All 60: A CHL Podcast

We finish our three episodes in three days run by heading out west to recap the first round of the WHL playoffs which had a couple banger series and preview round two which is shaping up to have some real barn burners! Ryan Switzer is here and in addition to his WHL insight the wrestling opinions are also flying around!Follow Ryan on twitter @Ryan_SwitzerFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

We continue on with our look back at each league's results from round one of the playoffs and preview round two. Today we welcome back Patrick McNeil from the Cape Breton Eagles to get us all set up on the second round of the QMJHL playoffs and look back at some of the surprises in round one.Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

The first round of the 2026 playoffs is in the books and it's time to tee up round two! Steve Clark is back to take a quick look back on the first round while he and Steve McLean give their round two predictions and this round they aren't thinking so alike! Also, the guys take a few minutes to shoutout the various radio crews from across the CHL that they've both listened in on during the playoffs thus far.Who are you picking in round two?Follow Steve Clark on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

This week on the show Steve sits down with the Commissioner of the OHL Bryan Crawford to discuss a wide variety of topics including expansion, the NCAA, new events and more!Before the interview though Steve takes us on a small recap of what's been happening across the CHL through the first round of the playoffs and where each series is at. Early next week our correspondents will return for a full round 1 recap and round 2 preview!Follow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

We round off this week's playoff preview episodes by going out west to take a look at the first round of the WHL playoffs with Ryan Switzer! There might be a little wrestling talk as well and Steve wallows in Guelph's game 1 defeat in Windsor.Follow Ryan Switzer on twitter @ryan_switzerFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

We roll on with our previews of round 1 playoff matchups from across the CHL. Today we look at the OHL playoffs with Steve Clark from YourTV Niagara as the guys give their round 1 predictions and insights. Steve M also asks Steve C on his opinion for the new rule regarding 19 year olds playing in the AHL.Follow Steve Clark on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

The 2025-26 regular season has wrapped up around the CHL and the playoffs are here. This week we will take a look at the round 1 match ups for all three leagues across the CHL starting with the QMJHL as Patrick McNeil gives us his expertise analysis on who to watch out for in round 1 as Steve also makes his picks on who will move on.Also, the guys give their take on the recent news that some 19 year old CHL players can now play in the AHL and of course more interleague play talk. Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

After an episode earlier this week with Steve & Kevin talking about their trip to BC, we stay out in the WHL this time with Ryan Switzer as we catch up on everything happening in the WHL. Penticton has won their division title and is officially the best expansion team in CHL history. Memorial Cup host Kelowna after a rough first half has been one of the hotter teams in the second half but they all continue to chase Everett who has a 40+ point lead in the US division!Ryan asks Steve about Penticton but also wants to touch on a big story out of the QMJHL while Steve wants Ryan's opinion on the interleague news between the O & Q and whether the WHL could or should get in on it.Follow Ryan on twitter @ryan_switzerFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

It's a road trip episode of the pod! This past weekend Steve and Kevin headed out to British Columbia to see the expansion Penticton Vees and finish all 61 CHL arenas. But when they got there, they found out this isn't your typical expansion franchise. The guys also saw an AHL game in Abbotsford and were less impressed. Also checking out some former arenas in New Westminster and Kamloops and a couple others along the way.Plus, some news at notes about potential expansion teams as Chatham seems to be throwing their hat into the ring along with Cornwall and Vaughan.It's good to be at All 61!Follow Kevin on twitter @ohlarenaguideFollow the show on socials @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

The show rolls along catching up with each of the three CHL leagues. Today, Patrick McNeil is here to catch us all up on whats been happening in the QMJHL! His Eagles just spend a full week in Newfoundland first due to a strange travel schedule, then because of weather. The guy's touch on all 18 teams across the Q with Chicoutimi and Moncton holding a firm grasp at the top of the standings.Steve gets Patrick's take on the news of more interleague play between the O and Q and what he would like to see from it moving forward.Also, some arena news with renovations coming to Drummondville and Chicoutimi but renovations being held off a couple more years for Cape Breton.Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

