The Athletic Hockey Show

The Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a 2-0 third period deficit to beat the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime and even up the Stanley Cup Final. Max and Shayna discuss the controversial coaches challenge late in the game by John Tortorella, and if Rod Brind'amour will capitalize on this second chance for the Hurricanes, and tweak his lines ahead of game 3? Thomas Drance stops by to provide an update from the NHL scouting combine in Buffalo, he shares his thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final, and Manny Malhotra officially being named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Plus, Max and Shayna discuss Dylan Larkin's shocking request, formally asking the Detroit Red Wings to trade him.

Host: Max Bultman and Shayna Goldman
With: Thomas Drance
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The Golden Knights beat the Hurricanes in a back-and-forth Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Sean, Frank and Sean dissect the game, praise the Golden Knights’ resilience, the accidental blocked shot by Mitch Marner, the struggles of the Hurricanes’ first line and the indifferent play of goalies Frederick Andersen and Carter Hart. The NHL’s new All-Star Game format and Gary Bettman’s status as NHL commissioner caught the attention of Sean and Sean in what they learned this week.

Host: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
With: Frank Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes is set to begin tomorrow night, but today, the guys preview the series and discuss what to expect when the puck drops for Game 1. Plus, Dom clarifies his Montreal Canadiens “fraudulence” post, The Athletic’s NHL insider Chris Johnston joins the show to talk about his latest offseason trade board, as well as Claude Lemieux’s family donating his brain to Boston University’s CTE Center for research into long-term effects of repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injury.

Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Dom Luszczyszyn and Chris Johnston
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery

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We are less than a month away from the NHL Draft and on today’s episode the guys deep dive into their annual GM mock, where they play general manager for every first round pick, making decisions based on their own lists and their given team’s needs. Before that, they take a look at Corey’s scouts and execs survey to get a sense of where the league is on the draft’s top 10 picks, and to close things out, they break down this year’s goalie and overager crop.

Hosts: Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, and Scott Wheeler
With: FloHockey’s Chris Peters
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery

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Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner, has died. Today, Mark Lazerus and Dan Robson remember the man and look back on his career as one of the NHL’s most prolific playoff performers.

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This episode was recorded at 3:15pm ET on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Hosts: Mark Lazerus and Dan Robson
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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