Kool Button Hockey Podcast
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Steve Kouleas (Siriusxm NHL Network Radio) and Craig Button (TSN Director of Scouting) together again, discussing and debating everything and anything in hockey! The Kool Button Hockey Podcast, an inside look at the NHL, covering the games biggest stories with passion. New episodes Monday and Thursday.
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EP 141 - NHL Offseason + Summer Plans
June 16, 2023 17:43 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThe Vegas Golden Knights are the 2023 Stanley Cup Champions! Welcome to our 141st edition of the pod as we celebrate the Champs and the great NHL season by getting right into the next one and what happens this summer! GM's time to make mark is now (00:41) VGK Cup Champ offseason plan? (3:11) Golden Knights next season (7:47) 2023/24 Stanley Cup odds (11:28) Colorado Avalanche? Edmonton Oilers? Tougher Toronto Maple Leafs? (14:20) Playoff template: heavier + bigger The Matthews plan...
EP 140 - SCF VGK vs FLA Game 4 Recap + 5 Preview / What's next for Jets?
June 12, 2023 15:44 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBWelcome to 140th edition of the pod where Kouleas and Button continue with our Stanley Cup Final coverage as we recap Game 4 in Florida from Saturday and preview Game 5 in Vegas Tuesday! With the Golden Knights up 3-1 vs the Panthers the Stanley Cup will be in the building as the series shifts back to Vegas for Game 5 Vegas just better (11:15) Tkachuk injury (1:40) Game 4 + 5 thoughts Gary Bettman ovation (3:12) NO BOO'S for Bettman! If VGK Cup in Vegas? Reason for the team Bettman...
EP 139 - SCF VGK at FLA GAME 3/4 + CBJ/NJD Trade!
June 09, 2023 16:53 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome to our 139th edition of the pod! We continue with Kouleas and Button all over the Stanley Cup Final as the series shifted to Florida for game 3 Thursday between the Vegas Golden Knights and Panthers. Florida now trails 2-1 in the best-of-7 series as the Cardiac Cats stay alive coming back from a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2 in overtime! Continuing to come up clutch for the cats: Matthew Tkachuk with a late tying goal, Carter Verhaeghe OT GWG and Sergei Bobrovsky who made 25-saves (5:00...
EP 138 - Cup Final after 2 games! Babcock + Roy?
June 06, 2023 15:39 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to our 138th edition of the pod as we continue with our Stanley Cup Final coverage and continue to dive deep into off-season NHL news. We start with SCF Game 2 where the Vegas Golden Knights matched a franchise playoff record with 7-goals and now have a 2-0 series lead vs the Panthers as the series shifts back to Florida for Game 3 Thursday. Cup Final mismatch (0:25) Can FLA make it a series? Tkachuk misconducts? (3:45) Vegas too deep for FLA (8:50) What happens next? Conn Sm...
EP 137 - Silly Season + Stanley Cup Final!
June 02, 2023 15:49 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBWe are back at it after a few busy weeks with our 137th edition of the pod! Enjoy our latest episode as Kouleas and Button breakdown all the news in the NHL this week and set you up with a preview of the Stanley Cup Final! We start first with the Silly Season and big news from around the league: Kyle Dubas + Pittsburgh Penguins (00:30) PIT Plan and future? Crosby, Malkin, Letang (3:00) Brad Treliving + Toronto Maple Leafs (5:13) The Auston Matthews plan? Sign? Trade? Sign + trade? Ma...
EP 136 - Start of Round 2! FLA vs TOR, NJD vs CAR, EDM vs VGK, SEA vs DAL!
May 05, 2023 16:31 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBWelcome to 136th edition of the pod! It's all about the Stanley Cup Playoffs as our Round 2 coverage continues with Kool and Button breaking down and discussing the status of each series! Florida vs Toronto (00:17) What's realistic? Knowing how to win Best need to be best Panthers playoff depth New Jersey vs Carolina (7:23) Devils game 2 adjustments Canes team mindset Edmonton vs Vegas (12:17) 97 + 29 together Other Oilers needed VGK depth + detail Seattle vs Dallas (18:57) ...
EP 135 - Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 1 Recap + Round 2 Preview!
