Dale and Mike are thrilled to speak with retired NHL linesman Vaughan Rody. He gave us some great stories and fascinating insights into the life of an NHL official. The All Star Game happened this weekend and it wasn’t a complete fiasco, so that’s a step forward for the league.
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Vaughan Rody Interview – 20 years – 1228 regular season games / 19 playoff games
https://nhlofficials.com/nhl-officials/current/vaughan-rody/ –
News
Trades:
Lindholm to Vancouver
Monahan to Winnipeg
All Star Game – Skills was an improvement – was fun and interesting and they were actually trying
3 Hours? WAAAAY too long – no need for bands
Does the $1,000,000 prize make it more interesting for fans?
PWHL game was fun – skill is impressive –
Draft feedback
All Star Skills competition – Steve Mayer – been Chief Content Officer for 7 years and this was most input from player
3 on 3 main event…. meh
All Star Announcements – NHL Players in Olympics!!
4 nations faceoff – replaces all star next year
Connections: What do these 4 players have in common? Tim Kerr, Jaromir Jagr, Rick Vaive, John Leclair
Guess the 5th
AT THE ALLSTAR BREAK –
Playoff picture
East – by P% wildcard teams are TBL / PHI
West – by P% wildcard teams are LAK / STL
ATLANTIC – 1st Bos / Last Ottawa Predictions – Leafs / Canadiens
METRO – 1st NYR / Last CBJ Predictions – Rangers / Flyers
CENTRAL – 1st WPG (Pts%) / Last CHI Predictions – Avalanche / Blackhawks – very tight
PACIFIC – 1st VAN / Last SJS Predictions – Oilers / Sharks
Player Stats –
Kuvherov, MackInnon, Pastrnak, Miller
Goalies – league average save % .899!!
Swayman, Hellebuyck, Daccord, Demko, Ingram, Jarry
Crazy Stat
DOPeS – Trouba 2 games for elbowing
https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/new-york-rangers-defenseman-jacob-trouba-suspended
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