• Pat Kelleher, USA Hockey Executive Director
    Feb 18 2025

    4 Nations Face-off has been a blast! Team USA has been the talk of the tournament and the Executive Director of USA Hockey, Pat Kelleher, joined Frank in Montreal at La Cage to talk about the tournament, the pressure to succeeded, the growth of hockey in Minnesota, more municipal rinks, National Team Development Program, the changing landscape of hockey in North America, and looking forward to Thursday night in Boston.


    TIME STAMPS

    3:45 - 4 Nations Face-off

    4:50 - USA Hockey roots

    5:40 - Pressure to succeed

    9:00 - Growth of hockey in Minnesota

    12:20 - Access to hockey

    17:00 - More municipal rinks

    19:30 - National Team Development Program

    23:30 - USHL

    26:50 - Influence USA Hockey has on the changing hockey landscape

    30:40 - North American League Concept?

    37:10 - National Developmental League

    43:00 - Thursday Night in Boston


    Audio Credits: TSN and NHL Network.


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    45 mins
  • Craig Conroy
    Feb 7 2025

    We are still a month away from the NHL Trade Deadline but Craig Conroy decided to get things going early! Frank is joined by the Calgary Flames GM to talk about trading away Jakob Pelletier and Andrei Kuzmenko to the Flyers for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost. They also delve into several other topics including their goaltending situation, the draft, team culture, and the new arena.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:30 - Trade with the Flyers

    6:25 - Connection to Joel Farabee

    6:50 - Trading away Jakob Pelletier

    8:40 - Tough Conversations

    10:10 - Team Culture

    11:30 - Trading away Andrei Kuzmenko

    13:00 - Dustin Wolf

    16:30 - How they are approaching the built

    19:30 - Giving Montreal their pick this season

    20:10 - Playoffs?

    22:00 - Goaltending Situation

    23:55 - Position they need to fill

    25:15 - New arena update


    Audio Credits: Sportsnet.


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    28 mins
  • Bill Armstrong
    Jan 15 2025

    The Coyotes relocated to Utah and they are turning things around! Frank is joined by Utah Hockey Club General Manager Bill Armstrong to talk about the teams transition (4:00), dealing with injuries (7:40), expectations when acquiring a player (13:30), their goaltending situation (15:20), and how they are positioning themselves going into the trade deadline as well as the off-season (22:25).


    TIME STAMPS

    4:00 - Transition to Utah

    5:30 - Injuries to key players

    7:40 - Compete level

    8:40 - Sergachev trade

    10:10 - Olli Maatta trade

    13:30 - Expectations of player after they are acquired

    15:20 - Goaltending

    17:40 - Clayton Keller wearing the "C"

    19:10 - Young guys in the Utah organization that should be on our radar

    20:10 - Flexibility to make moves

    22:25 - Trades at the deadline?

    23:15 - Laying down the groundwork for a trade

    24:20 - How active will Utah be this summer to become a playoff contender


    Audio Credits: All City and ESPN.


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    28 mins
  • David Carle
    Jan 10 2025

    David Carle is building himself an impressive trophy case at a very young age! Coming off a gold medal performance at the World Junior Championship in Ottawa with Team USA and a National Championship with the University of Denver in 2024, Carle has become one of the most sought after coaches on the planet.


    Frank is joined by David Carle to talk about the World Junior Championship (3:50), his mindset going into the tournament (5:10), the difference in coaching college hockey vs the World Juniors (7:40), what he learned while with Team USA (10:00), watching the growth of Zeev Buium (11:34), how he has changes as a coach over the years (17:50), coaching the junior team next year (18:50), and NHL coaching opportunities (20:20).


    Audio Credits: ESPN and NHL Network.


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    26 mins
  • Frank Takes Your Questions
    Dec 31 2024

    To end the year, Frank asked you to submit your questions! Over this hour long episode, Frank answers 40 questions about hockey, his career and food (+wine).


