Talking Hockey Sense

In this week's episode, Chris examines some of the teams at the bottom of the NHL standings to identify which teams should just pack it in and commit to the tank to get a high pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Chris also takes an early look at Team USA as we near the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, the health scare at University of Michigan and recruiting classes around signing day. Chris also answ...

On this week's episode of Talking Hockey Sense, Chris breaks down the week that was in international hockey including two major prospect events -- the U18 Five Nations and World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Both events were won by the United States, but dozens of prospects played in each tournament, giving Chris a chance to break down some of the most notable performances. Among the players covered...

After dropping his 2023 early-season NHL Draft Rankings on FloHockey.tv last week, Chris answers a bunch of listener comments and questions about the list and the class in general. Chris also takes time at the start of the podcast to discuss the Boston Bruins' decision to sign and later release Mitchell Miller. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episode and please consider l...

With his draft rankings about to drop later this week on FloHockey.tv, Chris dishes on some early trends emerging for the 2023 NHL Draft class. He also takes a deeper look at how much pressure Connor Bedard is under to keep his No. 1 status, if at all, with Adam Fantilli and Matvei Michkov in hot pursuit. Also on today's pod, Chris takes a quick look at the upcoming U17 World Hockey Challenge feat...

This week's episode of Talking Hockey Sense focuses on the importance of the AHL in the developmental ladder of hockey. Patrick Williams, who covers the AHL for TheAHL.com and NHL.com, joins the show to chat about top prospects playing in the league, how the AHL has changed in recent years and why it continues to be vital to the NHL. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @pwilliamsAHL. Additionally, Chris...

After a week off, Chris is back to talk about the best NHL rookie debuts of the season so far and answers your questions about college hockey, the NHL draft, rookies, prospects and more. On top of that, Chris previews the forthcoming ECHL season on FloHockey, and provides updates from the USHL and men's college hockey ranks. Don't forget to leave a kind rating and review of the podcast on your app...

Host Chris Peters takes a look at the beginning of the season in the NCAA and junior hockey ranks with a special focus on top prospects and how they've performed early on this season. Additionally, Chris answers a number of listener questions from what scouts look for in an offensive defenseman, to 2024 NHL Draft prospects standing out early in the USHL. This episode covers a lot of ground. Don't...

Chris is joined this week by college hockey insider Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald to help preview the 2022-23 men's college hockey season. Chris and Brad go conference by conference and share some thoughts on the season ahead. Also, Chris answers your questions and provides some thoughts on standouts from the USHL Fall Classic. Don't forget that you can watch each episode of the podcas...

The USHL season is about to begin on FloHockey. So this week, Chris welcomes Dubuque Fighting Saints President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kalle Larsson, who shares his insights on what it takes to make it in the USHL, how he builds teams and how the league has grown over the years. Chris also answers your questions about NHL prospects, college hockey and his recent trip to the NHL Ro...

After a few months off, Talking Hockey Sense is back, now with a new logo and a new home. While it's the 53rd episode of the podcast all-time, it's the first episode as part of the FloSports Podcast Network. With more ways to interact with and follow Talking Hockey Sense than ever before, you can enjoy the show on your podcast app of choice or watch on FloHockey.tv as well. Chris is flying solo th...

Chris is back to recap the entire 2022 NHL Draft, with a close look at the top of the draft and other favorite picks from the first round and beyond. Joining the podcast this week is repeat guest Matt Moran, who had a long tenure scouting in the USHL and OHL. Matt helps Chris break it all down. After the conversation, Chris answers your questions about the draft. Talking Hockey Sense will be going...

With a week to go before the NHL Draft, Chris Peters goes in-depth and takes a look at the latest developments before the big show in Montreal. He also takes a look at the lessons learned from the Colorado Avalanche's Stanley Cup victory and offers some thoughts on Bob McKenzie's final draft rankings that features Juraj Slafkovsky at No. 1. As always, Chris fields listeners' most pressing draft qu...

It's the 50th episode of Talking Hockey Sense, with a major focus on the 2022 NHL Draft. Chris shares thoughts on his final Top 100 draft rankings, currently available to read in full on DailyFaceoff.com, going into detail about why some decisions were made. After taking a look at the Top 25, Chris answers your questions on the 2022 NHL Draft including several about why Shane Wright fell to No. 2...

