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Ian and Sean discuss the town hall meeting the Chicago Blackhawks held on Wednesday evening, and the comments made by Rocky Wirtz that went viral. Also, with the All-Star Game happening this weekend, it usually comes with a Gary Bettman appearance. Will he address what happened? Moving onto discussing the weekend itself, the guys discuss the addition of the "Blackjack" game, and if Las Vegas should permanently be the home of the ASG. Sean lays out why he thinks the All-Star Game is unwatchable, and they wonder if maybe a tweak to what day it falls on may help in the future.To wrap up, in the mailbag, the pair field a call about the Islanders' season, and in "This Week in Hockey History", an odd trend that seems to occur on February 2nd. Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com, or leave a VM at (845) 445-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Feb 20221h 5min

With Rob Pizzo on Olympic duty for the CBC, Jesse Granger pilots the roundtable along with Sara Civian and special guest Michael Russo from the Athletic. The crew discusses Russo's beautifully written story and accompanying video and podcast of The Wednesday game: former MLB MVP Justin Morneau's Field of Dreams hockey game in Minnesota, which former NHL and MLB players take part in. We also get an update on the red hot Minnesota Wild who wrap their first half tonight in Chicago before the all-star break.Jesse, Sara and Mike also discuss the top storylines as we reach the unofficial halfway mark in the NHL, including the white hot Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes being the class of the West and East, the surprisingly good New York Rangers and ??? We address the upcoming trade deadline and the Arizona Coyotes willingness to take on salary for additional picks, and the Coyotes investigating playing in a 5000 seat arena. Plus we hit on the additions to the all-star skills competition in Vegas this weekend, what has gone wrong for the Seattle Kraken in year one and we stick tap Sara's midseason poems for each player on the Hurricanes roster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Feb 202246min

Craig and Sean welcome NHL Ironman Keith Yandle. Yandle discusses his road to an NHL record for consecutive games played, the people that have supported him and guided him along the way, and how much he wants to help the Philadelphia Flyers become a better team.Custance and Gentille review the changes to the NHL skills competition at the NHL All-Star game in Las Vegas, and look at the power rankings in women's hockey at the Winter Olympics.Plus, the guys answer back to the trash talking that the Tuesday show took at the hands of Ian Mendes and Hailey Salvian, and they respond to your comments and questions in the best segment of the week, including thoughts on the Rangers, who Team USA"s MVP will be on the men and women's teams and more on the Athletic's updated player tiers piece. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Feb 202248min

First, Hailey bids farewell to The Athletic Hockey Show for the duration of the Olympics, as she’ll be covering the games on a daily show for the CBC, and then she and Ian discuss Claude Julien being replaced by Jeremy Colliton as head coach of Team Canada after Julien took a fall during the team’s training camp and fractured his ribs, leaving him unable to make the flight to Beijing.Then, Team Canada’s GM for the Beijing Olympics, Shane Doan, joins the show from Davos, Switzerland to discuss how the team’s training camp there is going so far, the value of having Stanley Cup champion and Olympic veteran Eric Staal on the roster, why he’s such a big fan of Owen Power, lessons learned from the 2018 games, and much more.Plus, thoughts on Evander Kane scoring a goal in his Edmonton Oilers debut over the weekend, the truly terrible year the Montreal Canadiens are having, and a quick round of Multiple Choice Madness about which Trevor Zegras highlight from this season has been the most impressive 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.

31 Jan 20221h

To kick off this Thursday's episode, Ian and Sean discuss Buffalo Sabres' Aaron Dell being handed a 3-game suspension, the rarity of goalie suspensions, and if Ron Hextall’s attack on Chris Chelios is the worst goalie-on-skater crime in NHL history. Also, Taylor Hall's hit on Nathan MacKinnon, and discussing the biggest collision between NHL superstars. Then Keith Yandle just became the NHL's new ironman record holder, is it possible for Phil Kessel to pass him?In "Granger Things", Jesse Granger joins the show to first discuss the news of the Arizona Coyotes potentially calling Arizona State University their temporary home, then looks at four teams' strength of schedule for the first half of the season vs. the second half through a betting lens.The guys answer two voicemail questions; one on if Marc-André Fleury gets traded to the Capitals, and another asking for best "bang for the buck" NHL contracts, and to wrap up, a look back with "This Week in Hockey History".Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM at (845) 445-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Jan 20221h 3min

Rob Pizzo from CBC Sports, along with Sara Civian and Jesse Granger from the Athletic discuss Keith Yandle's record setting iron man streak, trendsetter Emilie Castonguay who becomes just the second women ever to hold the position of Assistant General Manager in the NHL, when she left the agent business for a position with the Vancouver Canucks and the illegal check thrown by goalie Aaron Dell, and the subsequent injury to Drake Batherson.The roundtable also discusses the on going issue of racial abuse in the sport, with ECHL defender Jacob Panetta who allegedly used a racial gesture in a game vs Jordan Subban this week. Plus the crew pays respect to NHL legend Clark Gillies and stick taps Henrik Lundqvist who will have his jersey retired by the Rangers this week.Author Tim Wharnsby stops by to promote his new book, Gold: How Gretzky's Men Ended Canada's 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought. Tim discusses the access he was granted, speaking with 23 of the players on the roster and manager Wayne Gretzky on the 20th anniversary of the Gold Medal win, with some wonderful behind the scenes stories as Canada finally triumphed at the Winter Olympics in hockey. The book is available in February at a book store near you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Jan 202247min

Craig and Sean welcome star Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch to this week's podcast. Tuch, a native of Western New York talks about his love for the city of Buffalo, his dream come true playing for the team he rooted for when he was a kid, and shares stories of watching Sabres games when he was a kid, skating on the backyard rink, meeting Rick Jeanneret, what it was like to live next door to former Sabres Center Tim Connolly, and the brighter times ahead for the Buffalo Sabres.The guys look back on the player tiers revisited, focusing on the outstanding play of Kirill Kaprizov who tied Connor McDavid's 92 game mark to record his first 100 NHL points, and Cale Makar who is the NHL's most offensive defensemen who's stock rose and Mitch Marner and Dougie Hamilton who's rankings fell in the player tiers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Jan 20221h 8min

First, Ian and Hailey talk about an incident that took place over the weekend in the ECHL between the South Carolina Stingrays’ Jordan Subban and the Jacksonville Icemen’s Jacob Panetta, in which Panetta taunted Subban with an allegedly racial gesture following an on-ice scrum, and discuss the fallout, including Panetta’s explanation and apology video posted on Twitter, how the media can better handle incidents like this going forward, understanding that even if Panetta’s actions weren’t racially motivated, it doesn’t mean there isn’t a larger racism problem in hockey culture, and much more.Then, shifting gears, they discuss the Philadelphia Flyers free fall, currently mired in their second 10-game winless streak of the season, Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle on the precipice of tying Doug Jarvis’ all-time consecutive games played record of 964 straight games, and whether Phil Kessel, currently at 940 straight games, is destined to break Yandle’s record sooner than later, Brad Marchand’s excellent Twitter escapades, and what exactly the NHL could do to make the All-Star Game more exciting.Plus, to close things out in Multiple Choice Madness, Ian and Hailey answer whether the NHL or the NFL have the worst overtime rules and if they want to see players using props during the reinstated Breakaway Challenge at this year’s All-Star Game or not.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.

24 Jan 20221h 1min