The Bob McCown Podcast

The Best of the Bob McCown Podcast: Owners For the fourth instalment of our best of series Bob and John look back at their favourite conversations with their favourite owners. Tom Dundon and Eugene Melnyk coming right up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 3 of our 10 part "Best of" Series. Today we bring out the big guns as we talk to the greatest male and female hockey players to ever live and throw in the best coach of all time while we're at it. Wickenheiser, Gretzky, Bowman all in one episode. Right here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Best of The Bob McCown Podcast : COACHES Episode 2 of 10 holiday bonus episodes we give you some of our favourite interviews with some of our favourite coaches. Bruce Boudreau, Nick Nurse & Rod Brind'amor on the docket for today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 1 of our 10 episode "Best of" series, We look back at some of our favourite moments from our Roundtable Talks. We hear from Cammi Granato and her husband Ray Farraro, re-live the fight of the century with Paul Jones and Teddy Atlas & talk some hockey with Darren Pang and Martin Brodeur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Olbermann, one of the most recognizable voices in sports broadcasting, joins the show to catch up with Bob and John for our last "live" episode before the holidays. The three talk first about Keith's love for sports, his affinity to Montreal and the Expo's and the unwritten "rules" of being a sports fan in New York City. We then discuss the details of Major League Baseball's strike, how long Keith thinks it is going to last and we get an idea of where both the Owners & the players union's heads are in negotiations during the labour strike. To end the show we talk about the possibility of seeing league wide shut downs to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus, and the current state of pro sports in North America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On todays edition of our roundtable, we bring on two of our podcast regulars and resident hockey pucks - Eric Duhatschek & Mike Harrington to talk some NHL news with Bob and John. We first address our guests respective teams, the Calgary Flames & Buffalo Sabres. We talk about the large amount of COVID-19 cases in Calgary and the state the league is in overall before we bounce around various topics amongst the Canadian NHL teams focusing on the resurgence of the Vancouver Canucks under Bruce Boudreau and the struggling Montreal Canadiens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before we speak to author, Journalist and friend of the show - Damien Cox - John surprises Bob with a quick visit from the hottest coach in the National Hockey League, Bruce Boudreau. The three spend the first ten minutes of the show discussing Bruce's first five games (all wins) as the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. We talk about the adjustments he has made already, his coaching staff and his popularity in the city before we let the coach go and bring in Damien. We then discuss the grey cup and the CFL with Damien as we try to figure out ways that could make the Canadian Football League relevant once more. To end the show, we talk about Steph Curry's record breaking game & the evolution of how the game of basketball is played. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special Assistant to the NHLPA Executive Director, Mathieu Schneider joins the show to chat with Bob and John. The three talk, in length, about the prospect of the NHL players participating in the Winter Olympics hosted in Beijing, where his priorities lie on the matter and just how different the Olympic experience will be if the players do decide to attend. We also talk about the potential of there being another World Cup of Hockey in the near future as well as get an update from the NHLPA on the Kyle Beach investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just Bob and John today as the two discuss some of the latest news in the world of sports. The two discuss the Winnipeg Blue Bombers overtime win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to win their second straight Grey Cup. We also touch on the NFL, the disaster that is the Jacksonville Jaguars and some more NHL news. We also get into the decision the NHL's players will have to make as the 2022 Olympics in Beijing get closer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

General Manager of the Dallas stars joins the podcast in the middle of a road trip to talk some hockey with Bob and John. The three discuss the teams slow start to the NHL season and how they've managed to turn things around. We talk about Jim's relationship with head coach Rick Bowness, as well as the difficulties that come with managing a team isolated in Texas. We learn about the different ways a GM has to approach scouting players and teams based off of the geographical location of their hockey club. To end the show, the three talk about the Olympics and the NHL's participation in the games, the Stars goalie issues and his wife Rebecca's involvement and inspiration in cancer awareness & research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.