Episode 24:

Discussion about favorite hockey player nicknames. Hockey nicknames given by media, by players, and personal nicknames for players – that may or may not be popular. Definitions about what makes a good nickname. The lack of creativity in publicly used nicknames. Having some fun with the possibilities hockey fan-fic. Question of the week: How would you add silver (for 25th) or gold (for 50th) to a team’s uniform set?

Recorded 17 August 2019

Episode 23:

Discussion on jersey numbers that perhaps shouldn’t have been retired by teams or the NHL. The possible criteria for retiring jersey numbers. The case for changing retired numbers to a “ring of honor” designation so that other numbers are freed up for current players to use. Players that had their numbers retired with two or more teams, and if that should be done or not. The possibility of breaking some of Wayne Gretzky’s records. Question of the week: Who has your favorite player nickname?

Recorded 11 August 2019

Episode 22:

Skating a man down this week, Pat and Cassie discuss the Minnesota Wild firing GM Paul Fenton, and who they may hire in his place. Question of the week: No question this week – we will be back with another question the next episode.

Recorded 3 August 2019

Episode 21:

Discussion on favorite hockey jerseys. Talk about jersey design, logos, and colors. Jersey numbers and ones that have particular meaning to the players. The pros and cons of using synthetic ice, and the state of hockey rink ice in the summer. The state of hockey rinks in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Question of the week: What is one retired number for any team in the NHL you think should never been brought up to the rafters to begin with?

Recorded 28 July 2019

Episode 20:

Discussion on players have started in the NHL and gone on to play in Europe, only to have come back to sign with an NHL team. Ron Francis being named the first GM in the Seattle (Geoducks) NHL team’s history. Background on Ron Francis during his time in Carolina as a GM. Seattle naming Palm Springs, CA, as the location for their AHL team instead choosing Boise, ID. The so-called sanctity of the Stanley Cup as it makes its summer rounds. Comments on the Lucic-Neal trade and its...interesting conditions. Question of the week: What is your favorite hockey jersey of all time and why? (Doesn’t have to be an NHL team or even a hockey team’s jersey.)

Recorded 20 July 2019

Episode 19:

Discussion about past players that could play in the current era and have success. Thoughts about at what age NHL players really peak versus when NHL teams say that they do. In a salary cap world, whether the age of free agency be lowered in the NHL or not. The differences between doing a media job versus working for the NHLPA. When/if the NHLPA will give up guaranteed contracts, and for what they might trade it for. Question of the week: Outside of lockout years and Jaromir Jagr, how many players have started in the NHL and gone on to play in Europe, only to have come back to sign with an NHL team again?

Recorded 13 July 2019

Episode 18:

Discussion about rumors regarding the NHL Seattle organization at the NHL Draft. The state of offer sheets during the NHL offseason thus far. NHL GMs making questionable signings. Teams paying out $100 million in contracts in a season, within the 50-contract limit. The fallacies of the income tax argument regarding signing players in the NHL. Speculation about the end of Don Cherry’s run on Coaches Corner on Sportsnet, and what could replace him. Question of the week: What player from the past do you think could play in the current era and have just as much success? (Excluding Peter Forsberg.)

Recorded 6 July 2019

Episode 17:

Discussion on building an NHL team by position – not by player, but by position – that you would want to build your team around. The concept of having a rover on the ice, instead of three forwards and two defenders. The advantages to the way that Vegas built their expansion team. The 1995-1996 Colorado Avalanche and how many players could play in today’s NHL. NHL offseason trades, and the delay of announcing the Subban trade at the NHL draft. NHLtv and broadcasting rights of NHL games, as well as other tales from the NHL draft. Question of the week: No question this week; interesting rumors about the NHL Seattle contingent at the draft.

Recorded 29 June 2019

Episode 16:

Discussion on what NHL teams should not have returned the Stanley Cup to the league or the Hockey Hall of Fame. NHL buyouts and whether anyone’s willing to re-sign them. The Arizona Coyotes and their new ownership. How the St. Louis Blues winning the Stanley Cup may affect next season’s trade deadline. NHL teams, their cap space, and player injuries going into the free agency. Going into the draft, the potential of teams trading picks. Question of the week: If you’re going to build an NHL team, what position – not player, but position – would you want to build your team around? And why?

Recorded 15 June 2019

Episode 15:

Discussion about where we’d put cameras in arenas, and the pros and cons of our suggestions. The various ways that NHL officials can interpret the sport’s rules, and some of the impacts of those decisions. Wondering if the NHL is to the point where the rules and the sport need to overhaul their processes. The implied trust of playing with people of a certain ability level, especially in regards to hitting and face protection. Question of the week: What is the most petty story you can think of that a team had where they should’ve held on to the Stanley Cup instead of returning it to the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Recorded 8 June 2019