If this were whatever the equivalent of a podcast was in Elizabethan times, the alternate title would be “Tons of Terrible Technical Trouble” (in curly, auld-fashioned type.) Trapped in the hellish, post-apocalyptic wasteland that is the NHL offseason, Penn and Joey ration out the meager news from across the league and the Pacific division before looking with hockey-starved eyes towards the Ducks’ and Sharks’ prospect development camps. Note: Technical difficulties led to a delay in recording and made the editing process nightmarish. This episode was recorded Saturday the 9th, so some things have happened since then… On the positive side of the news spectrum, we’re now on Stitcher! Find us at: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cahockeytalk/california-hockey-talk?refid=stpr

-Intro music credit: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dave_Depper/Compositions_3/Sportsreel

-Outtro music credit: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dave_Depper/Compositions_3/Swagger_1

-Las Vegas appears to be naming George Mcphee their first GM very soon: http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/17028824/george-mcphee-named-gm-las-vegas-nhl-team

-Number of Las Vegas season ticket holder deposits has actually risen to 15,000 (not 13): http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/hockey-vegas/season-ticket-holders-las-vegas-nhl-franchise-will-be-able-select-seats-soon

-The AHL has announced several new rules for the upcoming season: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/new-ahl-rules-take-aim-fighting/

-The merry-go-round of California teams exchanging goalies with the Maple Leafs continues: http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888996

-For anyone curious about the 35% rule and many others like it, here’s a great resource: https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/wiki/contracts

-Jo Paw-velski’s is the newest member of the Marleau family: http://www.fearthefin.com/2016/6/30/12074564/patrick-marleau-s-family-adopted-jo-pawvelski