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Welcome to From the Press Box, the latest podcast offering from Rocket Sports Radio!
In this week’s episode, hosts Rick Stephens and Amy Johnson kick things off with an update on happenings with the Laval Rocket, including some contract signings and the announcement of a new assistant head coach.
They’ll then switch gears to the AHL Eastern Conference playoffs and break down how the series between the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Toronto Marlies ended. The pair will be joined by special guest Patrick Williams from NHL.com to discuss the series and preview the Calder Cup Final between the Marlies and the Texas Stars.
Check out a new episode of From the Press Box every Tuesday, where Amy and Rick will talk about the Montreal Canadiens prospects in the AHL, ECHL, NCAA, OHL, and European leagues, as well as taking a closer look at other AHL teams, news, entertainment, and special events around the American Hockey League.
Don’t miss daily game recaps, player profiles and league news on AHL Report. Follow the action on Twitter @TheAHLReport!
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Habs News, Gallagher, Hub City, Draft | Canadiens Connection ep. 81
Canadiens Connection Podcast on Rocket Sports Radio ep. 81 | Habs News, NHL, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Montreal, Brendan Gallagher, Hub City, Entry Draft
Brendan Gallagher (Photo by Martin Chevalier / JDEM)
ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a source they know and trust.
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Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.
Canadiens Connection is just that – a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.
On Air
Listen LIVE in the player below on Saturday, April 25th at 1 pm. ET or anytime on demand.
Next week’s episode will air LIVE on Saturday, May 2nd at 1 pm. ET. (2:30 pm. NT.) Missed an episode? You can find every episode of the Canadiens Connection HERE.
This Week’s Show
Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News
- The Canadiens have signed goaltender Vasily Demchenko to a one-year, two-way contract.
- Defenceman Alexei Marchenko is not going to sign an extension with his KHL club, CSKA Moscow. The Canadiens are reportedly a team that are interested in his services.
- Eric Engels said based on his information that it is “all but assured” Ilya Kovalchuk will be back with the Habs next season. The guys discuss the possibility of the 37-year-old returning to the club.
- In a conference call, Brendan Gallagher touched on the idea of signing a contract extension with the Canadiens, also saying that he didn’t believe that negotiations would become a distraction.
- The NHL has floated around the idea of holding the Draft before awarding the Stanley Cup. After the NFL draft this week, Rick and Joe discuss what the NHL could have learned from how the NFL handled their draft.
Segment 2: The Big Topic
- As the NHL has insisted over the last few weeks, they are looking at all possible options for resumption of play. One of the options that was discussed this week was Hub Cities where games would be played in NHL cities that have not been hit too hard by the Coronavirus. The desire for games to be played in NHL arenas is what makes this idea more intriguing than some of the neutral sites that have been discussed in previous weeks.
Segment 3: Have Your Say
- Reading your responses to the Canadiens Connection question of the week: How are you coping during the ‘pause’?
- Listener’s calls and texts
- Bad tweet of the week
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Prognosticating the Canadiens Season, Prospects | Habs Unfiltered ep. 39
Habs Unfiltered Podcast on Rocket Sports Radio | Canadiens News, NHL Draft, Free Agency, Offer Sheet, Hall Of Famers
(Photo by TVA Sports)
ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | Halifax, NS. — Welcome to Habs Unfiltered via Rocket Sports Radio. This podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine discusses topics that are important to Habs fans.
Habs Unfiltered on Rocket Sports Radio
Habs Unfiltered is hosted by Blain Potvin and Trege Wilson, two sarcastic, goofy, sports-savvy characters. Fellow co-host Matt Smith is currently deployed. All three are active service members of the Canadian Armed Forces and staff writers for All Habs Hockey Magazine.
Our motto is, “If you’re talking about it, so are we.”
While Matt is deployed overseas with the RCAF, he will make occasional appearances on the show to share his hockey thoughts and flights of fancy.
On Air
Check out a new episode of Habs Unfiltered every Friday via All Habs Hockey Magazine for everything Habs, NHL news and sports information.
Missed an episode? You can find every episode of Habs Unfiltered HERE.
This Week’s Show
Segment 1: NHL Draft Notes
- In this segment, we welcome Trege back from deployment.
- We discuss the NHL Entry Draft and prospects.
Segment 2: Free Agency
- Blain and Trege talk free agency, Habs transactions and an offer sheet.
Segment 3: Hall of Fame
- We discuss the Hockey Hall of Fame pending inductions, particularly Guy Carbonneau.
- A contest winner is chosen and our new contest is announced!
Segment 4: Last Take
- We wrap up today’s show with some final thoughts.
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Habs Playoff Lineup | Canadiens Connection ep 135
Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 135 | Habs News, Montreal, NHL, Cole Caufield, Carey Price, Jake Allen, Cayden Primeau, Dominique Ducharme
(Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a plugged-in source they know and trust.
This Week’s Show
Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News
- Rick and Joe break down the week that was for the Montreal Canadiens. Check out the comprehensive post-game reviews for every game at AllHabs.net.
- Nick Suzuki chosen as first star of the week by Joseph Whalen.
- Roster news – Injury update: Paul Byron, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber, Carey Price. Tomas Tatar has returned to the Habs lineup, Cole Caufield scored his first three goals in the NHL this week.
- Habs prospect report – Laval Rocket clinched first place in the Canadian division. Ryan Poehling will have surgery and miss the rest of the season. Check out The Press Zone – Montreal.
- Canadiens goaltending – Let’s take a look at the Canadiens goaltending situation since March 1st. Has Jake Allen been able to step up as a number one goaltender since Carey Price has been injured? Was Cayden Primeau the right choice to be promoted to the backup position?
- NHL News – Rick and Joe give their thoughts on the Tom Wilson debacle, which led to a bizarre series of events in New York.
Segment 2: Canadiens bad starts, is it a coaching issue?
- The Canadiens have regularly given up the first goal of the game, doing so in seven out of their last ten games, is it something that is on Dominique Ducharme’s radar to fix? We hear from the coach and some players on bad starts and issues in the Habs performance of late.
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You be the head coach. What does your post-season lineup look like?
Segment 3: Have Your Say
- All Habs Fantasy Hockey Update
- CC Question of the week: What does your post-season lineup look like?
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Listener’s calls and text
Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio
Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.
Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.
Get the Canadiens Connection!
Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:
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On Air
Listen in the player below on Saturday, May 8th starting at 3:00 pm. ET. or ANYTIME on demand.
Next week’s episode will be available on Saturday, May 15th at 3:00 pm. ET. (4:30 pm. NT.) Missed an episode? You can find every episode of the Canadiens Connection HERE.
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