Junior, the CHL Podcast: Previewing the OHL, WHL and QMJHL finals

Windsor Spitfires GM and owner Warren Rychel joined Hockey Central @ Noon to talk about his team hosting next year’s Memorial Cup and how he feels his team is trending.

Jeff Marek hosts Sportsnet’s weekly CHL podcast, a one-stop shop for news, analysis, opinion and interviews covering the WHL, OHL and QMJHL. Sam Cosentino, the CHL’s top analyst/insider, joins Marek each week to discuss the latest from around the league, as do newsmakers from across the CHL.

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On this week’s podcast, Jeff and Sam reflect on Windsor winning the rights to the 2017 MasterCard Memorial Cup, the NHL Draft Lottery and The OHL’s J. Ross Robertson Cup final between the London Knights and the Niagara IceDogs.

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Mitch Marner, Christian Dvork and Matt Tkachuk form the most prolific line in the CHL, but Sam Cosentino isn’t sure that guarantees London a win over Niagara. (OHL Images)

Then Jeff is joined by Spitfires head coach Rocky Thompson to discuss Windsor’s big season building toward hosting the Memorial Cup next year.

With news on the Dub, Sportsnet WHL correspondent Andy Eide talks to Jeff about the powerhouse Seattle Thunderbirds as they take on the Brandon Wheat Kings for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

The show is topped off with Rouyn-Noranda Huskies play-by-play man Jean-Paul Charlebois who previews the QMJHL’s President Cup final against the Shawinigan Cataractes.

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