Best Mike Farwell Podcasts (2024)

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The OHL Podcast -- 2023/24 Season Finale 1:01:04

24d ago1:01:04

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What could have been more fitting for this podcast other than an all-OHL final at the Memorial Cup? And what a final it was, as Saginaw and London delivered one for the ages. Dan and Mike break down what went right for Saginaw and what went wrong for London. Plus, the definitive answer on which championship means more (the league or the Memorial Cu…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of May 27th 1:06:38

1M ago1:06:38

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One team proved itself the best in the OHL this season and now it's the team to beat at the Memorial Cup. One of the guys still wonders why they won't admit who they are, but that's probably best left for your ears and not this summary. Dan and Mike also talk about why a 5-game suspension is warranted for merely uttering a word (sorry, Landon Sim),…

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The OHL Podcast with Patrick Asselin 1:00:58

1M ago1:00:58

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As the Memorial Cup opens in Saginaw, we welcome an original Spirit. Okay, Pat Asselin joined Saginaw in its second year of existence and grew with the team until his OA year when a trade sent him to a chance at a deep playoff run with Oshawa. Which is interesting because Asselin is a Peterborough native and was even wearing Petes maroon during thi…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of May 6 1:02:30

2M ago1:02:30

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For the fifth consecutive season, we enjoyed a Game 7 in the Conference Finals. And now, the championship is set as London will host Oshawa. But there's so much more to discuss, including the continued inability for the Memorial Cup hosts to win their league, a concerning rash of suspensions, another coaching search, and Canada's golden U18s. Oh ye…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Apr. 29/24 47:44

2M ago47:44

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Little drama to-date in the OHL's final four as London and Oshawa show that they're best-in-class. And, really, the signs were there long before the playoffs even began. Also, another coach is added to the list of this season's casualties, a former OHL'er makes his NHL debut, and our Performers of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

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The OHL Podcast with Eric Calder 1:02:14

2M ago1:02:14

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I'll never pass up the chance to talk to a former Cornwall Royal on the podcast, so please join me in welcoming Eric Calder to the show. A second round pick of the Royals in 1980, Calder would win the Memorial Cup in his sophomore season, the second of back-to-back titles for the Royals as they moved from the QMJHL to the Ontario league. He played …

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Apr. 22/24 1:02:56

2M ago1:02:56

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Three sweeps and seven games. That's how the second round of the OHL playoffs have shaped up, and we'll start with the most surprising at all. It's not the victor, though. It's the vanquished, and another long off-season ahead with questions to be answered in Sudbury. Don't worry, North Bay gets its due as well, and Dan and Mike dive into the Oshaw…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Apr. 15/24 51:50

3M ago51:50

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North Bay and Oshawa surprise, while London continues to London and we've got a series between Saginaw and the Soo. Of course, all of this is subject to change with a quartet of terrific semi-final match-ups in the OHL. Dan and Mike also dive into ticket-selling tactics, the escalating costs for new arenas, and their Performers of the Week. Learn m…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Apr. 8/24 59:31

3M ago59:31

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The Barrie Colts bring some playoff heat to the red-hot Oshawa Generals and this season's ultimate suitcase story is there with the Battalion as they close out the Frontenacs. We had to look for stories in the East because the West was won in sweeps almost across the board, leaving lingering questions in Owen Sound and Guelph. Plus, the hard work t…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Apr. 1/24 54:19

3M ago54:19

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Niagara loses another draft lottery while the Guelph Storm lose a key player to suspension for four playoff games. Plus, Dan and Mike dive into the email Inbox and keep their commitment to respond to everything, good or bad. They've also got a list of some names to listen for in the upcoming OHL draft and a look at the first weekend of playoff acti…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Mar. 25/24 57:37

3M ago57:37

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After a solid season in the discipline and reaction-time department, the OHL blew all of its goodwill out of the water with a frustratingly inconsistent final few weeks. Dan and Mike have some hopes for the off-season ahead when it comes to improvements to how the league dispenses justice and how it supports its officiating teams. Plus, increasing …

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The OHL Podcast with Larry Huras 1:05:33

3M ago1:05:33

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From small town Ontario to OHL captain, where his time with the Kitchener Rangers is still marked by a disappointing playoff loss to the Peterborough Petes. Though drafted by the New York Rangers, Larry Huras really made his mark in Europe, where he's a multi-time European champion. The so-called "hockey lifer" is still in the game as he shares his…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Mar. 18/24 56:49

