The NHL’s top developmental league continues to push toward the start of the 2020-21 season on February 5th, and we will break down all of the latest developments on that front.
The NHL’s top developmental league continues to push toward the start of the 2020-21 season on February 5th, and we will break down all of the latest developments on that front.
We will also speak to one of the top executives in the AHL, Tera Black of the Charlotte Checkers. She served on the AHL Return To Play Task Force, and she will recount that experience as well as what is next for the Checkers, who opted out of this season
This week we run down the 28 teams who decided to opt-in to the AHL’s shortened season and take a dive into the decision-making process for the three teams that opted out, with some audio from the Milwaukee Admirals.
We also have a feature interview with Syracuse Crunch GM and Tampa Bay Lightning AGM Stacy Roest to discuss the roster structure, preparations for the season and more.
We’re back for a one more episode to finish 2020, as we dissect the AHL announcement of a “framework” for the 2021 season.
This week we discuss how the NHL’s announcement of a start to the season could impact the American Hockey League and we go in-depth on the return to play from the players’ perspective, with Larry Landon of the Professional Hockey Players Association.
This week on Around The A we’re joined by Syracuse Crunch owner Howard Dolgon, who gives his thoughts on the prospects of a 2020-21 AHL season and how the league can grow from this hiatus long-term.
It’s a big week on ATA as we’re joined by one of the most opinionated people in hockey, Sportsnet Analyst Brian Burke.
Legendary AHL head coach Roy Sommer of the San Jose Barracuda joins us for an extensive chat about his career in hockey that spans nearly 50 years as both a coach and player.
This week’s guest is Jose M. Romero of the Arizona Republic. He and Craig Harris were the two writers who wrote about Mitchell Miller, the Arizona Coyotes draft pick who had previously been convicted for bullying a mentally disabled Black teenager. Romero discusses how he came across the story, his thoughts on Miller showing no remorse, and what the Coyotes need to do to make this situation right.
This week’s episode of The Scrum Podcast features four-time Olympic champion and former Team Canada and Brampton Thunder forward Jayna Hefford to discuss Secret Deoderant’s $1 million dollar investment to the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association.
