Rick Nash
04/15/24 • 23 min
He was a prolific scorer and great teammate wherever he played. But now Rick Nash is carving out a new path for himself off the ice. He joins Frank to discuss his rise within the Blue Jackets organization as the Director of Player Development, being named GM of Team Canada at the World Championships, how he’s building out the team, networking within the game, the importance of the off-season for Columbus, and where he sees himself in 5 years.
3:00 - What it feels like to be named GM of Team Canada for the World Championships
3:40 - Role with the Columbus Blue Jackets
4:30 - Director of Player Development
7:00 - The importance of the World Championships this year
8:30 - How he recruits players after a long NHL season
10:30 - What it's like prepping for the World Championships
11:40 - How he's building the World Championship team
14:00 - The pressure of playing international hockey
16:00 - Networking around the league
17:30 - What's next for the Blue Jackets as the off-season approaches
18:30 - Growing to the top of the organization
Music Credit: Skeleton - Best Of My Love
Audio Credit: CBC, NHL Network & TSN.
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He was a prolific scorer and great teammate wherever he played. But now Rick Nash is carving out a new path for himself off the ice. He joins Frank to discuss his rise within the Blue Jackets organization as the Director of Player Development, being named GM of Team Canada at the World Championships, how he’s building out the team, networking within the game, the importance of the off-season for Columbus, and where he sees himself in 5 years.
3:00 - What it feels like to be named GM of Team Canada for the World Championships
3:40 - Role with the Columbus Blue Jackets
4:30 - Director of Player Development
7:00 - The importance of the World Championships this year
8:30 - How he recruits players after a long NHL season
10:30 - What it's like prepping for the World Championships
11:40 - How he's building the World Championship team
14:00 - The pressure of playing international hockey
16:00 - Networking around the league
17:30 - What's next for the Blue Jackets as the off-season approaches
18:30 - Growing to the top of the organization
Music Credit: Skeleton - Best Of My Love
Audio Credit: CBC, NHL Network & TSN.
Frankly Speaking is presented by Betway. Please play responsibly. Must be 19 years of age or older.
Betway Promo | https://betway.com/bwp/dailyfaceoff/en-ca/?utm_source=228389&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=AFF4115835819734602
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Kent Hughes
From agency to management. Kent Hughes has made the jump and is doing it with his childhood team. As the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Kent Hughes has shaken things up in Montreal by bringing in Martin St. Louis as head coach, trading away several players to acquire draft picks and prospects, created an in-house analytics department, and hosted a very entertaining NHL Draft last season.
2:00 Eliminated from playoffs, but excited and optimistic about the development of young talent.
5:30 Happy with the emergence of Slafkovský after a 'slow' start.
10:00 Moving from agent to manager
13:30 Making hard decisions as a manager
19:00 Facing criticism for trading players that he knew as an agent
25:00 Abundance of good young defensemen in the pipeline right now
28:05 Logan Mailloux
30:30 Good Goalie situation...Sam Montembeault and Cayden Primeau
32:45 Martin St Louis growing as a coach and developing young talent
34:30 Managing the optics of a rebuild in the crazy hockey market in Montreal
Music Credit: Orange Juice - Rip It Up
Audio Credit: CBC, NHL Network & Sportsnet.
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Josh Morrissey
Josh Morrissey has played for one team his entire NHL career. Coming off an All-Star season in 2023, the Winnipeg Jets defenseman found a new gear, helping his team finish the regular season with 110 points. Morrissey joins Frank to discuss the Stanley Cup playoffs (3:00), hitting a rough patch in March (3:45), adding new players at the trade deadline (5:15), playing with a defensive mindset (6:45), playing in front of Connor Hellebuyck (9:30), growing as a player (13:00), the resiliency of the Jets (14:45), matching up against Colorado in the first round (16:30), and experiencing the Winnipeg whiteout in the playoffs (17:15).
Music Credit: The Cactus Blossoms - Happy Man
Audio Credit: NHL Network, SN & TSN
Frankly Speaking is presented by Betway. Please play responsibly. Ontario Only! Must be 19 years of age or older.
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