

32 Thoughts: The Podcast
Sportsnet
Hockey fans already know the name, but this is not the blog. From Sportsnet, 32 Thoughts: The Podcast with NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman & Kyle Bukauskas is a weekly deep dive into the biggest news and interviews from the hockey world.
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Jul 13, 2021 • 1h 3min
Listen before everything changes!
We lead the podcast off with some breaking news! The Minnesota Wild buy out the remaining four years of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (00:00), the Canadiens agree to a three-year extension with head coach Dominique Ducharme (10:00), and Pekka Rinne calls it a career (11:00). Duncan Keith is officially an Edmonton Oiler. Jeff and […]

Jul 8, 2021 • 45min
Lightning Strikes Twice
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020-21 Stanley Cup champions. Jeff and Elliotte discuss (00:00) the Conn Smythe winning performance of Andrei Vasilevskiy, the entertaining post-game press conference from Nikita Kucherov, the play of the Tampa defense, and why the team was more motivated than ever before. The guys also touch on what the Stanley […]

Jul 6, 2021 • 31min
Back to Florida
The Montreal Canadiens find a way to extend the series. Jeff and Elliotte recap an exciting game 4 in Montreal (2:00), discuss the impact of Shea Weber throughout the game, wonder if there were more than 3500 fans in attendance at the Bell Centre and go over the lineup changes made by both coaches. They […]

Jul 5, 2021 • 47min
Devin Buffalo: Inspiring Indigenous Youth
Jeff and Elliotte are joined by former professional goaltender and the owner of Waniska Athletics, Devin Buffalo. Devin tells the guys about his path to Dartmouth College, playing junior hockey in Flin Flon, why it’s important to him to inspire the Indigenous youth of today, who he looked up to growing up, how visualization helped […]

Jul 3, 2021 • 41min
Guelph Jammies
The Lightning continue to power through the Canadiens. Jeff and Elliotte recap game 3 of the Stanley Cup final (00:00), discuss the impact of Tyler Johnson and the impressive play of (injured) Nikita Kucherov, and explain how Conn Smythe voting works. Plus, they try to figure out where to get some Guelph Gryphons pajamas. They […]

Jul 1, 2021 • 41min
Two Mistakes
The Canadiens outshoot the Lightning but don’t end up on top. Jeff and Elliotte break down game 2 (00:00), the play of the goaltenders, and how each goal had an interesting path to the back of the net. They also discuss the upcoming hire of Andre Tourigny as the new head coach in Arizona (16:20), where […]

Jun 29, 2021 • 27min
Patiocast
Elliotte is on a patio and the Stanley Cup final is underway! The guys recap game 1 (00:00) and detail how the Lightning attacked the Canadiens. They also discuss the state of the union address by Gary Bettman and Bill Daly highlighting the sexual assault allegations within the Blackhawks organization in 2010 (9:00) and where […]

Jun 27, 2021 • 42min
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup Final
A former Chicago Blackhawks player is suing the organization alleging sexual assault during the 2009-10 season. Jeff and Elliotte give their thoughts on the situation (00:00) and try to provide more details from what they have gathered. They also preview the Stanley Cup final between the Canadiens and the Lightning (6:30), wonder how the Islanders […]

Jun 25, 2021 • 48min
Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé!!!!
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, held annually on June 24, is the feast day of St John the Baptist… but today it was also the Montreal Canadiens day to break the fast and feast on the Golden Knights! Jeff and Elliotte discuss Montreal’s big win tonight (1:00) and also speculate about what this could mean for Vegas making moves for next […]

Jun 22, 2021 • 44min
Endangered Zebras
In a hotly contested Stanley Cup Playoffs series, officiating has taken centre stage as Jeff and Elliotte tackle controversial calls – or lack of calls – and tackle the question of what more can be done (6:24). But first, a surprise announcement and celebration spurs talk of hockey-inspired baby names (0:13). The guys then discuss […]