Episode Jean Beliveau (442): Dave Hill Author of The Awesome Game!!

Dave Hill, comedian, musician and the author of The Awesome Game joins us to talk about playing hockey all over the world, hockey sweaters and all sorts of fun stuff. Also, the Oilers winning streak continues and what's going on with the Carolina Hurricanes?

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Title Player Jean Beliveau - 442 Power Play Points

News

2. Edmonton - 6 wins in a row, 2 pts behind CGY for 4th with 2 games in hand

McDavid up to 8th in pts, only behind Kucherov in PPG

Prior to Woodcroft firing: 

OIlers  - 2nd in CF% / FF% 6th SF% 1st xGF% 28th GF% 31st SH% and SV%

PP 13 GP 11 G

PK 13GP 15GA

All situations SV% 32nd - 86%  SH% 7.88  31st

After Woodcroft firing: 

6th or 7th in all stats -CF, FF< GF< SF  SH% - 8th SV% 24th

PP 13 G

PK 4

All Situations SV% 19th 89% SH% 2nd 13.15%  

Interview - Dave Hill - author, comedian, musician, hockey player and man of action

Author of The Awesome Game 

3. Board of Governors

a. Olympics - Bettman being Bettman, trying to put it on players by saying housing of families a major issue - 

b. Coyotes - per LeBrun "either the Coyotes finally produce a concrete, shovel-in-the-ground arena plan by the end of January or else the team could get relocated. " 

c. Draft to be at Vegas Sphere

d. IN-season tourney - "We like our regular season," said Bettman. "For us it doesn't address anything that we think we need. To the extent we're going to do an in-season tournament, it'll be an international best-on-best."

Confirmed 4 team World Cup - how are they not getting more heat for this?

e.Corey Perry - " they deemed a "workplace matter" involving Perry before cutting ties with him. The NHL didn't do any independent diligence beyond that.

"We were comfortable with the investigation that the club did," said Bettman.

Hot / Not

ATLANTIC TOR 7-1-2 / TBL, MTL, BUF 3-5-2   - TBL iin 5th, well behind Wings / Sabres in last 

METRO NYI 7-1-2 / PIT 3-4-3  - CAR 6th in division 

CENTRAL NSH,WPG 7–3-0 / STL 4-6-0 - AZ holding onto 4th

PACIFIC  LAK 8-1-1 / ANA 1-9-0 -  Kings set record with 11 straight road wins to start season

Crazy Stat

DOPeS - 3 parking tickets