The Athletic Hockey Show

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The Athletic Hockey Show episodes:

04.18.2024
First round Stanley Cup playoff preview
Hailey, Max and Sean preview the eight first round matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs, including an intriguing series in the East with the battle of Florida between the Panthers and Lightning, Toronto and Boston, the Hurricanes and Islanders and...
04.17.2024
Red Wings season ends in heartbreak, NHL playoff picture is set
Sean, DGB and Frankie Corrado discuss the NHL playoff picture, which is now set, with the heartbreaking end to the season for the Detroit Red Wings in Montreal last night. The guys wonder if Auston Matthews will score his 70th...
04.16.2024
Denver Pioneers the toast of the Frozen Four and a sneak peek at Corey's latest draft board
Max and Corey, along with Flo Hockey's Chris Peters look back on the Frozen Four tournament and the championship team the Denver Pioneers led by their breakout defensemen Zeev Buium and one of the hottest coaching prospects in hockey, David...
04.15.2024
Coyotes preparing for final game in Arizona, ahead of move to Salt Lake City
Ian Mendes and Mark Lazerus, along with Chris Johnston and Pierre Lebrun discuss the Coyotes relocation from Arizona to Salt Lake City, what Billionaire Ryan Smith brings to the NHL, and what the future is for Alex Meruelo and NHL hockey...
04.11.2024
Are the Arizona Coyotes taking the long winding road to relocation in Utah?
Hailey, Max and Sean discuss the latest news out of the NHL and Arizona, involving the future of the Coyotes in the Grand Canyon State, if Billionaire Ryan Smith and the city of Salt Lake City are a good solution...
04.10.2024
The Flyers epic collapse and can we please get a battle of New York playoff series?
This week on 'A Frank between two Sean's', the boys discuss the MVP two horse race between Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov, the positive development of Juraj Slafkovský in Montreal, and the push to the playoffs in the East between...
04.08.2024
Total eclipse of the Hart: who should be NHL MVP?
Ian and Laz are joined at the top of the show by the one and only Down Goes Brown, Sean McIndoe, to discuss the hockey equivalent of a total eclipse, the Rangers and Leafs Stanley Cup droughts, the ideal first...
04.05.2024
Frozen Four preview: can powerhouse finalists make it an all-time great tournament?
On today’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters discuss No. 1 college free agent Collin Graf signing with the San Jose Sharks, the 2024 Hobey Baker finalists Jackson Blake, Macklin Celebrini, and...
04.04.2024
Rangers and Devils engage in good old fashioned line brawl in New York
Sean and Max look back on the Wednesday night line brawl in New York to begin the game between the Rangers and the Devils, Andrei Vasilevskiy leading a resurgent Lightning team who is looking to make a move in the East and the...
04.03.2024
Can Sidney Crosby's Penguins march to a playoff spot?
Sean and Sean praise the resurgent Pittsburgh Penguins late season march to the playoffs and Sidney Crosby's dominant stretch of games when it was thought the Penguins were done for the year. They guys explain why the NHL must expand...
04.01.2024
Elefantenrennen in the Eastern Conference
It’s Monday, so Ian and Laz are back on a brand new episode of The Athletic Hockey Show to discuss hockey pranks, bubble playoff teams flailing, the Sabres missing the playoffs for the thirteenth straight season, and whether Jeff Skinner...
03.29.2024
NHL Draft 2024: Wheeler’s latest on Eiserman, Celebrini, Buium, Iginla, and more
On today’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max is joined by Scott Wheeler to talk about Scott’s recent feature on enigmatic sniper Cole Eiserman, Scott’s latest 2024 NHL Draft ranking, including best fits for Macklin Celebrini, and...
03.28.2024
Dark horse contenders in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
With three weeks left in the regular season, Hailey, Sean and guest co-host Dominik Luszczyszyn present their dark horses for the playoffs with the Kings, Predators, Lightning, Jets, Canucks and Maple Leafs having a shot of overtaking favorites in Dallas,...
03.27.2024
Are the New York Rangers underrated?
Sean and Sean present what they learned this past week in the NHL with Gentille asking if the New York Rangers, the NHL's point leader are underrated, and DGB declares the playoff race in the west is over and that the...
03.25.2024
Zach Hyman, Sam Reinhart join the 50-goal club
On today’s Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz discuss Laz’s great article on multilingual NHLers, Zach Hyman and Sam Reinhart joining the 50-goal club, guys who scored 50 once and then never came close again, Tom...
03.21.2024
NHL No. 1 center tiers
Hailey, Max and Sean discuss and debate Sean's latest piece at The Athletic, the No. 1 center tiers. A project Sean took on, to classify the top of every team’s depth chart. From the best of the best: MacKinnon, McDavid...
03.20.2024
John Tortorella's gamble pays off as Flyers respond to Couturier healthy scratch
New Papa Frankie Corrado joins Sean and DGB to discuss John Tortorella's controversial decision to bench captain Sean Couturier, in the Flyers regulation win over the Maple Leafs. The guys recap the General Manager meetings and the proposed rule changes...
03.18.2024
Every playoff team could win the Stanley Cup
