Hockey Feels Podcast

On this week’s Hockey Feels: The playoffs are underway! Rachel and Steven break down the action that’s gone on so far with the Flyers, Oilers, and the rest of the league. They also talk about Matt Dumba, Ryan Reaves, and how the NHL Return To Play initiative is looking on TV.

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Links:

• NHL website
• Reaves, Seguin take a knee
• More on John Chayka
• Blackhawks update policy
• NWHL starting next season in January 2021
• AHL intends to start next season in December

Notes:

• Bubble Fashion Updates
• Stay Classy
• Among Giants
• Vegas Phone
• +1
• Attendance: 0
• Tiger Queen

Sponsors:

• Edmonton Community Foundation
• CBC – World on Fire

On this week’s Hockey Feels: The NHL is BACK! It’s time for our Stanley Cup Playoff preview, Hub City talk, the John Chayka situation, the Seattle Kraken, and more!

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Links:

• NHL schedules, rosters
• Some teams carrying 3 goalies, others 4
• A look inside the bubble
• The Seattle Kraken
• Arizona statement on John Chayka
• John Chayka statement
• NCAA hockey changes OT format

Notes:

• Colby
• Smash Car
• A Taste of Home
• Bubble Hockey
• Jetting Off To Bollywood
• I’ll Be Watching You

Sponsors:

• Taproot Edmonton
• Edmonton Community Foundation

On this week’s Hockey Feels: NHL Awards talk, training camps, hub city preparations, “unfit to play”, and more!

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Links:

• Sportsnet announces broadcast plans
• Hub city preparations
• NHL setting the stage
• Brendan Lemieux suspended

Notes:

• The crawl
• Hockey Sticks
• The Minnesota Mild

Sponsors:

• Park Power
• Alberta Podcast Network

On this week’s Hockey Feels: NHL Return To Play training camps are open (minus a few players who are “unfit to practice”) as the NHL strives to get to Phase 4 in the two hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton on July 26.

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Links:

• NHL, NHLPA CBA extension
• NHL Hub City Plans
• NHL Phase 4 Details
• How the CBA came to be
• NHL Hub City hotel assignments
• Final Phase 2 testing report
• Jonathan Toews on COVID-19
• Draisaitl, Mackinnon, Panerin are Lindsay finalists
• Devils hire Lindy Ruff
• Emily Cave article at ESPN
• Blackhawks keeping name
• Dean Evason signs extension with MIN

Notes:

• Coyotes to us Kachina jerseys during playoffs
• Senators returning to 2-D logo?
• Reunited

Sponsors:

• CBC World On Fire
• ATB

On this week’s Hockey Feels: Labour peace! The NHL and NHLPA not only agreed to a Return To Play strategy (pending an official vote), but also put in forth a four-year extension to the current CBA, including agreeing on Olympic participation in 2022 and 2026! We’ll break it all down on this episode of Hockey Feels.

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Links:

• NHL, NHLPA CBA extension
• NHL Hub City Plans
• NHL Phase 4 Details

Notes:

• Baby Horvat!
• The Fabe Five
• Aloha
• Still Besties

Sponsors:

• Edmonton Community Foundation
• Alberta Podcast Network

On this week’s Hockey Feels: Chaos reigns! “Team E”, a Qualifying Round team to be named later, has won the right to select first overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft! This, plus the Hockey Hall of Fame and hub cities decisions have driven us back to the podcast for (hopefully) a new regular run of shows leading up to the (hopeful) return to play!

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Links:

• NHL Return to Play
• Phased Return to Sport Protocol
• NHL Draft Lottery
• Hub cities decision down to five locations
• Hockey Hall of Fame 2020
• NHL Pride roundup

Notes:

• The Cannon goes Boom in Flavortown
• Can you TikTok?
• Animal Farm
• Lifelong Fan

Sponsors:

• Edmonton Community Foundation
• Park Power

On this week’s Hockey Feels: We’re back! For now! We emerge from our pandemic-enforced hiatus with actual NHL news and the Return To Play plan which was announced on May 26. Rachel and Steven break down the plan, what it means for the Oilers and Flyers, and how the NHL can resume at all in the world that we are now living in.

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Links:

• NHL Return to Play
• Phased Return to Sport Protocol

Sponsors:

• Edmonton Community Foundation
• The Loop

On this week’s Hockey Feels: The COVID-19 pandemic is concerning both Rachel and Steven in regards to the future of the NHL season, but they try to stay positive by talking about the Flyers, the Oilers, and Rachel’s amazing day and night at the Rangers’ Pride Night.

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Links:

• NHL results
• Bruins-Lightning clip
• Johnny Boychuk cut for 90 stitches
• Blues Price Watch Party
• All Women’s broadcasts on Sportsnet and NBCSN
• Sens CEO Jim Little out
• NHL to debut puck tracking for playoffs
• Henri Richard dead at 84

Notes:

• Surprise!
• Ghost check
• Selena’s Day
• 1 in a row!
• Remember me?!
• A first for everything

Sponsors:

• Park Power
• Alberta Podcast Network

 

On this week’s Hockey Feels: It’s March and both the Flyers and the Oilers are near the top of their respective divisions, and Rachel and Steven don’t know how to handle this success! Philadelphia is doing it with depth scoring and strong defence, while the Oilers (and the league) are being led by Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Heady days! (For now…)

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Links:

• NHL results
• IneffectiveMath Sadness Ranking
• NHL looking to amend offside rule
• Bobby Ryan’s emotional return
• IIHF cancels six international tournaments due to coronavirus

Notes:

• Kick it!
• 4 scoops
• Puck Trades getting minty!
• Don’t pick that fight
• Own Goal

Sponsors:

• Edmonton Community Foundation
• Alberta Podcast Network

On this week’s Hockey Feels: It’s the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline edition! We break down all the interesting trades from the day, judge how our respective teams, the Oilers and Flyers, did, and also talk about the wild night for the Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, and EBUG Dave Ayres!

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Links:

• NHL results
• NHL Trade Deadline
• Sedins Jersey Retirement Ceremony

Notes:

• Black-eyed Dad
• Mike Loves Cats!
• Pucks for Thin Mints
• Good doggo!
• Move closer to the world, my friend
• OK MOM.
• Goodnight, Dave

Sponsors:

• Taproot Edmonton
• Seat Giant