Ryan Smith is the owner of the Utah Jazz and Real Salt Lake. He is also the executive chairman and co-founder of Qualtrics, an experience management company based out of Provo, Utah. He has expressed interest in owning an NHL team and has had conversations with the league about why he feels Utah is ready for the NHL. Jeff and Elliotte chat with Ryan about his journey, how he got into sports ownership, relocation or expansion, why Utah makes sense, surrounding himself with smart people, taking ri...
Jun 02, 2023•49 min
Expect lots of news! Jeff and Elliotte provide more details on the Kyle Dubas situation (1:00), where Toronto is at with their GM search --- it's close (7:20), Washington finds their coach (9:40), Predators make changes (12:00), Flames/Ducks/Blue Jackets still on the hunt for their next coach (16:00) and Seattle will be making some announcements this week (18:20). Plus, the guys get into the Ottawa sale (20:00), Tom Dundon’s comments on the future of his club (22:00), and what’s next for Dallas ...
May 31, 2023•35 min
What a moment for Latvia! Jeff and Elliotte recap the IIHF World Championship (45:30) and discuss Latvia winning their first hockey medal at a world championship (50:45). But before that, they get into Kyle Dubas and Pittsburgh (2:00), Ottawa sale (5:20), GM search in Toronto (11:00), Matthew Tkachuk on NBA on TNT (37:30) and a full Game 5 recap between the Stars-Golden Knights (20:00). They also go around the league with the latest on coaching vacancies — Rangers (31:20), Blue Jackets (31:45), ...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 28 min
We got hockey this weekend! Jeff and Elliotte recap the Game 4 between the Stars-Golden Knights (1:00), Florida is off to the Stanley Cup Final (16:30) and they wonder what the off-season will look like for the Hurricanes (12:00). The guys also discuss the investigation by the NHLPA into Kyle Dubas and his agent situation (28:00), the latest on the former Toronto GM (34:00), NHLPA x NHL meetings (36:30), updates on coach/mgmt vacancies around the league (37:40), Buffalo resigns their captain (39...
May 26, 2023•47 min
All smiles in Calgary. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Flames restructuring their front office and hiring Craig Conroy as their GM (01:00). They also get into the statement that as released by Kyle Dubas (19:00), an update on Toronto’s GM search (29:00), Ottawa sale (34:00), Salary Cap (37:00), and what’s happening in Nashville (38:40). Plus, the guys recap the Eastern Conference Final (50:20) and the Western Final (40:00), and take a very interesting voicemail (54:30). Thanks to Tom Embery, VP/GM...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min
We have had a couple of days to process everything. Jeff and Elliotte discuss what might be next for Kyle Dubas (2:40) and where Toronto might go from here. They also get into the situation in Calgary (19:20), Spencer Carbery (24:30), potential changes to the regular season (25:10) and the Ottawa sale (26:30). Plus, the guy break down both conference finals — Dallas-Vegas (29:30) and Florida-Carolina (36:40). Email the podcast at [email protected] or call The Thought Line at 1-833-311-3232...
