Greetings from Fort Lauderdale! Jeff and Elliotte go down memory lane talking about the Panthers and their history (00:01), All-Star location rotation (12:00), a quick chat with Steve Mayer about Crosby and Ovechkin at the Skills Competition (13:50), the Bo Horvat trade and his chat with Elliotte in Florida (21:00), latest from Vancouver (23:50), Vladimir Tarasenko’s third person comments (24:50) and what’s happening with David Pastrňák (28:00) as well as Dylan Larkin (29:10), the NHLPA narrows ...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Arber Xhekaj's unlikely road to the NHL is about more than just not being drafted. The Habs rookie learned about fighting for opportunities from his parents' unbelievable journey. Elliotte sits down with Arber along with his parents, Jack and Simona, to get the whole story. Watch the “After The Horn” feature on Arber Xhekaj We would like to thank Chantel Machabée & Charles Saindon-Courtois from the Montreal Canadiens communications team for helping us with this piece — the feature was direct...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min
A busy week ahead! Jeff and Elliotte discuss the altercation between Troy Stecher and Trevor Zegras (01:00), what the NHLPA has planned this week at All-Star (7:15), the latest on Nick Bjugstad (16:15) and Carson Soucy (18:00), Jordan Binnington is up to his old tricks (22:45), Oilers call on their EBUG, Matt Berlin (24:25), more Canucks talk (31:50), the financially fit Bruins (33:45) and the guys take your questions (39:15). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The Thought Line...
Jan 30, 2023•51 min
What’s going on with Bally Sports? Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned Bally Sports Network (America’s largest owner of local sports channels) as they appear to be going towards an $8.6 billion debt restructuring in bankruptcy court, how this might impact the NHL (12 teams currently broadcast with Bally Sports) and if this could affect the salary cap. They then discuss Gary Bettman’s comments about teams tanking (9:10), the Sharks-Avalanche trade (16:20), what the Island...
Jan 27, 2023•44 min
He’s won the Vezina Trophy and is now a published author. Connor Hellebuyck joins Jeff and Elliotte in Toronto to talk about his mental wellness flipbook for kids, Weasel & Bucky, tells the guys why it was important to him to write the book, how he manages his mental health and books he read as a kid. They also get into his playing days in Odessa, the evolution of goalie gear, players that annoy him most, the Jets memorable run in 2017-18, the team under Rick Bowness, fishing with Dustin Byf...
Jan 25, 2023•41 min
Canucks begin to make changes. Jeff and Elliotte breakdown the hour-long press conference the Canucks held on Sunday (1:00) announcing Rick Tocchet as the franchise's 21st head coach, the dismissal of Bruce Boudreau and Trent Cull, and what might be next for Bo Horvat (24:30). They guys also chat about Timo Meier (28:10), Vladislav Gavrikov (29:10), Cohen Snow announcing the Flames' starting lineup (31:45), Darryl Sutter’s post-game comments on Jakob Pelletier’s NHL debut (32:20), the latest on ...
Jan 23, 2023•58 min
We are LIVE from Owen Sound, Ontario for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada! Jeff and Elliotte kick off the podcast with some news from around the league including the latest with Bo Horvat (1:00) and Matt Dumba (5:45), Mathieu Joseph scratched against the Penguins (9:15) and Ivan Provorov choosing not to take part in the pre-game skate on Flyers Pride Night (12:50). Then the guys welcome you to beautiful Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound for their live show where they are joined by Lanny McDonald (and ...
Jan 20, 2023•2 hr 24 min
While in Germany, Elliotte sat down with hockey journeyman, Nigel Dawes, inside the Alder Mannheim locker room after practice. Nigel tells Elliotte about winning the Memorial Cup with Kootenay, playing on the best World Junior team ever, what it was like playing with Anthony Stewart, scoring his first goal, sharing a dressing room with Jaromír Jágr, why he chose to play overseas, the best advice he got about playing in Russia and the passion European fans have for the game. Email the podcast at ...
Jan 18, 2023•34 min
Jeff and Elliotte remember Canucks great, Gino Odjick, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 52. (00:10). They then talk Vancouver (5:00), their coaching situation, what they might be doing with Bo Horvat before moving on to the latest with the Boston and David Pastrňák (17:40), Bruins signing Pavel Zacha (21:00), potential moves in Arizona (22:30), Vince Dunn (24:00), Seattle setting records (26:15), Ottawa “embarrassed” (34:10), Chicago’s plan (36:00) and they guys take your questions (41:00...
Jan 16, 2023•57 min
Never a dull moment out west! Jeff and Elliotte do a deep dive into the Vancouver Canucks (1:00), their coaching situation and comments made by Quinn Hughes following their loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. They then talk about the red-hot Kraken (13:45), K'Andre Miller’s heroics (17:50), the latest on Patrick Kane (21:15), Minnesota Wild and Matt Dumba (25:15), the injury to Auston Matthews (28:45) and the All-Star Game in Toronto in 2024 (50:50), the ceremony for P.K. Subban in Montreal (36:10)...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Jeff and Elliotte are joined by Nashville Predators defencemen Ryan McDonagh at Terroni on Adelaide in downtown Toronto. He talks about his relationship with pain, love of fantasy football, playing in front of three all-star goaltenders, the art of blocking a shot, why Nashville was the right fit, his AHL days playing with Wade Redden, being asked to sign a truck in New York, playing physical against your friends, better travel schedule in the Central Division, the emotions of going from the Sta...
