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Leading NHL insider, Chris Johnston, is joined by The Athletic’s Julian McKenzie to discuss the biggest stories from around the hockey world.
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Jan 3, 2022 • 59min
Is The Winter Classic Special? | January 3, 2022
On the episode of The Chris Johnston Show, New Year's Resolutions (00:00), the Edmonton Oilers have 2 wins in 10 games and changes might be coming (06:00), the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues played the Winter Classic this weekend (23:00), when will fans in Canada get back into the stands? (32:00), Toronto Maple Leafs trade targets (49:00), the best bottle of wine (51:00), and 13K shirts (54:00).Originally aired: January 3, 2022Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/6irV4yuPHtgVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.Visit this episode's sponsors:DIRECTV.comManscaped.com Code: CHRIS21We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 30, 2021 • 42min
World Juniors Cancelled + The CJs! | December 30, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, the World Juniors have been cancelled (00:00), let's hand out some awards! Starting with the feel good story of the year (12;00), favourite player of the year (17:00), play of the year (20:30), CJ Show episode of the year (24:00), story of the year (27:00), and the final stick taps of 2021 (33:00).Originally aired: December 30, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/gcDVr2bpYSoVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.Visit this episode's sponsors:https://athleticgreens.com/johnstonVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 28, 2021 • 55min
Taxi Squad | December 28, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, the IIHF cancels the Women’s Under 18 World Championship (00:00), Team Canada wins their tournament opener over Czechia (08:00), taxi squads are returning to NHL (17:00), sign, trade, waive, Fox, Rantanen, Vasilevskiy (27:00), favourite NHL players (31:00), the importance of being the person to break a story (40:00), and an apology to Acting the Fulemin (46:00).Originally aired: December 28, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/cMg3AqMcnjAVisit this episode's sponsors:https://athleticgreens.com/johnstonVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 23, 2021 • 54min
Your Team's Wishlist | December 23, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, CJ and Julian gift a holiday present to every NHL team (00:00) and the boys give out their stick taps for the week (45:00).Originally aired: December 23, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/l34xToQROxYVisit this episode's sponsors:https://www.heyartifact.com/CODE WORD: PODDABLEVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 2021 • 1h
Olympics in Serious Jeopardy | December 20, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, the expectation is that the NHL and NHLPA will not allow players to go to the Olympics (00:00), Julain's odd fantasy football scenario (15:00), will the Canadian division temporarily return? (19:00), Paul Maurice announces his resignation from the Winnipeg Jets (30:00), will postponed games count against LTIR games? (39:00), could Jakob Chychrun be on the move to New York? (41:00), and memorable Christmas gifts (42:00).Originally aired: December 20, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/v3Z4Vdsc9lQVisit this episode's sponsors:https://www.heyartifact.com/CODE WORD: PODDABLEVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 2021 • 40min
Crazy Times | December 16, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, more and more COVID-19 cases are being announces across the NHL (00:00), an update on NHL players and the Olympics (09:00), Kyle Beach and the Blackhawks reach a settlement (17:00), the Edmonton Oilers have lost 6 straight games and now the MVP race is wide open (21:00), and Stick Taps! (31:00).Visit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 2021 • 48min
Would You Go to the Olympics? | December 13, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, the Vancouver Canucks have yet to lose under Bruce Boudreau (02:00), the Montreal Canadiens have 3 female candidates for General Manager (13:30), the Dallas Stars place Anton Khudobin on waivers (20:00), are NHL players still going to the Olympics? (24:00), Sign, Trade, or Waive, Matthews, McDavid, & MacKinnon (34:00), the Rangers are having a great season (36:00), and media perks (39:00).Visit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodFollow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 9, 2021 • 42min
Does Zegras Have the Goal of the Century? | December 9, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, CJ is in Florida for the Board of Governors meetings (00:00), the City of Glendale threatens to lock out the Arizona Coyotes for unpaid arena charges and delinquent tax bills (04:00), did Trevor Zegras assist on the greatest goal of all-time? (15:00), Chicago Blackhawks' Jujhar Khaira takes a scary hit by New York Rangers' Jacob Trouba (23:00), the Leafs are appealing Spezza's suspension (28:00), Bruce Boudreau is off to a winning start in Vancouver (31:00), and Stick Taps! (33:00).Originally aired: December 9, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/WZ397Ulx0G0Visit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodVisit this episode's sponsors:https://www.audacy.com/thedailytip/podcasts/betmgm-tonight-live-58256Follow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 1min
Who's the Next GM of the Canucks? | December 6, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, the Vancouver Canucks fire Jim Benning and Travis Green, but who's next to fill those roles? (00:00), the Philadelphia Flyers fire Alain Vigneault and Michel Therrien (25:00), there's a jersey throwing epidemic (34:00), it's unlikely Carey Price will play before Christmas (39:00), Tuukka Rask was an EBUG (41:00), and the Leafs and Jets participated in a rodeo (43:00).Originally aired: December 6, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/w6rOfyb7SAEVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodVisit this episode's sponsors:https://www.audacy.com/thedailytip/podcasts/betmgm-tonight-live-58256Follow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 2, 2021 • 49min
The Olympics? | December 2, 2021
On this episode of The Chris Johnston Show, are the Toronto Maple Leafs the J word? (00:00), will The Olympics happen? Who makes Team Canada? and the weird Lucas Raymond situation (08:30), the Ottawa Senators are struggling and have lost 6 straight games (27:00), Philadelphia Flyers are underperforming (33:00), and Stick Taps! (41:00).Originally aired: December 2, 2021Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/w1PcaN9rbZEVisit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more.We've joined The Athletic and you can too! Hit the link to subscribe: https://theathletic.com/hockeypodVisit this episode's sponsors:https://www.audacy.com/thedailytip/podcasts/betmgm-tonight-live-58256Follow us on Twitter: @ReporterChris & @JkaMckenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices