{"id":29253,"date":"2018-05-17T00:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=29253"},"modified":"2018-05-17T00:51:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:51:03","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/05\/17\/vegas-golden-knights-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"OTPP: Vegas Golden Knights Introduction, Conference Finals Analysis, Memorial Cup, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Colton. Join Ben Kerr and Colton Praill each week as they take a look at the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Vegas Golden Knights Introduction and the Western Conference Final<\/h1>\n<p>The boys discuss the strange <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/05\/16\/the-vegas-golden-knights-intros-are-weird-and-getting-weirder\/\" target=\"_self\">introduction<\/a> for Game 3 of the Western Conference Final. The entire production was weird, but brings up memories of past NHL disasters. Colton and Ben then move on to discussing the series. What are the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>\u00a0and Golden Knights doing in the series? Who has the edge? What will happen next<\/p>\n<h2>Eastern Conference Final<\/h2>\n<p>Moving to the east, the boys look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>. How did the Capitals build a 2-0 series lead and what did the Lightning do to reverse the trend in Game 3? Who holds the edge going forward?<\/p>\n<p>What do the four conference finals teams have\u00a0in common? Do the performances of <strong>Marc-Andre Fleury<\/strong> in Vegas, and <strong>Alex Ovechkin\u00a0<\/strong>finally end the myths of choking\/clutch forever? What NHL rumours have the boys intrigued for the summer?<\/p>\n<h2>Memorial Cup<\/h2>\n<p>The Boys discuss the upcoming Memorial Cup in Regina. What are they looking for? How will it affect the NHL Draft? Who will be the players to watch? Who will win the tournament? The Regina Pats haven&#8217;t played in six weeks, can they get it together for the tournament?<\/p>\n<h2>NWHL Expansion<\/h2>\n<p>Lastly the boys discuss\u00a0recent expansion news out of the NWHL. What does a new franchise in Minnesota mean? How will the Whitecaps do? What does this mean for a potential NWHL-CWHL merger? What is next for the growth of women&#8217;s hockey?<\/p>\n<p>All that and more as we go on the power play.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/k8d6v-916b62?from=yiiadmin' data-link='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/k8d6v-916b62?from=yiiadmin' height='100' width='100%' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Colton. Join Ben Kerr and Colton Praill each week as they take a look at the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere. 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