Tall Can Audio - A Pint Of Canadian Sports Talk

We roll on through a bye-week for the Ottawa REDBLACKS and check in with their sideline reporter Steve Bunda as he tries to talk Matt off the ledge as they sit last in the East. That of course leads to the natural questions - who does have control over the CFL's Eastern Division? And later on we check in on the world of MMA and wonder if they're seriously going to try to host a UFC event at The Wh...

The latest edition of our TCA Summer Sessions sees good friend of the show Ian Mendes return to the Tall Can Audio Studio to discuss his move from the media to working for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL. Everything is on the table in this one including when the Sens first approached him about making the jump and any input he might have had on who would replace him on the beat. Talk of course later...

Matt Robinson kicks off another week of this TCA Summer with a great friend of the show Michaela Schreiter as they discuss all the news that went down around the WNBA All Star festivities, Tim Stutzle leading a group of Ottawa Senators on to the NHL radar, the final 4 at Euro 2025, fans being horribly frustrated around the REDBLACKS as the CFL season marches on and plenty more. Follow TCA on blues...

The TCA Summer Sessions roll on as Matt Robinson is joined by our man Andrew Stoeten ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays firing up their unofficial second half against the San Francisco Giants. Matt and Stoeten give their thoughts on the current state of the MLB All Star festivities, Stoeten's recent deep dive in to everything Vladimir Guerrero Jr and what's currently going wrong, whether the Jays' fro...

In the first of this year's TCA Summer Sessions Matt Robinson sits down with Matt Skube just hours before he moves from Ottawa too Toronto in search of a new challenge. In his Tall Can Audio debut, we ask Skube about his days as a recruited quarterback, his time at the Toronto School Of Sports Media, an early encounter with a well-known Canadian sports broadcasting legend that helped shape his fut...

Here we are! We've arrived at that week on the calendar that we typically view as the worst sports week of the year. It's MLB All Star Week and pretty much everything is shut down. But TCA doesn't disappear and there's lots to talk about. The NHL has a new CBA and we've got takes on what it means for the league moving forward, Sportsnet has raised it's prices by 30% for anyone who wants to watch t...

Some more of Matt & Matty's Manic Musings coming at you on your Thursday as Matty Laing checks back in to discuss whether the PWHL should have an All Star Game, how SGA stacks up against Steve Nash in all-time Canadian NBA GOATS, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbing the heart of The Big Smoke despite their winning streak finally coming to an end, how Ed Rogers finally got his way in removing Masai U...

Rob and Matt are back in studio for another Monday morning edition of the show where they discuss some NHL moves continuing to trickle in, that time the Ottawa Senators signed Dominik Hasek, the Toronto Blue Jays sweeping a homestand and firing up the fans, Oasis and Black Sabbath re-unite the UK rock scene and plenty more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social F...

Today Matt Robinson is joined by our man Matty K to talk about his upcoming European vacation to see Oasis in their hometown, whether it’s too soon to give up on the Ottawa REDBLACKS, early surprises in the CFL season, the whole Mitch Marner thing, teams that did well in NHL free agency and more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https:...

Rob and Matt check in on Canada Day evening to have a pint or two and discuss what was a fairly uninteresting NHL free agency day. The Florida Panthers keep their rats, Mitch Marner is off to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Montreal Canadiens keep making good bets, the Ottawa Senators lock up some depth, the Toronto Maple Leafs show off a bit of a mixed bag, the Vancouver Canucks commit to the group...

Rob and Matt are back to discuss a wild few days around the NHL world including Claude Giroux returning to the Ottawa Senators, John Tavares sticking with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Noah Dobson joining the Montreal Canadiens, the Florida Panthers keeping Sam Bennett, what Max Scherzer returning to the Blue Jays rotation might mean and plenty more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tall...

