafted in the NHL by the Florida Panthers, and having a big fan in Justin Bieber!

In Episode 5 of The Buzz Pod Baron Thompson, our first ever active WHL player, joins us to discuss his WHL career, USHL career and NCAA commitment, how to deal with a teammate snapchatting your little sister, and much more!

In Epi 4 of The Buzz Pod our first active United States Hockey League (USHL) player Mark Cheremeta of the Dubuque Fighting Saints joins us. We discuss playing at Boston University (NCAA Div.1 bigdeal), returning to junior in the USHL and committing to THE Ohio State (NCAA Div.1 again..), NHL Camp experience, and growing up playing hockey in Florida (huge beauty).

In Episode 2 of The Buzz Pod current Western Michigan University stud Ethen Frank joins us to talk about the NCAA Division 1 lifestyle, USHL career, WHL draft/camp, NHL camp experience (Dallas Stars) as a free agent, and more.