How does one go from managing a world class golfer from Utah to running the Utah Hockey Club? Frank is join by newly hired president of hockey operations for the Utah Hockey Club, Chris Armstrong, to discuss how he got the job, where along his journey on the sport agency side he met Ryan and Ashley Smith, what's currently being done to make sure the team is ready to go for the start of the season, how they plan to connect to the community, and when conversations started about Utah possibly joining the NHL.

5:50 - How Chris ended up as the first ever President of Hockey Operations for Utah

9:05 - How he met Ryan and Ashley Smith, owners of the Utah Jazz & Utah Hockey Club

14:00 - His dream job

16:45 - What’s left to do to get ready for the season?

19:40 - Finding a balance between the business and hockey operations

21:35 - What can we expect in the first season from Utah?

24:00 - How will they connect with the community and the fans in Utah?

Music Credit: Allah-Las - Star

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The San Jose Sharks named Ryan Warsofsky as the 11th head coach in team history. Ryan joined Frank to discuss his emotional press conference, growing up in a competitive household, the biggest challenge coaching at the NHL level, setting a positive mindset in the organization, and ignoring the outside noise.

6:15 - Emotions press conference

8:30 - Getting the call from Mike Grier and onboarding with the Sharks

9:45 - Growing up in a competitive but supportive family

11:45 - The coaching factory in South Carolina

16:00 - Biggest change when moving up to the NHL

17:15 - Looking forward to getting to know Macklin Celebrini

18:50 - Setting a competitive and positive mindset in the organization

20:25 - Ignoring the outside noise and staying focussed on getting better

Music Credit: Matt Duncan - Lone Ranger

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The Washington Capitals are hungry for more and they won't stop till they get it! Capitals President of Hockey Ops & General Manager, Brian MacLellan, joined Frank to discuss his team's performance this season, the impact of Spencer Carbery, the playing of John Carlson and the future of T.J. Oshie, and why they chose to purchase CapFriendly.

3:45 - What MacLellan learned about his team this season

5:15 - Spencer Carbery and emotional intelligence

6:00 - The importance of John Carlson

9:00 - The future of T.J. Oshie

10:15 - Purchasing of CapFriendly

13:00 - Alex Ovechkin’s weird season

14:00 - The emergence of Charlie Lindgren

Music Credit: Motopony - King of Diamonds

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