May 02, 2023 16:27 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBWelcome to our 135th edition of the pod and the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs! With Button back from Europe and Kouls buzzing after Round 1 we start by looking back at the amazing hockey the last two weeks. Panthers upset the Bruins (1:22) Kraken take our Cup Champs (5:35) Winnipeg Jets + Bowness comments (7:57) Following some of the biggest stories of the 1st round it's off to Round 2 as we preview the matchups and go over the final 8 team remaining in the Stanley Cup Playoffs....
EP 134 - Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1! Week 1: officiating, recaps + previews!
April 24, 2023 16:13 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBWelcome to our 134th edition of the pod all about the amazing 1st round/week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs! One of the hottest topics after week one as it usually is officiating in the playoffs. Kouleas and Button get right into it discussing some of the controversy, calls and different ideas that could help improve things. After our deep dive on some refs we talk about series matchups and different storylines after the 1st weekend of the playoffs! Tampa Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs S...
EP 133 - Stanley Cup Playoff Preview Part 2! Storylines, injuries + predictions!
April 17, 2023 15:36 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome to 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and our 133rd episode! Enjoy Part 2 of our Playoff Previews as we breakdown and look at all 8 matchups in the 1st round: Key storylines, players, predictions and more! Our 1st item of business banged up players how injuries can play a factor in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (00:35) Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers (3:05) Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders (5:37) New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers (9:47) Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightnin...
EP 132 - Stanley Cup Playoff Preview Part 1! NJD vs NYR, CAR vs NYI, TOR vs TBL, BOS vs FLA, EDM vs LAK, VGK vs WPG
April 14, 2023 16:02 - 30 minutes - 28 MBWelcome to our 132nd episode where it's all about the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs! With 6 matchups set we breakdown the 4 in the East and 2 in the West as we get your set for Round with Part 1 of our Playoff Preview Special! New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers (00:47) Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders (5:14) Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning (10:30) Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers (15:33) Edmonton Oilers vs LA Kings (18:38) Vegas Golden Knights vs Winnipeg Jets (24:...
EP 131 - LIVE from the Hockey Basement!
April 11, 2023 19:56 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBWelcome to a very special edition of the pod our 1st episode with both Kouleas and Button LIVE in the hockey basement!! We start by talking about some of the special memorabilia, tickets and fun memories provided by the famous Kouleas basement! In this episode we hit on all the big games, races and storylines as part of the Final week of the NHL Regular Season (5:40) Playoff Pushes Calgary Flames What went wrong? East Wild Cards Oilers + Avs rising at right time! Who wants to ...
EP 130 - The West: Oilers, Avs + Rest? Officiating Playoffs
April 06, 2023 15:51 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBWelcome to our 130th edition of the pod as the push to the playoffs and big races continue in the NHL! Our 1st main topic the Edmonton Oilers and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 100-points (00:37). With the milestone the Oilers became the 1st team since 1995-96 and 14th in NHL history to have 3 or more players post a triple-digit point total in the same season! Colorado Avalanche (3:08) The Road in the West Resting Players (7:22) Getting playoff ready 2nd half BIG TOPIC: Playoffs + Officiating (1...
EP 129 - Wild Card Races, Playoff Matchups + Special Players!
April 03, 2023 17:33 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBUnder 2-weeks until the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the races are on! On our 129th edition of the pod we go over some of hockey's hottest topics from the weekend and week ahead! The West Wild Card (00:36) WPG? CGY? NSH? Who makes it? (3:07) Seattle Kraken WC1? (5:42) Strength of schedule Devils vs Rangers (9:09) Playoff matchup Underlaying numbers (11:22) Strategies + speed on wings (12:28) Coaching in the series (13:47) Leon Draisaitl (13:37) reached the 50-goal mark ...
EP 128 - Bill Daly NHL Deputy Commissioner!
March 30, 2023 15:22 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBWelcome to our 128th edition of the pod! On this episode Bill Daly the Deputy Commissioner of the NHL joins Steve and Craig to talk about a number of league topics and issues. Great Leadership (3:40) Inside GM Meetings (5:01) 2005 rules + game change (9:14) Physicality + clean check fights (12:10) Crosby + Ovechkin era (13:30) Best on Best international hockey (17:30) Heading down under NHL Australia (20:04) Do we over analyze hockey? (22:55) Parity, hope + tanking (25:48) Handin...
