In an expected close game, the Nordic Storm beats the brakes off of the Paris Musketeers - what happened?

Mathias introduces a new segment called 1-3-5 looking in the crystal ball for future HG Stars for Nordic Storm.

Coming off a lackluster performance against Frankfurt Galaxy, who had Clark under heavy pressure, the Storm OL were expected to have an uphill battle against a dangerous DL group - they did not. Instead another, unexpected, unit took the MVP honors for Paris.

Veronica is back and coming off what was probably the worst game Storm has had offensively we discuss what went wrong and what this game means moving forward as the schedule gets progressively difficult.

Mathias introduces a new segment which will debut next week and be featured in non-game weeks and instead look to rosters of future.

We review week 3 and week 4. Answer a barrage of questions from a new fan and talk a bit about the possibility of more watch parties

In this episode we get some good listener questions out of the way, including the status of a Storm all you can eat buffet and more importantly an update on the injury situation - which is a mixed bag of news, from the seriously bad to the cautiously optimistic.

Week 1 came and went and we got more blowouts than anticipated. Was that week 1 jitters or has the league's expected parity been over exaggerated?

EIther way, Nordic Storm remains undefeated at home after another big win in Gladsaxe and they will look to repeat against Tirol Raiders in a franchise first ever matchup with the Austrians.

Two high powered offenses from Week 1, will Raiders be able to keep up? And who will win in the other game in Week 2 between Paris and Prague?

Maceo Beard or Glen Toonga for game MVP?

Bjørn and Mathias share the excitement for Week 1 that is finally coming up. Other than covering their thoughts for the game, including the return of Danish DB, Milos Ilic, who was the first player to pick off a Nordic Storm pass last year, they discuss the outcomes of the other games as well (and hardly agree on anything in those two matchups)

They also discuss who will be the most important players for Storm's success this year! And are most important those who are hardest to replace or those who are best?

The season is closing in on us. This means a change in our production schedule, which Bjørn tells you about.

Meanwhile, Veronica tells us what the fans can expect from the team this year after participating in the very on-brand fan day with the team.

Mathias makes a qualified guess as to what a Mark DeLeone defense will look like this year and how that fits with the current roster.

In this episode we preview the perceived schedule (Disclaimer: We recorded before the Madrid Bravos news with the preliminary schedule we had dug up) and talk about how the team will fare against the different teams and who and how fans will travel and their gameday experience.

We also talk about the sponsorship deals that had been signed with Carlsberg and SimplyMeals and what it means in the short term for the team and fans, and how these partnerships impact the Nordic Storm brand.