He's got one of the most fascinating Hockey DB pages in the game. He won a Memorial Cup with Oshawa, coached with Guelph, won a championship in the IHL, and played more than 100 NHL games with eight NHL teams. That's right, eight. He's okay being tagged as a "suitcase" because he doesn't have a single regret for a single move. Well, except maybe the one out of Oshawa when he just couldn't bear the idea of playing second fiddle to another star centre. And that's just one of the stories you'll get in this episode with Jarrod Skalde...who also happens to have a son with one of the all-time great (maybe the greatest?) hockey names.

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We're feeling like stern parents who have to give the OHL a proper scolding but, well, when a scolding is warranted, it should be delivered. Farwell is particularly frustrated this week, for reasons you'll hear. And it's too bad the cloud of controversy overshadows two very good championship series' ... but we'll talk about those as well. Plus, our unanimous choice for OHL champ and our Performers of the Week. Plenty for your ears as we head into the Final.

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A quick stop in Kitchener before a trade to North Bay. Bert Templeton. The Punch-up in Piestany. A 7-game OHL final versus Oshawa. And all of that before a pro career that saw him play more than 500 NHL games, including a wild season where he played for a team in every division in the league. The well-travelled Dave McLlwain joins the show.

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And then there were four. One of us is crushing this year's playoff predictions, one of us is a little behind. Plus, several OHL'ers stand up to be counted at the U18's, it's London vs The World, and we've got some surprising Performers of the Week.

He played in the Soo. He coached in the Soo. And in between those milestones, he skated in almost 600 NHL games, was one of the longest-serving captains in Minnesota North Stars history, and picked up a couple of gold medals with Team Canada at the World Juniors. Enjoy this episode with Craig Hartsburg, which includes one of the greatest references to Gordon Lightfoot you're ever likely to hear.

Another OHL draft is in the books, a Coach of the Year is named, the West is set, and the East adds some excitement. We're almost down to the final four, which promises some of the best hockey we've seen all season.

He scored one of the biggest goals in Peterborough Petes history. He was a part of, arguably, the best OHL championship ever, a 7-game thriller that ended in overtime. And everywhere he's played -- junior, USports, and pro -- he's won a championship. Now, Mike Martone is watching his son come through the OHL, and he still makes his home in the community that adopted him when he was a Pete. Hop aboard the Nostalgia Express and pick up some new stories from the game's biggest names, and biggest moments.

The deeper into the playoffs we go, the greater the focus on officiating. We have fines! But were they justified? Saginaw has a hill to climb, the Colts and Petes steal home ice, and our Performers of the Week.

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From his home in the Maritimes to the Ontario Hockey League and the start of a promising hockey career that was only cut short by injury (that didn't stop him from playing against Joe Sakic at the old Colisee, though). If you ask him now, Jake Grimes will tell you that coaching is the next best thing to being on the ice. Grimes is well-known for spending considerable time alongside George Burnett, from Belleville to Guelph. But there are also stops in Peterborough and in the Q before settling where he is today, back in USports. While Grimes has been to Memorial Cups, the championship has eluded him...but international success has not. From playing for Larry Mavety to coaching with the Guelph Storm during their remarkable 2019 come-from-behind playoff run, Grimes has stories to spare and the willingness to share them.

A first round of predictions that was almost as successful as the 8th seeded Kitchener Rangers were in Round One. Okay, maybe not that successful but, along with our predictions, the Rangers gave us an historic storyline. So did the OHL's Office of Discipline. We've got one more Prospect of the Week for you as we look ahead to June's NHL draft and, yes, of course we're now predicting the winners in Round Two.