The Pipeline Show

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Pipeline Show intro for Season 19 [1:12] - Guy begins the week with some news and notes before getting to the guest list. [14:15] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight gets turned on for the entire show beginning with forward Teddy Stiga from the U18 squad of the US-NTDP. The Boston College recruit has seen his stock steadily rise over the course of the season. [36:50] - Another member of the US-NTDP, defenceman E.J. Emery, joins Guy next to talk about how a kid from Surrey, BC finds himself representing the United States on the international hockey stage. [57:00] - We close out this week's episode with another Draft Spotlight segment and get to know Finnish defenceman Joona Vaisanen who had a terrific rookie season with the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy has some quick News and Notes items to pass on before getting to this week's guest list. [10:38] - Josh Critzer from PNW Hockey Talk was in Saginaw, Michigan for the last couple of weeks as he covered the 2024 Memorial Cup and offers up this recap of the event. [38:41] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight gets turned on and pointed towards New Hampshire based Kimbell Union Academy as we get to know Jack Sadowski who had an absolutely monster season and no wonders what might happen at the draft in a couple of weeks. [1:00:27] - Another Draft Spotlight segment to close out this week's episode. This time we hear from the goalie ranked 5th in North America by NHL Central Scouting, it's Dawson Cowan of the Spokane Chiefs.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the week's episode off with updates from the Memorial Cup, the BCHL, player signings and more before getting to the guest list. [17:39] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight finds North Bay Battalion forward Anthony Romani who did not get selected in 2023 but responded with a massive 111-point campaign in the OHL. [38:14] - The landscape of college hockey is undergoing a massive change right now and no one really knows how it's all going to play out. Adam Wodon from College Hockey News weighs in on some NCAA schools now being able to play athletes, the NIL (Name, image and likeness) and the transfer portal creating a competitive imbalance. [1:20:25] - 2024 has been a chaotic year for the Alberta Junior Hockey League but is the news all doom and gloom? Not according to Dave Dawson from HN Live.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy updates the winners of the Centennial Cup, the Clark Cup and the Robertson Cup plus who is left in the BCHL playoffs too. [7:57] - The preview of the 2024 Memorial Cup begins with the host team and who better to tell us all about the ins and outs of the club than the man that calls every one of their games? It's broadcaster Dillon Clark. [38:36] - The Western Hockey League will be represented in Saginaw by the Ed Chynoweth Cup winning Moose Jaw Warriors. Radio voice James Gallo offers his insight on the team that will look to bring the Memorial Cup back to the WHL. [1:09:34] - The London Knights are returning to the Memorial Cup and, for many people, will probably be considered the favorites going in. A talented roster from head to toe, we get this preview from radio voice Mike Stubbs. [1:37:56] - Last but not least, the champions from the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League are the Drummondville Voltigeurs. I asked TSN broadcaster Jon Abbott for his insight on the team after calling the QMJHL championship series and he provides an in-depth preview of the Volts.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Season 19 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy kicks off the episode with an update from the CHL finals, the Centennial Cup, the BCHL, USHL and NAHL playoffs too. [16:51] - The first 2024 Draft Spotlight segment of the week features Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke who just helped Canada claim a gold at the World U18s. [36:50] - Another Draft Spotlight segment, this time featuring Edmonton Oil Kings rookie blueliner Parker Alcos. Ranked just outside the top 100 by NHL Central Scouting. [54:47] - The WHL Championship series was seen on TSN and calling the games was Dustin Nielson of Edmonton Sports Talk. He joined me to recap Moose Jaw's win and what the series was like overall.

