31 Thoughts: The Podcast

By Sportsnet

What's 31 Thoughts: The Podcast about?

Hockey fans already know the name, but this is not the blog. From Sportsnet, 31 Thoughts: The Podcast is a weekly deep dive into the biggest hockey news in the world, featuring the frozen yogi Jeff Marek and NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman.

5.0

585 ratings

Download our free app to listen on your phone

LAST EPISODE

Aug. 8, 2019: George Parros

08.08.2019

He's the Head of the NHL's Player Safety Department, a former big-time enforcer and a Princeton graduate. Parros joins Jeff and Elliotte to reminisce about his senior thesis and playing days, discuss the ins-and-outs of his current role and answer ...

31 Thoughts: The Podcast episodes:

08.08.2019 Aug. 8, 2019: George Parros He's the Head of the NHL's Player Safety Department, a former big-time enforcer and a Princeton graduate. Parros joins Jeff and Elliotte to reminisce about his senior thesis and playing days, discuss the ins-and-outs of his current role and answer ...
07.25.2019 July 25, 2019: Joel Quenneville The Florida Panthers coach stops by to talk about his team's off-season moves, how the Cats stack up against the Cup-winning teams he led in Chicago, why so many of his old Hartford Whalers teammates have moved behind the bench ...
07.12.2019 July 11, 2019: Why Nazem Kadri Vetoed A Trade To Calgary Jeff and Elliotte tie a bow on the season by running down all the top news of the past few weeks. Topics include: Sebastian Aho's offer sheet, the latest on Mitch Marner, what Michael Ferland means to Vancouver's roster, why ...
06.27.2019 June 27, 2019: Vancouver Is Making All The News Roberto Luongo retires and it impacts the Canucks' cap?! That's the question many fans were frantically asking themselves. Between that, talks with Tyler Myers and the smart - if risky - pick of Vasili Podkolzin at the draft, Vancouver has ...
06.24.2019 June 24, 2019: Good Thing The Draft Is Two Days Long Day 1 of the 2019 NHL Draft was a relatively ho-hum affair, but that all changed on Day 2. Chis Johnston joins Elliotte in Vancouver to discuss the P.K. Subban and Patrick Marleau trades and their ramifications around the league, ...
06.15.2019 The Season In Sound, 2019 From the first-overall pick last June to the final whistle of the Stanley Cup Final, the 2018-19 NHL season was one of big events, big moves and big news. This special episode of the Tape to Tape podcast relives it ...
06.05.2019 June 4, 2019: Extra! Extra! The coaching carousel continues Update podcast! Jeff and Elliotte discuss Philadelphia making a move for Kevin Hayes, what this means for the Flyers, and Florida, Chicago and Nashville add to their coaching staffs.Plus, the guys give their thoughts on Game 4 of the Stanley ...
06.04.2019 June 4, 2019: Things Look Different Now For The Maple Leafs Mid-way through a sneaky-good Stanley Cup Final Jeff and Elliotte discuss what it all means for the city of St. Louis and the Blues franchise. Then they get into off-ice news with a discussion of Toronto's potential salary situation and ...
05.30.2019 May 30, 2019: David Andrews (The AHL's Grand Poohbah) Dave Andrews has been running the second-best hockey league in the world for a quarter century. Now, he's stepping down as Commissioner of the American Hockey League. He joins Jeff and Elliotte to spin some yarns, discuss how the league ...
05.23.2019 May 23, 2019: Extra! Extra! Senators and Leafs hire coaches. Jeff and Elliotte re-group for a quickie episode on the heels of the Senators hiring D.J. Smith from the Maple Leafs to be their head coach and Toronto filling its vacant bench spot with Paul McFarland from Florida. 31 Thoughts: ...
05.23.2019 May 23, 2019: And then there were two What's next for the Sharks? Why the Blues story are so amazing. The biggest battle of the Stanley Cup Final. And the Oilers, John Davidson, and off-season rules changes. All of that, plus Scott Morrison on the 30th anniversary of ...
05.16.2019 May 16, 2019: Connecting the dots between Krueger and Buffalo The Sabres' new head coach has spent more time with a big-time soccer club than he has with a big-time hockey club. But Ralph Krueger is less of a risk than many might think. Jeff and Elliotte discuss Buffalo's hire, ...
05.10.2019 May 10, 2019: What does Ken Holland mean for the Oilers? Jeff and Elliotte discuss Ken Holland's hiring: Why he wanted to get back into the game, his contract, the Oilers' goaltending and whether they can contend for the playoffs next season.They also off their thoughts on Colorado's season, Ben Bishop's ...
05.02.2019 May 2, 2019: Will The Penguins Really Move Malkin? There's no doubt that GM Jim Rutherford doesn't like to stand pat, especially after being swept in Round 1. But could the Penguins really be looking at trading Evgeni Malkin? Jeff and Elliotte dive into that possibility, plus the latest ...
04.22.2019 April 22, 2019: Paul Bissonnette He's a lover, fighter, hockey player and now a member of the media. Paul Bissonnette joins Jeff and Elliotte in-studio to discuss his transition into media, memories from his playing career, toughest/funniest players around the league and finding the Fountain ...
