From The Press Box Podcast | Laval Rocket & Lehigh Valley Phantoms Game Reviews, Morgan Frost, Mark Friedman, San Antonio Rampage, Rocket Sports Media
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ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA — Welcome to From the Press Box on Rocket Sports Radio! This premier podcast featured on The AHL Report provides hockey fans with the latest news, analysis, and commentary regarding the Laval Rocket, Lehigh Valley Phantoms and teams all around the AHL.
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Hosts Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) and Amy Johnson (@FlyersRule) will provide information on the American Hockey League, as well as the ECHL, junior hockey leagues, international hockey, prospects, and potential NHL draftees. It’s an informative and entertaining weekly show brought to you by a team of credentialed, knowledgeable hockey journalists!
This Week’s Topics
Segment 1: Laval Rocket & Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Laval Rocket: Team chemistry, goaltending changes
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms: Morgan Frost, Mark Friedman
Segment 2: Around the AHL
- AHL Player of the Week – Christian Djoos
- San Antonio moving to Vegas
- League standings
Segment 3: Beyond the AHL
- Trois-Rivieres ECHL update
- Weekly coverage preview
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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.
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Habs Emerging Stars | Canadiens Connection ep 119
Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 119 | Habs News, Montreal, NHL, Marc Bergevin, Josh Anderson, Nick Suzuki, Alexander Romanov
Nick Suzuki (Photo by Canadiens.com)
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
- The Canadiens opened their season Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, losing 5-4 in overtime.
- Noah Juulsen was claimed on waivers earlier this week by the Florida Panthers. Meanwhile, all other Canadiens players who were put through waivers cleared.
- The Habs announced five members of their six player taxi squad, which includes Michael Frolik, Corey Perry, Ryan Poehling, Cale Fleury and Charlie Lindgren. Jake Evans was assigned to the taxi squad after the first game for cap reasons.
- Rick and Joe share their thoughts on the Habs opening night performance. Who impressed? Who disappointed? How did the newcomers perform? The guys give their thoughts on all of those questions.
- Player agent Jeff Jackson tweeted that the NHL doesn’t do enough to protect star players.
- They Said What? – Alexander Romanov’s first media availability.
- Hockey notes – 27 players test positive for the coronavirus as the season opens. The 2020-21 season is underway, what’s different? NHL opened the season to record TV ratings.
Segment 2: To Dubois or not to Dubois?
- This week Columbus Blue Jackets head coach confirmed the reports that centre Pierre-Luc Dubois wants out of Columbus. This alone would be quite enough for Habs fans to start connecting the Quebec-born centre to the Canadiens, but Nick Kypreos poured some gasoline on the fire with his report that the Habs are Dubois’ preferred destination. Blue Jackets ask is now focused around Nick Suzuki plus additional pieces, Alexander Romanov has been deemed untouchable.
- We take a look back to the 2016 NHL Draft, the roots of Marc Bergevin’s interest in Pierre-Luc Dubois.
- Should the Canadiens trade Suzuki plus additional pieces for Dubois? Jesperi Kotkaniemi? Would Romanov be a better alternative for the Habs to deal?
Segment 3: Have Your Say
- All Habs Fantasy hockey draft.
- Revisiting episode 75 of the Canadiens Connection podcast.
- CC Question of the week: Would you make the trade with the Blue Jackets for Pierre-Luc Dubois if it meant sending Nick Suzuki to Columbus?
- Social media reactions
- Listener’s calls and text
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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 a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.
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Listen in the player below on Saturday, January 16th starting at 3:00 pm. ET. or ANYTIME on demand.
Next week’s episode will be available on Saturday, January 23rd 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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Habs News, Domi, Price, Caufield, AHL | Canadiens Connection ep. 84
Canadiens Connection Podcast on Rocket Sports Radio ep. 84 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Max Domi, Cam Hillis, Carey Price, Cole Caufield, Shea Weber, AHL Season
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.
Max Domi (Photo by Martin Chevalier / JDEM)
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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, May 16th at 1 pm. ET or anytime on demand. Next week’s episode will air LIVE on Saturday, May 23rd 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 signed another of their prospects this week. They agreed to terms with Cam Hillis on a three-year entry level contract. Hillis, 19, was a 3rd round pick in 2018 who played alongside Nick Suzuki with the Guelph Storm.
