3v3 Podcast

Episode 04:

The current role of “enforcers/fighters” in the NHL, and comments about David Backes’s change of role in Boston. Steve Yzerman’s possible future in Detroit, and what may or may not happen with Ken Holland. Discussion about defensemen, and their purpose in hockey. Trying to come up with a better hockey discriptors that isn’t cliché while talking about Toronto. Question of the week: Should Columbus fail to make the playoffs, what lasting impact will that have on the trade deadline?

Recorded 09 March 2019.

Episode 03:

Discussion about whether we’ll ever see a day where the NHL is no longer a four line game. How NHL teams use and develop their prospects from the AHL and ECHL. NHL top prospects (generally) and how teams and fans seem to interpret draft order, and how that translates into an NHL career. Team composition versus coaching and post-season success. (Side note: Cassie helped run a hockey blog about the Tampa Bay Lightning for eight years.) Question of the week: What do you think the purpose of defensemen are?

Recorded 24 February 2019.

Episode 02:

Discussion about whether women’s professional hockey having two leagues is doing damage to the rising popularity with hockey fans, and the problems of merging the two leagues together. The possibility of professional women’s hockey becoming regional conferences, similar to the junior hockey in Canada or the NCAA, rather than under one national league. Favorite NHL broadcasting crews, and issues with NHL broadcasting crews. The cult of no personality in the NHL, especially among star players, and how women’s athletes do not have the same pressures. Question of the week: Should hockey – not just the NHL – continue to be a four-line game, or should it be knocked down to three lines?

Recorded 03 February 2019.

Episode 01:

NHL All-Star Game Weekend, and the NHL / NBCSN introducing new online player and puck tracking technology. Interviewing hockey players, and some of the issues they face working in sports journalism. Kendall Coyne Schofield participating in the NHL Skills Competition and the possibility of women playing hockey with men in the NHL. Discussion on why it’s commonly thought that NHL teams are responsible for creating a local hockey scene including adding sheets of ice for recreational and amateur players. Question of the week: How much longer can professional women’s hockey survive divided between two leagues?

Recorded 27 January 2019.

Welcome to the maiden voyage of the 3v3 Podcast, Pilot Episode 00!

Topics discussed in this episode by Cassie, Pat, and Patrick include: Canadian team fans invading other arenas, often vacationing in warmer climates in mid-winter to follow their team. Hockey team marketing for NHL teams in “non-traditional” hockey locations, and the difference between hockey and sports marketing in Canada and the US. Geography of US sports arenas and stadiums, in regards to general city planning and land use practices. The expectation of how NHL teams are responsible for creating a local hockey scene including adding sheets of ice for recreational and amateur players. Question of the week: Why is it up to NHL teams to add sheets of ice to their metropolitan area?

Recorded 13 January 2019.