The Great Canadian Hockey Podcast

James Paracy and Aidan Serra return for the long-awaited twelfth episode of the podcast, opening up with Andrei Kuzmenko inking an extension in Vancouver. They touch on some controversy surrounding Jordan Binnington and Trevor Zegras, before moving on to some NHL injury updates and John Tavares playing in game 1000. After a quick word on Jack Hughes and an impromptu Hughes vs. Matthews debate, Aid...

James and Aidan are back to take their regularly scheduled look around the NHL, talking Max Pacioretty, Johnny Gaudreau, and Owen Power. They return to Vancouver to discuss the dumpster fire that is the Canucks, before analyzing the trade market for Timo Meier. After a word on Bettman's Tuesday quotes, Aidan gives his quick rundown on Brandon Wheat Kings prospect Nate Danielson before pumping up h...

Aidan and James make a (better late than never) return to discuss a few contract extensions and waiver wire decisions. They talk about the high scoring making for a lot of projected 40-goal and 100-point scorers, a touch on the Vancouver Canucks, Nathan MacKinnon, and a quick run over to the CHL, for a word on Brayden Yager. Podcast produced by Gareth Baird.

Aidan and James do one final recap on the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship and touch on Canada's most recent national hero, Dylan Guenther. They examine what Shane Wright and Brandt Clarke returning to junior is going to mean big-picture before moving on to discuss Juuse Saros and his Nashville Predators, as well as praise Mikko Rantanen. Moving along, Aidan and James each give three wis...

James and Aidan return from their Christmas hiatus reeling from Canada and Slovakia's epic World Junior quarterfinal. They take a look around the tournament, highlighting the play of stars like Connor Bedard, Logan Stankoven, Simon Nemec, and Logan Cooley before teeing up Wednesday's semi-finals. Later, a run around the NHL, quickly talking Winter Classic, J.T. Miller, and Alex Ovechkin. They clos...

On this weeks episode, James Paracy and Aidan Serra are joined by David Brandes, an 18-year-old blueliner playing for the AJHL's Blackfalds Bulldogs. David and the boys touch on growing up and playing in Toronto, life in junior hockey, and more.

On a special edition of The Great Canadian Hockey Podcast, James Paracy and Aidan Serra are joined by Mike Moller. Mike played for the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres during the 1980s, and was the leading scorer for Canada at the 1982 World Junior Hockey Championships, leading the Canadians to their first gold medal in that competition. Mike talks about transitioning from his playing career int...

James Paracy and Aidan Serra first discuss Kris Letang's bad news before asking the question; was the ring of honour the right choice for Roberto Luongo in Vancouver? Then, a quick word on Alex Formenton and Mitch Marner, before a look at Arizona and two of the top Coyotes. The main event for the week is a 2017 re-draft as James and Aidan ponder where Jason Robertson would slot in after his red-ho...

James Paracy and Aidan Serra are back, first talking about personal news from James, followed by a look at two of the NHL's hotter teams, the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils. Aidan puts his distaste of the Toronto Maple Leafs aside to praise the play of Mitch Marner amid his sixteen-game point streak, before moving to look at two of the few positives out of the Vancouver Canucks' season so...

James Paracy and Aidan Serra return for episode 3 of the podcast, starting off with their NHL talk, touching on this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, discussing Shane Wright’s opportunity with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, and talking about the New Jersey Devils’ superb start. They move onto their prospect talk, talking Rangers first-rounder Brennan Othmann, and Adam Fantilli proving he might just...

James and Aidan kick off their second episode by examining the Boston Bruins’ strong start and the effect Charlie McAvoy’s return will have. They touch on Rick Bowness’ high-flying Jets before looking at a couple of teams lower in the standings; first, the Columbus Blue Jackets, now without Zach Werenski for the year, followed by the Calgary Flames, whose struggles haven’t yet drowned their playof...

Aidan and James try their hand as independent podcasters for the first time, giving a quick intro about themselves before diving into the NHL, talking (extensively) about the pacific division as well as shining a light on the world of hockey prospects. Later in the show, James quizzes Aidan on some of the NHL stat leaders so far this season.