This week, the PWHL takes too many breaks, Maggie Flaherty is suspended, Jacob Trouba is traded, and Benjamin recounts the history of international hockey tournaments.

0:00 Benjamin welcomes SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel

1:37 First up is a discussion about the length of the PWHL schedule because of the large number of international breaks.

8:11 The Minnesota Frost's Maggie Flaherty was suspended 2 games for a hit on Boston’s Alina Müller.

10:26 The Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to Anaheim and then signed Igor Shesterkin to an extension.

22:25 THe Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Luke Richardson and replaced him with interim coach Anders Sorenson.

26:49 Colorado has traded all the goaltenders for all the Wood tenders.

34:40 The final rosters for the Four Nations tournament have been revealed and so Benjamin was inspired to lead a discussion on the history of international hockey tournaments. 

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Neutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team.
More information is available at https://neutralzonehotel.com
Logo design by Emily Mowbray.
We're available on YouTube and all the major podcast platforms.
You can follow us on social media if you're so inclined: 
Bluesky: @neutralzonehotel.bsky.social
You can join our Discord server at https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord