May 26, 2026 · 52 min · 16 segments
We're enjoying some time this week at the Memorial Cup and even as the tournament begins, we're hearing questions. The two most interesting stories involve where the tournament is being played and…
Mike FarwellHost
Dan MaharHost
after the second day of action at the Memorial Cup, Dan, early returns from you, maybe with a particular emphasis on the Ontario representative.
The Rangers opened with a big 5-0 win over the host Rockets in game one of this round, Robin.
get it past the leg, get it deep and get off all those little things that Kitchener does so well.
And, you know, kind of the double pursuit on the puck, one on the puck carrier, one on his primary lane, all these little things that Kitchener does.
And then the other piece of the quintessential Kitchener game is looks close for a while, grinds it out, you know, finally breaks the dam, gets one through, looks like a close game, but then come the third period, just, just pours it on.
And that's how Kitchener has been doing it all year, right? They're, They're not hanging, you know, eight, nine ones on teams.
What they're doing is they're playing a consistent, relentless 60 minutes until they finally get rewarded.
Kitchener, what they do in the third periods, Not to be taken lightly, the fact that they're in such good condition and can just keep rolling in the third period, and their plus-minus differential in the third period this year throughout the playoffs is crazy.
Yeah, Director of Sports Science Brandon Murley with the Kitchener Rangers, who's been here since the last time the Rangers were in the Memorial Cup.
His first year was that 07-08 year with Pete DeBoer and Steve Spott when Kitchener was hosting the Memorial Cup.
And the work that he has put in and the way he has evolved his own understanding of the sports science behind the game, conditioning, etc., is certainly something to acknowledge.
And you talk about those details, and one of the other details that struck me in that opening game on Friday night, May the 22nd, Dan, was the way the Kitchener Rangers' defense were willing to absorb big hits.
One longtime observer after that game said, I don't usually see two fights in an entire tournament.
after the second day of action at the Memorial Cup, Dan, early returns from you, maybe with a particular emphasis on the Ontario representative.
The Rangers opened with a big 5-0 win over the host Rockets in game one of this round, Robin.
get it past the leg, get it deep and get off all those little things that Kitchener does so well.
And, you know, kind of the double pursuit on the puck, one on the puck carrier, one on his primary lane, all these little things that Kitchener does.
And then the other piece of the quintessential Kitchener game is looks close for a while, grinds it out, you know, finally breaks the dam, gets one through, looks like a close game, but then come the third period, just, just pours it on.
And that's how Kitchener has been doing it all year, right? They're, They're not hanging, you know, eight, nine ones on teams.
What they're doing is they're playing a consistent, relentless 60 minutes until they finally get rewarded.
Kitchener, what they do in the third periods, Not to be taken lightly, the fact that they're in such good condition and can just keep rolling in the third period, and their plus-minus differential in the third period this year throughout the playoffs is crazy.
Yeah, Director of Sports Science Brandon Murley with the Kitchener Rangers, who's been here since the last time the Rangers were in the Memorial Cup.
His first year was that 07-08 year with Pete DeBoer and Steve Spott when Kitchener was hosting the Memorial Cup.
And the work that he has put in and the way he has evolved his own understanding of the sports science behind the game, conditioning, etc., is certainly something to acknowledge.
And you talk about those details, and one of the other details that struck me in that opening game on Friday night, May the 22nd, Dan, was the way the Kitchener Rangers' defense were willing to absorb big hits.
One longtime observer after that game said, I don't usually see two fights in an entire tournament.
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