The BLPA Big Show
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About
The BLPA Big show is the is the official voice of adult "athletes" everywhere. Created as an extension of the locker room and parking lot, follow along with all our beer league antics.BLPA.com
Episodes
- No Fighting in ..... POKEMON
Holy Poke Batman. Nick had his first Pokemon altercation at a store...how heated did it get? Plus some NH Playoff trivia, newwww Worldwide locations added, and the point in which intensity becomes embarrassing. Come skate with us: https://…
- Nicky Dance Comps
Would you still play beer league hockey if the fees tripled? What if games started at 6am? We also talk how to actually get better (if people even do that) and a poke pulls update. Come skate with us: https://blpa.com/ Merch: https://beerl…
- STILL RIPPIN'
Nick is still on Pokemon so we had to rrrriiiiippppp a few more today. We also talked figuring out your position, why haters engage way too much with a low level beer league winning video, crosschecks to the head, and dream team sponsorshi…
- Nick Doesn't Care About This
On the road again..and at PF Changs because lettuce wraps are priority. If you listen to this, you're OUR priority because wow this was rough. We did more Poke rrrrrriiiiipppssss, a hot take, AITA, and the mistake of a goalie parent. Come…
- Absolutely RIIIIIIIIPPPPPPSSSS
Let er rrrrrrripppp! If you're looking for a podcast that just opens up Pokemon cards, you've come to the right place. Nick has 10 packs and is on the hunt for a Meowth. Plus...at what point do you accept your "ceiling" as a beer leaguer,…
- Defending Goalies
Concussion-inducing slashes with live updates, nonstop travel, songs as deep questions, why goalies shouldn't have to pay, and beer league drama. Come skate with us: https://blpa.com/ Merch: https://beerleagueplayers.com/
- Golden Show
All things Olympic USA hockey game, who wore it better, your beer league team name, you know you're in beer league when..., hot takes, and don't forget to get your heart checked! Come skate with us: https://blpa.com/ Merch: https://beerlea…
- Happy Almost Birthday Chaos
We're baaack againnnnnnn. Nick had to get ice cream last time, so he missed it. We got into a heated debate about which professional sport trophy would be hardest to win, why USA is the GOAT of Olympics, things that we'd ban forever in the…
- Kanpai - かんぱい
We're baaaaaack! Nice to meet you again. We got innnnnnit about Japan - turns out there was almost as much drama as there was sake consumed. We solved a few life problems for people not knowing what to do with a broken-leg-on-the-ice situa…
- 1 star show
Wondering if the chart bottoming goal of best lowest-rated podcast is going to come back to bite us. But we're going for it. And so was the chat today. We swear we had important things to say today but everyone else was funnier than we wer…
- Resolutions
SeE yOu NeXt YeArRrRr! After some professional yapping, we talked over/underrated hockey trends and events of 2025, a "What would you do?" scenario, and all the resolutions we'll give up in the first 4 days of 2026. You rock the modern wor…
- Miss me with the title
- Goin' Viral
We fiiiiinally narrow down Nick's new NHL team to cheer for, discuss our viral moments, and give a juicy update on the secret admirer. Things got a little craaaazayyy today but the chat was chirpin, the girls were girlin, and Nick was eati…
- Secret Admirers
Alert alert 🚨 Nick has a secret admirer and it's NOT himself (allegedly). We got a mysterious email from a loyal lonely girl and while we're protecting the identity, we must get to the bottom of this. We also dive into Nick's new NHL team…
- Last Stache - 5 Stars
On the last week of Nick's mustache chronicles...we got into a beer league hockey scuffle story with a twist you didn't see coming, shared mashed potato take, fixed some NHL logos (shout out Predators), and tell you how you can win free je…
- Good times had by some
They thought we were on gummies tonight. We were, but not the weeeeeeeed kind. And not the blue chew kind either (but maybe next week). We did poetry or noetry, discussed a new NHL team for Nick to support (and learned some crazy things ab…
- Spillin' the Tournament Tea
Professional yappers are back and they're yappin. All things Tahoe—we spilled some of the tournament tea—new guest hot takes, what you wish you knew sooner (it got kinda deep), a BLPA secret santa, and allllll of the upcoming DEX and Bash…
- Tahoe Post-Draft - JILLIAN IS REAL
- Jetlagged & Making Deals With The Devil
Makin deals with the devil...aka what would you do to be able to make six figures playing hockey? Turns out Nick would do a lot. We fought jet lag, talked Halloween costumes, and got into sex hotels. Well, not literally into them. But you…
- BLPA Takes on Japan
Nick woke up at basically 4am for this podcast (it was 8am and he thought he was up before the sun) but had some Japan stories to make up for it. We asked you...what's the most expensive gear/hockey memorabilia you own and got some good'un…
- KONNICHIWA – こんにちは
Warning: we got kinda deep today?? Deep in octopussy balls, deep in the feels, deep in Japan talk...Nick gave us a live, real-time fake mukbang review of some of the killer food he's getting in Japan, we crack open "We're Not Really Strang…
- Hey There Delilah
Things got weird. We were all Delilah vibes tonight and got lost in the intimacy of dim lights and close mics. Highs and lows from Lake Placid (including a near on-ice 💩 situation), what's happening in Japan, and a beer league rebus game…
- BLPA AFTER DARK ?!?!?
