There has been an outbreak of unfortunately timed injuries around the NHL as the Olympics get closer and closer, with Team Sweden being hit hard by injuries, Canada and Finland missing important pieces and Seth Jones having to pull out for Team USA on Wednesday. Hailey and Sean discuss why Jackson Lacombe of the Anaheim Ducks was selected over Lane Hutson, and Julian McKenzie joins to chat about the Ottawa Senators and Linus Ullmark’s leave of absence from the team and Hailey and Sean discuss the PWHL player poll.

Hosts: Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille

With: Julian McKenzie

Executive Producer: Chris Flannery

Producer: Jeff Domet

Take our listener survey: http://theathletic.com/survey26

Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow

Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VTm9VjkF

Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.