Episode Randy Burridge (450): SPECIAL GUEST: Retired NHL Linesman Vaughan Rody!! NHL All Star Game Isn't a Complete Bust.

Dale and Mike are thrilled to speak with retired NHL linesman Vaughan Rody. He gave us some great stories and fascinating insights into the life of an NHL official. The All Star Game happened this weekend and it wasn't a complete fiasco, so that's a step forward for the league.    Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Title Player Randy Burridge   News Trades: Lindholm to Vancouver Monahan to Winnipeg All Star Game - Skills was an improvement - was fun and interesting and they were actually trying 3 Hours? WAAAAY too long - no need for bands  Does the $1,000,000 prize make it more interesting for fans? PWHL game was fun - skill is impressive -  Draft feedback All Star Skills competition - Steve Mayer - been Chief Content Officer for 7 years and this was most input from player - doesn't speak well of him imo 3 on 3 main event.... meh All Star Announcements - NHL Players in Olympics!! 4 nations faceoff - replaces all star next year World Junior Charges -  All players officially named -  Michael McLeod has 2 charges Dillon Dube Alex Formenton Cal Foote Carter Hart Vaughan Rody Interview - 20 years - 1228 regular season games / 19 playoff games https://nhlofficials.com/nhl-officials/current/vaughan-rody/ - Read the bio - had some serious injuries Connections:  Guess the 5th  Mike watched 1967 Habs vs Leafs on Youtube and was fascinated AT THE ALLSTAR BREAK -  Playoff picture East - by P% wildcard teams are TBL / PHI West - by P% wildcard teams are LAK / STL ATLANTIC - 1st Bos / Last Ottawa Predictions - Leafs / Canadiens  METRO  -  1st NYR / Last CBJ Predictions - Rangers / Flyers CENTRAL - 1st WPG (Pts%) / Last CHI Predictions - Avalanche / Blackhawks - very tight PACIFIC - 1st VAN / Last SJS Predictions - Oilers / Sharks Player Stats -  Kuvherov, MackInnon, Pastrnak, Miller Goalies - league average save % .899!! Swayman, Hellebuyck, Daccord, Demko, Ingram, Jarry Crazy Stat  DOPeS - Trouba 2 games for elbowing https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/new-york-rangers-defenseman-jacob-trouba-suspended