Nic Dowd & Sean Walker join; Stanley Cup Final storylines

About this episode

Dan and Shawn discuss the Stanley Cup Final with guests Nic Dowd and Sean Walker, covering their journeys, coaching matchups, and upcoming events.

Dan and Shawn are joined by Nic Dowd of the Vegas Golden Knights and Sean Walker of the Carolina Hurricanes to talk about the Stanley Cup Final, their journeys to get to this point and the coaching matchup between John Tortorella and Rod Brind'Amour. The guys start the episode looking back at an exciting Game 1 and look ahead to the rest of the series for each team. They wrap up the episode with a quick look at Gary Bettman's most recent press conference, the All Star Game festivities at UBS Arena in 2027 and the upcoming NHL Draft in Buffalo.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan, Shawn

Guests: Nic Dowd, Sean Walker

Topics covered

• Stanley Cup Final
• NHL Draft
• Game 1 recap
• coaching matchup
• All Star Game
• hockey journeys

Keywords

• Stanley Cup Final
• Nic Dowd
• Sean Walker
• NHL Draft
• All Star Game
• John Tortorella
• Rod Brind'Amour
• Vegas Golden Knights
• Carolina Hurricanes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes, Gary Bettman

Places: UBS Arena, Buffalo

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