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The Athletic Hockey Show
The Athletic's flagship hockey podcast delivers daily insights, prospect rankings, betting picks, and much more, Monday through Friday, all season long.
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Episodes
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Dylan Larkin puts Red Wings on notice
Max Bultman, Sean Gentille, and Thomas Drance discuss the latest twist in the Dylan Larkin saga in Detroit with the former Red Wings captain letting the team…
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Is Jacob Fowler the Calder favorite?
Goaltending dominated in the NHL on Tuesday night. Connor Hellebuyck had a successful debut for the New Jersey Devils in Dallas, Jacob Fowler took the Calder…
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Why Connor Hellebuyck is a perfect fit for the Devils
The Boston Bruins are quietly sitting atop the Atlantic Division standings, once again defying the logic of their eventual decline. The Athletic’s own Fluto…
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Connor Hellebuyck traded to the New Jersey Devils | Instant Reaction
The Athletic Hockey Show crew gives their instant reaction to the Winnipeg Jets trading three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck to the New Jersey…
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Which rookies and young players have impressed so far?
We’re just about a month into the 2026-27 NHL season and on today’s episode the guys reflect on the early performances of young players like Gavin McKenna…
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Senators stomp Panthers in Brady’s return
It was a night for Brady Tkachuk to forget, as his Florida Panthers lost 5-1 in Ottawa. Senators fans let their former Captain know how they really feel after…
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Who’s on Dylan Larkin’s leaked trade list?
Dylan Larkin's ten team trade list has been leaked, with the guys ranking what teams best fit Larkin's style of play. Brady Tkachuk prepares to return to…
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Can McDavid join Gretzky in the 200-point club?
Connor McDavid’s torrid start to the NHL season continued over the weekend with a five-point night against the Mammoth on Saturday night, bringing his point…
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What’s going on with the Flyers?
The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz joins Max Bultman and Sean Gentille to discuss the awful start to the season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Plus, thoughts on the…
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Has the NHL missed the mark on Frozen Frenzy?
The NHL Frozen Frenzy returned to arenas across North America on Tuesday night and the boys share their opinions on if it works or not. They take you through…
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Can the Rangers survive without Shesterkin?
One of the NHL’s Vezina frontrunners, and the New York Rangers’ starting goaltender, Igor Shesterkin, is done for the season after sustaining a knee injury…
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Can the Caps maximize Ovi’s production?
Max Bultman, Sean Gentille, and Shayna Goldman break down Alex Ovechkin’s Capitals winning his final home opener against Sidney Crosby’s Penguins and discuss…
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Is Marchand‘s season over for the Panthers?
The Panthers Brad Marchand suffers a tough break in Los Angeles, Gavin McKenna breaks out of his slump in Toronto and Dylan Larkin scores in his season debut…
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Are the Red Wings at rock bottom?
The Detroit Red Wings, once the NHL’s model franchise, now find themselves in a precarious position with captain Dylan Larkin sidelined due to injury, and…
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NHL Franchise Draft: Which team is No. 1?
As the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway this week, the Prospect Series crew looks at the health of every franchise, including current rosters, who’s coming up…
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Babcock's Oilers stumble in debut
The NHL season might be new, but the Edmonton Oilers goaltending stays the same, and so has Mike Babcock's intensity. Jakub Dobeš continues his dominance over…
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NHL Opening Night preview + Marchenko-Knies trade reaction
Join Max Bultman, Sean Gentille, and Shayna Goldman as they preview the full slate of NHL Opening Night games, break down Monday's Matthew Knies-Kirill…
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Who are the NHL’s elite goalies?
With the 2026-27 NHL season set to begin tomorrow night, the guys deep dive into Jesse’s annual ranking of the top 45 goalies in the league, including the four…
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NHL prospect standouts from each division
With NHL training camps operating at a much quicker pace because of the shortened preseason, rookies and prospects have had to make an impact right away this…
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Why the NHL's remaining RFA's are still unsigned
Adam Fantilli, Alexander Nikishin and Simon Edvinsson are the remaining restricted free agents yet to be signed by their NHL clubs with only 6 days remaining…
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Who holds the power in today’s NHL?
After a seemingly unprecedented NHL offseason, with Brady Tkachuk forcing his way off the Senators and onto the Panthers, Dylan Larkin and Connor Hellebuyck…
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Who are the NHL’s dark horses for the 2026-27 season?
Ahead of the NHL’s 2026-27 season which begins in less than two weeks, Sean, Frank and Sean present their outside the box, dark horse, long-shot selections to…
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Top 10 NHL storylines for the 2026-27 season
As NHL training camps are set to open this week, the long wait for hockey is almost over. And, with that in mind, on today’s episode the guys break down the…
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U23 Draft: Who picked the best team?
On today’s episode, the guys put their money where their mouth is on their best under-23 player debates, drafting their own 11-player rosters comprised of six…
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How To Fix: Detroit Red Wings
It’s been a tumultuous summer in hockeytown with the Red Wings moving on from long time General Manager Steve Yzerman, with a search for a new head of Hockey…
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How to Fix: Winnipeg Jets
Connor Hellebuyck’s name has dominated off-season trade rumours. Will the former Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy winner be moved by the Jets, or can Winnipeg…
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NHL Draft 2022: What did we get wrong?
