{"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":"Western Conference playoff preview","slug":"western-conference-playoff-preview","published_at":"2026-04-17T17:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276/western-conference-playoff-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-hockey-show/episodes/western-conference-playoff-preview","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818bb89f30c20bff73c9ebc/e/69e26ec823929c3a2a4ca704/media.mp3","summary":"On a special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, the guys preview all four Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff matchups, discuss what to expect when the postseason begins on Saturday, and make their first round picks to close out the show. This episode was recorded live at 11:30am ET on April 17, 2026. Hosts: Jesse Granger and Sean McIndoe With: Mark Lazerus, Michael Russo, Thomas Drance, and Scott Wheeler 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":"On a special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, the guys preview all four Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff matchups, discuss what to expect when t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4450,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-hockey-show-1370276/episodes/western-conference-playoff-preview/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/western-conference-playoff-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}