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EPISODE · Jan 2, 2026 · 36 MIN

World Juniors And Olympic Talk In Minnesota

from The Big Show · host The Hockey News

Here's what Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed: 0:38: Thoughts on the Canadian men's Olympic roster? 2:45: Was keeping Connor Bedard off the Olympic roster the right choice? 4:04: What player was the biggest surprise to make the Team Canada Olympic roster?  5:00: Was Anthony Cirelli a good choice for Team Canada?  6:11: How is Canada's defense looking?  9:40: Thoughts on Canada goaltender choices? World Juniors 11:27: How has Sweden played so far at the world juniors?  14:00: What have we seen so far out of Team USA?  16:00: Is Canada better than they were last year?  19:03: Is Czechia a serious threat going into the medal round?  20:59: Should Finland fans be concerned about placing third in Group B in the preliminary round?  22:45: Predictions for the Latvia and Sweden quarterfinal?  24:05: Predictions for the Switzerland and Czechia quarterfinal?  25:27: Predictions for the USA and Finland quarterfinal?  26:43: Predictions for the Canada and Slovakia quarterfinal?  29:00: Who will be relegated: Germany or Denmark? 29:58: How has Gavin McKenna performed so far?  33:20: Who has had the best performance so far at the world juniors?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's what Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed: 0:38: Thoughts on the Canadian men's Olympic roster? 2:45: Was keeping Connor Bedard off the Olympic roster the right choice? 4:04: What player was the biggest surprise to make the Team Canada Olympic roster?  5:00: Was Anthony Cirelli a good choice for Team Canada?  6:11: How is Canada's defense looking?  9:40: Thoughts on Canada goaltender choices? World Juniors 11:27: How has Sweden played so far at the world juniors?  14:00: What have we seen so far out of Team USA?  16:00: Is Canada better than they were last year?  19:03: Is Czechia a serious threat going into the medal round?  20:59: Should Finland fans be concerned about placing third in Group B in the preliminary round?  22:45: Predictions for the Latvia and Sweden quarterfinal?  24:05: Predictions for the Switzerland and Czechia quarterfinal?  25:27: Predictions for the USA and Finland quarterfinal?  26:43: Predictions for the Canada and Slovakia quarterfinal?  29:00: Who will be relegated: Germany or Denmark? 29:58: How has Gavin McKenna performed so far?  33:20: Who has had the best performance so far at the world juniors?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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