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(:54) The San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues have delivered with the entertaining Hockey so far, but as is too often the case lately, the Officials pulled the rope and cost the Blues the game. But WAS it their fault? What could they have done and what did they do right? It’s the top story in the Hockey World right now!

(24:33) The Boston Bruins are on the brink of eliminating the Carolina Hurricanes and someone on the show is fairly excited about it. (Spoiler Alert: It’s Bryan.) Why the league and the Stanley Cup Final is better off without the Jerks.

(37:48) Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko. The New Jersey Devils have quite a decision on their hands with their 1st Overall Pick, but Devils GM Ray Shero has shown he isn’t afraid to bypass the consensus #1 to go with the ready now player. Draft day is approaching, and we’ll be covering it all the way!

(:54) Before we look intently ahead at the Solar Bears future, we’ll talk once more about the recent past and the heartbreaking end to their season. Also, we’ll look at the Former Solar Bears still in the hunt for the Kelly Cup!

(21:48) San Jose beat Colorado in the Western Conference Semi-Finals, and the big story is the Gabe Landeskog’s offside call. We’ll also talk about the Jerks’ and Bruins’ upcoming Eastern Conference Final match up.

(37:41) GLORIA! The Blues have got your number! St. Louis beat Dallas in double OT in an INCREDIBLE display of goaltending to secure a date with San Jose In the Western Conference Final. PLUS, the moment you’ve ALL been waiting for…Floor Nick’s Rink Report. Quick headlines, commentary and chirp to finish out the episode.

(0:00) Former Solar Bears Captain Eric Baier sits in on the live show this week to help recap the heartbreaking end to the Solar Bears season in 2OT at the hands of the Florida Everblades. Again. Fleeting thoughts and frustrating memories of the Division Final's series and a look to the future!

(14:11) The Eastern Conference Finals' matchups are all set, and we'll look back at the series that passed, with clips from Blue Jackets Head Coach John Tortorella and UFA Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. We'll also debate the validity of Brad Marchand as a Hockey Player.

(32:01) The Western Conference is still to be decided (as of air time) so we'll break down the matchups and what the deciding factors could be for each of Dallas, St. Louis, San Jose and Colorado. Before we go, Sklover brought a pack of Hockey Trading Cards...something he hasn't done in decades! Who did he get in the pack? Find out!

(:36) We’ll go in depth into Game 3 of the South Division Finals in the Kelly Cup Playoffs between the Solar Bears and Everblades that ended in a 3-2 Florida win, and giving the Everblades a 2-1 advantage in the series. Also, Bryan may have irked the superstition Gods – but will it work?!

(28:14) The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, so we’ll go around to each series to get you up to date on the headlines and stats that are making this wild 2019 quest for the Cup so crazy!!! Also, Jack Hughes’ next big challenge. How will he do? We’ll try to figure that out!

(:38) Solar Bears Head Coach Drake Berehowsky joins the show before the team boards the bus to Estero for Games 1 & 2 in the South Division Finals. Berehowsky touches on the team closing out South Carolina, the familiarity with the Florida Everblades and the benefit of having solid goaltending.

(22:24) Should SJ have gotten a 5 Minute Major penalty in the 3rd period of their game 7 vs Vegas? It’s the hot topic in the Hockey world, and we’ll discuss it. Also, we’ll go around the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NHL Award Nominees announced so far.

(0:36) The Tampa Bay Lightning are out of the running for the Stanley Cup, as a 4-0 sweep by Columbus ended an otherwise successful season. We’ll get overly emotional in our frustrations and try to figure out what went wrong. What was missing?

(16:47) Hunter Fejes recently rejoined the Solar Bears for the Playoffs, and had an immediate impact in Game 3, a 2OT contest in which he scored the game winning goal! Fejes also talks about his time in Manitoba in the AHL and what he see’s in the Solar Bears from when he started his PTO, to him coming back to Orlando. And of course…the 2OT goal celly!

(38:41) The New York Islanders swept the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the playoffs, what was the key to their victory? Alex Ovechkin got into his second fight of the year, which opens the bigger discussion about fighting in Hockey. Coaching Changes, World Championships, and the rest of the NHL Playoffs.

Replay of our live show on 96.9 The Game before Game 4 for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bryan and Floor Nick made observations before the game, but how right were they? SPOILER ALERT - they were very right. Also, we'll cover the Solar Bears South Division Semi-Final series vs South Carolina, and the outlook on the games to come! We'll also go around the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and some coaching changes in the 'chel.

(:39) The Solar Bears dropped their series opener against the South Carolina Stingrays 2-0, but the Solar Bears were closer than the score says, as SC caught an empty netter in the last minute. What happened to the Bears, and the outlook for the rest of the series.

(13:53) Over-confident? Feeling out the Opponent? Missing superstars? What happened to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their series in which the Columbus Blue Jackets overcame a 3-0 Bolts lead after the 1st Period? We’ll talk about it…and how to fix it.

(24:22) Nick kind of rhymes with fix, and that’s what Floor Nick thinks the NHL Draft Lotto is…a fix. How did the New Jersey Devils win the 1st spot, and how upset should Colorado really be with their lottery luck, as they prepare for their Playoff Series vs. the Calgary Flames? We’ll look over all of the Playoff Series and what could be next in South Florida for the Panthers.

Get ready for the Stanley Cup and Kelly Cup Playoffs as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Orlando Solar Bears set course on deep playoff runs!

(1:12) Solar Bears assistant coach and former Captain Eric Baier joins us to talk about the influx of youth that has joined the team in the last week, in Alexei Lipanov and Parker AuCoin, and what players who are playing their first Professional Hockey can bring to a team at this point of the season. We’ll set up the playoffs for the Bears, and also talk to Baier about playing as himself in a video game.

(20:08) As the Tampa Bay Lightning are under a week away from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we’ll talk about the player/players the team wouldn’t be in this position without. Also, are the injuries to Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy just a smokescreen for rest before the Cup push?

(36:52) As much as Connor McDavid is frustrated about missing the playoffs, should we, as hockey fans, be equally upset that one of the best players in the league wont be playing Playoff Hockey? John Tavares faces the music and makes you wonder if its time to leave the guy alone! Stanley Cup Playoff Matchups and Floor Nick’s quick headlines.