Watching Bieber While Getting Monahan Notes
Jeff and Elliotte get into everything All-Star weekend - the players' buy-in, the celebrity appearances, and more - on this edition of the podcast. The guys react to Gary Bettman's state of the league press conference, including international hockey plans, expansion and relocation, and most importantly, the NHL's position in the 2018 World Junior sexual assault Investigation. You'll also hear from Oilers' forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and NHL head coaches Rick Tocchet and Rick Bowness.
32 Thoughts: The Podcast · Rick Tocchet, Rick Bowness, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl
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Show Notes
Jeff and Elliotte look back at a successful NHL All-Star Weekend for almost everyone involved. Elliotte outlines how the NHL did the work to make sure the event was a reputational bounce back after studying last year's struggles in Florida (5:13). They get into Nikita Kucherov's controversial performance and how some believe he should lose the Hart over it (16:58) and Elliotte delves into the exposure that Justin Bieber and Tate McRae brought to the league over the weekend (24:38). Following the All-Star weekend discussions, Jeff and Elliotte expand on the NHL's new international schedule that will include best-on-best tournaments up to 2032 (40:39) and focus in on the discussion around the Arizona Coyotes future (44:24). They finish the A block by talking about Gary Bettman's comments on the 2018 World Junior investigation (50:35).
Later in the podcast, Jeff and Elliotte talk about a potential partnership between the CHL and NCAA (1:04:41) and the Sean Monahan trade to the Winnipeg Jets (1:12:42). They also discuss Todd McLellan being let go by the LA Kings (1:15:52).
The guys answer your questions in the Montana’s Thought Line (56:45.764). Then, they sit down with Connor McDavid alongside Leon Draisaitl (1:22:59) and Rick Tocchet alongside Rick Bowness (1:34:37).
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This podcast was produced and mixed by Dominic Sramaty and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.
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