04.18.2019 April 18, 2019: Shocking Sweeps The Columbus Blue Jackets sweep the Presidents' Trophy winning Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Is it the biggest upset in professional hockey history? Is this good for the NHL? What do the Lightning ...
04.15.2019 April 15, 2019: Roster Building With Jason Farris Whether you're putting together an NHL team or a fantasy squad- or in Jason Farris' case, writing a book- constructing a roster is a fascinating exercise. The author, former Dallas Stars Executive VP and self-described hockey nerd, joins Jeff and ...
04.10.2019 April 10, 2019: Luck Of The Devils Jeff and Elliotte set up shop at the NHL Draft Lottery to talk to some of the GMs on site and discuss the latest news around the league. They kick things off with Florida's hiring of Joel Quenneville and what ...
04.06.2019 April 4, 2019: The McDavid Fallout With Edmonton failing to clinch the playoffs (again), Connor McDavid didn't hold back: "I'm not happy about it. It's going to be a long summer." Did the Oilers' GMs search just become a little more complicated? The CWHL has folded, ...
04.04.2019 April 4, 2019: The McDavid Fallout With Edmonton failing to clinch the playoffs (again), Connor McDavid didn't hold back: "I'm not happy about it. It's going to be a long summer." Did the Oilers' GMs search just become a little more complicated? The CWHL has folded, ...
04.01.2019 April 1, 2019: Ryan Strome The New York Rangers forward is the eldest of three hockey-playing brothers, two of whom are in the NHL now with the youngest about to debut in the AHL. Strome discusses all kinds of things, including playing with and against ...
03.28.2019 March 28, 2019: Fishing For A GM In Edmonton (And More Stuff) As the season winds down, Jeff and Elliotte take stock of a number of items from around the NHL, including a topic that garnered a lot of feedback for Elliotte this week - the Oilers' search for a GM and ...
03.21.2019 March 21, 2019: Cracks In The Maple Leafs Armour With losses piling up and the goals against ballooning recently, Jeff and Elliotte take a look at what's been going on with the Maple Leafs. Why the downturn? Do they have the roster to win? And are the coach and ...
03.15.2019 March 15, 2019: Recorded In Front Of A Live Studio Audience Jeff and Elliotte are at the Sportsnet Grill in downtown Toronto for the podcast's first live event. They start the evening as always by covering all the latest news around the NHL - and then a whole bunch of people ...
03.08.2019 March 8, 2019: Cassie Campbell-Pascall On The State Of Women's Hockey Jeff and Elliotte are joined by Cassie Campbell-Pascall to talk about her life in the game, including being on the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee and the state of women's pro hockey in North America. Jeff and Elliotte also ...
02.28.2019 Feb. 28, 2019: The Trade Deadline With John Tortorella Jeff and Elliotte have a had a few days to gather their thoughts and talk to their contacts following the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, and they drop the knowledge. Then they get to a slew of #Ask31 deadline questions covering ...
02.21.2019 Feb. 21, 2019: 31 Thoughts For 31 Teams Ahead Of The Trade Deadline Jeff and Elliotte run through the entire league ahead of the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline. Highlights include: the Senators, Islanders, Mike Hoffman, the Stanley Cup champs, the Columbus conundrum, stars in Dallas, Wayne Simmonds, Winnipeg, the hottest team in the ...
02.14.2019 Feb. 14, 2019: Big Game Hunters In a jam-packed episode, Jeff and Elliotte identify the players in the market as we head into the trade deadline stretch drive. They also discuss Matt Duchene and Mark Stone, Jeff Skinner and Jason Pominville, Lou Lamoriello's secretive Islanders, the ...
02.11.2019 Feb. 11, 2019: Peter Forsberg and Claude Lemieux Peter Forsberg and Claude Lemieux combined to win six Stanley Cups, including one as Avalanche teammates in 1996. They join Jeff and Elliotte to announce that they are teaming up again, this time with 4sports & Entertainment, an integrated sports-marketing ...
02.07.2019 Feb. 7, 2019: Now That The Ink Is Dry Jeff and Elliotte break down what the Auston Matthews contract means for the Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner and the NHL. They also look around the league at all the young stars looking for new deals this summer and discuss the ...
01.31.2019 Jan. 31, 2019: The Maple Leafs Break The Ice Jeff and Elliotte talk Jake Muzzin and what's next for Toronto, what's up with Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky in Columbus, check-in on Ottawa regarding Mark Stone and Matt Duchene, wrap up the All-Star Game and opine on format changes ...
01.28.2019 Jan. 28, 2019: Rick Tocchet He played more than 1,100 NHL games, scored 440 goals and 952 points, and registered 2,972 penalty minutes. Tocchet was a quintessential power forward during his playing days and is now head coach of the Arizona Coyotes. He joins Jeff ...
