{"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":"Hire to Fire Coaching","slug":"hire-to-fire-coaching","published_at":"2026-06-05T02:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/hire-to-fire-coaching","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hire-to-fire-coaching--72332662","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72332662/nzh_s3ep36.mp3","summary":"The PWHL coaching carousel continues to spin and we talk a bit about expansion. Then we switch to some news in the NHL across coaching, front office moves, the tragic death of Claude Lemieux, and more. SJ welcomes Emily and Trevor to the Neutral Zone Hotel 01:15 Does the PWHL have a coaching problem? 15:20 Alex Carpenter and Sarah Nurse re-sign and expansion process talk 30:24 The Vancouver Canucks hire Manny Malhotra as head coach 37:59 Chris MacFarland goes to Nashville and Joe Sakic steps back into the GM role in Colorado 45:04 Stanley Cup Final 48:35 Claude Lemieux dies - Content warning for discussion of suicide. If you are in crisis and need help, reach out to 9-8-8 or https://988lifeline.org/ for resources. 51:35 Memorial Cup and Men's World Championship results 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":"The PWHL coaching carousel continues to spin and we talk a bit about expansion. Then we switch to some news in the NHL across coaching, front office moves…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3362,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/episodes/hire-to-fire-coaching/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/hire-to-fire-coaching.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}