With Craig Custance on assignment, Sean Gentille welcomes Sean Shapiro as guest co-host this week on The Athletic Hockey Show USA. Sean and Sean discuss the IIHF and the NHL suspending Russia and Belarus from international play and coverage amid the Ukraine invasion. Shapiro gives his over under on Joe Pavelski re-signing with the Dallas Stars and we take a look at the new face-off win probabilities that the NHL will now make available during broadcasts. Could gambling on face-off wins be far behind 

JP Compher of the Colorado Avalanche stops by in segment two to discuss the Avalanche's magical season, but that overcoming their playoff obstacles is all that matters. Plus we chat about JT's versatility with his ability to anchor the bottom 6 forward units or contribute offensively and defensively as a top 6 forward for Colorado. We praise JT's sister Jesse, a Silver medalist at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Shapiro and JT profess their love for 'Mr. Spots' restaurant in Ann Arbor.

In segment 3, the boys read your comments on how Craig and Sean performed 'O Canada' in paying off their debt to the Monday show after Canada beat the United States in the gold medal game in women's hockey at the Olympics. 
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