Hockey Talk

Steve, Ryan and Paul first talk to scout Chris McCleary in this 2017 episode. McCleary brings insights from his many years of scouting with Sudbury Wolves, Guelph Storm and Nashville Predators. Next, Andy joins the panel as they pick the brain of Ryan Yessie from HockeyProspect.com, producers of the incredible annual scouting report known as the Big Black Book.

Great OHL talk just after the trade deadline in this 2016 Classic episode. On the phone was Neate Sager - then author of SportsNet's CHL notebook and all-around good guy! Steve Fitzsimmons, Paul Hillier and Andy Clark held down the hosting duties for another great round of examining the game in Ontario!

 A Junior B goaltender scores overtime game-winner while also recording a shut-out?! We kick off the show looking at a couple of remarkable and unusual plays, then Andy, Paul, Steve and Jamie get down to business analyzing moves at the 2019 trade deadline. Was Mark Stone to Vegas a good move? Did Winnipeg Jets get good value from Kevin Hayes trade? Tune in to see if we hit the mark or not...

Paul and Andy are joined in-studio by Tim Fewster - operator of Canadian-American business Rick Heinz Hockey & Goalie Schools and Training Facilities. We unpack hockey training as a growth industry and get insights into how the biz works. Fewster brings a lot of insight as a one-time Humboldt Bronco goalie, and long-time hockey instructor. Remember to subscribe to Wightman TV's Hockey Talk!

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Highly regarded author and sportswriter Gare Joyce joins us in this Classic episode. Gare is a senior writer with Sportsnet and has authored eleven books including Young Leafs, Sidney Crosby:Taking the Game by Storm and the Devil and Bobby Hull. Great experiences and insights! 

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Tasty Owen Sound flavour in this Classic Hockey Talk from 2018. The first guest was Owen Sound native Cody Bass making his first appearance on our humble show. He was then in the Nashville organization and not long from a donnybrook with former teammate Chris Neil. As of 2021, Cody is a Pro Scout with the Colorado Avalanche. Next up was Owen Sound Attack play-by-play guy Mark McKelvie who was also making his initial visit with us! Enjoy!

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Big announcement from host Ryan Drury to kick off this finale to Hockey Talk's second season! We squeezed Steve, Paul and Andy into the old radio studio along with Ryan to debate the winners and losers of the 2017 Free Agent Frenzy. Fun to look back with 20/20 hind-sight at all of our hot-takes and predictions at the time!

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Host Andy Clark gets in-depth with prolific Commercial Illustrator Gary McLaughlin whose work has appeared everywhere from Tim Hortons cups to Academy Award-winning movies. This Neustadt resident's incredible career in sports art got started when Harold Ballard hired him to do anniversary work for the Leafs and continues to this day. Listen to find out who he discovered playing mini-sticks with Bobby Hull in an airport strip hotel room...

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Back to 2017 when Philadelphia Flyers prospect Isaac Ratcliffe was still an emerging star with the Guelph Storm looking forward to the NHL draft. After that, Ryan, Steve and Paul talk with Erie GM Dave Brown whose Otters had recently won the OHL championship.

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Fantabulous OHL material in this December 2016 show. 

A lot of Sarnia Sting analysis up first as Ryan Drury, Scott Bridge & Andy Clark talk to Sarnia Observer multi-media journalist Terry Bridge. 

Next up our OHL Insider, Bill Granger, swung by for some pre-Christmas OHL chat. 

Enjoy!

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Terry Bridge Photo Credit: Terry Bridge

Bill Granger Photo Credit: Bill Granger