It's the most wonderful time of the year! Playoff fever is starting to spread throughout the Justice League as the Likely Cup and Gauntlet are back up for grabs. The Russell brothers give the run down on each team in playoff position and their path through the bracket.
After a bit of a layoff, the brothers pick up the pieces and give an update on how the season has gone so far. With a littany of COVID related cancellations and postponements highlighting the past month of NHL action, Chris and Pete chat about how to get their teams back on track and finish strong.
This episode Chris and Pete are joined by one of the original members of the Justice League, Ian Sinclair. Ian is the manager of Amplifination and a diehard Leafs fan, so the brothers discuss his roster this year and how he balances managing his fantasy hockey roster and all the emotions that come with cheering for Toronto's NHL club. The guys touch on some year long predictions, trade talks and general fantasy strategy too!
The Russell brothers look at the biggest storylines across the NHL from a fantasy hockey angle. They also discuss the over and underperforming teams and players and how they impact the standings in the Justice League.
The season is under way in our 14 team keep-4 fantasy hockey league! This week Chris and Pete are joined by Daniel Petersen, who manages the team formerly known as the Rubber Duckies. Hear about his strategies leading into the draft, reveal his new team name, and break out his predictions for the NHL and Justice League seasons.
Fresh off the biggest day of the fantasy season, Chris and Pete go through each round and highlight their favourite picks from Draft night. We also reveal the results of the MGD awards for best pick and best overall draft!
The keeper decisions are in and the boys are back on the mics getting ready for another exciting season in the Justice League. Each team got it's pick of 4 players from last year's roster and the brothers analyze who has the advantage coming in to this season's draft. We couldn't come up with a witty episode title so you're stuck with a boring one. Good to be back!
We have a winner! From the draft to the final week, it's been a crazy ride to the fantasy championship. There were less matchups to recap but the stakes were way higher as third place, "the Gauntlet" and the Likely Cup were all up for grabs. Would the curse of St. Louis be broken? Would we see a Russell raise the Cup in the inaugural year of the podcast? Tune in to hear all of the details and get the inside scoop on a championship matchup that will surely go down as a classic.
The Brothers recap their much-anticipated Grudge Match in the semifinals, and Charlie and David's epic showdown.
They get into the implications of who showed up and who mailed it in, and preview the Finals.
On the other side of the Fantasy Playoffs, they break down the ramifications of Gauntlet action (spoiler; there's a Cinderella Story starting in Leaside).
Enjoy! Good luck to Jacques Traps and Ollie Ollie Oxen Free in the 2021 Justice League Likely Cup Finals!
Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?? That's right folks, we've made it to the 2021 Likely Cup playoffs and despite a crazy season with COVID-19, the matchups are as thrilling as ever. The Russell brothers recap the opening round including one of the craziest finishes in league history between the 1st and 8th ranked teams. The brothers also preview the semifinals matchups where they will meet head to head for a spot in the finals!
The season wrapped up this past week (April 12-18) so the brothers take a look at how the final matchups impacted everyone's place in the standings and playoff matchups. The bracket challenge went live and the results are in for who is expected to hoist the Likely Cup! Pete and Chris then go over their picks and predictions for the first round of the playoffs - the best time of the year.
Peter joins Chris in Golden, BC for the first live edition of Russellmania. They recap the action from Week 12 in the Justice League, and tease their playoff team power rankings. Wild speculation abounds as the most exciting and volatile time of the fantasy season approaches: Playoffs. Enjoy!
Chris and Pete take a seat with the self-proclaimed RussellMania Fan Club President and talk about our favourite players, brotherly rivalries and all of the playoff implications from the week 11 (March 29 - April 4) matchups.
Chris and Pete take a look at all the deals made at the trade deadline and how the moves made (or not made) impacted each team in the Justice League. There were some surprising results in week 10 (Mar. 22-28) and the brothers dive deep into all of the matchups.
With the Justice League trade deadline fast approaching, tune in to hear about the recent blockbusters that have been made and the Top 10 Trade Targets for the 2021 fantasy hockey season.
The fantasy hockey season is flying by and the Russell brothers try and keep up with all the madness in the Justice League. They recap the blowouts, the nail-biters and everything in between for the week 9 (Mar. 15-21) matchups.
The Russell brothers are joined by the Leaside Legend himself to chat about his fantasy hockey career, navigating a rebuild and his big upset win in his weekly matchup. Afterwards, Chris and Pete look at all of the matchups from week 8 (Mar. 8 - 14) and how they impact the playoff picture as some teams are already setting up as buyers and sellers in anticipation of the trade deadline.
The commissioner of the Justice League joins the podcast to discuss his team, the creation of the league and the Likely Cup itself. Chris and Pete take a look at how all the matchups finish in real time as Week 7 (Mar. 1-7) comes to an end.
This week on RussellMania, we pick the brain of the reigning Likely Cup champion Kyle Wood, manager of Motte Girl Summer. Kyle offers some insight into the biggest trade of the season and recaps his dismantling of Chris' squad. As we hit the halfway point in the season, the standings tightened up with the underdogs coming out on top in the majority of the week 6 (Feb. 22-28) matchups.
This week Peter Taylor, manager of "Hahaho", joins the podcast to talk about his team name, general fantasy strategy and recap his matchup. The Russell brothers then go through the rest of the matchups from week 5 (Feb. 15-22) in the Justice League.