Neutral Zone Hotel NZH Team

It's championship season, and Benjamin and SJ are here to recap or preview several of them, in the NHL, the PWHL, and the Memorial Cup. 

0:00 Benjamin welcomes SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

2:30 The NHL conference finals are over. The Florida Panthers will be returning to the Cup Final for the second year straight and the Edmonton Oilers will be making their first appearance since 2006. The crew discusses the bright future outlook for the Dallas Stars.

12:15 The crew assesses the somewhat less bright future of the Rangers core.

20:20 The crew previews the Stanley Cup Finals. 

39:40 The crew recaps the first PWHL season.

58:18 There's one more tournament to recap, as the Saginaw Spirit win the Memorial Cup. 

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Benjamin welcomes Alex, SJ, and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

03:17 Controversy in Game 4 of the PWHL Walter Cup Final

The coaching carousel spins spins spins with 16:37 Sheldon Keefe in New Jersey, 23:04 Scott Arniel in Winnipeg, and 27:48 Dan Bylsma in Seattle.

39:21 Don Waddell is hired to do everything in Columbus and Eric Tulsky becomes interim GM in Carolina. 

48:52 Czechia takes gold in the 2024 IIHF Men's World Championships (and we argue about World Cups)

1:03:00 Benjamin makes an impassioned but ultimately futile case for Scott Laughton winning the King Clancy Memorial Trophy

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Also, PWHL and NHL playoff recaps and previews!

0:00 SJ welcomes Benjamin to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

1:16 First up, the crew discusses the PWHL semifinals. 

10:37 The PWHL has started announcing its award winners for the season. As always, the crew has thoughts. 

28:24 The crew turns its attention to the NHL playoffs. First up, is a recap of the Oilers-Canucks series and a preview of Stars-Oilers.

40:32 Next up, the crew previews Rangers-Panthers.

45:57 Rod Brind'amour is back in Carolina for five more years. 

50:51 The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube to be their new head coach. 

54:03 The CHL playoffs are over and its time for the Memorial Cup. First, Benjamin recounts the history of the Memorial Cup.

1:07:16 The crew previews this year's Memorial Cup tournament.

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0:00 Benjamin welcomes Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

1:15 The crew talks about whether the Vancouver Canucks can hold out against a top-heavy Edmonton Oilers team or if the Oilers will ultimately score their way out of their defensive problems.

16:42 There's bad blood between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins. The crew discusses whether Sam Bennett should have gotten suspended for knocking Brad Marchand out of game 4. (Spoiler Alert: Yes.)

21:17 The Carolina Hurricanes just won't die, but can they pull off the reverse sweep? Also, Jacob Trouba wins the Mark Messier Leadership Award for Leadery Leadership. 

35:38 The Colorado Avalanche aren't looking good in their series against the Dallas Stars. This is in part because Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for a minimum of 6 months for violating the terms of the Player Assistance Program by failing a drug test. 

45:33 It's the first round of the PWHL playoffs. Has Montreal's really short bench killed them in the playoffs? Minnesota is having attendance problems. 

52:04 PWHL New York has parted ways with its coach, Howie Draper. 

54:42 Bauer will become the new hockey equipment and apparel brand for the PWHL.

58:29 There was an announcement by Leafs podcaster Steve Dangle of a new 3-on-3 hockey league called Major League Hockey that may or may not exist. The league appears to be backed by the Saudi public investment fund. Benjamin talks a bit about the fund and its sportswashing efforts. CW: There is a small amount of graphic description of human rights abuses in this segment. 

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The crew celebrates PWHL playoffs, shrugs at the draft lottery, and mulls over the fates of the NHL teams that have now been eliminated from Stanley Cup contention.

0:00 SJ welcomes Alex and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

02:01 PWHL playoffs are here!

09:05 The NHL draft lottery results are in and it was a big MEH.

15:44 Travis Green has been hired as head coach of the Ottawa Senators. The crew asks whether they should have shelled out for a more proven coach.

22:49 Drew Bannister has been officially hired to coach the St. Louis Blues, losing the interim tag he held most of the season.

27:50 The Los Angeles Kings have lost in the 1st round to the Edmonton Oilers again. SJ revels in their misery and inaction. The crew also discusses if Pierre-Luc Dubois just has bad vibes.

39:00 The Leafs have been eliminated in the first round again and Mitch Marner should definitely get traded (to the Kraken).

48:39 Rick Bowness has retired from coaching after 8 billion years. We wish him well.

53:59 The crew discusses whether Vegas's LTIR strategy backfired on them in the postseason.

58:21 Alex relays her quick thoughts on the remaining teams that have now been eliminated from the playoffs.

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0:00 Trevor welcomes Benjamin and SJ for their shift at the Neutral Zone Hotel

3:29 This week, all of the NHL head coaches named David were fired. 

18:53 The crew talks about the likelihood of Sheldon Keefe being fired even though his name is not David. 

21:21 The crew discusses hockey broadcasts moving from cable packages to streaming. 

32:51 The PWHL season is almost over. The crew discusses playoff clinching scenarios, ticket prices, and awards. 

45:18 The crew recaps the first half the first round of the NHL playoffs. 

Neutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team
You can find more information at https://neutralzonehotel.com
Logo design by Emily Mowbray
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If you want to talk hockey with us, join our Discord server at https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord