Welcome to the 5th Annual LTL Holiday Special! So excited to be bringing this to you for a 5th straight season! This year we have a special show for you as we have Paul Hendrick to regale us with his favourite stories from his years covering the Leafs, and of course he gives us his insight on John Tavares' 1000 point milestone!

To start the show, its time to give thanks to all the people that have made this year possible, namely YOU our listeners, and also all the Maple Leafs Fan groups that have supported us this season. We have also had some incredible guests join us, with a special shout out to our LTL Insider Mike Augello! Its been one hell of a year!

Next its time to talk some Leafs, and we roll the LTL Highlight Reel and discuss the week that was which included some exciting comebacks, JT's incredible milestone in the most poetic of settings, and some sweet revenge vs Pittsburgh!

Then, for our Third Period segment, we welcome 40 year veteran broadcaster and long time voice of Leafs TV and Leafs Nation Network, Paul Hendrick. Paul is a master storyteller, and he did not disappoint, giving us his thoughts on the current Leaf season, some fascinating stories of coaches and players past, as well as a cute Maple Leaf Christmas anecdote we're sure you'll enjoy!

We also had to interrupt our regularly schedule programming with a surprise announcement. We've been nominated as a finalist for Best Hockey Podcast by the Sports Podcast Awards! This is a huge honour! We've included a voting link in our show notes below, so you can help us win. Voting is open until Jan 28th!

Thanks to all of you and to our Network Bleav, for helping make 2023 our best yet! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and of course Go Leafs Go!

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