The AudPod: Kitchener Rangers Podcast

The AudPod is the unofficial home of Kitchener Rangers fandom. Hosted by an Oilers fan and a Flames fan who agree on exactly one thing: the Kitchener Rangers are the best team in hockey.We covered every step of the 2025-26 season from puck drop to the 2026 Memorial Cup, interviewed the players who made it happen, and lost our minds in the Aud right alongside you. Every week we break down Rangers games, react to OHL news, debate the CHL landscape, and talk to the players and personalities inside the organization.Whether you're a lifelong Rangers fan, a junior hockey obsessive, or someone who just discovered the OHL, you've found your podcast.Follow us on Instagram & TikTok | @theaudpodcastWatch us on YouTube | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangersWebsite | theaudpod.comEmail | hello@theaudpod.com

The AudPod: Kitchener Rangers Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Andrew Merrigan and Justin Born, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Andrew Merrigan and Justin Born hosts The AudPod: Kitchener Rangers Podcast, a sports show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #79

  79: Patience Pays Off Interview with Jason Schaubel

  Oct 2, 20261h 15m

  BUY OUR MERCH! Only Available Until Oct 5. Free Shipping in Canada!   Seven shutouts and a 0.86 goals-against average in U16, then two years of waiting behind Jackson Parsons and Christian Kirsch. Now Jason Schaubel finally sits down with the AudBalls, and he says he'd play all 68 if you let him. He ranks the Rangers goalies by intelligence (Parsons up top, everyone else "all the way down here"), explains the salt-spiked water bottle and the shirt changes every period, and tells the story of the "can we talk?" text from Jordan DeKort that had him thinking he'd been traded. Before that, the guys run through a three-game weekend: a 4-3 loss to Erie, a 4-3 overtime comeback in Erie for Mason Hriczov's first OHL win, and a 6-3 win over Kingston, plus the Luca Santala trade. Jason says he'd love a goalie fight, so who should he drop the gloves with?   Follow us on ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast Watch us on ⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Website | theaudpod.com   Email | hello@theaudpod.com   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Cold open: the last days to buy the merch 2:30 The throwback jersey is back, and tiny letters around the league 6:15 Luca Santala comes over from London 13:02 Friday: a 4-3 loss to Erie at the Aud 18:03 Saturday: a 4-3 OT comeback in Erie and Hriczov's first OHL win 21:39 Sunday: 6-3 over Kingston in the new jerseys 27:50 The AudBalls' 3 stars 31:47 Looking ahead: Saginaw, Guelph and Flint 33:12 Jason Schaubel joins: the crease is finally his 41:01 Ranking the Rangers goalies by intelligence 43:17 Blackhawks rookie camp, salt water and shirt changes 46:52 Jordy DeKort to Nashville and the 'am I getting traded?' text 50:16 All 68 games, and backing up Mason Hriczov 52:29 Taking care of a goalie's body, and why he became a goalie at 8 54:23 New teammates, Santala's shot and road roommates 57:33 Playing for Jussi, and leading a room with 11 rookies 1:00:52 What the Kitchener fans mean to him 1:03:09 Jason's take on the Leafs trade 1:04:14 Goalie fights and the Owen Sound stick to the throat 1:08:07 After the interview, and the thank yous Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #78

  78: The Schaub-shank Redemption

  Sep 25, 202644 min

  There's a story the AudBalls have never told before, and they finally do: how a rain-soaked 2:30am parking lot outside the Aud turned into center ice with the J. Ross Robertson Cup in their hands, the exact photo now on the pre-sale t-shirt. Opening night was a hard-luck 1-0 loss to Owen Sound and a Ryerson Leenders shutout, but Jason Schaubel stood on his head at the other end, and after two years of waiting his turn he's both hosts' first star of the weekend. The very next night the Rangers got revenge, winning 4-1 behind Ryder Roberson's first OHL goal and a two-goal Tanner Lam night. The guys also roast Owen Sound for handing the losing goalie the first star in game one, and clock Guelph getting outscored 11-1 and sliding in the power rankings already. Was the Schaubel spear to the throat a penalty, or just too fast to call?   Follow us on ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast Watch us on ⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Website | theaudpod.com   Email | hello@theaudpod.com   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Cold open: buy the merch, and a story that's never been told 2:46 The J. Ross Robertson Cup at 2:30am 8:31 Banner night: raising the Memorial Cup banner 10:53 Opening night: a 1-0 loss to Owen Sound and Leenders' shutout 14:47 The Schaubel throat spear and MacNiel's instigator 16:17 Standouts from game 1: Ellis, Lam, Arquette, and Puglisi 22:00 Revenge in Owen Sound: Roberson's first OHL goal and a 2-goal Lam night 29:37 Ranting on Owen Sound's homer 3-star picks 31:15 The AudBalls' 3 stars of the weekend 38:30 Looking ahead: Erie, Kingston, and Guelph's freefall   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #77

