Episode originally published on September 16, 2026
"Tea Time with Jim and Elaine" is a new podcast that drops on the third Wednesday of every month where Jim Biringer and Elaine Shircliff discuss some of the hot gossip around the NHL, AHL, and PWHL. They will chat about whether the rumor makes sense, will this rumor happen, and what have we heard regarding the rumor.
Jim and Elaine spend time at the beginning of each episode talking about different aspects of being a member of the media.
On the inaugural episode, Jim Biringer and Elaine Shircliff discuss:
why sources are important and who sources can be
the different types of sources
the Detroit Red Wings search for a GM and how they've handled the flow of information (the lack of flow)
Adam Fantilli and Don Waddell are extremely patient
and a few other things
"Tea Time with Jim & Elaine" is a production of "Graced By Rain, LLC"
