Jayna Hefford Joins the Show + Sharks Sign Top Prospect Will Smith to ELC

The Jeff Marek Show

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Jeff kicks off the show with Senior Vice President of the PWHL, Jayna Hefford! The pair discuss the league's groundbreaking inaugural season, tonight's Game 5 with the Walter Cup set to be handed out for the first time, Alina Muller’s rise to stardom, what’s next for the PWHL, potential expansion, and more! Then, Alison Lukan of ROOT SPORTS joins the show to discuss the Kraken announcing Dan Bylsma as their new head coach, her takeaways from his introductory press conference, and if we should expect a promotion for Jessica Campbell with Coachella Valley (17:20). Next, Matt Marchese checks in to reflect upon some legendary fights from previous decades, before Curtis Pashelka of Bay Area News Group stops by(45:08)! He weighs in on the Sharks signing top prospect Will Smith to an entry-level contract, if San Jose winning the first overall pick helped influence Smith’s decision to turn pro, and what else we can expect from Mike Grier this off-season. Jeff and Matt wrap up today's program debating the pros and cons of both Smith and Macklin Celebrini joining the Sharks next season, along with Darnell Nurse’s ‘sour’ media scrum today. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the SportsNet Radio Network.
0:11.7	Welcome back to the program.
0:12.5	I'm still to come on today's show.
0:13.6	Straight ahead, top of the hour.
0:14.6	Allison Lucan will talk to us about the Seattle Cracken and their new head coach,
0:19.6	Curtis Bershalka, on the San Jose Sharks, now that Will Smith has come out and signed, his entry-level deal. In the meantime, game five tonight, PWHL, the final Boston and Minnesota, the Walter Cup, will be awarded tonight, and what an exciting way to get there as well. Jana Hefford knows that. Senior VP of Hockey Operations for the PWHL joins me now via Zoom.
0:40.2	Jana, how are you today?
0:41.0	Thanks so much for doing this.
0:41.9	I know it's a busy time.
0:43.4	How are you today in advance of Game 5?
0:46.8	I'm great.
0:47.5	Our team is excited.
0:48.5	Can't wait to get to the arena tonight.
0:50.6	It's going to be a packed house.
0:52.1	Yes.
0:52.1	What a significant moment for our sport. Listen, I think it's fantastic. And I, you know, I love the marketing around the, the, the goaltender interference call. I think that that's a wonderful way to build more drama into game five as well. And I was making this point, Ellie and I were talking about this on the podcast this morning, that,
1:11.2	you know,
1:11.6	this has been not just the PWHL,
1:14.2	but the NHL and just seems like hockey in general right now is so much more,
1:17.8	you know,
1:18.0	storyline oriented and,
1:20.1	you know,
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