  77: Season Preview with Jason Hagholm and Dan Polischuk

  Sep 18, 20261h 8m

  Tonight the Rangers raise the J. Ross Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup championship banners and open the season at home against Owen Sound, so the AudBalls bring back Rogers TV voices Dan Polischuk and Jason Hagholm, the show's first-ever returning guests, for the full season preview. They relive the championship run out of Everett and Kelowna, note Sam O'Reilly's Memorial Cup MVP, and hear Jason pick Jack Pridham as his own tournament standout. From there it's Pridham's late playoff surge, Luca Romano's something-to-prove season, who wears the letters, new pickup Dmitri Toporowski arriving from the pro ranks, and breakout picks Haeden Ellis, Weston Cameron and Avry Anstis. Dan and Jason size up how new bench boss Jeff Kyrzakos fills Jussi Ahokas' huge shoes with his own spin, and a predictions round closes it out with one of the hottest takes Jason says he's heard in a while. As Jason puts it: don't get too high. See you at the Aud.   MERCH & Website | theaudpod.com   Follow us on ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast Watch us on ⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Email | hello@theaudpod.com   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Cold open: new hats and Temu knockoff jokes 1:04 Welcoming back Dan Polischuk and Jason Hagholm 2:13 Reliving the Memorial Cup: Everett, Kelowna, and picking Pridham for MVP 6:50 Pridham catches fire, and Luca Romano's something-to-prove year 11:26 Breakout watch: Haeden Ellis, Weston Cameron, and Avry Anstis 13:44 Who wears the letters: Romano, Bilecki, Lam, and MacNiel 19:50 Dmitri Toporowski arrives from the pro ranks 22:02 New imports and the disrespectful power rankings 24:15 Alex Forrest, the Sutherland Cup winner still growing into his frame 27:30 The culture shift after winning it all, and the Oscar Hemming tinfoil hat 33:15 Jeff Kyrzakos fills huge shoes with his own spin 40:57 Jason Schaubel's time to be the guy 45:18 Predictions: goals, assists, penalty minutes, and the hottest hot take 1:01:23 Merch drop: the shop opens today, closes October 5 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #76

  76: Hlacar-izard Interview with Matthew Hlacar

  Sep 11, 202634 min

  Cut by Ottawa, cut by Kitchener, cut by London, then signed as an undrafted walk-on and finishing as a Memorial Cup champion: Matthew Hlacar's story is the one the AudBalls have wanted to tell since he first dropped the gloves at the Aud. Now a Brantford Bulldog, he sits down to relive the 10-guys rule Ando preached, the deadline that made the room believe, the Sault Ste. Marie shootout winner that lives in AudPod lore, and the dad who begged him not to get suspended before the hotel was paid off. Plus Muay Thai at Darkside, favourite dance partner Ryder Boulton (now a teammate), the Arky mattress prank, and whether he is ready to walk into the visitors' room at the Aud. Follow us on ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast Watch us on ⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Website | theaudpod.com   Email | hello@theaudpod.com Chapters 0:00 — Cold open: undrafted to Memorial Cup champion 0:49 — Thoughts with Matthew Mayich 2:05 — Brad Flynn, the 13th forward, and leaning into the physical game 4:28 — Cut by Ottawa, Kitchener and London, then signed 5:42 — We got 10 guys: Ando’s rule and the toughest room in the league 7:00 — The deadline, Woolley, and we didn’t load up for nothing 8:03 — A Brantford Bulldog now, a Hamilton kid close to home 9:02 — Tossed from the game, then sitting in the stands with dad 10:29 — Silky hands: the Sault Ste. Marie shootout winner 12:19 — Tom Wilson, Lucic, and staying engaged as a healthy scratch 15:30 — Brandon Merli’s skates, Brantford’s assault bike, and Muay Thai at Darkside 19:00 — Favourite dance partner Boulton, and the new fight rules 21:12 — Saying goodbye to the group, and the jersey wall 22:45 — Joining Brantford: it’s the best of the best 24:11 — Roommates, Avry Anstis, and the Arky mattress story 27:40 — Woolley, the London Knights, and celebrating the Cup 32:03 — Sign-off: walking into the visitors’ room at the Aud Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #75

  75: Soup’s On Interview with Carson Campbell

  Sep 4, 202634 min

  He walks through the trade that pulled him out of Sarnia as a 17-year-old, the billet family that became a second home, and the secret foodie TikTok nobody was supposed to find. He also breaks down the overtime poke check that saved the Robertson Cup run, the Flint celebration that got him tossed, and why he’s in no rush to trade 97 games of OHL hockey for a partial NCAA schedule, even with Bowling Green waiting. Bittersweet doesn’t begin to cover it: the guy who anchored the Rangers blue line for three years is off to college, and this one’s a goodbye as much as a victory lap.   Follow us on ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast Watch us on ⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | @theaudpodcast-kitchenerrangers Website | theaudpod.com   Email | hello@theaudpod.com   Chapters 0:01 — Cold open: welcoming Soupy to the show 1:44 — A whirlwind season, and goodbye to the D-core 3:43 — Traded from Sarnia: the call, and day one at the Aud 7:25 — The secret foodie TikTok and Kitchener’s best eats 9:19 — Billet family life, and the Ellinas connection 11:01 — The Bowling Green decision and no rush to leave the OHL 15:22 — The Flint celebration and getting tossed 17:30 — Battling an injury from the press box 18:55 — Building the championship D-core: Wolfe, Ellinas, and the steals 21:34 — Standing up for the boys, and the Memorial Cup fight 26:07 — The overtime poke check that won the Robertson Cup 30:37 — Cameron Reid, career highs, and saying goodbye   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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