Name: Thomas Byfield June7 by The Pipeline Show in The Pipeline Show: June 7, 2020
Duration: 28 min 38 s
Description: Guest 3 - [59:35] - A couple of more recent interviews to pull out of the archive; Akil Thomas (Niagara IceDogs/Peterborough Petes/Los Angeles Kings) and 2020 eligible Quinton Byfield (Sudbury Wolves).

The Pipeline Show: June 7, 2020

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 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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? 

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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. 

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First Segment - Guy has some opening thoughts about why this week's "Best Of" episode has been assembled the way it has.

First Segment June7 2020

Guest 1 - We go back to Season 4 of The Pipeline Show for an interview with Vancouver Giants forward Evander Kane (San Jose Sharks). Then it's Soo Greyhounds defenceman Darnell Nurse (Edmonton Oilers) in his Draft Spotlight segment from Season 8.

Kane Nurse June7

Guest 2 - The NCAA Campus Report segment features two interviews with former collegiate players starting with Erik Foley (Cedar Rapids/Providence College/Winnipeg Jets/St. Louis Blues) and followed by Jordan Greenway (US-NTDP/Boston University/Minnesota Wild)

Foley Greenway June7

Guest 3 - [59:35] - A couple of more recent interviews to pull out of the archive; Akil Thomas (Niagara IceDogs/Peterborough Petes/Los Angeles Kings) and 2020 eligible Quinton Byfield (Sudbury Wolves).

Thomas Byfield June7

Coming Down the Pipe...

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

[1:23] - Guy has some opening thoughts about why this week's "Best Of" episode has been assembled the way it has.

[16:44] - We go back to Season 4 of The Pipeline Show for an interview with Vancouver Giants forward Evander Kane (San Jose Sharks). Then it's Soo Greyhounds defenceman Darnell Nurse (Edmonton Oilers) in his Draft Spotlight segment from Season 8.

[36:32] - The NCAA Campus Report segment features two interviews with former collegiate players starting with Erik Foley (Cedar Rapids/Providence College/Winnipeg Jets/St. Louis Blues) and followed by Jordan Greenway (US-NTDP/Boston University/Minnesota Wild)

[59:35] - A couple of more recent interviews to pull out of the archive; Akil Thomas (Niagara IceDogs/Peterborough Petes/Los Angeles Kings) and 2020 eligible Quinton Byfield (Sudbury Wolves).

[1:27:55] - Guy uncovers a couple of interviews with a pair players from the Punjabi community; Jujhar Khaira (Michigan Tech/Everett Silvertips/Edmonton Oilers) and Tyler Sandhu (Everett/Vancouver/Tri-City/UBC Thunderbirds).

[1:44:00] - Hockey has benefited from Canada's Indigenous community and Guy picked a couple of past interviews for this week's episode; Ethan Bear (Seattle Thunderbirds/Edmonton Oilers) and goalie Roddy Ross (Seattle Thunderbirds/Regina Pats/Philadelphia Flyers)

[2:06:43] - We close out this special episode with archived interviews with big time NHL stars Seth Jones (US-NTDP/Portland Winterhawks/Nashville Predators/Columbus Blue Jackets) and P.K. Subban (Belleville Bulls/Hamilton Bulldogs/Montreal Canadiens/Nashville Predators/New Jersey Devils).

[2:33:13] - Guy closes out the episode and looks ahead.

ThePipelineShow June7 2020

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