The Athletic Hockey Show

On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show it’s a full house as Max and Corey are joined by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler and FloHockey’s Chris Peters to discuss their updated world juniors roster projections for Team Canada and Team USA, including their confidence level in Canada’s goaltending, fair expectations for Macklin Celebrini, a non-invite for Owen Pickering, Charlie Stramel getting cut, Rutger McGroarty’s availability, James Hagens’ potential role, Trey Augustine or Jacob Fowler in net for the US, and more. 

Plus, the guys talk about the likely last in-person NHL Draft at the Las Vegas Sphere this summer and what’s being lost if the league moves away from the current format going forward.

Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow

Gift a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $19.99 or a 2-year subscription for $39.99 when you visit theathletic.com/hockeyshow
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hailey, Max and Sean break down the current state of all 32 NHL franchises on ice performance and provide a guide to what teams you should be watching. The crew breaks it down into eight tiers: Definite channel flippers; these won't be a priority to invest an evening of watching hockey; these teams are better than we thought; the enjoyable tier; watching and rooting for brighter times ahead for next year; the Bedard tier; really talented shit shows; very good teams we will watch; and must see TV.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian and Julian discuss Ottawa's decision to bring Senators legendary coach Jacques Martin back into the fold with the team to be a senior consultant to the Sens coaching staff, showtime in Detroit, with the Wings announcing Patrick Kane's motor city debut and we stick tap the Los Angeles Kings who have won 10 straight on the road to start the season, and the Hughes brothers who all put on a show in Vancouver on Tuesday night.
Down Goes Brown pops in to talk about the six things he misses from the ancient days of the NHL and Shayna Goldman stops by to tell us what we learned from the NHL in November and possible landing spots for Sean Walker, before Ian and Julian wonder if shelling out just under 200 dollars for an exclusive with Youppi is just a little too much.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian and Julian praise the NHL's announcement that the 2024 draft will be held at the world famous Sphere in Vegas, the discuss the Arizona Coyotes unique win streak with the Yotes facing and beating the last 5 Stanley Cup champs on their heater, and we stick tap the overachieving Philadelphia Flyers who are buying into what coach John Tortorella is preaching.
Mike Russo stops by to discuss the new coach bounce in Minnesota, the Salary Cap rising to 87.7 million dollars next season and Russo speaks with legendary TV analyst Darren Pang about Connor Berard's season and Panger's new gig in Chicago.
Plus, the boys look forward to the battle of the Hughes brothers tonight in Vancouver, and share embarrassing moments in the media scrum.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian discuss the big topics on the docket at the annual NHL Board of Governors meeting, kicking off this week in Seattle, the PWHL trying out different rules for their exhibition games in Utica, the NHL bringing in celebrity captains to help pick teams at the All-Star Game, and the guys close things out with some listener questions in the mailbag.

Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow

Gift a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $19.99 or a 2-year subscription for $39.99 when you visit theathletic.com/hockeyshow
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices