The Great Canadian Hockey Podcast

Aidan Serra and James Paracy jump into the Carolina Hurricanes' long-awaited Stanley Cup Championship. After talking Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, and the Canes' goaltending, they move to some trades. More importantly, some trade requests, as Aidan judges how newly empowered trade demands should and shouldn't affect how teams look at acquiring players. Podcast recorded on Thursday, June...

Aidan Serra and James Paracy jump in immediately following Vegas' game four victory over Colorado in the Western Conference Final. They discuss Carolina and Montreal's clash to see who will join them, Evgeni Malkin, and more. Podcast recorded on Tuesday, May 26, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy recap the end of the first round and the beginning of the second, with the perfect Carolina Hurricanes stamping their ticket through first. James has a bone to pick with the officials, Aidan has some thoughts on the NHL Draft Lottery, and more. Episode recorded on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy talk about General Manager moves before each picking their first-round winners. Podcast recorded on Friday, April 17, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy pop back in to run through some late-season staffing changes and some young players jumping in to make a major impact. Both James and Aidan give their top-five ballots for the Calder, Norris, Vezina, and Hart Trophies with a mere handful of regular-season games remaining. Podcast recorded on Thursday, April 9, 2026, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy recap the entire NHL trade deadline, especially looking at how centres and salary impacted the market, before some thoughts on Detroit's young goaltenders, Brayden Schenn, Alexis Lafreniere, and more. Podcast recorded on Monday, March 9, 2026, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy jump back in just in time to talk about the biggest swirling trade rumours, including a potential Robert Thomas blockbuster, ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. After a word on Matthew Schaefer, they jump back to the end of the Olympics. Aidan has some of his own points to make regarding the aftermath, while James talks Mark Stone and other late-season fantasy re...

Aidan Serra and James Paracy begin with Thursday's Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game between Marie-Philip Poulin's Canada and Hilary Knight's USA. They then move to the men's tournament, touching on each quarter-final, including overtime drama on Wednesday that culminated in Mitch Marner, Artturi Lehkonen, and Quinn Hughes scoring overtime winners. Podcast recorded on Thursday, Fe...

Aidan and James immediately react to Canada's Men's Olympic Hockey team's opener, touching on Jordan Binnington's shutout and Canada's smothering of Czechia. They zip around the rest of the Olympics, shining lights on Juraj Slafkovsky, Dalibor Dvorsky, Damian Clara, and the best German squad we've ever seen. Podcast recorded on Thursday, February 12, 2026, and produced by A...

James Paracy and Aidan Serra talk about the ever-circling trade rumours ahead of the Olympic roster freeze, the further struggles of the New Jersey Devils, and a pair of contract extensions for defencemen that both have some strong opinions about. Podcast recorded on Friday, January 30, 2026, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy talk about a pair of Pacific Division trades involving Rasmus Andersson and Kiefer Sherwood. They speak on Josh Doan's contract extension and Jackson LaCombe's Olympic selection with the Duck replacing Seth Jones on the American back end. Podcast recorded on Thursday, January 22, 2026, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy jump in with Philip Broberg's extension and Linus Ullmark's absence before turning attention to the prominent destinations for New York's Artemi Panarin prior to the trade deadline. They look at a potential Jesperi Kotkaniemi trade before turning attention to the big question in the Hart Trophy race: Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, or Macklin Celebrini? F...

Aidan Serra and James Paracy's 100th GCHP episode serves as their first of 2026 and begins with a full recap of the World Junior Hockey Championships in Minnesota, including James' disappointment with the officiating and Aidan's jubilation at Sweden's success. The two break down rosters for the 2026 Olympics in Milan before spotlighting Trevor Zegras and three recent players given...

Aidan Serra and James Paracy return to first talk about the Quinn Hughes trade and a return Vancouver should be thrilled with. The Pittsburgh/Edmonton goaltender swap and Mason Marchment are touched upon before a spotlight on Jacob Fowler and a quick preview of the World Junior Hockey Championship. Episode recorded on Monday, December 22, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy return to talk about a handful of NHL defencemen and goaltenders who have made impressions of late. They touch on the concerns surrounding the ice surface for the Olympics in Milan, Darren Raddysh, sports movies, and more. Podcast recorded on Friday, December 5, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy start by going over recent contracts for Adrian Kempe, Shane Pinto, Scott Wedgewood, and Adam Lowry before going to a pair of bizarre injuries to Jack Hughes and Eetu Luostarinen. Aidan looks at Canada's World Junior team as we approach one month out, and after Calgary announced they'd be loaning Zayne Parekh to the Canadian squad. They go over the PWHL inaugur...

Aidan Serra and James Paracy catch up on contract extensions and check in on the youth at the top of the NHL points chart. After Aidan's argument that Patrice Bergeron should be a lock Hall of Famer next season, the boys talk Ducks, and James finishes off with his comprehensive Jurassic Park movie power rankings. Podcast recorded on November 12, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gare...

Aidan Serra and James Paracy talk Macklin Celebrini, Nikita Kucherov, and Morgan Geekie before welcoming their guest, Canisius College defenceman Carter Patterson (28:35). At the start of his second NCAA season, Patterson talks about his career path, his rookie year of college hockey, and his input on Canadian defencemen looking like early Olympic contenders. Podcast recorded on Monday, October 27...

James Paracy and Aidan Serra run through the biggest storylines of the beginning of the NHL seasons, including Matthew Schaefer's excellence, the Carolina Hurricanes' dominance, Calgary's struggles and next steps, and more. Podcast recorded on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan and James jump into the deep end of the contracts pool, with numerous high-ticket items flying off the shelf of the 2026 Free Agent class. After that, they run through some thoughts from the first few days of the new NHL season and finish their division previews with the Atlantic. Episode recorded on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy run through NHL news, including Mason McTavish's extension and Florida's options in the wake of Aleksander Barkov's season-ending injury. From there, they preview the Central division, with a hot take about the relative strength of the two divisions in the Western Conference. Episode recorded on Tuesday, September 30 and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Ga...

James Paracy and Aidan Serra run through some late-September events to tee up the hockey season, talk about Matthew Schaefer's preseason debut with the New York Islanders, and highlight some newly inked ELCs. Following that, they preview the entire Pacific Division, one that showcases the highs and lows of NHL teams. Podcast recorded on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra....

James Paracy and Aidan Serra return to preview the first of four NHL divisions ahead of the 2025-26 season, talking about the status of all eight Metropolitan Division teams. Podcast recorded on Sunday, September 14, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

James Paracy and Aidan Serra shine a light on the San Jose Sharks and the hiring of Joe Thornton to start off their first episode since June. They run through Olympic chatter, NHL retirements, Matthew Schaefer, and Nicklas Backstrom before answering some superlatives for the 2025-26 NHL season. Podcast recorded on Thursday, August 7, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

After a recap of life and hockey news, Aidan and James welcome Jeremi Plourde of McKeen's Hockey (35:36) for the third consecutive year to aid in previewing the NHL draft. Jeremi and Aidan break down the best players set to be drafted come Friday. Jeremi's deep insight is built through over six hundred viewings of players in this year's class and is further elaborated on Jeremi's Instagram account...