May 22, 2023•47 min
It was a late night and the Leafs make a major move! Jeff and Elliotte discuss Brendan Shanahan's press conference as the Toronto Maple Leafs will not be bringing back Kyle Dubas as their GM (00:01). They also recap the 4OT thriller between Florida-Carolina (25:00), the performance from Sergei Bobrovsky and the play of Brandon Montour. They also go into some news from around the league — Clayton Keller and the Coyotes (37:30), Spencer Carbery (44:00), Viktor Arvidsson and the LA Kings (45:30), t...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Will the Coyotes stay in Arizona? Jeff and Elliotte discuss the decision by voters to reject the proposed Tempe Arena Project (00:01), what might be next for the Coyotes and if we’ll see the team relocate. They also get into Toronto's year-end press conferences (14:00) and the Oilers (33:00), look at the off-season for the Kraken (49:30) and provide a slew of management and coaching updates on — Calgary (39:00), Pittsburgh (40:30), Washington (47:11), New York Rangers (47:30), and Anaheim (48:20...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Oh, Canada! Jeff and Elliotte wonder where the Oilers go from here after being knocked out in 6 games by the Golden Knights (00:00), the strong play of Vegas and the performance we saw from Adin Hill. They also get the Panthers-Leafs series (18:50), what the summer might hold for Toronto and the Morgan Reilly disallowed goal in Game 5 (1:10:07). The guys also preview Game 7 between Seattle-Dallas (41:20), the coaching situation in New Jersey (51:00) as well as Columbus (52:10), the GM role in Pi...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 19 min
One series down! Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Devils (21:15) as they are eliminated by the Hurricanes (12:30), Panthers-Leafs (38:46), Oilers-Golden Knights (43:30), and they get into the Alex Pietrangelo suspension (00:01). Plus, they go around the league with some of the latest news including the sale of the Senators (48:30), a new hire in Philadelphia (56:10), chatter around the Islanders (1:06:10), the search for a coach in the Big Apple continues (1:07:30), an update on Pittsburgh (1:08:45...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Jeff and Elliotte look at what Toronto’s series against the Panthers might mean for the club (1:00), if we’ll see Edmonton pick up their 5-on-5 play against Vegas (8:00), Carolina going to work in Game 4 (14:20), and the Stars go home tied 2-2 against the Kraken (23:30). They also get into some news from around the league including the latest on New York’s search for a new head coach (34:00), Landeskog out for all of next season (37:20), Philadelphia’s search for a president (42:00), Marty Walsh...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min
The 1942 Maple Leafs did it! Jeff and Elliotte break down Toronto’s Game 3 performance against Florida as they go down 3-0 in the series (1:00), Seattle takes care of Dallas at home (18:30), New Jersey wins big in Game 3 (25:25) and Edmonton puts on a show in Las Vegas (36:00),. They guys also get into some news from around the league — Gallant is out as head coach of the Rangers (43:40), Stan Bowman’s name is in the mix (50:20), the latest on Pittsburgh (53:00) and Philadelphia (54:10), Ottawa ...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Is Vezina Bob back? Jeff and Elliotte break down G2 between the Panthers-Maple Leafs (00:00) and Kraken-Stars (13:15), look ahead to Oilers-Golden Knights (18:30) and Devils-Canes (26:00), discuss the Norris Trophy finalists (32:40), what’s happening in Philadelphia (36:00), Snoop Dogg enters the picture in Ottawa (38:50), players to watch out for in Calgary (52:50) and Minnesota (55:25), and they remember the late Petr Klima (47:00). Watch “Defector” by Sportsnet’s Feature team HERE Email the p...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to Round 2! Jeff and Elliotte discuss the exciting start to the second round with Florida-Toronto (10:15) and Seattle-Dallas (00:00), address a potential rule change (16:20), preview Edmonton-Las Vegas (22:00) and New Jersey-Carolina (28:30), discuss the schedule (25:00), look at what the off-season holds for Boston (39:00) as well as the Rangers (30:40), and talk Flames as they begin the process in finding a new coach and GM (50:40). Email the podcast at [email protected] or call ...
May 03, 2023•57 min
What an opening round! Jeff and Elliotte wrap up a pair of Game 7s — Panthers-Bruins (7:00) and Kraken-Avalanche (21:30), preview Rangers-Devils (35:00), a look ahead to Panthers-Leafs (19:30), Seattle-Dallas (28:00), and they wonder if Sunday was the craziest single day of on-ice events in NHL history (00:00). They also look at the off-season for the Lightning (53:30), Islanders (58:40), Kings (1:10:00), Wild (1:17:40), discuss Kyle Dubas as the Leafs (48:10), embellishment (29:30), the latest ...
