Vegas pivots to John Tortorella, the NHL playoff push & origin of The Paralyzer with Matt Hendricks

About this episode

Jeff Marek discusses the Las Vegas Golden Knights' coaching change and interviews Matt Hendricks about his career and the origins of his shootout move, 'The Paralyzer.'

Jeff Marek takes you through the latest NHL news surrounding the Las Vegas Golden Knights' late-season coaching change as well as an update on where the NHL Playoff standings sit with roughly two weeks left in the regular season. Then, he's joined by former NHL player and current Iowa Wild GM Matt Hendricks to talk about his career, pivot to a front office role and the origins of his famous shootout move, "The Paralyzer." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Marek

Guest: Matt Hendricks

Topics covered

• NHL news
• Las Vegas Golden Knights
• coaching change
• NHL playoffs
• Matt Hendricks
• The Paralyzer
• hockey career

Keywords

• NHL
• Las Vegas Golden Knights
• Matt Hendricks
• The Paralyzer
• hockey
• coaching change
• playoff push

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Las Vegas Golden Knights, NHL, Iowa Wild

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