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The Athletic's flagship hockey podcast delivers daily insights, player interviews, analytics, prospect rankings, betting picks, and much more, Monday through Friday, all season long. Hosted by: Ian Mendes, Julian McKenzie, Craig Custance, Sean Gentille, Hailey Salvian, CBC's Rob Pizzo, Jesse Granger, Michael Russo, Sean McIndoe, Corey Pronman, Max Bultman, and FloHockey's Chris Peters.

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05.26.2023

On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max and Corey are joined by The Athletic’s own Scott Wheeler to discuss Corey’s and Scott’s two-round mock of the 2023 NHL Draft, including interesting choices for the Habs ...

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05.26.2023 Matvei Michkov is the story of the 2023 NHL Draft, Pronman and Wheeler’s two-round mock review, listener questions, and more On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max and Corey are joined by The Athletic’s own Scott Wheeler to discuss Corey’s and Scott’s two-round mock of the 2023 NHL Draft, including interesting choices for the Habs ...
05.26.2023 Flames GM Craig Conroy joins the show, Stars force Game 5 against the Golden Knights, a draft of current American-born players Hailey and Sean discuss the Stars' win on Thursday night to avoid a sweep in the Western Conference Final and force a Game 5 against the Golden Knights. Then Craig Conroy, new GM for the Calgary Hurricanes joins the show ...
05.25.2023 Panthers sweep Hurricanes to clinch Stanley Cup Final berth, Golden Knights poised to be next with Game 4 vs. Stars Thursday night Ian has Sean look back on his audiobook-recording experience before discussing the Panthers' sweep of the Hurricanes and Matthew Tkachuk's clutch week, and Sergei Bobrovsky's dominating performance. Jesse Granger joins in for "Granger Things" to discuss Jamie Benn's poor excuse ...
05.25.2023 Golden Knights and Panthers on the cusp of Conference Finals sweeps, Craig Conroy takes over Flames, Penguins seek permission to speak with Kyle Dubas, and Ray Whitney talks Jamie Benn's cross-check On the Wednesday roundtable, Rob, Jesse and Mike discuss the Golden Knights decimating the Dallas Stars in game three of the Western Final, the Jamie Benn cross check on Mark Stone and the unbelievable play of Adin Hill in net ...
05.23.2023 Craig Conroy named Flames GM, Kyle Dubas makes first statement since Maple Leafs firing, a Senators ownership update, whose reputation has improved the most during the playoffs?, and more The Monday crew is here on a Tuesday as Ian and Julian defend Victoria Day following vicious attacks from the Tuesday Boyz and discuss Paul Maurice’s optimistic outlook on Sasha Barkov’s injury status, a resurfaced, strange audio clip of new ...
05.22.2023 Jack Eichel carrying the Golden Knights in Conference Final, Penguins set sights on Kyle Dubas and Dallas Eakins on Paul Maurice, Brandon Montour and Anaheim Ducks The Tuesday boyzzz spread their magic on a Monday, as America's finest celebrate Canada's Victoria Day in style. Craig and Sean stick tap the effort from Jack Eichel as he has seemingly put the Vegas Golden Knights on his back, ...
05.19.2023 IIHF Men’s World Championship notebook, what can the Stanley Cup Playoffs Final Four tell us about the draft?, listener questions, and more Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters discuss the IIHF Men’s World Championship and the play of guys like Cutter Gauthier, Lane Hutson, Matthew Coronato, Leo Carlsson, Adam Fantilli, and David Reinbacher, Corey’s Stanley Cup Playoffs Final Four roster composition analysis ...
05.19.2023 Kyle Dubas out as Maple Leafs GM, Matthew Tkachuk is hero in Panthers' 4OT win over Hurricanes, previewing Game 1 of Western Conference Final Hailey and Sean react in realtime to the news of the Toronto Maple Leafs parting ways with GM Kyle Dubas on Friday morning. Then, discussing the epic 4OT game between the Hurricanes and Panthers to kick off the Eastern Conference ...
05.18.2023 Pete DeBoer set to face former team in Conference Final, Conn Smythe odds, and is Salt Lake City a viable option for the Coyotes? Ian Mendes, back from his European travels, reunites with Sean McIndoe to discuss where he was when the Ryan Reynolds news hit last week, Salt Lake City as a possible new home for the Coyotes if they relocate, waiting to ...
05.17.2023 Arizona Coyotes lose arena vote, NHL's Final Four will entertain despite the absence of a big market team, and Doug MacLean on the playoffs, drafting, and life after the NHL This week on the roundtable, Rob, Jesse and Russo are joined by the one and only Doug MacLean, the former bench boss of the Florida Panthers from back in 1996 when the Cats last made the final four. Doug looks ...
