The Deke Geeks Podcast

Recorded on Saturday July 18th, 2020

In episode fourteen, Thomas and Amanda discuss about the storm that left Rogers Place under water, the NHL releases the schedule for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, they give their picks of who will take home the Ted Lindsay, Lady Byng, Bill Masterton & Vezina trophy, Montreal & Minnesota signing Romanov & Kaprizov and Jeremy Roenick going after NBC for "wrongful termination".

Joining the gang for this week's guest segment is Rayside Balfour Canadians & Sudbury Wolves forward Giordano Biondi to discuss his first OHL & second NOJHL season and his amazing off-ice work with Lukah Labrecque.

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Recorded on Saturday July 12th, 2020

Although it may be our shortest episode so far, we've still got some hot stuff to talk about.

In this week's episode, we talk about the NHL & NHLPA reaching an agreement that extends the CBA until 2025-26 & gives us our confirmed start date of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, the tentative start date for the 2020-21 season, the possibility of the NHL returning to the Olympics as soon as 2022, the New Jersey Devils announcing their new Head Coach & General Manager, the news that the Blackhawks will not be changing their name or logo and we talk about what other hockey teams with indigenous names or logos may have make changes in the future.

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Recorded on Thursday July 2nd, 2020

In our dozenth episode (dozenth is a word right?) we talk about the stupidity that was the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery, Toronto & Edmonton likely becoming hub cities for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Oskar Lindblom kicking cancer's ass, the CHL releasing a response to the filed class action lawsuit and we give our two cents on the "is Sidney Crosby one of the greatest players of all-time" debate.

In this week's featured guest segment, we're once again joined by Ben Leeson to discuss Tuesday's CHL Import Draft and what teams took advantage of the draft.

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Recorded on Thursday June 25th, 2020

In this week's episode, Thomas and Amanda discuss this year's Hall of Fame inductees & snubs, Daniel Carcillo filing a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League, COVID-19 strikes the Lightning and a notable NHL superstar, Vancouver out of the running to become a hub city for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and a preview of Tuesday's upcoming CHL Import Draft.

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Recorded on Thursday June 18th, 2020

In our tenth episode, Thomas and Amanda revisit the topic of Eugene Melnyk, discuss the allegations made by former Kitchener Ranger Eric Guest, Vegas likely becoming a hub city for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the continued risk of COVID-19 affecting the NHL, Buffalo cleaning house of scouts & staff, USports cancelling the majority of their major championships and the OHL being optimistic about returning to play next fall.

In this week's featured guest interview, the gang is joined by two-time Stanley Cup Champion and head coach of the Sudbury Wolves Cory Stillman.

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Recorded on Thursday June 11th, 2020

It's the first show with our new co-host Amanda Zurkowski and there's a LOT to talk about. On today's episode, Thomas and Amanda talk about the NHL moving into Phase 3 of the Return-To-Play program, the PHWA's list of nominees for the Bill Masterton trophy, Hockey Canada lifting their national ban, the dumpster fire that is Eugene Melnyk, the creation of the Hockey Diversity Alliance and the Coyotes revealing their new President and CEO that is making NHL history. Then later in the show, the crew is joined by Sudbury Wolves forward Chase Stillman to talk about his impressive rookie season and early-on accolades in hockey.

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Recorded on Tuesday June 2nd, 2020

On this week's episode, Thomas is joined by his former North Bay colleague and fellow OHL broadcaster Matthew Sookram to talk about this summer's NHL Playoffs, the Jack Eichel debacle in Buffalo, the season that was for the North Bay Battalion and the shakeups that were made for the future of the team going forward.

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Recorded on Tuesday May 26th, 2020

Join Thomas on this week's episode is sudburysports.com creator & owner Randy Pascal to talk about his journey at the 2010 & 2018 Winter Olympics,  the NHL's eventual return to playoff hockey this summer, Rayside Balfour & NOJHL's successful but shortened season, the Laurentian Voyageurs Men's Hockey program and get his take on the Wolves rollercoaster season & if there's a chance Byfield will return the Sudbury.

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Recorded on Tuesday May 19th, 2020

In this week's episode, Thomas is joined by two special guests. Joining Thomas first is the Chief of North America Scouting, Mark Seidel to discuss the ending of the 6-year class action lawsuit against the CHL, possibility of the NHL playoffs taking place, the upcoming NHL draft and Northern Ontario's representation at the 2020 OHL Priority Selection. Then Thomas is joined by the former Blind River Beavers captain Caleb Serre to talk about his 4-year junior hockey journey in the NOJHL and starting his new journey in University hockey.

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Recorded on Tuesday May 12th, 2020

This week, it's our first multi-guest episode as Thomas is joined by his fellow Wolves broadcasting partners Bryan Cooper and Mike Karafilidis! The boys talk about the AHL cancelling their season, Arizona losing another front office member, the shakeups in Kingston and thoughts on the Woilves season and what to expect next season.

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