As we get back into a regular schedule with the podcast and pump out some content it's time to catch up with each league starting with the OHL and Steve Clark!The guys discuss how each team has fared since the trade deadline and how perhaps Brantford isn't the runaway favourite everyone thought they were early in the season.Also, a huge story breaking this week about more interleague play between the OHL and QMJHL possibly taking place next season, both Steve's give their take on the subject after there was much negative backlash online.Plus is Cornwall coming back to the OHL? A report from Mike Farwell this week indicates its possible!Follow Steve Clark on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

After a month away working on getting himself better Steve is back and ready to produce more episodes of the podcast! Kevin Jordan is here this week as the guys discuss a possible new OHL arena coming to Vaughan. Talks of a new arena or massive renovation in Chicoutimi as well as huge renovations finally getting the green light in Drummondville.The guys also discuss some of their GOHL travels this season ahead of attending a Kilty B's game in Hamilton after the recording session and the excitement builds as the guys get ready to finish the CHL again with a trip next week to Penticton, BC on tap.Follow Kevin on twitter @ohlarenaguideFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

We finish off the 2026 trade deadline season by taking a close look at all the deals that went down in the OHL between the end of December and the January 9 deadline. Steve Clark is here to break it down for us on whether or not all these trades were the right moves or not. Meanwhile Steve Clark finds out mid recording that the league website wrote a piece on Steve McLean's recent 1,000th CHL game. Also, the guy's touch on last weekend's interleague play with the QMJHL and the recent death of longtime OHL Commissioner David Branch.You can find the article on Steve's 1,000th game here: Steve McLean’s CHL Journey: 1,000 Games and Counting - Ontario Hockey LeagueFollow Steve on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

The WHL trade deadline has come and gone and it perhaps wasn't quite as insane as the Q or O but Ryan Switzer is here to break it all down for us as his Broncos have been having a very tough go of things as of late as have the Prince George Cougars who have lost 7 straight. On the flip side the Medicine Hat Tigers have won 17 in a row! Expansion Penticton has won 9 straight while Everett continues to cruise in the western conference.Follow Ryan on twitter @ryan_switzerFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

A little bit later than planned this week but we are finally back with a new episode of the podcast as we had back to the QMJHL to cover all the big moves from their recent trading window (it works different in the Q than in the other two leagues). Patrick McNeil is here to break down the trades that the big-time buyers made as well as talk about a suddenly surging Cape Breton Eagles and some QMJHL press box view talk.Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website at all60chlpod.com

Happy New Year 2026! To kick things off for 2026 Steve Clark is back on the show to get us caught up on the OHL including some big trades on Sunday with Kevin He going to Flint, a rare player for player only swap between London and Sarnia, and Steve (McLean) is sad that Alex McLean has been traded from the Storm to Kingston.Also catching up on some rumours and how the first half of the regular season somehow ended with Brantford falling to third in the league behind Ottawa and Flint!Follow Steve Clark on twitter @SteveClarkMediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodHead on over to all60chlpod.com as Steve finally has posted all his game stats in the ultimate act of self-indulgence. Just click on the games attended tab.

Last spring the legendary radio voice of the Guelph Storm Larry Mellott hung up his head set and called it a career. So for the 2025-26 season a new voice has hit the airwaves at 1460 CJOY for Guelph Storm broadcasts and its Dylan Baker!Steve chats with Dylan about how he got his start with a baseball podcast and how that turned into becoming a lead play by play announcer in the OHL before he even turned 20 years old! You would be surprised at the resume this kid has!Follow Dylan on twitter @DBakes11Follow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

We head east this week to catch up on everything going on in the QMJHL with Cape Breton's own Patrick McNeil. The Eagles are on a five-game winning streak, but nobody is hotter than the defending league champion Moncton Wildcats. The trade window opens next week; Halifax and Charlottetown have some issues getting to Newfoundland and the Drummondville Voltigeurs take the first Coupe 55 in an event many say was great, except for the attendance.Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

