Old School Puck: Recent Episodes
Colin Newby
"Old School Puck" discusses the NHL news cycle and provides insight for all things hockey, but its historical element sets it apart from your average hockey show. Topics about the glory days of Mike Modano, Eric Lindros, and Joe Sakic in the late 1990s and early 2000s take fans back to a different era, and well-researched trivia questions peak the curiosity of listeners each week.
This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the social media thread heard around the world when Chris Pronger provided insight into NHL player finances.
In the "Old School Segment," he talks about Pronger's playing career as one of the meanest hockey players in history and the catalyst for deep playoff runs as a top defenseman.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby gushes over the spectacle that is the Colorado Avalanche after their showing on the TNT game on Wednesday night. Would the President's Trophy really help them in the playoffs though?
In the "Old School Segment," he relates Colorado's second-round troubles to the inability of the Washington Capitals to get over the hump early in the career of Alexander Ovechkin.
In the trivia segment, he asks listeners to name the last four President's Trophy winners to lose in the first round of the playoffs in the same season.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the incident between Jay Beagle of the Arizona Coyotes and Troy Terry of the Anaheim Ducks after Trevor Zegras broke the NHL "code" of fighting and retribution last Friday.
In the "Old School Segment," he revisits one of the bloodiest memories of code retribution in NHL history: the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators brawl in 2004.
In the trivia segment, he asks listeners to name the five players with the most penalty minutes in NHL history.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the resurgence of the New York Rangers in 2021-22 but questions how much their supposed rebuild has to do with the success of players like Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin.
In the "Old School Segment," he looks at how the lure of New York City and Madison Square Garden didn't help the Rangers when they stacked rosters with big names in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In the trivia segment, he asks listeners to name the nine NHL players with their jersey numbers retired by two different teams.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the biggest splashes of the NHL trade deadline after Claude Giroux, Hampus Lindholm, Marc-Andre Fleury, and Mark Giordano all switched teams.
In the "Old School Segment," he talks about Raymond Bourque's move from the Boston Bruins to the Colorado Avalanche at the NHL trade deadline in 2000.
In the trivia segment, he asks listeners to name the eight defensemen who have won the Norris Trophy three or more times.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the goaltending questions the Toronto Maple Leafs are facing after Erik Källgren's shutout on Tuesday and the suspension handed out to Auston Matthews.
In the "Old School Segment," he talks about the significance of the silver stick awarded to NHL players who reach the 1000 game milestone and the great history Nick Foligno and Claude Giroux have provided during their NHL careers.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the success of teams in the southeast corner of the US: the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, and Tampa Bay Lightning.
In the "Old School" segment, he picks apart the idea of "traditional" and "non-traditional" hockey markets impacting the success of NHL teams.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to name the three American expansion teams who won the Stanley Cup before the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the impending trade deadline decisions that the Philadelphia Flyers will have to make concerning Claude Giroux and other veteran players on their roster.
In the "Old School" segment, he discusses a trend of "cup of coffee" Flyers who came to Philadelphia long after their best years were behind them.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to name the five former Flyers who currently sit in the top 20 on the NHL's all-time scoring list.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the recent trades made between the Montreal Canadiens/Calgary Flames and the Toronto Maple Leafs/Arizona Coyotes.
In the "Old School" segment, he calls out the oversimplified narrative of Philadelphia as the "Goalie Graveyard" of the NHL. He rattles off five "flash in the pan" goalies who have helped the Flyers to success.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to guess the only hockey player ever to win an NCAA National Championship, a Hobey Baker Award, an Olympic gold medal, and a Stanley Cup.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby looks back on the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, when the rivalry between Canada and the United States hit its peak in one of the best hockey games ever played.
The trivia portion of the show continues the theme of international Russian play. Colin asks listeners to name the top five Russian goal scorers in Olympic play since 1998.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby discusses the top storylines in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, including the returning gold medals and tournament favorite ROC, and how goaltender Carter Hart has fared during the Flyers' nightmare season.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to name the first hockey player to defect from the Soviet Union to play in the NHL.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby talks about Gabriel Landeskog tying goal in the final minute and why he chased Taylor Hall around the ice all night in one of the best NHL games of the season.
He moves on from the positivity to discuss the Philadelphia Flyers, their 13 consecutive losses, and the irritation Dave Scott gave him by insisting he isn't making excuses for failure.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to name the NHL teams that share a nickname with another professional sports team.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby talks about what it means to tiptoe the line of being a "dirty" or "cheap" player in hockey. He examines six NHL players with the worst reputations and evaluates the edge they bring to the game. If you want to know about Tom Wilson or Ryan Reaves, you've come to the right place.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to go beyond listing the Original Six and name the "Second Six" included in the NHL expansion wave of 1967.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby talks about Joe Pavelski's five-point performance for the Dallas Stars and his success at age 37.
He moves on to discuss the classic showdown between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche and Auston Matthews' homecoming in Arizona.
His most heated breakdown comes from the controversy surrounding Bobby Clarke, Ron Hextall, and the Philadelphia Flyers.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to recall the last time two NHL captains were traded for each other in the same deal.
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This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby recaps the Winter Classic before discussing the upstart Anaheim Ducks built around Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry, and Jamie Drysdale.
He spends the bulk of the episode discussing the disparity in the rivalry between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to name the five players who have won the Conn Smythe Trophy for teams that didn't win the Stanley Cup.
This week on "Old School Puck," Colin Newby recaps the Philadelphia Flyers' overtime win over the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday and the Tampa Bay Lightning's win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
He also discusses the interesting clash in the different paths of the Lightning, the younger franchise outside a traditional hockey market, and the Canadiens, the storied Original Six franchise with more Stanley Cups than any other NHL team.
The trivia portion of the show asks listeners to name the last five times a goaltender has won the Hart Trophy.