NHL Wraparound Podcast

Neil Smith & Vic Morren

Author: Neil Smith & Vic Morren

Breadth and depth. Contemporary and historical. Straight-forward and experienced. The NHL Wraparound podcast features Neil Smith, President-General Manager of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers and longtime ESPN/NHL veteran Vic Morren sharing no-nonsense opinions on news and issues around the National Hockey League. Bringing decades of experience from their respective fields, Smith and Morren create a unique partnership that examines the NHL from multiple perspectives. Additionally, as hockey historians, the pair can delve into any topic in todays game and enlighten the audience with connections to events from previous years. To truly appreciate where hockey stands today, one needs to understand its past. With 2024 marking the 30th anniversary of the Rangers last championship season, a special five-part series is planned to commemorate that magical run. Expect fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and special guests with particular focus on the GM who pushed all of his chips into the middle of the table amidst the most pressurized environments and came out on top. Whether youre new to the game or a seasoned fan, each episode of NHL Wraparound will leave you entertained and informed. Bios Neil S. Smith, highly regarded NHL executive, served as the President and General Manager of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers. During his eleven years with the team, they achieved significant success, including three division titles, two Presidents Trophies, one Eastern Conference Championship, and a historic Stanley Cup victorythe franchises first in 54 years. Known for his expertise in professional sports franchise economics, Smith played a pivotal role in management decisions under four different Rangers owners.. His tenure saw iconic trades and acquisitions, including Hall of Famers Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky, as well as successful drafts and free-agent signings. Starting as a pro scout, Smith's career highlights include the impactful 1989 draft for
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Stanley Cupdate - Avs Advance, Bolts Pull Even and Oilers & Bruins in Trouble - April 27, 2026
Monday, 27 April, 2026

Every playoff series is like a fingerprint. No two series are exactly alike and each develops a unique personality as play moves on.Two stirring games highlighted Sunday with the Anaheim Ducks moving to within a win to taking out the Edmonton Oilers with a controversial overtime goal while the Lightning used a late third period goal in Montreal to draw even in that series.In a series played closer than would be suggested, the Colorado Avalanche completed a sweep Sunday, thus bringing to a close the career of Kings captain Anze Kopitar.Finally, did the Bruins know their game against the Sabres was a 2pm local start? Sure didn't think so.Vic and Neil break it down and also preview the Monday games where the Penguins will look to stave off elimination again while the Golden Knights seek to square their series in Utah.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/#NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #PatrickHoffman #NHL #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #AndreiVasilevskiy #JurajSlafkovsky #ZachBolduc #KaidenGuhle #DarrenRaddysh #JakeGuentzel #JakubDobes #ColeCaufield #NickSuzuki #MaxCrozier #JJMoser #JaydenStruble #OliverKapanen #NikitaKucherov #BrandonHagel #MikeMatheson #JakeEvans #IvanDemidov #PeytonKrebs #JoshDoan #RyanMcLeod #ZachBenson #JordanHarris #BowenByram #MorganGeekie #ViktorArvidsson #MattiasSamuelsson #BeckMalenstyn #JordanGreenway #AlexTuch #JeremySwayman #JoonasKorpisalo #NikitaZadorov #RasmusDahlin #SeanKuraly #AlexLyon #CharlieMcAvoy #JonthanAspirot #JoshManson #NickBlankenburg #NathanMacKinnon #NazemKadri #CaleMakar #TaylorWard #AntonForsberg #NabilKarim #NHLonTNT #DJSmith #ArtemiPanarin #AnzeKopitar #AdrienKempe #AlexLaferriere #JoelEdmonson #SamMalinski #ArtturiLehkonen #NickRoy #GabrielLandeskog #DevonToews #TristanJarry #ConnorIngram #KrisKnoblauch #JakeWalman #KasperiKapanen #RyanNugent-Hopkins #LukasDostal #PavelMintyukov #JoshSamaski #JayWoodcroft #CutterGauthier #JacksonLacombe #PatVerbeek #ZachHyman #MikaelGranlund #LeoCarlsson #MasonMcTavish #LeonDraisaitl #ConnorMcDavid #EvanBouchard #SpencerCarbery #ESPN #TrentFrederic #RyanPoehling #DarnellNurse