What's Next For Gavin McKenna After Charges; Rangers Acquire Top Prospect; Olympics Outlook
Called Up: The Hockey Prospects PodcastShow Notes
Chris and Cam discuss the latest turn in Gavin McKenna's draft season as the Penn State freshman is facing criminal charges. The duo discuss how this does or doesn't impact McKenna's draft stock, while also examining the implications and discuss prior incidents and how this may be similar or different.
Additionally, Called Up dives into the New York Rangers trade with the Los Angeles Kings for Artemi Panarin and prospect Liam Greentree, who went to NYR.
Lastly, Chris and Cam make time for Olympics talk., discussing what Team Canada and Team USA need to do to win gold, as well as a few other darkhorse teams that could play spoiler against the North American titans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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