NOTE: There was some misplaced audio around 24:30 in the original upload. This has been fixed.

It's a big news week. First up, we will note a trigger warning in the final NHL news segment starting at 28:24. There is an update about the SA case against five members of the Canadian World Junior team. There is no discussion of the incident in question, but please skip to the next section if you'd rather not listen. In other news, Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm were traded. Not for each other. Jesse Puljujärvi signed in Pittsburgh. And the Kings fired head coach Todd McLellan. In this week's PWHL Update, the crew discusses the upcoming neutral site games and a couple of results from last week. And finally, Benjamin has a new game.

0:00 Alex welcomes SJ, Trevor, and Benjamin for their shift to the Neutral Zone Hotel.

2:10 The crew discusses the Candaiens trading Sean Monahan to the Jets for a first round pick.

6:47 The crew discusses the Flames trading Elias Lindholm to Vancouver.

13:33 Jesse Puljujärvi signs in Pittsburgh and Alex has thoughts.

21:53 The crew talks about changes to the Kings coaching staff: Head coach Todd McLellan was fired, assistant coach Jim Hiller was promoted to interim head coach, and they hired fired Senators coach D.J. Smith as an assistant.

28:24 The crew discusses updates on the case against five members of the 2018 Canada World Junior Team. TW: This case deals with sexual assault. There is no discussion of the details of the incident. But if you need to avoid listening, please jump to the next segment.

38:14 It's time for this week's PWHL update. The league announced neutral site games in Detroit and Pittsburgh. Then there's talk of the big collapse in Ottawa that did not involve the Senators. And finally, Toronto wins a game against Minnesota.

46:40 The NHL All-Star Game held the first Pride Cup, featuring members of the Toronto Gay Hockey Association. It was also a celebration of the 8th anniversary of Pride Tape. Teams were coached by PWHPA Director Brian Burke and NHL Director of Social Impact, Growth and Fan Development Andrew Ference coached the teams. Gary Bettman was on hand to give out the Cup. Benjamin talks a little about how the NHL got something right for a change.

49:31 Benjamin has a game, which may or may not be called Open To Suggestions.

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