The Hockey Hour Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Hockey Hour is just that, a jam-packed hour of hockey content! Colin is joined by co-host Dylan and Austin (and others!) to talk all things hockey! We will be covering news around the league, but mostly focused on the Canucks!
The boys are back and ready to produce weekly episodes again. In this episode I explain the vision for this podcast, where I want it to go as we've decided to expand on what we do. Of course we also discussed the potential of the canucks this year, if a change of scenery can benefit EOL as well as some heated debates. Thanks for listening!
In this episode the boys discuss the big moves including the OEL/Garland trade, the NHL draft, the overall direction of the organization and more! We get a little heated over the fans and managements reactions, but it's an exciting time for hockey talk! Thanks for listening!
The episode the boys talk about the Jason Dickinson trade, the expansion protection lists, potential stars that Seattle could acquire and some of our thoughts on the next couple of weeks including the Seattle Kraken expansion and the NHL entry draft!
Also the beginning the boys are discussing Jonathan Dahlen and how San Jose chose to protect him in the expansion draft.
We hope y'all enjoy the episode and our new set up!
Thanks for listening!
We are finally back after a long hiatus, the boys are in our makeshift basement studio to talk the playoffs so far, the Canucks off-season outlook and use this as a bit of a primer for the upcoming barrage of post season topics to come! Thanks for listening!
The boys are back and revved up again to talk about the Canucks media, expectations of the team and management, how the NHL has handled the covid situation and Robin Lehners comments and our expansion draft protection lists! Thanks again for tuning in and leave us a rating if you like the show!
This episode the boys are back together for a special edition of the podcast! We got together, drank some beers and talked some hockey! We hope you all enjoy our drunken rambles!
This episode the boys get back in the booth after a hiatus to discuss some high level topics and have a great time! We focus on the Tim Pool situation, cover our NHL conspiracy theories, Teach Travis Green how to run his lineup and get prepared for the podcast to be cancelled by the hockey elites! Thanks again for listening!
This episode the boys dive into the new ESPN deal, the winners and the losers and what it means for the NHL's future. The rest of the pod we do our usual mulling over the Canucks season, coaching and line ups and look for new topics besides Olli Joulevi and Nate Schmidt.. Let us know what you guys want to hear or who you want to hear from on all socials @TheHockeyHour!
This episode Colin and Dylan are joined by good friend of the pod, the perfect one, Steve Desy. The boys talk about Canucks management, coaching and lines as usual, comparing the Canucks to other Canadian teams like Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, etc and understanding what this team really is and much more! Thanks again to Stevie D for joining us and thanks again for tuning in!
This episode we are joined by Brendan Batchelor! Brendan is the play-by-play voice of the Canucks on SN650 and co-host of the HockeyFight! podcast. We discuss his views on ownership, management and coaching thus far, balancing patience and expectations this season, what 2-3 pieces we need to be a contender and much more! Thanks again for supporting!
This episode we are joined by Jeff Paterson! He started out in local radio and by doing play-by-play for the Kamloops Blazers and has been covering the Canucks for almost two decades. He was most recently with TSN1040 and is the co-host of The VANcast with JPat and Drancer! He talk about the Jim Benning press conference, evaluate the ownership and management, empathy, Hamonic over Joulevi, JT Miller, Tanner Pearson and much more! Thanks again for supporting us fools!
This episode Austin is joined by Host of The Starting Lineup on SN650 and play-by-play commentator for EA Sports NHL series, James Cybulski! We discuss the state of the Canucks, talk about the issues we believe are factors to the Canucks results so far and a couple other topics around social media and the NHL's efforts at marketing and branding through E-sports opportunities! Hope you guys enjoy!
This episode we are joined by Sports Writer and Canucks Media Insider Patrick Johnston. Patrick is a sports journalist for The Province and The Vancouver Sun and started out as a freelancer writing for CanucksArmy.com, BC Hockey Now and running "Try and Tackle" a rugby blog for The province.
We discuss the teams current atmosphere and environment, who's leading the team right now?!, how the media feels about the team and what direction are we headed?!
Patrick gave us some insight on the teams lineup depth, organizational structure and his thoughts on the prospect pool and if the Canucks view UND star and captain Jordan Kawaguchi as a potential option for out lineup.
This was really some great conversation and insight we don't usually get so enjoy!!
Update on Kawaguchi: Some scouts believe he could be an AHLer on a contender or a bottom-six offensive player in the right fit, but "there are NHL teams he could help short-term."
This episode we get it all out there, no holding back, the boys rant about:
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The current state of the Canucks,
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The lack of leadership within the organization,
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We assess Bo Horvat as a captain
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We give Aquilini our ratings as an owner
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Dylans hard on for Nate Schmidt continues..
Stayed tuned for much more content to come including podcast collaborations, interviews and out usual banter!
