Imagining an NHL in-season tournament with Arizona Coyotes team reporter Patrick Brown

The NBA announced an in-season tournament, a new annual competition for all 30 teams that will debut in the 2023-24 season. While the NHL shut down the idea of an equivalent for hockey, we decided to imagine what it would look like anyway.

Arizona Coyotes team reporter Patrick Brown joins the PHNX Coyotes Podcast to “create” an NHL in-season tournament, propose rule changes to the league, discuss tales from the road, weekend binge and more Friday Funday shenanigans!

0:00 intro

2:00 I don’t know what to timecode

3:00 Patrick Brown life story

16:30 Patrick details his first days as team reporter

20:10 The dad jokes begin

29:30 What does an NHL in-season tournament look like?

39:15 Discussing reseeding in the NHL playoffs

40:40 Propose an NHL rule change

50:20 Patrick’s road trip story

57:50 Binge watching Friday