The Bob McCown Podcast

Mike Zeisberger joins the podcast for some general NHL discussion with Bob and John as we get closer to Easter Weekend. The three spend some time talking about the Buffalo Sabres and the impact Owen Power has already made on the team. We shift topic to the playoff race in the West, Vancouver's late push for the wild card spot and wonder if the Vegas Golden Knight's decision to stick with Robin Lehner over Marc-Andre Fleury is coming back to haunt them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A household name for all hockey fans during the 2000's and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2015, Chris Pronger joins the podcast to chat with Bob and John. The three start the podcast talking about a recent twitter thread authored by Chris shedding some light on the financial struggles many NHL players face post NHL career. The three discuss the lack of financial knowledge and help players have when entering the league which leads to a rude awakening once these athletes stop competing. We also talk with Chris about his career, the cities he played in and what he thinks about the NHL today as we get closer and closer to the NHL playoffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we in the golden age of Toronto Sports? Steve Simmons from the Toronto Sun joins us today to talk bout the elite performance from three of Toronto's professional sports franchises. We discuss the Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews' growing superstardom and wonder what's stopping him from becoming the face of the NHL. We then move on to the Jays and Raptors before ending the show with some general NBA discussion as the Play-In games approach and the drama around the Los Angelas Lakers head coaching vacancy continues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Smith from the Toronto Star comes back tot he show to start the week off with some hoops talk as we now prepare for the NBA Playoffs. The three discuss the play-in game & schedule, giving their opinions on who they think we'll see round out the last two playoff spots in each conference before we move on to the matchup every Canadian basketball fan has their sights set on - The Toronto Raptors vs. the Philadelphia 76'ers. We break down the matchup with Doug, discussing Joel Embiid's impact and what Nick Nurse and the Raptors will have to do in order to make it through to the second round this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No guest today as Bob and John go over some of the biggest headlines in the sports world heading into the weekend. We discuss Tiger Woods' performance on day one of The Masters at Augusta National and look at his chances to actually win the tournament before moving on to the Toronto Blue Jays. With today being their first home opener in Toronto since the start of the pandemic, John and Bob discuss their opening day roster, the pitching matchup, their second base situation and their recent trade. We end the show talking about Auston Matthews cementing himself in Maple Leaf history after setting the teams single season goals record with his 56th against the Dallas Stars and some Raptors talk as we gear up for the NBA playoffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2022 MLB Regular Season is finally here! Baseball analyst for the LA Times, Bill Shaikin, re-joins the podcast to go over all of the narratives in the baseball world as we prepare for the start of the 2022 season. Being a Montreal native and conveniently donning an expos cap, Bill and the gents discuss the prospect of Montreal getting another crack at an MLB franchise before moving on to their predictions for the season as we talk about how the universal DH spot will change the way teams play the game. To end the show, we give our way-to-early World Series predictions while discussing the tight competition we will see in both the American and National league this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the eve of The Masters at Augusta National so naturally, Bob and John bring on former tour members Richard Zokol and Ian Leggatt to discuss all of golf's storylines heading into the weekend. The four discuss Tiger's potential return, the drama surrounding Phil Mickelson and the tournaments favourites & dark-horses on todays roundtable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob and John bring on the newest head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, Jay Woodcroft. The three talk about Jays transition from the AHL to the NHL, what he brings to Edmonton to help the team succeed and what it's like coaching one of the games best players to ever play. We also discuss the hockey market that is Edmonton, why Jay loves coaching there and his thoughts on the teams playoff push as the Oilers chances at a post season run is still up in the air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With today being the launch day of single game sports betting in Canada we bring on Brian Cooper to talk about if the legalization will change the way viewers watch sports, what this means for revenue and all the other details we might have missed. We also take some time to discuss the business side of the Ottawa Senators. After the passing of dear friend and owner Eugene Melnyk the three discuss the possibility of a new ownership group and what that means for the future of the franchise in the nations capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some more Blue Jays talk to end the week, building off of our Roundtable earlier in the week Bob and John speak to the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, Buck Martinez, about the Toronto Blue Jays performance during Spring Training their expected roster for the start of the regular season the teams "win now" mentality and the possibility of more roster moves in the near future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.