Who Finishes 2nd in Hart Trophy Voting?

The Jeff Marek Show

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Jeff chats with former player Kevin Westgarth about his time in college hockey, the upcoming Frozen Four and which player has his attention ahead of the last few games. Sportsnet's Jamal Mayers tees up tonight's big matchup between the Calgary and Winnipeg, why this could be the last hurrah for the current edition of the Jets, and why Devon Levi getting the nod in a big game might ruffle some feathers in the dressing room (17:09). Producer Matt jumps on to chat about who might finish second in Hart Trophy voting, as well as a conversation about the current crop of Jack Adams Trophy candidates (36:16). Hailey Salvian of Hockey Central and The Athletic wraps things up discussing Calgary’s loss the Blackhawks, which player from last year’s team they miss the most, and what to look forward to at the Women’s World Championships (49:26). 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	Frozen 4 Time again, eyes on Tampa tomorrow.
0:12.0	Number one ranked Minnesota facing off against BU.
0:15.0	That is matchup number one.
0:16.0	Match up number two, Quinnipiac taking on number three ranked Michigan Wolverine.
0:21.0	Someone who knows College Hockey all too well is also and knows the
0:25.0	NHL all too well as well as if you see the VP of hockey development and
0:28.8	strategic collaboration with the NHL he is Kevin Westgarth and he joins me now kevin how are you today pal
0:35.1	Not too bad mary how you doing today uh...
0:39.4	i'm good uh... i'm getting i'm getting itchy here to watch some frozen for tomorrow. This is always top of mind for me.
0:47.5	I really really enjoy it. It continues. I mean college hockey just continues to get better and better and
0:54.8	better and you know I'm old enough to be saying things like I believe it was
0:59.6	red baronson who was the first college player to make it to the National Hockey League and
1:04.8	now we're talking about college hockey players more and more and you know before we get into
1:10.8	the frozen four I want to ask you a little bit about your time
1:15.1	at Princeton, what college hockey was like for you, why you made that choice.
1:20.8	I mean, good Canadian boys got to go play junior hockey somewhere
1:23.8	doesn't go to go to the book learn in NCAA why he made that choice and
1:29.5	what Princeton and hockey at college was like for you.
1:33.0	Yeah, thanks.
1:35.0	It was an exciting time of year and it kind of fun to think about my time.
1:40.0	I've never got very close to the frozen for but absolutely love my college experience and
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