05.16.2023 NHL's Final Four is set: Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes, and new Philadelphia Flyers President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones joins the show Sean Gentille and guest co-host Max Bultman welcome Keith Jones, the Philadelphia Flyers new President of Hockey Operations to discuss taking this leap with the Flyers, his time as one of the most respected analysts in hockey broadcasting, removing the ...
05.15.2023 ESPN riles up hockey fans with wonky scheduling, Vegas Golden Knights await winner of Seattle Kraken-Dallas Stars Game 7, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers facing offseasons of change, and more On this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Julian and guest cohost Mark Lazerus discuss hockey fans’ anger at ESPN for airing a meaningless St. Louis Cardinals-Boston Red Sox game in primetime instead of Game 6 of the Vegas ...
05.12.2023 Mock Draft Season is officially underway, 2023 NHL Draft Lottery recap, Scott Powers talks Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks, and more On this week’s loaded Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters break down the results of the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, including the Chicago Blackhawks securing the No. 1 pick and the chance ...
05.12.2023 Carolina Hurricanes eliminate New Jersey Devils to move on to Conference Final, Alex Pietrangelo and Darnell Nurse given one-game suspensions Hailey and Sean discuss the Hurricanes being the first team to punch their Conference Final ticket, and questions for the New Jersey Devils moving forward. Also, previewing tonight's Game 5 between the Maple Leafs and Panthers, Golden Knights and Oilers, ...
05.11.2023 Toronto Maple Leafs avoid elimination in Game 4, Alex Pietrangelo to have hearing with Player Safety, Keith Jones named Philadelphia Flyers' Team President With Ian away from his post, Sean is joined by Shayna Goldman to discuss the Maple Leafs' win Wednesday night against the Panthers to avoid the sweep, the Oilers' domination over Vegas and Pietrangelo's slash and date with the Department ...
05.10.2023 Toronto Maple Leafs attempt to delay the inevitable, Dallas and Carolina one step closer to conference final and Craig Button on Connor Bedard and the 2023 Draft Jesse, Russo and guest co-host Joe Smith discuss how the second round has lacked competitiveness. Lopsided games, goalie pulls and a series poised to end in a sweep have dominated round two after a very intense first round. The guys ...
05.09.2023 Chicago Blackhawks win Connor Bedard sweepstakes, Vegas runs over Edmonton and Will Smith is ready for NHL Draft Sean Gentille and guest co-host Max Bultman discuss the Chicago Blackhawks winning the draft lottery and the right to draft Connor Bedard, and the Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets who lose out on the lottery, but will gain a ...
05.09.2023 Chicago Blackhawks win 2023 NHL Draft Lottery (recorded LIVE!) On this special livestream edition of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max Bultman and Corey Pronman give their instant analysis on the Chicago Blackhawks winning this year’s NHL Draft Lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the ...
05.08.2023 NHL Draft Lottery: which team deserves to win the Connor Bedard sweepstakes?, Gerard Gallant out as New York Rangers head coach, Florida Panthers take 3-0 series lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and On a brand new Monday episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Julian is joined by guest cohost Mark Lazerus to discuss tonight’s NHL Draft Lottery, and run a couple of simulations of the lottery on Tankathon, which teams “deserve” to ...
05.05.2023 U18 Worlds recap, Scott Wheeler and Corey compare latest NHL Draft rankings, listener questions, and more On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters recap the U18 World Championship and discuss Ryan Leonard’s golden goal for Team USA, how his linemates Will Smith and Gabe Perreault fared, ...
05.05.2023 NHL playoffs field wide open, league awards finalists named, and the Boston Bruins' murky future With the Bruins, Avalanche and Lightning all eliminated, Hailey and Sean dive into what feels like a wide open playoff field. Hailey yells. Also, discussing the NHL Award finalists, who should win and snubs. To wrap up, what does the ...
05.04.2023 Snoop Dogg gives insight into Ottawa Senators ownership bid, Draisaitl's 4-goal performance isn't enough to lift Oilers over Golden Knights Ian shares his experience in getting Snoop Dogg on the phone for a twenty minute interview, what he learned about the rapper's push for the Ottawa Senators ownership, and he and Sean discuss this fascinating time for the team. Also, ...
05.03.2023 Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken strike first in 2nd round, Golden Knights-Oilers series might come down to goaltending, and the temperature is hot in Winnipeg after early playoff exit for Jets This week on the roundtable, Rob, Jesse and Russo take a look back on Tuesday night's second round, game one road wins for Florida and Seattle over Toronto and Dallas, before looking ahead to the upstart New Jersey Devils facing ...