Jan 11, 2023•37 min
Elliotte’s pipes are getting better. The guys kick things off by talking about Patrick Kane and what might be happening with him and the Blackhawks (2:20), Philadelphia and Ivan Provorov (6:45), the latest on the All-Star Skills Competitions (13:00) and All-Star fan voting (21:00, the exciting game between the Wild and Sabres (22:20), Buffalo’s goaltending dilemma (27:10), Oilers looking to strengthen their defensive core (35:30), crazy junior hockey trades (39:30) and the gents take your questi...
Jan 09, 2023•56 min
Elliotte sits down with Seattle Kraken winger Jordan Eberle to talk about World Juniors and Connor Bedard, his friendship with Matt Barzal and an infamous tweet from 2012 , he tells a great Lou Lamoriello story, shares some of his memories from his time in Edmonton, talks about the Islanders and what made the team so special, tells us about a song he wrote with Anders Lee & Barzal, his anti-bullying initiative and Elliotte brings out a guitar for Jordan to strum a few notes. GET YOUR 32 THOU...
Jan 06, 2023•40 min
Pittsburgh Penguins analyst and 2-time Stanley Cup Champion, Phil Bourque, joins Jeff and Elliotte in their hotel lobby bar ahead of the Winter Classic in Boston. Phil talks to the guys about his Boston roots, wearing a Jofa helmet, shares a few stories about Mario Lemieux and Jaromír Jágr, tells us how he fixed the Stanley Cup in 1992, why Pittsburgh stuck with him even after he was arrested early on in his career, if he ever had doubts about the team staying in Pittsburgh and he gives his thou...
Jan 04, 2023•48 min
We’re in Boston! Jeff and Elliotte chat about the Winter Classic from the Green Monster. They talk Bruins (4:10), Penguins (8:30), how players feel about these events (11:50), Heritage Classic in Edmonton next season (24:30) and Steve Mayer joins the guys to tour Fenway Park and talks about the All-Star Game in Florida (16:40). They also touch on some news including the contract extension for Joe Pavelski (25:30), J.T. Miller (32:00), the direction of the Maple Leafs (34:10), the return of Eric ...
Jan 02, 2023•44 min
Back after a short break! Elliotte kicks things off with an insert talking Maple Leafs-Coyotes (1:00) and Alexis Lafreniere (3:10). Then the real fun begins as Jeff and Elliotte chat about Toronto and their pair of fines (6:30), the culture in Philadelphia (22:05), latest on Jakob Chychrun (27:30), wonder if the Kings will adding players (29:00), where the Panthers might go from here (31:20), Tyler Ennis at the Spengler Cup (33:30), the Bruins and David Pastrňák (35:45), Winter Classic at Fenway...
Dec 30, 2022•55 min
3-time Stanley Cup Champion and Hockey Hall of Famer, Marián Hossa, joins Jeff and Elliotte to talk about his new book “My Journey from Trencín to the Hall of Fame”, Slovakian hockey players he grew up watching, his NHL journey, how he developed his ability to take a pass, training with Zdeno Chára and the next generation of Slovakian hockey players. GET YOUR 32 THOUGHTS MERCH HERE Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The Thought Line at 1-833-311-3232 and leave us a voicemail Mu...
Dec 28, 2022•34 min
It’s that time of year! Jeff and Elliotte would like to invite you to the 3rd Annual 32 Thoughts Holiday Party! We welcome to the party play-by-play voice of the Calgary Flames Rick Ball (2:00), Blake Murphy of Sportsnet 590 The FAN (19:20), former director of scouting and current Sportsnet analyst Jason Bukala (37:20), Emily Kaplan of NHL on ESPN (55:00), play-by-play voice of the Edmonton Oilers Jack Michaels (1:11:45), Sportsnet 590 The FAN host Justin Bourne (1:31:10), head of business affai...
Dec 23, 2022•2 hr 53 min
He is the longest-serving employee of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nigel Kirwan currently serves as the video coach of the Bolts and his journey to the NHL was different than most. He joins Jeff and Elliotte to talk about his unique career path, and friendships he’s made along the way, tells some untold stories from the team plane, goes into detail about the 2019 Columbus series, compares 2004 vs 2020/2021 Stanley Cup teams, talks about some fun advertising campaigns like “Seeing Stamkos", Rick Dudl...
Dec 21, 2022•55 min
Buckle up! Jeff and Elliotte get into the situation in Vancouver (2:00), the latest on the struggling Flyers (10:16), what the Predators are doing (17:10), the Rangers find their stride (23:45) as does Carolina (29:40), they discuss the news around the schedule next season (51:40) and what we might see from the salary cap (55:30). The guys also have a pretty fierce debate about the Connor McDavid offside against the Blues (41:40), tip their hat to Blake Wheeler (37:00) and take your questions (1...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The chase is on! Jeff and Elliotte kick things off by talking about Alexander Ovechkin’s chase of the goal-scoring record (00:10) and how Jack Oettinger had other ideas with a little motivation from Pete DeBoer. They also get into the salary cap as it was discussed at the Board of Governors meetings this week (8:10), wonder if we’ll see a new look to the schedule next season (16:10), Ryan Reynolds and the Senators (18:40), potentially more expansion (21:20), the Ducks get a win (22:50), David Pe...
