Toronto Legends

Former NHL Coach & Broadcaster Gary Green talks about his Tillsonburg roots with Colin Campbell, volunteering to be Roger Neilson’s unpaid Assistant Coach with the Peterborough Petes, becoming the NHL’s youngest Head Coach of the Washington Capitals at age 26 in 1979, being called a ‘Kiddie Coach’ and ‘Coach in Diapers’ by the media, his goalie Mike Palmateer’s knee-hampered tenure in Washington, joining the Fox Sports hockey broadcast team in the days of the 'Robots' and the 'Glowing Puck,' and his pioneering appearance on The Larry King Show!

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Music Promoter and Merch Impresario Norman Perry talks about cutting his teeth at Pink Floyd’s 1971 Montreal show, unveiling Brian Johnson with AC/DC on their 1980 Canadian tour, why Disney & the NFL are better marketers than Gene/Paul/KISS, continuing to honour the legacies of David Bowie/Tom Petty/Miles Davis, his surprisingly successful collaboration between AC/DC and Gucci, why his goal is to 'feed you what you want, when you want it,' and how he has succeeded for over 50 years with the simple mantra to 'Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate...and SELL!'

For more on Norman and everything Perryscope Productions, please visit https://perryscope.us/

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Sports Broadcaster Joe Tilley talks about his current Mexican lifestyle, his 33.5 years at CFTO/CTV, his amateur boxing origins, making the move from Alberta to Toronto, his Bassett family interactions, the ‘Swissonian Institute’ morphing into the ‘Excellent Sports Adventure,’ great memories of colleagues Pat Marsden/Suneel Joshi/Claude Feig/Gerry Dobson/Lance Brown/Dave Devall [pioneer of writing backwards on plexiglass?], sharing CFTO’s Agincourt studios with Bizarre/The Littlest Hobo/Stars on Ice, his interactions with Harold Ballard/Wayne Gretzky/Frank Mahovolich/Borje Salming/Johnny Bower/Sugar Ray Leonard/Hulk Hogan, and his transition to YouTuber with Joe Tilley’s Great Canadian Sports Show!

Catch Joe Tilley’s Great Canadian Sports Show at https://www.youtube.com/@greatcanadiansportsshow

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Hockey Journalist/Author Risto Pakarinen talks about his new Alpo Suhonen biography, Alpo’s ‘favourite hockey experience’ serving as Pat Quinn’s Assistant Coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Alpo becoming the first European head coach in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Alpo supporting the ‘Finnish Flash’ Teemu Selanne during his 76 goal introduction to the NHL, Alpo’s interactions with Elvis Presley/John Lennon/Dustin Hoffman/Fred Shero, and why the message of the memoir aligns with Alpo’s philosophy to Always Say Yes!

For everything Risto Pakarinen, please visit https://www.ristopakarinen.com/

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Sable & Rosenfeld's Myra Sable talks about approaching her 55th year running Canada’s pre-eminent gourmet food company, her big business breakthroughs with Eddie Creed/Garfield Weston/Eli Zabar, why she trademarked ‘Tipsy’ as part of her product names, her memorable interactions with Andy Warhol/Gloria Steinem/Flo Kennedy/Dr Henry Morgentaler/Brian Mulroney/Ed Broadbent/John Turner/Dave Nichol, her forays into e-commerce via Amazon & Shopify, taking advantage of the resurgence of the (Spicy) Dirty Martini, and the bi-partisan political impact of her ‘Positive Power Salad’!

For everything Myra Sable and Sable & Rosenfeld, please visit www.SableAndRosenfeld.com

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Fox Sports Broadcaster Chris Myers talks about being the Forrest Gump of sports broadcasting, his start at age 16 interviewing Muhammad Ali, his near-death experience interviewing Iron Mike Tyson, his guiding philosophy on dealing with people as espoused by John Travolta in ‘Perfect,’ his longtime friendships with Bill Murray and Billy Crystal, his newest Fox Sports colleague some guy named Tom Brady, his interactions with Charles Barkley/Wayne Gretzky/Bill Belichick/Jimmy Kimmel/Kenny Albert/Al Michaels, and his appreciation for Canada’s very own SCTV!

Chris’ new memoir THAT DESERVES A WOW: Untold Stories of Legends and Champions, Their Wins and Heartbreaks is available at https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780063345881/that-deserves-a-wow/

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Hockey Hall of Famer Kevin Lowe talks about winning SIX Stanley Cups [5 with the Edmonton Oilers + 1 breaking the NY Rangers' 54 year championship drought], learning he was a 1979 first round NHL draft choice over his rotary home telephone from Alan Eagleson, getting approached at his first training camp to move in together by some guy named Wayne Gretzky, scoring Edmonton’s first NHL goal [and earning #99 his first NHL point], celebrating the Rangers’ Cup win in a ticker tape parade in front of one million fans in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes, getting the call from Gretzky to help build the 2002 Olympic squad that won Canada’s first Gold Medal in 50 years, his interactions with Gordie Howe/Bobby Hull/Guy Lafleur/Pat Quinn/Glen Sather/Mark Messier/Lanny McDonald, his jersey retirement ceremony taking place the same night as Connor McDavid’s goal-scoring heroics, his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and how he ended up donning the Gretzky Jofa-model helmet!

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Hockey Journalist Rob Del Mundo shares stories from covering the Toronto Maple Leafs for 23 seasons from the Foster Hewitt Media Gondola, his memorable interactions with Sarah McLachlan/John Scott/Paul Hendrick/Andrew Ference/Tim Robbins/Jim Cuddy/Rob Baker/Robin Williams/Alex Lifeson/Jeff O’Neill/Cassie Campbell/Joe Nieuwendyk, the changing economics of the media press box’s gameday meal, and why ‘player scrumming’ is always preferred when it takes place OUTSIDE the dressing room [spoiler alert: hockey equipment STINKS!].

For Rob Del Mundo’s collection of 55 life/career stories called Something Unpredictable, please reach out to him on X/Twitter at @Rob_DelMundo

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REUNITED! Former Toronto Maple Leafs Gerry McNamara and Inge Hammarstrom reflect on their 50+ year relationship in this simulcast available on both the TORONTO LEGENDS podcast and the HOCKEY TIME MACHINE YouTube channel!

This episode is courtesy of Glenn Dreyfuss/Paul Patskou’s HOCKEY TIME MACHINE...watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/_lpLZQRf52k

Thanks to Joe Tilley's Great Canadian Sports Show at https://www.youtube.com/@greatcanadiansportsshow for the archival video clips!

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Mabel’s Labels Co-Founder Julie Cole talks about starting the business as a way to fix something that was pissing her off, starting from scratch in 2003 and then selling out for $12MM cash [!!!] in 2016, why she both likes and loathes the term ‘Mom-preneur,’ the process of her bootstrapped startup being acquired by industry leader Avery Labels/CCL Industries, and whether there is an actual MABEL out there [or not!]

For everything both Julie Cole and Mabel’s Labels, please visit https://mabelslabels.ca/en-CA/juliecole

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