Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Podcast

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  Top 10 Fantasy Hockey Defencemen for 2026-27 | Points + Category Leagues 15.09.2026 1h 1min

  Blake breaks down the Top 10 fantasy hockey defencemen for 2026-27 in both Points leagues and Category leagues.The rankings aren’t identical, and that’s the point. We look at how goals, assists, power-play production, shots, hits and blocks change the value of players like Cale Makar, Zach Werenski, Evan Bouchard, Quinn Hughes, Rasmus Dahlin, Matthew Schaefer and more. We also dig into why some defencemen rise in category formats, why others are better suited to points scoring.If you’re preparing for a 2026-27 fantasy hockey draft, this is your quick guide to the blue liners worth prioritizing.Let's get to BIZ!!🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  High RISK/High REWARD Players for Fantasy Hockey in 2026-27 14.09.2026 30min

  ** Buy the 2026-27 Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Draft Guide on Patreon!**Create a free account and purchase this post:https://www.patreon.com/applesginos/posts/2026-27-apples-168262832In this episode, Nate talks through eight players who could win you your league, but also might lose you your league if you're not careful.Auston Matthews - 1:40Brady Tkachuk - 6:18Moritz Seider - 10:02Jakob Chychrun - 12:59Darren Raddysh - 16:46John Carlson - 20:25J.T. Miller - 23:27Porter Martone - 25:38** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE: https://applesandginos.com/apl/ **🍎 Apples & Ginos Fantasy HockeyFantasy hockey projections, rankings, strategy, sleepers, breakouts and everything you need to dominate your draft.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  Nate Livestream: Drafters Best Ball, APL Team Review, Yahoo Mock Draft 12.09.2026 2h 1min

  Nate live streams Drafters best ball drafts, reviews his APL team, sneaks in a Yahoo mock draft, and takes questions from viewers.** Buy the 2026-27 Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Draft Guide on Patreon!**Create a free account and purchase this post:https://www.patreon.com/applesginos/posts/2026-27-apples-168262832Get a first time deposit match of up to $100 when using promo code "GINOS"!** Join the Apples & Ginos Patron League wait list HERE: https://applesandginos.com/apl/ **🍎 Apples & Ginos Fantasy HockeyFantasy hockey projections, rankings, strategy, sleepers, breakouts and everything you need to dominate your draft.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  Hidden Gems: 8 Metro Division Players to Watch | with Louis Boulet 10.09.2026 1h 6min

  The Hidden Gems series rolls into the Metropolitan Division.Blake is joined once again by Louis Boulet of LB-Hockey to break down eight players who may not be obvious fantasy hockey draft targets right now, but have something under the hood worth paying attention to. We’re digging into the microstats, skill sets, deployment questions and specific fantasy triggers that could turn these names into legitimate assets. This episode features:Kent Johnson — CBJ: Can the skill and transition game re-emerge after a nightmare 22-point season?Logan Stankoven — CAR: An elite underlying profile playing on one of hockey’s best 5v5 lines.Arseny Gritsyuk — NJD: Speed, controlled entries, rush creation and relentless forechecking, even if the immediate top-six path has become murkier.Emil Heineman — NYI: An elite one-timer, strong finishing profile and 247 hits make him a fascinating category-league option.Gabe Perreault — NYR: A cerebral playmaker whose patience and passing could help replace some of New York’s lost offensive creativity.Tyson Foerster — PHI: A legitimate goal scorer who could take another step if the shots and PP1 opportunity arrive.Tommy Novak — PIT: Top-six-looking transition and creation numbers trapped inside a 14-minute, PP2 role.Ryan Leonard — WSH: Heavy shot, interior offence, physicality and a fantasy toolkit that could force its way up the depth chart. These aren’t all sleepers, and we’re not telling you to draft every one of them. The goal is to know the names before the opportunity arrives.Who has the best chance to make the leap this season?Let’s get to BIZ.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  Draft Day Strategies 09.09.2026 1h 13min

  Join Evan and Nate as we break down the various draft day strategies! Is there one specific strategy to win your league? Do playoff schedules and off-nights really matter? Are elite defensemen really worth the high draft capital? Tune in to find out!
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  ADP Battles: Draisaitl vs Celebrini, Demidov vs Snuggerud & More! with Elan Dubrofsky 08.09.2026 1h 7min