- The Habs will be losing rights to unsigned prospects June 1st, including Allan McShane, Cole Fonstad, Samuel Houde, Arvid Henrikson and Max Friberg.
- Former Canadiens forward, Ales Hemsky, announced his retirement this week. Hemsky, who will be 37 in August, played 15 seasons in the NHL, most of which were with the Edmonton Oilers.
- Mark Weightman former VP of the Laval Rocket, has joined Dean McDonald’s group as a consultant.
- Max Domi spoke to the media via a conference call this week and the forward touched on a variety of topics, including contract negotiations with the Canadiens.
- P.K. Subban was in the headlines this week, after he claimed this week that he believes he is one of the top defencemen in the NHL.
- One of the Habs top prospects Cole Caufield was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
- TSN selected an All-Time Team Canada which included Carey Price and Shea Weber alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Bobby Orr and Martin Brodeur.
- Carey and Angela Price once again showed their tremendous generosity, donating to The Hero Project, an initiative that helps feed frontline workers at Jewish General Hospital.
- Impact of the Coronavirus.
- The AHL cancelled the remainder of their season this week due to the ongoing pandemic, as announced by AHL President Dave Andrews, earlier this week. With that, the season has ended for all 31 AHL clubs, including the Laval Rocket. Rick and Joe discuss the cancellation of the AHL season and the season that was for the Laval Rocket.
- In spite of the AHL cancelling their season, Gary Bettman said this week that the prospect of cancelling the remainder of the season and not rewarding the Stanley Cup is “not something I’m even contemplating.” If the Canadiens are to return this year, the guys who would comprise the Canadiens Black Aces.
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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Habs News, Caufield, Timmins, Muller | Canadiens Connection ep. 76
Canadiens Connection Podcast on Rocket Sports Radio ep. 76 | Habs News, NHL, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, Montreal, Cole Caufield, Trevor Timmins, Kirk Muller
Cole Caufield (Photo by Winslow Townson / AP)
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, March 21st at 1 pm. ET or anytime on demand.
Next week’s episode will air LIVE on Saturday, March 28th 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
- We’re through the first full week without NHL games, Rick and Joe discuss their week without NHL hockey or any sports.
- Even without any games there was some roster movement for the Canadiens this week. Before NHL rosters were frozen, the club assigned Jake Evans to Laval. Nathaniel Halbert was released from his PTO and Alex Belzile signed a one-year, two-way extension with the club.
- Cole Caufield will be returning the Wisconsin Badgers next season. After Alex Turcotte and K’Andre Miller signed their Entry Level Contracts, some wondered if Caufield would be headed to the pros as well, but Marc Bergevin and the Canadiens were clear in what they wanted.
- Of course, the Coronavirus continues to dominate the news cycle around the world, and by extension, the sporting world, including the first positive test in the NHL that came from the Ottawa Senators and led to concerns for their most recent opponents the Ducks and Kings.
- The ECHL and all leagues in the CHL are moving from being suspended to cancelled. Additionally, the IIHF 2020 Men’s World Championships that were set to take place in Switzerland have been cancelled.
- How organizations were approaching the payment of their part-time employees dominated social media this week, including the plan of the Montreal Canadiens.
Segment 2: The Big Topic
- Taking a look at some storylines that emerged out of this season, Rick and Joe discuss how the communications department for the Canadiens have been rather noticeably searching for a good news story for this season and have often exaggerated to do it. A recent example comparing the production of Phillip Danault to Connor McDavid is a prime example of this. They also look at Geoff Molson’s interactions with Montreal media on Twitter.
- Who will be the fall guy for this season should there be one, since Marc Bergevin and Claude Julien will both be back? Could it be Trevor Timmins or Kirk Muller shouldering the blame for this season’s shortcomings? The guys discuss.
Segment 3: Have Your Say
- Reading your responses to the Canadiens Connection question of the week: Is it the right decision for Cole Caufield to return to the Wisconsin Badgers?
- Listener’s calls and texts
- Bad tweet of the week
Get the Canadiens Connection!
Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
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