The Downstroke

Seattle Sin Bin: Art Thiel talks future and past Seattle hockey.

Sonics broadcasting legend Kevin Calabro comes by to talk NBA, as well as the future of the NBA and NHL in Seattle.

Chris Daniels, Brian Robinson, and John Barr join us to discuss the NHL decision to allow Seattle to apply for expansion and conduct a ticket drive.

Geoff Baker joins us to talk about the KeyArena and Sodo arena plans.

We are joined by Brian Surratt, the head of Seattle's Office of Economic Development, to answer hard questions from fans about the arena process. Sonics Rising founder Brian Robinson also joins in

Brian Robinson, John Barr, and Robert Cardona answer hard arena questio

KING5 reporter Chris Daniels joins us to discuss the Seattle arena issue.

Chris Daniels talks Chris Hansen land aquisition

In our season finale, we discuss the Seattle City Council transportation committee's approval of street vacation. And Councilwoman Bagshaw's faithful reading of the Port of Seattle talking points in voting no.

We talk Seattle Arena and Tri-City Americans

We discuss NHL expansion with the guys from the Vegas Hockey Podcast and talk Portland Winterhawks with Brandon Rivers

Paul Figler joins us to talk about WHL statistics. Lorenzo Villalobos talks UW Hockey

We talk to Jubilee Le about the Everett Silvertips. The hosts discuss the arena situation and the mind blowing Thunderbirds-Winterhawks game on Saturday.

NHLtoSeattle.com founder John Barr talks about the arena and team acquisition situations; Brandon Rivers talks about the Portland Winterhawks season.

Seattle Sin Bin: Chris Daniels on Seattle arenas; Sam Hinchee on TriCity Ams

We discuss the arena situations in Seattle and Calgary, as well as UW Hockey with defender Josh McGrew and announcer Lorenzo Villalobos

We talk about Tukwila arena trouble; UW goalie Debbie Chen talks about breaking barriers.

We talk to Dana Lane about potential NHL expansion to Las Vegas. We talk to Sam Hinchee about the season thus far for the Tri-City Americans.

We talk about the upcoming Metropolitans night at the Seattle Thunderbirds game, as well as the season thus far for the Everett Silvertips.

Seattle Sin Bin: Geoff Baker talks Key Arena.

Tim Pigulski joins us to talk Seattle Thunderbirds. Brandon Rivers joins us to talk Portland Winterhawks. Otto and Paul talk about stuff.

We are joined by Chris Daniels to talk arena politics and NHL expansion; Chiefs beat writer Kevin Dudley then steps in to talk about the evil WHL team from Spokane.

We open season two with a look back at all that has transpired over the summer and early fall. From the failure of Seattle NHL groups to apply for expansion to the latest shenanigans from the Port.

Seattle hockey activist John Barr joins us for the last(?) episode of the season. We talk Stanley Cup Final and NHL expansion.

Can the guys from Vegas Hockey Podcast get along with the guys from the Seattle Sin Bin podcast? You gotta listen to find out. We recap the Stanley Cup Final and talk about NHL prospects for Las Vegas. We are also joined by Seattle Attorney and Save Our Sonics alumn Paul Schneiderman, who gives his take on the legal proceedings in Glendale, Arizona, as well as potential litigation against the arena proposal in SoDo. Please excuse the glitch a few minutes into the Vegas interview. My phone got disconnected.

The hosts discuss the progress of the Tukwila arena proposal and Stanley Cup Final. Neil Roberts calls in to discuss his new podcast for SeattleSinBin.com.

Otto and I talk NHL playoffs, Chris Hansen, NHL-First, etc. We are also joined by Neil Roberts, who will be starting a second weekly podcast for SeattleSinBin.com

ESPN710's Tim Pigulski steps into the bin to talk Stanley Cup Playoffs, WHL labor, and Seattle Thunderbirds.

Seattle Times sports business columnist Geoff Baker steps into the Sin Bin to discuss the latest news on the arena. We talk FEIS, NHL-first, comments by Mayor Murray and Councilman Burgess, and much more.

King 5 reporter Chris Daniels joins us for FEIS Day in Seattle to discuss all the news surrounding it. Also, TSN1040's Matt Baker joins us to talk NHL.

Seattle Times columnist Geoff Baker enters the bin for the second time to discuss the rapidly developing arena situation in Tukwila

Big news surfaced in the Seattle area today. Ray Bartozek is leading an effort to build an NHL/NBA arena in the City of Tukwila. King 5 reporter Chris Daniels takes some time out of a crazy day to discuss it on the Sin Bin.

Tonight we are joined by Mark Hayes, a leader in the effort to bring the NHL to Portland. He discusses the history of the movement, its obstacles, and what needs to happen for success. The hosts also discuss a recent report on Seattle as a potential NHL market, in addition to talking about the Stanley Cup playoffs and the upcoming NHL draft.

Seattle Times sports business columnist Geoff Baker joins us to discuss his latest article on Seattle as an NHL market, as well as the arena situation as a whole.

King 5 news reporter Chris Daniels joins us for the second time. Tonight, he discusses all things arena, including some breaking news regarding opposition frorm the Seattle Mariners and the Port of Seattle. Should be fun. Join us!  

Sports betting expert Dana Lane comes on to talk about the effort to bring an NHL expansion franchise to Las Vegas. We are also joined by Seattle hockey historian Jeff Obermeyer to talk about Seattle's legacy in the game.

After the hosts discuss the latest news on NHL expansion to Las Vegas, NHLToSeattle.com founder John Barr steps into the Sin Bin to discuss his efforts as a "hockey evangelist" and the current status of the movement. The hosts then discuss WHL playoffs to close the show. The hosts also discuss news surrounding potential league expansion to Las Vegas, as well as the WHL playoffs.

The hosts discuss the developing NHL playoff picture and Jon Sloan joins us to discuss the proposed Roosevelt Community Sports Center, which would add some needed recreational ice to the Seattle area.

Sports radio personality and hockey officianado Michael Grey joins us to give his perspectives on Seattle as a potential NHL market.  We will also be joined by former UW hockey coach David Kell and former club manager Chris Stephenson to discuss the effort to turn the Huskies into an NCAA Division 1 program.

We talk to Brian about the overall situation involving bringing the NHL/NBA to Seattle.

We will interview King5 reporter Chris Daniels about bringing the NBA/NHL to Seattle, as well as recent labor issues in the State of Washington amongst the four WHL franchises in Everett, Seattle, Spokane, and Tri Cities. We will then discuss this and much more amongst ourselves.

We talk to Mr. Custance about his recent trip to Seattle and his thoughts on Seattle expansion.

In this episode of The Downstroke hosts Taylor Bartle and Chris Meirose are joined by Q It Up Sports anchor Aaron Levine, talking NBA Expansion, Donald Sterling, and more!   If you're a Seattle sports or NBA fan interested in hearing more about this week's breaking news of possible NBA expansion, this edition of The Downstroke is required listening! 

On this week's episode of The Downstroke, Kevin and Chris are joined by Clips Nation manager Steve Perrin to discuss all things "Southern Cali Sonics."  Topics include Spencer Hawes, NBA free agency, LeBron James, Shaun Livingston, Steve Ballmer and an intriguing discussion on breakfast cereal ...  Tune into The Downstroke for all your Seattle NBA action! 

