Toss The Rulebook

The fallout from the game between the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning was imposed today by the NHL, and I have to say that I'm shocked. It's not because of the fines or the suspensions that were given to either side, but it's because there was a significant suspension not given for what was a clear rule violation on Saturday night. I get that the NHL wasn't thrilled with the in-state rivals played the game on Saturday, specifically singling out one team for the roster that was dressed, but to ignore an obvious suspension for what went down on that evening seems absolutely baffling. However, I neither work for nor advise the NHL's Department of Player Safety on they should go about their business, so what I think at this point is moot despite the rule being as clear as day. Let's get into this ruling.

The NHL announced today that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Scott Sabourin and Lightning defenceman JJ Moser would both be suspended with Sabourin getting a four-game break while Moser will be forced to sit for two games. Sabourin played all of 19 seconds on Saturday before being given a match penalty for his aggressive hit on Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad, and Moser was given a game misconduct after committing a boarding major on Jesper Boqvist.

Dangerous plays should warrant stiff punishments, so I have no issue with the NHL sending a message that the type of plays employed by both Sabourin and Moser were unacceptable. As a result of their indiscretions, Sabourin will forfeit $16,145.84 while Moser will give up $35,156.26 to the NHL for the amount of time for which they're suspended. If one does dumb things, one loses a chunk of money.

The NHL also sent a strong message to the Tampa Bay Lightning and to head coach Jon Cooper after the Lightning recalled six players from Syracuse prior to the game. Five of the six players in the game received penalties of ten minutes or longer, and those six totalled 77 penalty minutes in the game. As a result, the Lightning were fined $100,000 and Cooper took a $25,000 hit to the wallet for the roster that was iced on Saturday. Again, do dumb things, lose money.

In total, the back-to-back games between the Panthers and Lightning on Friday and Saturday saw a total of 114 penalties called, resulting in 498 penalty minutes. Talk all you want about rivalries, but those numbers are ridiculous and the NHL wasn't having any of it.

And that brings us to Niko Mikkola who came back to the bench and back on the ice on Saturday after being assessed a game misconduct. As I wrote in the linked article, the NHL Rulebook is very clear about players who return to the bench or ice after being sent to the dressing room in Rule 70-10 and the punishment for breaking said rule should any player violate it. Florida's Niko Mikkola broke that rule.

Somehow, the NHL's announcement today saw the Florida Panthers and Niko Mikkola escape all punishment despite Mikkola breaking Rule 70-10! I am baffled how this can happen, but it appears that the NHL believes there was a miscommunication between the officials and the Florida Panthers' bench over the penalties that were handed out at the 4:01 mark of the third period which is hard to believe when you see this clip of the penalty announcements by referee Jean Hebert.

It was clear that the Tampa Bay players heard the announcement as Bjorkstrand went down the tunnel, but the Panthers and Mikkola both missed Hebert calling his number for the game misconduct? That is hard to believe, but it seems the NHL is going with that justification.

I've been wrong before, I'll definitely be wrong again, but I'm struggling how I got this one wrong when it's so obvious that Mikkola should be suspended for returning to the ice. Whatever the reasons are for the NHL not enforcing this rule are up to the league's brass, but it's inexplicable to me how Mikkola avoided a suspension. I guess that's why I'm not part of the Department of Player Safety.

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!

The Rundown - Week 1

It's been a while since I had to pull out the banner above, but The Rundown is back again for the 2025-26 Canada West season as the games got underway this weekend. Nine teams will begin the season with renewed hope for a Canada West banner and one of two berths at the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario in March, so the race will be on from the moment the puck was dropped this weekend. New faces will replace students who have graduated, familiar faces will try to re-establish their scoring and stopping prowesses, and chemistry will be found between new and old teammates as the season rolls on this year. It should be another exciting season of women's hockey in western Canada, so let's jump into this first weekend of Canada West hockey on The Rundown!

FRIDAY: We'll start in the easternmost city on this first weekend of October as the Calgary Dinos headed east to meet the Regina Cougars to open the season. Calgary fell short in their quest for a playoff spot last season, and they were looking get this season started with a win. Regina, playing at home, was looking to continue their rise from last season as they play under a new logo this season! Obviously, both teams were looking for points in their opening games on Friday as they kicked off the 2025-26 Canada West schedule!