On this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz discuss Laz’s devil-may-care attitude about singing out loud at the supermarket, little appetite at this week’s GM meetings to make change to 3-on-3 overtime, and potential PWHL expansion. Then,...
03.15.2024
Macklin Celebrini and everyone else: Pronman’s latest NHL Draft 2024 ranking
On a brand new Prospect Series edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max and Corey break down Corey’s latest NHL Draft 2024 ranking and discuss the clear gap developing between presumptive No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini and the rest of...
03.14.2024
Who are the real contenders post trade deadline?
Hailey, Max and Sean present their top contenders in the East and West after all the moves that were made, and weren't made, leading up to the NHL trade deadline. They take a look at the current playoff matchups, and...
03.13.2024
Kelly McCrimmon's Golden Knights excel at playing by the rules
Sean Gentille and guest co-host Michael Russo discuss the news that Anson Carter is heading a group to bring NHL hockey back to Atlanta for a third time, and what they must do to make this expansion work. The guys talk about...
03.11.2024
Everybody hates Vegas
Ian and Laz are back on a brand new Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show to discuss the Golden Knights pulling off the heist of the NHL trade deadline, acquiring Tomas Hertl from the Sharks, Torts getting ejected and...
03.08.2024
Golden Knights shock the hockey world with Tomas Hertl deal
Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille recap the two biggest trades on NHL trade deadline day with the Sharks sending Tomas Hertl to Vegas and New Jersey shipping Tyler Toffoli to Winnipeg, plus they give their thoughts on the Jake Guentzel...
03.07.2024
Golden Knights have the stones to go all-in every year
On the day before the NHL trade deadline, Hailey, Max and Sean discuss a flurry of transactions on Wednesday and Thursday, including Noah Hanifin being dealt to the Golden Knights, a true hockey trade between Buffalo and Colorado involving Casey...
03.06.2024
Is Jim Rutherford the most effective executive ever, in the history of the NHL trade deadline?
Sean Gentille and Down Goes Brown praise Jim Rutherford for taking the trade deadline to the next level and lament the lack of impact forwards available as the deadline approaches. Frankie Corrado shares his own personal trade deadline story, we break...
03.04.2024
Connor Bedard, Josh Manson and the cowardly slash
On this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz discuss Josh Manson’s controversial slash on Connor Bedard over the weekend, why the Rangers’ Matt Rempe fighting every other night is unsustainable and dangerous longterm, a brief history...
03.01.2024
2024 NHL Draft consensus big board
On today’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max and Corey first talk about The Athletic’s recent A1 article, “Who will draft Trevor Connelly? Inside the NHL’s evolving scrutiny of top prospects” and then discuss Corey’s top college,...
02.29.2024
Chris Tanev traded to Dallas: Stars acquire the top trade piece in the NHL
Hailey and Sean review the creative trade involving Calgary, New Jersey and Dallas which saw Jim Nill acquiring highly coveted defender Chris Tanev. Dom Luszczyszyn, national NHL writer for The Athletic, stops by to discuss the upcoming deadline, and his Trade...
02.28.2024
Are the Florida Panthers the NHL's most hated team?
Sean Gentille and Down Goes Brown wonder if the Florida Panthers, led by the polarizing Nick Cousins are the NHL's most hated team, they discuss if it's time for New York Islanders ownership to move on from Lou Lamoriello, and...
02.26.2024
Patrick Kane OT winner lifts Red Wings over Blackhawks in Chicago return
It’s Monday, so Ian and Laz are back on The Athletic Hockey Show to discuss Patrick Kane’s triumphant return to the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, how to decide if a jersey should be retired or not, NHL referee...
02.22.2024
Auston Matthews is the fastest U.S. born player to score 50 goals in a season
Hailey, Max and Sean take a deep dive into Auston Matthews remarkable season, which has seen the Arizona native score 51 goals in 54 games. From how and where Matthews scores his goals, to if he can reach the 70...
02.21.2024
The 'cooked' Penguins are open for business and Frank Corrado debuts with the Seans
Sean Gentille and Down Goes Brown along with former NHL'er Frankie Corrado discuss the disappointing Penguins being open for business ahead of the trade deadline, the development of Juraj Slafkovsky in Montreal and Quinton Byfield in Los Angeles, Frank laments getting...
02.19.2024
Connor Bedard returns… with trepidation?
Ian and Laz are back on this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show to discuss Laz’s viral moment with Connor Bedard following No. 98’s return to the lineup, Auston Matthews forcing his way into the Hart conversation with back-to-back...
02.16.2024
NHL trade deadline: which prospects could be on the move?
On today’s Prospect Series edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters give their thoughts on the standouts from last week’s U18 Five Nations Tournament, prospects that could be on the move with just three weeks...
02.15.2024
15 teams to keep an eye on ahead of the trade deadline
Hailey, Max and Sean take a look at the potential sellers, including Anaheim, Calgary and San Jose, buyers in Manhattan, Raleigh, Edmonton, Tampa Bay and Dallas and bubble teams in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Detroit, Ottawa, Nashville and New Jersey, with...
