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  • Farhan Lalji on Horvat and Boudreau gone??, CFL, NFL and his Career!

    (00:00) Farhan on Career

    (6:35) Diversity in Sports Media

    (9:50) Worst Canucks Season in years??

    (11:55) Who’s to blame for the Canucks Season

    (13:10) Canucks Retooling?

    (15:30) Horvat Trade Market

    (17:10) Boudreau being replaced by Tocchet as Canucks coach

    (19:00) Tanner Pearson

    (20:25) State of CFL and Nathan Rourke to Jags

    (23:55) Superbowl predictions

    28 min
  • Kathryn Tappen on Career, Women in Sports Media, and NFL/NHL predictions

    (00:00) Kathryn on when she knew she wanted to be in sports media

    (4:00) Kathryn talks about the beginnings of her career

    (8:50) Kathryn on covering the NHL for NBC and NHL network

    (11:55) What makes a studio show work??

    (17:20) Kathryn advice for young women coming up in the industry

    (19:45) Kathryn on what’s changed for women in the sports media industry and what needs to be done

    (23:40) What NHL rule change and Stanley cup predictions?

    (26:50) Damar Hamlin situation

    (29:35) Superbowl predictions

    33 min
  • Jamie McLennan on Senators, Career and fighting a Puffin Mascot??

    (00:00) Jamie speaks about his journey to the NHL

    (9:45) Jamie talks about his story of shoving a PUFFIN MASCOT???

    (13:15) Jamie talks about his transition to a career in media at TSN

    (18:20) What Jamie thinks makes him an effective colour analyst

    (15:45) Can the Sens come back into the playoff hunt and make it???

    (19:30) What Sens player has stood out for Jamie? (Sanderson, and Stutzle)

    (23:00) Has Debrincat been underwhelming?

    (26:10) Jamie’s thoughts on which Canadian team will go the furthest in the playoffs

    30 min
  • Sportsnet's Eric Smith on Raptors and Career, and his love for Kobe

    (00:00) Eric speaks about his career and journey to covering the raptors

    (17:55) Eric talks about his process on radio and tv

    (21:45) Eric talks about covering the Kawhi shot, Game 6 of NBA finals 2019 and Kobe 81 and getting his autograph

    (38:30) Eric speaks about raptors struggles this year

    (48:30) Eric on Scottie Barnes’ sophomore year

    (52:50) Eric talks about Pascal Siakam’s growth and excellent season

    (55:45) Eric talks about OG Anunoby’s defensive player of the year candidacy

    (59:30) What a successful Raptors season would be

    1 hr 5 min
  • Eric Koreen of the Athletic, on Raptors and Career

    00:00) Eric speaks about his career, his brother’s influence

    (9:45) Eric talks about his writing process

    (13:15) Eric Speaks about his work at the Athletic and covering the 2019 Championship Raptors team

    (18:20) Eric speaks about Raptors 6ft9 philosophy and whether it is the right one

    (24:10) Eric on Fred Vanvleet struggles and bench options

    (27:40) Eric on Scottie Barnes’ sophomore year

    (32:30) Eric talks about Pascal Siakam’s growth and excellent season

    (36:50) Eric talks about OG Anunoby’s defensive player of the year candidacy

    (41:00) What Raptors need to do to go far in the playoffs

    47 min
  • Gene Principe of Sportsnet, on Oilers, Connor McDavid and Career

    (00:00) Gene details his Career and his path to being the Host of Oilers games for Sportsnet for close to 25 years

    (13:30) Gene beginnings of the use of his puns

    (16:40) Gene journalistic approach

    (20:50) Gene’s relationship with Connor McDavid

    (25:30) Gene shares his thoughts on the Hockey Canada story and how to be a sports journalist on matters of abuse such

    (30:00) Gene’s thoughts on Oilers so far this year

    (30:00) Gene’s thoughts on Oilers so far this year

    (32:45) Is Connor McDavid’s goal scoring pace sustainable?

    (35:50) Oilers goaltending crisis? or do oilers have good enough goaltending?

    (37:40) Oiler’s forward depth?

    (39:20) Oiler’s Defence core?

    (41:10) Will oilers trade their first-round pick?

    (44:15) What Gene would do if Oilers win the cup

    46 min
  • Oliver Platt of One Soccer on Career, Canadian Soccer and the World Cup

    (00:00) Oliver details career journey

    (9:15) Canadian Women’s national team expectations for the World Cup and a professional woman’s league in Canada

    (13:30) Canadian Soccer Federations relationship with both the Canadian Men’s and Women’s national teams

    (16:00) Oliver details the Canadian Senior Men’s National team path to the World cup

    (18:00) John Herdman’s Importance for Canadian Soccer

    (20:15) Canada’s World cup Roster

    (24:15) Can Canada cause an upset?

    (26:00) Realistic Expectations for Canada at the World Cup

    (28:10) Player to watch for Canada

    (29:15) Canada’s areas of weakness

    (30:40) Canada’s Starting 11 against Belgium at the World Cup

    33 min
  • Northern Futbol's Alex Gangue-Ruzic and Peter Galindo, on Careers, Canadian Soccer and the World Cup

    (00:00) Peter and Alex detail their career and the Northern Futbol Podcast

    (7:30) Canadian Soccer Federations relationship with both the Canadian Men’s and Women’s national teams

    (18:30) Women’s national team, and their World Cup group

    (22:00) Peter and Alex detail their Canadian Men’s National team path to the World cup

    (30:50) John Herdman’s Importance

    (41:00) Canada’s Advantages at the World Cup and expectations

    (47:30) Most Important player for Canada at the World Cup

    (50:00) Canada’s areas of weakness

    (50:25) Canada’s Starting 11 against Belgium at the World Cup

    59 min
  • Ross Levitan and Brandon Piller of Locked on Senators Podcast on Career, Senators and Hockey Canada

    (00:00) Ross and Brandon detail how the Locked-on-Senators podcast began

    (23:00) Ross and Brandon share their thoughts on Hockey Canada and its effects on the Senators

    (39:20) Anton Forsberg, Vezina Candidate???

    (43:45) Senators Defensemen good enough to be a playoff team?

    (50:30) Zub contract

    (54:30) Best Sens player so far this year

    (57:30) will Senators make the playoffs???

    1 hr 3 min
  • David Amber of Hockey Night in Canada on his Career, Diversity in Hockey/Hockey Canada, NHL Canadian teams

    (00:00) David details his Career and his path to being a Host of Hockey Night in Canada (15:00) David talks about diversity in the game of hockey and explains what it’s like hosting Hockey Night in Canada as a person of colour (19:30) David shares his thoughts on Hockey Canada and abuse in the sport (25:10) David says what he would change if he were commissioner of the NHL (27:00) David shares who he thinks will be the best Canadian teams this year and his most Stanley Cup ready Canadian team (29:30) David shares his thoughts on the Leafs, Senators, Jets (35:30) David shares his favourites this year in the NHL (38:30) David talks about his new show Rogers Monday Night Hockey

    41 min

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