Talking Hockey Sense

The Winter Olympics have concluded for the North American teams with Canada winning gold over the U.S. in women's hockey and the men's teams both getting bounced in the quarterfinals. Chris runs down his own thoughts on the Olympic hockey tournaments and also chats about the IIHF's rescheduling plans for cancelled tournaments like the World Juniors. After that, Chris welcomes his friend Matt Moran, a former junior hockey scout, to share some philosophies of scouting for junior hockey, some of the funny stories from his career and a lot of thoughts on current events in the game. As someone Chris spends a lot of time talking hockey with, Moran and Peters are bringing those conversations to the audience. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review this podcast.

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In this week's episode, Chris dives into his midseason draft rankings from DailyFaceoff.com and shares insight into how he arrived at certain decisions on the rankings. Additionally, Chris chats Olympics as the men's tournament is about to begin. After that, the podcast is turned over to the listeners, who sent in dozens of questions for this week's Q&A, covering a wide range of topics including the 2022 NHL Draft, the Olympics, NHL prospects, the Arizona Coyotes arena situation and the Chicago Blackhawks GM search. Please leave a rating and review for this podcast if you like what you're hearing.

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To get you prepped for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Chris invited women's hockey expert Nicole Haase to talk about the forthcoming women's tournament in Beijing, and Steven Ellis of The Hockey News to talk about the men. Even though NHL players won't be going, there are enough compelling reasons to watch this year's event, not the least of which is the always-entertaining rivalry between the U.S. and Canada on both the men's and women's sides.

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Friend of the pod Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald is back to help Chris break down the recently announced U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team roster. The Americans will be sending a roster with 15 current NCAA players as they bet big on youth for Beijing. From the process, to the player-by-player analysis to the players Chris and Brad thought were snubbed for the roster, they cover all bases in this lengthy, meaty podcast. You can read more about the Olympic roster from Chris at DailyFaceoff.com or on Hockey Sense on Substack.

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Chris breaks down what happened to force the 2022 World Junior Championship to be cancelled after just a few days, why the decision was made and ultimately what comes next. Chris also takes your questions about what happened at the WJC, why players and team staff were so frustrated and tries to handicap the possibility of rescheduling the World Juniors for the summer. There's also some talk of the little bit of hockey we did get to see from the WJC.

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Talking Hockey Sense Episode 32 is our full World Junior championship preview. Chris is joined by The Athletic's Corey Pronman to chat about the World Junior Championship and preview the tournament. The two chat about how the WJC works as an evaluation tool for prospects and share some thoughts on their own expectations of some of the top prospects playing in the tournament. Chris and Corey also share thoughts on Matvei Michkov and Connor Bedard, two of the 2023 Draft phenoms that will be in the tournament. After the conversation, Chris provides quick previews for all 10 teams in the tournament and shares some additional thoughts on the Olympics, while also answering some of your questions. For more of Chris's work on the 2022 World Juniors, check out Hockey Sense with Chris Peters and DailyFaceoff.com.

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Mike Morreale from NHL.com joins Chris on this week's episode to discuss the final rosters for the 2022 World Junior Championship. Mike also shares his insight from the U.S. World Junior selection camp, where he has been stationed for the last few days. Mike and Chris also discuss the many, many draft-eligible players that will be in the mix at the WJC. On top of that, Chris breaks down Russia's controversial roster decisions, discusses the impact of Finland losing Aatu Räty, and takes listener questions about the World Juniors. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a kind rating and review if you like what you hear.

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Chris is back with another Q&A ep where he goes in-depth on the World Junior Championship. We start off this week's podcast with a look at Canada's WJC camp roster, including the surprising omission of defenseman Brand Clarke. After that, Chris answers your questions about all things World Junior or otherwise. Among the topics covered, more on Slovakia's 16-year-old phenom Dalibor Dvorsky, Quintin Byfield's WJC status, Canada's backup plan for the Olympics, ESPN's chances of getting World Junior TV rights, Connor Bedard vs. Matvei Michkov, plus some college hockey questions about Name, Image and Likeness rules and how that relates to letting CHL players go to the NCAA, and what NCAA schools Chris would fund for men's and women's hockey if he won a whole bunch of money. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast on your app of choice and tell a friend!

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As the calendar flips to December, it is officially World Junior season. USA Hockey announced its World Junior camp roster and Chris is joined by Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald to break it all down. The two also talk about the men's college hockey season to date including surprises and takeaways, They also discuss the latest in the Omaha Lancers saga and answer listener questions.

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Chris covers the latest on the Omaha Lancers controversy and talks a bit about his U.S. Men's Olympic Team picks before answering reader questions. Among the topics covered, several team-specific prospect notes including the Red Wings, Kings, Maple Leafs, when Michigan's top players could turn pro, some thoughts on World Juniors candidates, NHL Draft prospects and what hockey things Chris is thankful for.

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