After a month of QMJHL, Newfoundland and Guelph Storm Memorial Cup talk it's time for the show to head back out west and check in on the WHL with Swift Current's own Ryan Switzer!Unfortunately for Ryan his Swift Current Broncos are having a bad time, last in the league, a resigned head coach due to misconduct and since this recording session even gave up a goalie goal! Meanwhile the Memorial Cup host Kelowna Rockets seem to have turned a corner with a very solid month of November along with some trades, though one of those trades has blown up in their face a tad.The guys discuss where all the teams are at and all the trades that went down in the month of November.You can follow Ryan on twitter @ryan_switzerYou can follow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

BONUS EPISODEAfter taking last week off we come back with two episodes this week. First in this episode Steve sat down with the Vice President, Business Operations with the Guelph Storm Matt Newby as he takes Steve through every detail of the Guelph Storm's successful bid to host the 2027 Memorial Cup as well as some of his favourite moments with the Storm franchise since joining in 1999.You can follow the show on social media @all60chlpodAlso visit our website at all60chlpod.com

That's right the 2027 Memorial Cup is going to be hosted by the Guelph Storm and Steve McLean is pretty stoked about it. While we hear Steve's reaction to Guelph winning the bid most of this episode was recorded before the announcement. Steve Clark is here as the guys discuss the ugly stick swinging incident in Brampton, more USHL speculation, Lansdowne 2.0, Alan Letang's firing in Sarnia and a rundown of what's actually going on out on the ice. Brantford STILL hasn't lost in regulation.Follow Steve Clark on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodVisit our website all60chlpod.com

The big trip is finally here. Steve & Kevin are in Newfoundland to take in a pair of Regiment games against the Cape Breton Eagles, so Patrick McNeil is here too! The guys discuss their time on the rock both this weekend and in the past but also touch on some of the news regarding the CHL and the USHL. Also, Steve had the chance to interview Owner/President of the Newfoundland Regiment Glenn Stanford. This is the shows Ode to Newfoundland!Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow Kevin on twitter @ohlarenaguideFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

This is a hockey podcast, right? Yes, the World Series is over, and the Blue Jays lost but Patrick McNeil is here, and he might be the only person from the All 61 team not devastated by the loss. Instead, Patrick is here to help catch us up on all things QMJHL including the bad starts by his own Cape Breton Eagles and the Baie Comeau Drakkar who finally won some games! Is Charlottetown's great start sustainable? Caleb Desnoyers is gone as quick as he came back and the first QMJHL top prospects game was a bit of a barn burner, not that we look back on the stats from it.Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

It's a WHL week on All 61: A CHL Podcast but Steve & Ryan have full on Blue Jays World Series fever and chat a bit about that before getting down to business with the WHL. Rylan Gould has returned from the NCAA and is now a member of the Silvertips, is he the first of many?Prince Albert is off to a great start as the only undefeated team in regulation so far this season. Portland FINALLY had their home opener after an 11 game road trip to start the season. Also, the guys find out while recording that the NHL has gotten the CHL & USHL big wigs in a room together to discuss the future!Follow Ryan Switzer on twitter @ryan_switzerFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

Steve Clark is back this week to talk all things OHL that have been going on including last weekend's rivalry week and ideas to improve upon them. The news that the OHL will be returning to an in-person draft in 2026. The hot start for the Brantford Bulldogs who still haven't lost in regulation.Also, one more thing, the Blue Jays are going to the World Series!!!!Follow Steve Clark on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

Our travel correspondent Kevin Jordan recently completed a two-week long trip to Finland where he was able to attend eight Liiga games around the country. Kevin is here this week to share his experience of seeing live hockey in Finland at their highest level and what their arenas and gameday experiences are like compared to what we see here in North America.Follow Kevin on twitter @ohlarenaguideFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodVisit our website all60chlpod.com

