{"podcast":{"title":"Neutral Zone Hotel","slug":"neutral-zone-hotel-6619056","podcast_index_feed_id":6619056,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5958466/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://neutralzonehotel.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c1533085574ccaf8213371e6a0340ce7.jpg","author":"NZH Team","episode_count":126,"summary":"Neutral Zone Hotel is an unapologetically left-leaning, inclusive podcast about hockey, topics around hockey, and, sometimes, things that aren't hockey. The show features a rotating crew of six hosts and their special guests, who will discuss current events, take deep dives into interesting topics, and occasionally break for a bit of fun. We welcome all fans, new and old, to check into the Neutral Zone Hotel with us. Logo design by Emily Mowbray","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T12:17:13.942004+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056"},"episode":{"title":"Did Las Vegas win PWHL expansion?","slug":"did-las-vegas-win-pwhl-expansion","published_at":"2026-06-19T02:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/did-las-vegas-win-pwhl-expansion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-las-vegas-win-pwhl-expansion--72591001","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72591001/nzh_s3ep38.mp3","summary":"Today we chatted about the Stanley Cup Final and the NHL coaching carousel, from John Tortorella and Ryan Craig to Jim Hiller, Peter Laviolette, and (somehow still) Mike Babcock. We then moved on to some scintillating PWHL awards discussion and a retrospective on the expansion process and entry draft, which was happening as we recorded. Benjamin welcomes Madison and SJ to the Neutral Zone Hotel 01:52 Calendar updates for the podcast (Mailbag next week! Send in your questions!) 03:03 Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup and the Vegas Golden Knights lose 14:16 Jim Hiller hired as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs 18:26 Peter Laviolette hired as the head coach of the LA Kings 21:46 Cursed to talk about Mike Babcock again 33:42 PWHL awards talk 37:18 PWHL entry draft and expansion process discussion Neutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team. More information is available at https://neutralzonehotel.com Logo design by Emily Mowbray. We're available on YouTube and all the major podcast platforms. You can follow us on social media if you're so inclined: Bluesky: @neutralzonehotel.bsky.social You can join our Discord server at https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord","meta_description":"Today we chatted about the Stanley Cup Final and the NHL coaching carousel, from John Tortorella and Ryan Craig to Jim Hiller, Peter Laviolette, and (some…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3874,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/episodes/did-las-vegas-win-pwhl-expansion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/did-las-vegas-win-pwhl-expansion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}