05.02.2023 New York Rangers eliminated in 1st round after aggressive trade deadline, Matthew Tkachuk moves the needle more than Connor McDavid on U.S. TV and Colby Armstrong embracing opportunity with TNT This week on The Athletic Hockey Show USA, Craig and Sean talk about the New York Rangers elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs, and how the blue shirts trade deadline acquisitions weren't a factor at all in the series with ...
05.01.2023 Florida Panthers eliminate Boston Bruins in Game 7 OT stunner, Darryl Sutter out as Calgary Flames head coach, Snoop Dogg part of Ottawa Senators ownership bid, and much more On today’s jam-packed Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian discuss the Florida Panthers’ stunning Game 7 overtime win to eliminate the record-breaking Bruins in Boston last night, the Calgary Flames relieving Darryl Sutter of his head ...
04.28.2023 U18 Worlds: Will Smith, Gabe Perreault, Ryan Leonard leading the way for Team USA, Macklin Celebrini, Matthew Wood bright spots for Team Canada, listener questions, and more On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Corey is on location in Basel, Switzerland at the U18 World Championship and is joined by Max and FloHockey’s Chris Peters to discuss Team USA’s tournament so far, including ...
04.28.2023 Winnipeg Jets first team eliminated from postseason ahead of a weekend slate of elimination games Hailey and Sean discuss the Vegas Golden Knights eliminating the Winnipeg Jets from round one, give a postmortem on the Jets' season, and look ahead to Friday night's packed slate of elimination games. Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on ...
04.27.2023 Game 5 of Maple Leafs-Lightning on deck, Kraken push Avalanche to brink of elimination, vintage Bobrovsky appears in Panthers win Ahead of Thursday night's Maple Leafs- Lightning matchup, Ian checks on how Sean is feeling about the team, about watch parties, and the pair make some predictions. Then, the Kraken may be the feel good story of the playoffs so ...
04.26.2023 Islanders stave off elimination vs. Hurricanes, Panthers’ season on the brink against Bruins, Oilers one win away from advancing Rob Pizzo, Jesse Granger and guest co-host Jeremy Rutherford look back on the Islanders outlasting Carolina and forcing a game five, the Stars Jake Oettinger shutting out Minnesota, who can't seem to stay out of the box as Dallas takes ...
04.25.2023 Maple Leafs push Lightning to brink of elimination, Cale Makar's hit on Jared McCann, and David Quinn on his first season with the San Jose Sharks, Team USA, and more Craig and Sean breakdown a shocking turn of events in Tampa Bay last night which has Toronto, inexplicably one game from eliminating the Lightning, Jack Hughes highlight reel goal which sees the Devils tie their series with the Rangers and ...
04.24.2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs weekend recap, how is Leon Draisaitl still underrated?, revisiting which series is going to Game 7, inaugural Conn Smythe Winner of the Week, Multiple Choice Madness, and more On this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian are joined by The Athletic’s own Mark Lazerus to recap a great weekend of playoff hockey and discuss how Leon Draisaitl is somehow still underrated, who should start ...
04.21.2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Power ranking the round one matchups To wrap up the week, Hailey and Sean share their thoughts on Thursday night's playoff games, before diving into a power ranking of their interest levels the in round one matchups so far. Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on ...
04.20.2023 Toronto Maple Leafs: will this series be a tipping point?, Minnesota Wild Game 2 goalie decision backfires Ahead of Thursday night's game, Sean shares his thoughts about the Maple Leafs' loss to the Lightning in Game 1, and if this playoff round could be a major tipping point for this team and their future. Also, the Minnesota ...
04.19.2023 Ron Francis's Seattle Kraken historic first playoff win, Chris Kreider makes playoff history for New York Rangers, and the Maple Leafs history of playoff duds continues On the Wednesday roundtable, Rob Pizzo, Michael Russo and Jesse Granger welcome Seattle Kraken General Manager and Hockey Hall of Famer Ron Francis. They discuss the franchises first playoff appearance, super rookie Matty Beniers, the job Dave Hakstol has done ...
04.18.2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs: night one features overtime, upsets, and a controversial hit, and John Wroblewski celebrates Team USA's win at Women's Worlds Craig and Sean look back on the first night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the shorthanded Boston Bruins beating Florida, Carolina outlasting the Islanders, the Wild beating the Stars in double overtime on the heels of a controversial hit ...
04.17.2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs opening night, Brad Treliving out as Calgary Flames GM, who should win the Norris Trophy?, Jack Adams Winner of the Week, and more It’s opening night of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Ian and Julian have you covered on this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show as the guys pick which one playoff series will definitely go to 7 games, which ...
04.14.2023 Frozen Four recap, the 2022 NHL Draft revisited, U18 Worlds preview, listener questions, and more On a brand new Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters recap this year’s Frozen Four, including what’s next for guys like Collin Graf, Brock Faber, and Logan Cooley, and discuss Corey’s redraft ...
