Algorithmically Incorrect Hockey

Sean is in beautiful Kelowna for the Memorial Cup. Robert is still in Dallas (where the Rangers got no-hit on Monday). We open (1:00) by talking about Sean's adjusted sleep schedule, the crazy playoff tiebreaker possibilities at the Memorial Cup, how to determine how tall hockey players really are, and sports bucket list items. Sean then sits down (42:01) with CHL President Dan MacKenzie to di...

Robert remembers the name of the show. Sean grits his teeth while praising the Arsenal Football Club. First, (5:30) the guys talk a bit more about Jason Robertson, Kirill Kaprizov, and how contract comps work in different markets. We then move on (20:31) to the fallout from Vegas and John Tortorella's whoospadoodle. Next, AI Hockey welcomes (37:10) Glenn Hefferan, President and Commissioner of...

Robert finds out about a goat named Skubal. Sean's wifi holds up until a late-episode storm rolls in. The guys open the show by talking about offseason sports viewing (6:30). Sean announces his running project to watch every Fast & Furious movie. Sean and Robert then discuss Jamie Benn's legacy (20:40) and what options Dallas has to treat him and the team right at this point, and then...

Sean drives to the top of a parking garage. Robert gets to hear an Alex Ovechkin story. First (11:20), the one-and-only Bruce Boudreau joins the show to talk about the award named after him, how his AHL career ended, comparing tough playoff goalie decisions, the Russian Machine, and how Boudreau liked to mess with reporters. Sean and Robert then (57:45) discuss the tricky parts of press conference...

Sean and Robert kick things off by magnanimously acknowledging that you are allowed to walk up and give them envelopes of cash at any time. Former NHL video coach Kelly Forbes then joins the show (11:45) to talk about his career in Dallas, how the job of a video coach changed after the coach's challenge, what it was like working for seven different Stars head coaches, how he decided to step aw...

Sean and Robert kick the show off by talking about production improvements they can make after last week. Robert's wifi then decides to be funny by abandoning the segment, substantially improving its listenability. They then (6:30) discuss playoff broadcasts and Tom Dundon's "thriftiness" as recently discoverd by the Portland Trailblazers. Dimitri Filipovic of the PDOcast joins (...

A beer-league goalie named Sean talks with a USA Hockey goalie expert, and everyone learns something. Robert learns his own hard lessons about audio engineering. After some producer notes from last week's episode (1:00), Sean proposes a crazy play-in rule the NHL should think about (9:30). The guys also reflect on Episode 2 guest Rick Bowness's blunt comments about the Blue Jackets (15:48)...

Sean is at a loud hockey rink. Robert says "um" a couple times. Jack Han joins (2:00) the show to talk about rink coffee, his new book, how he started writing about hockey, what it's like being an NHL video coach, how limitations and constraints can be key to organic development, and how passing can be like a good handshake. Robert and Sean (54:17) then get into how video and charts are secret bes...

Sean and Robert start the show with a discussion about rules the PWHL has adopted that the NHL might benefit from. Sean advocates for the jailbreak goal while Robert uses the phrase "some our younger viewers" at 23:07 just to show how out of touch he really is. Next (55:00) they're joined by SportsNet's Elliotte Friedman to discuss Jim Nill's recent extension in Dallas, some...

Sean and Robert talk for a few minutes about what Algorithmically Incorrect Hockey is and isn't.