Toronto Legends

NHL/Toronto Maple Leafs veteran defenseman Todd Gill talks leaving home for hockey after grade 10, his first games as a Toronto Maple Leaf against Montreal [back to back at the Forum & the Gardens!], learning the ropes from The King Borje Salming, the magical playoff run of 1993 [THREE game 7s!], running into the buzzsaw known as ‘Wayne Gretzky with something to prove’ in that fateful conference finals game 7, the toughest fighter he ever faced [spoiler: Joey Kocur], why Pat Burns was his favourite coach, that distinctive WinnWell helmet, some crazy Harold Ballard stories, finishing his career in Germany, transitioning from playing to coaching, and why life today is great as a grandpa and chief taster for wife Krista’s 23 & Co. Gourmet Cookies!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

Krista Gill’s ’23 & Co. Gourmet Cookies’ are available at https://www.23andco.ca/

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! Sign up for a subscription box, where every month you will get the special seasonal release plus three other unique tap-room only beers mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12 month subscriptions, these packs are great for any beer lover including, yes, yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Veteran Professional Sports Executive Bob Nicholson shares stories from TWO Toronto Blue Jays championships, THREE Toronto Argonauts championships, transitioning the Montreal Expos to the Washington Nationals, bringing Doug Flutie & Ricky Ray over to the Argos, setting unprecedented pro sports attendance records, the challenge of selling baseball seats at Exhibition Stadium [some grandstand seats were miles beyond the field!], transitioning to SkyDome, bringing the MLB All Star Game festivities to Toronto, early iterations of the SkyDome/NFL American Bowls, Pearson Cup memories, and why the STADIUM is the issue when talking NFL possibilities in Toronto!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! Sign up for a subscription box, where every month you will get the special seasonal release plus three other unique tap-room only beers mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12 month subscriptions, these packs are great for any beer lover including, yes, yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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NHL veteran/St Louis Blues Legend Gino ‘The Tank’ Cavallini talks about having the body of a man at sixteen, scoring the NCAA championship-winning goal in 4th overtime for Bowling Green, his first roommate Lanny McDonald [“I WAS Lanny in road hockey”], Mama Cavallini’s favourite player rankings [#3 Gino Cavallini; #2 Paul Cavallini; #1 Wendel Clark], great memories of the 1986 & 1987 playoff battles against Ken Wregget and the Maple Leafs, getting ‘Titan Two-Handed’ by The King Borje Salming, surviving in the ‘Chuck’ Norris Division, why Jay Miller & Joey Kocur were the toughest guys he faced, living the dream of playing pro with [and sticking up for] his younger brother Paul, why Paul’s handshake is ‘The Tickler’ [spoiler: a story not for the feint of heart!], and finishing his career in the rinks & on the slopes of Europe!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! Sign up for a subscription box, where every month you will get the special seasonal release plus three other unique tap-room only beers mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12 month subscriptions, these packs are great for any beer lover including, yes, yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Radio veteran/record label rep/bestselling hockey author Kevin Shea shares his music & sportswriting experiences with Borje Salming, the Parachute Club, Eddie Shack, Blue Rodeo, Matthew Barnaby, Weird Al, the Hockey Hall of Fame, Steven Tyler/Joe Perry, Slash, Honeymoon Suite & Don Henley...and in a worldwide exclusive he reveals his radio DJ on-air ‘nom de plume’ [spoiler: ‘Sky Kelly’]!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered and all of Kevin Shea’s books are available at https://kevinsheahockey.com/books/

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! Sign up for a subscription box, where every month you will get the special seasonal release plus three other unique tap-room only beers mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12 month subscriptions, these packs are great for any beer lover including, yes, yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Strategic Performance Optimizer/Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Nichol talks about working with Mats Sundin in Stockholm & Toronto, his first boss Pat Quinn [somewhat surprisingly] being a health & fitness innovator, Gary Roberts making it easy to get the other Maple Leafs on board, the humility of Wayne Simmonds/Andre De Grasse/Joel Anthony/Jordan Binnington, doing the simple things SAVAGELY well, the ‘not awesome’ science behind 'bag skates,' working with Charlie Francis, co-founding BioSteel, growing from a 1,000sf to 11,000sf fitness facility, Nick Saban’s ‘illusion of choice,' and having unexpected philosophical discussions with Ken Dryden about the ‘quote of the day’!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! The Holidays are here...sign up for a subscription of unique beers, where each month you will get their current small batch beer release plus three other tap-room only beers, mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12-month subscriptions, these packs make a great gift for any beer lover, including *hint hint* yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Driftscape Co-Founder/COO Dan Pronovost talks about the single app platform being a combination encyclopedia + Pokemon Go for both residents & tourists, developing a discovery app that does NOT monetize eyeballs, why coding by itself is worth nothing, why you can’t afford ‘elegant coding,’ the entire company working remotely even pre-pandemic, measuring employees NOT by hours but by performance, the risks of using offshore labour for coding [no skin in the game], starting his love of computers by building home kits, and why in growing a business you must just keep swimming!

