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First, in honor of Family Day in Canada, Ian and guest cohost Julian McKenzie pick which NHL family they want to join as honorary members, and discuss how no one really knows there’s an outdoor game this week between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators, if the Preds are really a playoff team or not after losing four straight, which Western Conference team is the one to beat, with Jack Eichel joining the Vegas Golden Knights lineup this past week, and Claude Giroux as the potential kingmaker for a contending team’s Stanley Cup dreams with the NHL trade deadline exactly one month away.Then, former gold medal winner with Team Canada and broadcaster for this year’s Olympic games, Cheryl Pounder joins the show to talk about how challenging it was to call the games on a monitor, instead of in person in Beijing, if this year’s Canadian Women’s team was the best version we’ve ever seen, what’s needed to create a unified Women’s pro-league, Marie-Philip Poulin turning down a reported offer to play in the ECHL, Cheryl’s participation in the 1992 and 1994 Women’s World Roller Hockey Championships, and more.Plus, Ian and Julian talk about TAHS Tuesday’s Craig Custance and Sean Gentille having to sing the Canadian national anthem on tomorrow’s episode after losing the bet on last week’s Canada-USA Women’s gold medal game, and the guys close out the show with one Multiple Choice Madness question, in honor of Igor Shesterkin’s near-goal against the Ottawa Senators over the weekend: if you’re favorite team is playing a meaningless, midseason game and the opposing team’s goalie shoots for your team’s empty net, do you want to see him score?And, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ian and Sean overcome a late night to discuss Team Canada's win in the women's gold medal game over the U.S., and Marie-Philip Poulin cementing her spot as the most clutch player ever in hockey. Then, with Patrice Bergeron set to return to action on Thursday, between him, Claude Giroux and Evgeni Malkin, who is the most intriguing UFA? Also, as Sidney Crosby scores his 500th goal, how long will he play in the NHL?Next, in "Granger Things" Jesse Granger walks us through the laundry list of Golden Knights storylines this week, from Jack Eichel's debut on Wednesday night, to Mark Stone on LTIR, a Nolan Patrick update, and is there anything to that Marc-André Fleury rumor?Then, a discussion on if a beer league goalie could have a .500 save percentage in an NHL game, a question about tracking game winning goals as a stat in the mailbag, and in "This Week in Hockey History", Georges Vezina records the first shutout in NHL history.Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM: (845) 445-8459!Get The Athletic for $1/month for the first six months: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week on the Wednesday edition of the Athletic Hockey Show, Jesse Granger and Sara Civian welcome back Sean Shapiro, The Athletic's sports business writer to the roundtable. The crew stick taps the career of Sidney Crosby who scored his 500th NHL goal in the Penguins win over the Flyers on Tuesday night. Jesse, Sara and Sean look forward to Jack Eichel's Vegas Golden Knights debut with Mark Stone being placed on LTI to accommodate the new Knights forward and ask should there be a salary cap in the playoffs?Plus we discuss the red hot season for the Colorado Avalanche, look ahead to the Gold Medal game between Canada and the United States in women's hockey at the Beijing Olympics, and bemoan the States and Canada being eliminated in men's hockey before the medal round.With the trade deadline now 5 weeks out, Sara, Jesse and Sean look ahead to the trade deadline, focusing in on the sellers in Philadelphia, Buffalo Columbus and New Jersey and the buyers in Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Florida, Carolina and Colorado. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On this edition of the Athletic Hockey Show USA, Craig Custance and Sean Gentille welcome New York Rangers defensemen Jacob Trouba. Trouba joined the boys from Florida, when the Rangers were on an extended break after the all-star game and touches on the magical season for the blueshirts, including fantastic play from Chris Kreider, Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin, K'Andre Miller and Igor Shesterkin and he compares head coach Gerard Gallant to the great Ted Lasso.Custance and Gentille look ahead to the Gold Medal game between the Canadian women and Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and discuss the Habs trade of Tyler Toffoli to Calgary which kicks off, hopefully, an active trade deadline for the NHL and we deep dive into our comments section in the best segment of the week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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First, Ian and guest cohost Julian McKenzie discuss what the NHL gets “right” other than the way the Stanley Cup gets presented, in light of the NFL handing the Vince Lombardi trophy to the owners before the players after the Super Bowl.Next, the guys look ahead to the Canada-USA Women’s gold medal game on Wednesday night and challenge TAHS Tuesday’s Craig Custance and Sean Gentille to an open-ended bet on the outcome, then they wish the one and only Jaromir Jagr a happy 50th birthday and ask the question: if you could