That's Hockey Talk

The Insider to the Insider's Elliotte Friedman from Hockey Night in Canada joins the boys to chat about the canceled World Junior Championships, the NHL players not going to the Olympics, and what the rest of the season could look like. Elliotte shares some incredible stories and fields all kinds of questions. Pat McAfee (The Hockey Aficionado) joins the show for a few stories from Uncle Rupper on his time with Geno Malkin. 

With the league on break for the holidays the Covid shutdown the fellas talk about the NHL & players pulling out of the upcoming Olympics. Former St. Louis Blues & New Jersey Devils LEGEND Cam Janssen joins the boys to talk about his career, shares some hilarious prank & fighting stories, & what it was like being teammates with & fighting Rupper. The conversation wraps up with a look at NHL future odds on who will win Lord Stanley, the divisions, and major awards thanks to our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook.  If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

2X Stanley Cup Champion & Pittsburgh Penguins legend Phil Bourque joins the boys & shares some stories from covering the current day Penguins to playing with Mario Lemieux & Jagr. Goalies are a huge topic of conversation as the boys get into Carey Price & Ben Bishop's return to the ice & some Olympics conversation. Pat McAfee jumps in as the boys cover the incredible Trevor Zegras Michigan style assist. With new coaches in Vancouver & Philadelphia there was a lot to get into this week. The show wraps up with a discussion on the recent suspensions & some good old fashioned officiating talk.  If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

This episode features Dallas Stars Head Coach Rick Bowness fresh after coaching his NHL record 2,500th game. Rick chats with the boys about his life, career, & even coaching Rupper for a bit in Arizona. Big news out of Montreal as the Habs cleaned house and fired their GM and the boys consider some potential replacements. Other topics of conversation include the Brendan Lemieux and Brady Tkachuk biting incident, Nathan MacKinnon’s return, a potential Jake DeBrusk trade, & more. If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

A lot of uniform discussion on this episode as the New Jersey Devils unveiled their new 3rd alternate uniforms as well as Team Canada & Team USA olympic uniform reveals. Connor McDavid is a topic after finally being held pointless for the 1st time dating back to May 1st of LAST season. The boys talk playoff chances and are joined by the Hockey Aficionado Pat McAfee. Rupper joins the show later live from PPG Paints Arena as he was covering the Penguins home game.  If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

Max Domi of the Columbus Blue Jackets joins the boys to chat about his life and career so far in the NHL. The boys cover the Ducks impressive start and turnaround, Getzlaf getting his 1000th point, and Kevin Hayes return to the Flyers. Pat McAfee joins Gump, Nick, & Rupper to dig into the Penguins sale to the Fenway Sports Group. As always Rupper shares a few INCREDIBLE stories. If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

Former Rangers Captain & Olympian for team USA Ryan Callahan joins the boys to chat about his career, going from NYC to Tampa Bay, & shares some awesome stories. Be sure to check out his INCREDIBLE foundation RyanCallahanfoundation.org/ doing amazing things for families battling pediatric cancer. Other topics include Jack Eichel to Vegas, the Anaheim Ducks surge, & Ovechkin moving into 4th ALL TIME in goal scoring with Brett Hull. THE Hockey Aficionado Pat McAfee joins the conversation and Rupper tells a classic story involving former referee Wild Bill McCreary. If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

ESPN & NHL Network analyst, former goaltender, & insider Kevin Weekes joins Gumps, Nick, & Rupper to chat about the latest news & rumors around the league. Weekesy breaks down the latest information on the Jack Eichel trade situation and where he could potentially end up, plus shares a few hilarious stories. The boys check in on the rebuild in Detroit and what's going on in Pittsburgh. Rupper shares some incredible stories about a feud that lasted 5 years & the rather unique way he acquired his jersey collection. If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET.

Marcus Foligno "Moose" of the Minnesota Wild joins Nick, Gumpy, & Rupper to chat about his time in the league, following in his dad's footsteps playing for Buffalo, & shares some incredible stories about his Minnesota teammates. The guys share their thoughts on the Blackhawks scandal. THE Hockey Aficionado Pat McAfee jumps into the convo & Rupper reveals what it was like playing with Sid & Geno in Pittsburgh.  If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along with us LIVE at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday night at 8pm.

The boys are watching along with the Bruins @ Flyers game tonight & talking EVERYTHING happening ON & OFF the ice across the league. This is the episode where Rupper shares the story of his incredible fight story with big Zdeno Chara. Somehow, someway the Buffalo Sabres are undefeated while the Montreal Canadians fresh off a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals are completely defeated. What's gone wrong in Chicago so far? The boys get into the best & worst barns to play in across the league & Rupper starts a beef with the Canucks fans in Vancouver.  If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along LIVE with us at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk every Wednesday at 8pm ET. 

The 2021 season has begun & Nick, Gumps, & Mike Rupp share their thoughts on the new broadcast looks from ESPN & TNT. They cover the season opening games as the Penguins took on the Lightning & welcome the Seattle Kraken to the league as they took on the Vegas Golden Knights. Rupper shares some INCREDIBLE stories about almost mangling 3 rather large high profile New York city iconic athletes with his car & a ton of gems from his time in the league. Plus thoughts on the Brady Tkachuk/Ottawa Senators stand off & all the hockey talk you can handle.  If you enjoy listening to show try watching LIVE every Wednesday night at 8pm ET or catch the replay at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk. You're ALIVE but are you LIVING? Go LIVE with SeatGeek and save 15% off ANY NHL tickets purchase through the link in the YouTube description.

It's a new season, we got a new show... LET'S GOOO! The boys are going LIVE every Wednesday on YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk & since Super Bowl Champion AQ Shipley is coaching & can't join them until after football season, they picked up a veteran free agent in Stanley Cup Champion & NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp. Rupper will join the boys every week throughout the season to chat about eveything on & off the ice. This episode recaps some of the major offseason story lines & provides a preview of what's to come in the 21-22 season.  If you enjoy listening to show try watching LIVE or catch the replay at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk. You're ALIVE but are you LIVING? Go LIVE with SeatGeek and save 15% off ANY NHL tickets purchase through the link in the YouTube description. 

We recap everything that's gone dahn in Free Agency & all of the trades changing the landscape of the league. Join us for a full rundahn & see who made the best moves & who looks silly. Will MAF play for Chicago? Where will Jack Eichel end up? We try to answer that & much more. If you enjoy listening to the podcast try watching along at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk

With the NHL Entry Draft this weekend & the Seattle expansion draft earlier this week there's a lot to sort through. We chat about all of the trades that have gone down so far. The boys were surprised with some of Seattle's selections & look ahead to the free agency period to come. If you enjoy listening to the show watch along at YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk 

Nick, AQ, & Gumpy are back to chat about the Lightning's 2nd Stanley Cup win in 9 months! There's been some controversy in the aftermath about Kucherov's press conference, cap circumvention, & Vasilevskiy's goalie equipment. It's been a hell of a season & an incredible playoff run, we thank all of you for joining us along the way. If you enjoy listening to the show try watching along on YouTube.com/ThatsHockeyTalk