Stop bitchin that there is more bull ridin/fly fishin/racks of antlers on Versus than hockey.

It looks like the V channel is renewing its love for the greatest game on Earth in a whole new way. Versus has a new gig for us hockey bloggers called Versus Hockey Blogger Insiders. Kukla’s Korner, Mike Chen, 2 Minutes for Blogging, whatthepuckpreds(HLOG), 18,568reasonswhy (HLOG) and our very own CoyotesHipCheck were some of the blogs represented in this new relationship being built with the NHL. This first foray was an opportunity to participate in a conference call w/ Jonathan Toews.

The young BlackHawks captain was gracious enough to give us some moments from his cell as he cruised downtown Chicago. Questions ran a huge range, from Jonathan’s captaincy to notable rookies in the NHL and a whooole lot of stuff in between.

Versus provided the entire podcast to us so you can hear the whole set of interview questions. And yes that nervous sounding moron towards the end is me… I will get the hang of this live stuff soon. The next installment of Hockey Blogger Insiders will feature Brian Engblom, 3 time cup winner , veteran of 11 NHL seasons and hockey analyst for Hockey Central and other media outlets. (if you have any questions for Brian be sure to get them to us before 11/20/08 11am AZ time)