Dinos goals: Jess Martens (1)
Dinos assists: Caitlyn Perlinger (1), Alex Spence (1)
Dinos netminder: Amelia Awad (27/27)

Cougars goals: none
Cougars assists: none
Cougars netminder: Amy Swayze (23/24)

Result: 1-0 victory for Calgary over Regina.

SATURDAY: After Jess Martens scored the first goal of the Canada West season on Friday, both teams locked it down as the goaltenders were making all saves. We know Canada West teams play stingy defence, but a 1-0 result in Game One might be a little too stingy when it comes to exciting hockey. Nevertheless, Calgary drew first blood in this weekend series, so could they double up their points from Friday or would Regina respond and even up the season series?

Dinos goals: none
Dinos assists: none
Dinos netminder: Maisie Cope (17/18)

Cougars goals: Tessa Stewart (1), Pippy Pritchard (1), Cassidy Peters (1)
Cougars assists: Callie Hilhorst (1)
Cougars netminder: Amy Swayze (31/31)

Result: 3-0 victory for Regina over Calgary.

FRIDAY: The UBC Thunderbirds were on the move for their first game as they travelled to downtown Edmonton to meet the MacEwan Grffins. UBC fell short in their quest for another banner after losing the Canada West Final to Alberta last season, so they may feel like there was unfinished business left on the table. MacEwan is still looking for its first playoff appearance after adding some solid talent this summer. Both teams came in looking for points, but will both earn points as the Thunderbirds and Griffins kicked off their seasons?

Thunderbirds goals: Grace Elliott (1)
Thunderbirds assists: Mya Healey (1)
Thunderbirds netminder: Elise Hugens (10/10)

Griffins goals: none
Griffins assists: none
Griffins netminder: Taya Currie (22/23)

Result: 1-0 victory for UBC over MacEwan.

SATURDAY: A second 1-0 score to open the season is worrisome in terms of offensive production, but last year's Canada West MVP, goal-scoring leader, and points leader did what she does best as Grace Elliott scored that game-winner. MacEwan's scoring struggles from last season continued as they only managed ten shots against the UBC defence, so we'll see if they can change it up on Saturday and generate a few more shots and some consistent offence. They need to find some goals this season if they want to be in the playoffs!

Thunderbirds goals: Annalise Wong (1), Grace Elliott (2), Vanessa Schafer (1)
Thunderbirds assists: Gace Elliott (1), Vanessa Schafer (1), Annalise Wong (1)
Thunderbirds netminder: Mya Lucifora (15/16)

Griffins goals: Megan Dolynchuk (1)
Griffins assists: Robyn Short (1), Joie Simon (1)
Griffins netminder: Lindsey Johnson (30/33)

Result: 3-1 victory for UBC over MacEwan.

FRIDAY: The Saskatchewan Huskies loaded up the bus and headed west to Calgary where the Mount Royal Cougars were waiting. Saskatchewan is in a rebuild, but the opening night roster also showed that they're suffering through a handful of injuries so we'll keep an eye on how they play on opening night. The Cougars, meanwhile, saw a number of key players graduate as they start the season, and they'll need the younger players to step up and contribute. Both teams were looking to impress on opening night with some of the new additions as they clashed in Calgary!

Huskies goals: Avery Gottselig (1)
Huskies assists: Kendra Zuchotzki (1), Bronwyn Boucher (1)
Huskies netminder: Colby Wilson (33/36)

Cougars goals: Julia Duke (1), Jerzey Watteyne (1), Jordyn Hutt (1)
Cougars assists: Isa MacPhee (1), Summer Fomradas (1), Ava Metzger (1), Sydney Benko (1), Julia Duke (1), Lyvia Butz (1)
Cougars netminder: Scout Anderson (11/12)

Result: 3-1 victory for Mount Royal over Saskatchewan.

SATURDAY: Missing some key offensive drivers clearly hurt Saskatchewan one night earlier, so they'd need a much better effort across the board if they wanted to pounce on the Cougars. Mount Royal played their style of game and came out successful, and they were looking to do that same in the back half of the two-game set. Points were up for grabs as one team looked to double their total while the other was looking for their first points!

Huskies goals: Bronwyn Boucher (1)
Huskies assists: Jayde Cadieux (1), McKenna Bolger (1)
Huskies netminder: Clara Juca (23/23)

Cougars goals: none
Cougars assists: none
Cougars netminder: Katherine Holan (22/23)

Result: 1-0 victory for Saskatchewan over Mount Royal.

