The Athletic Hockey Show

After Team USA Women’s hockey team beat Canada for gold, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman were joined by Hailey Salvian on the scene in Milan to discuss the thrilling finish, OT hero Megan Keller, Hilary Knight ending her Hall of Fame career as a champion, the goaltending of Aerin Frankle, and what Marie-Philip Poulin and the Canadians need to do moving forward. Plus, thoughts on Switzerland’s bro...

Quinn Hughes and Mitch Marner are the toast of their respective countries as Olympic powerhouses United States and Canada both survived scares to advance to the Olympic semifinals. Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe react to an exciting day of hockey, with Slovakia eliminating Germany and Finland beating Switzerland in yet another overtime game to punch their tickets to the semifinals, as well. This e...

Max Bultman and Jesse Granger give their instant reaction following the Men's Olympic hockey qualification playoffs and look ahead to the quarterfinal matchups between Slovakia and Germany, Canada and Czechia, Finland and Switzerland, and the US and Sweden. Plus, The Athletic's own Arpon Basu calls in from Milan to give his thoughts on the day's action.  This episode was recorded live at 6:00...

The US and Canada Women’s Olympic hockey teams punched their tickets to the gold medal game in Milan on Thursday. Sean Gentille and Dom Luszczyszyn break down the two semifinal games from today, discuss Canada’s struggles throughout this tournament and wonder if the dominant United States team can run the table and win gold. This episode was recorded live at 5:45p ET on Monday, February 16. Hosts:...

The guys recap the Men's Olympic hockey preliminary round following the final matchup between the US and Germany and look ahead to the qualifier round. This episode was recorded live at 6:00p ET on Sunday, February 15. Hosts: Max Bultman and Jesse Granger With: Mark Lazerus Executive Producer: Chris Flannery Producer: Chris Flannery Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theathle...

After a bit of a slow start and two disallowed goals in the first period, Team USA, led by Brock Nelson, blew past Latvia in their Olympic opener. Jesse Granger, Dom Luszczyszyn and two-time US Olympian David Backes react to the American win, and Backes shares his experience playing for the USA at the Vancouver and Socchi games. Plus, Jesse and Dom recap Germany’s win over Denmark, Jordan Binningt...

With Canada and Czechia ready for their debuts at the 2026 Olympics, Sean Gentille and Dom Luszczyszyn welcome Michael Russo from Milan to help preview the game, including starting goaltenders and line combos. Plus, Hailey Salvian files an injury update on Canadian superstar Marie-Philip Poulin, what Canada will need to do in Poulin’s absence moving forward, and praises American super-pest Abbey M...

NHL players are set to play Olympic ice hockey for the first time in 12 years as the men’s tournament gets underway on Wednesday. Today, in the second of our two-part men’s Olympic hockey preview, the guys break down Team Canada, Finland, Slovakia, Germany, France, and host Italy, and make their medal picks and predict who will be tournament MVP and best goalie. Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McInd...

NHL players are set to play Olympic ice hockey for the first time in 12 years as the men’s tournament gets underway on Wednesday. Today, in the first of our two-part men’s Olympic hockey preview, the guys break down Team USA, Sweden, Czechia, Switzerland, Latvia, and Denmark, and make their medal picks and predict who will be tournament MVP and best goalie. Hosts: Max Bultman and Jesse Granger Exe...

The Edmonton Oilers can't get a save, defend or win right now, and Leon Draisaitl speaks out about it post game, putting the blame on everyone, including the front office and coaching staff. Sean and Shayna discuss the turmoil in Edmonton, they welcome Peter Baugh from New York to put a lid on the Rangers trading Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings, and they ask if Gavin McKenna's felony assau...

Sean Gentille is joined by Peter Baugh and Vince Mercogliano to give their instant reaction to the Los Angeles Kings acquiring Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers for Liam Greentree and a conditional third-round pick, minutes before the Olympic trade deadline Wednesday afternoon. This episode was recorded live at 3:30pm ET on February 4, 2026 Hosts: Sean Gentille With: Peter Baugh and Vince M...

The chatter has picked up on the Rangers and Artemi Panarin ahead of today's NHL Olympic trade freeze. Sean, Frank and Sean discuss if the Rangers should be in a rush to move him before the Olympic trade freeze and what teams are most interested in the enigmatic winger. The guys talk about the growing rift between the Flyers Matvei Michkov and coach Rick Tocchet and they ask, is Tampa Ba...

