Episodes
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers bid farewell in the final episode of Laz and Powers and explain what's next for them on the podcasiting front.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/25/23
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers preview Blackhawks training camp, which opens later this week, and the upcoming NHL season. They review the Blackhawks' recent prospect games, including Connor Bedard's hat-trick performance, answer fans' questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/18/23
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers catch up on all things Blackhawks after their offseason break. They discuss the season ahead, Connor Bedard, Kevin Korchinski, Luke Richardson's coaching, answer Twitter questions and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/07/23
Darryl Belfry, one of hockey's premier development coaches, and Mike Procopio, one of basketball's, join the show for a unique crossover conversation about player development in the NBA, NHL and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/01/23
The Athletic's Scott Powers and Mark Lazerus discuss the Blackhawks' 2023 draft, including selecting Connor Bedard and Oliver Moore in the first round, all of their second-day picks and their multiple trades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 06/30/23
The Athletic's Scott Powers and Mark Lazerus discuss the Blackhawks acquiring Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno from the Boston Bruins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 06/26/23
The Athletic's Scott Powers and Mark Lazerus have on Regina Pats coach and general manager John Paddock as a guess to discuss the Blackhawks' likely No. 1 draft pick, Connor Bedard.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/16/23
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss the Chicago Blackhawks winning the NHL Draft Lottery and dive into the many ways drafting Connor Bedard will likely benefit the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/09/23
Rockford IceHogs coach Anders Sorensen joins the show and discusses the Calder Cup Playoffs, Blackhawks player development, Lukas Reichel, Alex Vlasic, analytics and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 04/18/23
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss the end of the Blackhawks' season. They talk about the decision to not re-sign Jonathan Toews, the lottery odds, whether the tank was a failure, which players are expected to return and depart, Luke Richardson's performance as a first-year coach, the future and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 04/14/23
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers are joined by To Hockey, With Love co-founder and Alphabet Sports Collective board member Gabriela Ugarte to discuss the Blackhawks' decision to not allow their players to wear Pride Night warmups jerseys due to a safety fear for their Russian players back in Russia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 03/23/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss what the Blackhawks look like post trade deadline without Patrick Kane and many others. They get into the likelihood of Jonathan Toews still returning this season, Cole Guttman's season-ending injury, the upcoming Pride Night, answer Twitter questions and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 03/14/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers review what the Blackhawks did at the NHL trade deadline. They discuss everything from the major move of trading Patrick Kane to the small moves and what's next for general manager Kyle Davidson.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 03/03/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss Jonathan Toews' health announcement, where things stand with Patrick Kane and much more about the upcoming trade deadline.  Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/lazandpowers Take advantage of MANSCAPED®’s best valued bundle and save 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code NHL23 at Manscaped.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 02/21/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews' upcoming decisions, which are expected in the next week, and the overall trade deadline for the Blackhawks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 02/16/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss the upcoming NHL trade deadline and what that could mean for Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and others on the Blackhawks. Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/lazandpowers Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/nhl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 02/09/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss the Blackhawks' recent play, how it affects the draft lottery and get into what next season could look like. They talk about Brent Seabrook's post-playing career, the trade deadline, answer listeners' questions and more. Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/lazandpowers Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/nhl Learn more about your ad choices....
Published 01/26/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers examine Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews' futures leading up to the trade deadline and discuss how things may play out in the next few months and beyond. They also talk about the Blackhawks' recent success and whether it impacts the tank and answer listeners' questions. Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/lazandpowers  Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to rocketmoney.com/athletic Learn more about...
Published 01/18/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss who could be traded from the Blackhawks at the deadline, what they could get in exchange and who is likely staying and why. Of course, that includes a lot of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews' talk. Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/lazandpowers Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/ATHLETIC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 01/03/23
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss where the Blackhawks' season is at, what's left to it, answer a wide variety of listeners' questions and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/23/22
Marian Hossa joins Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers to discuss his Blackhawks' jersey retirement ceremony, career, autobiography and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/13/22
The Athletic's Corey Pronman joins Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers to discuss his process, the Blackhawks prospect pipeline, the 2023 NHL draft and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/09/22
The Athletic's Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss how quickly the Blackhawks' season has turned badly after the team's strong start and what that means for Luke Richardson, the players, team morale and the overall plan. They also get into whether Patrick Kane's future, what players will be around in the coming years, building championship teams and answer Twitter questions. Get a subscription to The Athletic for $2/month for 12 months: theathletic.com/lazandpowers Learn more about your ad...
Published 11/29/22
Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers discuss Marian Hossa's upcoming jersey retirement and whose number the Blackhawks should retire next after him. They also break down the Blackhawks' recent play, analyze the state of the tank, get into what GM Kyle Davidson recently said, answer listeners' questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 11/15/22