FRIDAY: The defending Canada West champions made their way to the west coast as the Alberta Pandas visited the Trinity Western Spartans in Langley, BC. The Spartans had a spirited battle before falling to Manitoba in last year's playoffs, and they came into this season wanting more. Alberta, meanwhile, won another banner to hang in their rink, but fell short at Nationals. Both sides were looking for a big start to the season en route to playoff berths!

Pandas goals: Kelly Stanford (1), Jadynn Morden (1)
Pandas assists: Holly Magnus (1)
Pandas shootout scorers: none
Pandas netminder: Misty Rey (18/20) in 65:00 plus 3/4 in the shootout

Spartans goals: Kyra McDonald (1), Presleigh Giesbrecht (1)
Spartans assists: Presleigh Giesbrecht (1), Charlotte Swanton (1), Maisie Kozak (1)
Spartans shootout scorers: Ella Boon
Spartans netminder: Kate Fawcett (28/30) in 65:00 plus 4/4 in the shootout

Result: 3-2 shootout victory for Trinity Western over Alberta.

SATURDAY: In what might have been a surprise to Canada West fans, the Spartans were looking to maximize points this weekend with a second victory over the Pandas. While they wouldn't get all six points with a second win, the fact that Trinity Western was looking solid on Friday against the defending champions says a lot of about their evolution. Alberta, though, still proved they're dangerous with a late goal to force overtime, so this one had all the makings of another exciting game to open the season between these two squads!

Pandas goals: Ryann Perrett (1), Hailey Carothers (1)
Pandas assists: Hailey Carothers (1), Hayleigh Craig (1), Ryann Perrett (1), Hayleigh Craig (2)
Pandas netminder: Grace Glover (39/42) in 62:15

Spartans goals: Chloe Reid (1), Chloe Reid (2), Ashley Breitkreuz (1)
Spartans assists: Ella Boon (1), Presleigh Giesbrecht (2), Kasey Ditner (1), Kara Yackel (1)
Spartans netminder: Kate Fawcett (24/26) in 62:15

Result: 3-2 overtime victory for Trinity Western over Alberta.

Don't even ask about divisions. I'm not interested in that setup. It's one conference, nine teams, and we'll see who is best in the west.

CANADA WEST WOMEN'S HOCKEY

School	Record	Points	GF	GA	Streak	Next
UBC	2-0-0-0	4	4	1	W2	@ TWU
Trinity Western	0-0-2-0	4	5	4	W2	vs UBC
Regina	1-1-0-0	2	3	1	W1	@ MAN
Mount Royal	1-1-0-0	2	3	2	L1	vs CAL
Saskatchewan	1-1-0-0	2	2	3	W1	BYE
Calgary	1-1-0-0	2	1	3	L1	@ MRU
Alberta	0-0-0-2	2	4	5	L2	@ MAC
MacEwan	0-2-0-0	0	1	4	L2	vs ALB
Manitoba	0-0-0-0	0	0	0	n/a	vs REG

Honour Roll

Each week on The Rundown, I highlight the best performances from the weekend's games. It won't always be the top scorer or the best goalie, but I'll have a reason for who gets picked each week. This week's Honour Roll candidate is a player who leads her team in points from the blue line, plays in all situations, and helped her team pick up two wins this weekend. She's quickly becoming a key player in all of Trinity Western Spartans' systems as defender Presleigh Giesbrecht deserves the nod this week after helping her team to a pair of wins!

Giesbrecht assisted on Kyra McDonald's goal before scoring on the power-play on Friday for a two-point start to the season, and followed that up with an assist on Chloe Reid's shorthanded goal on Saturday. If you're keeping tabs at home, that's a point at even-strength, on the power-play, and while down a player. That kind of play doesn't go unnoticed around these parts, and it's the kind of contribution that will have her name circled by opposing coaches.

Two wins against the defending Canada West champions, three points in three different situations, leading her team in scoring, and helping the Spartans to the top of the standings early in the season is how Spartans defender Presleigh Giesbrecht made the list!

New Looks - Part One

With Regina playing at home this weekend, we got to see their new home jerseys that they'll wear this season as modelled by captain Shaylee Scraba to the left. The newly-designed logo shows a cougar in action, and the new uniforms look pretty sharp at first glance! I know Under Armour had their issues with getting CHL teams their jerseys in time for season openers, but the Cougars took the ice against the Dinos this weekend in their new threads and looked pretty sharp. The striping is clean, the shoulder yoke is well-established and provides good contrast, the logo is clearly visible, and there are no issues with the captaincy placement. In short, high marks for the Regina Cougars on this rebranding! I'm excited to see what the green jersey looks like!

