The Athletic Hockey Show

On a brand new Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Julian is joined by guest cohost Mark Lazerus to discuss Laz’s and Daniel Nugent-Bowman’s “Connor vs. Connor” article about the NHL’s potential next great rivalry, Erik Gudbranson and David Perron facing hearings with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety, John Tavares with a chance to reach 1,000 career points against the Islanders on Long Island tonight, a couple of listener questions, and more.Plus, Jesse Granger joins the show to give his thoughts on which current playoff teams won’t make the playoffs and which teams currently outside the playoffs will end up in the playoffs, presented by BetMGM.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGift a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $19.99 or a 2-year subscription for $39.99 when you visit theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show it’s a full house as Max and Corey are joined by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler and FloHockey’s Chris Peters to discuss their updated world juniors roster projections for Team Canada and Team USA, including their confidence level in Canada’s goaltending, fair expectations for Macklin Celebrini, a non-invite for Owen Pickering, Charlie Stramel getting cut, Rutger McGroarty’s availability, James Hagens’ potential role, Trey Augustine or Jacob Fowler in net for the US, and more. Plus, the guys talk about the likely last in-person NHL Draft at the Las Vegas Sphere this summer and what’s being lost if the league moves away from the current format going forward.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGift a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $19.99 or a 2-year subscription for $39.99 when you visit theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hailey, Max and Sean break down the current state of all 32 NHL franchises on ice performance and provide a guide to what teams you should be watching. The crew breaks it down into eight tiers: Definite channel flippers; these won't be a priority to invest an evening of watching hockey; these teams are better than we thought; the enjoyable tier; watching and rooting for brighter times ahead for next year; the Bedard tier; really talented shit shows; very good teams we will watch; and must see TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Julian discuss Ottawa's decision to bring Senators legendary coach Jacques Martin back into the fold with the team to be a senior consultant to the Sens coaching staff, showtime in Detroit, with the Wings announcing Patrick Kane's motor city debut and we stick tap the Los Angeles Kings who have won 10 straight on the road to start the season, and the Hughes brothers who all put on a show in Vancouver on Tuesday night.Down Goes Brown pops in to talk about the six things he misses from the ancient days of the NHL and Shayna Goldman stops by to tell us what we learned from the NHL in November and possible landing spots for Sean Walker, before Ian and Julian wonder if shelling out just under 200 dollars for an exclusive with Youppi is just a little too much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Julian praise the NHL's announcement that the 2024 draft will be held at the world famous Sphere in Vegas, the discuss the Arizona Coyotes unique win streak with the Yotes facing and beating the last 5 Stanley Cup champs on their heater, and we stick tap the overachieving Philadelphia Flyers who are buying into what coach John Tortorella is preaching.Mike Russo stops by to discuss the new coach bounce in Minnesota, the Salary Cap rising to 87.7 million dollars next season and Russo speaks with legendary TV analyst Darren Pang about Connor Berard's season and Panger's new gig in Chicago.Plus, the boys look forward to the battle of the Hughes brothers tonight in Vancouver, and share embarrassing moments in the media scrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian discuss the big topics on the docket at the annual NHL Board of Governors meeting, kicking off this week in Seattle, the PWHL trying out different rules for their exhibition games in Utica, the NHL bringing in celebrity captains to help pick teams at the All-Star Game, and the guys close things out with some listener questions in the mailbag.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGift a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $19.99 or a 2-year subscription for $39.99 when you visit theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Friday and a brand new episode of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series as Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters break down Corey’s annual “NHL prospects I was wrong about” list, check in on the Calder Trophy race, and answer a bunch of listener questions in the mailbag.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGift a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $19.99 or a 2-year subscription for $39.99 when you visit theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hailey, Max and Sean share their good and bad surprises, team and player performance, division by division, as the NHL reaches the quarter mark of the season with in-depth discussion on the Bruins, Devils, Canucks, Oilers, Ducks, Kings, Sabres, Wild and Panthers.Plus, the trio wonders how effective Patrick Kane will be for the Detroit Red Wings once he makes his season debut after recovering from hip surgery, and will he make his Wings debut next week in his hometown of Buffalo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Julian try to make sense of Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson's post Corey Perry presser in Chicago, how dangerous rumors are when they get out of control, and the cess-pool the internet can be.Down Goes Brown joins to discuss his latest quiz on NHL player nicknames and the all-star draft returning, Jesse Granger highlights comeback seasons for Thatcher Demko and Jonathan Quick, the work still to be done for Jack Campbell as he tries to make his way back to the Oilers, and the double tap in the shootout in Toronto which saw video review reverse a win for the Panthers. Plus, Ian and Julian go over Chris Johnston's trade board, with a quartet of Calgary Flames leading the way.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Julian discuss Patrick Kane's decision to sign a one year deal with the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Black Hawks termination of Corey Perry's contract, and the Ottawa Senators being pushed around on the ice in a 5-0 home lose to Florida, with fans once again demanding DJ Smith be fired. Plus, another E-Bug alert in the NHL, changes to the all-star game in Toronto in 2024 and Joe Smith joins from Minnesota to take a look at the mess in Minnesota with Dean Evason fired and John Hynes hired to coach the underachieving Wild.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.