The Pipeline Show: Season 15

Guest 2 - Cooper Simpson is currently leading the USHL in scoring, this just a couple of months after the Boston Bruins chose him in the 3rd round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Let's get to know the sniper from Shakopee, MN 

Cooper Simpson Oct 24

Guest 3 - Neutral Zone scout Russ Bitely shares his notes on a 6-pack of players now in the QMJHL after playing south of the border last season. All 6 are also draft eligible in 2026. 

Russ Bitely Oct 24

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The Season 21 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:14] - Guy begins the episode in the usual way, with an assortment of news and notes, a look at standings across junior hockey and the weekly Top 10 in the CHL and Top 20 in the NCAA too. 

[16:37] - Mathis Preston leads the Spokane Chiefs in scoring and this week he was tagged with an 'A' rating by NHL Central Scouting. The talented skater from Penticton B.C. is in the Draft Spotlight to talk about it all. 

[39:45] - Cooper Simpson is currently leading the USHL in scoring, this just a couple of months after the Boston Bruins chose him in the 3rd round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Let's get to know the sniper from Shakopee, MN 

[57:02] - Neutral Zone scout Russ Bitely shares his notes on a 6-pack of players now in the QMJHL after playing south of the border last season. All 6 are also draft eligible in 2026. 

The Pipeline Show Oct 24 2025

First Segment - Guy starts the episode with the CHL Top 10, some trade news in the WHL and OHL, scoring leaders across junior and college hockey plus the guest list. 

First Segment Oct 31 2025

Guest 2 - Mathieu Turcotte has been somewhere on a QMJHL bench for the last decade and last season also coached for Canada at the U17, U18 and Hlinka Gretzky Cup events. Yet somehow he finds himself currently as a free agent. We have an extended conversation about those tournaments, the players he's coached, the Class of 2026 and more. 

Mathieu Turcotte Oct31

Guest 2 - USCHO scribe Paula Weston weighs in on early season results in the Big Ten conference for both teams and individual players. Who has started well and who...has not? 

Paula Weston Oct 31

Guest 3 - We turn on the 2026 Draft Spotlight to get to know goaltender Carter Casey. From a Cinderella run to the USHL Clark Cup last spring to stepping up a level to join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, we talk about it all with the talented netminder. 

Carter Casey Oct 31

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 21 of The Pipeline Show

[1:15] - Guy starts the episode with the CHL Top 10, some trade news in the WHL and OHL, scoring leaders across junior and college hockey plus the guest list. 

[13:26] -  Mathieu Turcotte has been somewhere on a QMJHL bench for the last decade and last season also coached for Canada at the U17, U18 and Hlinka Gretzky Cup events. Yet somehow he finds himself currently as a free agent. We have an extended conversation about those tournaments, the players he's coached, the Class of 2026 and more. 

[45:58] - USCHO scribe Paula Weston weighs in on early season results in the Big Ten conference for both teams and individual players. Who has started well and who...has not? 

[1:18:38] - We turn on the 2026 Draft Spotlight to get to know goaltender Carter Casey. From a Cinderella run to the USHL Clark Cup last spring to stepping up a level to join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, we talk about it all with the talented netminder. 

The Pipeline Show Oct 31 2025

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Season 15 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:17] - Guy kicks off another episode of the program with the Question of the Week, some giant news and the guest list too.

[18:06] - Long time broadcaster, former UND player and coach, Bill Wilms joins Guy for an extended conversation about the current status of the WHL and how his career has evolved over the last 40+ years.

[1:10:49] - The 2020 Draft Spotlight segment features one of the key goalies available for the eventual draft; Devon Levi of the Carleton Place Canadians who knocks this interview out of the park. 

[1:36:33] - Former Alaska Nanook, Ft. McMurray Oil Baron and current St. Louis Blues defenceman Colton Parayko who looks over his highly successful career including being a Stanley Cup champion. 

[2:00:24] - Guy closes out the episode for the week with some final thoughts.

ThePipelineShow May15 2020

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Season 15 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:17] - Guy begins the episode with a lively question of the week, some brief CHL news and NCAA notes plus the guest list.