02.14.2024
No, NHL player safety doesn't hate the Maple Leafs
It's the debut episode of the Sean's! Gentille and McIndoe are hosting the Wednesday The Athletic Hockey Show. Gentille and Down Goes Brown dissect the five game suspension for Morgan Rielly, Ridly Greig's comments on the slap shot heard around the...
02.12.2024
Ridly Greig, Morgan Rielly, and the unwritten rules of hockey
First, Ian Mendes and Mark Lazerus let listeners know about some exciting changes to The Athletic Hockey Show lineup before diving into the Ridly Greig-Morgan Rielly empty net goal debacle, the unwritten rules of hockey, what constitutes a dynasty, and...
02.08.2024
Sergachev's injury likely a season ender, NHL's audit on hits stat and should the Maple Leafs & Penguins stand pat at the trade deadline?
Hailey and Sean look back at the ugly injury to Mikhail Sergachev and how it might be a season ending injury for Tampa's top four defender. They discuss the NHL's audit on the hits stat, and Jenna Trubiano, the head coach...
02.06.2024
Oilers aim to tie NHL winning streak record in Vegas, Kings coaching change and Bo Horvat is an Eagle
Ian Mendes, Jesse Granger and Down Goes Brown discuss the game of the night in the NHL between the Golden Knights and the Oilers, as Edmonton looks to extend their winning streak to 17 games.The guys discuss the downward spiral...
02.05.2024
London Police address charges against five 2018 Canadian world junior players
On this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz are joined by The Athletic’s own Katie Strang to break down today’s London Police press conference addressing the sexual assault charges against Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Michael McLeod,...
02.02.2024
Midseason lottery mock draft, Corey's latest rankings and Jiricek vs. Nemec
On the Friday Prospect Series, Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, Scott Wheeler, along with Chris Peters from Flo Hockey dissect Corey's midseason prospect rankings, they present their midseason lottery mock draft and dip into the mailbag, with thoughts on the BCHL/AJHL shakeup,...
02.01.2024
Who won the Elias Lindholm trade? NHL All-Star weekend and The Athletic player poll
Hailey, Max and Sean breakdown the trade between Vancouver and Calgary with the Canucks receiving Elias Lindholm for picks, prospects and Andrei Kuzmenko. The crew looks ahead to NHL All-Star weekend in Toronto including the PWHL's involvement, fan-fest, the skills...
01.31.2024
Midseason Draft Rankings, 2024 Prospect Game and Boston College dominates Boston University
On this special Wednesday edition of the prospect series, Max Bultman, Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler dive into Wheeler's mid season draft rankings, they recap the 2024 Top Prospects game and Max and Corey look back on the BU-BC games...
01.30.2024
NHL All-Star player draft is on Thursday, will struggling Kings and Flyers rebound in 2nd half and is Kris Knoblauch the Jack Adams favorite?
Ian Mendes and Jesse Granger along with Down Goes Brown discuss the highly anticipated NHL All-Star player draft, the work ahead for Pittsburgh's Kyle Dubas with the trade deadline looming, and if Auston Matthews reaching 70 goals is as impressive...
01.29.2024
Alex Formenton turns himself into police, vibes are low for Blue Jackets, and can Matthews reach the 70 goal plateau this season?
Ian Mendes and Mark Lazerus discuss the latest news on the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, with former NHL player Alex Formenton becoming the first of five members of the 2018 world junior team to turn himself into police. The...
01.25.2024
Which teams can win the Stanley Cup without elite goaltending?
Hailey, Max and Sean discuss fifteen contending teams that they think can win the Stanley Cup without elite level goaltending, and the teams that they think can only win with elite goaltending. Plus, the crew offer their opinion on the ongoing...
01.24.2024
5 members of Canada’s 2018 WJC team to surrender to police on sexual assault charges
Ian Mendes and Julian McKenzie welcome Katie Strang, the Athletic investigative reporter to discuss the investigation into the sexual assault claim from June of 2018, involving members of the 2018 Canadian junior hockey team and the fact that five unnamed...
01.23.2024
Penguins own goal humiliation, Tom Fitzgerald extended in New Jersey, Jacob Markstrom leads goalie availability ahead of trade deadline
Ian and Julian discuss Tom Fitzgerald's extension and promotion with the Devils and what the future holds for head coach Lindy Ruff. They break down the Penguins scoring on their own net in a humiliating loss in Arizona on Monday...
01.22.2024
Patrick Roy named Islanders head coach, Corey Perry signs with the Oilers, Shane Pinto back with Sens after suspension, celebrity ASG captains revealed, and more
On today’s Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian welcome The Athletic’s own Peter Baugh off the top of the show to discuss Patrick Roy becoming New York Islanders head coach over the weekend, if the Isles...
01.19.2024
Corey’s U23 NHL players and prospects ranking, Chipotle All-American Game notebook, listener questions, and more
This week on The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max, Corey, and The Athletic’s own Scott Wheeler discuss Corey’s latest under 23 NHL players and prospects ranking, with Corey defending where he placed guys like Cole Perfetti, Brock Faber, Dmitri...