May 01, 2023•2 hr 32 min
Rick Bowness did not hold back! Jeff and Elliotte get into the Jets as they are the first team to get eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs (00:00), Vegas looking good (13:00), Toronto-Tampa Bay (15:15), New Jersey turns the tables on the Rangers (36:30), Panthers force a game 6 (43:10) and Seattle look to close out the Avalanche (47:10). Elliotte also provides some news on the Flames GM search (52:45) and a potential coaching candidate from the Ducks (53:30). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@...
Apr 28, 2023•57 min
He’s an integral part of the Carolina Hurricanes and is the Masterton Trophy nominee for the team. Jordan Martinook has played a role on whatever team he’s been on. He joined Jeff and Elliotte to talk about some of his favourite hockey memories, scoring a Gordie Howe hat-trick in front of Gordie Howe, coming up with ideas for the Storm Surge, his relationship with his agent, the ritual he had started with Tobias Rieder that still lives on through Andrei Svechnikov, talks about his love of acting...
Apr 27, 2023•29 min
The Oilers PP is deadly! Jeff and Elliotte discuss each series starting with Kings-Oilers (00:00), Islanders-Canes (9:30), Wild-Stars (14:10), Bolts-Leafs (28:00), Jets-Golden Knights (34:00), Kraken-Avs (36:40), Rangers-Devils (41:45) and Panthers-Bruins (46:00). They also get into the arena deal in Calgary (49:00), Ducks hire Matt McIlvane as their AHL coach (51:20), Marc Bergevin in Pittsburgh (53:30?) and an update on Philadelphia’s president search (54:40). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@s...
Apr 26, 2023•57 min
What a weekend! Jeff and Elliotte break down each series — Oilers-Kings (1:00), Bolts-Maple Leafs (15:40), Jets-Golden Knights (24:15), Islanders-Canes (31:00), Wild-Stars (35:20), Kraken-Avalanche (44:45), Rangers-Devils (47:40) & Panthers-Bruins (50:00). Elliotte also discusses Émilie Castonguay choosing to stay with the Canucks (59:30) and we take an interesting broadcast question (1:01:00). Plus, check out the Evander Kane feature on Sportsnet’s YouTube channel Email the podcast at 32thought...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Evening things up! Jeff and Elliotte go through each of the first-round series as things begin to ramp up — Jets-Golden Knights (1:00), Kraken-Avalanche (10:45), Bolts-Maple Leafs (15:00), Rangers-Devils (23:00), Kings-Oilers (31:35), Wild-Stars (34:40), Panthers-Bruins (41:40) & Islanders-Canes (46:30). Elliotte also talks about the Dallas Green (City and Colour) and Ryan O’Reilly feature (27:50) that was shot at Massey Hall. We play a snippet from the chat between the musician and the Maple Le...
Apr 21, 2023•55 min
We're back three days a week for the playoffs! Jeff and Elliotte recap game 1 of each of the series — Tampa Bay/Toronto (3:10), Winnipeg/Vegas (10:20), Seattle/Colorado (17:30), New York/New Jersey (20:00), L.A./Edmonton (24:30), Minnesota/Dallas (28:00), Florida/Boston (33:00) and New York Islanders/Carolina (37:00). They then discuss some news from around the league including Doug Wilson returning to hockey (41:00), what’s next for Calgary as they look for a new GM (42:25) and Philadelphia’s s...