Matt Robinson checks in on the Friday of a long weekend to give garbage time thoughts on Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens, the Toronto Raptors firing Masai Ujiri, John Tavares extending with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Gary Bettman's pointless press conference to announce a new NHL CBA. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.th...

today Matt Robinson catches up with Graeme Nichols of The Hockey News to discuss his increased coverage of the Ottawa Senators this year, how active we expect the team to be over the next week or so, how the Sens can fit Claude Giroux back in to the mix, reports of a new CBA dropping this week between the NHL and the NHLPA and plenty more hockey bits and bites. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky....

fun show today as we check in with our pal Angela from the Lake Of Bays Brewery to discuss some of their newest creations just in time for Canada Day, their merger with the Sawdust City Brewery, all the latest out of the PWHL, where the Leafs go from here, trying to keep doing sports tourism during the Elbows Up movement and plenty more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio...

Rob and Matt are back in studio for the first time in a couple weeks with lots to discuss as the NHL off-season heats up. Claude Giroux and John Tavares struggle to find common ground with the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs, final thoughts on the Stanley Cup, Connor McDavid's situation and lots more. Plus later on the conversation turns towards some early returns on the CFL season and the...

A quick check-in at the end of the week to discuss the Ottawa Senators locking up a young piece, Ryan Donato sticking around with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Dallas Stars extending veteran Matt Duchene as pieces start to come off the board around the NHL. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow...

Matt and Rob check back in as we get things back up and running back in Ottawa to discuss Matt's baffling Uber rider rating and some of the NHL stars Amazon Prime Video will follow on their recently announced second season of Faceoff. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow TCA on Twitter: https://...

It's Monday and a bunch of stuff happened over the weekend! The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of elimination in the Stanley Cup Final, a last second announcement as it pertains to Team Canada and NHL participation in the 2026 Olympics, the Mitch Marner storm being needlessly stirred up again, Bonnaroo becoming the latest summer music festival to be ruined by our busted planet and more. Follow T...

Our man Scott MacArthur returns to the show to discuss what's new in his world out in Halifax, whether the Pittsburgh Steelers culture can withstand the Aaron Rodgers experience, Rogers Communications completely swallowing up the Toronto sports landscape and so much more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallca...

The PWHL has expanded to Vancouver and Seattle and we've now completed their expansion draft and signing period and one thing has been made perfectly clear. The league absolutely blew it when they put together these rules. Matt Robinson gets in to it today. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow T...

Matt Robinson is joined on your Monday morning show by Sportsnet's Kevin Michie to discuss where we stand after 2 games in the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, why - after another series win for the Toronto Blue Jays - so many fans are struggling to get onboard, an all-Canadian NBA Finals, the National Basketball Association trying to use USA patriotism to save t...

Matt Robinson and Andy Nita from the Nita Beer Company have a quick chat in the back room of the brewery - where all the magic happens - to learn about what went in to brewing our 10th anniversary "Beautiful Bytown" Black IPA. You can still pick up yours at the brewery or by visiting their website to order online at https://www.nitabeer.com Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanau...

On today's show Matt Robinson welcomes Keegan Matheson of MLB.com to the podcast to discuss his new book "The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays" plus this year's team and whether, one third of the way through the season, we're any closer to figuring out what they are. Pick up your copy of the book here: https://a.co/d/0nJ2ydv Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Foll...

Matt and Rob discuss the shindig the TCA crew had this weekend over at the Nita Beer Company to launch their 10th anniversary pint. What went down and what's the story on the beer? Talk later turns to how emphatically the Edmonton Oilers dispatched of the Dallas Stars and whether Pete Deboer went too far in his description of Jake Oettenger's play. The Florida Panthers tore the Carolina Hurricanes...

Matt Robinson checks in mid-week to propose a signing that might make both Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs sick. Plus quick thoughts on a wildly uninteresting series in Texas for the Toronto Blue Jays and Gwyneth Philips locking herself in to the Ottawa Charge's future ahead of the PWHL Expansion Draft. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on...