Hockey Now!

Orlando Solar Bears Head Coach Drake Berehowsky called in to the On-Air version of Hockey Now, Tuesday Nights @ 6p on 96.9 The Game! Coach gave his thoughts about the process to keep the core of his team in tact from last season, as well as where the team can improve for this year with the new player additions. Berehowsky shares comments on new Assistant Coach Jared Staal, and the influence someone like Staal, with a Family Legacy in Hockey, can bring to the organization.

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Dylan Larkin might be the first Captain in Stevie Y's new Red Wings, but is he deserving to be in a class of DRW Captains at this point of his career? Young Nick Wiz has been desperately wanting to have an intro for his weekly Rink Report, so Bryan brought in 5 produced intro's for Nick to try. Also, Hockey Snack routines and NEW Solar Bears Jerseys!

It's a "Totally Summer" Episode of Hockey Now!

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(:31) The Orlando Solar Bears have continued to solidify their player core for the upcoming season, now 8 players will be returning from last season! Is this the best OSB offseason in their v2.0 history? Bryan thinks so!

(19:15) The Bolts are currently in the waiting game to give Brayden Point his next contract, but where does Point fall on the list of RFA's still unsigned?! Vasi got his money, and while its a big ticket contract, how will it effect the 2021/22 season?

(38:42) Ron Francis is named GM of the Seattle Franchise, but are teams really prepared for another team in the league? Also, Paul Fenton, now former GM of the Minnesota Wild runs a "How Not to Operate an NHL team" clinic. Bryan highlights his follies.

(56:55) BONUS INTERVIEW from our on-air show (Tuesdays, 6p on 969. the Game) with returning Solar Bear Dylan Fitze!

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After a whole season of saying "we've gotta do a Hockey Movie episode this summer"...here is the Hockey Movie Episode! Bryan, Bacon and Nick give their Top 5 and also bring up some hockey scenes in non-hockey movies! Walt has an undying love for the Duck...Nick, of course, made everything difficult when it came to coming up with his Top 5 list...and Bryan surprises with his Top Hockey Movie.

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Summer Hockey related episodes are so hard to do. The Tampa Bay Lightning haven't made many moves thus far, and we'll say the worst case scenario regarding Brayden Point, and the true value of a player like Yanni Gourde for the Bolts.

Kelly Cup Champion and Former Orlando Solar Bears forward Todd Skirving joins us to talk about his championship season and the experience for him in Newfoundland! It was an expansion season for the Growlers, a team that included a few former Solar Bears, as well as former Asst. Coach John Snowden!

BONUS! We haven't recorded a podcast for a few weeks, but every week we've done our show Tuesdays from 6p-7p on our host station, 96.9 the Game. Solar Bears Goaltender Clint Windsor is the first Solar Bears Signing for the 19/20 Season. Our conversation with Clint covered reasons he's on the way back to Orlando, as well as some of the current NHL'ers Clint has played with through the years!

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Lots happening in the first week of the offseason, with some names already off the Free Agency board, and GM chatter heating up. The NHL Awards happened and host Keenan Thompson roasted the Tampa Bay Lightning. Robin Lehner brought a serious issue to forefront during his acceptance speech, and the debate about how these awards are given. Also, the Draft is this week and the same 2 names are on the tip of everyone's tongue...but what about AFTER those 2?

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Gloria got the Cup! After Bryan's mic woes, we'll try and get through a list of the reasons the St. Louis Blues are the Stanley Cup Champions! We'll answer the question: "Is it OK to laugh at Brad Marchand's tears?", and why Jordan Binnington should have won the Conn Smythe.

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The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues find themselves tied at 2 games each (as of Thursday 6/6/19 @1p), and with Games 5 and 6 upon us, we'll preview the games and recap the events of the first four.

The Newfoundland Growlers have won the Kelly Cup as the Champion of the ECHL Playoffs! With so many former Solar Bears on the team, there's lots of reasons to be excited for the team! Of course though, with the end of the 2018/19 season...comes the shift to 2019/20 season, and activity has already started with the Orlando Solar Bears!

Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko. They'll go 1 and 2 in the upcoming NHL Draft, but one thing is for certain: the Metro Division is set for dominance in the years to come!

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The Stanley Cup Final has begun and the both the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues have had high and low points. What are the keys to the next game, and one player has delivered in the spotlight, after years being a "Secondary Market Star".

Also, Not Floor Nick hates fans and their rituals in the stands and Walt impresses by remembering the 16 teams in this years' Stanley Cup Playoffs. Don't miss "the why is "Old Town Road" a thing?" either.

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There are only two left to battle for the Stanley Cup, the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. Are the Blues the better story line than the Bruins? Have these teams had to face as strong of an opponent in the Playoffs so far as they will now?

Also, Bacon's handshakes with fmr. FL Governor Rick Scott and HHH, plus Not Floor Nick/Floor Nick breaks down the Philly Cheesesteak rivalry as he prepares to go home to Philadelphia straight from the show.

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