  ** Buy the 2026-27 Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Draft Guide on Patreon!**Create a free account and purchase this post:https://www.patreon.com/applesginos/posts/2026-27-apples-168262832ADP Battles are back!Blake kicks off our annual 4-part series with Elan Dubrofsky from the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast to tackle some of the toughest decisions you’ll face on draft day.The premise is simple: two players being drafted around the same ADP, one pick. Who are you taking?This episode’s battles:• Leon Draisaitl vs. Macklin Celebrini• Tim Stützle vs. Clayton Keller• Brandt Clarke vs. Mikhail Sergachev• Ivan Demidov vs. Jimmy Snuggerud• Linus Ullmark vs. Jesper Wallstedt in the ZeroG Round• Matt Coronato vs. Cole Perfetti in the Sleeper RoundBlake and Elan dig into projections, deployment, power-play roles, peripheral production, team environment, upside and risk to figure out which side they’re taking in each matchup.Some are easy. Some are painful. And there may be a few disagreements along the way.Let the Battle BEGIN.Stay tuned for three more ADP Battles with some of the best minds in the fantasy hockey BIZ as we get you ready for your 2026-27 drafts.
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  10 Fantasy Hockey Sleepers Who Could SMASH Their ADP | 2026-27 07.09.2026 56min

  Finding a sleeper isn’t only about chasing the perfect breakout. The best late-round targets also provide enough of a floor that your pick won’t become a complete whiff if everything doesn’t go according to plan.In this episode, we reveal 10 fantasy hockey sleepers who possess the underlying process, opportunity and upside to significantly outperform their 2026-27 draft positions.We break down:• Quinton Byfield’s post-Kopitar opportunity under Peter Laviolette• Anton Frondell’s immediate role while Connor Bedard is sidelined• Alexis Lafrenière’s path to PP1 without Artemi Panarin• Matt Coronato’s outstanding microstat profile• Egor Chinakhov’s breakout potential in Pittsburgh• JJ Peterka’s upside alongside David Pastrnak• Luke Hughes’ bounce-back case in New Jersey• Why the Summer of Matvei Michkov is officially underway• Viktor Arvidsson’s reunion with Todd McLellan• Jackson Blake’s opportunity to replace Seth Jarvis on Carolina’s PP1Which sleepers provide legitimate league-winning upside—and which still return value if their best-case scenarios don’t materialize?Timestamps:Byfield - 02:56Frondell - 10:30Lafrenière - 14:52Coronato - 20:51Chinakhov - 25:15Peterka - 29:41Hughes - 33:53Michkov - 29:25Arvidsson - 45:18Blake - 49:42Let us know your favourite sleeper in the comments!All advanced statistics referenced in this episode come from Natural Stat Trick. Microstats come from Corey Sznajder’s All Three Zones project.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  The CORRECT Way To Draft Goalies in 2026-27 06.09.2026 32min

  ** Buy the 2026-27 Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Draft Guide on Patreon!**Create a free account and purchase this post:https://www.patreon.com/applesginos/posts/2026-27-apples-168262832In this episode, Nate talks through the #ZeroG draft strategy and walks through his goalie tiers and rankings for the 2026-27 season.ZeroG Refresher - 2:58Tier 1: Vasi - 6:32Tier 2: Top Guys - 7:37Tier 3: Big Potential - 10:50Tier 4: Take Your Pick - 15:59Tier 5: Roll The Dice - 21:24Tier 6: Could Draft - 23:37Tier 7: Don't Draft - 25:11Tier 8: Yikes - 27:32Tier 9: They Exist - 28:23** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE: https://applesandginos.com/apl/ **🍎 Apples & Ginos Fantasy HockeyFantasy hockey projections, rankings, strategy, sleepers, breakouts and everything you need to dominate your draft.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  Hidden Gems: 8 Atlantic Division Players to Watch | with Louis Boulet 04.09.2026 1h 12min

