3v3 Podcast

Episode 139: Discussion on where our preferred seats are to watch an NHL game. The controversial comment from a certain Arizona Coyotes color commentator regarding skilled players. Early 1990s Kamloops Blazers (WHL) teams. Eugene Melnyk’s legacy as the owner of the Ottawa Senators, & teams with similar ownership styles. Recorded 3 April 2022

Episode 138: The botched Anaheim Ducks-Vegas Golden Knights Evgenii Dadonov trade. The Edmonton Oilers goaltending conundrum. Speculation on hockey player robotics. Mark Messier’s time with the Vancouver Canucks, & Teemu Selanne’s time with the Colorado Avalanche. More on the exploited LTIR-salary cap loophole workaround, & the media coverage differences between teams. Question of the week: If you...

Episode 137: Observations about the NCAA D-I women’s hockey national championship game. NHL trade deadline talk & false trade news (that will be completely wrong and obsolete by the time this airs). Revisiting the idea of banning coaches from the bench during games. The real reasons why the majority of fans dislike opposing hockey teams. The idea of mandatory theme trades. Hockey’s own self-create...

Episode 136: Team theme outfits for outdoor NHL games, this time for the Heritage Classic (Toronto vs Buffalo). Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs. And here’s the mullet tangent…. The Colorado Avalanche possibly hiding salary cap hits using the Tampa Bay LTIR method. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltending issues. A little bit on NHL public analytic models. ESPN’s questionable choices regard...

Episode 135: No discussion about the question from the previous episode, since the passage of time has made our answers irrelevant. Comments from the legendary Angela James regarding the current state of women’s professional hockey. The PHF versus the PWHPA, and the WNBA women’s pro league model. The ways fans can buy game-worn professional hockey jerseys. The PHF Metropolitan Riveters specialty j...

Episode 134: Discussion on where we think Canadian-based NHL teams should temporarily move to in the US due to covid restrictions. The Arizona Coyotes sign a deal with Arizona State University to play in their new facility for 3 years. Sports arena placement in a community. The Edmonton Oilers fire head coach Dave Tippett. The Montreal Canadiens hire Martin St. Louis as head coach. Cammi Granato b...

Episode 133: Skating a man down this week, Pat and Cassie discuss creating an NHL All-Star Weekend event around a player of our choice. The NHL All-Star Weekend’s mis-marketing. The NHL’s many failures in trying to create more entertaining events. NHL outdoor games & speculation about their jersey design. Our view on the purpose of the NHL commissioner, & team ownership. Question of the week: If a...

Episode 132: Discussion about our comebacks to the Brad Marchand escrow chirp-tweet. The LA Kings Quinton Byfield’s first NHL goal. The Anaheim Ducks Trevor Zegras’s Michigan goals. The Arizona Coyotes moving into the new Arizona State University hockey arena next season. A proposed Arizona and Edmonton full-team swap. The Buffalo Sabres goaltending situation. Question of the week: Pick a hockey p...

Episode 131: Discussion about the circumstances we’d consider granting teams the power to decline penalties. The now infamous exchange between Jim Matheson & Leon Dreisaitl. The general state of hockey at the moment. The ongoing train wreck that is the Edmonton Oilers. Rick Westhead’s amazing (& infuriating) series hockey exposés. The idea of players owning a stake in the teams that they play on,...

Episode 130: Discussion on which players, outside of Mitch Marner, we think need to shoot more. Ray Bourque’s goal scoring ability, and why current defenders don’t shoot more. Created controversy regarding a Vancouver Canucks reporter. Florida NHL teams being successful right now. The Seattle Kraken proves the Vegas Golden Knights expansion success was an outlier. Question of the week: Under what...

Episode 129: Discussion on our picks for players to talk about the technicalities & mechanics of playing hockey. Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar’s play of the week (last week). Possible player shootout strategies. Referee Wes McCauley’s moment in the spotlight. Color commentators & their level of on-air entertainment. Toronto Maples Leafs’ Mitch Marner not living up to his contract. Question of th...

Episode 128: Discussion on where we think Paul Maurice might end up next. The current state of women’s ice hockey, with the U18 women’s tournament being canceled by the IIHF. Patrick’s new adventures in NHL 22 (the video game, for those who don’t play). Question of the week: If you could pick 3-5 hockey players to talk about the technicalities & mechanics of playing hockey, who would they be? Reco...

