Ahead of the final of the 4 Nations Face-off, the Executive Director of the NHLPA, Marty Walsh, joined Frank to discuss the atmosphere of the tournament, support from both Tourism Montreal and Boston, players buying into the tournament, the salary cap, rules adjustments in the tournament, and more consistent international hockey over the next 10yrs.

TIME STAMPS

2:10 - International Hockey

4:45 - Atmosphere in Montreal

6:40 - Support of Tourism Montreal & Boston

8:00 - Players buying into the tournament

10:18 - Relationship between the NHLPA and the NHL

15:10 - Salary Cap over the next seasons

17:50 - Thoughts on some of the rules adjustments in the tournament

19:45 - Roster changes in the tournament

26:50 - World Cup of Hockey

Audio Credits: NHL Network & Sportsnet.

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4 Nations Face-off has been a blast! Team USA has been the talk of the tournament and the Executive Director of USA Hockey, Pat Kelleher, joined Frank in Montreal at La Cage to talk about the tournament, the pressure to succeed, the growth of hockey in Minnesota, more municipal rinks, National Team Development Program, the changing landscape of hockey in North America, and looking forward to Thursday night in Boston.

TIME STAMPS

3:45 - 4 Nations Face-off

4:50 - USA Hockey roots

5:40 - Pressure to succeed

9:00 - Growth of hockey in Minnesota

12:20 - Access to hockey

17:00 - More municipal rinks

19:30 - National Team Development Program

23:30 - USHL

26:50 - Influence USA Hockey has on the changing hockey landscape

30:40 - North American League Concept?

37:10 - National Developmental League

43:00 - Thursday Night in Boston

Audio Credits: TSN and NHL Network.

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We are still a month away from the NHL Trade Deadline but Craig Conroy decided to get things going early! Frank is joined by the Calgary Flames GM to talk about trading away Jakob Pelletier and Andrei Kuzmenko to the Flyers for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost. They also delve into several other topics including their goaltending situation, the draft, team culture, and the new arena.

TIME STAMPS

2:30 - Trade with the Flyers

6:25 - Connection to Joel Farabee

6:50 - Trading away Jakob Pelletier

8:40 - Tough Conversations

10:10 - Team Culture

11:30 - Trading away Andrei Kuzmenko

13:00 - Dustin Wolf

16:30 - How they are approaching the built

19:30 - Giving Montreal their pick this season

20:10 - Playoffs?

22:00 - Goaltending Situation

23:55 - Position they need to fill

25:15 - New arena update

Audio Credits: Sportsnet.

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