  The Hidden Gems series is back.Blake is joined by friend of the show Louis Boulet of LB-Hockey to dig into eight Atlantic Division players who may not be obvious fantasy draft targets right now, but absolutely deserve to be on your radar.We break down what the underlying data says, where the opportunity could come from, and what would need to happen for each player to become genuinely fantasy relevant.This episode features:Oliver Kapanen — MTLMarco Kasper — DETJJ Peterka — BOSJordan Spence — OTTDominic James — TBLJosh Doan — BUFBrad Marchand — FLAJack Roslovic — TORFrom Kapanen’s potential fit with Ivan Demidov, to Kasper’s rebound case, Peterka’s move to Boston, Spence’s hidden offensive ceiling, Dominic James’ transition numbers, Josh Doan’s chaos game, Marchand continuing to defy Father Time, and Roslovic potentially landing beside Auston Matthews — there is a lot bubbling under the surface in the Atlantic.These aren’t necessarily sleepers. They’re players of interest — names to keep on your watchlist before the rest of your league catches up.The 2026-27 Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Draft Guide is also available now, featuring 230 pages of team previews, projections, sleepers, injury analysis, draft strategy and more.And there’s still time to join the APL before the season gets underway.Let’s get to BIZ. 🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  APL Live Mock Draft with Trade Talks 03.09.2026 1h 26min

  Join the Trade Talks Trio as they navigate a live mock draft to get ready for the Apples and Ginos Patron League, the most competitive fantasy hockey league in the world! Let's get to Biz!
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  These Seven Players Will Win You Your League In 2026-27 01.09.2026 23min

  ** Buy the 2026-27 Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Draft Guide on Patreon!**Create a free account and purchase this post:https://www.patreon.com/applesginos/posts/2026-27-apples-168262832In this episode, Nate talks about what needs to align for a player to become a league winner and how continually evaluating the best-case scenario for players helps him unearth these gems. Seven players are touted as potential league-winners for 2026-27:Matthew Schaefer - 4:12Dylan Guenther - 6:32Dylan Holloway - 8:37Brandt Clarke - 10:25Ivan Demidov - 14:21Gavin McKenna - 16:49Cole Hutson - 19:08** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE: https://applesandginos.com/apl/ **🍎 Apples & Ginos Fantasy HockeyFantasy hockey projections, rankings, strategy, sleepers, breakouts and everything you need to dominate your draft.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  2026-27 Projections Finale: Canucks, Golden Knights, Capitals & Jets 31.08.2026 2h 27min

  Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HEREThe finish line is here. Nate and Blake wrap up the annual Apples & Ginos projections series with the final four teams: the Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets.They break down every fantasy-relevant player on each roster, including projected lines, power-play deployment, coaching changes, offseason additions and departures, projection disagreements and their favourite draft targets.Can Manny Malhotra get Elias Pettersson and Vancouver back on track? Is Zeev Buium ready to take over PP1? What changes under Ryan Craig in Vegas, and how high can Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner and Shea Theodore climb? Washington suddenly has one of the deepest forward groups in hockey — but who actually gets the premium deployment? And in Winnipeg, are Cole Perfetti and Gabriel Vilardi being overlooked behind the established stars?Eight episodes. All 32 NHL teams. The projections are officially complete.Next stop: draft season. Let's get to BIZ!🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  Draft Day Schedule Cheat Code 30.08.2026 32min

  Join Brian as he walks you through some off-night player draft targets and shares some strategies when you’re torn between two players and the clock is ticking.🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos📧 Sign up for our free fantasy hockey newsletter:https://mailchi.mp/applesandginos/welcome-to-apples-and-ginos-fantasy-hockey – get exclusive content, tips, and player breakdowns straight to your inbox.💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  Eight Injury Prone Players for the 26-27 Fantasy Hockey Season 27.08.2026 59min

  Ryan and Evan are on the mic for a deep dive into one of fantasy hockey’s trickiest questions: are injuries actually predictable, or are we just building narratives after the fact?They break down the difference between chronic injury concerns and plain bad luck, how much weight fantasy managers should put on recent games played, and why IR+ can completely change the value equation by allowing you to replace injured production from the waiver wire.Then they put the theory to the test with some of fantasy hockey’s biggest injury-risk names, including Jack Hughes, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Leon Draisaitl, Mark Stone, Matthew Tkachuk, Shea Theodore and Dylan Holloway. Which players have legitimate recurring concerns? Which injury histories are mostly a collection of unrelated events? And where is the market potentially discounting players too heavily because of the “injury-prone” label?It’s data, history and risk — with the injury narrative put under the microscope. Let's get to BIZ!** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE: https://applesandginos.com/apl/ **🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  How to Win $10,000 Playing Fantasy Hockey - Drafters Best Ball 26.08.2026 1h 22min