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The Athletic Hockey Show episodes:

First round Stanley Cup playoff preview

Red Wings season ends in heartbreak, NHL playoff picture is set

Denver Pioneers the toast of the Frozen Four and a sneak peek at Corey's latest draft board

Coyotes preparing for final game in Arizona, ahead of move to Salt Lake City

Are the Arizona Coyotes taking the long winding road to relocation in Utah?

The Flyers epic collapse and can we please get a battle of New York playoff series?

Total eclipse of the Hart: who should be NHL MVP?

Frozen Four preview: can powerhouse finalists make it an all-time great tournament?

Rangers and Devils engage in good old fashioned line brawl in New York

Can Sidney Crosby's Penguins march to a playoff spot?

Elefantenrennen in the Eastern Conference

NHL Draft 2024: Wheeler’s latest on Eiserman, Celebrini, Buium, Iginla, and more

Dark horse contenders in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Are the New York Rangers underrated?

Zach Hyman, Sam Reinhart join the 50-goal club

NHL No. 1 center tiers

John Tortorella's gamble pays off as Flyers respond to Couturier healthy scratch

Every playoff team could win the Stanley Cup

Macklin Celebrini and everyone else: Pronman’s latest NHL Draft 2024 ranking

Who are the real contenders post trade deadline?

Kelly McCrimmon's Golden Knights excel at playing by the rules

Everybody hates Vegas

Golden Knights shock the hockey world with Tomas Hertl deal

Golden Knights have the stones to go all-in every year

Is Jim Rutherford the most effective executive ever, in the history of the NHL trade deadline?

Connor Bedard, Josh Manson and the cowardly slash

2024 NHL Draft consensus big board

Chris Tanev traded to Dallas: Stars acquire the top trade piece in the NHL

Are the Florida Panthers the NHL's most hated team?

Patrick Kane OT winner lifts Red Wings over Blackhawks in Chicago return

Auston Matthews is the fastest U.S. born player to score 50 goals in a season

The 'cooked' Penguins are open for business and Frank Corrado debuts with the Seans

Connor Bedard returns… with trepidation?

NHL trade deadline: which prospects could be on the move?

15 teams to keep an eye on ahead of the trade deadline

No, NHL player safety doesn't hate the Maple Leafs

Ridly Greig, Morgan Rielly, and the unwritten rules of hockey

Sergachev's injury likely a season ender, NHL's audit on hits stat and should the Maple Leafs & Penguins stand pat at the trade deadline?

Oilers aim to tie NHL winning streak record in Vegas, Kings coaching change and Bo Horvat is an Eagle

London Police address charges against five 2018 Canadian world junior players

Midseason lottery mock draft, Corey's latest rankings and Jiricek vs. Nemec

Who won the Elias Lindholm trade? NHL All-Star weekend and The Athletic player poll

Midseason Draft Rankings, 2024 Prospect Game and Boston College dominates Boston University

NHL All-Star player draft is on Thursday, will struggling Kings and Flyers rebound in 2nd half and is Kris Knoblauch the Jack Adams favorite?

Alex Formenton turns himself into police, vibes are low for Blue Jackets, and can Matthews reach the 70 goal plateau this season?

Which teams can win the Stanley Cup without elite goaltending?

5 members of Canada’s 2018 WJC team to surrender to police on sexual assault charges

Penguins own goal humiliation, Tom Fitzgerald extended in New Jersey, Jacob Markstrom leads goalie availability ahead of trade deadline

Patrick Roy named Islanders head coach, Corey Perry signs with the Oilers, Shane Pinto back with Sens after suspension, celebrity ASG captains revealed, and more

Corey’s U23 NHL players and prospects ranking, Chipotle All-American Game notebook, listener questions, and more