Kool Button Hockey Podcast

Welcome to our milestone 100th episode of the Kool Button Hockey Podcast!

With the big edition of the pod a little Seinfeld talk off the top ahead of some great hockey talk!

• 5-new playoff teams (2:30)
• Capitals + Lavi adjustments(3:43)
• Avalanche surviving injuries' (6:44)
• Penguins + Crosby (12:15)

Our Sports Interaction (17:15) features our inside look at the start of the week in the NHL!

We start the 2nd half of the pod(19:21) talking about one of the weekend headlines from Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter on penalties in Toronto.

Our 2nd main topic in our 2nd half a team we have talked a lot about this season the Vancouver Canucks as the dramatic season continues (24:28).

• Bo Horvat plans?
• Brock Boeser
• Pettersson future (28:27)

And in our Final Thoughts we continue to wonder about Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (35:45). What will happen? How will things playout? Will they stay or will they go?

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Welcome to our 99th Wayne Gretzky edition of the pod! We start with some memories, stories and facts about The Great One and continue that theme for episode 99!

From 99’s Greatness we transition into some great things going on right now with Jason Robertson, Mitch Marner and of course Connor McDavid (4:56). The Gretzky effect and skills on display!

We continue with McDavid’s Magic with another big week and weekend (6:51) and also talk about the Hart and how the conversation only begins after 97.

• Standing alone and the next Connor (10:50)
• Recent Robertson McDavid comparison (12:10)

Our Sports Interaction (15:35) features our inside look at busy NHL schedule starting the week! 

We start the 2nd half of the pod talking some old school hockey from the weekend (19:00) and leaders getting involved! Brady Tkachuk vs Jacob Trouba (19:46)

Brady Tkachuk story from US National Development program and about physical hockey (22:05).

Being tough and tough hockey (25:44) and what it takes to play today's game. Skill development and the evolution of the game/modern hockey.

Connor Bedard (33:00) Steve Yzerman comparisons and what to expect with a Button scouting report.

And in our Final Thoughts we once again talk about the Seattle Kraken Shane Wright plan (36:03) with him recalled and the upcoming World Junior camp and tournament!

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We start this edition talking some drafting and developing high picks and what can go wrong (00:20).

Our main topic in the 1st half of the pod is Coach's Challenge: Goaltender Interference (4:30) and the standards around it this season.

• Are things changing?
• Impeding the goaltender
• Conclusive evidence
• The Rule Book (9:54)

Our Sports Interaction (18:45) features our inside look at some great matchups in the NHL over the next few day and this weekend!

We start the 2nd half of the pod talking about Matthew Tkachuk's warm welcome back to Calgary and lack of boos (20:06). Other returns that didn't go the same and what do we make of it?

We also dive deep in the Arizona Coyotes plan (30:50). The Team, the roster build and the Tempe City Council approving the Yotes' arena plan to move ahead to a May 16 voter referendum.

And in our Final Thoughts we talk about winning the summer and how GM Kyle Dubas goalie plan for the Maple Leafs is working out (38:54).

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We start this edition of the pod getting to a few things on Craig's List of Hot Hockey topics!

We try to figure out a couple teams that have impressed early on under the radar, the Detroit Red Wings and the Seattle Kraken.

• The Ron Francis plan (1:31)
• The Yzerman plan(5:15)
• Vet presence + Chiarot (8:28)

What are the Calgary Flames? (15:31) 

Our Sports Interaction (21:20) features our inside look at the start of the week in the NHL.

In the 2nd half of the pod we continue on the theme of other teams that have surprised early on:

• WPG Jets + Bowness (24:02)
• FLA Panthers + Maurice (26:42)
• Coaching NHLers (29:37)

And our Final Thoughts(34:20) includes more thoughts on coaching, the NHL weekend that was and Button shares another Ken Hitchcock story!

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We get right into it and start in Newark, New Jersey where Toronto ended the Devils 13-game winning streak but everyone is talking about the hat trick of no goals. We discuss and talk about all three Devils disallowed goals.

With American Thanksgiving upon us we shift our focus to the bigger picture and look around the league at the quarter mark:

• Koul vs Button NJD Sustainability (3:03)
• Kool vs Button on the Devils!
• Other early surprises (10:08)
• Erik Karlsson (12:03)
• Auston Matthews (15:36)

Our Sports Interaction (18:09) features our inside look at the NHL on Black Friday, this weekend and a bonus College Football pick made by Craig!

