Talking Hockey Sense

Host Chris Peters covers a wide range of topics including the start of the ECHL's Kelly Cup Playoffs, the forthcoming IIHF World U18 Championship and the recently-released NHL Central Scouting final draft rankings.

Chris also answers listener questions about which teams are the best fits for Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, which players have the most to gain at the U18 Worlds and so many more.

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Chris is joined by former junior hockey scout Matt Moran, who helps recap the insane Frozen Four, top NHL prospects in the NCAA, Connor Bedard's remarkable run in the WHL, Macklin Celebrini's standout rookie season in the USHL and so much more. Matt also helps Chris answer your questions on college free agency, scouting philosophies and more.

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Host Chris Peters welcomes back college hockey insider Brad Schlossman to help preview the 2023 NCAA Men's Frozen Four. The two also discuss the many happenings around college hockey including coaching changes, the transfer portal, undrafted free agents and take a brief look ahead to what's to come in college hockey in 2023-24.

Chris also takes some time to answer listener questions about college hockey and the 2023 NHL Draft, among other topics.

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Host Chris Peters is joined by Ryan S. Clark, ESPN national NHL writer to discuss a number of topics including the recent NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament regionals, Ryan's latest stories for ESPN including one on Tage Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Giants owner and world-famous crooner Michael Bublé. On top of that, the two offer some thoughts on how college programs are built and Ryan dishes on his Frozen Four predictions.

After that fun conversation, Chris turns the podcast over to the listeners for a robust Q&A segment that covers everything from the Frozen Four to the transfer portal, to top coaching jobs in college hockey and a number of NHL prospects. There is no shortage of college hockey content on this week's episode.

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Chris Peters goes region-by-region and breaks down all 16 teams that are participating in the 2023 NCAA men's hockey tournament. Find out the players who will impact the tournament, the teams that are poised for a run and Chris delivers his own predictions for which teams will make up the 2023 Men's Frozen Four in Tampa.

Chris also takes time to talk about some of the college free agents that have already signed and those candidates that are opting to stay in school. He also answers a few listener questions about the NCAA transfer portal and indulges in a 2022 re-draft of the top-five based on the information we have now.

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Chris Peters welcomes back Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald to discuss the forthcoming conference tournaments across college hockey and the pair dive into the 2023 Undrafted Free Agent class led by Minnesota State's Jake Livingstone and Colorado College's Hunter McKown for all of the prospect fans out there. It's one of the most fun times of the year, so don't miss this primer!

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With all of the focus on Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli and others, Chris takes some time this week to look a little further down the road at the 2024 NHL Draft. With a class highlighted by Chicago Steel rookie Macklin Celebrini, there are a number of highly exciting prospects to track for 2024. Chris gets into some of the top defensemen eligible and some dynamic forwards that are making a name for themselves already.

In addition to that look into the future, Chris breaks down the recent play of Buffalo Sabres prospect Devon Levi who is coming off of a Beanpot MVP performance for Northeastern. There's also a little talk about the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship schedule and the status of Russia and Belarus becoming involved in international competition again.

Lastly, Chris answers many listener questions covering the 2023 and 2024 NHL Drafts, college hockey recruiting, college free agents and a bunch more.

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On this week's episode, Chris takes a look at top performers from the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and looks ahead to the AHL All-Star Classic, focusing on top NHL prospects that will be participating.

Plus, Chris takes your questions on prospects from around the globe.

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In this week's episode, Chris previews the upcoming CHL Top Prospects Game. Of course it will be yet another showcase for Connor Bedard to continue widening the gap on his draft peers, but there are a number of high-end prospects that will be looking to prove themselves in Langley, B.C. Chris also looks at the value of prospect games in the scouting process and how teams use them.

Chris also digs in on the unique Hobey Baker race this season, including what complicating factors exist in selecting this year's winner. NHL Draft eligible Adam Fantilli is still in the mix, while Western Michigan teammates Ryan McAllister and Jason Polin continue strengthening their own cases.

Also this week, Chris talks about new USHL coverage at FloHockey and spends some time on the happenings around the league including the spectacular rookie season of 16-year-old sensation Macklin Celebrini.

Lastly, as always, Chris answers your questions about the prospect world.

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Chris covers a number of prospect topics including the unending comparisons between goalie prospects Sebastian Cossa (DET) and Jesper Wallstedt (MIN), who were both drafted in the first round in 2021. Both goalies are playing in the ECHL and AHL All-Star Games, respectively. Chris goes in depth to talk about two of the highest-profile goaltending prospects outside of the NHL presently and what some are getting wrong about the debate between the two.

Additionally, Chris takes a look at budding women's hockey superstar Nela Lopusanova, who took the Women's World Under-18 Championship by storm at just 14 years old.

Other topics covered on this week's episode include: Blockbuster trades in the USHL, NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings and Chris answers your questions about the prospect world.

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