EP 127 - Player Safety + Suspensions? Elite Era + 50-Goal Scorers!
March 27, 2023 16:25 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBWelcome to our 127th edition of the pod! A main theme on this edition: Our thoughts on NHL suspensions (00:23), NHL Players Safety and do we need to increase punishments? We spend our 1st half and a main part of the pod discussing what is happening in this area of our game: Doing enough to protect players? Who is most to blame? Consistency in discipline (2:07) NHLPA involvement? (5:48) Not up to the players (8:49) What about the victim? (13:06) Stiffer punishments(16:39) Comparable...
EP 126 - McDavid 60 + Special Numbers!
March 23, 2023 16:02 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWelcome to our 126th edition of the pod! Our obvious 1st topic on this episode Connor McDavid's 60th goal of the season, the fastest player to the 60-goal milestone in 27 years! 97 SCORES 60! (00:18) Mad at last season snubs? Taken for granted Hart every season (2:10) The other guys + Hart finalists (4:13) Leon Draisaitl (5:30) Scoring 70 goals, can 97 do it? (6:40) A Koul math lesson... A goal a game in next 10? (10:44) Elite company, Special numbers (12:29) Sidney Crosby + Pit...
EP 125 - Great Races: Wild Cards?
March 20, 2023 16:15 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBWelcome to our 125th edition of pod where we dive deep into the races for the final playoff spots in both conferences. In the West: who wants it? (00:49) Winnipeg or Calgary or Nashville? Winnipeg Jets struggles (2:00) The schedule + games that matter down the stretch (6:28) Edmonton Oilers + McDavid stats The East Wild Cards? Penguins Playoffs + Sidney Crosby (11:46) Pittsburgh problems? Florida Panthers (15:09) FLA in the hunt? Our Sports Interaction (17:07) features our insid...
EP 124 - NHL GM Meetings Recap! + Pretenders?
March 16, 2023 16:23 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBWelcome to our 124th edition of the pod! We go heavy on the NHL GM Meetings in this episode as we talk about all the league news and information coming out of Florida this week! The General Mangers Meetings (00:15) Adding reviews (1:18) Coach or League (3:52) Reviews + Challenge Changing rules + consequences (7:09) Eye in the sky (8:16) The Salary Cap + NHLPA (10:32) Martin Walsh dealings (12:29) Extending 3 on 3 overtime (17:47) Clean check fights (19:05) Our Sports Interaction ...
EP 123 - Compete! + Sharpening the Saw
March 13, 2023 16:21 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBWelcome to our 123rd edition of the pod! Another great weekend in the NHL with a ton of storylines as we are just over a month away until the Stanley Cup Playoffs!!! Our 1st main topic, the 1st team to lock up a spot in the postseason the mighty Boston Bruins (00:57). The records and how this team knows they don't matter A veteran group that knows it's all about the playoffs From one major heavyweight sharpening the saw for playoffs we check in on two teams in the East we continue to w...
EP 122 - Playoff Ready, Going for it! + What if?
March 09, 2023 16:36 - 33 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to our 122nd edition of the pod! The theme on this episode: getting playoff ready as we talk about the teams going for it! The Road in the West! Colorado Avalanche (00:39) LA Kings chances A Kraken matchup Winnipeg Jets (5:06) Did they do enough? A team in the league Not going for it? Calgary Flames (12:31) Still alive! Not done yet? Going with Markstrom! Our Sports Interaction (16:32) features our inside look at an exciting NHL schedule Thursday night! In the 2nd ...
EP 121 - The Playoff Push: The Races + Wild Cards!
March 06, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBThe playoff push is on as we continue season 2 of the pod! With the Trade Deadline in the rearview mirror all our attention now shifts to the amazing playoff races and battle for positioning with 6 weeks until the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Our 1st main topic comes from the weekend and tough times with Tampa. What's up with the Lightning? (00:48) The benching's and games vs Carolina TBL running out of gas? (2:43) Bolts D vs Maple Leafs (4:34) TBL vs TOR Home Ice (7:59) Bosto...