Every year we look at the NHL standings around Thanksgiving, see which teams are in the playoffs, and figure that’s basically how things will end up. But, is that really how it works? Today, Max and Laz compare the playoff field from the end of November to the current standings and decide which still-outside-the-playoffs teams are really cooked. Before that, the guys discuss the breaking news that...

Today, Corey and Scott compare and contrast their latest NHL Draft rankings, highlighting the big differences in each of their lists. Before that, the guys discuss some of the top prospects Stanley Cup contenders could look to move before the trade deadline to solidify their chances of being the last team standing in June.  Hosts: Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, and Scott Wheeler With: FloHockey’...

With the 2026 Winter Olympic Games beginning next week in Milano Cortino, Hailey and Sean preview the women's tournament, including their gold medal favorites, who the tournament MVP will be, who the best European player is, and what makes Canada vs the United States so special ahead of game one on February 5th. Hosts: Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille Executive Producer: Chris Flannery Produc...

With the Maple Leafs winless on their 5 game home-stand and 8 points out of a playoff spot, Sean, Frank and Sean ask if it is time for the Maple Leafs to sell, and if Brad Treliving should be overseeing the reboot? The guys praise the Buffalo Sabres, currently on a 19-3-1 heater, the Devils finally clearing cap space, sending Ondřej Palát to the Islanders and Isls GM Mathieu Da...

On today’s episode, the guys separate the pretenders from the contenders and make their list of eight NHL teams that can really win the Stanley Cup this season, as well some teams just outside the top eight who, with some trade deadline magic, could vault themselves into that elite group. Plus, Max and Laz give their thoughts on Pierre LeBrun’s exclusive Brady Tkachuk interview from The Athletic S...

In this exclusive interview, just a couple weeks away from the Milano Cortina Olympics, The Athletic’s NHL insider Pierre LeBrun talks with Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk about donning the Team USA sweater and representing his country on the world stage, the 4 Nations tournament, and the US-Canada rivalry, as a prelude to the Winter Games, and what winning a gold medal alongside his brother...

There has been an outbreak of unfortunately timed injuries around the NHL as the Olympics get closer and closer, with Team Sweden being hit hard by injuries, Canada and Finland missing important pieces and Seth Jones having to pull out for Team USA on Wednesday. Hailey and Sean discuss why Jackson Lacombe of the Anaheim Ducks was selected over Lane Hutson, and Julian McKenzie joins to chat about t...

Sean McIndoe, Frankie Corrado and guest co-host Shayna Goldman discuss the Habs last second win vs the Minnesota Wild, with Cole Caufield scoring the winning goal vs Team USA General Manager Bill Guerin's team. The crew debate if Guerin will regret not taking the diminutive high scoring American born winger to the Olympics, if the NHL needs to add an eye in the sky for egregious calls missed by re...

The New York Rangers are never far from the headlines in the hockey world, but that was especially true last Friday when GM Chris Drury penned an open letter announcing the team’s second “retool” in eight years, followed by the news that leading scorer Artemi Panarin will not continue to star on Broadway next season. On today’s show, The Athletic’s own Vince Mercogliano joins the guys to discuss t...

It’s no surprise that San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, a potential Hart Trophy candidate this season, lead’s Corey’s comprehensive list of the best under-23 NHL players and prospects, but that doesn’t mean the guys don’t have any disagreements where other players landed. Check out today’s episode to hear all the debates, questions, and self-congratulations as the guys deep dive into the l...

The 'Fire Drury' chants returned to MSG on Wednesday night as the Rangers again took it on the chin at home, this time at the hands of the Ottawa Senators, Hailey, Sean and Dom discuss the Rangers nightmare season, they talk about Dougie Hamilton's resurgence with the Devils, the red hot Sabres who have won 14 of their past 16 games and they compare Sidney Crosby's historic point streak from 15 ye...

Sean and Sean offer up their replacements for Brayden Point, if the star forward from the Tampa Bay Lightning won't be healthy enough in time to play for Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They guys welcome Aaron Portzline to discuss the struggling Blue Jackets and the impact new coach Rick Bowness will have on this perennial underachieving team, and Sean and Sean discuss how Mitch Marner has fit...

Olympic hockey is set to begin in 25 days, but construction on the arenas in Italy has not been completed and problems with the ice surface persist, despite improvements. To that end, The Athletic’s NHL insider Chris Johnston joins the show and gives his firsthand report about the situation on the ground from Milan. Plus, The Athletic’s Arpon Basu helps the guys break down the suddenly red hot Atl...