Coming Down the Pipe.,.. [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with playoff updates from the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, BCHL, USHL, NAHL, the Centennial Cup and the WHL Draft too. [16:54] - Scott Wheeler from The Athletic recaps the World U18s with his takeaways from the marquee scouting event and a little more too. [53:30] - The final in the Ontario Hockey League features the London Knights and the Oshawa Generals. Sharing his insight as the OHL Insider is Brandon Caputo from Armchair GM Sports. [1:12:39] - It may have been the greatest series the Canadian Hockey League has ever seen. Pats TV host Kelly Remple tells us why the WHL Eastern Conference Final between Saskatoon and Moose Jaw ranks that highly. [1:42:41] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight this week shines on one of the top players in the entire draft class; Michigan State Spartans defenceman Artyom Levshunov.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The introduction to Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with playoff updates from the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, BCHL, CJHL, USHL and NAHL plus the latest from the World U18s and more. [13:22] - One of the top ranked high school players in the Class of 2024 is William Zellers who had a fantastic season playing at Shattuck-St.Mary's this season. He's headed to North Dakota eventually. [30:22] - Ranked 38th in North America by NHL Central Scouting, this 2024 Draft Spotlight segment features Everett Silvertips defenceman Tarin Smith. [50:05] - The only player from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to make the final ranking from NHL Central Scouting is Matthew Van Blaricom of the Humboldt Broncos. The Michigan Tech recruit is in the Draft Spotlight segment to close out the episode.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy updates the various playoff trees from the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, BCHL, USHL and some player signings by NHL teams of their prospects. [12:47] - The Men's World U18s are now underway but Guy got a scout's preview of the event by speaking with Brock Otten from McKeen's Hockey. [39:50] - The WHL's top rookie scorer this season is Terik Parascak with 105 points including over 40 goals. The Prince George Cougars forward is a potential 1st round pick in the upcoming 2024 NHL Draft but first he and his team prepare for the Eastern Conference Final. [1:00:38] - Veteran broadcaster and reporter covering the QMJHL, Stephane Leroux of RDS, looks closely at the four teams remaining in the playoffs vying for the league championship.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - The episode begins with playoff updates from the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL and NAHL. Then some player signings of note and the guest list. [14:45] - Hockey Canada announced an initial 19-man roster this week for the upcoming Men's World U18 tournament. 6 more guys will be added over the next week. Head scout Byron Bonora joined me to talk about the process. [29:35] - The Draft Spotlight segment this week features the top scorer among NHL Draft eligible players from the QMJHL; forward Alexandre Blais of the Rimouski Oceanic. [47:17] - College Hockey News senior writer Mike McMahon weighs in on last week's Frozen Four, all of the player signings since then, how NIL is impacting college hockey, the transfer portal and is in a matter of time before CHL players are allowed to play in the NCAA? [1:26:01] - The USHL is already into round 2 even though the regular season ended a week ago. Ryan Sikes from Flo Hockey tells us what's happened so far and what to expect from this point on.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - Season 19 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy has a quick run through of the 2nd round series match ups in the QMJHL, OHL and WHL, the final is set in the AJHL, BCHL is underway and some NCAA notes too. [11:04] - Veteran college hockey analyst Dave Starman is back on the show in time to preview the 2024 Men's Frozen Four featuring Boston University, The University of Michigan, Boston College and Denver University. [34:28] - Round 2 of the QMJHL is set and ready to begin on Friday. Halifax beat reporter Willy Palov paints the picture for what happened in the 1st round and who to watch for in the Q moving forward. [57:42] - We wrap up this week's episode looking at the 2nd round in the Western Hockey League with the help of Dustin Forbes, play caller of the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the week with some news and notes, playoff updates from the CHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL a new franchise in the NAHL and player signings. [18:15] - The World U18 Championship is coming up in a couple of weeks. Tony Ferrari from The Hockey News helps Guy set up the tournament with thoughts on the US-NTDP, what Canada's roster might look like and who else are players to watch. [41:28] - The NCAA Frozen Four is next week. All four coaches were made available to the media earlier this week and Guy was part of it. This segment features Jay Pandolfo (Boston University) and David Carle (Denver). [1:11:21] - Continuing with the NCAA Frozen Four coaches, this segment we get to Brandon Naurato (Michigan) and Greg Brown (Boston College). [1:36:27] - The WHL Draft is scheduled for May 9th. To get some insight on some of the players that will be chosen that day, I called on Joel Henderson from Puck Preps.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy starts the Playoff Preview with news and notes from the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, AJHL and NCAA before getting to the guest list. [14:30] - Breaking down the NCAA National Tournament bracket one regional at a time is Jimmy Connelly from USCHO. [42:59] - The WHL Eastern Conference playoffs will be a tough one to predict but Regina Pats broadcaster Dante De Caria joins me to try and do just that. [1:12:55] - When it comes to previewing the WHL's Western Conference, and offering up some predictions, I had to call on Jon Keen, the voice of the Kamloops Blazers. [1:36:54] - The Ontario Hockey League playoffs also begin this weekend and while the Memorial Cup host Saginaw Spirit and London Knights ruled the regular season, can someone else knock them from their perch? Sarnia broadcaster Terry Doyle fills us in.