Episode 89 - Olympic Gold for the U.S. and All in the Family - With Trevor & James van Riemsdyk - Feb. 22, 2026

There's a long history of brothers playing in the NHL. One of better known siblings currently in the league are Trevor and James van Riemsdyk, currently working to get Washington and Detroit in the playoffs respectively.

Neil and Vic had the opportunity to sit down with both late in the Olympic break. The brothers shared enlightening stories from their past and present...and even gave a peek into their futures as pending UFA's.

Before the interview, in Three Things You Need to Pay Attention to, Vic and Neil break down the gold medal game in men's hockey where Jack Hughes took the US to the top of the podium for the third time.

On the back end, our usual personnel notes - and not all of it injury-related...

IN THIS EPISODE:

[01:44] - Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To.

[17:14] - Welcoming in Trevor and James van Riemsdyk.

[18:33] - The brothers share their preparation to resume the season Feb. 25 after having 11 days off.

[20:25] - With the van Riemsdyk's being American, where's Trevor's loyalty should Canada and the U.S meet in the final with two Capitals teammates playing on Canada - and one on Slovakia as well, the Americans opponent in the semis.

[22:27] - James talks about playing with current teammate and 500-goal scorer Patrick Kane. The pair first played together 20 years ago prior to them being selected 1-2 in the 2007 NHL Draft.

[23:48] - When JVR was a rookie in Philadelphia in 2009-10, it was Kane's heroics which defeated the Flyers for the Blackhawks first Stanley Cup since 1961. After 17 seasons in the league, that experience has provided perspective on how difficult it is to make a Final.

[25:47] - Growing up in Middletown, NJ, Trevor shares his path to the NHL was considerably different from that of his brother, but influenced by him as well.

[27:57] - Parental influence.

[28:50] - Competitiveness between the brothers, which extends to younger brother Brendan.

[34:22] - Playing against each other in the NHL and the awareness when on the ice at the same time.

[36:03] - Neil takes James back to earlier in his career when he was playing the AHL.

[38:11] - Some words on younger brother Brendan, who's looking to make some inroads in the coaching circles.

[40:59] - Could the older brothers play under the younger one?

[42:22] - Trevor shares his experiences playing in Chicago, Carolina and Washington, including watching Alex Ovechkin break the all-time goal scoring record last spring.

[47:55] - James his thoughts about the pressure of winning in Toronto, being on the 2017 team which made the playoffs of missing the three previous seasons, and now trying to help the Red Wings into the post-season after a nine-year drought.

[53:30] - Trevor speaks to the challenge facing the Capitals this season. Tops in the Eastern Conference a season ago, struggling just to get in this year.

[56:16] - With James and Trevor pending UFA's, thoughts of joining forces as, perhaps, a final NHL stop?

[59:30] - Wrapping up the chat with NHL Wraparound's first active players.

[1:02:15] - Personnel notes and what's ahead.

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