01.24.2019 Jan. 24, 2019: In The Land Of Empty Seats And Empty Suites The coach is gone, the GM is gone and playoff hopes are fading. On the heels of Peter Chiarelli's dismissal from the Oilers, Jeff and Elliotte break down what has been happening on and off the ice in Edmonton, from ...
01.21.2019 Jan. 21, 2019: John Chayka At 29, he's the NHL's youngest general manager -- and didn't come by the job in anything approaching the traditional way. Jeff and Elliotte sit down with John Chayka to discuss his road to the Arizona Coyotes, how he values ...
01.17.2019 Jan. 17, 2019: It's Never Too Early To Talk Trade Deadline Five weeks out from the trade deadline and moves are already starting to happen. Jeff and Elliotte discuss what the Oilers will do and who is making the final calls in Edmonton, where the Senators are with their pending UFAs, ...
01.14.2019 Jan. 14, 2019: Ryan Johansen Ryan Johansen is in studio to discuss his feud with Ryan Kesler, his contract dispute with Columbus, when he knew he had arrived as a player, coach Peter Laviolette and much more. 31 Thoughts: The Podcast is presented by the ...
01.10.2019 Jan. 10, 2019: Oilers and Penguins and Sharks, Oh My Ten days into 2019 and there's so much to discuss. The Oilers' struggles, the Penguins' surge, the Sharks' tenuous UFA situation and the Canucks' young talent. Plus, which teams will kick-off the trade season and which players will be on ...
01.07.2019 Jan. 7, 2019: Jay Beagle Veteran centre Jay Beagle reflects on his career, winning titles at every pro level, which coach had the biggest impact on him, why he chose the Canucks as a free agent, playing with super-rookie Elias Pettersson and much more.. 31 ...
12.20.2018 Dec. 20, 2018: Roberto Luongo Is Chasing Cups, Not Numbers The current Panther, former Canuck and Islander stops by the studio to discuss everything from how playing goal has never been harder, memorable moments with Vancouver, whether retirement is on the horizon and much more. Jeff and Elliotte also drill ...
12.17.2018 Dec. 17, 2018: Luc Robitaille The Los Angeles Kings President, Hall of Famer and highest-scoring left winger in NHL history joins Jeff and Elliotte for a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from his draft day to playing with all-time greats to winning Stanley Cups as a ...
12.13.2018 Dec. 13, 2018: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Jeff and Elliotte look all around the league. What are Alex Ovechkin's chances of getting to 895 goals? Referee Tim Peel "scored" his first NHL goal and Roberto Luongo took it in stride. Can the Maple Leafs really land Alex ...
12.10.2018 Dec. 10, 2018: Andrew Ference Andrew Ference played for Pittsburgh, Calgary, Boston and Edmonton during his 15 seasons in the NHL. He joined Jeff and Elliotte in studio to reflect on his career, differences between teams he played for, leadership and the work he's currently ...
12.06.2018 Dec. 6, 2018: Let's Get Kraken! Jeff and Elliotte run the gamut on the 32nd NHL team. What will Seattle do differently than other teams? Are current owners happy? How will it impact West Coast rivalries? What does it mean for Quebec City? And more. A ...
12.03.2018 Dec. 3, 2018: Brian Boyle's Journey Jeff and Elliotte are joined by New Jersey Devils centre Brian Boyle. They discuss coaches who have impacted his career, Boyle's battle with leukaemia and his wife, Lauren's, work with Hockey Fights Cancer, improving his skating, social media and the ...
11.29.2018 Nov. 29, 2018: Two Teams Going In Different Directions Jeff and Elliotte discuss the high-flying Sabres and the best trade of the off-season as well as the housecleaning going on in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. They are also joined by NBCSN analyst and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia colour commentator Keith ...
11.22.2018 Nov. 22, 2018: Early Changes Behind Benches Todd McLellan and Mike Yeo are out in Edmonton and St. Louis, what will that mean for those teams? Plus, the Battle of Alberta is back (Big time?) and Buffalo is good again (which makes Jeff and Elliotte happy). The ...
11.15.2018 Nov. 15, 2018: Shark Back In The Water Tom Wilson is back sooner than expected and making his presence felt with his stick and his fists. The Penguins and Kings get the trade wheel going. And what else can the Kings do? Plus, much more. Player agent and ...
11.12.2018 Nov. 12, 2018: An Afternoon With Gary Bettman In this special episode, Jeff and Elliotte sit down with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to discuss his Hall of Fame induction, the NHL's growth and future, and family. 31 Thoughts: The Podcast is presented by the GMC Sierra Denali. GMC ...
11.08.2018 Nov. 8, 2018: Ubergate And Hockey Pranks So. Much. News. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the stories behind coaching changes in Chicago (surprising) and Los Angeles (not so surprising) as well as how a fateful Uber ride for some Ottawa Senators was handled. And Kevin Bieksa talks about ...
11.01.2018 Nov. 1, 2018: From Illegal To Legal Jeff and Elliotte discuss the NHL's decision to jump into legal gambling and what it could mean for the sport. And Jason Spezza joins the guys in studio to talk about his years of using an illegal stick, playing 1,000 ...

Older episodes