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Connor McDavid on pace for 153 points, Bill Armstrong's plan to rebuild Arizona Coyotes and Team USA at the world junior championships Dec 28, 2022

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Rob, Jesse and Russo marvel at Connor McDavid's season, with 97 on an absolute tear during a 16 game point streak. The guys discuss the Christmas hangover with December 27th traditionally being a tough game to play for road teams with Arizona and Ottawa shocking Colorado and Boston last night.

Bill Armstrong, the GM of the Arizona Coyotes joined Russo a few days ahead of Christmas to discuss the rebuild of the Coyotes, playing out of Mullet Arena and what Army's plans are for Jakob Chychrun.

Dave Starman from NHL Network stops by to help preview Team USA at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships, ahead of Team USA vs Slovakia on Wednesday afternoon.

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WJC pre-tournament games notebook, predictions, players to watch, and more Dec 23, 2022

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On a brand new edition of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters give their thoughts on the World Junior Championship pre-tournament games, discuss what to expect from favorites Canada and USA, as well as Sweden, Finland, Czechia, and Slovakia, make their medal and all-tournament predictions, and more.

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Boston Bruins cleared of legal misconduct in Mitchell Miller signing, Six ideas to make the NHL better and who has the best shot to land Connor Bedard? Dec 23, 2022

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T'was the Thriday show before Christmas, when all throughout the podcast, Hailey and Sean discuss the release of the Boston Bruins independent investigation into the handling of the controversial signing of Mitchell Miller. They take a look at Pierre Lebrun's six ideas that he would implement if he was commissioner of the NHL for a day, including conference playoffs, fixing the point system and moving up free agency. They discuss six teams in competition for the chance to select Connor Bedard first overall in the 2023 NHL draft and they present their predictions for what teams will qualify for the playoffs, as we approach the NHL Christmas break.

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What constitutes a revenge game?, Ovi rolls into Ottawa one goal away from Gordie Howe, DGB’s “middle five middling teams in the middle” power rankings, “The Hamburglar” retires, This Week in Hockey History, listener questions, and more Dec 22, 2022

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On this week’s Thursday edition of TAHS, Ian and Sean discuss what constitutes a “revenge game” (and end up doing a Jimmy Vesey career retrospective), if you’re a Sens fan attending the game in Ottawa tonight, would you rather see Ovi tie or break Gordie Howe’s goals record or see the Senators win, guys who went “supernova” for a brief period of time in honor of Andrew “Hamburglar” Hammond’s retirement this week, DGB’s “middle five middling teams in the middle” power rankings, if the Florida Panthers moved on from Andrew Brunette too quickly, and the guys close things out with listener questions in the mailbag and This Week in Hockey History.

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The always elite Sidney Crosby like a fine wine, Tage Thompson leading Kevin Adams' Buffalo Sabres back to respectability, Connor McDavid putting up Gretzky/Lemieux numbers Dec 21, 2022

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Rob, Jesse and Russo praise Sidney Crosby who hasn't let age affect his play as the former 'kid' is 8th in NHL scoring, Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov who has led the Canes to a 10-0-2 record in their past 12 games and Connor McDavid who is putting up Gretzky/Lemieux type numbers.

Mike had a chance to sit down with Tage Thompson and Kevyn Adams from the Buffalo Sabres about the Sabres continued development and Tage's massive start to the season which sees him third in NHL scoring.

Plus we address the aggressive manner in which NHL linesmen Dan Kelly removed Michael Bunting off the ice in Toronto, Cale Makar's honest plea to the refs in the Colorado / Islanders game, John Tortorella benching Kevin Hayes and a lot more on the final roundtable ahead of the Christmas break.

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Chris Therien's Road to Redemption is Philadelphia's story, Tampa Bay Lightning are good again and Alexander Ovechkin stalls at 800 goals Dec 20, 2022

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Craig and Sean discuss the resurgence of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Steven Stamkos on the cusp of reaching another milestone, the guys take a look at Alexander Ovechkin's 2 game goal scoring slump and the Philadelphia Flyers transition year filled with injuries, indifferent play and already a 10 game losing streak under John Tortorella.

Former Flyer Chris Therien joins Craig and Sean to discuss his new book 'Road to Redemption' why it's a Philly story, his battle with addiction, his new outlook on life with his family and what he thinks of the Flyers, including Tortorella's decision to recently bench Flyers leading scorer Kevin Hayes.

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NHL discussing 84-game schedule, WJC starts next week with Hockey Canada scandal looming, Jack Adams Winner of the Week, Multiple Choice Madness, and much more Dec 19, 2022

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On the last Monday show of 2022, Ian and Julian discuss if shootouts should determine the Stanley Cup Final, as penalty kicks decided the World Cup over the weekend, the NHL potentially expanding to an 84-game schedule, Ovi looking to pass Gordie Howe on the all-time goals list this week, if the ongoing Hockey Canada scandal will put a damper on the World Junior Championship set to begin next week, Ryan Reaves and Kirill Kaprizov dressed up as Santa and an elf for pre-game skate, how many more players will hit 1,000 career PIMs, Joe Malone’s career, and the guys wrap things up with this week’s Jack Adams Winner of the Week and a little Multiple Choice Madness.

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USA cuts Will Smith from WJC roster, Chicago Blackhawks prospects on Canada’s blue line, listener questions, and more Dec 16, 2022

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The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series is back with a brand new episode as Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters discuss top US NHL Draft eligible Will Smith getting cut from Team USA’s World Junior roster, Team Canada’s blue line full of Chicago Blackhawks prospects, and the guys answer a bunch of listener questions in the mailbag to close things out.

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Alex Ovechkin is already the NHL's greatest goal scorer, Trevor Moore cashes in and Ryan Reynolds needs to buy the Ottawa Senators Dec 16, 2022

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Hailey and Sean welcome Tarik El-Bashir ahead of the Caps home game vs Dallas on Thursday evening, to discuss the 'Great 8's' historic assault on the NHL's goal scoring record and the resurgence of the once struggling Washington Capitals.

Salvian and Gentille take a look at the struggling LA Kings, and stick tap Trevor Moore who signed an extension with his hometown team, they debate the merits of a play-in round of the playoffs, how the NHL and the Ottawa Senators need Ryan Reynolds in their lives and we send our love to Calgary Flames Assistant General Manager Chris Snow and his #Snowystrong better half Kelsie.

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Which Gary Bettman comment is worse?, should the NHL update its awards’ names?, Granger Things, listener questions, and more Dec 15, 2022

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On a brand new Thursday episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian asks Sean which recent Gary Bettman comment he has a bigger problem with, the guys discuss whether the NHL should follow the NBA’s lead and change the names of their awards, and more.

Plus, Jesse Granger stops by in Granger Things as the guys debate an NHL playoff play-in round, discuss the vetting process for NHL owners, and answer listener questions in the mailbag to close things out.

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