This episode we introduce our new intro, discuss the upcoming Canucks vs Flames games, the Francesco Aquilini comments, Tyler Myers future and much more! Thank you for listening!
This episode the boys dive into Jim Bennings entire tenure as the GM of the Vancouver Canucks. We analyze every trade, signing and draft pick as the acting general manager of the Canucks! Is he on the hot seat? Is he on the brink of getting fired? who will replace him? All discussed in this episode of The Hockey Hour!
This episode we are joined by Host of The Program on Sportsnet 650, Andrew Walker. We discuss the current state of the Canucks, who's to blame for the season thus far, whats next for Benning and Green and much more! Thanks for listening!
This episode the boys start the show off by mentioning Bell Lets Talk and the mental illness issues and how we're always here for y'all! We go onto rant about the Canucks performance of late, what needs to be done before this season gets too ugly, missed marketing opportunities in the NHL and a ton more!
Just some good old shootin' the shit! The Larschcast joined our pod today to talk all things Nucks!
-re capping the Canucks early season struggles -are Green/Baumgartner an issue? -Green's inconsistencies as a coach -how can the Canucks improve defensively going forward? -taking the Ottawa series with a grain of salt
Had to Re-upload due to Technical Issues!
In this episode we figure out what a Zoom call is, recap last nights game, continue to discuss the defensive structure and test out some new segments; Right Take vs Wrong Take and The Hockey Hour Hot Takes!
during the post game show, the boys got together to discuss the current state of the Canucks
-Will Green's coaching inconsistencies cost him his job? -Who's a good candidate to replace Green? -Do our struggles fall on coaching, managements or both? -Is Edler officially past his best days as a top 4 defensemen?
Something needs to change, and we were here to discuss why
Hey guys, the boys got together to talk more Canucks
-starting lineup (offence, defence, powerplay)
-jake virtanen/tyler motte in the top 6
-sven baertschi
-holtby/demko
-when this team will take off
Podcast starts 15:45 mins in!
Today I was joined by Pete where we discussed his podcast and all things Canucks
-the offseason moves (schmidt trade) -our prospects (Juolevi, Lind, Podkolzin, Hoglander, Rathbone) -The team going forward -Jim Bennings tenure
Canuck talk starts 15 minutes in!
Malmolm, Brad and Carter joined Austin and I to discuss Point Shot's rebrand, their vision for their podcast as well as all things Canucks!
-did the canucks take a step back this off season? -losing Markstrom, tanev, toffoli and stetcher -the nate schmidt trade -revisiting the Jt Miller trade -Canucks twitter
In this podcast we talked about games 1/2 as well as a pre game analysis of game 3.
We also discussed:
-Is Green evolving as a coach? Does he have potential to be one of the best in the NHL?
-Are the playoffs easier this year?
-Can we compare this years team to the 1994 Canucks? Is Horvat our next Linden?
-Why we think if the Canucks beat Vegas, we have a path to the finals
Austin, Dylan and I re capped games 3 and 4 between the Canucks and the Blues!
As well as
-what lineup changes do we see heading into game 5? -how do we stabilize our defense parings with Myers out? -Can the Canucks beat the Blues at their best? -The disappointment of Jake Virtanen -our thoughts on the officiating in game 4
In this pod we discussed our current thoughts on game 1 between the Canucks and the Blues as well as the other round 1 series in the NHL!
As well as, are the Canucks the NHL's next dynasty? -Are Horvat, Petterson and Hughes the next Toews, Kane and Keith?
In this episode, we discussed:
-Our reactions to the draft lottery - are the Rangers going to be a dynasty? -Overall analysis of the top 5-10 draft picks in this years draft -Leafs talk - do they have the right core? What changes do they need to make? Should they trade Nylander? Is there overall team "mentality" tough enough?
Today on the podcast we discussed
-our overall thoughts on the impact our bottom 6 had vs the wild -how we match up vs the Blues -Chris Tanev's impact -Travis Green's coaching vs the wild -1st round predictions
Your host, Colin Pyka is joined by the usual - Austin and Dylan.
Today we discusses our opinions on the NHL draft lottery, the current system and how we would alter it to make it more fair for the bottom feeder teams.
Fast forward 10 minutes in for when the hockey talk starts!
Today i was joined by two guests, Austin and Dylan. We discussed Bennings overall tenure as General Manager of the Canucks - the good, bad and ugly
-good trades and free agent signings -bad trades and free agent signings -contracts -how free agency works -more news on the potential hub cities for an NHL return -my vision for my podcast and how I want to grow it and engage listeners
Dylan and Austin joined me today to talk about various topics including
-24 team NHL playoff format (potential hub cities) -playoff predictions - who wins the cup? -what happens if a player gets sick -fringe teams such as Montreal and Chicago in the playoffs -overall Canucks talk - we they a dynasty in the making? Thoughts on Judd Bracket and our cap situation going forward