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NHL Stanley Cup Qualifier podcast with Len Shapiro: Blackhawks dominate Oilers on Edmonton ice 6-4; Habs nick the Pens in OT

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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist gets in position as the Carolina Hurricanes battle for the puck in front of the net to start the Stanley Cup Qualifiers in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (photo from the New York Daily Post)

NHL Stanley Cup Qualifier review podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Chicago Blackhawks 6 vs. Edmonton Oilers 4

#2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 vs. Montreal Canadiens 3 (OT)

#3 Calgary Flames 4 vs. Winnipeg Jets 1

#4 New York Islanders 2 vs. Florida Panthers 1

#5 New York Rangers 2 vs. Carolina Hurricanes 3

Len Shapiro does the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcasts every other Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Qualifier podcast with Matt Harrington: Hockey is back after a 142 day wait; Oilers and Leafs will be like the host teams in tournament; plus more

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Victor Hedmon of the Tampa Bay Lightning goes for the goal scoring victory lap in front of the Lightning bench before the NHL suspended all games in March. Hedmon will be in the line up against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Rogers Centre Arena in Edmonton for the Qualifiers (photo from rawcharge.com file photo)

On the NHL Qualifier podcast with Matt:

#1 Matt after 142 days the NHL is back and the qualifiers begin with five games today it will be 52 games in nine days and the teams involved will have their work cut out for them.

#2 Matt talk about the advantage that all teams have not being able to travel and just to return to their hotel room after games.

#3 The Edmonton Oilers will have home ice in the Western Conference will that make a difference for them they won’t have their home crowd behind them so will it make things pretty even?

#4 Talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Victor Hedman who was not in practice since the Lightining have been the bubble. It was reported he was in Tampa Bay working out but is expected to join the team according to Bolts head coach Jon Cooper.

#5 In exhibition play against the Boston Bruins, the Columbus Blue Jackets forward Liam Foudy assisted on a goal passing to teammate Boon Jenner at 4:27, Foudy got two shots on goals and three hits in 12:45 of ice time and will be in the line up against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Scotiabank Arena.

Matt takes a look at the Stanley Cup Playoffs each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers podcast with Joe Lami: Rangers and Canes could be a deadlock match up; Hawks and Oilers on Edmonton ice; plus more

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On the NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers podcast with Joe Lami:

#1 Joe were going to name off each game per question in the NHL qualifiers and just go ahead and give us your analysis of each match up all games are on Sat Aug 1st the first match up is the Carolina Hurricanes (38-25-5) and the New York Rangers (37-28-5).

#2 The next match up are the Chicago Blackhawks (32-30-8) and the Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9).

#3 The third match up the Florida Panthers (35-26-8) and the New York Islanders (35-23-10)

#4 The fourth match up the Montreal Canadiens (31-31-9) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (40-23-6)

#5 And for our fifth and final match up for this Saturday’s qualifiers the Winnipeg Jets (37-28-6) and the Calgary Flames (36-27-7).

Joe takes a look at the Stanley Cup post season each Wednesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Post season starts Aug 1st; NHL telecasts with latest technology; plus more

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Contractors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto lay down tarp over the many empty seats before Aug 1st’s qualifier and round robin games as no fans will be attending the NHL Stanley Cup post season (photo from nhl.com)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Qualifier podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 August 1st around the corner and the NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers drop the puck in the post season bubble of Edmonton and Toronto

#2 The league will have all the latest technology in coverage for this post season as they will be introducing LED screens, microphones on the ice level, new camera angles and the NHL promises it should be a real new experience that gives you that in person feel.

#3 Another new experience 24 teams 12 in the Eastern Conference and 12 in the Western Conference no fans in the stands and all employees by Covid-19 protocols must bring face masks and their own bag lunches another new experience.

#4 Mary Lisa talk about how the top four qualifiers will play in the round robins to get seeded for the playoffs.

#5 How much concern is there regarding the safety of the players playing a game that’s a contact sport that is known to swap sweat during hits and locker rooms that see wet sweaters after each game?

Mary Lisa does the NHL Stanley Cup podcasts every other Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Qualifier podcast with Matt Harrington: Taking a look at the NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule

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The Stanley Cup Qualifiers starts Aug 1st with the Eastern Conference in Toronto and the Western Conference Qualifiers in Edmonton on Aug 2 (photo from sports.yahoo.com)

Matt Harrington on NHL podcast:

#1 Matt lets take a look at the first two games of the qualifiers starting on Aug 1st in Scotiabank Arena in Toronto with the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers and The Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers

#2 The next two games Florida Panthers and New York Islanders and Montreal Canadians and Pittsburgh Penguins.