Chris welcomes back Corey Pronman of The Athletic to talk about his final draft rankings and much more about the 2022 NHL Draft. Corey was on the podcast way back in August to preview the draft season, so it only made sense to bring him back to close it out as well. Chris also takes time to answer many listener questions, almost all of which are about the 2022 NHL Draft. Don't forget to subscribe...

Chris is joined this week by Ryan Kennedy from The Hockey News to talk about his NHL Draft preview and whether or not there should be much debate about Shane Wright at the top of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Chris and Ryan also chat about the ceiling vs. floor arguments when discussing a prospect's upside, handicapping the top two defensemen in the draft, the down year for the Ontario Hockey League a...

The NHL Draft Lottery was held May 10 and Chris breaks it all down from Montreal retaining the No. 1 pick to New Jersey moving up to No. 2 and all the way down to what the Sabres should consider doing with the 16th overall pick they got from Vegas. Plus, Chris answers listener questions about the lottery including options for a number of the teams picking in the Top 16, who can move up, who might...

Chris is back from Germany and is here to recap the 2022 IIHF Men's World Under-18 Championship. He talks about Sweden's big win, USA falling short, top performers in the tournament and a bunch more. Chris also covers the latest on the 2023 World Junior Championship and NCAA coaching carousel before answering listener questions on the U18s, NHL Draft and anything else in the prospect world. Don't...

Chris is in Germany and taking your questions on all things 2022 NHL Draft this week, with a special focus on the ongoing U18 Men's World Championship in Kaufbeuren and Landshut. After putting a call out for questions, we got nearly 30 and Chris answered all of them over an afternoon from his hotel room in Munich. Listen in for thoughts on Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky, Logan Cooley, Isaac Howard...

Chris is back from the Frozen Four to wrap up the men's college hockey season, covering how Denver became champions. Also, Chris answers your questions about all things college hockey and also a few on the 2022 NHL Draft and some other NHL Drafted prospects. There is a boatload of prospect talk including Dryden McKay's NHL outlook, what Brock Faber can gain by staying at Minnesota and a whole bunc...

It's Men's Frozen Four Week and Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald is back on the podcast to help Chris break down the field. Michigan, Denver, Minnesota State and Minnesota provide a thrilling quartet of teams with 41 NHL Draft picks representing 25 NHL teams and some of the best talent men's college hockey has to offer. Brad and Chris go in depth on all four teams, looking at strengths an...

The 2022 NCAA Men's Frozen Four is set with Michigan, Denver, Minnesota State and Minnesota all heading to Boston. ESPN analyst Sean Ritchlin joins Chris on the podcast to chat about the regionals that led to these four teams punching their tickets to the final weekend of the season. Ritchlin also dishes on the current players at Michigan, being part of their 1996 and 1998 national championship te...

The 2022 NCAA men's hockey tournament is about to begin across the country and Chris has you covered with a full team-by-team preview as well as his predictions for each game all the way through to the national championship game. Chris also answers your questions about the tournament, college free agents and the NHL Draft as always. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast on your ap...

It's episode 40 of the podcast and Chris is here to talk NHL Trade Deadline and much more with another listener Q&A. Chris also breaks down some of the deals that have already made that involved prospects, the most recent college free agent signings, and a full rundown of the Hobey Baker Top 10 list that was announced last week. After that, it's all listener questions with a lot of deadline-relate...

As the NCAA season winds down, NHL teams are ramping up their pursuit of undrafted college free agents. Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald is back to help Chris break down the best available college UFAs that NHL teams are going to be in pursuit of this season. If you ever listened to Brad's former podcast with Nate Ewell, College Hockey Today, this episode follows a similar format to break...

Chris is celebrating the first anniversary of launching Hockey Sense with another Q&A episode of Talking Hockey Sense. He answers a wide-ranging set of questions on everything from college free agents to watch, NCAA hockey recruiting, the college coaching carousel, the rescheduled 2022 World Juniors and a lot of individual NHL prospects. If you love prospect talk, there's a whole bunch of that her...