The Great Canadian Hockey Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

The Florida Panthers take care of the Edmonton Oilers in one game less than a year prior, NHL awards are handed out, the Memorial Cup ends, and an AHL playoff update. Podcast recorded on June 17 and June 18, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy catch you up on a pair of conference finals that are in strikingly similar positions, including a deep dive into the successes and failures of the perceived winning and losing semi-finalists. They take a trip around the rest of the hockey playoff world to deliver PWHL, AHL, and Memorial Cup updates, before ending on some early 2024 UFA talk. Podcast recorded on Wednesday, May 29, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Sidney Crosby's best-on-best international prowess continues; check out Aidan Serra and James Paracy's immediate reaction to Canada and Sweden's Four Nations Face-Off opener! Podcast recorded on Wednesday, February 12 and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy talk about the most recent of multiple huge trades, with J.T. Miller heading East, joining the New York Rangers. The second of the blockbusters featured Colorado and Carolina swapping Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas. San Jose has a new look down the middle after moving Mikael Granlund, Brandon Saad’s pursuit of hockeyness earns plaudits, and Logan Thompson gets his bag. Aidan gets fired up while addressing Alex Pietrangelo’s Four Nations absence, with the boys touching on Heiskanen, Kopitar, and Klingberg before wrapping. Podcast recorded on Sunday, February 2, 2025, and was produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy open up by talking about the whereabouts of Evgeni Malkin's Stanley Cup rings before moving to a pair of suspensions. Both Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers received three-game suspensions that sparked uproar, while both their teams look to improve, with Edmonton signing John Klingberg and Vancouver shopping J.T. Miller. Aidan and James talk about some NHL awards, trade rumours, and contract negotiation news between Mikko Rantanen and the Colorado Avalanche. Aidan shines a light on Ivan Demidov to end. Podcast recorded on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

James Paracy and Aidan Serra return from Christmas break to talk plenty of NHL news, including tumultuous times in Pittsburgh and Vancouver, while Detroit and Columbus are looking up. They park some time to talk World Juniors, giving American Head Coach David Carle deserved credit. Podcast recorded on Wednesday, January 15, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy return to talk about the New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks following a pair of trades made involving defencemen, before moving on to Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs. International hockey talk wraps things, specifically breaking down roster news surrounding the Four Nations Face-off and the World Juniors. Podcast recorded on Sunday, December 15, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

James Paracy and Aidan Serra kick off with Minnesota's acquisition of David Jiříček before a quick breakdown of Canada's World Junior selection camp roster and the Four Nations Face-Off chatter. Following that, they welcome two-time Stanley Cup champion Colin Fraser (18:40) to the show. Colin talks about his current life in hockey, both as a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks and his experience as a hockey dad. He has plenty of stories of his own from junior hockey, including those from his experience on Team Canada during the 2005 World Junior Championships. They dive into his NHL career, especially focusing on a three-year stretch in which Colin won the Stanley Cup twice surrounding a season on the NHL-worst Edmonton Oilers. Aidan and James chat about some of Colin's old teammates and the transition out of his playing career before wrapping things up. Podcast recorded on Tuesday, December 3, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy talk about rumours surrounding Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba, before talking about Jim Montgomery's quick hiring by the St. Louis Blues. They talk Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Brett Howden before a word on potential trades involving David Jiříček and Josh Norris. Episode recorded on Tuesday, November 26, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.

Aidan Serra and James Paracy start with Jim Montgomery’s dismissal from the Boston Bruins, before moving on to some injury news regarding Alexander Ovechkin and Robert Thomas. They touch on the Oilers and J.T. Miller before Aidan shines a light on the PWHL’s latest venture. Podcast recorded on Tuesday, November 19, and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.