The Athletic Hockey Show

Craig and Sean gush over the Stanley Cup final matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. The guys discuss if the Bolts are indeed the best team of the cap era, or if it's the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks or Los Angeles Kings? The guys stick tap the development of the New York Rangers this season, and we answer your questions on Jacob Trouba's hit on Ondrej Pala...

First, the reunited dynamic duo of Ian Mendes and Hailey Salvian welcome The Athletic’s Joe Smith to the show to talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning once again returning to the Stanley Cup Final, the turning point of their Eastern Conference Final matchup against the New York Rangers, Andrei Vasilevskiy maintaining his mental and physical health over the last several playoff runs, Brayden Point’s i...

First, Max and Corey give their final thoughts on their time at the NHL Draft Combine last week, Corey comments on Max’s recent article where he asked NHL Draft prospects what they think of Corey’s scouting reports, and the guys talk about Arpon Basu’s and Marc Antoine Godin’s Montreal Canadiens coverage at the Draft Combine. Then, the guys break down Corey’s NHL Mock Draft 2.0 and discuss Cutter...

With Ian Mendes on vacation, Jesse Granger is back in the host's seat as he and Sean McIndoe preview Thursday night's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. Has Tampa Bay figured out the key to the playoffs? Also, standout players on both teams. And obviously with no relation to one of these teams, a chat about disrespected fanbases, and Jesse and Sean's successes in The Athletic's playoff picks...

Rob Pizzo from CBC Sports and Sara Civian and Jesse Granger from the Athletic discuss the Colorado Avalanche long layoff after sweeping the Edmonton Oilers. We debate who is better, Cale Makar or Nathan MacKinnon and can the Oilers improve on the surprise final four finish from this season with 40 year old Mike Smith in net? The roundtable welcomes Mike Russo from the Athletic who is covering the...

Craig and Sean discuss the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Edmonton Oilers and advancing to the Stanley Cup for the first time in 21 years. Mike Smith returning to the Oilers for next season and the magic of Cale Makar. The guys dissect the Boston Bruins decision to fire Bruce Cassidy, and how the injury riddled Bruins might be unrecognizable next season.  The boys welcome new Sabres be...

On today’s very wholesome episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Hailey makes her long-awaited return to the podcast and is joined by guest cohosts Julian McKenzie and Dom Luszczyszyn to discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning taking Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final from the New York Rangers, where the series goes from here, how the Rangers have grown over the course of the playoffs, and through their...

Max and Corey are on the scene at the NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo, New York for this week’s episode and are joined by highly-rated prospects Rutger McGroarty, Cutter Gauthier, and Juraj Slafkovsky in separate conversations to kick off the show. Plus, the guys break down Corey’s latest 2022 NHL Draft ranking, featuring a switch at the top of the list with Juraj Slafkovsky jumping ahead of Shane Wr...

Ian quizzes Sean on Thursday's "very important" NHL birthday before diving into a discussion on offside video review after the controversial Cale Makar play this week. Also, should the Oilers stick with Mike Smith, and do Avalanche fans need to worry about Darcy Kemper? Can the Lightning go all the way without Brayden Point? Then in "Granger Things", Jesse Granger chats about the eye-opening over/...

Rob Pizzo of CBC Sports and Jesse Granger from the Athletic breakdown game one of the Western Conference final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, the questionable coaches review on Cale Makar's 1st period goal, the goaltending and all that offence. Shayna Goldman returns to the roundtable to give her take on the Eastern Conference series between Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers,...

Craig and Sean return to preview the NHL's final four with matchups involving Edmonton facing Colorado and the New York Rangers taking on the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The boys welcome US Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Weight who has been working with NHL Network as a studio analyst. We discuss Barry Trotz being fired by Lou Lamoriello on Long Island, Julien BriseBois...

First, Max and Corey welcome The Athletic’s Montreal Canadiens writers Arpon Basu and Marc Antoine Godin to discuss the Habs having the first overall selection in this year’s NHL Draft, if they’ll actually select presumptive No. 1 pick Shane Wright with that pick or go with other options like Juraj Slafkovsky or Logan Cooley, who within the Canadiens organization will ultimately make the decision...

Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe talk abut the St. Louis Blues' comeback win Wednesday night versus the Avalanche, will the Avs be able to rebound from Game 5's collapse? Also, if Edmonton and the Avalanche advance to the Conference Finals, could McDavid vs. MacKinnon be among the greatest "Star vs. Star" matchups?  Then, a discussion on choosing between McDavid or Vasilevskiy in a hypothetical Game 7,...

Rob Pizzo from CBC Sports and Jesse Granger from the Athletic breakdown the battle of Alberta, the historic run by Connor McDavid and some suspect goaltending from Jacob Markstrom and Mike Smith as the Oilers lead that series 3 games to 1. The guys look at the Hurricanes/Rangers series which is tied at 2 games a piece with Carolina failing to register a road win thus far in the playoffs, the out o...

No Ian? No Hailey? No worries! First up, guest cohosts Julian McKenzie and Sean Gentille break down Nazem Kadri’s legendary performance for the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 against the St. Louis Blues, scoring his first career playoff hat trick en route to a 6-3 Avs win, and 3-1 series lead, and discuss the racist threats and backlash he faced after his controversial collision with Blues goalie Jo...

Craig and Sean celebrate Victoria Day with a special edition of the Tuesday boyzzz TAHS on a Monday! The guys discuss the antics of Max Domi in the dying seconds in game three between the Rangers and Hurricanes, and Gerard Gallant's harsh words directed towards the Canes post game. Bryan Rust signs a 5 year extension with Pittsburgh and we ask, what does that mean for Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang...

First, Max and Corey break down Corey’s latest 2022 NHL Mock Draft and discuss the Seattle Kraken’s likely choice between right-handed defensemen Simon Nemec and David Jiricek at No. 4, why Cutter Gauthier makes sense for the Columbus Blue Jackets at No. 6, and the intriguing possibility of Ivan Miroshnichenko going to the Tampa Bay Lightning at No. 25, as well as the play of some top prospects at...

Ian and Sean discuss Game 1 of the Battle of Alberta on Wednesday night that was completely unhinged with fifteen goals scored. Is that game indicative of what we will get the rest of the series, or a one-off? Also, if the Rangers already in trouble in their series against the Hurricanes, and if the Blues have any chance against the Avalanche. Then in "Granger Things", Jesse Granger is back to dis...

Rob, Sara and Jesse breakdown the Tampa Bay Lightning's game one win over the Florida Panthers, Nikita Kucherov's sick hands, and the Panthers struggles to fill the net as they did in the regular season. The roundtable discusses a huge game for Jordan Binnington in the Blues OT game one loss in Denver to the Avalanche, the coaching change in Vegas and the Maple Leafs plan to stay the course after...

The Tuesday boys praise the play of Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger who has proven himself to be a number one goalie in the NHL and as an important piece for Team USA in future international play. The guys discuss the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals strategy with those franchises needing to make a decision on staying the course or beginning rebuilds.  Kevin Kurz from...

First, Ian and guest cohost Julian McKenzie talk about one of the best weekends of playoff hockey of all time, featuring five Game 7s, with both Sunday night games going to overtime, Jake Oettinger’s heroics in net for the Dallas Stars, the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their ninth consecutive series, the potential end of elite status for the Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Pengui...

In episode two of the Future of Sports series, The Athletic's Mike Smeltz looks at how the team experience may change in the future: increased use of technology in gameplay, robotic umpires and the unique initiatives of a startup sports league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode one of the Future of Sports series, The Athletic's Mike Smeltz looks at how the fan experience may change: how going to games, watching games at home and how memorabilia is shifting from physical to digital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, Max and Corey talk about the results of the NHL Draft Lottery, with the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils securing the first and second overall picks, respectively, and discuss The Athletic NHL’s writers’ picks in a mock draft for every lottery team. Then, the guys dive into Corey’s new 2022 NHL Draft ranking and discuss why Shane Wright is still holding onto the No. 1 spot, Jiri Kul...

Jesse Granger gets the call-up to sit in the host chair as Ian is on vacation, and with Sean, recaps Wednesday night's playoff action, including Sidney Crosby's injury and the Rangers' comeback, Florida Panthers are starting to look like the team we saw in the regular season, and a look at Thursday night's games. To wrap up, the guys discuss a new shootout rule proposition, and in "This Week in Ho...