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This is Episode 33 of the Dump & Chase Podcast! A lot of news has come out in recent weeks, and we do our best to lay it all out for you. Plus, we will be introducing our newest running joke! Look for it early in the show!

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Episode 32 is our biggest one yet! We join the forces of Matt Lipcsak and Hockey People on the Computer Getting Coffee with the Dump & Chase Podcast to bring you a mega show with a ton of Phantoms talk!

 

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Well, it seems like it's been forever since I posted anything other than the podcasts. Since the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and the subsequent shutdown of the USHL season, as well as the disruption of pretty much everything everywhere, we haven't had a lot of information other than obligatory press releases. With half a month to go until players are supposed to report, here is what I have.

Let's start off with some departures in the bench and hockey ops staff. The first was assistant coach and scouting director Nick Peruzzi, who has taken his services to the Lincoln Stars. Nick left in April, not long after the season was cancelled. More recently, equipment manager Michael Bingham relocated to the Tri-City Storm. Neither departure was announced by the Phantoms and there has been no word on replacements.

Another recent development that doesn't directly affect the Phantoms, but I believe will factor heavily into any plans to start the season is the devastating derecho that swept through Iowa. In addition to unfathomable destruction to homes, businesses, and farmland, the storm heavily damaged two USHL arenas. The Des Moines Buccaneers barn's roof was lost in the winds, as well as probably significant water damage from the rain. Things are worse in Cedar Rapids where the RoughRiders home ice, ImOn Ice Arena, had part of the building collapse. They are waiting on engineers to even start assessing the damage. All of that is still secondary to the still ongoing disaster, and I would like the people of Iowa to know that they are in our thoughts as they begin the slow recovery process.