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Halford & Brough in the Morning

The NHL Entry Draft Is Finally Here!

26 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the highlights from the previous day in sports?

0.031 - 12.876 Sam Dykstra

You're listening to Halford and Brough.

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18.728 - 29.749 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

I do want to slowly chip away as I don't want to just sit with the same group. I think by even small changes, you add a different energy and an excitement.

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Chapter 2: What insights does Canucks GM Ryan Johnson provide ahead of the NHL Entry Draft?

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Robertson leaves for Sagan. Across the line, four-star Sagan. And right side, Robertson scores! Jason Robertson of Seattle has a plan for your contract renewal. But do you have a plan? Would you do it for a $15 million?

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49.183 - 68.666 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Don't you think we should maybe ask for more? Good morning, welcome to Halford & Brough, coming to you live from the Kintec studio on Sportsnet 650. No Mike Halford, he has been taken hostage by South Africans on Twitter, courtesy of Jason Brough. Good morning, Jason.

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68.686 - 69.928 Sam Dykstra

Good morning, how are you doing, buddy?

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69.968 - 88.435 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

I'm good. I'm Josh Elliott-Wolf, by the way, filling in for Mike Halford. Good morning, Andy. Good morning. Good morning, Zachary. Good morning. You called me by my legal name. I know, I'm going government name today, guys. That's what I'm doing. Halford & Brough is brought to you by Sands & Associates. Their clients often say, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off me.

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Chapter 3: What has been happening during the Capitals' busy offseason?

92.581 - 106.727 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

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106.747 - 131.153 Sam Dykstra

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131.133 - 135.824 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

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136.085 - 136.847 Sam Dykstra

You are not wrong.

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136.867 - 137.408 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Wow.

137.428 - 143.041 Sam Dykstra

You are not wrong. You're already ahead of Halford in that you are not wrong. Great start.

143.382 - 165.981 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

A big show today. It is day one, round one. of the NHL draft. It's also a five-guester on the Halford & Brough show. We'll start with the guest list. It's the Duik Morning Drive, brought to you by the Duik Auto Group. At 6.30, Tariq Al-Bashir, Washington Capitals insider for Monumental Sports Network and ringside reporter for NHL on TNT will join us.

166.461 - 194.183 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

A lot of moving and shaking around the NHL, and they are one of the biggest movers and shakers, adding Alex Tuck, Jordan Cairo, Trading away Hendricks Lapierre. What happens with Alex Ovechkin? We get all the answers in about half an hour when we talk to Tariq at 6.30. At 7, it's AJ from AJ's Pizza. 7.05, Joshua Cloak, staff writer for The Athletic, covering the Canadian men's national team.

194.624 - 217.538 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Canada... They play quite a big match on Sunday against South Africa in LA. 7.30, Sam Cosentino will join us. He covers the NHL draft and prospects for Sportsnet. Who will the Vancouver Canucks take? Not only third overall, but 24th overall. Have you read all the mocks? There's so many mocks.

Chapter 4: Who are the key players the Canucks are considering in the draft?

755.008 - 767.948 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Preferably not. But you can't rush the process again to say, well, I'm going to make a rash decision that maybe isn't best for what we're trying to accomplish. But I do...

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767.928 - 785.772 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

I do want to add, even if it's in, whether it's via trade, via free agency, even if it's a small piece, to start the rollover of people that I think are going to help us short and long-term deliver to the environment we want to build, how we want to play, and all the things that we've already talked about.

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785.792 - 792.822 Sam Dykstra

Okay, so Filip Hronik. He was asked about Filip Hronik.

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Chapter 5: How do mock drafts influence team strategies in the NHL?

792.802 - 813.472 Sam Dykstra

And while he didn't speak deeply about Filip Hronik, he did say he hasn't approached any player about waiving his no-trade clause. Now, he didn't say he would never approach a player about waiving his no-trade clause, but what you need to do typically first, well... Not in all cases, I suppose.

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813.793 - 847.679 Sam Dykstra

But what he's doing is if he's got an offer on the table that he wants to go forward with, then he'll approach the player. But he hasn't gone to Filip Hronik and said, you know, what about this? And what about that? And, you know, I think the word that comes to mind is is balance. He's got to balance a lot of things. The Canucks have a lot of needs. They need draft picks. They need a future.

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848.18 - 867.865 Sam Dykstra

They also need good veterans to mentor the kids. They need to have patience. Now, that doesn't mean passivity. They also need to take advantage of selling and buying opportunities. It's a balance. And they're in a very tough position. They're in a very difficult position. But what he doesn't want...

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868.351 - 878.715 Sam Dykstra

is for the Canucks kids to be exposed to just a terrible time next year, and in his words, to have their teeth kicked in.

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879.37 - 902.526 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Yeah, it's something you consider. I've said this, yes, are we in a rebuild, but it's not sell off, get as young as you can, get your teeth kicked in and think that things are just going to naturally happen. You want to insulate players, not just with good players, but with great people. I've been very clear that the people that will walk into these doors are great people that

902.506 - 927.197 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

have the engine, that have the professionalism and the room awareness that we're looking for. So it's not just about strip it down as fast as you can and it'll automatically grow on its own. That's not the approach here, but it's something that is in consideration of every do. When you're subtracting, what are you truly subtracting just besides the hockey player?

927.177 - 936.613 Sam Dykstra

Okay, Josh, I've spoken a lot. What stood out to you about RJ's press conference? And feel free to comment on any of the three clips we've already played.

936.993 - 942.402 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Yeah, I mean, honestly, I don't think a crazy amount stood out. And I think that's by...

942.55 - 968.777 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

plan going according to plan for Ryan Johnson and this management team because they do feel like a very guarded management team and I think we're still trying to like with Jim Rutherford and especially Jim Rutherford it was like ah I kind of know what you're thinking about this player that player or what your plan is going to be and I think we're still trying to get a read on what that's going to be for Ryan Johnson and the Sedins who obviously haven't talked as much

Chapter 6: What changes does Ryan Johnson envision for the Canucks' roster?

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2911.188 - 2922.497 Josh Elliott-Wolfe

Canada playing a huge match on Sunday. Round of 32 against South Africa in L.A. We'll get into that. It is Halford and Brough. Josh Elliott will fill in in for Mike Halford on Sportsnet 650.

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