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The Athletic Hockey Show

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Feb 24, 2025 • 1h 1min

Top 5 NHL storylines for the home stretch

As the NHL season heads towards the playoffs, and with the trade deadline quickly approaching, the guys break down the biggest storylines to watch down the home stretch. First, The Athletic’s NHL insider Pierre LeBrun on whether the Canes could actually flip Mikko Rantanen at the deadline, Seth Jones’s trade request, and more. Plus, The Athletic’s own Jesse Granger lays out his goaltending storylines to follow and the latest Vezina odds to close the show.Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark LazerusWith: Pierre LeBrun and Jesse GrangerExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Chris Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 21, 2025 • 55min

Could Adam Fox be an Olympic snub after his 4 Nations performance?

With the 4 Nations Face-Off in the rearview, speculation about roster changes for the Italy Olympics has begun in earnest. Max, Corey, and Scott talk about which NHL prospects could challenge 4 Nations players for their spots in Milano Cortina. Plus, to close things out, the guys break down Scott’s top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking.Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey PronmanWith: Scott WheelerExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Chris Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 21, 2025 • 30min

Canada wins 4 Nations Face-Off in OT thriller

Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille discuss the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between Canada and the United States in a thrilling overtime win for the Canadians. They breakdown Connor McDavid's OT winner, Jordan Binnington silencing his critics and Nathan MacKinnon winning the tournament most valuable player. Plus, Hailey and Sean look at what went right and wrong for Team USA, including a monster tournament from defender Jaccob Slavin before looking ahead to the rematch at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Italy.Hosts: Hailey Salvian and Sean GentilleExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Jeff Domet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 20, 2025 • 58min

4 Nations Face-Off final preview

Hailey and Sean preview the much anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off championship game, between Canada and the United States from Boston on Thursday night. The Athletic's Sean McIndoe looks ahead to the game from a Canadian perspective and former NHL'er and Team USA captain Brian Boyle, now a studio analyst for NHL Network, provides the breakdown for the United States.Hosts: Hailey Salvian and Sean GentilleWith: Sean McIndoe and Brian BoyleExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Jeff Domet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 19, 2025 • 1h 1min

Will Quinn Hughes play in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game?

Sean, Frank and Sean discuss Quinn Hughes possibly being added to Team USA's roster ahead of the championship game between the States and Canada on Thursday. They guys provide an update on the injured Charlie McAvoy, and Frankie presents 5 dudes who have impressed him so far in the tournament, and the boys stick tap Brandon Hagel as an honorary dude, after his electric comments on Canada's focus on winning the 4 Nations Face-Off.Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoeWith: Frankie CorradoExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Jeff Domet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 17, 2025 • 49min

USA-Canada at 4 Nations lived up to the hype

The 4 Nations Face-Off took center stage Saturday night as Team USA downed Canada 3-1 in what could be the only matchup between the two rivals… and it was awesome. Max and Laz break down everything from the electric encounter and discuss the Tkachuk brothers understanding the magnitude of the moment, Cale Makar’s potential return to the Canadian lineup in a must-win game against Sweden Monday night, if Pens fans should be irked that Sidney Crosby is playing hurt, which players have raised their profiles the most at the tournament so far, and much more. Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark LazerusExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Chris Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2025 • 52min

Canada beats Sweden in 4 Nations Face-Off opener

Mark Lazerus, Rob Rossi and Peter Baugh discuss and dissect the first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, an overtime win for Canada over Sweden in Montreal on Wednesday night. The guys turn the page and preview Team Finland and Team USA which takes place Thursday night in Boston and stick tap the news that the World Cup of Hockey will indeed return with an 8-team tournament in 2028. Host: Mark LazerusWith: Rob Rossi and Peter BaughExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Jeff Domet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 12, 2025 • 1h 6min

Which 4 Nations lineup comes out on top?

Sean, Frank and Sean breakdown the Swedish, Finnish, Canadian and U.S. line combinations and defensive units at the 4-nations faceoff. They critique the look of the Four Nations Face-Off cup and how the players might react to winning it. The boys pick their winners for the tournament, which begins Wednesday night in Montreal, when Sweden hosts Canada, ahead of Thursday night's game in Boston, between Finland and the United States.Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoeWith: Frank CorradoExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Jeff Domet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 2min

Who will win the 4 Nations Face-Off?

The NHL is officially on break as the 4 Nations Face-Off is set to begin with a Canada-Sweden round-robin matchup Wednesday night. On today’s Monday show, the guys preview the tournament and discuss the vibe heading into it, the odds for each team to win the whole thing, dark horse MVP candidates, goaltending, and more. Host: Mark Lazerus With: Sean Gentille and Jesse GrangerExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Chris Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 7, 2025 • 1h 5min

Sharks top 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings

On a jam-packed Prospect Series episode, Max, Scott, and Corey break down Scott’s 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings, discuss Corey’s latest NHL Draft top prospects ranking with Caleb Desnoyers making a big jump, and answer some great questions in the mailbag to close the show.Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey PronmanWith: Scott WheelerExecutive Producer: Chris FlanneryProducer: Chris Flannery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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