Around The A with David Foot and Patrick Williams

We're back with another Around The A Offseason Update,

This week we break down a busy past month in the AHL that has featured seven head-coaching changes, a new affiliation, a new team name, and plenty of player signings.

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About the hosts:

David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

On our first ATA update this offseason, we break down a busy past month in the AHL that has featured seven head-coaching changes, a new affiliation, a new team name, and plenty of player signings.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week on the season finale of Around The A, we recap the season with AHL President and CEO Scott Howson.

We'll talk about is unique transition into the league's top job, the financial challenges facing its member clubs moving forward, the move to a unified schedule and a whole lot more.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

We speak with Minnesota Wild first-round pick Matt Boldy on his adjustment to the AHL with the Iowa Wild. Then, On The Fly, we check in with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Colorado Eagles, and San Diego Gulls.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week we speak with Brent Rossi, the president of business operations for the newly renamed Bridgeport Islanders. He discusses the team’s recent rebranding as well as his task of overhauling the team’s off-ice performance for next season.

From there we check in with the Bakersfield Condors and Henderson Silver Knights, who are fresh off their postseason battle. We hear from Bakersfield head coach Jay Woodcroft as well as standout goaltender Stuart Skinner. Then we hear from Silver Knights head coach Manny Viveiros and top young prospect Kaedan Korczak.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week on Around The A, We will speak with the voice of the Henderson Silver Knights, Brian McCormack, to discuss this week’s Pacific Division final with the Bakersfield Condors and what's made the Silver Knights so successful in their first AHL season.

We also hear from longtime AHL veteran Max Fortunus after he was hired as an assistant coach with the Texas Stars this week.

Then, in our On The Fly segment we check in with Manitoba Moose head coach Pascal Vincent; listen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins veteran Tim Schaller and wrap up with thoughts from one of the top players in the AHL, San Diego Gulls forward Chase De Leo.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

On this week's show:

We had questions about the Utica Comets’ new NHL affiliation, so we went right to the top to speak with team president Robert Esche.

From there we will check in with Laval Rocket head coach Joel Bouchard; listen to Spencer Carbery, the head coach of the regular-season champion Hershey Bears; hear from Rockford Ice Hogs VP of Hockey Ops Mark Bernard, and wrap up with thoughts from Texas Stars general manager Scott White.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week we recap the recent AHL board of governors meeting, run down the playoff format for the Pacific Division and take a look at the Vancouver Canucks' move to relocate their AHL affiliate to Abbotsford, BC.

We're joined by Ben Lypka of the Abbotsford News.

On the fly this week we check in with:
- Manitoba Moose forward C.J. Suess,
- Belleville Senators head coach Troy Mann
- Hershey Bears bench boss Spencer Carbery
- Syracuse Crunch GM Stacy Roest
- Chicago Wolves head coach Ryan Warsofsky.

All that and more, this week, on Around The A on the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week we preview the AHL's spring board of governors meeting, which includes discussion on relocating the Utica Comets to Abbotsford, BC, other relocation rumours and the COVID-19 rebound.

From there we go "On The Fly" and check in with Stockton Heat general manager Brad Pascall, hear from Bridgeport Sound Tigers general manager Chris Lamoriello, listen to some strong words from Grand Rapids Griffins head coach Ben Simon, and visit with San Diego Gulls standout forward Chase De Leo.

We have all that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.

This week we welcome the voice of the Toronto Marlies, Todd Crocker. to discuss the Marlies’ hectic season, including their recent two-week COVID-19 hiatus.

From there we check in with Marlies captain Rich Clune, hear from Cole Bardreau of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, stop by Rochester to speak with Americans head coach Seth Appert, and visit with Ontario Reign head coach John Wroblewski to hear how he approaches a deficiency in a prospect’s game.

All that and more on Around The A for the Sports Podcasting Network.

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David Foot can be heard on CJBQ 800 in Belleville, the radio home of the Belleville Senators. He is also the voice of the Wellington Dukes and has OHL experience with the Belleville Bulls and the Peterborough Petes. You can find him on Twitter at @FootyOnTheAir.

Patrick Williams covers the NHL's top developmental league for NHL.com and EP Rinkside, a division of Elite Prospects, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He has nearly a decade of experience at NHL.com, first covering the Winnipeg Jets before shifting to the AHL beat, and also has experience in the ECHL and OHL. You can find him on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL.