This week, the crew breaks down the state of the Seattle Kraken and previews the Four Nations Tournament.

0:00 Benjamin welcomes SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

4:32 In Kraken Corner, SJ talks about the current state of the Seattle Kraken.

33:08 The crew previews the Four Nations tournament and answers the question: How fake is it?

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This week the crew talks trades, goaltenders and PWHL hockey cards. 

0:00 Benjamin welcomes Trevor and Alex to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

1:47 We have a trade to announce. The Colorado Avalanche have traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in a three team trade also involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The crew has takes. 

20:48 The crew uses the Logan Thompson signing as a starting point for a discussion of recent goaltender contracts. 

50:29 Trevor talks about the new PWHL hockey card set from Upper Deck. And it's the return of Crack-A-Pack.

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On this week's Neutral Zone Hotel, Connor McDavid gets suspended, the NHL visits the great outdoors in Florida, the crew talks through the Calder race, and we have a situation in Vancouver.

0:00 Benjamin welcomes John and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

2:18 In a surprising display of Connor on Connor violence, Connor McDavid was suspended three games for cross-checking Connor Garland in the head. 

21:35 A new episode of As The Puck Spins, about the situation between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

32:30 The NHL announced two outdoor games in Florida next year. Tampa Bay will host Boston in a Stadium Series game at Raymond James Stadium and the Florida Panthers will host the New York Rangers at LoanDepot Park. 

41:19 The Blackhawks played in last year's Winter Classic, on New Year's Eve. The team is bad and Connor Bedard is being outplayed by the other main Calder candidates. The crew talks through the top contenders.

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Thank you to our special guest this week, Madison.
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There's no NHL talk this week as the PWHL takes over both NHL arenas and this podcast. 

0:00 SJ welcomes Trevor and this week's special guests Madison and Emily to the Neutral Zone Hotel

3:21 Everyone went to a PWHL Takeover game last week! The crew talks all about it.
5:03 Merch sales
13:25 The game experience
41:46 Overall impressions

55:24 SJ presents a new game: Name That League.

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This week it's labor union talk, a World Champion of Juniors has been crowned, and a Cup of Vibes is handed out.

0:00 SJ welcomes Benjamin and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

2:20 The Athletic writers have signed union cards! Fuck the New York Times! 

12:45 The United States has won back-to-back World Juniors Championships for the first time. Benjamin was at the gold medal game. 

34:11 It's the Return of the Vibes Cup(tm). The crew summarizes vibes around the NHL's teams.

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This week, it's another holiday special as the crew drafts broadcast teams.


0:00 John welcomes himself to the Neutral Zone Hotel for this holiday week episode.

1:25 In the first NZH broadcaster draft, SJ, Benjamin, Trevor, and John draft broadcasters for the hockey games on their hypothetical sports networks.

Each participant must draft:
1 Play-by-play announcer
1 Color commentator
1 Rinkside reporter
1 Intermission host
2 Intermission analysts

Please vote for the winner of the draft and talk about your favorite broadcasters on our discord: https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord

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It's a special World Juniors preview edition of the Neutral Zone Hotel. But first a little NHL talk. And then, the crew plays a game. 

0:00 SJ welcomes Benjamin and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel. Trevor bemoans the state of the Canucks and the crew discusses the apparent rift between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller.

5:20 The Seattle Kraken traded Will Borgen and some picks to the New York Rangers for Kappo Kakko.

9:34 The Montreal Canadiens have made a trade.

10:19 The crew previews this year's Men's World Junior Champsionships. 

38:43 Benjamin leads the crew in a new game. 

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It's game night at the Neutral Zone Hotel. But first the crew talks trading cards and teams that can't win.

0:00 Benjamin welcomes Trevor and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

3:24 Two guys in Saskatchewan were ripped off by a disreputable trading card dealer in Quebec. Resident card collector Trevor explains the situation.

11:27 The crew talks about roster construction and what it means to teams like Sabres and Red Wings who just can't seem to win.

21:05 Benjamin hosts a round of Jeopardy.

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This week, the PWHL takes too many breaks, Maggie Flaherty is suspended, Jacob Trouba is traded, and Benjamin recounts the history of international hockey tournaments.

0:00 Benjamin welcomes SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

1:37 First up is a discussion about the length of the PWHL schedule because of the large number of international breaks.

8:11 The Minnesota Frost's Maggie Flaherty was suspended 2 games for a hit on Boston’s Alina Müller.

10:26 The Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to Anaheim and then signed Igor Shesterkin to an extension.

22:25 THe Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Luke Richardson and replaced him with interim coach Anders Sorenson.

26:49 Colorado has traded all the goaltenders for all the Wood tenders.

34:40 The final rosters for the Four Nations tournament have been revealed and so Benjamin was inspired to lead a discussion on the history of international hockey tournaments. 

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Another West Coast Best Coast episode as Trevor and SJ talk the PWHL first weekend and NHL Vibes.

0:00 Trevor welcomes SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

2:13 We discuss the first weekend of play in the PWHL from Sarah Fillier's offensive prowess to what we think of the new uniforms on the ice.

29:41 It's the return of the Vibes Cup! We survey the vibes across the league from not so good vibes in Seattle, okay vibes in Vancouver, and immaculate vibes in Minnesota.

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Neutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team.
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Logo design by Emily Mowbray.
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