The Metropolitan Division might be the weakest division in hockey this season. Yes, I'm aware the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes are legitimate Stanley Cup contenders, but the gap between the second-place Hurricanes and third-place New York Islanders was a 17-point chasm between the two teams. Only the Washington Capitals made the playoffs with less points than the Islanders, yet a few pundits went on record stating that the Islanders had a shot at upsetting the Hurricanes despite that 17-point difference. Clearly, I disagree with these pundits, but tonight may have been the per ..read more

Is everyone alright after the explosion we saw in downtown Winnipeg? The video to the left was taken by John Sitarek who was at the game tonight, and the explosion I referenced above was in response to the 13 combined goals that the Jets and Avalanche scored tonight. Only two other Game Ones in the history of the NHL have seen that many goals scored, and you can find which games those were down below. Tonight, though, everyone needs to breathe, smile, and enjoy the moment as the Jets hold a 1-0 lead over the Avalanche after tonight's 7-6 victory. Game Two is just 48 hours away! Only eight ti ..read more

Once again, I am on the road tonight as I am scheduled to be at a league meeting for the upcoming slo-pitch season. Generally, these meetings are pretty easy-going, and the guys and gals running the league are fantastic in their preparation for what may come during the season. In short, it's always a good time at these meetings as the other eleven team representatives get along fairly well despite the competitive nature of some. We don't usually have to worry about a Mr. Burns-type person stacking a team with MLB all-stars for this league, so the discussions are pretty tame with most of the l ..read more

One thing you'll find on this blog more than anything as the playoffs roll on is the always-present ABT sentiment that I bring. ABT is, of course, "Anybody But Toronto", but it's something that has lived on this blog for a long time with the heavy influence that the Maple Leafs have on the Toronto-based sports media. I assure you that it has nothing to do with 1967, but that just adds a little fuel to the ABT fire when it comes to playoff hockey. Jake DeBrusk scored twice in Boston's 5-1 victory over Toronto, so Toronto now trails in the series 1-0. It's far from over, but the Leafs looked d ..read more

We already knew there were sixteen teams preparing for the opening round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs tomorrow, but The Hockey Show was busy last night getting sixteen people registered for Survivor: NHL Playoffs! If you called in, both Jason and I want to thank for registering for the contest. We filled all sixteen spots in approximately 40 minutes, so we had an incredible response to the contest being run this year. If you missed out on the opportunity, you'll unfortunately have to wait until next season for the contest to return, but that's what fourteen NHL teams are doing right now a ..read more

The blog is closed tonight because I'm off to do something that I only get to do once per year: celebrate my Dad's birthday. There's no denying that Dad's getting older, so every chance I get to spend a birthday with him and the family is important to me. One of the things Dad loves is barbecuing that comes along with summer, and his birthday today is kind of the official kick-off to that season. Tonight, we share in one of his favorite meals as my brother is grilling up hot dogs on the barbecue, and it'll feel like sitting at the game with a hot dog and a beverage as we watch the Jets and Kr ..read more

The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, has one purpose today when it comes to hockey: getting you entered into the greatest hockey radio contest on the face of the planet! Tonight is all about getting sixteen people registered and entered into the 2024 edition of Survivor: NHL Playoffs, and that means you need your phone handy between 5:30 and 6:30pm CT so you can call the show at 204-269-8636 to enter! You can't win prizes if you're not entered, and we have some solid prizing that's on its way to the station. We'll discuss some of that tonight b ..read more

You're going to have to cut me some slack today because I normally don't make it habit to see the other side of midnight. If you noticed the 10:30pm time on the Denver Pioneers article yesterday, that's because I was up late to watch the only AIHL team that I'll cheer for in the Melbourne Mustangs. While the game had a 2pm start in the Victoria capital, it had an 11pm start time on Saturday night for those of us in the middle of North America. I was writing yesterday's article as I waited for the Mustangs to take the ice for the first time in 2024, and the end result was a lot of fun for the ..read more

I'll be honest in telling you that I didn't think the University of Denver was going to be victorious. I knew a little bit about the Pioneers' roster based on the fact that they have ten Canadians, four Californians, and two Europeans skating for them this season, but they didn't have the big names that the other three schools seemed to boast as they entered the Frozen Four weekend. Perhaps, though, that was their strength because this Denver team played four lines with the same consistent effort and had a goaltender who simply went supernova while making stops in his crease. In the end, the ..read more

If there's one thing I never tire of seeing, it's goals scored by guys who usually prevent them. We were treated to another goaltender goal tonight in the AHL, marking the fourth time it's happened this season. We'll get to those three other netminders who have done it, but tonight's goal happened in Hartford where the Springfield Falcons and the Hartford Wolf Pack were both fighting for their playoff lives. Neither of those teams has clinched a spot in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs, but Hartford's Louis Domingue helped his team in a big way tonight. Domingue is a 32 year-old journeyman goalt ..read more