Apr 19, 2023•49 min
Welcome, Stanley! Jeff and Elliotte get you set for the Stanley Cup Playoff by previewing every first-round series starting in the East (48:00) and then moving to the West (55:20). But before that, they get into some of the changes around the league including more details out of Pittsburgh (00:00), Peter Laviolette stepping down as the head coach of the Washington Capitals (10:00) and the Blue Jackets fire head coach Brad Larsen (16:30). They also wrap up the teams that didn’t make the playoffs ...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Changes are underway! Jeff and Elliotte kick things off with news out of Pittsburgh with changes to their front office (00:00) as well as the Ducks firing head coach Dallas Eakins (11:40), they wonder what Calgary will do this off-season (15:30) and if the Predators will rebuild (29:30), an impressive run from the Sabres (37:40), how different will the Capitals be next season (43:10), how crazy will things get in Ottawa (46:50) and what are Vancouver’s priorities this summer (50:20). The guys al...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min
The Carolina Hurricanes are a hard team to play thanks to their coach. Elliotte sat down with Rod Brind’Amour in Ottawa the day after his son, Skyler, won the Frozen Four with Quinnipiac. They talk about Skyler’s journey in hockey, the make up of the Canes, why he got into coaching, the Stanley Cup run in 2006, being part of some massive trades during his playing days, his relationship with owner Tom Dundon, the culture in Carolina and the changes he feels need to be made to officiating in the N...
Apr 12, 2023•41 min
Playoffs are around the corner! Jeff and Elliotte break down a crazy fun-filled weekend of hockey with the Frozen Four coming to an end (1:00), the St. Pats forcing a Game 7 and the playoff race in the Eastern Conference tightens up (14:30). The guys also discuss Calgary’s tough outcome (5:00), Winnipeg getting closer to securing a playoff spot (9:45), Bo Horvat post-game (17:40), the Maple Leafs call in their EBUG (21:00), Martin St. Louis asks to be part of Team Canada’s coaching staff (26:00)...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min
The Seattle Kraken are going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Jeff and Elliotte chat about the remarkable sophomore season from the Kraken (1:30) and some of their key players. They then get into the Eastern Conference playoff race by discussing Bolts-Islanders (11:00), Panthers continue to play tough (17:00), Ottawa officially eliminated from playoff contention (19:00), Pittsburgh holds their ground (24:30), Buffalo continues to chase (28:10), Toronto plays a fun one against the Bruins (30:00), Pre...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min
He’s 19 years old and he’s a 20-goal scorer in the NHL. Wyatt Johnston sat down with Jeff Marek at the American Airlines Center in Dallas to talk about his rookie season, living with Joe Pavelski, being coached by Marc Savard in Windsor, his 7-point performance in junior and how he’s adjusted to being a professional. We also hear from Peter DeBoer and Joe Pavelski who speak on Wyatt and his great start in the league. Email the podcast at [email protected] or call The Thought Line at 1-833-...
Apr 05, 2023•29 min
The final push! Jeff and Elliotte tip their hat to Brayden Schenn (00:00), discuss an odd event in the Bruins-Blues game (4:15), Connor Bedard had himself a weekend (6:50), Kris Letang plays in his 1000th game (12:20), Islanders hitting a bump in the road (16:20), Panthers string together some wins (20:00), Buffalo inserts Devon Levi (22:40), Craig Anderson’s future (26:10), the marketing plan put forth by Ryan Reynolds (27:40), NHL going to Australia (31:00), Jets and Flames get some big wins (...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min
April is upon us! Jeff and Elliotte discuss Gary Bettman’s night out with Ryan Smith, owner of the Utah Jazz and Real Salt Lake (1:00), Executive Director of the NHLPA Marty Walsh addresses the media for the first time (4:50), AHL teams looking to push Scott Howson out of the league (17:00), a wild game between the Senators-Flyers (24:00), Pittsburgh still in the race (29:30) and the Rangers sign Filip Chytil to a 4-year extension (35:10). Email the podcast at [email protected] or call The...
Mar 31, 2023•39 min
He’s skilled and has his dad's edge. Max Domi was a first-round draft pick in 2013 and is in his 8th season in the NHL. He has made his way around the league but contributed everywhere he’s played. He joins Jeff to talk about his new club in Dallas, the situation with his teeth, why he’s always been a pass-first player, finding the right stick, growing up around great hockey players, his obsession with shoes, and playing under Pete DeBoer. Email the podcast at [email protected] or call The...
Mar 29, 2023•39 min