04.14.2023 Discussing NHL Playoff matchups in round 1, Anaheim Ducks secure last place and best draft lottery odds With most of the matchups finalized as of Friday morning, Hailey and Sean go through the round one slate of the playoffs and discuss which ones they are most excited about... and then the other ones. Also, the Anaheim Ducks ...
04.13.2023 Jonathan Toews will not return to Chicago Blackhawks next season, NHL playoff teams are set, and Pittsburgh Penguins' postseason streak ends Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe discuss Jonathan Toews playing his final game for the Blackhawks on Thursday night, and both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin missing the playoffs this year. Also, is there any hotter seat than Penguins GM Ron ...
04.12.2023 Adam Fantilli Hobey Baker winner, Pittsburgh Penguins playoff streak in jeopardy and Winnipeg Jets clinch final spot in West On the Wednesday roundtable, Adam Fantilli, the Hobey Baker winner and presumptive second selection overall in the 2023 NHL draft joins to talk about his magical season with Michigan, the frozen four, playing with his brother in Michigan, idolizing Patrice ...
04.11.2023 Former NHL'er Brian Boyle on the Eastern Conference playoff race, Calgary Flames eliminated, Claude Giroux and Joe Pavelski record 1000th career NHL points On the Tuesday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show USA, Craig and Sean discuss the tight race in the East for the wild card slots, with the Panthers and Penguins poised to get in and the NY Islanders falling apart ...
04.10.2023 Boston Bruins set single-season wins record, Toronto Maple Leafs EBUG Jett Alexander mops up 7-1 win, revamping the NHL Draft lottery system, and more Ian and Julian kick off the final week of the NHL regular season on today’s Monday episode of The Athletic Hockey Show and discuss Toronto Maple Leafs EBUG Jett Alexander playing the final 1:10 of a 7-1 win over the ...
04.07.2023 Seattle Kraken clinch first playoff berth in team history, Cale Makar out indefinitely, can the New Jersey Devils win a playoff round this year? After an eventful Thursday night of NHL games, Hailey and Sean take a lap around the league to discuss the Seattle Kraken clinching a playoff berth for the first time in team history, Cale Makar being out indefinitely for the ...
04.06.2023 Wild card races coming down to the wire, players working in rival's front offices, NHL Playoffs betting lines Ian kicks off this episode with a travel pitch for Sean, then asks him how he would feel if Mats Sundin ended up working in the Senators' front office. Then, as the regular season nears its conclusion, and the wild ...
04.05.2023 Bruce Cassidy wants his name on the Stanley Cup, Calgary Flames implode vs Chicago & is Matthew Tkachuk a Hart Trophy candidate? On the Wednesday roundtable, Rob Pizzo, Jesse Granger and Mike Russo look back on a busy week in the hockey world, as the playoff picture becomes clearer and the regular season winds down. The guys talk about Calgary losing to ...
04.04.2023 Eastern Conference wild card heats up, Hobey Baker Finalists and Danny Dekeyser on Red Wings bright future Sean Gentille and guest co-host Max Bultman take a look at the tight race in the East for the wild card with the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers gets tighter. Plus the guys analyze Hobey Baker finalists ...
04.03.2023 Kris Letang hits 1,000 games played, but is he a Hall of Famer?, Calgary Flames-Winnipeg Jets game of the week Wednesday night, a potential LA Kings-Arizona Coyotes game in Australia, and more On today’s Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian discuss Kris Letang hitting the 1,000 games played milestone and whether he’s a Hall of Famer or not, a potential LA Kings-Arizona Coyotes regular season game in Australia, ...
04.01.2023 Evolution of fighting in hockey: a roundtable discussion On this special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Julian McKenzie is joined by The Athletic NHL’s Sean McIndoe, Dan Robson, Daniel Nugent-Bowman, Robert Rossi, and Kevin Kurz to discuss the evolution of fighting in the game of hockey, the ...
03.31.2023 A fight for the Central Division crown, the Winnipeg Jets' tumble, Auston Matthews returns to form It's a return of the bestie hour as Hailey and Sean are reunited with Dom Luszczyszyn to dive into the playoff outlook for both Conferences, including the fight down the stretch for the Central's crown, the Jets' spiral allowing playoff ...
03.30.2023 Ryan Reynolds back in Ottawa, a potential first round playoff preview with Rangers-Devils Thursday night, diving into Golden Knights' goaltending Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe talk the latest on the Senators' sale front, as Ryan Reynolds is back in Ottawa, and a possible first round playoff preview as the Rangers take on the Devils Thursday night. Also, as the regular ...

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