The Athletic Hockey Show

With the NBA moving closer to holding an "in-season" tournament in their 2023-24 season, Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe discuss if a similar thing could work for the NHL, and also if a play-in tournament for the playoffs should come back. Next, the Blackhawks have set Marion Hossa's jersey retirement ceremony for November 20th, and if it means Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook aren't far behind. The du...

Rob Pizzo from CBC Sports and Jesse Granger of the Athletic welcome Michael Russo, national NHL writer and Wild beat writer as the new co-host of the Athletic Hockey Show roundtable. The crew takes a look at the Jordan Kyrou max deal in St. Louis, Connor McDavid challenging his teammates in Edmonton, John Tortorella seeking a stronger dressing room dynamic in Philadelphia and the remaining list of...

First, Ian and Hailey talk about Hailey’s new role at The Athletic covering women’s hockey and the NHL, her trip to Denmark for the Women’s World Championship, and her new weekly show on The Athletic Hockey Show feed, and discuss the Colorado Avalanche signing Evan Rodrigues to a 1-year deal, the Montreal Canadiens naming Nick Suzuki team captain, Ian’s Dallas Cowboys looking bad to start the seas...

Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe discuss Tim Stutzle signing an eight year contract with the Ottawa Senators. Is it a gamble for the team or a smart play? Next, Jake Oettinger's new 3-year deal in Dallas, and how teams approach goalie contracts. Then, Arpon Basu joins the show to share his insights on the Montreal Canadiens, including tanking for Connor Bedard, expectations for Juraj Slafkovsky, Kirby...

Rob Pizzo and Jesse Granger return with a new edition of The Athletic Hockey Show roundtable to tackle predictions for the new NHL season. The guys provide their sure-shot predictions, the 50/50 shot and the long shot, including will the Boston Bruins make the playoffs, will the Maple Leafs advance to the second round and what playoff team from last season will miss the cut this year? Thomas Dranc...

First, Max and Corey break down Corey’s ranking of the best NHL players and prospects under 23 years of age, and discuss the dominance of the Hughes brothers with Jack at No. 1, Quinn at No. 4, and Luke at No. 11, Seth Jarvis, Brady Tkachuk, Lucas Raymond, and much more. Plus, the guys close things out with a supersized mailbag including questions about which NHL team is the furthest from contendi...

After willing the Nazem Kadri news into existence last week, Ian and Sean wonder if they can influence more news to happen this episode. We'll see. Then, they discuss the Coyotes playing at Mullett Arena, and learn something about the origin of the word "mullet". Next, as the NHL media tour makes a stop in Paris, talk about the return of the World Cup of Hockey in February 2024, and their interest...

Max and Corey break down the top 8 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sabres, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more. Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a mo...

This week on the roundtable, Rob, Sara and Jesse say hello to Dallas Stars head coach Peter Deboer who talks about his new team in Big D, reuniting with Joe Pavelski, how excited he is to coach a veteran team with some exciting young players mixed in, and the coaching fraternity in the NHL. The roundtable welcomes the keeper of the cup, Phil Pritchard from the Hockey Hall of Fame to discuss the su...

Max and Corey break down the No. 16 through No. 9 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Kraken, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more. Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athlet...

Max and Corey break down the No. 24 through No. 17 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, and Edmonton Oilers, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more. Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The...

On the Monday edition of the Athletic Hockey Show, Ian Mendes and Hailey Salvian welcome Cassie Campbell Pascall from Hockey Night in Canada and ESPN to discuss Brad Treliving's red hot summer of deals including landing Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau after losing Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau, We talk with Cass about participating in the Canada Pacific Pan-Am in Ottawa...

Max and Corey break down the bottom 8 teams in Corey’s 2022 NHL Pipeline Rankings, including the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, Vegas Golden Knights, and Florida Panthers, and discuss the top prospects for each franchise, expectations, projections, and more. Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for ju...