3M ago56:49

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With a red-hot Eastern Conference team and playoff races coming down to the wire, there's a lot to love in the OHL right now. Unfortunately, the OHL's own mess off the ice is the big story of the week and Dan and Mike dive into the terrible precedent that's been set by the league walking back its bounty suspensions. On the ice, it's all about Oshaw…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Mar. 11/24 51:23

4M ago51:23

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The investigation is complete and the punishment is severe after a bounty scandal in the Ontario Hockey League. Dan and Mike think the league sent an important message with the ruling, though, and they wonder about the impact on the Wolves' playoff hopes. Plus, London makes it five division titles in a row, the Otters return to the post-season afte…

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The OHL Podcast with Brian Bellows, Scott Stevens, and Al MacInnis 24:19

4M ago24:19

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The Kitchener Rangers celebrated the 1982 Memorial Cup team last week and more than a dozen players from the franchise's first championship showed up. For some, it was their first time back inside the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium since they played in the arena more than 40 years ago. The Aud has undergone a couple of significant renovations since …

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Mar. 4/24 54:23

4M ago54:23

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Another off-ice story forces the guys to address the culture of the game and even brings out an appearance from Podcast Dad (aka Farwell). Then, it's on to a statement week by Oshawa, the race to the top of the East, the race to the bottom of the West, the race to 50 wins, 50-and-30-goal milestones, and a celebration of a couple of memorable champi…

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The OHL Podcast with Doug Keeler 1:00:35

4M ago1:00:35

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Memorial Cup champion with the Niagara Falls Flyers. Captain of the Ottawa 67's. Drafted by the New York Rangers. Played pro in three leagues but you only need two words to describe Doug Keeler. Old. School. From bounties to goalie fights, and the time Don Cherry wanted to make sure "Digger" didn't get a hat trick when he played against him, take a…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Feb. 26/24 55:55

4M ago55:55

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The Sudbury Wolves are being investigated for what could be the Ontario Hockey League's own bounty scandal, while a former Greyhound is suing the staff in the Soo. Meantime, Dan and Mike are also talking about the league's own rulings as a rash of suspensions has fans wondering what's right, what's wrong, and if the OHL front office can be influenc…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Feb. 19/24 49:53

4M ago49:53

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Sudbury makes a statement while the Storm struggle through the second half. Plus, Sawyer Boulton is in hot water with the league and that's got Farwell a little hot under the collar. While Boulton awaits his ruling, Connor Lockhart returns, the guys explore whether exceptions need to be made to the number of player cards available in an emergency, …

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Feb. 12/24 57:50

5M ago57:50

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The Knights appear unstoppable, off-ice trouble in Oshawa casts another shadow over the game, the penalty thresholds we did not know existed, and the impact of a possible NCAA decision to accept players who have also played in the CHL. All of that, plus straight-to-the-point emails from the guys' Inbox, a tale of two goaltenders, the Petes paying a…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Feb. 5/24 55:35

5M ago55:35

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A banner is removed, another player leaves the ice for the classroom, and a closer look at the Flint Firebirds. Dan and Mike unintentionally run through the entire West Division before getting into why they love the East, how hard it is (or isn't) to score 50 goals, and whether or not there's a future for 3-in-3s in the OHL. Learn more about your a…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Jan. 29/24 50:23

5M ago50:23

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Are star players still getting preferential treatment? A recent suspension ruling in the OHL suggests the answer to that question is yes. Plus, a scary incident in Sudbury injures a star player and has many questioning the role of the referee when two players clearly want to fight. There are also a couple of Eastern Conference teams catching our ey…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Jan. 22/24 1:01:28

5M ago1:01:28

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A first-place showdown that should have been a showcase for the Ontario Hockey League instead turns into a gong show in London. Plus, the Bulldogs have bite and the East remains anyone's conference. We've also got an unintentional series of bold predictions, hands being tentatively backed away from panic buttons, responses to your emails, and our P…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Jan. 15/24 50:23

6M ago50:23

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As the dust settles on the trade deadline, there's added drama as a traded player decides to go to school and now the team that acquired him wants the league to investigate. Dan and Mike do some investigation of their own before also diving into the white hot Green Machine in London, pump some tires in Oshawa while worrying a little bit about Owen …

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The OHL Podcast -- 2024 Trade Deadline Special 55:38

6M ago55:38

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More than 50 players and 100 draft picks were traded from the end of the Christmas break to the trade deadline on January 10th. The Saginaw Spirit did what they promised and found just about every available player, adding a whopping 10 new pieces in total. But it was the Owen Sound Attack who surprised some by being the first team to jump into the …

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The OHL Podcast -- Jan.5 /24 39:50

