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Jon Krawczynski joins Jim Souhan from Oklahoma City to break down the Game 1 loss and preview Game 2.   From Aquarius Home Services Studio (www.aquariushomeservices.com/) Presented by Gigli THC Beverages (www.Gigli.com) Promo Code: GigliNorth for 50% off your first order   Brought to you by Chu Vision Institute (www.chuvision.com/) Princeton’s Liquors (www.princetonsliquors.com/) Shepherd Goods & Lamb Chops (https://sglambchops.com/ - Promo Code: JonK20 for 20% off) TSR Injury Law (612-TSR-TIME or www.tsrinjurylaw.com) Royal Credit Union www.rcu.org/ Lexus of Wayzata (Lexusofwayzata.com) Lexus of Maplewood (Lexusofmaplewood.com)

MSHSL prep guru John Millea on great softball pitches, why one team compares baseball to bull riding, St. Peter coaching news, plus Thank A Ref and MVT   From Aquarius Home Services Studio (www.aquariushomeservices.com/) Thanks to Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) 

The Pros and Cons of Minnesota adding Mitch Marner – do you want to see him in a Minnesota Wild uniform? And can we talk about Danila Yurov a little bit more… Plus, Frost forward Michela Cava and the Minnesota Frost are one step closer to back-to-back Walter Cup Champs as their Finals against the Ottawa Charge kicks off today.  As always, we’re greeted by new voice studios, brought to you by SotaStick, presented by Talk North, Royal Credit Union, and Grain Belt. This is season 6, episode 279.

Mark Rosen breaks down all the winning Minnesota teams, starting with the Wolves, Twins, Lynx and Vikings.   Sponsored by: Broadway Dental (https://smilebroadway.com/), Lexus of Wayzata (https://www.lexusofwayzata.com/) & Lexus of Maplewood (https://www.lexusofmaplewood.com/)

Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic’s Chicago Bears beat writer, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the recent Caleb Williams reporting. Did he almost become a Vikings quarterback? How close was he to trying to force his way away from Chicago? With Ben Johnson now in the fold, what are the vibes around the Bears, and what early thoughts should we have about the Vikings-Bears opener on Monday night football? This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website: https://myfrbank.com/ And here is a link to all of their locations! https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ Purchase Lindsey Young’s Olivia The Brave: https://olivia-the-brave.com/

A young lady from Minnesota who went to Champlin Park High School and made it to big time in broadcasting. Twins and Wild games locally and later in life, MLB and NHL Network. Today on the show, the great Jamie Hersch   Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (mnmasoniccharities.org/), OnX Maps (onxmaps.com/), Lexus of Wayzata (lexusofwayzata.com/) & Lexus of Maplewood (lexusofmaplewood.com/)

LaVelle E. Neal III and Jim Souhan on the most unexpected winning streak in baseball history and how it happened.   From Aquarius Home Services Studio (www.aquariushomeservices.com/) Minnesota Masonic Charities (www.mnmasoniccharities.org/), onX FISH!(www.onxmaps.com/fish)  Gigli THC Beverages (www.gigli.com) PromoCode: TalkNorth for 50%off of first order and Clamshell Beach Resort (www.cottagesonwhitefish.com/)Lexus of Wayzata (Lexusofwayzata.com) Lexus of Maplewood (Lexusofmaplewood.com)

In front of a packed house at Elsie’s, we learn LaPanta unknowingly golfed during a tornado warning and Russo’s back is wonky after a year of covering the #mnwild. Plus lots of hockey talk!   from Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com) Supported by: Aquarius Home Services (https://aquariushomeservices.com/) Royal Credit Union (https://www.rcu.org/) Twill Edina Galleria, OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/), Gigli THC Beverages (www.gigli.com), & Clamshell Beach Resort (https://www.cottagesonwhitefish.com/)

Photojournalist Pete Hermann-Franzen shares his favourite stories from the field as the guy who documents Minnesota Bound stories, all four seasons of the year!    Presented by Kinetico (kineticoMN.com/) Star Bank (star.bank/) & Explore Alexandria (explorealex.com/) 

Joining us this episode is the leading brick wall and National Champion for WMU, Hampton Slukynsky! First, Connor and James recap the biggest news and updates in college hockey (00:00:00-00:15:42). Next, Hammer joins the boys to talk about the historic season for WMU and what it was like to win a National Championship for the best student section in college hockey, the Lawson Luncatics. We cover his road to WMU - Playing MN Highschool hockey at Warroad, winning the Clark Cup with the Fargo Force, winning WJC Gold with the boys, his Freshman season playing in the NCHC, advice to younger players, and much more (00:15:43-00:55:23).   Need more college hockey coverage? Follow us here: Everything College Hockey ◦ Website →https://www.echlocker.com/shop ◦ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/everythingcollegehockey ◦ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/everythingcollegehockey ◦ Twitter → https://twitter.com/TeamECH ◦ Tiktok → https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingcollegehockey   Tag us on social media: #Everythingcoll

