Franchise Episode #242

Your Hosts: Curt Price (@curtprice), Bill Day (@billybluenote) & Jeff Ponder (@jponder94)

Se8, Ep56: NHL Suspends 2019-2020 Season Due to Corona Virus Pandemic - LIVE at 9:15-ish PM CST
Lets Go Blues Radio: "Your Favorite Antidote to Corporate St. Louis Blues Coverage"

(NOTE: Connectivity issues (not on our end) with our regular streaming provider made it impossible for us to use their service this week, so we used another service we had been playing with but hadn't fully tested. We apologize for starting the live show late. Unfortunately, Jeff wasn't able to connect properly to this alternative service, so he had to sit this show out. Our regular provider has been informed of the issues and they are looking into the problem. But anyway...the show DID go on.)

SCHEDULED SHOW TOPICS:

  • Our Beers of the Week
  • Today in Blues history
    • 1980: STL @ TOR...The Streaker
    • 2015: A double shutout & Ken Hitchcock's 700th career win
    • 1981: Wayne Babych first Blue ever to 50 goals in a season
    • 1935: STL Eagles played final home game vs DET
    • 1994: Peter Stastny makes his Blues debut
  • Rapid-Fire Tidbits From Around the NHL
    • Reilly Smith's comments about playing in front of empty arenas
    • Maple Leafs & the Periodic Table
    • Henri Richard passes away + we discuss his first NHL contract, written up on a scrap piece of daily schedule paper
  • Corona virus suspends the season.
    • Our thoughts
    • What happens now?
    • Positive spin on the shutdown?
    • If the season ended today...these are the playoff matchups
    • Comparison to the Spanish Flu cancelling the NHL Final of 1919
  • Blues sweep season series from Blackhawks on National Women's Day
  • NBCSN has all female broadcast crew for the STL vs CHI game
  • Blues & Anaheim Ducks recap...the makeup game
  • Jake Allen praise
  • AND MORE!

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