The Athletic Hockey Show

Hailey, Max and Sean preview the eight first round matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs, including an intriguing series in the East with the battle of Florida between the Panthers and Lightning, Toronto and Boston, the Hurricanes and Islanders and the Rangers vs Washington. In the West, the marquee matchup between Colorado and Winnipeg, and Vancouver and Nashville are set, with Edm

Sean, DGB and Frankie Corrado discuss the NHL playoff picture, which is now set, with the heartbreaking end to the season for the Detroit Red Wings in Montreal last night. The guys wonder if Auston Matthews will score his 70th goal tonight in Tampa, if Nikita Kucherov will join Connor McDavid with 100 assists this season, and if the Winnipeg Jets have the advantage over the Colorad

Max and Corey, along with Flo Hockey's Chris Peters look back on the Frozen Four tournament and the championship team the Denver Pioneers led by their breakout defensemen Zeev Buium and one of the hottest coaching prospects in hockey, David Carle. The guys discuss Cutter Gauthier signing his entry level deal with Anaheim and how far away his teammates at Boston College, Ryan Leonar

Ian Mendes and Mark Lazerus, along with Chris Johnston and Pierre Lebrun discuss the Coyotes relocation from Arizona to Salt Lake City, what Billionaire Ryan Smith brings to the NHL, and what the future is for Alex Meruelo and NHL hockey in the desert state. Ian and Laz track the Eastern Conference playoff race which is going to go down to the wire, they discuss if Joel Quenneville

Hailey, Max and Sean discuss the latest news out of the NHL and Arizona, involving the future of the Coyotes in the Grand Canyon State, if Billionaire Ryan Smith and the city of Salt Lake City are a good solution for the league, and if NHL hockey could one day return to Arizona. Plus they take a look at the evolving Eastern Conference playoff race where two spots remain for the Isl

This week on 'A Frank between two Sean's', the boys discuss the MVP two horse race between Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov, the positive development of Juraj Slafkovský in Montreal, and the push to the playoffs in the East between Detroit, Washington, Pittsburgh and the Islanders. Plus Sean and Sean present what they learned in the NHL this week, with the playoff candidate Fl

Ian and Laz are joined at the top of the show by the one and only Down Goes Brown, Sean McIndoe, to discuss the hockey equivalent of a total eclipse, the Rangers and Leafs Stanley Cup droughts, the ideal first round opponent for the Rangers if they got to pick, what a potential Leafs-Panthers playoff matchup looks like, and a little This Week in Hockey History. Plus, the guys talk

On today’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters discuss No. 1 college free agent Collin Graf signing with the San Jose Sharks, the 2024 Hobey Baker finalists Jackson Blake, Macklin Celebrini, and Cutter Gauthier, and preview this year’s powerhouse Frozen Four featuring Boston College, Boston University, Michigan, and De

Sean and Max look back on the Wednesday night line brawl in New York to begin the game between the Rangers and the Devils, Andrei Vasilevskiy leading a resurgent Lightning team who is looking to make a move in the East and the red wings fight to capture a playoff spot for the first time in eight seasons. The boys discuss the leading candidates for the Hart and Norris trophies and t

Sean and Sean praise the resurgent Pittsburgh Penguins late season march to the playoffs and Sidney Crosby's dominant stretch of games when it was thought the Penguins were done for the year. They guys explain why the NHL must expand the playoffs and DGB fills us in on why he doesn't care about good teams clinching a playoff spot. The guys discuss Jack Adams coach of the year votin