6M ago39:50

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We're still here! And we wanted to check in during this half-holiday kind of week. The kids may not be back in school from Christmas break (at least in Ontario) but the Ontario Hockey League is back in our favourite arenas and is it ever bringing drama! We've got a 7th place team making trades to add assets, the London-Sarnia rivalry delivering som…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Dec. 18/23 58:25

6M ago58:25

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Either one of us is soft or the other is an a$$hole. Or, maybe, two people can just disagree on a point of view and still be friends after. That might be the case following our discussion about the suspension of coach Greg Walters. There's also another suspension to Sawyer Boulton to talk about, some small(ish) trades, milestones to mark, and mid-s…

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The OHL Podcast with Rob Wilson 1:10:56

7M ago1:10:56

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It would seem to be a full-circle story, but I don't think this story is finished yet. Rob Wilson played on a Peterborough Petes championship team and then, more than 30 years later, he coached the Petes to another OHL championship. But there's also all the stuff in between, including when he'd almost given up on hockey but was coaxed back into the…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Dec. 11/23 45:57

7M ago45:57

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The Wolves make their move in the East (and we don't think it will be their last) and, as we head into the Christmas break, there are at least a dozen teams who have to think they're in the mix. So, what does that mean for this year's trade deadline and where will we see the most activity? The guys give it their best guess, plus look at the season-…

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The OHL Podcast with Bernie Nicholls 56:01

7M ago56:01

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He held Kingston's franchise record for goals as a rookie for 40 years (until some kid named Shane Wright came along). He still holds the record for most goals and points in a single season. He's also one of only a handful of NHL players to score 70 goals in a season and one of only a slightly larger number to score 150 points in a single NHL seaso…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Dec. 4/23 50:09

7M ago50:09

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The guys didn't plan it this way but there's a lot of love for the East this week, while a little concern has been noted in the West. OK, there's a little concern in the East too, but such is life in the OHL as the calendar flips and we wait for a team to take the reins and start running away with the league. Dan and Mike discuss some of their favo…

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The OHL Podcast with Mark Deazeley 1:04:29

7M ago1:04:29

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He was a rookie with the Oshawa Generals Memorial Cup team in 1990 so he didn't see any ice during the playoffs but Mark Deazeley would go on later to score one of the biggest goals in Toledo hockey history and not only win his championship, but earn a spot in the city's Sports Hall of Fame. Everything in between is a blur of pro stops, substance a…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Nov. 27/23 46:30

7M ago46:30

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The league loves it. Governors love it. Almost all fans love it. But is the parity we're seeing in the OHL this season something to celebrate? Dan and Mike debate what may be an unprecedented level of parity in the league. Plus, some chalk talk about coaching, a discussion about the best player in the league today, a message to national hockey orga…

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The OHL Podcast with Don Edwards 1:16:28

7M ago1:16:28

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The knock was always that he was too small. But from junior to the pros, Don Edwards didn't listen. He just stopped pucks. From the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL to a Vezina Trophy with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, Edwards would go on to play for two more teams, including his childhood favourite Toronto Maple Leafs. He was also a member of Team Canada …

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Nov. 20/23 59:00

7M ago59:00

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Just your average week in junior hockey as the Memorial Cup hosts begin to assert themselves (and make some slick additions to boot), the defending OHL champs are turning heads almost one-third of the way into the season, and the Barrie Colts suffer a big blow. Plus, a Sudbury slide, woes in Windsor, how the league can bring us closer to the game, …

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The OHL Podcast with (author) Nick Caravaggio 52:40

8M ago52:40

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When you think of the Peterborough Petes, you might think of those 10 OHL titles and that single, lonely Memorial Cup. But you also have to think of the rich history of the team as the oldest, continuously operating team in the Ontario Hockey League. There's something about Thursday nights at The PMC and, for Nick Caravaggio, those bonds were forme…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Nov. 13/23 57:05

8M ago57:05

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Oh, those Niagara Ice Dogs. From trades that raise eyebrows to a fourth coach in little more than a year under new ownership. But wait. Maybe there's a less nefarious reason behind the trades. Mike and Dan work from a few facts and try to connect the dots that keep Niagara and London as trading partners. They have less to go on when it comes to fir…

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The OHL Podcast with Steve Nimigon 52:19

8M ago52:19

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Steve Nimigon never expected to play for the Erie Otters. An NHL draft pick of the Hartford Whalers, Nimigon thought he'd have turned pro the year the Niagara Falls Thunder left town to become the Erie Otters. But Nimigon not only played for the Otters, who wore the 'C' for the team, he got involved in every aspect of establishing an OHL franchise …