Episode 127: Discussion about where the Oak View Group could build a facility for “preseason NHL” games. A review of the Climate Pledge Arena experience in Seattle. Former NHLers Jarome Iginla’s son being drafted by the WHL Seattle Thunderbirds. The Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid & Leon Dreisaitl. The idea of moving the Olympic ice hockey tournament to the Summer games. Paul Maurice resigning fro...

Episode 126: Discussion on which teams we think could use Claude Giroux by the NHL trade deadline. NHL teams scouting San Jose’s Evander Kane at his first AHL game back after suspension. The New York Islanders possibly making moves. The Vancouver Canucks’ owner cleaning house. [Accidental bossa nova interlude.] John Tortorella’s comments regarding unconventional hockey plays. NHL Board of Governor...

Episode 125: Discussion on whether we’d choose M-A Fleury or Rask to help an NHL team right now. New Montreal Canadiens VP of Hockey Ops Jeff Gorton’s first media interview. The Philadelphia Flyers firing their coaching staff. Thoughts on Patrick Roy becoming the new Habs GM. Speculation on if the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe might affect Alex Ovechkin’s race to beat Wayne Gretzky’s ca...

Episode 124: Discussion on who should replace Colin Campbell in the NHL front office. The Montreal Canadiens firing many people in hockey operations. Martin Brodeur designing the New Jersey Devils third jersey. The ongoing disaster that is the Vancouver Canucks. The New York Islanders postponing games due to too many players on the covid protocol, suggesting the NHL might pull out of the Olympics....

Episode 123: Discussion on if NHL players will participate in the Olympics. The current possibility of an NHL team being in Quebec City. And even more about the Seattle Kraken’s on-ice troubles. Some possible communication issues within teams. The Washington Capitals’ TJ Oshie coming back to play in Seattle. The state of the New York Islanders & their new arena. The Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid...

Episode 122: Discussion about who we’d pick for The Athletic’s Sara Civian’s NHL red carpet fashion reporting partner. The recent spate of manufactured Connor McDavid angst among the hockey media. Alex Ovechkin inching closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. The Seattle Kraken’s increasingly obvious coaching issues. The ongoing disasters that are the Vancouver Canucks & the Ottawa...

Episode 121: Discussion about our pitches to resurrect Roller Hockey International. The announcement of the name, colors, & crest of the Seattle Kraken’s AHL affiliate. The Vancouver Canucks’ Diwali jerseys, & the San Jose Sharks’ specialty jerseys. Question of the week: If The Athletic’s Sara Civian had a fashion reporter assignment at an NHL All-Star Game, who should be her partner? Recorded 8 N...

Episode 120: Discussion on which Canadian NHL team that we’d contract at this moment in time. Our short & sweet PSAs regarding a certain league that will not be named & its scandals. College hockey Division I shutouts leader...may not be who you expect. The Professional Hockey Federation (PHF; formally the NWSL) games are now being broadcast on ESPN+. Question of the week: What is your pitch to re...

Episode 119: (Don’t mind the last half of Ann Wilson’s (from the band Heart) Seattle Kraken opening night anthem….) Discussion on our criteria for how to pick the first three Olympic roster spots. Injuries to the two Hughes brothers playing in the NHL. Toronto, Montreal, & Chicago not having great starts to their respective seasons. Trade possibilities for Phil Kessel. The idea of Seattle bringing...

Episode 118: Discussion about what team & narrator we’d like for a hockey documentary. Thoughts on the new TNT NHL hockey panel, with Wayne Gretzky & Charles Barkley. Other thoughts on ESPN’s NHL opening night broadcast. Comments about the first couple of games for the Seattle Kraken. The New York Rangers liberal use of putting A’s on players’ jerseys. The 2022 Olympic hockey roster announcements....

Episode 117: Discussion on what we would’ve renamed the NWHL. Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner’s tweets regarding the NHL and the NHLPA. Hockey players needing to change things for themselves because no one will do it for them. The lack of investigative reporters in sports, & in particular the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs docu-series on Amazon Prime. NHL coaches not bothering to get to kno...

Episode 116: Discussion on ideas for riders on trades in NHL contracts. Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel replacing his management team. NHL players on Team USA at the Olympics this coming season. Even more absurd trade riders. Turning NHL interviews, contract negotiations, & transactions into classic TV game shows. The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) changing their name to the Premier Hock...

Episode 115: Discussion about creating a 6-man squad of players born between 7 days before / 7 days after our birthdays. The Carolina Hurricanes spitefully offer-sheeting Montreal Canadiens restricted free agent center Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Women’s hockey world cup results (as of this recording). An unnamed Kraken player looking for real estate in the Seattle Area. The mysterious status of Buffalo S...