3v3 Podcast

Episode 14: Discussion about whether there may be further NHL expansion after Seattle. NHL network deals in the US, and how it may be more than on one network. Speculation about the NHL running their own network and viewing packages. The idea that the AHL spearheads a new women’s professional league, with the financial backing of the NHL. Financial stability in the NWHL. The LA Kings statement on...

Episode 13: Discussion on some of the things that the NHL gets right. The situation surrounding why Atlanta moved to Winnipeg eight years ago. Gary Bettman’s Stanley Cup Final press conference, and Bettman vs NHL team ownership / Board of Governors. Problems with the current configurations of an ice rink and the NHL rules that surround that. Bettman’s comment on the NHL starting a women’s professi...

Episode 12: Discussion on the annoying terminology that NHL broadcasters use. How to teach new fans the rules of hockey if broadcasters aren’t taking the time to explain things. The issues surrounding NHL officiating, and its problems during playoffs as well as the regular season. Speculation as to how to implement an in-game review system including on-ice officials. Question of the week: We bash...

Episode 11: Discussion on if the rise of a single, stable professional women’s hockey league would diminish the importance of international competition. The idea of having women run an NHL women’s pro league, and then potentially having those women cross over into the NHL as an untapped talent pool with new ideas and ways of doing things. From the outside looking in, the seeming disconnects within...

Episode 10: Discussion on the value of tracking hits in a game as a standalone statistic. The incomplete and fuzzy nature of statistical information in the NHL. The NHL coaching merry-go-round, retreads, and coaches slowly being phased out of the league. Second round NHL playoff talk. The NHLPA’s lack of support with their statement regarding the women’s professional hockey players boycotting pro...

Episode 09: Discussion about other ways the NHL could onboard 18-year-olds without having an amateur draft. Upping the age to play in the NHL and developing prospects, and the possibility of requiring them to spend time in the AHL. The Carolina hockey scene, and how others see the Hurricanes and their fan base during playoffs. Question of the week: What is the value in tracking hits in a game as a...

Episode 08: Discussion about favorite hockey-related books. Image versus reality when it comes to sports entertainment such as books and movies. Ideas and complaints regarding anyone making a new hockey movies or shows. Showcasing fun and humor within hockey, and how it’s lacking in the NHL. Question of the week: Theoretically, the NHL draft as we know it is dead; how would you on-board 18-20 hock...

Episode 07: Discussion about who may quietly retire during the 2020 lockout. The role of the AHL during NHL lockouts. Critically looking at whether a lockout really will happen in 2020, and the role of Olympic competition in that. The perception of hockey fans in “non-traditional” hockey markets, and the role of migrating fans. Question of the week: What is your favorite hockey book in recent memo...

Episode 06: The Hockey Hall of Fame Edition: Discussion about potential HHoFers from the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Current criteria – good or bad – for being elected. Players who may have been snubbed or overlooked, as well as players who may not have qualified but are in. The people who make up the selection committee. Question of the week: Who do you think will quietly retire in this next coming loc...

Episode 05: Discussion on if Columbus didn’t make playoffs, if no one else would go all-in at the trade deadline. The loopholes that NHL GMs use and some of the contract issues of signing players. NHL and NHLPA negotiations surrounding the possible 2020 lockout. Team and player reputations in the NHL, talent evaluation, and how that affects a player’s career. Seattle expansion talk regarding trade...

Episode 04: The current role of “enforcers/fighters” in the NHL, and comments about David Backes’s change of role in Boston. Steve Yzerman’s possible future in Detroit, and what may or may not happen with Ken Holland. Discussion about defensemen, and their purpose in hockey. Trying to come up with a better hockey discriptors that isn’t cliché while talking about Toronto. Question of the week: Shou...

Episode 03: Discussion about whether we’ll ever see a day where the NHL is no longer a four line game. How NHL teams use and develop their prospects from the AHL and ECHL. NHL top prospects (generally) and how teams and fans seem to interpret draft order, and how that translates into an NHL career. Team composition versus coaching and post-season success. (Side note: Cassie helped run a hockey blo...

Episode 02: Discussion about whether women’s professional hockey having two leagues is doing damage to the rising popularity with hockey fans, and the problems of merging the two leagues together. The possibility of professional women’s hockey becoming regional conferences, similar to the junior hockey in Canada or the NCAA, rather than under one national league. Favorite NHL broadcasting crews, a...

Episode 01: NHL All-Star Game Weekend, and the NHL / NBCSN introducing new online player and puck tracking technology. Interviewing hockey players, and some of the issues they face working in sports journalism. Kendall Coyne Schofield participating in the NHL Skills Competition and the possibility of women playing hockey with men in the NHL. Discussion on why it’s commonly thought that NHL teams a...

Welcome to the maiden voyage of the 3v3 Podcast, Pilot Episode 00! Topics discussed in this episode by Cassie, Pat, and Patrick include: Canadian team fans invading other arenas, often vacationing in warmer climates in mid-winter to follow their team. Hockey team marketing for NHL teams in “non-traditional” hockey locations, and the difference between hockey and sports marketing in Canada and the...