Dec 16, 2022•38 min
Jeff and Elliotte sit down with the head coach of the L.A. Kings, Todd McLellan, to talk about the high scoring we've seen as of late, his theory on goaltending, how he keeps current, mixing in veterans and rookies, what he writes in his notebook, coaching in Detriot, interviewing with the San Jose Sharks, the difference between Pavel Datsyuk's blade and Leon Draisaitl's blade, and he shares some of his memories from the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. GET YOUR 32 THOUGHTS MERCH HERE This podcast was ...
Dec 14, 2022•48 min
A weekend filled with news, a delayed flight and a teddy bear toss! Jeff and Elliotte (in Florida) recap their busy weekend (00:10), discuss why the Predators placed Eeli Tolvanen on waivers (4:40), the latest on Jesse Puljujärvi (9:30), Milan Lucic was a health scratch (13:30), Darryl Sutter has some thoughts about the refereeing in Toronto (16:50), Vancouver (21:00), Seattle look like they’re for real (25:30), what’s on the agenda at the Board of Governors meetings in Florida (30:00) and Kevin...
Dec 12, 2022•40 min
Let the debate begin! The guys discuss the 5-goal game from Tage Thompson and Jeff wonders if he should have played more in the 3rd period to have a chance to break Joe Malone’s 102-year-old record (6:00). But before they get into that, they chat about the comments made by Zdeno Chara on the Games with Names podcast regarding the 2011 Vancouver Canucks (0:10). They also get to the Columbus Blue Jackets (19:00), Calgary calling up Matthew Phillips (23:40), the latest on Brock Boeser (26:40) and L...
Dec 09, 2022•49 min
He’s a Hall of Famer, Stanley Cup Champion and an author. His new book is called All Roads Home and Bryan Trottier joined Jeff and Elliotte to chat about his career, former coaches, Mike Bossy and Clark Gillies, coaching the New York Rangers, the impact Bill Torrey had on his career, winning 19 consecutive playoff series, growing up in Saskatchewan, lessons from his father, his junior hockey days and what he has in common with Elliotte. This podcast was produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and host...
Dec 07, 2022•53 min
Busy weekend for the guys! Jeff and Elliotte talk about the Erik Karlsson chat on Hockey Night (00:10) and the challenges with moving the contract, Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks (12:25), the 2024 All-Star game (42:20), and Ottawa opening up their data room this week as they get closer to selling the franchise (52:00). They also discuss the New York Ranger (36:40), Jacob Trouba (30:00), Jordan Binnington (38:00), the Winnipeg Jets (47:10), and they attempt to define the word “Imminent” (...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 5 min
November is behind us. Jeff and Elliotte give their thoughts on the Connor Bedard trade situation and give both sides of the argument (00:10), talk about Cal Petersen and the LA Kings (20:00), Steven Stamkos hitting the 1,000-point mark (27:00), the latest from Philadelphia (30:30), what’s next for the Penguins and Kris Letang (32:30), Sean Monahan returns to Calgary (35:40), a wild season for goalies (38:00), Roberto Luongo enters the Ring of Honour in Vancouver (40:45) and Alex Formenton fails...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min
A wild couple of days! Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Connor Hellebuyck mask situation (00:50), the NHLPA reaching out to the league about fans throwing objects on the ice (8:45), nets coming out of their pegs (10:30), Jakob Chychrun and the Sabres (18;00), which rookies might be going down to their junior team (23:10), what the Oilers are in need of at the moment (25:45) as well as Philadelphia (27:20) and the latest out of Vancouver including the Rachel Doerrie’s Human Rights Complaint against ...
Nov 28, 2022•35 min
Jeff and Elliotte pay tribute to Börje Salming (00:10). They also discuss the latest 32 Thoughts blog where Elliotte talks about Patric Hörnqvist (12:20) and Jesper Bratt (14:50), the crazy game between Toronto-New Jersey (15:50), Ryan Reaves being traded to the Wild (26:40), what might be next for the Senators (29:00) and the Canucks seem to be finding a bit of rhythm (33:30). Borje Salming ALS Foundation: https://borjesalmingstiftelse.se/en/home/ This podcast was produced and mixed by Amil Del...
Nov 25, 2022•37 min
The Buffalo Sabres goaltender is playing in his 20th NHL season and feeling good. While swinging through Toronto, Craig Anderson sat down with Elliotte to talk about playing summer hockey, how he handles stress, his love of cars, hardships along the way, playing in Ottawa, the infusion of youth in Buffalo, his pad design and how his son Jake helped design them, the toughest/easiest hands to read in the league, if he will be back for another season and what he does with his pads in the off-season...
Nov 23, 2022•54 min