EP 120 - Trade Week! Deadline Deals!
March 02, 2023 16:51 - 32 minutes - 30 MBNHL Trade week continues on pod as the countdown is on with Friday's deadline looming! In this edition it's all about breaking down deal and team outlooks as we try and make sense of everything going on around the NHL. Jakob Chychrun (34:00) not fans of the return What happened? The deal with Ottawa How things played out (2:31) Lunch bag letdown Mismanaged trade (5:17) Sens playoff push? (8:35) Detroit vs Ottawa decisions Bruins add Bertuzzi (11:50) Are the Calgary Flames next?...
EP 119 - NHL Trade Deadline this week!
February 28, 2023 17:13 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThe countdown to the NHL Trade Deadline continues with the big day this week! We start this edition obviously talking trades and going over some of the deals already done. The Timo Meier Trade (0:44) Shakir Mukhamadullin (1:29) SJS/NJD big additions! Trading Draft picks (3:32) Value on picks? Have we over priced picks? Tampa vs Toronto (6:20) Tanner Jeannot (7:57) Tampa at the Draft (9:03) Overall thoughts on Trade market (9:58). Underlying details in deals. Nashville Predators ...
EP 118 - The Patrick Kane Trade, More Deadline Dealings + Standings Watch
February 23, 2023 17:19 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBOur countdown to the NHL Trade Deadline continues now just over 1-week away! Our big topic number 1: trading Patrick Kane (00:14) Will he play for another team? What's the feel? (1:20) A difference maker! Perfect for Playoffs (3:00) Thoughts on rumors + speculation (4:59) GMs trade partners (6:16) The process of a trade (8:49) Flow of Information (13:01) Our Sports Interaction (16:30) features our inside look at a few NHL props and pick from Friday and Saturday! In the 2nd half o...
EP 117 - NHL Wild Weekend + Trade Deadline Dealings?
February 21, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBWe start this edition of the pod after a long weekend talking about the great weekend we just had in the NHL! First we start with one of the biggest performances that was saved for last by Connor Hellebuyck (00:30)! Playing on back-to-back nights after a 4-2 loss at New Jersey Sunday, he stopped 50 shots to improve to 26-16-1 as the Winnipeg Jets beat the surging New York Rangers 4-1! Wild Cards in the East (1:30) Pittsburgh Washington NYIslanders Florida NHL weekend snap shot of the...
EP 116 - Deadline Dealing! To Trade, or not to Trade?
February 16, 2023 17:04 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThe countdown to the NHL Trade Deadline continues now just over 2-weeks away! We continue with our trading theme on this edition of the pod as Steve and Craig talk NHL Trades, names and teams in play as we approach March 3rd! Who's involved? (1:22) Team plans + needs? (2:25) Targets for teams? (5:48) Pressure on GMs (10:08) Make trades not excuses! Our Sports Interaction (14:04) features our inside look at the NHL this weekend with some props and matchups on Friday and Saturday! In o...
EP 115 - Talking Trades! + Amazing Races!
February 13, 2023 16:29 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThe countdown to the deadline continues!! Under 3-weeks away as we continue with our trade chatter starting in the big apple with the big deal last week! Our New York Rangers Tarasenko thoughts (00:38) Chris Drury acting now! Patrick Kane trade now? Jakob Chychrun buzz (4:15) Still waiting!? Who is the team? LA Kings in the mix? The Leafs List of needs (8:51) Names in play? What's needed/The path Erik Karlsson (11:56) + Oilers? Rumblings around EK65 Would you do it? The cost...
EP 114 - Trade Brain! Deadline Discussions + NYI Bo vs VAN
February 09, 2023 17:13 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThe countdown to the NHL Trade Deadline is on and now just over 3 weeks away! And that's what this edition is really all about, Steve and Craig talking trades and big topics around the deadline!!!! Stressful time of the year for the GMs? (00:44) Big questions for some teams will help set the trade table (2:00) Nashville + Minnesota examples 3rd trade partner needed for contenders? (3:36) Chicago, Montreal, Arizona, Seattle Kane and Toews (6:56) What happens? Big decisions Where cou...