In this episode we are breaking down barriers and building bridges!  We have Greg Wissinger from Sactown Royalty and Zebulun Benbrook from Welcome to Loud City.  This is the first time in known history (well since 2008) that parties from Seattle, Oklahoma City and Sacramento have sat down and talked civilly for more than a minute and thirty-two seconds. We kick off with Greg and get into what the Sacramento Kings need in the draft, what the needs are and some of his favorite players that he is looking for.  We talk about the need for point guard and what could potentially happen with Isaiah Thomas and that leads into free agency needs. Greg finishes off by saying that Seattle needs a team and definitely deserves a team.  Zeb jumps in at this point and talks about how the Thunder have been embraced by Oklahoma City and what type of process that has been.  We get into the semantics of the team that others might not understand so much, like the Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook dynamic.  We also get into free agency and some draft talk. There is some fun talk on why Houston would want Carmelo Anthony, where Kevin Love might end up and what decision could LeBron James make. We end the night on some random discussions that revolve around do like cake or pie, who was your most hated player ever in the NBA and if you could create your all League Pass team, who would be on it? You can follow Greg on Twitter at @GWiss and Zebulun at @ZubulunBenbrook.

No Kevin Colabro this week, but he'll be back one day! This week our guest is Matt Moore from CBS Sports Eye On Basketball and Hardwood Paroxysm. Matt and I briefly recap the NBA Finals and how the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat are not so different after all if you look past the surface.  We get into this year's NBA Draft, how amazingly deep it is and why it's going to be a great thing for the expanding D-League this year. Matt has some terrific thoughts on making the D-League a true minor league system.  We get into the topic of Russell Westbrook, Scott Brooks and are they actually good for the Oklahoma City Thunder? Matt had some great points as to why they are and got me thinking in a whole new direction.  There is some great discussion on some rumors about where Kevin Love and Carmelo Anthony might end up, and a couple of the destinations might surprise you.  We talk about the potential time frame for an expansion team in Seattle. Matt definitely brought the goods in this one; it's a can't miss episode! You can visit Matt's sites here: Hardwood Paroxysm and Eye On Basketball and you can follow him on Twitter at @MattMooreCBS and @HPBasketball.

The Downstroke is the podcast voice of SonicsRising.com. While episode 10 may never see the light of day, episode 11 is a new and improved version with special guest host, and voice of the Seattle Supersonics, Kevin Calabro!  We're working on a couple of special guests for the show - former NBA players - and will announce those once confirmed. We're talking NBA - playoffs and finals.  Maybe a bit on the draft, and hopefully a little bit on the Sonics Arena and news that Chris Hansen made another significant move to purchase land in SoDo this past week.

Taylor, Chris, and Mitch discuss all manners of things ranging from Steve Ballmer buying the Clippers to the NBA Playoffs to FIBA and more.

The bad news for this episode is that there is no special guest. The good news is that there is also no Kevin Nesgoda! Yours truly takes over the hosting reigns on this one, with Chris Meirose as my sixth man off The Bench. We cover topics ranging from the Clippers to the coaching carousel to the draft and more. We even delve a little bit into NHL news and talk about Victor Coleman and his role in the Seattle Arena. So turn on, tune in and freak out!

Sonics Rising Managing Editor Kevin Nesgoda interviews Mike McCann on a number of subjects sports and Seattle related.   Mike McCann writes and provides legal analysis for Sports Illustrated, serves as the Director of Sports & Entertainment Law Institute & Professor of Law for the University of New Hampshire, and is a practicing Massachusetts Attorney.  You can follow him on Twitter at @McCannSportsLaw Give it a listen and chime in with your thoughts and comments.  They talk some NBA, officiating, sports law, Donald Sterling, Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, arena talk, expansion, TV Contracts, and more! Produced by Steve Stearns.

The seventh episode of The Downstroke comes to you a week after some extreme technical difficulties and the original interview with Chris Daniels didn't get recorded all the way through. This time Daniels sits down with host, Kevin Nesgoda to talk about the potential for NBA expansion in the Emerald City and also if there is potential for a team to still be relocated to Seattle.  Chris and Kevin then dive into the aspects of what it would take to get an NHL team into Seattle and how serious is Ray Bartoszek about doing the needful to get it done. The guys also discuss Chris' visit to Sochi for the Olympics this year and if there is a chance that he will be heading down to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. Lots of great stuff here, don't miss this one!