#3 Here’s some excitement that will keep Alberta Cup Crazy the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place in Edmonton host of the Western Conference qualifiers.

#4 August 2nd the Arizona Coyotes and Nashville Predators, in the Round Robins Boston and Philadelphia, and St Louis and Colorado

#5 More qualifiers Rogers Centre in Toronto for Sun Aug 2; John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet the home town favorites the Toronto Maple Leafs then back to Edmonton for Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks.

Catch Matt each Saturday for complete coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

NHL podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Who will be the NHL MVP?; Two more players come up positive for Covid; plus more

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Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers is one of three candidates for the NHL MVP Hart Trophy Award (Edmonton Journal file photo)

On the NHL podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko please talk about the three candidates for NHL MVP Hart Trophy Award  who were selected as finalists, the Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl, the Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan McKinnon, or the New York Rangers Artemi Panarin.

#2 The NHL has reported as of Tuesday that two more players have tested positive for Covid-19 and the NHL conducted tests for more than 800 players between July 13  to 17. 33 players have tested positive since the league shut down in March until camp opened up this month.

#3 The Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask fractured a finger, Rask said he was doing box jumps and bent his finger at the edge of the box but Rask said it was nothing major and he should be ready to go when the qualifiers begin.

#4 Candidates for the Vezina Trophy finalists the award given to the best goaltender in the NHL, three candidates from the Winnpeg Jets Connor Hellebuyck who led the NHL with shutouts and was second in victories, from the Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask who led the NHL in shutouts and was second in wins, and from the Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy led the NHL in wins at 19-0-2 between Dec 17th through Feb 15th.

#5 After missing 55 games due to suffering from concussion issues it looks as if the Vancouver Canucks forward Michael Ferland will be back in the line up for the qualifiers. Ferland said after the Tuesday morning skate he felt pretty good and he’s looking forward to the scrimmage on Tuesday night.

Join Marko each Wednesday for an edition of the NHL podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Daniel: After name change Washington now hit for sexual harassment charges; College football moving to spring; plus more

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Washington owner Dan Snyder not only had to change the name of his football team but his they are also being accused of sexual harassment (bleacherreport.com file photo)

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum:

1 Bad week for Washington owner Daniel Snyder: First his team is pressured into a name change, then allegations of sexual harassment within the organization

2 CAA latest conference to cancel fall football season; SEC will honor scholarships for players who opt out of 2020; NJCAA voted to move most fall sports to spring

3 Canadian government denies Blue Jays’ request to play home games in Toronto

4 Braves’ Freddie Freeman said he prayed for his life during Covid-19 fever

5 Australian Olympic figure skater dies at age 20

Daniel does Headline Sports each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Hawks Kane looking forward to March Madness type post season; Pens Crosby leaves early from game scrimmage; plus more

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The Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane takes in a morning skate saying the new Stanley Cup Playoff format reminds him of the NCAAB March Madness format with playing games all day and night (nhl.com photo)

On the NHL podcast with Len:

#1 Len the Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane says the qualifiers are like March Madness how much similarity do you see the two having side by side.

#2 One of the things that Kane said is that the “Hockey All Day”format had the March Madness feel to it playing hockey from morning till night. Adding that you can watch six games in one day.

#3 The Pittsburgh Penguins Syd Crosby left after scoring a goal with 15 minutes left in a scrimmage game on Saturday for undisclosed reasons. The Penguins Conor Sheary said it was for maintenance reasons saying it wasn’t anything.

#4 The New York Rangers Kaapo Kakko says that his type 1 diabetic condition will not prevent him from returning to the ice and he’s not worried that there is a chance that he could contract severe Covid-19. He said his being so young (19) that is diabetic condition is alright right now.

#5 Caleb Jones of the Edmonton Oilers had to self quarantine two weeks before the Oilers camp before returning to practice. Jones said he considered himself lucky that he was healthy and ready to return to the ice.

