The Pipeline Show

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[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Guy begins the episode with news and notes from the CHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL and the NCAA top 20.

[15:28] - An extended conversation with Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald to preview the NCHC conference and also thoughts on WHL forward Braxton Whitehead's verbal commitment to Arizona State.

[59:24] - The USHL's Fall Showcase is complete and on hand was Chris Peters from Flo Hockey who offers up this recap of the event and preview of the 2024-25 season.

[1:22:34] - The voice of the Kitchener Rangers is Mike Farwell. He's also the guest to preview the season in the Ontario Hockey League.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Some news and notes, reaction to the 1st annual ESTYs, the guest list and more.

[13:42] - The Seattle Thunderbirds are in the spotlight with the help of General Manager Bil La Forge.

[33:24] - The #1 ranked team in the pre-season CHL Top 10 are the Medicine Hat Tigers. New broadcast voice of the Tigers is Will Bryant and he shares his thoughts.

[59:45] - Vancouver Island is the home of the Victoria Royals and beat writer Cleve Dheensaw has covered the WHL scene there since the days of the Victoria Cougars so who better to get for a preview?

[1:25:47] - Last but not least, the Edmonton Oil Kings are in the final preview spotlight. General Manager of the team is Kirt Hill who provides insight on the team this year.

[1:50:24] - Predictions!?!?

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Guy quickly sets the stage for this special early week edition of the podcast and the guest list.

[7:16] - Austin Draude is the radio voice of the Wenatchee Wild and our guest to tell us about the team as they begin their second season in the WHL. High expectations for the team.

[28:21] - Up next, the defending champion Moose Jaw Warriors are in the spotlight. Head coach Mark O'Leary shares his insight on the roster and explains why he is not anticipating a tumble down the standings after a championship season.

[48:46] - The Calgary Hitmen return almost their entire roster from the end of last season and General Manager Garry Davidson believes that climbing the standings will be the end result of that.

[1:09:19] - Last stop in this episode is on the west coast as the Vancouver Giants are in the spotlight. Barclay Parneta is the General Manager of the team and likes what he's seen this fall.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Guy sets up this week's episode, week 3 of the WHL Team Previews, and explains how and why there is a change of plan for next week.

[8:50] - The Regina Pats are continuing the rebuild but looking to do so while climbing the standings out of the eastern conference cellar. Dante De Caria is the Pats' broadcast voice and my guest.

[32:11] - Some are picking the Spokane Chiefs to be the top team in the U.S. Division this coming season. General Manager Matt Bardsley is back on the show to preview his team ahead of the regular season.

[56:33] - The Kelowna Rockets have two of the top offensive weapons in the WHL but there is a lot more on the roster that is going to help the team contend in the BC Division. Head coach Kris Mallette offers his thoughts to start the year.

[1:21:47] - Keep an eye on the Prince Albert Raiders over the next couple years as the club, loaded with high end youth, are going to be a team to beat very soon. New play-by-play guy Nick Nielsen makes his first appearance on the show.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - The 2024/25 WHL Team Previews continue. It's week 2 of 4 with 5 more teams under the microscope leading up to opening weekend of the WHL season.

[7:45] - Rob Mahon is the radio voice of the Brandon Wheat Kings and he provides some insight on the lone franchise based in Manitoba.

[33:01] - The Swift Current Broncos were "all in" last season but didn't make it out of the 2nd round of the playoffs. The team has some unfinished business and feel like they have the horses to contend once again.

[53:53] - They fell short of the playoffs last year but maybe that's why the Tri-City Americans are now one of the tallest teams in the WHL. General Manager Bob Tory shares his thoughts on this year's team.

[1:12:42] - Speaking of big teams, the Lethbridge Hurricanes have a lot of big bodies on their roster too. Broadcaster Dustin Forbes weighs in on the 'Canes as the season draws near.

[1:40:09] - Last but not least, the defending regular season BC Division and Western Conference champs are going to be back for more according to General Manager Mark Lamb.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - A very quick intro segment to set the table for an overstuffed episode with one big trade announcement also touched on.

[8:28] - The new Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League is Bryan Crawford and he leads the guest list this week to discuss taking on the job and what his vision is for the future of the OHL.

[31:51] - The annual WHL team previews begins with the Kamloops Blazers with the assistance of the long time radio broadcast voice of the team, Jon Keen.

[56:16] - The WHL regular season champs last year were the Saskatoon Blades. General Manager Colin Priestner is here to preview the coming campaign for his club.

[1:29:38] - After a summer of exciting changes, the Everett Silvertips begin the year with a new head coach in Steve Hamilton, a new exceptional status defenceman in Landon DuPont and a new General Manager too. Mike Fraser joins me to talk about it all.

[1:59:10] - The always exciting Portland Winterhawks will try to follow up their Western Conference title despite losing about half of their roster. Nick Marek is the play caller for the Winterhawks and joins me once again.

[2:27:21] - Wrapping it up for this week is the owner and General Manager of the Red Deer Rebels - Brent Sutter.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Guy begins the episode with the usual News & Notes segment before getting into the guest list.

[14:32] - The Western Hockey League is in good hands. Commissioner Dan Near makes his first appearance on The Pipeline Show to talk about his vision for the future of the league.

[52:09] - Former co-host of The Pipeline Show, Dean Millard, closes out this week's episode to reminisce and also discuss his role with 4 Vengeance Media, the Junior Prospects Hockey League and more.

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[0:00] - The NEW intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:13] - Guy kicks off the second decade of The Pipeline Show with some news and notes before getting to the guest list.

[20:09] - The new Executive Director of College Hockey Inc is Sean Hogan who joins to discuss taking over the big chair from Mike Snee. We get his perspective on a number of college hockey topics.

[38:04] - Steven Ellis from Daily Faceoff checks in with his early thoughts on the news lawsuit against the NCAA by a junior player with small ties to the OHL. Our main focus is on last week's 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and which players stood out for him.

[1:06:57] - The 50th season of the North American Hockey League is about to begin. President and Commissioner Mark Frankenfeld is back to help set up the new season including the addition of 3 new teams and some talk about Canadian involvement.

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[0:00] - For the final time...the intro to Season 19

[1:12] - Guy has news and notes to begin the episode including 5 WHL teams now bidding on host duty for the 2026 Memorial Cup.

[16:55] - Hockey Canada head scout Byron Bonora joins Guy to go in-depth on the roster that he has helped put together ahead of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

[41:26] - The U20 Summer Showcase has been underway this week and wraps up on the weekend. Chris Peters from Flo Hockey is there and checks in with his thoughts to close out Season 19.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Guy has some news and notes before getting to the guest list for the week.

[8:55] - Peter Anholt is the General Manager of the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes but also one of the execs responsible of putting together the U20 WJC team for Hockey Canada and we cover a number of subjects for both roles.

[37:12] - Prospect expert Scott Wheeler from The Athletic joins me to discuss in-depth the camp roster that Canada has assembled for the U20 Summer Showcase.