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Kick off your morning with the messiest, loudest NHL conversations on Morning Cuppa Hockey.Jonny Lazarus and Colby Cohen are joined by Pat Maroon and Jordan Schmaltz for a packed episode diving into the freshly announced 2027 Winter Classic, old stories, current team takes, and a peek at the 2026 draft class.

We kick things off with massive news: the Utah Mammoth will host the Colorado Avalanche in the 2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City! A perfect spotlight for the league's newest franchise against a division rival — stunning mountain views, massive venue, and a huge boost for hockey in Utah. Way better than this year's setup, and it's going to be electric.

Then it's time with Pat Maroon — the Big Rig shares what he's been up to lately, his thoughts on the St. Louis Blues' season so far (what's clicking and what's not with Binnington? Still the guy you'd trust as Canada's No. 1?), his surprise at Connor Bedard's massive leap this year, some epic stories from Jon Cooper as he recently coached his 1,000th game (what makes Coop one of the all-time greats?), why Cooper loaded up Team Canada with his Lightning guys, and Craig Berube turning things around in Toronto after early heat.

Later, Jordan Schmaltz jumps in with his own Pat Maroon stories, reacts to Utah landing the Winter Classic (will his brother Nick be suiting up?), breaks down the Buffalo Sabres' impressive turnaround since the live show there, and weighs in on the 2026 draft debate — Colby says Gavin McKenna isn't a lock for No. 1 (missing that elite Crosby/McDavid/Celebrini spark), so who ya got right now: Keaton Verhoeff or McKenna?

Grab your coffee, fire up the show, and let’s talk hockey.

Drop your takes below — Winter Classic hype level? Who's No. 1 in '26? And whose stories had you laughing hardest?

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