Full audio from last week's announcement on the NHL's return to play format. Hosted by Mike Tirico, this show features interviews with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr, plus analysis from the NHL on NBC broadcast team.

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On the heels of live sports returning over the weekend, Liam McHugh, Keith Jones, and Brian Boucher provide their perspective on those events and what they might expect from hockey games with no fans. With the 24-team playoff appearing to be the frontrunner, the guys debate the pros and cons: is it fair? do Montreal and Chicago deserve to be in? Could this be the gateway to a permanent change to the system? Plus, a reaction to Matt Duchene's comments about wanting to maintain the integrity of the traditional playoff format.

0-0:45 Intros              

0:45-4:30    Live sports are back!

4:30-8:10 What to expect from hockey games with no fans

12:00-21:00   24-team playoff: fair or not?

21:00-24:00     Reaction to Duchene’s comments

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Liam McHugh and Keith Jones are joined by NHL Insider Darren Dreger, who provides updates on all the major topics of interest two months into the NHL's pause. How soon will players return to their home cities and resume training in their facilities? Are there frontrunners for "hub" cities or potential playoff formats upon return? Will the draft come before or after the season resumes?

0:30-4:45 When will Phase 2 of NHL's return begin?

4:45-7:35 Importance of testing, integrating families into restart plan

7:35-10:20 Long term future of salary cap, player compensation

11:15-13:35 Latest on hub city plan

13:35-14:35 24-team playoff format appears to be the frontrunner

14:35-17:00 Realistic target date to resume the season?

17:00-20:47 Will draft occur before season resumes, or after?

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This week, Liam McHugh and Anson Carter are joined by New York Rangers head coach David Quinn. Among the topics: the incredible performances of Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad this season, how Henrik Lundqvist handled a reduced role, and lessons learned from Bill Belichick while he was coaching at Boston University. Quinn also remembers his summer job delivering soda as a 1st round draft pick.

3:20-4:55 Quinn's assessment of NYR's season

4:55-7:30 Zibanejad & Panarin's 2nd half push for MVP

7:30-9:45 Lundqvist's demotion & the dilemma in goal

9:45-11:40 Learning from Bill Belichick

11:40-13:15 Taking over for the legendary Jack Parker

15:25-19:45 Quinn's memory of his draft day in 1984

19:45-24:10 Fallout from Quinn's hemophilia diagnosis

25:40-28:00 BU's crushing loss in 2015 NCAA title game

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In this 2-part podcast, Bob McKenzie joins the Our Line Starts team to provide updates on a potential restart to the NHL season. Will the regular season get completed? When will the draft take place? Could the 2020-21 season begin as late as December? Following that conversation, Kathryn Tappen conducts the first-ever joint interview with Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky.

0:00-14:30 Bob McKenzie gives an update on resume to play scenarios

14:30-18:00 Reaction to Hawks firing their Pres/CEO John McDonough

18:00-End Kathryn Tappen interviews Ovechkin, Gretzky

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Liam McHugh and Eddie Olczyk are joined by Joel Quenneville, head coach of the Florida Panthers. Q gives his take on this year's team, where they stand at the pause, and his vision for expanding the playoff field. He also reminisces about his time in Chicago, what it was like to coach Dustin Byfuglien, and his experience tailgating at Soldier Field after he was let go by the Hawks. Plus, he and Edzo tell stories about their shared off-ice passion: horse racing.

Start-5:40 Edzo becomes a father & Winnipeg Jet on the same day

5:40-9:40 Joel Quenneville hopeful hockey returns

9:40-11:20 Q wants to expand the 2020 playoffs

12:50-14:25 Q evaluates this year's Panthers

15:25-17:20 Coaching Dustin Byfuglien

17:20-20:25 Q chats horse racing, Kentucky Derby

20:25-23:25 Tailgating at Soldier Field; other Chicago memories

23:25-End The story behind "You Betcha"

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Liam McHugh and Keith Jones are joined by Arizona Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet for a wide-ranging and entertaining discussion. Tocchet provides updates on the health of the Coyotes who were injured at the pause, and also comments on the future of pending UFA Taylor Hall. Plus, don't miss Tocchet's best stories from his playing career, including an incredible toll-booth prank during his time in Philadelphia, admiring Gretzky and Lemieux, the 1987 Canada Cup, and what it was like participating in the Philly-Pittsburgh 5 OT game in 2000.

0-0:30 Intros

0:30-2:35 Jonesy tells Dale Hunter's legendary lottery ticket prank

2:35-5:10 Discussing neutral sites for potential playoff games

5:35-7:25 Rick Tocchet remembers an incredible toll booth prank

7:50-11:40 Coaching in self-quarantine; ARI's playoff hopes; team getting healthy

11:40-12:55 Tocchet addresses Taylor Hall's future

17:05-20:40 Tocchet on Gretzky, Lemieux, and the '87 Canada Cup

20:40-23:35 Tocchet & Jonesy playing in a 5 OT game

23:35-25:00 Jonesy's broadcasting advice

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In this episode, Liam McHugh, Brian Boucher, and Patrick Sharp react to Gary Bettman's interview with Mike Tirico from Tuesday afternoon. Bettman addressed the conference call he and other sports commissioners had over the weekend with President Trump, and also said "nothing has been ruled out" regarding a possible return to action. Plus, Bouch and Sharpie remember playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time.

0:40-3:25 Bouch and Sharpie give their first playoff memory

3:25-14:40 Mike Tirico interviews Gary Bettman

14:40-17:20 Most fair way to build 16-team playoff right now?

18:00-24:50 For or against playoff games at a neutral site?

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Liam McHugh, Patrick Sharp, and Keith Jones are joined by special guest Mary-Kay Messier, VP of Global Marketing at Bauer Hockey. Messier describes how the company has quickly pivoted from making hockey helmet visors, to creating medical face shields that will soon be implemented in hospitals across North America to combat the spread of COVID-19. Plus, Sharpie's experience playing a shortened NHL season, and a debate about which teams have the best rosters in the league right now.

0:00-14:00 Interview with Bauer's Mary-Kay Messier

14:00-19:30 Mixed opinions on resuming play w/ reg. ssn or playoffs

19:30-20:30 Sharpie remembers playing in the shortened 2012-13 season

22:15-24:15 The guys debate which 4 teams have the best rosters in the NHL

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The Our Line Starts crew returns to action, with Kathryn Tappen, Brian Boucher, and Eddie Olczyk dialing in from across the country to chat hockey - and life - during the NHL's hiatus. NBC & Carolina Hurricanes announcer John Forslund joins the show to explain how he ended up in quarantine for two weeks, and what he did in his basement to pass the time. The gang also debates who should take home MVP if the regular season were to end at this point.

Start-6:00 Intros & life updates

6:00-11:50 John Forslund describes his 2 week quarantine 

11:50-19:05 When might we see hockey return?

19:05- 22:45 Who should win MVP if season ended today?

22:45-25:00 Has Henrik Lundqvist played his last game as a Ranger?

25:00-end Sign off

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