About this episode

Jody Shelley discusses fighting in hockey, the Columbus Blue Jackets' playoff push, and Zach Werenski's Norris Trophy hopes.

S1 E13: Always a pleasure to welcome Jody Shelley, Original Columbus Blue Jacket, former NHL enforcer and current CBJ analyst. His national presence is growing on Amazon and TNT for a reason. He's a good man with good takes. Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com asks him about the fighters' ethos, the place for pugilism in the NHL, the Jackets' stretch run and Zach Werenski's Norris hopes. Good stuff here.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Arace

Guest: Jody Shelley

Topics covered

• hockey
• NHL
• fighting
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• playoffs
• Zach Werenski

Keywords

• Jody Shelley
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• NHL
• fighting
• Zach Werenski
• playoffs
• hockey analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbus Blue Jackets, Amazon, TNT

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