Len Shapiro does the NHL podcasts every other Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Matt Harrington: Bruins Pastrnak and Kase were not disciplined for extra practices on social media

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The Boston Bruins David Pastrnak show here during the Winter Classic was not disciplined with teammate Ondrej Kase for practicing in a different rink that was videoed and posted on social media both were ruled unfit for practice on Thursday and Friday (pinterest.com file photo)

On Headlines with Matt:

#1 Matt you remember when being called a goat meant you were at the bottom of the food chain on a sports roster but now being a goat is a great thing . The Greatest Of All Time for hockey right now stands with the Great One Wayne Gretzky.

#2 The Boston Bruins David Pastrnak missed his second straight day of practice as the B’s reported Pastrnak was unfit to practice and forward Ondrej Kase who practiced on Wednesday missed practices on Thursday and Friday.

#3 Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was asked if the missed practices were related to social media photos of Pastrnak and Kase working out at a different rinks. Cassidy said no that is not the case and no one has been disciplined.

#4 Pastrnak was in practice on Wednesday as he was held up due to quarantine issues when he returned from the Czech Republic but was not out due to discipline issues on Thursday and Friday practices.

#5 The Bruins take on the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Philadelphia Flyers for the round robin Stanley Cup qualifiers in Toronto and it all gets started on August 1st.

Join Matt each Saturday for NHL podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: Sports under Siege?

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TNT’s Charles Barkley says that the whole conversation of “social injustices have become a circus” (NBC Sports file photo)

Sports under Siege?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

In this unusual year of 2020 for weeks, the news/tease was that the Washington Redskins were about to change their logo/name of Redskins. While that has not happened yet, the biggest news from the Washington franchise was not their logo, but 15 ex-women employees claiming sexual harassment.

The NFL never seems to run out of scandals, a lot of them with absolutely nothing to do with play on the field. All kinds of surveys have shown that the NFL fans are not looking forward to more political demonstrations, but that seems to be inevitable. It would be interesting to see fan reaction and television audiences (if they ever play this year), the jury still out, but the NFL, as I said before seems to be making more news outside the field than on the field; and that is obviously not good. There is one thing for sure for fans, Roger Goodell is the most hated Commissioner in Sports.

MLB: The season is on schedule to begin their shortened version next Thursday July 23, when the Yankees face the Nationals on a nationally televised game on FOX and the Giants at LA Dodgers. The Oakland A’s open the 24th at home against the Los Angeles Angels. Every day players show they are positive for corona virus and earlier this week eleven (11) umpires opted out of the season, for personal reasons. With one week left until the start of the season, MVP Mike Trout has not made a decision if he is going to play or opt out.

But there is nothing normal about this baseball season. Yasiel Puig was to sign with the Braves but it never happened because it was contingent with his testing negative on a Covid-19 test, he tested positive. Yasiel, still a Free Agent. For baseball 2020 is as weird as ever, and I will not be surprised if there is more to come, because surprises now are expected.

All teams will play in empty stadiums. Some teams will pipe crowd noise into the park, traveling is limited to inter-divisional in each league as well against the opposite league. The players and owners through their negotiators ‘struck out’ of a deal to begin the season as scheduled back in March. MLB recently released their schedule for the 2021 season, maybe in a ‘spin’ to make everything look normal. But there is nothing normal about this season.

NBA: Is to reopen on July 30th, after a hiatus on March 11 because of the pandemic. A total of 22 teams returning to play. The league will allow players to wear jerseys with social justice messages, in collaboration with Nike the league apparel sponsor. Not everybody agrees with this. Hall of Fame player Charles Barkley said (quote) “racial injustice issues are turning into a circus.” About the legitimacy of a shortened season, Barkley added” “if everybody is healthy that is fine, but if everybody is sick with the virus and the Sacramento Kings or the New York Knicks win the championship, you know damn right it is tainted”.

The teams will play in Orlando, Florida at Disney World. The Golden State Warriors did not make it this season.

NHL. They plan to return to the ice with 24 teams competing for the Stanley Cup. Beginning with the best of five series, round robin games in two hub cities on August 1. The San José Sharks did not make this season. It seems that among all the four top pro-leagues in the country the NHL has been the most “quiet” during these turbulent times.

MLS: Already began their season.They are scoring goals. The San Jose Earthquakes have not lost a game yet they are 1-0-1 after their latest victory last Wednesday against the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3. They now face the Chicago Fire in the bubble at Disney World on Sunday.

Stay well and stay tuned.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish radio talent for the Oakland A’s on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and at http://www.sportsradioservice.com