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Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Season 20 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode this week with playoff updates and player signings. [14:19] - With the WHL's Draft arriving in under 3 weeks, it's time to get some insight on the players eligible for this year's draft. Broadcaster Dave Dawson from HN Live is our guide. [45:01] - The USHL playoffs are underway so Ryan Sikes is back on the program to tell us which teams and players we should expect big things from on the way to the Clark Cup. Also, how does the USHL look in terms of the 2025 NHL Draft? [1:08:21] - Let's put a bow on the 2025 NCAA Hockey season by having a conversation with Sean Hogan, the Executive Director of College Hockey Inc to recap the 2025 Frozen Four, look ahead to next year in Las Vegas, how the transfer portal is being used, potential news Div 1 programs and a lot more.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - First Segment - Guy begins the episode with playoff updates from the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, AJHL, BCHL and the NCAA Men's Frozen Four. [11:33] - James Gallo is the radio voice of the Moose Jaw Warriors. Thoughts on the results of the opening round of the WHL playoffs and discussion + predictions for round 2 and beyond. [46:28] - Skilled forward Conrad Fondrk from the US-NTDP's U18 squad discusses his two years with the program, his injury plagued season, thoughts on the upcoming NHL draft, Boston University and a lot more. [1:12:36] - Kirt Hill is the General Manager of the Edmonton Oil Kings. He's here at the end of a tough week that saw his team defeated in the opening round of the WHL playoffs and then lose the WHL draft lottery as well. A 'State of the Union' with the GM. [1:39:57] - College Hockey analyst Dave Starman previews the 2025 NCAA Men's Frozen Four with insight on Denver VS Western Michigan as well as Bos

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro to Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with a quick list of recent player signings and then the guest list. [09:50] - Brad Schlossman from The Grand Forks Herald reacts to the coaching changes and how the transfer portal is affecting North Dakota and then we preview the 2025 Frozen Four. [38:08] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight shines on Kelowna Rockets power forward, 6'4 center Hayden Paupanekis. He started the season with the Spokane Chiefs but was dealt to Kelowna at the deadline, a team that didn't make the playoffs.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Season 20 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - First Segment - Guy sets up this week's Playoff Preview with the guest list but a number of NHL player signings of note as well. [8:42] - The OHL Playoffs are previewed with the help of the radio voice of the Sarnia Sting, Terry Doyle. [39:57] - We'll cut the Western Hockey League playoff preview into two chunks beginning with a look at the Eastern Conference with Troy Gillard, the play caller of the Red Deer Rebels. [1:12:33] - To look ahead at the Western Conference of the WHL Playoffs we'll lean on the voice of the Kamloops Blazers, Jon Keen. Also some thoughts on the Penticton Vees joining the league next season. [1:40:23] - We check in on the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League playoff picture with the help of Saint John media guy Jamie Tozer of Station Nation. [2:03:24] - Last but not least, Jimmy Connelly from USCHO is back to preview the 16-team NCAA Division 1 Men's National Hockey Championship. We'll go t