live anybody’s life in hockey, whose would you choose?After that, The Athletic’s own Michael Russo joins the show to talk about how he handled being unwillingly thrust into the spotlight after Anson Carter’s comments on TNT last week, how Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin will approach the trade deadline with the goal of winning a Stanley Cup seemingly in reach, Kirill Kaprizov as a potential Hart trophy winner this season, and much more.Plus, the guys close things out with a little bit of Multiple Choice Madness and the breaking news that the Montreal Canadiens traded Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames for a top-10 protected 1st round pick, a 5th rounder, Tyler Pitlick, and prospect Emil Heineman, as well as how the Habs fanbase is receiving Martin St. Louis behind the bench, so far.And, right now, you can sign up for an annual subscription to The Athletic for just $3.99 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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First, Max and Corey talk about IIHF President Luc Tardif’s comments that the 2022 World Junior Championship could take place in August, after the NHL Draft, and how the timing could impact the participation of some top prospects.Next, the guys dive into their Olympic hockey breakdown, with Russia as the favorite to win the tournament, and discuss expectations for Team USA, including Strauss Mann getting an opportunity to prove himself on the world stage in goal, the role Jake Sanderson could play once he joins the team, and more.Then, the guys give their thoughts on Team Canada and discuss Owen Power’s chance to repeat his 2021 WJC performance in Beijing, the potential offensive upside for Mason McTavish if he plays on a line with Eric Staal and Josh Ho-Sang, the odds of Jack McBain signing with an NHL club if he has a nice tournament, plus prospects to watch on Team Russia and Team Slovakia.Plus, to close things out, the guys open up the mailbag and take some great listener questions about why Jonathan Lekkerimäki isn’t more widely considered a top-10 talent, the Boston Bruins plan for Jack Studnicka, Matthew Boldy’s chances of winning the Calder trophy this season, how Corey organizes his prospect scouting reports, why Corey rated Trevor Zegras’ puck skills as “NHL average”, whether the Detroit Red Wings prospect pipeline will make them contenders or not, why the New Jersey Devils passed on Cale Makar at No. 1 in the 2017 NHL Draft, an NHL comp for Jake Sanderson, how the Anaheim Ducks should approach the trade deadline, why Corey kept Lane Hutson out of his top-32 prospects list, if the Minnesota Wild are the real deal or not, how many potential first-line centers are in this year’s draft class, and some of the exciting prospects from non-traditional hockey countries.And, right now, you can sign up for an annual subscription to The Athletic for just $3.99 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ian and Sean kick off the show discussing the surprising news of Martin St. Louis becoming the interim coach of the Canadiens, following Dominique Ducharme's firing on Wednesday. After less than a year as head coach for Ducharme, it leads to a discussion on if other coaches have been fired so quickly after a Cup run. Which would be a more controversial hire, St. Louis...or Patrick Roy? Also, Ian gets an interesting Twitter follower as they record a show.Then, just as the guys were just starting to come around on Brad Marchand being likeable...Tuesday happens and he gets a six-game suspension for going at Tristan Jarry. Also, in more Bruins news, as goalie Tuukka Rask announces his retirement, is he the greatest netminder in Boston's history? Then, as Sidney Crosby is on the verge of hitting 500 career goals, what are some his most memorable ones? And if Ovechkin breaks Gretzky's goal scoring record, would you ever have Crosby's career, or Ovechkin's?To wrap up, the guys answer a couple of mailbag questions, and in "This Week in Hockey History", Daryl Sittler notches ten points in a game, and the NHL's expansion from six teams to 12.Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM: (845) 445-8459! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jesse and Sara welcome Sean Shapiro, the Athletic sports business reporter as guest co-host with Rob Pizzo on Olympic duty for the CBC.The roundtable discusses Brad Marchand's punch and stick swinging towards Tristan Jarry in the Bruins loss to the Penguins on Tuesday night. Plus we look at the knee to the head of Adam Lowry courtesy of Marcus Foligno in the Jets win over the Wild.We stick tap Tuukka Rask who looks like he will have to retire after a short lived return from hip surgery and Jack Eichel who is on the cusp on making his NHL debut after his artificial disk replacement surgery.The roundtable looks back on the Gary Bettman / Bill Daly state of the franchise presser from the all-star game in Vegas, with thoughts on Rocky Wirtz, the World Cup of Hockey, Carolina getting a stadium series game and Florida getting the all-star game in 2023.Plus Sean highlights his recent columns with Sara and Jesse including the NHL player agent poll and the ongoing drama with the Arizona Coyotes and their arena issues and we ask twitter, if you were GM of the Montreal Canadiens, what would you do? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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