Ringing In The New Year: IceDogs December 2025 Recap - Dog Pound Podcast

In this special extended end-of-month episode, Brandon Caputo & Christian Simmons analyze and recap the month of December 2025 for the Niagara IceDogs as the calendar turns to 2026. They discuss a positive month after coming out of a November that had them winless, now in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff picture heading into next week's OHL Trade Deadline which saw them make a significant move for multiple draft picks plus Chase Hull from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for captain and fan favourite Kevin He, in his final year of junior hockey before moving onto the pro game with Winnipeg as early as next season. Show BreakdownIntro: 0:00Segment 1 - December Recap: 01:20Segment 2 - GM Frank Evola's monthly chat: 14:57Segment 3 - Kevin He trade analysis and roster outlook: 20:50Segment 4 - Riley Patterson being named OHL Player of the Month: 43:00Segment 5 - Newcomer F Chase Hull's Introductory Chat: 57:54Segment 6 - January Upcoming Schedule and Standings: 1:02:48Segment 7 - Scouting with Simmons Prospect Check-In: 1:07:04== Follow along with our IceDogs Content ==https://x.com/DogPoundPodcasthttps://niagaraicedogs.net/the-dog-pound-podcast== FOLLOW THE NETWORK ==X: https://x.com/ArmchairGMPodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCJUaG5QNg1jwQ5a_32rZs1QFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArmchairGMsNetworkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/armchairgmsportsWebsite: https://www.armchairgmsports.com/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@UCJUaG5QNg1jwQ5a_32rZs1Q== ALSO AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO ON ==Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/thearmchairgmsApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-armchair-gms-sports-network/id1462505333Spotify: http://bit.ly/ArmchairGM== FOLLOW THE HOSTS ON TWITTER ==Brandon: https://x.com/BCaputo_AGMCam: https://x.com/NoSleevesGamingChristian: https://x.com/crssproductions