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Islanders stave off elimination vs. Hurricanes, Panthers’ season on the brink against Bruins, Oilers one win away from advancing Apr 26, 2023

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Rob Pizzo, Jesse Granger and guest co-host Jeremy Rutherford look back on the Islanders outlasting Carolina and forcing a game five, the Stars Jake Oettinger shutting out Minnesota, who can't seem to stay out of the box as Dallas takes a 3-2 series lead and we welcome Daniel Nugent-Bowman from Edmonton to talk about the Oilers big game five win over Los Angeles in what we feel is the best first round series to date.

Pizzo, Granger and J.R. look ahead to Florida hoping to save their season tonight in Boston, Seattle, without Jared McCann looking to take game five against the Cup Champion Avalanche without Cale Maker and the guys discuss Ryan O'Reilly's impact on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Laurent Brossoit out duelling Connor Hellebuyck in the Vegas/Winnipeg series and Akira Schmid coming out of nowhere to even the Rangers / Devils series at 2 games a piece.

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Maple Leafs push Lightning to brink of elimination, Cale Makar's hit on Jared McCann, and David Quinn on his first season with the San Jose Sharks, Team USA, and more Apr 25, 2023

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Craig and Sean breakdown a shocking turn of events in Tampa Bay last night which has Toronto, inexplicably one game from eliminating the Lightning, Jack Hughes highlight reel goal which sees the Devils tie their series with the Rangers and Cale Makar's date with player safety after his hit on Jared McCann.

David Quinn, the Head Coach of the San Jose Sharks, and the bench boss for Team USA's squad at the upcoming World Hockey Championships joins Craig and Sean to discuss a challenging first season in San Jose, his solid relationship and belief in General Manager Mike Grier, the Sharks struggles with defensive hockey and holding the lead this past season, the out of world effort from star defender Erik Karelsson and EK65's future in silicone valley and the Sharks chances of winning the NHL Draft Lottery. Plus, coach Quinn talks about the US roster for the 2023 World Hockey Championships, which is ever evolving with Alex Tuch, Jake Guentzle, Conor Garland, Nick Bonino and Casey DeSmith already committed to joining the roster and helping lead USA to their first gold since 1933!

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Stanley Cup Playoffs weekend recap, how is Leon Draisaitl still underrated?, revisiting which series is going to Game 7, inaugural Conn Smythe Winner of the Week, Multiple Choice Madness, and more Apr 24, 2023

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On this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian are joined by The Athletic’s own Mark Lazerus to recap a great weekend of playoff hockey and discuss how Leon Draisaitl is somehow still underrated, who should start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5, if people are sleeping on the Carolina Hurricanes, which series is going to Game 7 a week into the playoffs, whether a Toronto Maple Leafs first round win or loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning is the more compelling storyline, Dallas Stars-Minnesota Wild as the best series so far, the Seattle Kraken really competing with Colorado Avalanche, and more.

Plus, to close out the show, the guys hand out their first Conn Smythe Winner of the Week award and play a round of Multiple Choice Madness.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Power ranking the round one matchups Apr 21, 2023

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To wrap up the week, Hailey and Sean share their thoughts on Thursday night's playoff games, before diving into a power ranking of their interest levels the in round one matchups so far.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: will this series be a tipping point?, Minnesota Wild Game 2 goalie decision backfires Apr 20, 2023

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Ahead of Thursday night's game, Sean shares his thoughts about the Maple Leafs' loss to the Lightning in Game 1, and if this playoff round could be a major tipping point for this team and their future. Also, the Minnesota Wild's decision to play Fleury in Game 2 despite Filip Gustavsson's fantastic performance in Game 1 backfires with a 7-3 loss to the Stars. Then, in Granger Things, Jesse Granger joins the show to discuss the goalie situation for the Golden Knights heading into their second game against the Jets, and if odds for the favorites have shifted after the first games have been played. Then to wrap up, a dive into the listener mailbag, and a look back with "This Week in Hockey History".

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Ron Francis's Seattle Kraken historic first playoff win, Chris Kreider makes playoff history for New York Rangers, and the Maple Leafs history of playoff duds continues Apr 19, 2023

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On the Wednesday roundtable, Rob Pizzo, Michael Russo and Jesse Granger welcome Seattle Kraken General Manager and Hockey Hall of Famer Ron Francis. They discuss the franchises first playoff appearance, super rookie Matty Beniers, the job Dave Hakstol has done behind the bench and the Kraken's underrated team ahead of their playoff debut win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Plus the guys stick tap Chris Kreider and Adam Fox leading New York to a decisive win over New Jersey, Connor Hellebuyck and a gutsy Morgan Barron leading the Jets to a game one win over Vegas, and the Maple Leafs looking like they had never played a playoff game before against the always solid Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: night one features overtime, upsets, and a controversial hit, and John Wroblewski celebrates Team USA's win at Women's Worlds Apr 18, 2023

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Craig and Sean look back on the first night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the shorthanded Boston Bruins beating Florida, Carolina outlasting the Islanders, the Wild beating the Stars in double overtime on the heels of a controversial hit by Matt Dumba on Joe Pavelski and the Kings coming back and upsetting the Oilers in game one in overtime.

John Wroblewski, the head coach of Team USA, joins Craig and Sean after USA beat Canada in the gold medal game of the World Championships on Sunday night. Coach Wrobo praises the play of Captain Hilary Knight, Carolina Harvey and Abbey Murphy, his future in the women's program and he dishes on some of the many current young American stars he has coached, who are currently in the NHL.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs opening night, Brad Treliving out as Calgary Flames GM, who should win the Norris Trophy?, Jack Adams Winner of the Week, and more Apr 17, 2023

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It’s opening night of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Ian and Julian have you covered on this Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show as the guys pick which one playoff series will definitely go to 7 games, which series will end in a sweep, and which teams would shock the world if they won the Cup.

Plus, the guys discuss the breaking news that Brad Treliving and the Calgary Flames have agreed to part ways, Jack Eichel making his long-awaited playoff debut tomorrow night in Vegas, if any of the recent firings around the league were surprising or not, final thoughts on who should win the Norris Trophy, and the NHL awards balloting process in general, and, to close things out, the guys hand out their final Jack Adams Winner of the Week award of the season.

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Frozen Four recap, the 2022 NHL Draft revisited, U18 Worlds preview, listener questions, and more Apr 14, 2023

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On a brand new Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters recap this year’s Frozen Four, including what’s next for guys like Collin Graf, Brock Faber, and Logan Cooley, and discuss Corey’s redraft of the 2022 NHL Draft, this year’s Calder Trophy race, thoughts on the upcoming IIHF World U18 Championships, and the guys close things out with listener questions in the mailbag.

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Discussing NHL Playoff matchups in round 1, Anaheim Ducks secure last place and best draft lottery odds Apr 14, 2023

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With most of the matchups finalized as of Friday morning, Hailey and Sean go through the round one slate of the playoffs and discuss which ones they are most excited about... and then the other ones. Also, the Anaheim Ducks clinch last place and the best lottery odds for the #1 pick, but a couple spins on the Tankathon simulator plays out differently. To wrap up, Erik Karlsson has essentially locked the Norris Trophy, but there are some other defensemen that also deserve recognition this season.

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