The Athletic Hockey Show

Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters are back for the final Prospect Series episode of 2022 to discuss Alexis Lafrenière’s healthy scratch for the New York Rangers on Thursday night, Canada losing their opening WJC game against Czechia, Connor Bedard’s outlandish 14 points over the first 3 games of the tournament, a chaotic Group B still very much up for grabs, “worry meter” for USA and Canada, revised predictions, and more.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowRight now through 12/31, you can get a 1-year 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.

In the last Thriday episode of 2022, Hailey and Sean discuss the Rangers' move to scratch Alexis Lafrenière. Then, Rob Rossi joins the show to discuss if there should be worries about the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the upcoming Winter Classic. To wrap up, as is tradition, a new draft occurs, and as you can expect, it goes well and no one yells at any point whatsoever.Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshowSubscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a definitely not-prerecorded at all edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Sean discuss TML being hit with an $100K fine for traveling early, and Sheldon Keefe's fine for yelling at Wes McCauley. Then, how games are New Year's Eve are scheduled and if it's better to have a matinee game or a night game that day. Next, the announcement of Bobby Orr throwing out the "first puck" at the Winter Classic, and if the outdoor game novelty may be losing it's charm.Next, in "Granger Things", Jesse Granger joins the discussion about whether Canada has a goalie development problem, and thoughts on the unhinged Red Wings-Penguins game. Then, a listener gives Ian and DGB ultimate hockey power with a VM, and to wrap it up, a look back with "This Week in Hockey History".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/hockeyshowSubscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob, Jesse and Russo marvel at Connor McDavid's season, with 97 on an absolute tear during a 16 game point streak. The guys discuss the Christmas hangover with December 27th traditionally being a tough game to play for road teams with Arizona and Ottawa shocking Colorado and Boston last night.Bill Armstrong, the GM of the Arizona Coyotes joined Russo a few days ahead of Christmas to discuss the rebuild of the Coyotes, playing out of Mullet Arena and what Army's plans are for Jakob Chychrun.Dave Starman from NHL Network stops by to help preview Team USA at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships, ahead of Team USA vs Slovakia on Wednesday afternoon.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowThis offer stands until New Year's Eve: Get a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a brand new edition of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters give their thoughts on the World Junior Championship pre-tournament games, discuss what to expect from favorites Canada and USA, as well as Sweden, Finland, Czechia, and Slovakia, make their medal and all-tournament predictions, and more. Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGet a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T'was the Thriday show before Christmas, when all throughout the podcast, Hailey and Sean discuss the release of the Boston Bruins independent investigation into the handling of the controversial signing of Mitchell Miller. They take a look at Pierre Lebrun's six ideas that he would implement if he was commissioner of the NHL for a day, including conference playoffs, fixing the point system and moving up free agency. They discuss six teams in competition for the chance to select Connor Bedard first overall in the 2023 NHL draft and they present their predictions for what teams will qualify for the playoffs, as we approach the NHL Christmas break.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGet a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Thursday edition of TAHS, Ian and Sean discuss what constitutes a “revenge game” (and end up doing a Jimmy Vesey career retrospective), if you’re a Sens fan attending the game in Ottawa tonight, would you rather see Ovi tie or break Gordie Howe’s goals record or see the Senators win, guys who went “supernova” for a brief period of time in honor of Andrew “Hamburglar” Hammond’s retirement this week, DGB’s “middle five middling teams in the middle” power rankings, if the Florida Panthers moved on from Andrew Brunette too quickly, and the guys close things out with listener questions in the mailbag and This Week in Hockey History.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGet a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob, Jesse and Russo praise Sidney Crosby who hasn't let age affect his play as the former 'kid' is 8th in NHL scoring, Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov who has led the Canes to a 10-0-2 record in their past 12 games and Connor McDavid who is putting up Gretzky/Lemieux type numbers.Mike had a chance to sit down with Tage Thompson and Kevyn Adams from the Buffalo Sabres about the Sabres continued development and Tage's massive start to the season which sees him third in NHL scoring.Plus we address the aggressive manner in which NHL linesmen Dan Kelly removed Michael Bunting off the ice in Toronto, Cale Makar's honest plea to the refs in the Colorado / Islanders game, John Tortorella benching Kevin Hayes and a lot more on the final roundtable ahead of the Christmas break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig and Sean discuss the resurgence of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Steven Stamkos on the cusp of reaching another milestone, the guys take a look at Alexander Ovechkin's 2 game goal scoring slump and the Philadelphia Flyers transition year filled with injuries, indifferent play and already a 10 game losing streak under John Tortorella.Former Flyer Chris Therien joins Craig and Sean to discuss his new book 'Road to Redemption' why it's a Philly story, his battle with addiction, his new outlook on life with his family and what he thinks of the Flyers, including Tortorella's decision to recently bench Flyers leading scorer Kevin Hayes.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGet a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the last Monday show of 2022, Ian and Julian discuss if shootouts should determine the Stanley Cup Final, as penalty kicks decided the World Cup over the weekend, the NHL potentially expanding to an 84-game schedule, Ovi looking to pass Gordie Howe on the all-time goals list this week, if the ongoing Hockey Canada scandal will put a damper on the World Junior Championship set to begin next week, Ryan Reaves and Kirill Kaprizov dressed up as Santa and an elf for pre-game skate, how many more players will hit 1,000 career PIMs, Joe Malone’s career, and the guys wrap things up with this week’s Jack Adams Winner of the Week and a little Multiple Choice Madness.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowGet a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.