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Nov. 6/23 59:45

8M ago59:45

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Is there a dog in the OHL this season? The guys ponder that question as they loop around the league with the quarter-pole approaching. Also, some curious suspensions bring the fighting conversation back to the forefront. We've also got injuries from skates, trades between arch-rivals, a jersey retirement in the Soo, a milestone in the Limestone Cit…

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The OHL Podcast with Ken Porteous 40:06

8M ago40:06

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Imagine a Toronto-area kid being drafted to the Soo and then being traded to, of all places, a brand new expansion franchise in Belleville. Ken Porteous took it all in stride, though, including the fact he played behind future NHL'ers at both OHL stops. From Terry Crisp in the Soo to Larry Mavety in Belleville, Porteous also got his share of instru…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Oct. 30/23 47:55

8M ago47:55

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The Saginaw Spirit add depth to their roster while fans try to look away from the panic button. Dale Hunter takes another step up the OHL coaching ladder and what comes next is inevitable. Plus, new Europeans fit in seamlessly with their OHL teams, Troy Mann establishes the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" of coaching, Hunter Brzustewicz plays a 67-game sea…

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The OHL Podcast with (Pride Tape co-creator) Kris Wells 37:54

8M ago37:54

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The NHL's reversal of an ill-conceived ban on Pride Tape has shown that hockey's 2SLGBTQ+ community -- and its allies -- is more prominent than the league realized. If this is the way we have to drag hockey into the present and, ultimately, the future, we seem ready to do it. Even before the ban was reversed, important conversations were happening …

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Oct. 23rd 47:16

8M ago47:16

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It's finally going to be Sudbury's year! I mean, it has to be, doesn't it? Plus, the most surprising team so far this season (it's probably the team you think it is), why a team's schedule is under-appreciated, the rule the NHL needs to change, a tale of two fanbases -- and a pretty serious rant about one -- and our Prospects of the Week. Don't for…

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The OHL Podcast with Kyle Sonnenburg 46:58

8M ago46:58

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Every hockey player will tell you that the NHL is the ultimate goal. But not every player gets to compete in that league. After OHL stops in Belleville and Brampton, Kyle Sonnenburg carved out a nice career in Germany, winning a championship and playing professional hockey for more than 10 years before returning home to start a coaching career. Son…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Oct. 16/23 47:52

9M ago47:52

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Coaches are hired to be fired but early in this OHL season we've already seen two changes, the latest in Owen Sound. We'll dive into that, plus talk about the Sarnia-Erie-Saginaw three-way trade, the state of goaltending in the league this season, eye gouges, some early season surprises, and when it's okay to use your top power play unit. The OHL P…

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The OHL Podcast with Jim Rooney 1:06:55

9M ago1:06:55

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A longtime executive (and part owner) with the Guelph Storm, Jim Rooney's name is synonymous with Guelph sports. He's a member of the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame and remains active today working with previous podcast guests Roger Lajoie and Chris DePiero on their 'Teammates' project. Rooney also chaired the OHL's Board of Governors for several years…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Oct. 9/23 52:31

9M ago52:31

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Two weeks into the season and we are content-rich with coaching news out of Flint, a spat with the media in Barrie, and the return of OHL hockey to Brantford. Not only that, but a longtime linesman officiates his final game, three teams are still in search of their first wins, two OHL'ers ink entry-level NHL deals, a legend is remembered in Oshawa,…

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The OHL Podcast with Steve Bancroft 57:35

9M ago57:35

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Steve Bancroft was a career Belleville Bull who was a part of the longest playoff game in OHL history at just under 124 minutes. He would go on to a 16-year pro career that included stops with 21 teams, making Bancroft's Hockey DB resume one of the most interesting in the game. Bancroft was also a 1st rounder to the NHL in one of the most unique dr…

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The OHL Podcast -- Week of Oct. 2/23 37:07

9M ago37:07

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The regular season finally arrives and while the returns are early, there are some interesting storylines already developing. Do the Ice Dogs have more bite than most expected? How do the Firebirds bounce back after a truly forgettable opening weekend? Meantime, the Sudbury Wolves and London Knights make an early splash in the trade pool, and our w…

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The OHL Podcast -- Sept. 29/23 28:28

9M ago28:28

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It's finally here! The OHL season is underway and we're headed into the first full weekend. So, naturally, after previewing the Eastern Conference, it's time to offer our bold predictions for the West. Will London's deal for OHL champion goaltender Michael Simpson be enough to propel them past Saginaw as the Spirit try to soar straight to a Memoria…

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