  Jon Krawczynski and Jim Souhan on the Vikings' schedule and our picks for how they'll finish   From Aquarius Home Services Studio  Presented by Gigli THC Beverages (www.gigli.com) Promo Code: GigliNorth for 50% off of first order   Supported by Aquarius Home Services (wwwaquariushomeservices.com/) Twill by Scott Dayton (www.twillmn.com/), Chu Vision Institute (www.chuvision.com/), onX FISH!(www.onxmaps.com/fish)  and Natreum

Jon Krawczynski and Jim Souhan on the Wolves making franchise history, and how they got here.   From Aquarius Home Services Studio (www.aquariushomeservices.com/) Presented by Gigli THC Beverages (www.Gigli.com) Promo Code: GigliNorth for 50% off your first order   Brought to you by Chu Vision Institute (www.chuvision.com/) Princeton’s Liquors (www.princetonsliquors.com/) Shepherd Goods & Lamb Chops (https://sglambchops.com/ - Promo Code: JonK20 for 20% off) TSR Injury Law (612-TSR-TIME or www.tsrinjurylaw.com) Royal Credit Union www.rcu.org/ Lexus of Wayzata (Lexusofwayzata.com) Lexus of Maplewood (Lexusofmaplewood.com)

Former Vikings GM Jeff Diamond on the schedule, the big games, games in Europe   From Aquarius Home Services Studio (www.aquariushomeservices.com/)   Supported by White Bear Lake Superstore Buick GMC (www.WhiteBearLakeSuperstore.com) MN Masonic Charities, Golf Club Hospital (www.Golfclubhospital.com) and Natreum

This week’s podcast, we recap a fantastic opening week of fishing. Tony sits down with fellow fishing guides Mitch Hackenmueller, Nick Cekalla and Stephen Roller to give a full fishing report on both Leech and Mille Lacs Lake. The crew talks about how the crazy weather is affecting the walleye bite and what to expect if you are heading up north in the upcoming weeks. They even offer up a few guide secrets so you can put more fish in the boat!   Presented by: Strike Master (rapala.com/us_en/strikemaster), On-X Fish (onxmaps.com/fish), & Arnesen's Rocky Point Resort (arnesens.com/)

MSHSL guru John Millea on a phenom from New London Spicer and the rise of Hastings track, plus he thanks a ref and reveals this week's MVT   From Aquarius Home Services Studio (www.aquariushomeservices.com/) Thanks to Pizza Barn in Princeton, MN (www.PizzaBarnPrinceton.com) 

Bailey Petersen is a wildlife biologist for the Minnesota DNR and a passionate upland bird hunter.  Bailey explains what’s happening right now with the North Shore wild fires in Minnesota, then we discuss current work projects in our forests that include her ruffed grouse drumming counts, woodcock banding projects, grouse and woodcock numbers heading into the hatch, weather factors that can help or hurt the hatch, timely & untimely rains, habitat projects, wood ticks, spruce grouse, ruffed grouse behavior, planting trees, logging, woodcock migration behavior, DNR upland journal, and so much more …@baileyo1   Presented by: Walton’s (waltons.com/) OnX Maps (onxmaps.com/) Aluma Trailers (alumaklm.com) Hoksey Native Seeds (hokseynativeseeds.com) GAIM Hunting & Shooting Simulator (gaim.com/) Aberdeen (HuntFishSD.com) & Compeer Home (compeerhome.com)

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, goes through the 2025 schedule. He predicts the schedule, talks through toughest tests and favorite games. Lewis also highlights some of the most interesting aspects with each performance and takes questions. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website: https://myfrbank.com/ And here is a link to all of their locations! https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

“Aunt” Dawn & Jim Souhan talk with Pat’s Dad, Bruce Spencer, about his son’s journey from Lacrosse to the NBA playoffs. Birth, baptism to basketball!    Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities (mnmasoniccharities.org/), Natreum (natreum.com/), Lexus of Wayzata (lexusofwayzata.com/) & Lexus of Maplewood (lexusofmaplewood.com/)

The Go Gopher Podcast with Mike Grimm - Episode #171 features a preview of the Big Ten Track and Field Championships with head coach Matt Bingle, and a visit from all-time Gopher great Darrell Thompson on Bolder Options From Aquarius Home Services Studio (https://aquariushomeservices.com/) Sponsored by: (https://www.sunbeltminnesota.com/ & https://www.tnma.com), Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union (https://www.affinityplus.org/gogophers)  OnX (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

Jessi Pierce and Kirsten Krull give their top 3 forward UFAs for Bill Guerin and the Minnesota Wild to target this July (plus hear from Guerin as he weighs in on what he is thinking) And the Frost are aiming for a repeat. Minnesota Hockey Magazine’s Heather Rule breaks down if the women have a real shot at another Walter Cup title as they aim to close out the best-of-5 semifinals this week. As always, we’re greeted by new voice studios, brought to you by SotaStick, presented by Talk North, Royal Credit Union, and Grain Belt. This is season 6, episode 278.