EP 113 - Allstar Break, NYI Bo Horvat + Countdown to Trade Deadline (Leafs/Oilers)
February 06, 2023 17:29 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWe are back!!! Kool returns from NHL Allstar in South Florida and Button is back from his vacation in Cabo as we get you set for the stretch run of the NHL regular season! Do you believe in the refresher/break at NHL Allstar? (1:08) Our 2023 NHL Allstar thoughts (2:37): What worked? What didn't? Other new + fun ideas It's cotton candy! enjoy it! (5:18) Family Factor (7:25) Crosby + Ovechkin (9:50) Back to business with Bo Horvat (11:07) The trade + the extension! Lou's comments ...
EP 112 - Gambling, Salary Cap, LTIR + Trades
January 30, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBWelcome to our 112th edition of the pod with Button back in Cabo and Kool all set for NHL Allstar weekend in Florida this week! With us over half way into the NHL season we start with start our 1st half of the pod talking about the 1st half topic of the hockey season with a number a big topics: Gambling hockey broadcasts (2:00). Has it gone to far with marketing on tv? Responsible advertising Building interest in the game Luxury tax and salary cap Understanding the Salary Cap Sal...
EP 111 - Canucks: what's next? + Gaudreau's return
January 23, 2023 17:41 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBBig news to start the show as Kool Button Pod has joined the Nation Network!!! The BIG topic in our 1st half of the pod: The Vancouver Canucks (3:42) Rutherford's approach (5:20) How things played out (6:56) Now what in Vancouver? (8:37) Bo Horvat plans (10:47) Our Sports Interaction (15:15) features our inside look at the NHL this week with a couple matchups to keep an eye on Tuesday and Wednesday! Johnny Gaudreau back in Calgary (17:05) How will things go? CBJ + Connor Bedard?...
EP 110 - Karlsson (Norris) McDavid (Hart) Hockey Watching + Stamkos 500!
January 19, 2023 17:36 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWelcome to our 110th edition of the pod! Big news coming next week stay tuned!!! In our 1st half we go trophy tracking or really presenting! As we talk about Erik Karlsson (00:38) who continues to dominate and should win the Norris! And Connor McDavid (10:55) really being the only choice for the Hart! EK65 numbers + Norris convo (3:16) We continue the conversation about league trophies and NHL major awards as Craig shares a story about the East watching the West and the West watching th...
EP 109 - Confusing Canucks? + Boston Bruins hockey!
January 17, 2023 17:08 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThe Vancouver Canucks soap opera continues thanks to a rollercoaster season and a very confusing Monday media availability with President Jim Rutherford. In the 1st half of the pod it’s all about the Canucks drama. What is going on? (1:45) Problems with build/on D Bo Horvat future? (4:09) Why Miller before Bo? (6:30) What are the Canucks? (9:12) What happens next? Our Sports Interaction (12:18) features our inside look at the NHL Wednesday night with a few prop plays and Kouls offers...
EP 108 - Oilers Playoffs? + NHL Daydream Believer
January 11, 2023 17:26 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWelcome to our 108th edition of the pod as the 2022-23 NHL season officially hits the halfway mark Wednesday! Our focus in the 1st half a BIG question: what would happen if the Edmonton Oilers miss the playoffs? (00:21) Coaching/Management Blueline improvements (2:51) What are they waiting for? (4:55) Get help on the blueline! Coaching Strategies (7:41) McDavid/Draisaitl plan/future Our Sports Interaction (14:14) features our inside look at a great NHL schedule Thursday with so ma...
EP 107 - Canada vs USA recap, Bedard NHL Draft + WJ Final!
January 05, 2023 17:46 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBThe World Junior Final is set after a couple wild semifinal games and with so much to talk about from Canada vs USA that's exactly where we start with our Craig Button covering the tournament for TSN! Two USA goals overturned (00:38). Jackson Blake in the 2nd period challenged for goaltender interference (3:42). The 2nd USA goal overturned 38 seconds into the 3rd, Rutger McGroarty called for goaltender interference. Goalie interference + judgment calls (10:09). How Canada beat USA (14:20...