New Looks - Part Two

The Manitoba Bisons opened the season on a bye, but the men's team was busy on Saturday night as they were in Grand Forks, North Dakota to tangle in an exhibition game with the NCAA's Fighting Hawks. The men skated out in the jerseys to the left that they had posted earlier in the day to their Instagram account. It would appear the women will wear a similar jersey based on reports I'm hearing, and these would be quite acceptable if it wasn't for that noticeable splash of blue. I say "noticeable" because it's "noticeably out of place" in the colour scheme. Forcing the Bisons to adopt blue as one of their colours was a bad move, and these jerseys are proof of that. Remove the blue, and these jerseys would stand on their own merit. I spoke at length about how the logo was never the problem, but it's becoming very clear very quickly that the blue colour in the scheme is the biggest problem with this rebrand.

New Looks - Part Three

I had made mention at the end of May about how the MacEwan Griffins refreshed their logo for the 2025-26 season and beyond. With the Griffins hosting the Thunderbirds this weekend, it seemed like we might see the new Griffins logo on their jerseys, but, as you can see on goaltender Taya Currie, there is no new logo to be shown. That's somewhat disappointing because I like the new logo a lot, but the Griffins just got new uniforms in the last couple of seasons so it seems like we'll be waiting to see the new Griffins logo on hockey jerseys. I will say that I am a huge fan of Taya Currie's pads with the new Griffins logo on it. That's a sharp look for the Griffins' new stopper!

Noticeable Lack Of Video

I accept that Canada West schools don't want to produce highlight reels of game film to post on YouTube. This has been going on for some time now, and I can't force anyone to make that happen, especially if there isn't a designated person within the individual athletics departments to do so. I just shrug my shoulders at this.

I thought I could get a jump on the schools by emailing Canada West directly as I reached out to their Associate Director of Communications and Marketing with the following message:

"I am looking to do more highlights for the games, and it seems that the vast majority of teams simply have no interest in posting highlight reels on YouTube. I'd be willing to do the highlight work, but I can't do it without highlight reels or clips of all the goals. Is this something you'd be able to provide? In exchange for the highlights, I'd be happy to cross-post the "Headline Sports"-style highlights to the Canada West site."

Zero response from the Associate Director. All I get are crickets and radio silence. You would think that someone who volunteers to do the work of building highlight reels would be the perfect price point for Canada West, but I guess that's not in the cards. Sorry, folks.

If You Want Highlights...

Talk to your athletics department and have them get a hold of me. I'll do the work if they get me the clips assuming they don't do it. The Calgary Dinos were the only team who made highlight reels last season and posted them to YouTube, so if you don't have a sports information person who will do the work, have someone from the department reach out to me. I just need the clips for each game!

Expansion May Be Near

If you hadn't heard about the RSEQ, the four teams there will grow by 50% as it appears that the University of Sherbrooke and Laval University will be added to the conference for the 2027-28 season. That's huge news for a conference that desperately needs more teams, but they may not be the only conference expanding in 2027.

Simon Fraser University commissioned Bob Copeland of McLaren Global Sports Solutions to do a report on the impact of "joining U Sports and/or other Canadian competitive frameworks." The report will consider all factors in playing NCAA sports as a Canadian school compared to playing in Canadian system, but we know being an NCAA school is proving to be difficult for SFU. The Province's article states, "Copeland's report will be delivered in 'mid-November,' and a 'decision by the executive board is expected at the end of November."

Might we see men's and women's hockey join Canada West as early as 2027? It seems very possible with SFU looking for more sustainable options, so keep your ear to the ground in November to see if we might be looking at a third BC-based squad!

A Traveling Man

If you're wondering why this article is being posted so late on Sunday, it's because I spent most of the day driving to Thunder Bay for work-related purposes. Things will go back to normal next weekend with an earlier posting time assuming nothing drastic happens. If I made you wait, I apologize, but I had to get to Thunder Bay!

The Last Word

Seven out of nine teams already have points this season in the Canada West standings. It took until the fourth week of the season last year for all nine teams to record points with Trinity Western being the last to do so. It took Saskatchewan nine weeks to record a regulation win, and it took MacEwan until February 17 to record their first regulation win. I'm not saying that will be the case for any team this year, but this weekend's results in all eight games showed that there is parity among the teams. Hopefully, that continues.

