The Pipeline Show

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[0:00] - The Season 18 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy begins the episode with a myriad of news and notes plus playoff updates from the CHL, AJHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA

[16:53] - The 2023 Draft Spotlight segment featuring Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Carson Bjarnason, ranked #1 in North America by NHL Central Scouting.

[36:53] - Ranked highly by NHL Central Scouting among goaltenders playing in North America, Jacob Fowler has stood out while with the Youngstown Phantoms and Team USA at the 2022 World Junior A Challenge.

[58:57] - In this 2023 Draft Spotlight segment we hear from Tri-City Americans starting netminder Tomas Suchanek who may be one of the older draft eligible players this year but made a statement at the 2023 WJC playing for Czechia.

[1:15:16] -The #2 ranked goalie in North America according to NHL Central Scouting, Michael Hrabal joins me to talk about his time with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL and more.

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[0:00] - The intro for Season 18 of The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy begins the week by looking at the scoring leaders across junior and college hockey.

[13:27] - The Kelowna Rockets have a special talent in Andrew Cristall. He leads the team in scoring and is ranked by everyone as a probable 1st round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Here is a Draft Spotlight segment with the talented forward.

[31:03] - The top scorer on the WHL's top team is Zach Benson of the Winnipeg ICE. I had a chance to speak with the talented forward during the club's tour through Alberta and we covered a lot of ground.

[46:21] - Guy wraps up the episode for the week

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[0:00] - The introductory compilation for Season 18 of The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy begins the episode this week with a look at playoff races in the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA.

[17:22] - The 2023 Draft Spotlight gets a work out this week beginning with Tri-City Americans defenceman Lukas Dragicevic who is piling up the points in the WHL.

[32:58] - The Brooks Bandits are the top team in the AJHL and Aiden Fink is their leading scorer. He's also draft eligible so here he is under the 2023 Draft Spotlight.

[47:57] - The Sudbury Wolves selected American Quentin Musty with their 1st overall pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection. Now the power forward is looking to be a 1st round pick in the NHL Draft. This week he's in the Draft Spotlight segment.

[1:07:18] - The annual Beanpot Tournament rarely disappoints and the 2023 edition was one for the ages. Jimmy Connelly from USCHO checks in to recap it and discuss the mystique that makes the Beanpot so uniquely special.

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[0:00] - The Season 18 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - First Segment - Guy has a short intro explaining why the episode is a day late plus a quick set up for who is on the show this week.

[5:42] - Guest 1 - He'll be one of the first players chosen in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Western Hockey League which is nothing new for Brayden Yager. The Moose Jaw Warriors picked him very early in the Bantam Draft too.

[26:14] - Guest 2 - He's the leading scorer on this year's edition of the U18 team at the US-NTDP. Gabe Perrault tells us about his career to this point and what comes next for him as well.

[43:08] - Guest 3 - A Canadian on the initial list of Hobey Baker nominees as the top player in Division 1 NCAA Hockey? You know I'll get him on the show and this week RIT Tigers star Carter Wilkie, from Calgary, makes an appearance.

[1:03:38] -Guest 4 - The leading scorer in the North American Hockey League is currently David Andreychuk. We discussed his time spent in the NAHL, what came before and what's to come at the Division 1 level for him too.

[1:19:24] - Guy wraps it up for the week

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The Season 18 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy has the updates for scoring leaders in the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA as well as top rankings from the CHL, CJHL and NCAA pairwise.

[13:14] - Brock Otten from McKeens Hockey gives his perspective on players to watch that were in the CHL Top Prospects Game this past week.

[36:03] - Troy Gillard is the voice of the WHL's Red Deer Rebels. He recently spoke with that team's Associate General Manager, Shaun Sutter, about some of their key prospects.

[45:40] - A 2023 Draft Spotlight segment with a potential top 10 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft; Ryan Leonard of the US-NTDP.

[59:40] - Guy wraps up the episode for the week.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 18 of The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - First Segment - Guy sets up the show and goes through the top scorers and rankings from the leagues covered here on TPS.

