Hockey fans already know the name, but this is not the blog. From Sportsnet, 32 Thoughts: The Podcast with Jeff Marek and NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman is a weekly deep dive into the biggest news and interviews from the hockey world.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 23 days 18 hours 56 minutes
Alex Pietrangelo on Jack Eichel’s Return and Life After Hockey
Jeff and Elliotte are joined by Stanley Cup Champion, Alex Pietrangelo, to talk about his All-Star game experience, the return of Jack Eichel, his friendship with Jay Bouwmeester, and the importance of preparing for life after hockey.
Toffoli Traded & Eichel Returns
Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Tyler Toffoli trade to Calgary, Sidney Crosby's pursuit of 500 goals, the Oilers under Jay Woodcroft, the return of Jack Eichel this week, and Rosie DiManno’s opinion piece in the Toronto Star.
What A Week!
Jeff and Elliotte kick things off with an apology before getting into some rapid-fire thoughts from Elliotte’s latest blog, discuss the changes in Edmonton and Montreal, Vancouver hiring Cammi Granato, and the arena situation in Arizona.
News Breaks & Vegas Recap
Jeff and Elliotte recap All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, discuss the Gary Bettman and Bill Daly press conference, and news breaks during the recording session that Chicago had fired their AHL athletic trainer for sexual harassment
Succession
Jeff and Elliotte discuss the comments made by Rocky Wirtz at the Chicago Blackhawks town hall, Pat Verbeek's first move as the new general manager of the Anaheim Ducks, and Elliotte tells us about his conversations with David Poile, Bill Guerin, and Rob Blake.
Shutting Down The Las Vegas Strip
Steve Mayer is the Chief Content Officer at the NHL. He joins Jeff and Elliotte to discuss All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, how they are using the Bellagio Fountain and why they are shutting down the strip, and what it will take to get backwards skating into the skills competition.
Price Speaks and Is ‘The Michigan’ Boring
Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Carey Price press conference, wonder what's next for the Canadiens and the Canucks, provide an update on Anaheim's GM search, tell us why they love jersey retirement ceremonies, and debate if the 'The Michigan' is now boring.
Edmonton’s Gamble, Arizona’s Downsize
Jeff and Elliotte explain how Evander Kane became an Oiler, discuss the arena situation in Arizona as well as the press conference in Philadelphia, and provide an update on the GM search in Chicago and Anaheim.
Meet the new Executive Director of the PHF Players’ Association
Alex Sinatra is a Texas-barred attorney who is the new executive director of the PHFPA. She tells Jeff and Elliotte why she took the job and how her career path guided her to hockey. She also talks about some of her early priorities, challenges, potential partnerships and what's important to the players.
A Hard Look Back, And Then A Look Ahead
Jeff and Elliotte discuss a pair of incidents that took place in the AHL and the ECHL, and they express their frustration as racist behaviour continues to be seen and heard in the game of hockey.