The new Canada West divisions see the two Calgary-based teams joining Regina, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba out east, so there should be good battles among those five teams as they compete for three playoff spots. The other division has the two Edmonton-based teams joining the two BC-based teams in what could be a long season for the MacEwan Griffins if they struggle to find the back of the net again. My hope is that they can figure some stuff out and start filling nets regularly so they're not playing spoiler come January.

Of course, the season is early, there are lots of games to played, and we'll get our look at the ninth team next week when Manitoba hosts Regina. Both Alberta and MacEwan will look for wins when they meet next weekend as well, so here's to another solid week of practice for all nine teams in anticipation for Week Two's games!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!

From Ineligible To Suspended?

I'll be honest when I say that I didn't think that Niko Mikkola, pictured to the left, was a player who deserved an eight-year contract. Normally, you see players who are extremely valuable signed to contracts of that length, but the Florida Panthers apparently see him as that type of player on their team after they agreed to terms on an eight-year, $40 million deal on Thursday. However, that's not what I'm here to discuss, though, because Niko Mikkola might be getting a call from the NHL about his involvement and being excused against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight. If he's not suspended, I'm not sure why the NHL even has a rulebook.

As Florida was laying a beating on Tampa Bay tonight, frustrations grew between the two in-state rivals. Penalties started to turn uglier, skirmishes began to result in fights, and the referees began dismissing players from the game. There's nothing overly surprising about any of that description other than the 7-0 final score that Florida recorded, but the third period saw something that I can't recall ever happening.

At 4:01 of the third period, one of the many skirmishes seen in this game erupted. Oliver Bjorkstrand was given a match penalty before Mackie Samoskevich and Max Crozier were tossed from the game for fighting, and both Connor Geekie and Niko Mikkola were both given game misconducts for their parts in the brouhaha. As I said above, the referees were simply trying to maintain some sort of order in this game that got out of hand, so these misconducts shouldn't surprise anyone at this point with the clearly lopsided score in favour of Florida.

What did suprise everyone, though, was Florida's eighth goal when Jesper Boqvist scored at 8:52 with an assist going to Niko Mikkola - the same Niko Mikkola who had been assessed a game misconduct nearly five minutes earlier. Apparently. no one noticed that Florida's #77 should have been in the locker room and not on the bench or ice until 14:55, a full six minutes after Boqvist's goal and more than ten minutes after he had been excused from the game!

I'm not sure who caught the error, but one has to think the official scorers would have noticed as they were documenting all the penalties and the scoring plays. Again, I can't speak for what was happening behind the scenes, but allowing 10:54 to elapse where a player removed from the game assists on a goal scored is a huge error on the officials' parts. That simply can't happen in any hockey game at any level, so we'll see what the NHL does when they review this.

Here is how the Boqvist goal involving Mikkola was eliminated.

It seems the officials got it right, albeit ten minutes too late, when they removed the goal from Florida's total after discovering that Mikkola had been on the ice after he was tossed from the game as per Rule 5-2. And I am quite sure the Commissioner and a number of other league officials will be reading the officials' reports on how this whole ordeal unfolded. Again, I expect the NHL to be busy on Monday when it comes to calling the front offices of both the Panthers and Lightning over the total violence exhibited along with this matter.

Where there may be more concern is what becomes of Mikkola.

Rule 70-10 clearly states that Mikkola should be suspended for ten regular season games for returning to the bench and ice after being assessed a game misconduct. I'm not sure how the NHL will handle this due to this game being a preseason contest, but that shouldn't matter in the grand scope of what Mikkola did. He broke a clear rule, and he should start the season in the pressbox for the first ten games. If the NHL doesn't enforce this, why have the rule at all?

Look, I understand that this game was chaos. The Panthers and Lightning clearly have an intense rivalry with one another, and the work done by referees Michael Markovic and Jean Hebert and linesmen Jonny Murray and Jonathan Deschamps isn't in question here. You cna make the case that someone should have noticed that Mikkola was still on the bench and taking regular shifts, but it's also on the Panthers to ensure they have the right personnel on the bench at all times. If there was any uncertainty, head coach Paul Maurice should have waved an official over and asked more questions.

As it stands, Niko Mikkola should be suspended for ten games to start the season. There is absolutely no way that he can be allowed to avoid punishment for breaking Rule 70-10 despite him avoiding further penalties, but this is one of those moments where the rulebook is clear. Does it suck for Mikkola? It absolutely does, but this entire debacle over an ineligible player could have been avoided had the Panthers simply asked for clarification. They did not, though, so Mikkola should suspended for breaking a clearly-defined rule.