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Co-Author of 'Hockey Moms: The Heart of the Game' Theresa Bailey shares some stories from Auston's and Connor’s mothers, talks about how even NHL moms never stop being mothers FIRST, how both the kids AND the parents are growing/learning at the SAME time, why no child really wants to hear from their parents, the epiphany experienced when her 7 year old got a single shift after driving 3hrs to a game [!!!], the book-writing experience with co-author and well known Ottawa journalist Terry Marcotte, the difficulty for female coaches stepping into a role typically “for men,” how hockey culture changes must come from both top-down [executives] and bottom-up [grassroots], and why a positive experience comes when both the parents PUSH & the child PULLS!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! The Holidays are here...sign up for a subscription of unique beers, where each month you will get their current small batch beer release plus three other tap-room only beers, mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12-month subscriptions, these packs make a great gift for any beer lover, including *hint hint* yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Founder/Frontman of The Box Jean-Marc Pisapia talks about being Men Without Hats keyboardist pre-Safety Dance [and meeting Ivan at German language class], the influence of spending a month in the Soviet Union as a teen, the origin of L’Affair Dumoutier, opening for The Spoons on their first tour, the confusion around Sass Jordan’s membership in the band, filming Closer Together in the Dominican Republic, memories of playing Kingswood Music Theatre and the rotating stage at the Ontario Place Forum, getting Chris De Burgh away from his wife for a night on the town, why you ABSOLUTELY will hear all the hits when you see The Box live, his role as a ‘hooker,’ Quebec’s love affair with The Box, making a progressive rock album, and why if you go to the wrong website for the band you’ll just end up with lots of cardboard!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! The Holidays are here...sign up for a subscription of unique beers, where each month you will get their current small batch beer release plus three other tap-room only beers, mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12-month subscriptions, these packs make a great gift for any beer lover, including *hint hint* yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Hockey Pro/CBD recovery entrepreneur Kevin Tansey talks about playing for the Herning Blue Fox in Denmark [handball over hockey!], eating all the fresh fish he can handle, changing the stigma around CBD use, educating about the topical application of CBD [no, your leg won’t get ‘high’!], turning a horrible incident into a business opportunity to use CBD as the substitute for painkillers in the locker room, and the ‘special rules’ that apply when playing against a 50 year old Jaromir Jagr in his native Czech Republic [Jagr has been playing pro hockey for so long that he jokes that his favorite player growing up was...himself!]

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! The Holidays are here...sign up for a subscription of unique beers, where each month you will get their current small batch beer release plus three other tap-room only beers, mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12-month subscriptions, these packs make a great gift for any beer lover, including *hint hint* yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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Toronto Argonauts Former Co-Owner/K2 Pure Solutions Co-Founder David Cynamon talks about gaining the entrepreneurial spirit selling 50 cent foot longs [fully loaded!] at Edmonton Eskimos games, the business mentorship of his father [sweat the details] and his father-in-law [balancing Happiness=Reality/Expectations], why the 2004 Argos Grey Cup championship is etched in his memory, posits that Ricky Williams was misunderstood and ahead of his time regarding benefits of cannabis, shares the [not surprising] body-rocking outcome of a Pinball Clemons hug, bemoans the lost opportunity of a ‘new’ Varsity Stadium project, falling in love NOT with the product but rather with the OPPORTUNITY, and why if you are the smartest person in the room in YOUR area of interest that you will be UNSTOPPABLE!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

TORONTO LEGENDS is powered by the Henderson Brewing Company, a locally-owned, award-winning neighbourhood brewery that celebrates Toronto’s stories and culture...just like this podcast! The Holidays are here...sign up for a subscription of unique beers, where each month you will get their current small batch beer release plus three other tap-room only beers, mailed anywhere in Canada. Available in 4, 6 or 12-month subscriptions, these packs make a great gift for any beer lover, including *hint hint* yourself. Order now at HendersonBrewing.com, or visit their taproom & retail store at 128A Sterling Road along the West Toronto rail path. Henderson Brewing and the Toronto Legends podcast....a great local partnership.

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