Hockey Now!

Written by: FM 96.9 The Game (WYGM-AM)
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  • Hockey's home for talk is HOCKEY NOW!..with Bryan Sklover and Eric Baier.
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Episodes
  • Thompson's Teddy Bear Toss Goal and the Mid-season Lull

    Thompson's Teddy Bear Toss Goal and the Mid-season Lull
    Dec 17 2019
    Taylor Thompson joins the show after his Teddy Bear Toss goal! We'll ask him about his quick stint in Europe earlier this season and what it was like to re-join the Solar Bears locker room after the tough start to the season.

    Eugene Helfrick from TheHockeyWriters.com jumps on the line as we continue to try and dissect the Tampa Bay Lightning and their inconsistent season thus far. Is it all part of the plan? Are they waiting to flip the switch and get hot?

    Bryan has a concern. He's feeling the mid-season lull. Is that a normal thing? Luckily, Eric was part of pro-hockey locker rooms...and he shares some surprising information about the lull in the locker room.
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    59 mins
  • Figuring out the Solar Bears, and where are the Old Time Hockey Fighters?

    Figuring out the Solar Bears, and where are the Old Time Hockey Fighters?
    Dec 4 2019
    The Solar Bears broke a 4 game loss streak with an OT win Monday Night at Amway...but will that be enough to turn fortunes for the club? We'll take a look at some of the strengths and weaknesses so far this season, and what the addition of Blake Kessel does for the leadership of the team.

    Are we being patient enough with the Lightning? Are they saving their best efforts for the latter part of the season? If they're not, what ARE they doing? As the Atlantic Division separates around them, the Bolts find themselves outside of a Wild Card spot and in need of points.

    With the extra time, we have a discussion about Fighting in Hockey...and the personalities of the tough guy role in the modern game, vs. "the old days". There are 3 traits we come up with that defines the traditional enforcer...and realize the new generation of "tough guys" may not have any of them.
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    51 mins
  • Kuqali Calls, Maroon Lays it Out and Babcock's Out in Toronto!

    Kuqali Calls, Maroon Lays it Out and Babcock's Out in Toronto!
    Nov 21 2019
    OSB D Alexander Kuqali calls in to be the first "Hat-trick Guest" on Hockey Now. In his third visit, Kuqali breaks down the Solar Bears turnaround after the Everblades losses, and whether the message in the locker room relayed to the ice. Alexander also talks about the recent Orlando Sentinel article about his Mother, Marcia, and her ongoing battles with Cancer, and the support from his Hockey Family through this time.

    Pat Maroon received his Stanley Cup Ring when the Lightning visited St. Louis this past week. The Lightning dropped their 2nd straight, and Maroon has some frank and direct comments about what his team needs to do moving forward through the early part of the season.

    In the "it was a matter of time" headline of the week, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired their Head Coach, Mike Babcock, and replaced him with their AHL coach, Sheldon Keefe. It's clear that the Leafs, led by GM Kyle Dubas, are trying to point in a more modern direction, and Babcock was the hurdle. What happens, though, when a Coach "loses the room"? Who better to ask than Eric, who was in Maple Leafs camp with these coaches, and his playing career experience.
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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