EP 106 - Bedard + Draft Lottery, Canes, Ovechkin!
January 02, 2023 16:02 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWith our Craig Button covering the tournament for TSN we start with Quarter Final Monday at the World Junior Hockey Championship! What could the final four look like? USA vs Canada in the semis? (1:36) The Connor Bedard show continues but we also talk about other draft eligible players at the tournament that are putting scouts on notice (2:53). Our Bedard topics continue as we start to wonder what NHL market would be best for the top prize at this year's draft? What NHL team should get Bed...
EP 105 - Bedard, McDavid + Playoff Races!
December 30, 2022 15:28 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWith our Craig Button on location covering the World Juniors in Atlantic Canada we start this edition out East talking about the Connor Bedard show (00:25)! From one amazing Connor to another we talk about the best player in the world right now and his team as we share some McDavid + Edmonton Oilers thoughts (5:30). Also as part of our 1st half of the pod we look at the evolution of the game when it comes to responding to plays with a fight (9:30). Old school vs new school mentality (14:37...
EP 104 - World Juniors!!! + NHL 2nd half
December 28, 2022 17:12 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBWe're all over the World Juniors and Team Canada with our Craig Button on location covering the tournament for TSN! Start of tournament (00:28) Canada skill plays (1:00) Canada upset by Czechia (2:15) Canada area to improve (4:49) Tournament play + overall (6:33) Also in the 1st half of the pod we discuss head hits in hockey (10:49), a conversation many are having after Canada’s Zach Dean received a five-minute match penalty and a game misconduct for a hit to the head. IIHF head con...
EP 103 - Festivus: airing of grievances + feats of strength
December 23, 2022 18:44 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBWelcome to our special 103rd edition of pod where we celebrate Frank Costanza's favorite holiday Festivus! Some of our main topics in the 1st half of pod include what took place and didn't at the recent NHL BOG meetings and some of the recent league news. The Schedule and thoughts about more games (4:30). The playoff format, the cap and more discussed! Also in the 1st half we get into two teams from the offseason still trying figure it out: the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames (12:29)....
EP 102 - World Juniors, Bedard + Honest Makar
December 20, 2022 17:19 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year and with that our Craig Button is on location at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton! The Headliner: Connor Bedard (4:15) Bedard career outlook/comparable (7:49) Bedard's skills + magic (10:30) The deep 2023 NHL Draft on display Tanking hard for Bedard: ANA, CHI, ARI International hockey +best players(15:33) Our Sports Interaction (18:59) features our inside look at the NHL Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! The honesty ...
EP 101 - Ovechkin 800! NHL + Bettman 30 years!
December 14, 2022 17:50 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBWelcome to our 101st edition of the pod where we start and go heavy on the hockey history made Tuesday! Mr. Hockey, The Great One, and now, The Great Eight has joined the exclusive 800-goal club! Doing the math passing Howe + Gretzky (1:01) A great era of hockey Crosby + Ovechkin(4:29) Unbreakable records (7:44) When did we start to love Ovi? (12:00) Our Sports Interaction (14:59) features our inside look at the NHL Wednesday Calgary vs Vancouver/Ottawa vs Montreal and Thursday a look a...
EP 100 - Expect the Unexpected + New Playoffs Teams!
December 12, 2022 17:03 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBWelcome to our milestone 100th episode of the Kool Button Hockey Podcast! With the big edition of the pod a little Seinfeld talk off the top ahead of some great hockey talk! 5-new playoff teams (2:30) Capitals + Lavi adjustments(3:43) Avalanche surviving injuries' (6:44) Penguins + Crosby (12:15) Our Sports Interaction (17:15) features our inside look at the start of the week in the NHL! We start the 2nd half of the pod(19:21) talking about one of the weekend headlines from Calgary Fl...
EP 99 - The Great One, The Next Ones + Tough Hockey!
December 05, 2022 17:04 - 41 minutes - 38 MBWelcome to our 99th Wayne Gretzky edition of the pod! We start with some memories, stories and facts about The Great One and continue that theme for episode 99! From 99’s Greatness we transition into some great things going on right now with Jason Robertson, Mitch Marner and of course Connor McDavid (4:56). The Gretzky effect and skills on display! We continue with McDavid’s Magic with another big week and weekend (6:51) and also talk about the Hart and how the conversation only begins aft...
