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The Jeff Marek Show

PWHL Minnesota HC Ken Klee and L.A. Kings HC Jim Hiller Join the Show

The Jeff Marek Show

Sportsnet

Sports, Flames, Canucks, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup, Nhl, Oilers, Jets, Senators, Hockey

4.4887 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Jeff kicks off the show with Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal to discuss today's news of Don Waddell's resignation as general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes. They break down why Waddell decided to leave, his history as an executive, if the GM role is Eric Tulsky’s to lose, and Martin Necas’ future with the 'Canes after multiple trade attempts. Then, PWHL Minnesota Head Coach Ken Klee joins the show ahead of tonight’s Game 3 of the PWHL Finals (16:22). They discuss how the Canada vs. U.S. rivalry and the meteoric rise of the PWHL in it’s first season, before recapping the series against Toronto. Later on, with the interim tag removed, L.A. Kings Head Coach Jim Hiller stops by to discuss what L.A. will prioritize going forward, the development of Quinton Byfield and how close he is to becoming a full-time center in the NHL (47:02). 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.

0:13.9

All right, welcome back to the program.

0:15.4

Real quick, Peter Bore saying Rupa Hins is a possibility, Maddie, for tomorrow, which means... Yeah, he's playing. Rupa Hins is playing. Yeah, he has to play. He just put on my coach to code. There's a possibility. It's like, we always like to stay around these parts. We're all game time decisions, Maddie. We are all game time decisions in life. Every single day. How are you today?

0:37.6

I'm a game time decision.

0:39.4

Ken Clee coming up in hour two, head coach at PWHL, Minnesota, game three tonight.

0:44.8

And that series, venue shifts back to Minnesota, a series with Boston all tied up at once.

0:49.1

We'll talk to Ken Clee about game three tonight and his career as well.

0:53.0

And the coaches that he's been coached by, which is always fertile ground. And speaking to coaches, Jim Hiller, the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, we'll be stopping by it. The interim tag is off of Jim Hiller. In the meantime, the story of the day is, are the Carolina Hurricanes? With all due respect to last night's matchup and we we'll talk more about it, and the big win by the Edmonds and others

1:12.1

in overtime, double overtime.

1:13.9

Connemick gave it with the Heroics

1:15.1

to grab a 1-0-0 series lead.

1:16.4

The big story today is Don Waddell

1:18.1

officially resigning his post

1:19.9

as the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes.

1:22.3

Eric Tulski takes over an interim capacity.

1:25.9

What does this mean for that organization?

1:27.9

What does that mean for Don Waddell?

1:29.8

Do we draw a straight line between Rale and Columbus for Don Wadell, perhaps?

1:36.4

We'll get Corey Lavelette's thoughts here from the North State Journal and the Athletic.

1:39.9

Our good friend, Corey Lavalat joins me now.

1:41.8

Corey, how are you, pal?

1:43.9

Hey, Jeff. How you doing? I'm not at the cabin at the lake, so you've got me my full attention. Oh, this is fantastic because a topic like this needs full attention because all of the sudden, whether it's all the free agents and whether it's, you know, now Don Waddell, you know, the Rod Rendemore drama is in our rearview mirror. All of a sudden, this may be the most interesting team to follow at this point, outside of all the four teams that are involved in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Don Waddell steps down. We know that he interviewed with Columbus yesterday. Were there any points this season for you, Corey, because you're there every day, practices,

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