MvsW: Wayback Wednesday – Street Hockey Edition

The Jeff Marek Show

Sportsnet

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Greg look at the NHL’s new venture into street hockey and getting sticks into the younger generation’s hands, Greg’s lack of athleticism and bringing back Roller Hockey International (0:55). Next, they discuss the top storylines ahead of the deadline, what pieces Jersey should or shouldn’t give up in a Timo Meier deal and which player would be a perfect fit in Tampa (12:06). To finish, Jeff and Greg chat about Toronto’s chances against Tampa in a series with the new-look roster, ESPN’s poll on the best wingers in the league and who could be on it next season (21:48). 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	Sports, Sports Net 590, the fan.
0:05.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.
0:13.0	And we're talking about ball hockey.
0:16.0	Damn it, we're talking about ball hockey.
0:18.0	Welcome to MVSW Wednesday with the one-and-only Greg Waczynski from ESPN.
0:22.0	Hello Wish, how are you?
0:24.0	You know, when I saw the news that NHL Street was coming our way,
0:29.0	someone texted me, they're like,
0:31.0	is this the 90s again?
0:32.0	And I admitted, the moment I read it I read it and the moment I saw the logo I heard the DJ scratching a record noise in my head like literally I heard I saw the logo like
0:46.2	Wicca Wicca Wicca Wicow and I'm like wow this is what is old is new again baby
0:55.0	Yeah no listen I love it. Well, I was mentioning this in the first hour.
0:57.0	Like I've looked at the NHL and I've said,
1:00.0	okay, that brand is so strong, that brand is so identifiable, obviously, with
1:06.3	hockey that I don't know why the NHL doesn't try to capture more of the quote-unquote
1:12.0	hockey capital H market and the
1:15.1	hockey capital H market doesn't just include ice hockey but it includes ball
1:20.6	hockey for the purposes of this conversation as NHL Street has just been announced and roller hockey and whatever other hockey you can think about or you can claim.
1:31.0	And so I remember talking to Andrew Ferrence about this. I think it was like last March or maybe April, something like that. Maybe he was even later. It's leading up to the draft as well. And we're talking about, about you know how to grow the game and
1:45.0	getting sticks in kids hands and and most specifically he talked about getting
1:51.6	sticks in kids hands that aren't in
1:54.7	n-h.
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