A Friday edition of the show this week as schedule conflicts in the end helped out with some extra news dropping mid-week. Patrick McNeil is back to talk some QMJHL and cover what's been happening around the league since the regular season kicked off three weeks ago. The rosters have dropped for the first QMJHL Top Prospects game on October 21 in Sherbrooke. While Newfoundland is unsurprisingly off to a good start on home ice Chicoutimi and Victoriaville continue their long road trips to start the season. Charlottetown and Blainville are hot while Baie Comeau is still winless.Follow Patrick on social media @cbepbpFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website at www.all60chlpod.com

After some time away to Toronto to see the now AL East Champion Blue Jays Ryan Switzer is back to talk some WHL hockey....and maybe some Blue Jays too. The guys discuss Penticton's start including their home & home with Kelowna. A few teams that are undefeated and some teams that are winless. How do the Under Armour jerseys look in person and much more.Follow Ryan on twitter @ryan_switzerFollow the show on all social media @all60chlpodCheck out our website all60chlpod.com

Our rotation would've seen us go back out west for a WHL episode this week but Ryan Switzer is on a Blue Jays holiday, so Steve Clark is back to discuss the opening weekend of the OHL regular season which saw a... shattering start. The guys discuss the leagues new rules for 2025-26, the new Sudbury Arena groundbreaking ceremony, and opening weekend comebacks among other topics.Follow Steve Clark on twitter @steveclarkmediaFollow the show on social media @all60chlpodVisit our website all60chlpod.com

Our Memorial Cup MVP Patrick McNeil is back for another season as he and Steve tee up a 2025-26 season preview for all 18 QMJHL teams. Can the Moncton Wildcats repeat? What with the first edition of the Newfoundland Regiment look like on ice? Is the west Blainville's to lose?All that and more on this week's edition of All 61: A CHL Podcast!Follow Patrick on twitter @cbepbpVisit our website all60chlpod.com

Our season preview episodes roll on as this week we hit the OHL and bring back the voice of the Niagara IceDogs on YourTV Niagara Steve Clark as both the Steve's go through all 20 OHL teams and where they stack up heading into the 2025-26 season.Follow the show on social media @all60chlpod and visit our website all60chlpod.comFollow Steve Clark on twitter @SteveClarkMedia

It's time to start previewing each league across the CHL team by team! This week Swift Current's own Ryan Switzer makes his 2025-26 season debut to go through all 23 teams of the WHL and how they each stack up coming into the season. Can Medicine Hat repeat without Gavin McKenna? Will Kelowna go from zero to hero in the Memorial Cup host spot? Can the Everett Silvertips avenge last spring's playoff disappointment? What teams are taking a step forward to take over the mantel of the WHL in 2026? Also, Ryan tries his best to antagonize many fan bases in the eastern conference.All that and more on this week's episode of All 61! Follow the show on twitter, instagram and bluesky at all60chlpod and visit our website all60chlpod.com

The 2025-26 season is almost here, and we wanted to have something a little extra special for our season premiere episode, so Steve tracked down the President of the CHL Dan MacKenzie to talk all things CHL including future expansion, the new NCAA rules and TV/streaming coverage of the CHL among other topics.Also, the big news that we have our own website now! Head on over to all60chlpod.com to check out all the latest news on the show, talent profiles, a review of all the gear we use and of course Steve's arena reviews!Plus, you can follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and Bluesky all at the handle of all60chlpod.

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer. There will be lots of news and notes about the CHL to discuss when the show returns in September for a new season but as a mid summer treat Steve and Kevin got together to discuss and rank the NHL buildings they've been to. Well more like the 15 rinks Steve has been to.Do you agree with the guys ranking of this buildings? Which NHL buildings have you seen games in. Drop us a comment and let us know!You can follow Kevin on twitter @ohlarenaguideYou can also subscribe to the pod and follow us on social media @all60chlpod