It’s been four years since the 2022 NHL Draft took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, where the hometown Canadiens drafted Slovakian winger Juraj Slafkovsky…
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NHL Redrafts: 2025, 2024, 2023
The guys deep dive back into the past three NHL Drafts, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and discuss how projections have changed over time for players like Ilya Protas…
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U23 NHL player ranking and 2027 NHL Draft ranking
With eyes on the present and the future in today’s episode, the guys open things up by breaking down Corey’s summer best under-23 NHL player ranking and close…
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Pipeline Rankings: Who has the NHL’s best prospects?
It’s that time of year once again for Corey’s annual NHL Pipeline Rankings, a comprehensive look at the future of all 32 NHL teams. Today, the guys break down…
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How To Fix: Ottawa Senators
Brady Tkachuk has taken his talents to South Beach, but are the Senators better off without their former captain or is this the beginning of a retool in…
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How To Fix: Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are entering year four of the Connor Bedard era with the star player beginning the season on injured reserve, rehabbing offseason…
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World Junior Summer Showcase: Is Canada in trouble?
With the World Junior Summer Showcase in the books and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup wrapping up this weekend, the guys get together to give their thoughts on the…
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How To Fix: St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues were very busy this offseason, acquiring Mason McTavish, Brandon Carlo and Connor McMichael in trades, as legendary Blue Alex Steen…
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How To Fix: New York Rangers
Just two years removed from winning the Presidents’ Trophy as the best team in the NHL, the underachieving New York Rangers have missed the playoffs the past…
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How To Fix: Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are in full rebuild mode, from the front office down to drafting Caleb Malhotra third overall. With the Quinn Hughes era now over, Thomas…
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How To Fix: New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils traded goalie Jacob Markstrom and defenseman Simon Nemec this offseason as new General Manager Sunny Mehta looks to make his mark on a…
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Way-too-early World Cup roster projections
The NHL’s World Cup of Hockey is set for February 2028, but it’s never too early to start arguing about lineup projections for both Team Canada and Team USA…
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How To Fix: Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski put an end to trade speculation with a joint statement early in July. With Werenski recommitting to Columbus…
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How To Fix: Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs were the most active NHL team when July’s free agency period opened, signing seven players, including goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky…
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Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking
Today, the guys break down Scott’s summer top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking, discussing a new group at the top including Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg…
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Why a Blackhawks-Patrick Kane reunion makes sense
As the summer rolls on and the NHL offseason continues, the Chicago Blackhawks are one of the few teams creating headlines. Today, Laz and Shayna discuss…
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Will the Leo Carlsson offer sheet cripple the Anaheim Ducks?
Leo Carlsson and Barret Hayton eagerly await decisions by the Anaheim Ducks and Utah Mammoth on their offer sheets from the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey…
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Will Leo Carlsson stay with the Ducks?
The NHL offseason has been a wild one so far and the Philadelphia Flyers’ five-year, $90 million offer sheet to the Anaheim Ducks’ Leo Carlsson is just the…
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NHL Free Agency: Best and worst contracts
NHL Free Agency 2026 saw almost a billion dollars spent. Jess and Dom present their best and worst contracts, including the NHL's all-time goal scoring leader…
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NHL Free Agency: Who made the best Day 1 deal?
It’s July 1 and NHL free agency is in full effect with the Toronto Maple Leafs signing two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, the San Jose…
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NHL Draft Recap: Who drafted the best class?
How will Gavin McKenna fit on the Maple Leafs? Was Daxon Rudolph the right choice for the Sabres at No. 4? And did the San Jose Sharks begin a countdown to a…
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NHL Draft: Round 1
This year marks one of the most interesting NHL Draft classes in recent memory. But beyond the near certainty of Gavin McKenna going No. 1 to Toronto, where…
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NHL Draft preview: What we know about the draft order shakeup
The 2026 NHL Draft is just two days away, but the action started early with a flurry of picks and players traded over the last few days. Today, the Prospect…
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Did Brady Tkachuk quit on the Ottawa Senators?
Brady Tkachuk wanted out of Ottawa and the Senators captain got his wish on Sunday, joining his brother Matthew in Florida, after the Panthers traded three…
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Is clearing Mike Babcock a bad look for the NHL?
Mike Babcock has been cleared by the NHL after the league investigated his conduct during his tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets, paving the way for the…
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NHL Mock Draft 2026: Predicting all 32 first-round picks
We are just over a week away from the 2026 NHL Draft, and on today’s Prospect Series episode, the guys make all 32 first-round selections, projecting where top…
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Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup | Instant Reaction
With the Stanley Cup in the building, the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights, capturing their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Max…
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Can the Hurricanes capture the Stanley Cup?
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from their second Stanley Cup in franchise history after a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in last night’s Game…
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NHL Draft: Who’s our consensus top 10?
With about two weeks to go until the NHL Draft, the guys work to construct a consensus top 10 list, ranking the prospects and placing them into tiers with…
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Has Jordan Staal entered the Conn Smythe Trophy race?
The Carolina Hurricanes, led by captain Jordan Staal, evened-up the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece. Sean, Frank and Sean break down another nail-biter…
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NHL Draft Combine: What did we learn?
After last week’s NHL Scouting Combine, where the top draft-eligible prospects do fitness testing and sit for interviews with NHL teams, the guys break down…
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Did Seth Jarvis save the Hurricanes’ season?
The Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a 2-0 third period deficit to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime and even up the Stanley Cup Final. Max and Shayna…
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How the Hurricanes’ stars could cost them the Stanley Cup
The Golden Knights beat the Hurricanes in a back-and-forth Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Sean, Frank and Sean dissect the game, praise the Golden Knights’…
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Golden Knights-Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final preview
The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes is set to begin tomorrow night, but today, the guys preview the series and…