Mystery Guest Reveal: Legendary NHL Player & Coach Joins the DNVR Avalanche Podcast

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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A mystery guest joins the DNVR Avalanche Podcast to talk shop. A former player and head coach can you guess who it is? Join in as the cover Coaching from the NCAA to the Olympics. This week, we're teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as part of ALLCITY Spirit Week! Our goal is to raise $10,000 to help support life-changing mentorships for kids across the country. You can donate or sign up to become a Big at bbbs.org/allcity 💙 Intro - 0:00 Welcome Tony! -1:00 Olympics or Stanley Cup? - 6:58 Talking Blackhawks - 8:35 Tony the new Avs assistant coach?- 16:55 Balanced power play units- 21:40 Seeing the NCAA evolving- 27:30 Looking back at Tony's career - 35:30 Accessibility to fans- 41:00 Looking for center depth - 49:00 An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports MERCH: https://store.allcitynetwork.com/collections/dnvr-locker SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! First Bank: So, if you're ready for better banking and the chance to earn a little extra, head to efirstbank.com/bonus. Certain restrictions and requirements apply. Member FDIC. Hall of Fame App: Get a 7-Day Free Trial + 50% Off your first month with code DNVR. Just download the HOF app on iOS and Android or visit www.hofbets.com, enter code DNVR, and you’re all set. #ad Monarch Money: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarchmoney.com/dnvr bet365: Go to https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER UCHealth: Learn more about Living Like There’s A Tomorrow at https://www.uchealth.org/tomorrow/?utm_source=DNVR&utm_medium=Audio&utm_campaign=Brand_LLTIAT_Null_JFMFY25_AW_Null Coors Light: Delivery on Instacart at https://coorslight.com/DNVR. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVR for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Get 10 FREE meals at https://hellofresh.com/freeavalanche. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #coloradoavalanche #hockey #hockeypodcast

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0:00.0	Welcome in to the DNVR Avalanche podcast.
0:04.0	We've got Biggie, we've got Ruto.
0:06.0	It's Spirit Week here at DNVR, and that means we have a mystery guest for the day.
0:14.0	Can you guess who it is?
0:15.0	You've got exactly five seconds before I reveal it, if you haven't already guessed.
0:20.0	It's Tony Granato, former head coach. seconds before I reveal it, if you haven't already guessed.
0:26.2	It's Tony Granato, former head coach of the Colorado Avalon.
0:32.2	Former NHL player coach for the Olympics for Team USA.
0:34.9	Quite the, uh, quite the rap sheet you've got.
0:38.4	Uh, first of all, thank you for coming on. We always appreciate you making it out here it's been uh it's been a season so far game six tonight tony who you got
0:46.2	you got florida taking the cup finals or can edmonton make the comeback you know what
0:51.2	every time i pick a team they lose so i I probably like most of the hockey experts. I'm assuming Eric and you guys and Rudo, you're on the same page here. Florida is just too good. They are. And I know Edmonton has so much weapons and you think that McDavid is going to win a game or two games and you got dry sidle and all this and that.
1:11.7	But I just think that Florida just knows how to win.
1:17.2	And they also, they make the other team doubt that they have a chance to win.
1:21.9	I think they put an exclamation point on what that means as far as suffocateating the other team when they get opportunities to.
1:28.6	So, I mean, I guess it could happen, but I would be a little bit surprised if Edmonton is not only
1:35.3	able to come up with a win tonight, but to follow it up and win a game seven.
1:39.6	Eric, help me, please.
1:43.1	We're saying the same thing. Just so you know, I mean, Rudeau's been saying that. I'm saying the same thing. I thought it might have been the year of McDavid Drysidal. I don't know. Can they do McDavid Drysidal things and take over game six and seven? Yeah, I mean, who knows, right? But I can't see it. I just can't see it. First of all, Bob is too good in my book. I mean, this guy's so good. So I think that our good old friend there, Sly Lafave, is probably just going to... They're going to do it again. I mean, that's what I think. and but I want to ask you a question when it comes down to the finals and I're going to do it again i mean that's what i think and but i want to ask you a question
2:18.9	when it comes down to the finals and i'm going to pick uh you know bring some bad feelings again
2:24.7	1993 you're a player you lose the cup i never lost i never went to the finals so uh in my my whole
2:33.3	lifetime you know what's it like?
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