  Nate live streams Drafters best ball drafts and takes questions from viewers.** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE: https://applesandginos.com/apl/ **🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos🎧 Listen to the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos
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  2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Projections: STL, TBL, TOR & UTA 24.08.2026 2h 42min

  ** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE **The penultimate episode of our annual projections series is here! Nate and Blake break down every fantasy-relevant player on the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Utah Mammoth.We discuss projected lines, power-play deployment, coaching tendencies, offseason movement, breakout candidates and our favourite draft targets. Can McMichael and McTavish unlock St. Louis’ secondary scoring? Will John Carlson quarterback Tampa Bay’s top power play? How quickly can Gavin McKenna earn premium deployment in Toronto? And are Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther ready to explode in Utah?Timestamps:2:42 – St. Louis Blues46:21 – Tampa Bay Lightning1:24:36 – Toronto Maple Leafs2:08:02 – Utah MammothAdvanced statistics courtesy of Natural Stat Trick. Microstats courtesy of All Three Zones. Let's get to BIZ!🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  2026-27 Projections: Flyers, Penguins, Sharks & Kraken 22.08.2026 2h 22min

  ** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE**The 2026-27 fantasy hockey projections series rolls on with the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and Seattle Kraken!Nate and Blake project every fantasy-relevant player across all four teams while breaking down potential line combinations, power-play deployment, coaching outlooks and their favourite draft targets. Can Matvei Michkov play his way out of the doghouse? Is Sidney Crosby still undervalued? Which of San Jose’s young stars are ready to break out? And can Lane Lambert finally release the Kraken?Players discussed include Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras, Porter Martone, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Igor Chernyshov, Michael Misa, Jared McCann, Matty Beniers, Shane Wright and many more. Let's get to BIZ!🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  First Yahoo Fantasy Hockey Mock Drafts of 26-27 20.08.2026 1h 33min

  We’re jumping into our first Yahoo standard category mock drafts of the 2026-27 fantasy hockey season!We’ll run through multiple drafts, break down the biggest ADP surprises, talk through our picks, and see how early Yahoo draft rooms are shaping up. Who’s going too high? Who’s falling too far? And where can we already find value?Draft season is officially here. Let’s get to BIZ!
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  2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Projections: NJD, NYI, NYR & OTT 17.08.2026 2h 21min

  *Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE The 2026-27 Projections Series continues with four more teams: the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators.Nate and Blake break down every fantasy-relevant player across all four rosters, including projected lines, power-play deployment, coaching impacts, offseason changes and the biggest differences in their projections.Can Jack Hughes put together a monster fantasy season? How high should we be drafting Matthew Schaefer? Is this finally the year Alexis Lafrenière takes another step? And what does Ottawa look like without Brady Tkachuk?Plus, we dig into Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Anthony Mantha, Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie, Adam Fox, Gabe Perreault, Dylan Cozens, Jake Sanderson, William Eklund and plenty more.As always, Nate and Blake finish each team by revealing their top three fantasy targets heading into 2026-27 draft season.Four teams. A lot of new opportunity. And plenty of players we think the fantasy market may be getting wrong. Let's get to BIZ!🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos
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  LIVE Fantasy Hockey CATS Mock Draft | 12-Team Category League 13.08.2026 1h 18min

  ** Sign up for the Apples & Ginos Patron League HERE **Fantasy hockey draft season rolls on — and this time, we’re switching to categories.Evan and Brian are joined by 10 Apples & Ginos listeners for a full 12-team LIVE CATS league mock draft, putting category-league draft strategy to the test in real time.We’ll break down picks, roster construction, positional value, category balance, reaches, steals, and the different decisions you have to make when drafting in a categories format.If you play CATS leagues — or just want another look at how fantasy hockey drafts are shaping up for 2026-27 — come hang out, follow the draft board, and let us know in chat who you think builds the best team. Let's get to BIZ you beauties!🍎 12 Teams🥅 Category League Scoring🎙️ Evan + Brian👥 10 Apples & Ginos Listeners🔴 LIVE Mock DraftSubscribe to Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey for projections, rankings, draft strategy, mock drafts and everything you need to get ready for the 2026-27 fantasy hockey season.Who wins the draft? Drop your picks in the comments!🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos