That's Hockey Talk

In one of the longest episodes in THT history, this show dives into Rupper’s big weekend ahead calling a Penguins/Red Wings game for the NHL network. The guys get into the major stories across the league with playoff matchups, Carey Price’s return, & the final days of the regular season. Stanley Cup Champion, gold medalist, & hockey hall of fame Chris Pronger chats with the boys about anything & EVERYTHING in his career. Chris gives an incredibly candid look at coming into the league as an 18 year old, the financial decision making from athletes, playing in Canadian & American markets, playing with & against countless legends, & even his time working for the NHL Department of Player Safety.

3X Stanley Cup Champion and the 3rd most winningest goaltender in NHL history Marc Andre Fleury THE FLOWER joined the boys for a conversation on his career with stops in Pittsburgh, Vegas, Chicago, & now Minnesota. Marc Andre shared some incredible stories on his career on the ice, his helmet & pad designs, his former teammates, pranks with the boys, & his favorite save of all time. Rupper, Nick, & Gump go through the current playoff picture & discuss the drama around Auston Matthews 50 goals in 50 games performance, plus the Evgeni Malkin suspension. With the news of Ryan Getlzaf announcing his retirement Rupper shares some stories from his days with the Devils playing in the Cup final against the Ducks & Paul Kariya that you won't want to miss.

Auston Matthews is scoring at an unbelievable pace and might have taken over the Hart trophy race & the boys discuss his impact. Radio legend the Super Genius Mark Madden joins the show and chats with the crew about the Eastern conference playoff race, the Penguins & Rangers, the Avalanche dominance, the Minnesota Wild goalie situation, the brawl & comments from Arizona, & Keith Yandles Iron Man streak coming to an end. He also shares some tales from the great Mario Lemieux. 

An early show this week as some of the boys are traveling to Dallas for WrestleMania. Rupper joins the show LIVE from PPG during the Penguins vs Rangers game and covers everything going on in the NHL at the moment plus some potential playoff matchups. Pat McAfee, Ty Schmit, Boston Connor, & Evan Fox jump in to go over the playoff picture and a trivia question.

Minnesota Wild GM & 2X Stanley Cup Champion Billy Guerin chats with the boys about his career on the ice, becoming a general manager, & making moves at the trade deadline. After some classic stories from the legend, Pat McAfee & Ty Schmit join the convo to chat about the mess the Vegas Golden Knights have become. Finally the MVP of the trade deadline Kevin Weekes jumps on to talk about the NHL insider game and recap the deadline deals that changed the landscape.

NHL Analyst and longtime goaltender for the Bruins, Flyers, Rangers, & Islanders Martin Biron brings the energy to chat with the boys about his career & time in the league, playing with Hasek, the Buffalo Sabres, Jack Eichel, & the upcoming trade deadline. The boys go on a bit of a geography lesson learning about Newfoundland & the LEGEND of a human that is former Devils D man Colin White & the tales from his basement bar “One Eyed Whiteys.” Pat McAfee helps bring the episode home with a recap & a trivia giveaway.

7 time Stanley Cup Champ & Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier share some old time hockey stories from his LEGENDARY career from his time with the Islanders, to the Penguins, to his coaching days. Bryan clears up 2 infamous stories about chirping Brian Bellows in the Stanley Cup Final & the locker room "celebration" after beating the Oilers as Gretzky & Paul Coffey walked by the Isles locker room. Kevin Weekes joins the boys for the 2nd half of the show to dissect all the latest trade deadline rumors and gossip and share his thoughts on who needs who and what. The guys wrap the episode with a tough trivia question and call it a night so Rupper can hit the tahn in Vegas. 

NHL Network & WWE host Jackie Redmond joins Rupper, Nick, & Gump to chat about the NHL, her career, the WWE Universe, & of course her Leafs fandom. With the trade deadline looming the discussion is all about who's staying, who's going, who's buying, who's selling? Rupper dips his toes into the insider game and drops a few rumors he's been hearing from around the league. 

After a week off the boys are back with a MASSIVE guest, fan of the St. Louis Blues Jon Hamm joins the show to chat about the Blues season, growing up a hockey fan, and the Stanley Cup win in 19. The Oilers and Habs are on a run with their recent coaching changes & Rupper shares some incredible insight into playing for a team with a coaching change & what goes into the "pregame nap" routines for NHL players. Other topics include the upcoming outdoor game in Nashville, the Calgary Flames win streak, Jackie Aces making his Vegas debut, & of course trivia with Pat McAfee. 

The boys went LIVE in LA with Rupper still holding it dahn on the East coast. Rupper shares his All Star Game experience and the conversation over Trevor Zegras' amazing goal and his run at the Calder trophy. Brad Marchand went berzerk against the Pens and got suspended. Pat & Boston Connor pop in and things get HEATED. Reactions to the Tuukka Rask retirement from all the guys, plus the news of the coaching change in Montreal & more. 

Stanley Cup Champion and a man who's done it all in the hockey media world Nick Kypreos joins That's Hockey Talk. Kyper shares some hilarious stories from his time in the league, the Ranger's cup run, playing for Iron Mike Keenan, and gives his thoughts on some of the current happenings in the NHL including the All Star Game. After chatting with Kyper everything goes to hell when Evan Fox & Boston Connor somehow hacked their way into the show & started an all out hockey talk assault. After order is restored a trivia giveaway wraps things up for the evening.

Mikey Anderson of the LA Kings joins the crew to chat about his young career in the Show, playing with Drew Doughty, rookie dinners, & the Kings resurgence. Some house keeping is in order with the boys and Pat McAfee joins to as Rupper shares some stories about life on the road in the NHL. The Flyers losing streak continues but congratulations are in order for Keith Yandle as he becomes the NHL’s new iron man. The boys give their opinions on the Aaron Dell suspension for the hit on Batherson and Gumps is happy as can be about the Dallas Stars climbing back into a playoff spot. They send it home with a trivia question and a giveaway.

This episode features NHL veteran of 1100 games & current Florida Panthers HC Andrew Brunette. Bruno chats with the boys about what makes Panthers team so good & being ready to take the next step in the playoffs as well as looking back on his career and being the last player to score a goal on Patrick Roy. Other topics the boys get into include the Willie O’Ree & Chris Pronger jersey retirements, the Marchand/Hurricanes/Trocheck feud, & the media blowup with Leon Draisaitl & Jim Matheson. Pat McAfee joins the show & things wrap up with a Trivia Question giveaway.

Brady Skjei of the Carolina Hurricanes joins the show to chat about his career, the infamous Chance the Rapper SNL skit, & playing for the LEGEND Rod the Bod in Carolina. It’s comebacks galore on this episode as the boys get into Geno Malkin, Kucherov, Tuukka Rask, and Jack Eichel all making their comebacks. Pat McAfee jumps into the mix and peppers Rupper with some questions about hockey culture. Bobby Clarke made some polarizing comments about former Flyers GM & current Penguins GM Ron Hextall that are discussed and of course a trivia question giveaway to wrap things up.

This episode features 10 year NHL veteran goaltender and color commentator for the Nashville Predators Chris Mason. Mace joins the boys to chat about the Predators hot run, his time in the league, & shares some amazing stories & perspective on what its like to play as a goalie in the NHL. Rupper reflects on his weekend in Minnesota for the Winter Classic as well as his time playing in 2 of them. The boys talk about the legend that is Jaromir Jagr & Rupper’s infamous run ins with number 68. Pat McAfee joins to share some thoughts as everyone reacts live to the finish of the St. Louis Blues & Pittsburgh Penguins game as well as a round of Penguins trivia to close out the show with 2 $5,000 winners on twitter. If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.