Sports & More

One Timers is a chance to get to know the guest of Sports And More the podcast. We ask about teams, athletes and sports they loved as kids as well as movies, music and who they'd like to have dinner and play golf with.

I first met Mark Pysyk in a cold arena outside of Edmonton before the Oil Kings made him their first ever bantam draft pick. He was shy and quiet then and let his game do the talking. 14 years later he's an 8 year NHL veteran and joined me recently on episode 60. I set him up for some One Timers about growing up in Edmonton cheering for the enemy, some of his favourite movies, music and memories as well as who would be in his dream golf foursome. 

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Mark Pysyk was the first ever bantam draft pick of the modern day Edmonton Oil Kings and he would go on to help them win a WHL Championship 5 years after they rejoined the league. He has spent 8 years in the NHL, split between Buffalo and Florida before signing with Dallas this odd off season. We discussed being a UFA for the first time, hockey and life in a bubble, the Florida hockey scene as well as his time with the Oil Kings. We also did word association with some of his teammates during his career. Mark is a great guy who always had time to chat as a player and it was great to catch up.

The Weekly Tribute is to Rob and Grace Zittlau who tragically lost their lives last weekend in an auto accident. Rob was the man behind ICU Video, a production company that had a massive impact on amateur sports in Edmonton and throughout the province and country. He was a tireless worker and a perfectionist of the best kind. His drive, ingenuity and spirit will be missed along with his beautiful wife Grace. The Top 3 presented by Ultimate Franchise Fantasy Sports is about the 3 dumb things people do in horror movies. The UFFS poll question is your favourite Oil King memory and in Perfect Player it's horror villains!!!!

You can find past episodes and more at www.Sportsandmore.ca. 

One Timers is a chance to get to know the guest of Sports And More the podcast. We ask about teams, athletes and sports they loved as kids as well as movies, music and who they'd like to have dinner and play golf with.

AJ Jakubec of TSN 1200 has seen some great events live and has some fun sports memories. I set him up for some One Timers to find out a little bit more about him. 

You can find past episodes and more at www.Sportsandmore.ca. 

This is Sports and More where almost anything goes, we mostly stay away from politics and always steer clear of religion (sports gods don’t count) but from sports to pop culture and in between it’s all fair game!

AJ Jakubec is the voice of the Redblacks, 67's and Atletico in Ottawa and will be paying close attention to the draft where the Senators have picks three and five. Who they take at 3 depends on doesn't go ahead of them (Byfield or Stutzle) but at five they will have some choices and AJ thinks they'll be looking at a blueliner. We also discussed his very serious health scare and battle last winter, which he is thankfully on the mend from thanks to support from family, friends and frontline health care workers. We also chatted about the upcoming OHL season, if there is one and what the CFL will do moving forward. We ended with some name association about players and coaches he's been around and debated about long bus trips in the WHL vs OHL vs QMJHL.

The Top 3 Topic presented by Ultimate Franchise Fantasy Sports is about your favourite draft eligible players for the 2020 draft while the UFFS poll question is who would be the scariest when it comes to horror monsters if they were real and in Perfect Player it's 2020 draft eligible forwards.

Enjoy! You can find past episodes and more at www.Sportsandmore.ca. 

One Timers is a chance to get to know the guest of Sports And More the podcast. We ask about teams, athletes and sports they loved as kids as well as movies, music and who they'd like to have dinner and play golf with.

 
Andy Sutton payed over 670 NHL games and now owns a successful equipment company called Verbero. I set him up for some One Timers about sports, growing up and who he'd have dinner with if he could. 

You can find past episodes and more at www.Sportsandmore.ca. 

Andy Sutton played over 670 games for 7 different teams. That means a lot of former teammates. I lined them up and he told great story after great story about them.

Zdeno Chara - Unlimited Flex, tossing Sutton around
Jason Strudwick - Heart
Vinny Damphouse - 2 piles of sticks
Ilya Kovalchuk - Young and skilled
Ray Ferraro - Older and slowing down
Marian Hossa - Salt of the earth, best all around player
Rick DiPietro - Skilled when healthy
Doug Weight - Pleated suits he wouldn't give up
John Tavares - Star
Daniel Alfredsson - Leader
Alexei Kovalev - Strength
Erik Karlsson - calm, chewing during game on the bench
Teemu Selanne - Loves the game
Taylor Hall - Speed
Ales Hemsky - Wonderful guy

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Andy Sutton spent 14 years in the NHL after a 4 year career at Michigan Tech. He played with 7 different teams and is now running a successful equipment company called Verbero. We chatted about the current Stanley Cup Final, hockey in a bubble and the future compact schedules. We also discussed the technology and products Verbero is developing and the future of hockey equipment. We also touched on his career and some of the amazing players he suited up with. It was a great and funny conversation. Our Top 3 Topic presented by Ultimate Franchise Fantasy Sports is your Fantasy Football surprises through week 2. The UFFS Poll Question is your favourite Beatle and in Perfect Player we are talking Raider Running Backs. One Timers with Andy will come out in a couple of days. 

Enjoy the show and you can find past episodes and more at www.Sportsandmore.ca. 

One Timers is a chance to get to know the guest of Sports And More the podcast. We ask about teams, athletes and sports they loved as kids as well as movies, music and who they'd like to have dinner and play golf with.

Brady Leavold played junior and pro hockey but fell into a world of addiction, living on the streets and behind bars. He's turned his life around and is now helping other former players and coaches. I set him up for some One Timers about his life in sports and growing up. 

You can find past episodes and more at www.Sportsandmore.ca.

Brady Leavold had a good junior career and turned pro playing the game he loved, but along the way was sidetracked by drugs like cocaine and heroin. He went from the ice to the streets and then behind bars. He's sober now and has launched the Puck Support Foundation for anyone in the game needing help. We discussed his life in an open and honest way and about how they are helping. Brady's own podcast Hockey to Heroin is a healing process for him also. Our Top 3 Topic presented by Ultimate Franchise Fantasy Sports is about the best 3 players still in the bubble. Our UFFS poll question is about who had the best week one Fantasy Football outing and in Perfect Player we went with current MLB starting pitchers!!!

Enjoy and catch past shows at www.SportsAndMore.ca.

AJ Gass spent 10 years as a linebacker in the CFL with Edmonton, but it wasn't always football that consumed him. We chatted about his favourite sports, athletes and teams growing up and it's amazing that both of us have the same favourite sports memory from when we were kids!!!!

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