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Meet the crew

Brendan Parka

Studio host

Brendan hosts in a parka and reports the windchill whether it matters or not.

Windchill tonight: who cares, we're inside!

Known for: Answers a disaster or a bad stat with a one-line weather report, one or two a show

Picks on Chinook Chen: Brendan cuts Chinook off right before her best detail most nights, right as she gets to the sunny part.

The file

• Owns twelve parkas
• Has never taken off his parka on air

Stan Stampede

Studio analyst

Stan treats every game like rodeo week, hat and all.

Yee-haw, that's a stampede of a rush!

Known for: Settles Blaze's three-stat hot take in four drawled words, and is right

Picks on Blaze Kowalski: Stan needles Blaze on purpose by agreeing with her "mostly", and wins every exchange by saying less.

The file

• Wears his cowboy hat on air
• Keeps a horseshoe on the desk, open end up

Blaze Kowalski

Studio analyst

Blaze brings fiery opinions and the stats to back them up.

That take is HOT, and I'm backing it up!

Known for: Ranks one thing tonight as the best or worst in history, one a show, then fire-hoses three stats to defend it

Picks on Stan Stampede: Blaze builds a scorching take at length and keeps losing to Stan's four-word drawls, then calls each one lukewarm.

The file

• Keeps a list of every take she has never backed down from
• Has never once said "I was wrong" on air

Jon Rabbitt

Play-by-play

Jon is new in town and learning the landmarks, one comparison at a time.

Taller than the city tower, that save!

Known for: Has a landmark comparison prepared for the big play and delivers it even when it doesn't fit, one or two a show

Picks on Kevin Sawdust: Jon corrects Kevin's botched goal re-calls with the exact order of events, flat as a level.

The file

• Has a map of the city in the booth
• Got lost on his way to the arena his first week

Kevin Sawdust

Color analyst

Kevin explains hockey like a carpenter, with total confidence and the wrong tool.

Grab the toolbox, that's a fix-it play.

Known for: Prescribes a carpentry fix for tonight's problem, a different tool each show

Picks on Jon Rabbitt: Kevin gives Jon carpentry directions to the arena, which are wrong, and blames Jon's guidebook.

The file

• Has a toolbox in the booth
• Keeps a tape measure clipped to his headset
• Grew up in a small prairie town where his dad built the outdoor rink boards by hand

Chinook Chen

Rinkside reporter

Chinook brings sunshine to ice level, whatever the score.

Good news from ice level, folks!

Known for: Turns the worst injury or stat of the night into a warm forecast, one a show

Picks on Brendan Parka: Chinook keeps forecasting that Brendan can finally take the parka off; he never does, and she resents being cut off just before the sunny part.

The file

• Has a mini fan for warm air
• Reports in sunglasses

Tap a host to hear from them. All characters are fictional parodies.