The Athletic Hockey Show

First, Max and Corey break down Corey’s ranking of the best NHL players and prospects under 23 years of age, and discuss the dominance of the Hughes brothers with Jack at No. 1, Quinn at No. 4, and Luke at No. 11, Seth Jarvis, Brady Tkachuk, Lucas Raymond, and much more.Plus, the guys close things out with a supersized mailbag including questions about which NHL team is the furthest from contending for a Stanley Cup, Kaapo Kakko’s slower-than-expected development, other than goalies, which player types are the hardest to evaluate, if Matty Beniers, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Shane Wright are the Calder favorites heading into this season, Tage Thompson’s new deal with the Sabres, and many more.And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After willing the Nazem Kadri news into existence last week, Ian and Sean wonder if they can influence more news to happen this episode. We'll see. Then, they discuss the Coyotes playing at Mullett Arena, and learn something about the origin of the word "mullet". Next, as the NHL media tour makes a stop in Paris, talk about the return of the World Cup of Hockey in February 2024, and their interest in the tournament's return.Then, Sarah Nurse and Trevor Zegras were announced to be on the cover of NHL 23, and Zegras' jersey number change in Anaheim. In the mailbag, they respond to a listener's voicemail, and discuss the direction of the New York Islanders after losing out on the Kadri sweepstakes, dive down a OT goal rabbit hole, and much more.Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM (845) 445-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max and Corey break down the top 8 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sabres, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more.Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the roundtable, Rob, Sara and Jesse say hello to Dallas Stars head coach Peter Deboer who talks about his new team in Big D, reuniting with Joe Pavelski, how excited he is to coach a veteran team with some exciting young players mixed in, and the coaching fraternity in the NHL.The roundtable welcomes the keeper of the cup, Phil Pritchard from the Hockey Hall of Fame to discuss the summer of Stanley for the Colorado Avalanche. Phil talks about the origin of his job, some of the more exciting stories involving summer celebrations with Stanley and why a keep of the cup is a must.Plus, Rob, Sara and Jesse discuss some of the bigger news from the past week in the NHL with Nazem Kadri signing in Calgary, Paul Stastny agreeing to terms with Carolina, the future of Carey Price and Trevor Zegras and women's hockey star Sarah Nurse appearing on the cover of EA sports NHL '23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max and Corey break down the No. 16 through No. 9 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Kraken, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more.Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max and Corey break down the No. 24 through No. 17 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, and Edmonton Oilers, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more.Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Monday edition of the Athletic Hockey Show, Ian Mendes and Hailey Salvian welcome Cassie Campbell Pascall from Hockey Night in Canada and ESPN to discuss Brad Treliving's red hot summer of deals including landing Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau after losing Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau, We talk with Cass about participating in the Canada Pacific Pan-Am in Ottawa and watching a hockey game with Queen Elisabeth. Max Bultman and Corey Pronman provide their analysis on the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships, the overtime win for Canada in the gold medal game, the players who stood out and those who disappointed.Plus Ian and Hailey rate press box foods, helmet nachos and ask who had the better summer, Brad Treliving or Pierre Dorion? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max and Corey break down the bottom 8 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, Vegas Golden Knights, and Florida Panthers, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more.Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Sean discuss the Nazem Kadri situation as of Thursday morning, is this one of the weirdest offseason stories? Also, Dom Luszczyszyn's piece about fan confidence in their teams' front office is out, and the guys share their thoughts on some of the teams that dropped the most over last year's rankings, and where the Red Wings sit. Then, the appetite for the World Juniors Championship is low this year, and they dive into the reasons why.Next, they dig into Sean's latest piece creating lineups of players with two tours of duty with one team, and to wrap up, a listener question sends Ian and Sean down a rabbit hole, if Ian is too hard on pretzels, "This Week in Hockey History", and is Corey Perry a redhead?Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM @ (845) 455-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Jesse Granger golfing Torry Pines this week, Rob and Sara welcome Sean Shapiro, the Athletic's business hockey reporter to fill in on the roundtable.The crew discusses NHL teams being allowed to sell advertising on jerseys in time for this coming season, Mark Scheifele walking back his harsh comments on the Jets after the season, the NHL-PA searching for a new Executive director, Jack Johnson signing in Chicago, Joel Martin becoming the second black head coach for a North American men's hockey league, as he takes over in Kalamazoo of the ECHL and Jakob Chychrun being linked to the Ottawa Senators.Kevin Kurz joins the roundtable from Long Island to discuss his oral history on the Eric Lindros deal from Quebec to Philadelphia 30 years ago, the controversy that came with it, Jay Snider's manila envelope and a 1992 cell phone, plus Kurzy provides an update on the work still to be done with the Islanders in negotiations with Noah Dobson and Alex Romoanov and those pesky Nazem Kadri rumours that won't go away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.