EP 98 - Goaltender Interference, Tkachuk, Yotes + Leafs
December 01, 2022 17:44 - 42 minutes - 39 MBWe start this edition talking some drafting and developing high picks and what can go wrong (00:20). Our main topic in the 1st half of the pod is Coach's Challenge: Goaltender Interference (4:30) and the standards around it this season. Are things changing? Impeding the goaltender Conclusive evidence The Rule Book (9:54) Our Sports Interaction (18:45) features our inside look at some great matchups in the NHL over the next few day and this weekend! We start the 2nd half of ...
EP 97 - Kraken, Red Wings + Positive Metrics
November 28, 2022 17:12 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWe start this edition of the pod getting to a few things on Craig's List of Hot Hockey topics! We try to figure out a couple teams that have impressed early on under the radar, the Detroit Red Wings and the Seattle Kraken. The Ron Francis plan (1:31) The Yzerman plan(5:15) Vet presence + Chiarot (8:28) What are the Calgary Flames? (15:31) Our Sports Interaction (21:20) features our inside look at the start of the week in the NHL. In the 2nd half of the pod we continue on the theme of...
EP 96 - No Goals, Turkeys + Quarter Mark
November 24, 2022 17:33 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWe get right into it and start in Newark, New Jersey where Toronto ended the Devils 13-game winning streak but everyone is talking about the hat trick of no goals. We discuss and talk about all three Devils disallowed goals. With American Thanksgiving upon us we shift our focus to the bigger picture and look around the league at the quarter mark: Koul vs Button NJD Sustainability (3:03) Kool vs Button on the Devils! Other early surprises (10:08) Erik Karlsson (12:03) Auston Matthews (...
EP 95 - Hot Teams, Players + The Unexpected
November 21, 2022 17:05 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBWith Craig back from Cabo and Steve all set for the holiday season we get right into our 95th edition of the pod talking about 3 teams we can't stop talking about!!! The Boston Bruins. Vegas Golden Knights and streaking New Jersey Devils (3:22). Also part of our 1st half we look at some top moments, players and storylines at this point of the season (11:05). Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Jamie Benn, Rick Bowness. What happens with Patrick Kane? (16:10) The Connor McDavid show continues (1...
EP 94 - Offside Buzzkill + November Standings
November 17, 2022 17:24 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBWhat really goes on at NHL GM Meetings? (00:23) With being part of them Craig explains the point of these meetings and how things get done. The Offside Challenge problem!? (4:03) Waiting on goals/ruining others A Stanley Cup GWG problem? How the rule and rules are formed(10:00) How eye in the sky can help(15:02) Our Sports Interaction (20:42) features out inside look at the NHL Thursday, Friday and Saturday! US Thanksgiving the cliché NHL watermark for Playoffs (22:35). We look at wha...
EP 93 - HHOF Weekend, 1-month in + Cabo Wabo!
November 14, 2022 16:51 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBWe start this edition of the pod looking at some key storylines 1-month into the NHL Season as Button enjoys his vacation in Cabo and Kouleas gets set for the Hockey Hall of Fame Red Carpet Monday evening in Toronto! The deja vu soap opera continuing to play out in Vancouver (1:16). After another disappointing weekend, will the Canucks finally make changes? What needs to happen? We continue with our 1-month in theme in our 1st half and also talk division leaders (7:28). Our thoughts on Bos...
EP 92 - Changes Coming? + Just Think!
November 10, 2022 17:20 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWe start with the soap opera that is the Vancouver Canucks theses days (00:08). -Manager + Coach -Time for change? -Who’s in charge? (3:44) Slumping St. Louis Blues (8:24) -What Doug might do? (11:32) -Who’s available? The NHL Trade Deadline (14:18) -Is the date to late? Our Sports Interaction (18:26) features our inside look at the NHL with some big games over the next few days! Buffalo vs Vegas (20:23) -Jack Eichel returns -Win, win trades -Sabres on the rise (22:58) Slafk...