With the Memorial Cup behind us its time to kick back and enjoy summer. But before we do we invited back unapologetic Knights fan Kevin Jordan to get his thoughts on seeing his favourite team win a third Memorial Cup Championship in 20 years. But Kevin isn't just here to gloat about another glorious Knights victory. He and Steve have a lot of thoughts about the state of players jumping back and forth between the CHL and NCAA and what things might look like in the future. Plus an early look at their travel plans for the 2025-26 season. Will they keep up with....all 61?Also keep checking back as the show might pop in here and there over the summer!Follow Kevin on social media @ohlarenaguideSubscribe to the show and follow on social media @all60chlpod

The London Knights are the 2025 Memorial Cup Champions after a pretty convincing 4-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers in Sunday's tournament final. Steve & Patrick check in with their pre-game thoughts before fast forwarding to the post game breakdown and are eventually joined by Will MacLaren from The Hockey News.It's been an amazing week here in Rimouski and we'd like to thank all of you for tuning in!One more episode before we take a summer vacation.

A loaded episode today on All 60 as our Memorial Cup coverage continues. The London Knights defeat the Moncton Wildcats 5-2 in the semi final and will face off against the Medicine Hat Tigers in the championship final on Sunday. Steve and Patrick break down the semi final but in the middle we bring in James Tubb from the Medicine Hat news on his perspective on the tournament so far.The guys finish things off with yet more NCAA talk after the concerning news of more big name CHL players making the jump.

The round robin portion of the Memorial Cup came to an end on Wednesday night.Steve and Patrick look back at Tuesday nights game between London and Medicine Hat as Medicine Hat finishes 3-0 to get the bye to the final, the first for a WHL team since 2009. Then in Wednesday's round robin finale Moncton gets the better of the host Rimouski Oceanic who's impressive season comes to an end.The guys tee up Fridays semi final between London and Moncton.

Michel Germain has been the radio play by play voice of the Rimouski Oceanic for their entire 30 year history. When this tournament is over however he is hanging up the microphone and calling it a career. Steve and Patrick talk to Michel about his 30 years as the Oceanic play by play announcer, helping make his broadcast user friendly for parents of English speaking players and of course the charity named after his late daughter that helps feed the less fortunate in the area. A link to the Jennely Germain Foundation can be found here:Jennely-Germain Foundation | Organization Profile | Donate online

With no episode yesterday you guys get a double dose today. Before Monday nights game Steve and Patrick look back at the highly intense bout from Sunday night between the London Knights and the Rimouski Oceanic, then post game its time to break down the Moncton Wildcats and the Medicine Hat Tigers!London and Moncton now both sit at 2-0 while the Q teams of Moncton and Rimouski are 0-2.

A quick post game episode for you all as the London Knights defeat the Moncton Wildcats 3-2 in overtime on day two of the Memorial Cup. Patrick McNeil and Steve McLean break down the game before Steve's ride leaves him behind.

We are finally here! It's the 2025 Memorial Cup from Rimouski, Quebec. We were treated to an absolute banger on opening night with the Medicine Hat Tigers beating the host Rimouski Oceanic 5-4. Patrick McNeil and Steve McLean break it all down.Up next? London vs Moncton!

Full disclosure, this was supposed to be at the end of the round table episode but I (Steve McLean) forgot to edit it in while in a hurry to get everything done before heading out to Rimouski, so as its own separate episode here is our travel correspondent and unapologetic London Knights fan Kevin Jordan giving his thoughts on the Knights 5th OHL championship in 20 years.Follow Kevin on social media @ohlarenaguide

The Memorial Cup is finally here! The field is set with Rimouski, Moncton, London and Medicine Hat all set to battle for the richest prize in junior hockey. For this special occasion for the first time all of our league correspondents are here for a round table discussion! Steve Clark, Ryan Switzer and Patrick McNeil all discuss the biggest story lines (and there are many) as well as who might be able to win this absolutely stacked tournament!Follow Steve Clark on social media @steveclarkmediaFollow Ryan Switzer on social media @ryan_switzerFollow Patrick McNeil on social media @cbepbpSubscribe to the show on follow on social media @all60chlpod