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy has the latest in playoff races for the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, AJHL and NCAA plus a number of junior/college players have been signed this week by NHL teams. [13:38] - It's the conference finals in all 6 NCAA leagues and with a preview of all the remaining match ups and scenarios with national tournament ramifications...I called on Todd Milewski from USCHO. [44:24] - He's the leading scorer of the Edmonton Oil Kings and he's draft eligible but for some scouts, he's got one hurdle that's too big to ignore. That's OK for Hodnett, he's been proving people wrong his entire career. [1:06:07] - Will it be Saint John or Quebec? It's the last weekend of the regular season in the QMJHL and the two clubs are tied in the standings with only 1 playoff spot left unclaimed. Jamie Tozer from Station Nation has the details.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy has the latest look at playoff races in the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL and NCAA conference playoffs too as well as the guest list. [17:51] - One of the top ranked defencemen in the Class of 2024, Zeev Buium is having an incredible freshman season at Denver, won a gold at the 2024 WJC with USA and we talk about it all in the Draft Spotlight. [45:24] - Guest 2 - He's one of the top scorers on the WHL's hottest team but somehow I think Clarke Caswell might be flying under the radar in Swift Current. Time to feature him in another 2024 Draft Spotlight segment. [1:01:32] - Guest 3 - Another top ranked defenceman in the 2024 NHL Draft Class is Sam Dickinson of the London Knights. Sam joins me this week as the OHL playoffs get closer, we talk about that, his development over 2 years in London, the NHL and OHL Drafts and more.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Playoff races in the CHL, formats announced for the AJHL and BCHL plus Top 10 and top 20 rankings and some player signings too. [12:35] - Evan Gardner is having a heck of a season for the Saskatoon Blades. He's playing in slightly less than half of the team's games as the 1B goalie but he's maintained a league best save percentage and goals against average. He's also in the 2024 Draft Spotlight segment this week. [31:47] - Danny Tiffany is a goalie scout for Recruit Scouting and shares insights on his current Top 5 goalies available in the Class of 2024 and more. [1:01:58] - He's just turned 18 but already wearing the Captain's 'C', that speaks to the leadership qualities of Windsor Spitfires forward Liam Greentree. He's ranked as a 1st round pick by everyone and this week he's in the Draft Spotlight. [1:19:42] - Adam Wodon is the managing editor from College Hockey News and he joins this week to preview all 6 of the NCAA conferences and playoffs season is upon us.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with the CHL Top 10, the playoff races in the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, AJHL, USHL and the NCAA top 20. Plus the guest list. [17:59] - One of the top blueliners available in the Class of 2024 is Zayne Parekh of the Saginaw Spirit. He'll be a 1st round pick for some team that values offence as the 18-year-old is currently flirting with a 100-point season. [39:06] - When it comes to full-time USHL players that are eligible for the next NHL Draft, Michael Hage is near the top of the list. The Canadian is leading the Chicago Steel in scoring and will join the Michigan Wolverines next year. [59:44] - The Medicine Hat Tigers have a lot of offensive weapons on their roster including Tomas Mrsic. The Surrey, BC product is in the Draft Spotlight this week. [1:16:09] - The BCHL has now evolved into a 22 team league and with that will come changes. Brian Wiebe from BCHL Network has some guesses as to what scheduling and realignment may look like for next year and a lot more.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Season 19 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - An update on the scoring races across the CHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA plus a little bit more before the guest list. [21:23] - An update on the races to the Ontario Hockey League playoffs via Brad Coccimiglio of Soo Today who can tell us who the contenders and pretenders are plus a former player is suing the Greyhounds? [52:06] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight gets flipped on and pointed towards the Edmonton Oil Kings. Czech forward Adam Jecho is ranked 13th overall in North America by NHL Central Scouting and we get to know him well here in a lengthy interview.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - The News and Notes this week feature the top goalies from the CHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA [17:54] - The topic of CHL players one day soon being able to further their careers with time playing in the NCAA continues to be a hot one. This week Chris Peters from Flo Hockey checks in with his perspective on it all. [48:25] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight shines on Canadian forward John Mustard who is playing this season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL before he heads to Providence College to join the Friars. [1:04:44] - Rookie goalies are having strong seasons in the WHL this year including Red Deer's Chase Wutzke. The Saskatchewan product is ranked 13th in North America by NHL Central Scouting.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 19 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with the updated scoring races across the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, BCHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA. Plus the CHL Top 10 and a couple news items as well. [17:09] - Jimmy Connelly from USCHO joins me for our annual Beanpot conversation after the opening games and before the final Monday. [42:20] - The hot topic these days is the potential of CHL players being allowed to play NCAA hockey. Tony Ferrari from The Hockey News and Elite Prospects discusses the potential impact on junior hockey across North America. [1:06:37] - Derek Laxdal is the head coach of the OHL's Oshawa Generals and he joins Guy to discuss the play of his team over the last couple of months as they've surged up the standings. [1:24:26] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight shines on Justin Poirier of the QMJHL's Baie-Comeau Drakkar. The undersized forward is putting up big numbers and is one of the higher ranked players available from the Q.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Season 19 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with a look at playoff races in the CHL, USHL, NAHL and more before getting to the guest list. [16:25] - The 2024 Draft Spotlight shines on one of the top defencemen available in the entire 2024 Draft Class. It's Carter Yakemchuk of the Calgary Hitmen. [31:16] - Bonnyville reporter Michael Menzies also does PxP for the AJHL's Bonnyville Pontiacs. This week he tries to go through the timeline of how 5 key AJHL teams have left the league to join the BCHL effective imeediately.