Team Canada WJC HC Alan Letang + Willy Daunic Talks Predators Direction

The Jeff Marek Show

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Jeff kicks off the show with Alan Letang, Head Coach of Team Canada at the 2024 World Junior Championships! They discuss what fans can expect from projected 2024 1st overall pick Macklin Celebrini, how Brent Seabrook has been able to make an impact on the players, the team's mentality entering the tournament, and much more! Next, Predators play-by-play voice Willy Daunic stops by to break down Nashville's surprisingly strong play at the holiday mark, before teeing up tonight’s matchup against the high-flying Flyers (17:30). Then, Producer Matt Marchese hops aboard to discuss the Oilers' recent surge under Kris Knoblauch, which teams will have to fall off for Edmonton to make the postseason, and who will the team's starting goalie for the rest of the year (51:23). 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 Sports Net Radio Network.
0:07.0	You know, one of our favorite hockey tournaments goes by many names, the juniors, the World Junior
0:17.9	Hockey Championships or the U-20.
0:21.3	Call it whatever you want.
0:22.6	It's highly watched.
0:24.3	These players become superstars.
0:26.4	Some go home happy, some go home miserable,
0:30.5	but it's always an eventful tournament this year's edition of the
0:33.8	the World Junior Hockey Championships should be no difference.
0:36.6	Pleased to be joined by the head coach of Team Canada.
0:38.8	He's also the head coach of the Sarniest Thing of the OHL.
0:41.6	He is Alan Lattang and he joins me now.
0:43.2	Alan thanks so much for stopping by.
0:45.2	No problem I appreciate it.
0:48.2	Yes so where to begin here with Team Canada?
0:54.0	Let's begin by talking about you before we get into the Macklin
0:57.4	celebrinies and the Mapwatra's and the Owen Bex,
1:00.5	etc.
1:01.7	And I'm curious, you know, you're behind the bench with the Sarniest thing.
1:05.0	In the back of your mind, you're probably thinking,
1:08.0	okay, Christmas time, I'm, you know, over to Sweden for this tournament.
1:12.0	At what point do you allow yourself to start
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