[12:49] - Guest 1 - The BioSteel All-American Game was played this week and on hand to watch was Jordan McAlpine from The Rink Live. Who stood out for the 2023 Draft and is the USHL missing out on an opportunity to showcase the league by omitting a number of top players because of their passport?

[35:12] - Guest 2 - Center with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Nate Danielson leads the team in scoring and is one of the top players rated for the 2023 NHL Draft.

[51:05] - Guest 3 - Another 2023 Draft Spotlight this time featuring the self-described power forward Koehn Ziemmer of the Prince George Cougars out of the WHL.

[1:04:21] - Guy wraps up the episode for the week and looks ahead.

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[0:00] - The intro for Season 18 of The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy sets the stage for the CHL trade deadline recap episode and has some other news and notes too.

[12:28] - Patrick McNeil is the voice of the Cape Breton Eagles and he is my guest to look at what went down ahead of the trade deadline in the QMJHL.

[32:02] - For the Ontario Hockey League, I called on Soo Today scribe and beat writer covering the Soo Greyhounds, Brad Coccimiglio.

[55:08] - The WHL saw massive deals this year, especially in the western conference. Josh Critzer from PNW Hockey Talk is our guide to what happened.

[1:19:03] - Finally, the Eastern conference of the WHL is handled by Ian Gustafson from the Red Deer Advocate. Has the balance of power shifted post-deadline?

[1:35:23] - Guy wraps up the show for the week.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0;00] - Season 18 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy begins the episode with immediate reaction from the 2023 World Junior Championship and some action on the CHL trade deadline front.

[18:03] - The 2023 Draft Spotlight shines on Cole Knuble of the USHL's Fargo Force. The top team's top scorer was passed over in 2022 but won't be again in 2023.

[37:13] - Steve Ewen covers the Western Hockey League for the Vancouver Province. The WHL trade deadline is closing in quickly so Steve shares some thoughts on who needs to do what by getting whom.

[59:09] - The second half of the NCAA hockey season gets going in full force this weekend so to set the stage of what's happened so far and what he's expecting over the next few months, it's Adam Wodon from College Hockey News.

[1:21:46] - Guy wraps it up for the week

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 18 of The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy begins this week's episode with a brief intro segment to set up the Annual World Junior Championship Preview.

[6:52] - Scott Wheeler from The Athletic goes through Pool A of the 2023 WJC with deep looks at Austria, Canada, Czechia, Germany and Sweden.

[36:52] - Pool B of the 2023 WJC is previewed by Chris Peters of Flo Hockey. Looking at Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States.

[1:05:50] - Guy wraps up the show for the week but not before giving out his podium prediction as well as his picks for the 3F + 2D + 1G tourney all-stars.

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro to Season 18 of The Pipeline Show

[1:26] - Guy begins the episode with a number of news and notes, scoring updates and rankings from the WJC, WJAC, CHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA.

[14:13] - The NCHC standings seem a little out of whack compared to what we are used to. Brad Schlossman joins Guy to talk about that and about why some teams are playing well while others are struggling.

[39:19] - Oil Kings GM Kirt Hill stopped by our broadcast booth during last weekend's Teddy Bear Toss and we got to talk a bit about the event from his perspective as a former player. Also on the Logan Dowhaniuk trade and the acquisition of talented 15-year-old American Conrad Fondryk.

[53:34] -The 2023 Draft Spotlight shines on Portland Winterhawks defenceman Luca Cagnoni who is climbing draft rankings everywhere as another standout from the Western Hockey League.

[1:09:02] - Tony Ferrari comments on the released rosters for the 2023 CHL Top Prospects Game plus shares his scouting thoughts on Zach Benson (Winnipeg), Leo Carlsson (Orebro), Will Smith (NTDP), Gavin Brindley (Univ. Of Michigan), Alex Ciernik (Södertälje), and Quentin Musty (Sudbury).

[1:31:05] - Guy closes out the episode for the week and looks ahead.