You don't have to like the rule, but rules are made to avoid chaos and there was enough chaos tonight between the Panthers and Lightning.

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!

His Most Memorable Jets Goal?

When the Winnipeg Jets signed Tanner Pearson in the offseason this year, I was immediately puzzled. I struggled in understanding how adding a 33 year-old, bottom-six forward would help the Jets surpass last season's finish, but Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff must know something that I don't. After all, this is a player who has only hit the 20-goal mark twice in his career, hasn't scored 20 goals in the last three seasons combined, and looks like he's on the downside of a NHL career. If he was coming into Winnipeg to replace Brandon Tanev or Mason Appleton who both left via free agency, there are lots of players on the Manitoba Moose roster who have better upsides. I'm not saying Pearson is a bad player, but his best days in the NHL might be in the rearview mirror. Sometimes, that's how things go.

Pearson has been getting regular ice time throughout the preseason with the Jets as the coaching staff appears to be evaluating his spot in the lineup, and it's still a bit of a mystery where he'll fit in the top-twelve forwards despite that fourth-line winger spot looking like his best option. He may have worked hard enough to prove that he can contibute in a checking role while providing a touch of offence.

Even if Pearson doesn't score a lot of goals this season, the goal he scored tonight might be on his personal highlight reel simply due to how he scored. Check out this shootout goal he scored tonight.
In the seventh round of the shootout, Pearson's shot is stopped by Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf, but the puck goes up in the air. Wolf notices it as it passes by his face thanks to gravity, and he throws the glove out to try and catch it. In doing so, he bobbles the puck before attempting to pin it against his pad, but the puck finds a seam and falls to the ice, sliding into the net! That's a goal by all standards, and Pearson's marker gives the Jets a 5-4 victory over the Flames!

No one said that goals have to be pretty, and there are players who made entire careers out of scoring goals in any manner possible. Tanner Pearson will probably have a chuckle over that goal, but my hope is that it opens the floodgates for a guy looking to score 10-15 goals this season. They say you have to be good to be lucky and be lucky to be good, and Pearson can use a touch of both if he's going to help turn that fourth line into a problem for opposing teams.

The title of this article is a bit of backhanded joke, but my hope is that Pearson can score more twelve goals like he had last season in Vegas. If he can, the Jets should benefit from that bottom-six production in a big way. And maybe he'll score a few beauties too!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!

The Hockey Show - Episode 680

The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, hits the airwaves tonight with the business of hockey in the air as we sit less than one week out from opening night of the NHL season and just one day out from the start of the Canada West hockey season! With rinks gearing up for hockey, the financial people will be patting each other on the back as the NHL franchise valuations were published. There are some big numbers in that discussion, so our hosts will grab their calculators and dig into the numbers tonight on The Hockey Show at 5:30pm CT!

Tonight, Teebz and Jason will dive into the Sportico article that looks at the valuations of all 32 NHL franchises. There were a few teams who jumped up the list while others may leave you scratching your head. After breaking all that down, our hosts will look at an oblivious baseball guy, the potential for another Canada West hockey team getting closer, there was some history made in Delaware, two NHL teams make curious goaltending moves, a former top-ten draft pick is on the move again, New Mexico has an ECHL team now, and there are some ECHL news and notes to discuss. It's another busy show with a lot to go over from the hockey world on The Hockey Show at 5:30pm CT on one of 101.5 FM, Channel 718 on MTS TV, or via UMFM.com!

If you live outside Winnipeg and want to listen, we have options! The UMFM website's streaming player works well if you want to listen online. We also recommend Radio Garden if you need an easy-to-use online stream. If you're more of an app person, we recommend you use the TuneIn app found on the App Store or Google Play Store. It's a solid app.

If you have questions, you can email all show queries and comments to hockeyshow@umfm.com! Tweet me anytime with questions you may have by hitting me up at @TeebzHBIC on Twitter! I'm here to listen to you, so make your voice heard! And because both Teebz and Jason are on the butterfly app where things are less noisy, you can find Teebz here and Jason here on Bluesky!

Tonight, Teebz and Jason discuss big money, dumb statements, returning teams, new teams, historic firsts, goalie trades, underachieves, key dates, and much more exclusively on 101.5 UMFM and on the UMFM.com web stream!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!