In the 2nd half of the pod we check in on State of the League topics (19:58). Where are game is at? Do we like everything and our rules? GM Meetings redo's and the great offside challenge debate (24:09).

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With Craig back from Cabo and Steve all set for the holiday season we get right into our 95th edition of the pod talking about 3 teams we can't stop talking about!!!

The Boston Bruins. Vegas Golden Knights and streaking New Jersey Devils (3:22).

Also part of our 1st half we look at some top moments, players and storylines at this point of the season (11:05). Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Jamie Benn, Rick Bowness. What happens with Patrick Kane? (16:10)

The Connor McDavid show continues (17:26).

Our Sports Interaction (21:15) features our inside look at the NHL at the start of the week!

In the 2nd half of the pod we continue to celebrate some of the great stories around the league and have to talk about Alex Goligoski 1,000 celebration and emotion Saturday (24:09).

Other topics in the 2nd half:

• Toews to Colorado?
• What happens with Horvat?(28:46)
• What are the Washington Capitals? (30:44)
• Jakob Chychrun (34:33)

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What really goes on at NHL GM Meetings? (00:23) With being part of them Craig explains the point of these meetings and how things get done.

The Offside Challenge problem!? (4:03)

• Waiting on goals/ruining others
• A Stanley Cup GWG problem?
• How the rule and rules are formed(10:00)
• How eye in the sky can help(15:02)

Our Sports Interaction (20:42) features out inside look at the NHL Thursday, Friday and Saturday!

US Thanksgiving the cliché NHL watermark for Playoffs (22:35). We look at what it takes mathematically to make the playoffs and teams already in or out.

• Boston, Vegas, New Jersey
• Pittsburgh + Washington (28:30)

And in our Final Thoughts: Kouls on the Hockey Hall of Fame Red Carpet and seeing the Vancouver Canucks management (33:23). Button talks about some of the speeches and highlights around HHOF Weekend (38:41)

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We start this edition of the pod looking at some key storylines 1-month into the NHL Season as Button enjoys his vacation in Cabo and Kouleas gets set for the Hockey Hall of Fame Red Carpet Monday evening in Toronto!

The deja vu soap opera continuing to play out in Vancouver (1:16). After another disappointing weekend, will the Canucks finally make changes? What needs to happen?

We continue with our 1-month in theme in our 1st half and also talk division leaders (7:28). Our thoughts on Boston, Vegas, New Jersey and Winnipeg.

Our Sports Interaction (12:10) features our inside look at the NHL this week!

In the 2nd half of the pod we're all over the 2022 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction weekend (14:04)!

• Borje Salming emotions for The King, his legacy, Swedish hockey growth + pride (16:55).

• The Sedin Twins, Daniel + Henrik and one of the greatest draft moves pulled off by Brian Burke (21:14). 

• Roberto Luongo (24:39)
• Daniel Alfredsson (27:51)
• Riikka Sallinen (30:53)
• Herb Carnegie (31:24)

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We start with the soap opera that is the Vancouver Canucks theses days (00:08).

-Manager + Coach 

-Time for change?

-Who’s in charge? (3:44)

Slumping St. Louis Blues (8:24)

-What Doug might do? (11:32)

-Who’s available?

The NHL Trade Deadline (14:18)

-Is the date to late?

Our Sports Interaction (18:26) features our inside look at the NHL with some big games over the next few days!

Buffalo vs Vegas (20:23)

-Jack Eichel returns 

-Win, win trades 

-Sabres on the rise (22:58)

Slafkovsky suspension not right! (26:12)

-NHLPA needs to step up (28:55)

-No good penalties (32:32)

-We need to just think (35:20)

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Another busy hockey weekend and another busy hockey pod as we get right into it on this edition talking about hockey's hottest topics!

• New Jersey Devils (00:25)
• Jesper Bratt (3:32)
• NJD Blueline (5:22)
• Detroit Red Wings (8:00)
• St. Louis Blues (12:44)

Sports Interaction (19:23) features our inside look at the NHL this week! 

• Pittsburgh Penguins (21:37)
• Pens changes? (25:12)
• New York Rangers (31:04)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (36:26)
• A Hughes brother trade? (37:39)
• Final Thoughts Family connections (43:24)

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