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy sets up this week's episode with the guest list [5:57] - Veteran WHL broadcaster Bill Wilms shares some insight on the final week of the regular season in the western conference as there is still so much to be decided down the stretch. [46:03] - Cullen Potter has had a fantastic freshman season at Arizona State and now the Sun Devils forward is considered a probable 1st round pick in the NHL Draft. He's in this week's Draft Spotlight segment to talk about that and more. [1:04:13] - Guy wraps up this week's episode by updating WHL, OHL, QMJHL and NCAA after a busy Friday night.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - First Segment - Guy begins the week's episode with a few news and notes items before getting to the guest list. [11:04] - Guest 1 - Edmonton Oil Kings defenceman Blake Fiddler jumped onto the radar of most scouts back in August when he captained USA at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Since then he has taken strides in his development to the point now where he is considered a strong candidate to be taken in the 1st round. [39:52] - Guest 2 - Another 2025 Draft Spotlight but this time shining on the top scorer from the US-NTDP, Cole McKinney. The Chicago product will eventually play for the Michigan Wolverines but that comes after this summer's draft. [58:10] - Guest 3 - We wrap up this week's episode taking a deeper look at the NCAA conference playoffs, who needs to win to advance to the national championship tournament and who is sitting waiting to find out their fate? Hobey Baker and Mike Richter watch is on too.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with some News and Notes including the CHL Top 10, CHL Team of the Month, the USCHO Top 20 NCAA poll and scoring leaders from around junior and college hockey too. [19:44] - Kris Mallette is the new head coach of the Erie Otters. He joins me this week to talk about his time in Kelowna, how it ended, how he wound up in the OHL with Erie, his experiences with Hockey Canada and his interest in coaching the U20 squad and more. Also...there was a bit of a dust up last weekend between his club and the Peterborough Petes with the coaches involved between the benches. [49:45] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight shines on Seattle Thunderbirds forward Braeden Cootes, another WHL player that has been ranked as a probable 1st rounder by NHL Central Scouting.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the week's episode with some news and notes including a WHL exhibition planned for Whitehorse, playoff races across the CHL and the NCAA games to watch this weekend. [20:37] - Jeremy Loranger is not just leading the Sherwood Park Crusaders in scoring but also the entire British Columbia Hockey League. He's ranked by NHL Central Scouting and is eventually headed to play NCAA hockey for Omaha but where will he play next season? [42:23] - Hockey Prospect has just released a new Top-64 ranking for the 2025 NHL Draft. To talk more about some of the players in their 1st round projections, Jerome Berube makes a long awaited return to The Pipeline Show. [1:21:51] - The host of this show was a guest of Cape Breton Eagles broadcaster Patrick McNeil to talk about the WHL's Central division.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy kicks the week off by looking at which teams are riding the hottest streaks right now as the playoffs get closer and closer. WHL, OHL, QMJHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL and NCAA. [14:42] - This week's episode of The Pipeline Show only has one guest but we're going two full segments with Sam Cosentino. In this first segment we'll discuss the changing landscape of junior hockey in North America including NCAA rule change, the impact on various junior leagues, Penticton Vees leaving the BCHL and getting an expansion team for the WHL next year, where does the USHL fit in all of this...and more! [40:04] - In Part 2 of the hour with Sportsnet hockey analyst Sam Cosentino, we're talking almost exclusively about the WHL notables for the Class of 2025. First some thoughts on Matthew Schaeffer who, despite being limited to just 17 games with the Erie Otters and 2 with Canada's WJC team, has seen his stock RISE to be the #1 ranked play

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - First Segment - Guy sets up the episode with the guest list, the CHL Top 10, the USCHO Top 20 in the NCAA and comments on an ongoing breaking story about the Pentiction Vees jumping from the BCHL to join the WHL next season. [17:05] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight shines on forward Carter Bear of the Everett Silvertips who is not only the top scorer on his team but one of the tops in the entire WHL. [40:28] - College hockey analyst Dave Starman discusses the performances of a number of NCAA teams in the NCHC conference including Denver, Arizona State, North Dakota, Omaha and Western Michigan. Also some thoughts on the PWHL as well. [1:09:11] - He's the #3 ranked goalie in North America for the 2025 NHL Draft according to NHL Central Scouting. Baie-Comeau Drakkar netminder Lucas Beckman is featured in this 2025 Draft Spotlight segment. Get ready for one of the more unique interviews of the season.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with a look at the CHL Team of the Month, the Top 10, the USCHO Top 20 NCAA ranking and Games of the Weekend in the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, AJHL, USHL and NCAA. [16:03] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight shines on Brantford Bulldogs forward Jake O'Brien as he continues to prove his versatility for scouts as a probable 1st round pick this summer. [37:03] - Ethan MacKenzie missed most of last season due to injury and then didn't get picked at the NHL Draft. This year he's rebounded to have a career season, leads the Edmonton Oil Kings in scoring among blueliners and is on the radar for NHL Central Scouting.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - The episode is late! Guy explains what went wrong and then intros the guest list for this abbreviated episode. [7:09] - The annual Beanpot tournament is days away. Jimmy Connelly from USCHO gives us some historical context on the event and previews the field ahead of the action. [37:45] - The other guest this week comes to us from the Calgary Hitmen. Ben Kindel is his club's top scorer but he's also among the leaders in the entire Western Hockey League. The probably 1st round pick closes out this week's episode.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the week by going through the top goaltending performances this season in the WHL, OHL, QMJHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL and NCAA plus the CHL Top 20 and the USCHO Top 20 for NCAA. [14:53] - He's the top rated goaltender from the Class of 2025 and he's obviously one of the best the Western Hockey League has to offer this year as well. Joshua Ravensbergen is now in his 2nd season with the Prince George Cougars and looks to backstop his club to a league title. [35:02] - Not that long ago, the Alberta Junior Hockey League let it be known that Cold Lake, AB was a potential candidate for a new franchise in the league. That appears to have gone sideways but why? To make sense of it, or try to, is the voice of the Pontiacs, Michael Menzies. [1:04:44] - It's a bounce-back year from the QMJHL and one of the reasons for that is 6'2 forward Bill Zonnon of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. The Montreal native is tagged as a potential 1