    1:00 - from JT

    2:45 - from SportsMag416

    4:18 - from Ryan Mead

    4:45 - from Ryan Ouimet

    6:30 - from TheBrattPack63

    7:40 - from Joshua

    10:05 - from Pat Pascall

    12:20 - from Fish Dancer

    13:45 - from Glenn Keeping

    15:50 - from Turpin19

    16:50 - from Bowie Puck

    19:15 - from Kruger Industrial Smoothing

    20:50 - from Shawn McIntosh

    20:20 - from OilersAlways97

    23:30 - from Not That Jake in Abbotsford, BC

    25:40 - from Dan Marcus from NJ

    27:55 - from Jacques Strap

    30:10 - from Dan the Fan in Toronto

    31:30 - from Alex Wheeler

    33:40 - from Chris Gerics in Hamilton, Ontario

    36:10 - from Den Polland, Oilers fan

    40:00 - from Matt Bergen

    42:05 - from Steve T

    43:55 - from Six High Eclipse

    45:30 - from Mike in Amherst, NY

    47:00 - from Jonny Laz in New York City

    48:50 - from Shane Moberg

    50:05 - from KJ

    51:35 - from Trin in Grande Prairie, Alberta

    53:50 - from Glenner

    54:55 - from Kyle in Parry Sound, Ontario

    55:55 - from Kerry McGowan

    56:50 - from Jay Kuul

    59:25 - from Gavin in Montreal

    1:00:15 - from Forklift Guy in B.C.

    1:01:40 - from Ragnar in Ottawa

    1:02:50 - from Carson, the Flyers Truther

    1:05:08 - from Charles Houle in Elliot Lake, Ontario

    1:06:08 - from PDO King

    1:07:30 - from Kelly Jones


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Matt Cullen
    Dec 23 2024

    There are 21 players in NHL history that have played more than 1,500 games. Matt Cullen is on that list and he's the latest inductee into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Fun fact; Cullen is the only player of the 21 to not have made an NHL All-Star team! He joins Frank for a lengthy discussion talking about his induction, his family hockey tree, working on his skating throughout his career, winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, continuing to play after winning back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins, having a deep passion for the game, and being a hockey dad.


    TIMESTAMPS

    3:00 - U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction

    4:10 - Hockey Family Tree

    6:15 - Being coached by his dad

    9:00 - When he knew hockey could be a career

    12:45 - Criticism about his skating

    16:20 - Getting to the NHL

    17:50 - Who helped him along the way

    19:30 - Winning the Stanley Cup in 2006

    21:00 - Growing up an Oilers fan

    21:45 - Winning back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins

    23:35 - Not retiring after his season with the Wild

    26:45 - Playing with a deep passion for the game

    29:00 - Finding confidence season after season

    31:00 - Coaching

    32:50 - Being a hockey dad


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    39 mins
  • Dylan Strome
    Dec 13 2024

    Dylan Strome is on pace for a career season. After a few challenging years in Chicago, Strome has found himself a home in Washington where he is thriving alongside Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas under the leadership of Alexander Ovechkin. Frank is joined by Strome to talk about the new look Capitals, finding confidence, coach Spencer Carbery, playing with Patrick Kane and Alexander Ovechkin, helping Ovechkin chase the goal scoring record, his group chat with his brothers, and more.


    TIMESTAMPS

    4:40 - The start to the season

    6:30 - Being coached by Spencer Carbery

    10:30 - Finding confidence

    13:20 - Not being signed by the Blackhawks

    14:20 - Why he chose Washington

    14:50 - Playing with Patrick Kane and Alexander Ovechkin

    15:50 - Ovechkin's chase for the goal scoring record

    18:20 - Playing without Ovechkin

    19:10 - No Capitals being selected for the 4 Nations Faceoff

    20:20 - Fun outside of hockey

    21:40 - His dogs

    22:20 - Group chat with his brothers, Ryan & Matthew


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    25 mins
  • Kyle Davidson
    Nov 27 2024

    Kyle Davidson is youngest General Manager in the NHL. He sat down with Frank in Toronto to talk about his first job in hockey, interning in Chicago, growing on the job, the GM search in Chicago, not being afraid to reach out to teams during his early days, his "welcome to the NHL" moment, and tips he would like to pass along to the next generation of hockey executives.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:00 - Growing up in Sudbury and his heart condition

    3:15 - First job in hockey

    5:45 - Road to the NHL

    9:45 - Chicago internship

    19:00 - Growing on the job

    20:30 - Video work

    21:50 - Assitant GM in Chicago

    25:30 - GM Search in Chicago

    27:45 - Eye Opening Moment

    30:10 - Reaching out to teams early in his career

    31:40 - Finding time for others

    33:00 - Tip he would like to pass along


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    36 mins