The Hockey Illuminati
Listen to Hockey Illuminati creator Frank Crupi shoot the shit with notable figures from the hockey world. Our interviews are authentic and boast a beautiful blend of intelligent but blunt conversation. We don't sugar coat ANYTHING do not listen if you are easily offended. Subscribe and write us a review to receive good karma from the hockey gods!
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 43
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
Episode 22: Hunks of Hockey
Episode 22 offers a different style of episode rather than our traditional interviews as we welcomed special guests Jason Withee and Breezy Berdrow to the podcast. Jason is the co-founder of Pacific …
Episode 21: ft. Cory Woron
TSN’s Cory Woron joins the podcast in studio for Episode 21. Cory has been on-air with TSN for 20 years and currently hosts Sportscenter on weekends. Episode highlights include;
- Working with NHL pla…
Episode 20: ft. Renata Fast
Hockey Illuminati host Frank Crupi welcomes Canadian Olympian Renata Fast in studio for a behind the scenes interview ahead of the Canada-US Rivalry Series. Renata won a National Championship with Cl…
Episode 19: ft. Hal Gill
Stanley Cup Champion and veteran of 1100 NHL games Hal Gill joins the podcast for Episode 19. The Boston Bruins drafted Hal in 1993 where he would play half his career before moving on to play with T…
Episode 18: Top 25 Most Outrageous Don Cherry Quotes & Rants
On Episode 18 of The Hockey Illuminati podcast your host Frank Crupi briefly shares his thoughts on the Don Cherry CBC fall out from all angles. Frank then reveals the top 25 most outrageous quotes a…
Episode 17: ft. Bernie Nicholls
Bernie Nicholls scored over 1200 points in his NHL career and is one of only 8 players to score 70 goals in a single season. We welcome him into the Hockey Illuminati as he calls into the show from h…
Episode 16: Overrated NHL Coaches
In Episode 16 we reveal who we believe the two most overrated head coaches in NHL history are; Jacques Lemaire and Mike Babcock. The Hockey Illuminati will take you on a detailed journey though each …
Episode 15: Ft. Nik Antropov
Nik Antropov was drafted 10th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1999. He joins the Hockey Illuminati for Episode 15. After growing up in Kazakhstan and playing his junior hockey in Russia Nik mov…
Episode 14: Searching for Stanley in the Stars
We hired an astrologer who used to work for an MLB team, to do astrology readings on Auston Matthews, Jon Tavares and Mitch Marner. We reveal the results and also talk about a story thats not getti…
Episode 13: Ft. Steven Stamkos
One of the most prolific goal scorers of our generation joins The Hockey Illuminati for Episode 13 as co-hosts Frank Crupi & Holly Nimens take you on a wild ride through the mind of Steve Stamkos.
W…
Episode 12: The Hockey Illuminati is Back
Greetings friends, family and hockey fans and welcome to The Hockey Illuminati. This episode breaks down what our newly formed podcast society is all about. Host Frank Crupi shares 4 reasons why he t…
Episode 11: Best of Season One
The Hocke Illuminati wrap up season 1 by power skating through the 10 interviews we recorded. Our guests this season included NHLers Mike Cammalleri, Josh Gorges, Andrew Cogliano and "Big Daddy" Bob …
Episode 10: ft. Joseph Cramarossa
Markham, Ontario native Joseph Cramarossa joins The Hockey Illuminati. After 4 years in the OHL Crammer gets drafted by Anaheim 65th overall in 2011. To date he has played in over 340 NHL/AHL games c…
Episode 09: ft. Laura Stacey
Markham Thunder All-Star and Canadian Olympian Laura Stacey joins The Hockey Illuminati for Episode 09. Laura shares with us her magical journey from the time she was 8 years old, to becoming the Cap…
Episode 08: ft Andrew Cogliano
NHL veteran Andrew Cogliano joins The Hockey Illuminati. After attending the University of Michigan and winning 2 gold medals with the Team Canada Juniors, Andrew gets drafted by Edmonton 25th overal…
Episode 07: ft. Sarah Nurse
Team Canada Olympian & Toronto Furies All-Star Sarah Nurse joins The Hockey Illuminati for Episode 07. Sarah's father emigrated from Trinidad & Tobago and decided getting his daughter on the ice was …
Episode 06: ft. Don Van Massenhoven
Retired NHL referee Don Van Massenhoven joins The Hockey Illuminati. Don has been dishing out law and order for a long time. He began his career as a police officer before transitioning to an NHL ref…
Episode 05: ft. Nic Hague
2018 CHL defensemen of the year Nic Hague joins the podcast for episode 5. After three years with the Mississauga Steelheads Nic gets drafted by the Vegas Goldeknights 34thoverall. Which NHL team had…
Episode 04: ft. Josh Gorges
NHL vet Josh Gorges joins us for episode 04. After captioning his hometown Kelowna Rockets to a Memorial Cup championship Josh went undrafted due to his size. He thought his NHL dream may be over but…
Episode 03: ft. "Big Daddy" Bob McGill
Former NHL tough guy "Big Daddy" Bob McGill joins The Hockey Illuminati for Episode 03. McGill played 13 seasons mostly with Toronto and Chicago and throughout his career amassed over 1700 PIMs and 1…