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Season 20 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy goes over the scoring races across junior hockey and has the Top 10 rankings for both the CHL and NCAA [10:52] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight gets pointed towards the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors to shine on 6'4 power forward Lynden Lakovic who is currently dealing both physically and mentally with an injury. The consensus 1st round pick is one of the best interviews so far from the Class of 2025. [35:50] - The 2025 All-American Game was held this week and featured the top NHL draft eligible players from the United States Hockey League and the US-National Team Development Program. I spoke with the President & Commissioner of the USHL, Glenn Hefferan, about the importance of the event for his league, the draft class of 2025, the NCAA rule change and its affect on the USHL and a lot more. [1:05:58] - Brock Otten from McKeen's Hockey returns to The Pipeline Show to recap the inaugural #97 Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospect Game. Wh

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - First Segment - Guy reflects on the 2025 WJC performances by USA, Canada and Sweden and then gets to the news and notes from around junior and college hockey. [14:29] - Marty Kingston is the voice of the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats. The team has been at the top of the Q standings and the CHL ratings almost from day 1 this season. Has the trade deadline changed the power balance in the league? Also, his thoughts on Bathurst's sale and impending relocation to St. John's Newfoundland. [39:11] - The trade deadline has come and gone for the OHL and beat writer Brad Coccimiglio checked in with Guy to discuss some of the bigger moves and which teams are contenders now. [1:04:41] - The Western Hockey League trade deadline was very busy this year with a number of teams setting themselves up and looking to be in 'win now' mode. Perry Bergson of the Brandon Sun offers some insight.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro to season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode of the week with a look ahead to the 2025 WJC and which players he is keying on ahead of the tournament. [19:23] - Dave Dawson from HN Live joins Guy to recap the 2024 World Junior 'A' Challenge which was held in Camrose, AB last week. How did Canada's Jr.A teams stack up against the best of Sweden and USA now as the landscape changes in this country. [53:56] - Get an update on the USHL season to this point as well as a look at the NCHC conference of the NCAA with the insight of Jordan McAlpine who covers both for The Hockey News.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the episode with some News and Notes, CHL top 10, NCAA top 20, WJAC update and more. [14:36] - The college hockey insider, Mike McMahon from College Hockey News discusses a myriad of subjects around the NCAA and junior now as well. [44:07] - Patrick McNeil is the voice of the QMJHL's Cape Breton Eagles to talk about the league and stories including the sale and relocation of the Bathurst Titan to St. John's NFLD, expansion to the United States and a lot more. [1:11:29] - Last segment for this week is a 2025 Draft Spotlight featuring another player eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft. This week it's Kamloops Blazers forward Nathan Behm.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - Season 20 intro for The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy has news and notes from the week in junior and college hockey. [15:11] - Chris Peters from Flo Hockey joins Guy for two segments. First to talk about the camp rosters for Hockey Canada and USA Hockey ahead of the 2025 WJC. [39:41] - The second segment with Chris Peters turns to the recent CHL USA Prospect Challenge and that spills into a deep discussion on the changing landscape of junior and college hockey. [1:09:00] - An update on the BCHL both on and off the ice with the help of Brian Wiebe of BCHL Network.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show [1:12] - Guy begins the show with reaction to the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, the Kelowna Rockets hosting the 2026 Memorial Cup and other news and notes. [14:05] - Steven Ellis from Daily Faceoff was on hand for the first ever CHL USA Prospects Challenge and offers up this recap of what worked, what tinkering he'd like to see and which players stood out. [30:16] - A second segment with Steven Ellis from Daily Faceoff who breaks down his 2025 NHL Draft rankings and also looks ahead to the 2025 WJC. [52:42] - This week's 2025 Draft Spotlight segment features Edmonton Oil Kings rookie winger Lukas Sawchyn. His season thus far, his path to the WHL and thoughts on the upcoming draft.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - Season 20 intro [1:12] - Guy has scoring leader updates and new and notes from the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, AJHL, BCHL, USHL, NAHL and NCAA. [18:56] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight gets turned on and pointed toward Ann Arbor, MI to feature Jack Murtagh from the U18 squad of the US-NTDP. [37:29] - Another 2025 Draft Spotlight segment this time shining on Victoria Royals forward Cole Reschny who led Canada in scoring at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and is ranked in the 1st round by NHL Central Scouting. [58:13] - Dennis Williams is the new head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons but spent nearly a decade as the coach and GM of the WHL's Everett Silvertips. We'll talk with him about making the change, how the new team is playing and of course pick his brain about the changing landscape of junior/college hockey.