We got into all things tournament recaps and upcoming DEXes, where Nick is flying with his millions of miles, and lots of chat activity today. We also chatted when it's time to move up (or down) a division and playing with longevity in min…
- Doing The Lord's Work
This just in: a non hockey player put on hockey skates for the first time...AND GOT ON THE ICE. See the video before it goes viral worldwiiiiiiide (or something). Now Nick has to find something else to be a pest about! We also talked loooo…
- NOBODY PANIC
Nobody panic, it's just Nick's life dream happening in real time...3/5 hockey guy just became 3.5/5 hockey guy. It's almost danglin time! We went deep on some potential beer league mascots for different states, something we got wrong for a…
- Nictionary
An actual heads up on when we're live? Groundbreaking. Speaking of breaking...RIP to Nick's front tooth. But it made for some funny Nictionary games. We chatted all things beer league hockey locker room types, the most work you've done for…
- Nashville Didnt Suck
Jason and Nick's post Nashville wrap-up
- Road Trip
Are you a chatter, an audio book-er, or a passenger princess? Because what makes the best (or worst) roadtrip partner? We also chatted a new hot take from a mystery guest, some of the biggest beer league pet peeves, and howo Nick managed t…
- Taking Strays
The chat was chatting, the takes were sizzling, the strays were caught...what a week. Nick got in trouble for being too mouth about goalies, so he couldn't say much about the on-ice proposal video OR the hot takes (sent in by a mystery gue…
- How Long is Too Long?
We're baaaaack! Remember us? We were live and so were the people—that chat was poppin off today. $100 for sweaty socks, top worst foods to eat before a game, does length matter, could goalie Sue block any shots from McDavid, and a direct a…
- Drippy Tom
If ever there was a time we needed HR on the show...today would be it. We had on the legendary Tom Hutchison, stand-out star of our BLPA drip segment and the stories he told were...A LOT. We don't even know what to rate this episode honest…
- Do Not Draft List
As if we needed more proof that the BLPA community really is the 🐐...you guys SHOWED OUT this week. We wanted to see some pictures of your favorite beer league drip (on or off ice) and boy were we not disappointed. Above and beyond in way…
- Death, Drama & Drafts: How Nick Escaped an Icelandic Hospital
NICK. IS. ALIVE!!! We hear the harrowing tale of his nearish-death experience in Iceland. Was it a mirage or were there really attractive Icelandic nurses pumping his IVs and leaving him in the hallway for hours on end? Was it a hallucinat…
- Bangers, Blunders, and the Dumbest Beer League Moments Ever
Holy hot hits...Mike is back with another absolute banger and it almost brought a tear to our eye. In other hot hits, we answered some hard-hitting questions including the dumbest thing to happen on ice, worst parts about the BLPA, and bui…
- Is the Mommy Milker Church Real?
HR shows up again...and it has to do with something a fan sent in about a suspiscious church in Minnesota. We may have been slightly off our rockers today, but that just means we got weird with would you rather, discussed a hot take, and v…
- HR IS THE WORST
It's about time we got an HR department...and we had to make a few calls during the show. We also tested our police sketch artist skills again. It went. Plus a massive beer league hockey brawl that started with one guy drinking another guy…
- BEER COOLER CAM
Columbus was legendary. The beers were flowin, the food was...foodin. Nick followed through on his beer cooler live stream and is hungry for 8 more camera angles. This week, we had an ~actual~ hot take that was polarizing, we unearthed som…
- Lets Have a Quickie
Everybody loves a quickie! Can you believe we didn't get distracted and talk about Nick trying out to become the Pope or something? Oh... BUT! We also had a new hot take (confirmed by a goalie), heard about Nicke's run in with the police i…
- Locker Room Boobies
Inquiring minds want to know...why did these things come up? Balls out for Mickey. The potential salary of a happy ending masseuse. Swedish candy mukbang. Who knows... but we were LIIIIIVE baby. And that's the biz. We also chatted females…
- This Is Not Investment Advice
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- Polar Plunging w/ Norway Nick
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- Jet Lagged in Norway
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- OMOTENASHI - おもてなし
Listen. Things don't always go as planned and this week's episode is one of those things. But that's why you're here right?! Cause ya never know what ya gonna get. Like in a BLPA VIP box, the best part is the mystery. We digress...we got i…
- JILLYYYYYYYYY-FIED
We kinda popped off this epiosode...talk about production value. We had some Jilly-fied NHL teams aka Jillian's opinions on 3 teams' logos and what they SHOULD be instead (with pictures!), a preview of the ultimate curated-by-BLPAers prega…
- 65 year old Instagram Lurker
We give our sports analysis on what the frigggg happened with the 4 Nations game, discuss beer leaguers and their tendency to over protect the goalie, and debate if guys jump to the defense of girl players too often. Plus a few lukewarm ta…
- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Not to get political but...how bout that USA vs Canada game?! Booing the anthem is one thing but we also dive into fighting in sports, yah or nah? We also had double the beer league drama this week, with a question about dating someone on…
- What a Crappy Episode
Where complaining about the halftime show, streaking, and 💩 stories come together...AND it was all live! We love talking with you guys while recording. Speking of love, we talk about Valentine's day plans (which happen to include a gently…
- Hay Soakers - You Missed!
The only podcast where beer league hockey, bad driving, and financial scandals collide in the most entertaining way possible. Buckle up—especially if you're Nick in a Tim Hortons parking lot. We kick things off with the latest on upcoming…
- Pucks & Privates
From Disney-obsessed to Beer League confessions - this episode is WILD. 🎢 Brought to you by - Bardownsportsco.com Our proudly Disney-loving host Nick (fight him on this after you've tried the churros) takes us through an absolutely chaoti…
- My Eyes Are Up Here
What's in and out for 2025? And what does that have to do with you coming to a DEX? Hint: do it scared! This week, we also debated the Connor McDavid hit and suspension and an AITA story about putting too-big-for-their-britches teens in th…