Episode 167: The Memorial Cup, Draft Lottery, and Prospects

Jeff Marek joins the show to help preview the upcoming Memorial Cup, highlight which prospects to keep an eye out for, and sort through this year’s draft class.

The topics covered include:

7:35 The Definitive Memorial Cup Preview
16:10 The Saint John Sea Dogs
19:10 Ottawa’s incoming rookie crop
22:20 Cody Ceci’s cautionary tale
28:00 The best place to develop young players
31:00 Which prospects should NHL fans be watching?
39:00 Hischier vs. Patrick
43:45 The draft lottery
46:15 Coaching a losing team
52:45 Sleepers vs. Red Flag players
58:20 Evaluating young defensemen

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