The Bob McCown Podcast

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. Recently, GLENN HEALY - former goaltender, Stanley Cup Champion, Broadcaster and current Executive Director & President of the NHL Alumni Association - made his third appearance on the show, today you can hear some of his best soundbites and stories from all three episodes (76, 156 & 212) with Bob and John. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. To kick this week off, we go back to March 10th, 2021 when our good friend GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS graciously joined the show to catch up with John and The Bobcat. We chat about George's days at HNIC, his love of Burning Man and much more. *Bob and John will be on Vacation until September 4th and will return with brand new guests every day of the week, September 7th.* See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show, JON MOROSI, is back on the show in time for the Blue Jays 3 game series against the Detroit Tigers. The boys talk some baseball, but more specifically, the Toronto Blue Jays for most of the podcast as the three get realistic about the Jays playoff chances. We talk about the direction Toronto is going and who they should re-sign in the offseason - Robbie Ray or Marcus Semien? We cover some other teams too as the three look at some of the hottest teams heading into the playoffs as well as their thoughts on whether or not Shohei Ohtani is a shoe-in for the AL MVP. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former target and hockey analyst for ESPN, KEVIN WEEKES, joins the show to check in with Bob and John. We talk to Kevin about the leagues short offseason and learn about how a player might approach this short break as well as a broadcaster. We also discuss the recent retirement of Kevin's former teammate, Henrik Lunqvist. Kevin recalls some great stories about King Henrik's first years in the NHL as well as some other stories he has amassed over the many years in the sport. Also in the show - we inquire about Kevin's role at ESPN, what he should expect now that he's working with Messier and a few other fun stories from when the one and only John Shannon was his boss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the podcast, former NHL'er and current broadcasting great - EDDI OLCYZK - joins the show so the boys can talk some hockey in the middle of the summer. The three talk about Eddies broadcasting career, his style and influence and the overall changes he has seem over the years. We also get some stories from Eddie's playing days before we talk about the Turner Sports deal made with the NHL and what to expect this year with the new NHL panel on TNT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ROSS ATKINS, General Manager of the Blue Joys Joins the show today to chat some baseball with Bob and John. We speak to Ross about his teams recent performance, their lack of runs scored and the pitching problems plaguing their bullpen. We also discuss the teams roster moves that have been made lately as well as the teams plan for the offseason and much more with Atkins as the Jays gear up for a late season playoff push. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baseball experts ROB LONGLEY & DAVE PERKINS join the show to discuss the Toronto Blue Jays and to debate... are they a good baseball team? The four go over Bob's favourite topic when talking about the Jays - their terrible bullpen - and go over some of the questionable decisions made by Charlie Montoyo. We also try to find out what exactly is wrong with this team? Are they having too much fun? The general consensus between the panel today, with very little time left to work with, the Toronto Blue Jays are a bad team that's getting worse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEVIN WAUGH - Conservative Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Grasswood and Chair of the Conservative Saskatchewan Caucus and the man responsible for closing Bill C-218 which legalized single game sports betting in Canada, joins the show to talk about the process that went into making this deal happen. Kevin first gives us an idea as to how long members of the government have been trying to pass this bill and what his role was in finally closing the deal. Kevin also gives us an idea of what the future may look like and some plans already put in place to make the most out of sports betting in Canada. He also sheds some light on some of the obstacles the government may face during the early stages of this new bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob and John is all you get today as the two go over some of the recent news in the Toronto sports world. We begin with the Masai Ujiri press conference and some of the things said by the President of Basketball Operations for the Toronto Raptors. The two discuss the Giants of Africa and the number of players who have since gone on to play for the Raptors since the program began. We also speculate over the details of Ujiri's new contract - with little to no details yet the two wonder how much it is worth and for how long. To end the show, we discuss the details of the NHL's agreement to place Advertisements on team's jerseys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GLENN HEALY, a friend of the podcast, joins the show to catch up with Bob and John. We pick Glenn's brain about his position at the NHL Alumni Association, what he thinks about TNT signing Wayne Gretzky for their hockey broadcast and his thoughts on the NHL allowing players to compete in the Olympic games. We also find out about Glenn's future plans, if getting back into broadcasting is in his future pans and as always, Glenn always has some great stories ready to be told. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.