If you look at the 1981 NHL entry draft, you'll see only one name selected ahead of this week's guest. Dale Hawerchuk went first overall to Winnipeg, and then Doug Smith was selected by the Los Angeles Kings. That fact alone…
Brantford welcomes the Bulldogs, refs have bad nights, too, and Niagara draws a crowd ... just not in the Media Room. The Inbox is open after you hear this rant! The OHL Podcast is presented by Matt Smith Goaltending (http:/…
It's hard to describe exactly who Scott Clark is because his career is just so varied. A prairie boy who interned with the Regina Pats, then attended Durham College in Oshawa, and then embarked on a front office career with …
Butler is back. The OHL's stars shine at the Top Prospects Game. A couple of teams forgot what they did at the trade deadline. And our Prospects of the Week (weirdly, we go to the same team...just not the same player). The O…
He followed in his father's footsteps not only in name but in hockey, emerging as a talented player in Windsor before really blooming in Plymouth. But that was where head coach Pete DeBoer delivered the message Smith wasn't …
Are today's athletes coddled? How do coaches extract maximum discipline and adherence to a system or culture if bag skates are frowned upon? We discuss these questions while also diving into a discussion about treating coach…
He went from southern Ontario to Sault Ste. Marie, where he fell in love with the OHL's northernmost market. But like so many others, he went to school down East and hasn't looked back since. When you listen to Jason Denomme…
If I had a nickel for every fan that shouted, "Fire the coach!" ... well, I'd have a lot of nickels. So, sure, if you shout it that often, every now and again the team will do what you're shouting at the team to do. But that…
From a championship Petes team to the Knights, Wolves, Quebec Nordiques and, yes, even the Wheeling Nailers. Suffice to say, John Tanner got around. But he could also stop the puck. And over a career that covered that much g…
The deals are done, but the analysis is just beginning. And let's face it...nobody can decide "winners" and "losers" in the hours after the deadline passes. Hell, that would take months to determine, if not a full season. St…
Oshawa-Peterborough is probably the most storied rivalry in OHL hockey and not many players can say they competed on both sides of it. But that's just the beginning of Brian Drumm's story. Drumm holds a record that many beli…
The trade deadline is one week away. OHL'ers are making noise at the World Junior Championship. And the league has a problem with slew footing. It's not that the players are engaging in dirty play, it's that the crackdown on…
Talking openly about mental health, analyzing big trades, assessing Canada's chances at the WJC, retiring Commissioners, reimagining schedules, gifting for Christmas, our Prospects of the Week ... and the story about David B…
It's a celebration of a half-century's worth of major junior hockey in the Nickel City. But there's so much more behind the Sudbury Wolves, including appearances by Gerry Cheevers and Don Cherry. There's also a championship,…
World Junior rosters begin to take shape (we're happy for a kid in Ottawa but still concerned about a slight in Sarnia), the Battalion get deeper in the East while we wait for someone in the West to blink, and a couple of D …
OHL championships and Memorial Cups are so elusive because junior hockey runs in cycles. Over the course of a typical 4-5 OHL career, you'd be lucky to play for a championship once. So, you'd better make the most of that opp…
Remembering Ray, a gruesome injury, a goalie fight (!), running up scores, racking up points, dealing Hunter Haight, and our Prospects of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
He led the 1999 Memorial Cup in scoring and captured the junior hockey championship with that Ottawa 67's team. He carried his "rookie duties" as a badge of honour at every stage of his hockey career. But while recovering af…
A premier franchise is performing below expectations, East beasts get beat this weekend, Saginaw is not only hot but the city wants to host the Memorial Cup, the Shane Wright surge, and our Prospects of the Week. Oh, and Coo…
A storied pro hockey career means, years later, you have a ton of stories to tell. And after crossing paths with Sakic, Sundin, Selanne, and Arbour, you can bet the stories have some star power. But Iain Fraser's story is re…
Come for the Ryan Callahan speech, stay for the analysis of mouth guard misconducts, big names being moved, fired coaches, and our Prospects of the Week. Lots to chew on in this episode! Just make sure it's not your mouth gu…
His OHL career started with an historically bad team. But even that team, which set a record for single-season futility, taught him the value of a tight-knit group. He'd go on to win an OHL championship, play for some influe…
A lot to discuss this week, including the Brennan Othmann trade, knowing the environment so you know the player, the Bulldogs getting booted from their home rink, NHL teams that got steals in June, our Prospects of the Week.…
The first ever selection made by the expansion Belleville Bulls, Dan Quinn would go on to become a 1st rounder to the NHL. He played for Larry Mavety in Belleville but also Wayne Gretzky...who he would later play *against* i…