Ian and Sean discuss the Nazem Kadri situation as of Thursday morning, is this one of the weirdest offseason stories? Also, Dom Luszczyszyn's piece about fan confidence in their teams' front office is out, and the guys share their thoughts on some of the teams that dropped the most over last year's rankings, and where the Red Wings sit. Then, the appetite for the World Juniors Championship is low...

With Jesse Granger golfing Torry Pines this week, Rob and Sara welcome Sean Shapiro, the Athletic's business hockey reporter to fill in on the roundtable. The crew discusses NHL teams being allowed to sell advertising on jerseys in time for this coming season, Mark Scheifele walking back his harsh comments on the Jets after the season, the NHL-PA searching for a new Executive director, Jack Johnso...

First, Hailey and guest cohost Sean Gentille discuss whether Nazem Kadri has signed with the New York Islanders or not, and what his potential deal could look like, how he’ll make history as the first player to bring the Stanley Cup to a mosque, the impact of COVID on teams’ longterm salary cap planning, Team USA Women’s roster for the upcoming IIHF Women’s World Championship, and more. Then, Calg...

The initial response for listeners' hockey questions was so massive, Ian and Sean had to give the topic a second episode. This week, they discuss swapping goalies for shootouts, how face-off locations are decided, what the bumper position in a power play is, if goalies can cross center ice and much more! Have a question/comment for the show? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM (845...

Rob, Sara and Jesse discuss the latest injury to Max Pacioretty, as the newest Carolina Hurricane needs surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon. With NHL transactions slowing down, the roundtable takes a look at the 13 NHL teams currently over the cap and the most attractive remaining unrestricted free agents including Nazem Kadri who most in the Hockey world believe is destined to become a New Y...

First, Max and Corey talk about Johnathan Huberdeau’s 8-year, $84 million extension with the Calgary Flames and then discuss Team Canada running away with the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky tournament, who elevated their game for Team Canada, which non-Canadian players caught Corey’s attention, and more. Then, the guys preview the IIHF World Junior Championship beginning this week in Edmonton and discuss whi...

As a new fan to the sport, or a hockey fan for thirty years, there may be some rules in the NHL you may be confused about. Ian and Sean spend this episode focusing on penalties: breaking down questions listeners had about offsetting penalties, the instigator call, embellishment, and more! Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM: (845) 445-8459! Save on...

First, Rob, Jesse, and Sara discuss John Klingberg’s 1-year, $7 million deal with the Anaheim Ducks, Kirill Kaprizov’s return to the United States from Russia on Monday after previously being denied entry to the US via Dubai last month, interesting takeaways from Jesse’s article calculating the biggest changes in Stanley Cup betting lines since free agency, Katie Strang’s report on Michigan men’s...

First, Ian and guest cohost Julian McKenzie discuss the surprise signing of John Klingberg with the Anaheim Ducks on a 1-year, $7 million contract, how often 1-year deals actually work out, why guys like Nazem Kadri and Patrice Bergeron remain unsigned into August, potential landing spots for PK Subban, and more. Then, the guys talk about TSN broadcaster Gord Miller’s Twitter thread over the weeke...

Ian and Sean kick off the show with a visit from Mark Lazerus to discuss his exclusive interview with Jonathan Toews on his future with the Chicago Blackhawks. Then in "Granger Things", Jesse Granger looks at the teams that increased, or worsened their Stanley Cup odds in free agency.  Next, Ian and Sean share thoughts about this week's Parliament hearings for Hockey Canada, and to wrap up, conces...

First, Rob, Jesse, and Sara discuss the Calgary Flames trading Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for Johnathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, a prospect, and a pick, whether the NHL needs to address the growing salary cap disparity caused by low-to-no income tax states, Johnathan Toews’ thoughts on his future with the Chicago Blackhawks in an exclusive interview with The Athletic’s Mark Lazeru...

First, Ian and guest cohost Sean Gentille make Hailey feel great about celebrating her “birthday week” this week and then they discuss Matthew Tkachuk getting traded from the Calgary Flames to the Florida Panthers for Johnathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, a prospect, and a pick, the Huberdeau-Weegar media availability in Calgary this morning, Flames GM Brad Treliving turning a bad situation into...