3v3 Podcast

Episode 34:

Discussion on if the NHL’s revenue sharing model changed to fund a professional women’s league. The return of NHL archive games on NHL LIVE. The joys of adult hockey – both ice and roller. NHL head coaches on the hot seat, and what it might take for the dominoes to start to fall. The list of team names that the new Seattle franchise has registered. Question of the week: If you went to watch a game at any level, in any building, at any point in hockey history, what building would you want to watch a game in?

Recorded 3 November 2019

Episode 33:

Discussion on who might win the Stanley Cup this season. Elliotte Friedman’s comment during the Heritage Classic broadcast on the NHL’s plan to start a women’s professional hockey league, when they decide it becomes “necessary” (whatever that means). Cassie’s trip to an NWHL game, and how different it was from the NHL’s style of play. That one time a head coach was traded in the NHL. Question of the week: What would happen in the NHL if the revenue sharing model changes to fund this new professional women’s league?

Recorded 27 October 2019

Episode 32:

Discussion about the most absurd relocation and/or ownership theory you have for solving the future of the Ottawa Senators. The Edmonton Oilers are…fun…to watch now? The train wreck that is the Minnesota Wild early in the NHL season. (Also, please excuse Patrick’s preoccupation with The Godfather & Italian food; he’d had a hard day.) Question of the week: Who do you think will win the Stanley Cup this season?

Recorded 19 October 2019

Episode 31:

Skating a man down this week – again – this time Patrick and Cassie discuss various hockey chattery. Talk about NHL standings as of 13 October 2019, and the currently undefeated Edmonton Oilers. The rumor that the Tampa Bay Lightning were playing four forwards and one defender at even strength during a preseason game. The state of the San Jose Sharks and their lack of drafting ability. Kendall Coyne Schofield’s TV hockey analyst debut, and women in sports broadcasting and in-arena announcing. Question of the week: No question this week – we will be back with another question the next episode.

Recorded 13 October 2019

Episode 30:

Skating a man down this week, Pat and Cassie discuss ideas about how to address the NHL schedule. Also discussion on what the new contract of negotiating quirk this season and next offseason might be. Some problems with how Hockey Canada develops young players. The lack of preparation that’s being given to new players on NHL teams. The unpredictability of Marc Bergevin as a general manager. Ottawa Senator being sold rumors. Question of the week: What’s the most absurd relocation and/or ownership theory you have for solving the future of the Ottawa Senators?

Recorded 6 October 2019

Episode 29:

Skating a man down this week, Pat and Cassie discuss Auston Matthews and his arrest last May, regarding the social and professional aspects of it. The hiring of Cammie Granato as the first female pro scout in the NHL by the Seattle NHL team. Ron Francis’s GM experience and how that might change with building Seattle. No holdouts to start the NHL season this year. Question of the week: Next season – whether offseason or extensions – what’s the new contract or negotiating quirk going to be?

Recorded 28 September 2019

Episode 28:

Discussion on changing NHL training camps and the preseason. The Jonathan Toews NHL schedule change suggestion. The new no-helmet rule. How underrated winning the Calder Cup Championship in the AHL is. The Ottawa Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk’s financial issues. (Please pardon the occasional unintentional technological issue....) Question of the week: What would you do to address the NHL schedule?

Recorded 21 September 2019

Episode 27:

Discussion on how important captains are to their teammates on NHL teams. Sometimes the leaders on a team are not the same people wearing the ‘C’ or an ‘A’. Roles and responsibilities of captains in the NHL versus how NHL teams and media view them. The type of players who are leaders that ought to be awarded the captaincy on most teams. Some on the transition from captain to coach. Kendall Coyne Schofield joining regional broadcasts part-time with the San Jose Sharks, and whether other women will be doing that as well. Question of the week: How would you change NHL training camps and the preseason?

Recorded 7 September 2019

Episode 26:

Discussion on fictional characters would we choose to run the NHL. Layoffs of key TV personalities at Rogers Sportsnet, and the state of hockey TV broadcasts versus streaming games. The NHL choosing to not opt out of the current CBA, and what the players might do. Question of the week: How important do you think the role of captain – guys who actually wear the “C” – is to the players on an NHL team?

Recorded 1 September 2019

Episode 25:

Discussion on changing uniforms to reflect key team anniversaries. Updating ice rink colors so that not all rinks are the same...and perhaps updating the ice rinks themselves. Incorporating some lacrosse rules into the NHL’s rules. And as we’re changing the NHL around, anyways, talk about who would be our figurehead leader. Question of the week: If the 3v3 Podcast team overthrew the existing NHL leadership, what fictional character would we choose to run the NHL?

Recorded 24 August 2019