[15:02] - Dusten Braaksma of HockeyProspect.com goes in depth on half a dozen USHL/USHS/NCAA players of note for the 2020 Draft as well as some guys he'd take in the later rounds.

[46:27] - The 2020 Draft Spotlight this week shines on Ryder Rolston, a forward with the Waterloo Black Hawks on his way to join the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. 

[1:03:32] - Guy wraps up the episode for the week and looks ahead.

ThePipelineShow July4 2020

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Intro for Season 15 of The Pipeline Show

[1:01] - Guy begins the episode with a couple of news items and then the guest list.

[9:41] - Guy is joined by former Saskatoon Blades captain Wacey Rabbit who has played internationally for a number of years and has an important perspective on racism in hockey.

[39:39] - This 2020 Draft Spotlight segment features 6'6 center Jack Finley of the Spokane Chiefs

[55:09] - The next 2020 Draft Spotlight segment introduces listeners to Sherwood Park Crusaders defenceman Michael Benning who was named CJHL Defenceman of the Year.

[1:12:38] - A third 2020 Draft Spotlight segment rounds out the episode of the week, this time its Vancouver Giants forward Justin Sourdif.

[1:33:16] - Guy wraps up the episode for the week.

ThePipelineShow July10 2020

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Intro for Season 15 of The Pipeline Show

[1:00] - Guy begins the show with the Question of the Week, a couple of news items and then the guest list reveal.

[10:46] - The Russians are coming! HockeyProspect.com scout Michael Farkas joins Guy to talk about the crop of Russians worth noting ahead of the 2020 Draft.

[39:02] - The Kitchener Rangers just announced a new initiative called the Alumni Mentorship Program and to tell us more about it, former Rangers goalie Jordan DeKort.

[1:01:17] - We go Inside the Dub for a special Shootin' the Shit segment with the long time voice of the Saskatoon Blades, Les Lazaruk.

[1:42:04] - Guy looks ahead at the last couple of weeks of Season 15 to close out the episode for the week.

ThePipelineShow July18 2020

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Season 15 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:11] - Guy begins the show with a look at the Question of the Week about playing the national anthems before sporting events and then gets to a couple news items and the guest list.

[11:34] - Shaun Sutter is the Assistant GM of the Red Deer Rebels and we go in depth about what scouting at the WHL level is like and the unique challenges it presents. We also talk about the first US Draft and what questions american players and families had about the league. 

[46:47] - Guy explains why he has decided to cut a guest interview from the week's episode and then wraps up the show.

ThePipelineShow July26 2020

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Intro for Season 15 of The Pipeline Show

[1:19] - Guy begins the show with a quick intro segment to set up the Season 15 Finale.

[8:11] - Guy welcomes Ross MacLean from MacLean Hockey to pump the tires of half a dozen draft eligible players and one guy he thinks is a bit over-hyped.

[30:48] - Next up is Brad Allen from HockeyProspect.com with his short list of personal favourites and one other player as well. 

[58:16] - Sportsnet analyst and junior hockey insider Sam Cosentino is back on the show with his list of half dozen draft eligible favourites and one guy he has some reservations about.

[1:25:12] - Next up is J.D. Burke from Elite Prospects who goes in-depth on a list of players he really likes and offers up a few that he's not nearly as high on. 

[2:09:47] - Tony Ferrari makes his debut on The Pipeline Show while representing Dobber Prospects to share his lists of personal faves and a guy he's concerned about.

[2:28:45] -  The final guest of Season 15 is Ryan Wagman from McKeen's Hockey who wraps things up with a list of favourites for their group and one guy they are not as bullish for.

[2:50:20] - Guy completes Season 15 with some thank you notes and more.

ThePipelineShow July31 2020

Get to know the future superstars of the NHL long before they reach that stage. The Pipeline Show is the premier podcast covering Major Junior, the NCAA, Jr. A and international tournaments like the U20 and U18 WJC, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and more.

ThePipelineShow May15 2020

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