Joey and Penn dislike John Tortorella. Like, a lot. Football makes an appearance in this hockey podcast, two NHL teams have new captains, the Las Vegas franchise has yet another name possibility, and something admirable –instead of crazy– happened in the KHL. Finally, the World Cup of Hockey is underway! What’s that? It’s just pre-tournament games? What the heck are “pre-tournament games?”

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

-Outro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dave_Depper/Compositions_3/Swagger_1

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-Obligatory Las Vegas name update: http://news.sportslogos.net/2016/08/29/one-more-knight-las-vegas-nhl-registers-yet-another-name/

-Much like Penn and Joey, this ref does not like James Neal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdw4HAUlOBA

-More shenanigans between PK Subban and the Montreal Canadiens, this time featuring a guest appearance from Shark legend Scott Gomez. http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?Did+PK+Subban+photoshop+the+Habs+logos+off+his+Gomez+tribute+picture%3F&id=588496

-To memorialize the 5th anniversary of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, the KHL announced that there will never be any games scheduled for September 7th. https://mobile.twitter.com/khl_eng/status/773435810519588864

-John Tortorella makes his opinion on Colin Kaepernick known: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/john-tortorella-not-backing-off-national-anthem-stance-191809531.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

-John Tortorella is a better singer than he is a coach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprzxFAoH9w

-Team Sweden GM Tommy Boustedt on the topic of mandatory anthem participation (article in Swedish): NOTE: Boustedt is not directly referring to the Kaepernick situation, but the quote is still relevant: http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/landslag/worldcup/article23478647.ab

-The first San Jose Sharks commercial of the season has been released. It’s bad in the best way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T60w0z4Qc70

- Another must-watch music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlReCoTDM4o

-Former Duck George Parros has joined DoPS, bringing the perspective of a “goon”: http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/09/07/george-parros-joins-department-of-player-safety/