{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic Hockey Show","slug":"the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276","podcast_index_feed_id":1370276,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818bb89f30c20bff73c9ebc","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818bb89f30c20bff73c9ebc/1759726975058-4c7afe54-632b-400c-b9d8-0477577978c0.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1165,"summary":"The Athletic's flagship hockey podcast delivers daily insights, prospect rankings, betting picks, and much more, Monday through Friday, all season long. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T18:22:43.543058+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276"},"episode":{"title":"Decoding Alex Ovechkin’s retirement plans","slug":"decoding-alex-ovechkin-s-retirement-plans","published_at":"2026-04-13T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276/decoding-alex-ovechkin-s-retirement-plans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-hockey-show/episodes/decoding-alex-ovechkins-potential-retirement","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818bb89f30c20bff73c9ebc/e/69dc6dbc97d78f9e2b420d2b/media.mp3","summary":"Alex Ovechkin very well may have played his final home game in a Washington Capitals uniform Sunday afternoon, but The Great 8 isn’t letting us know one way or another… at least not yet. And so, Max, Laz, and Sean Gentille discuss if we are in fact witnessing the end of Ovi’s storied NHL career. Plus, The Athletic’s own Kevin Kurz joins the show to talk about the surging Philadelphia Flyers and, to close things out, the guys predict which teams will grab the final playoff spots in the East and West during this final stretch of the season.  Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus With: Sean Gentille and Kevin Kurz Executive Producer: Chris Flannery Producer: Chris Flannery Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VTm9VjkF Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Alex Ovechkin very well may have played his final home game in a Washington Capitals uniform Sunday afternoon, but The Great 8 isn’t letting us know one w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276/episodes/decoding-alex-ovechkin-s-retirement-plans/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276/decoding-alex-ovechkin-s-retirement-plans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}