On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair

By Alex Blair

Get up to speed on the week in Vancouver sports in under 2 hours. The Athletic's Israel Fehr @israelfehr and former Hockey Night in Canada Feature Producer Alex Blair @thealexblair break down the big ... more

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The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair episodes:

June 07, 2021 The White Whale - Mike Gillis Interview
Former Canucks President and GM Mike Gillis joins On Air's Alex Blair
- Lookback at the highs and lows of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Deciding to become a GM and the philosophy of communication and maximizing performance.
- Impact and evolution of sports science in hockey
- Canucks desire to return the franchise to "10 years ago"
- Integrating Daniel and Henrik Sedin into management
- Drafting and managing the media
- Why he hasn't returned to hockey....yet?
- Would he consider a return to the Canucks?
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1h 1min
June 07, 2021 June 7th - Canucks, Leafs, Scheifele and Gillis
June 7th Episode of On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair
Izzy is off this week
Quick Canucks thoughts
-Likely return of assistant coaches
-Positive comments from GM JB on return of Ian Clark
-Do you want the Sedins "mentoring" this management group?
-Likely 4-5 more years of flat cap - what that could mean for Pettersson and Hughes and other RFA extensions
The Maple Leafs collapse vs Montreal
-This is not on Shanahan or Dubas. This is on the players and they have to own it. The roster was talented, balanced and deep. The players just underperformed.

Mark Scheifele hit
Too often players egregiously cross the line - this was not one of those times. The result was bad but Mark Scheifele didn't do that much wrong based on the rules. The NHL has to take accountability for their vague rules so the players know where the line is and what is and isn't allowed in the game.

Is Morgan Reilly joining Seth Jones on the potential trade block?

Avs/Golden Knights - Hockey at it's finest.

32:30 - Former Canucks President and GM Mike Gillis
- Lookback at the highs and lows of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Deciding to become a GM and the philosophy of communication and maximizing performance.
- Impact and evolution of sports science in hockey
- Canucks desire to return the franchise to "10 years ago"
- Integrating Daniel and Henrik Sedin into management
- Drafting and managing the media
- Why he hasn't returned to hockey....yet?
- Would he consider a return to the Canucks?
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1h 33min
May 21, 2021 May 21 - End of a Wild Week in Vancouver.
May 21st Episode of On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair
The 650 thing
Travis Green gets extended at the 11th hour. Why he resigned for less than he wanted.
Jim Benning doing what he can to try and help shape/change the narrative. Words are PR. Actions are what matters.
What we learned from the season ending media conference.
Biggest questions for Canucks heading into the offseason..
Why its so weird there is no discussion about Brad Treliving in Calgary
John Tavares and the Leafs situation
NHL Playoffs
Corey Connors and the PGA Championship.
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1h 20min
May 15, 2021 May 15th: Patrick Johnston of Vancouver Province
Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver Province joins Israel Fehr and Alex Blair to discuss the potential changes coming to the Vancouver Canucks organization.
Why the Aquilini family suddenly feels like major changes are necessary.
Who is involved in the discussion?
Who may be under consideration?
How much the Canucks brand has been negatively impacted on the past decade.

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47min
May 15, 2021 May 15 - Aquilinis huddled in a bunker. What's the future of the Canucks organization?
May 15th episode of On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair
Change is happening at Canucks Sports and Entertainment.
What we know; The Aquilinis are huddling (hopefully in a bunker) and discussing the future of the Canucks organization and management.
Change is going to happen. Who is likely gone and how far reaching will it go?

Israel and Alex explain what they know, what they believe is happening and what needs to happen for a successful attempt at reinstilling fan confidence.
NHL playoffs start tonight. A preview of the matchups and predictions on each series.
45:00 - Patrick Johnston from the Vancouver Province joins to discuss what he is hearing about changes within the Canucks and discussing possible candidates for a new look Canucks management.
In their weekly media spotlight;
Alex highlights "15 Years, 3 Stanley Cups and Brotherhood: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin’s Powerful, Quiet Relationship” - The Athletic by Josh Yohe and Rob Rossi. A thoroughly reported piece of feature writing on the relationship between Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin
Israel highlights Michael Wilbon's honouring at the Basketball Hall of Fame and the terrific Origins Podcast episode about ESPN's Pardon the Interruption.
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1h 53min
May 08, 2021 May 8th - Daniel Wagner from Pass it to Bulis Interview
Daniel Wagner - Co-founder and author of the Pass it to Bulis Blog on Vancouver is Awesome joins Israel and Alex to dissect the Canucks 20-21 campaign, discuss the key decisions ahead for the franchise and share his journey into sports media and how he started started and built one of the most successful hockey blogs in Canada.
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1h
May 08, 2021 May 8 - The Canucks 20-21 Season - What happened and how can they fix it? The Canucks biggest questions with Daniel Wagner
May 8th episode of On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair
With Canucks sitting 24th with 8 games remaining - The importance of a top-10 draft pick this year.
Travis Green's 2 year offer from Canucks
How best to rebuild Vancouver's defence.
Why Elias Pettersson may return for the final few games of the season.
Was moving the Canucks AHL team to Abbotsford a good idea????
The NHL self created yes with Tom Wilson and why it lead to the Rangers decision to fire Jeff Gorton and John Davidson.
The NHL on TNT and ESPN. Why Chris Pronger is a name that could likely jump to TV.
@49:49 The co-founder and author of the Pass it Bulis Blog on Vancouverisawesome.com Daniel Wagner joins the show to discuss the Canucks 20-21 season and how he started one of the most popular hockey blogs in Canada.
In our weekly media spotlight:
Alex spotlights "Ticking Clock - Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes" a book authored by longtime 60 minutes producer Ira Rosen on life inside one of the most popular and successful television shows in US history.
Israel spotlights an Athletic feature on the evolution and connection between south London neighbourhoods and the north London Premier League team Arsenal.
"A north London heart with players still nourishing its south London soul" by Art de Roche, The Athletic

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2h 20min
May 01, 2021 May 1 - Former TEAM 1040 Host David Pratt OnAir
Longtime Vancouver sports broadcaster David Pratt joins the show to give his thoughts on the Canucks season and why he feels Travis Green won't be back behind the bench for the Canucks next season.
Also a look at the evolving CFL XFL situation and David's insight's into the end of 1040 and the drastic and sudden changes across sports media in Vancouver and across Canada.
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44min
May 01, 2021 May 1 - Virtanen Accusation Breaks and Former Team 1040's David Pratt joins the show
On this episode of On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair
News is breaking that Jake Virtanen is being accused of sexual misconduct. The Canucks announce Virtanen is going on indefinite leave from the the club investigates the report and accusations.
After 3 loses in 4 games vs Ottawa - Israel and Alex discuss the decisions that are now the focus for the Canucks including the latest information on the contract offer presented to head coach Travis Green this week.
Why the outrage over Edler/Simmonds was a classic case of Vancouver hypocrisy.
Former TEAM 1040 Radio Host David Pratt joins the show to discuss why he thinks the Canucks and Travis Green are headed for a split and David gives his thoughts on the changing media landscape since he left 1040 in 2019.

In their weekly Media Spotlight
Alex highlights broadcaster Jim Gray's book "Talking to GOATS".
Israel focuses on the Mike and Kyle Shanahan feature story written by ESPN's Seth Wickhersham.
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1h 59min
April 24, 2021 Apr 24 - How Fans Brought Owners to their Knees in the World's Biggest Sport.
On this episode of On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair
The European Super League Collapse- How the collective supporters changed the course of the worlds biggest sport and reminded sports owners globally, the power of the fan.
Have the Canucks ever had such a promising collection of talent on the ice? While at the same time never having had this much disfunction off it.
This weeks fan uprising is a reminder that if you are not happy with the decisions being made by the team/ownership of the club you like, voice your displeasure by closing your wallet.
A look at two of the heavy favourites for NHL awards - Connor McDavid and Kirill Kaprizov.
In our weekly media content spotlights - Israel recommends the 2018 book "The Club" by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on the creation and formation of the English Premiership.
Alex looks back at one of his favourite documentaries - Free Solo directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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1h 25min

FAQs about On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair:

How many episodes does On Air with Israel Fehr and Alex Blair have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.