The Bob McCown Podcast

You read the title - Mike Babcock is back and he's on the podcast with John and Dave Hodge today.   The three go over the process Mike went through to become the Jacket's newest head coach and get some details on the things Mike has been doing to improve his coaching game over the 3.5 years he's been off.   We talk to Mike about his growth as a person and a coach and get an idea on what he is goin...

It's our resident baseball expert Jon Paul Morosi joining John and Dave today for some baseball talk.   The three share their opinions on this year's All Star Weekend in Seattle before we take a look at Shohei Ohtani's future as an Angel. J.P., John and Dave give their reasons as to why or why not they think the Superstar Pitcher will finish this season in Los Angeles.   Before We spend some time...

Dave Hodge is filling in for the Bobcat today so we had to reunite him and John with their old broadcasting buddy, the President of Hockey Operations of the Columbus Blue Jackets - John Davidson.   John, Dave and JD start the show with some stories from their time working in broadcasting as we hear about the long nights spent watching hockey in JD's basement and the fun the three had as co-workers...

When you are a sports podcaster at an event with hundreds of former NHL players ready to tell stories, you've got to get some content right?   Our very own John Shannon set himself up on the 10th hole at Coppinwood Golf Course, managing to score some interviews with some of the top brass within the Players Association like Mathieu Schneider & Glenn Healy as well as some hockey legends like Gary Le...

New Episode Monday!   Richard Deitsch filling in for an ailing Bobcat on today's show as we welcome on the President of Hockey Operations in Vegas and one of the newest names to go on the Stanley Cup -  George McPhee.   We get George's first thoughts on what this win means to the City of Las Vegas, the Golden Knights and himself as they prepare for tomorrow's parade.    We take the opportunity to...

Still on a mini Vacay for until next week - Enjoy this episode from back in December while you wait! Naturally, when you have two former NHL goaltenders and current NHL broadcasters on the show you talk about hockey… right?    No hockey today we dig into the parallels of comedy in sport with two guys who know a few things about stopping pucks and telling jokes. Scott Darling and Jim Ralph join the...

We are off for the rest of the week but in the mean time, check out one of our favourite shows we recorded earlier this year! We bring on Tripp Tracy and Justin Bourne today to share some personal experiences on how hockey culture impacted their alcoholism. The group comes together to discuss specific events which affected their careers, and methods of moving forward. Learn more about support syst...

Another two-fer today with Matt Devlin filling in for Bob.   We talk to Brian Lawton first as we get an update on the money being passed around in the National Hockey League before heading over to the NBA with Jack Armstrong and get an idea on what the Toronto Raptors are up to, the Damien Lillard trade request and James Harden's situation in Brooklyn.

Bob's still out which means Matt Devlin is stepping in for the next couple of days as he joins John today for a conversation with an old friend, Adnan Virk.   Adnan can talk... and not just about baseball! In a turn we should have seen coming when you put Devlin and Virk on a podcast together - Matt, John and Adnan share travel nightmares, movie recommendations and stories from the days they worke...

We're giving two interviews for the price of one today as we welcome two women making major moves in the world of professional women's sports in Jessica Berman & Diana Matheson.   First, we talk to the Commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, Jessica Berman. Jessica gives us an idea of the direction she is taking her league in and lets us know what the league's plan is when it comes to...

Finally... some baseball talk!   Griffin and Hodge checked into the show today to give John and Richard a quick update on what's going on in Major League Baseball, but more specifically the Toronto Blue Jays, their poor management, the dramatic drop-off of Alek Manoah and the team's playoff hopes before shifting focus to Domingo German's historic perfect game just a night ago.    We circle back to...

Daren Millard, Doug MacLean and Nick Kypreos attempt to talk hockey with John on today's podcast... and it goes just how you'd expect a podcast with Daren Millard, Doug MacLean & Nick Kypreos would go.   With no way to properly articulate the chaos that ensued on today's show, here is a list of the various topics John tried to fit in between the "Who can talk the loudest" competition the other thr...

ESPN's number one hockey analyst Ray Ferraro joins us today to get us ready for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft tomorrow night.   But... There are other things to discuss before we get to the draft -  We recap the NHL awards that took place last night and question the naming of the awards before digging into the trade rumours surrounding the Winnipeg Jets and their forward Pierre-Luc Dubois and get some...

Two interviews for the price of one!   It's Richard Deitsch filling in for Bob in today's show as we spend the first half with Brian Cooper. We talk to our unofficial business editor about the incoming sale of Larry Tanenbaum's shares of MLSE and what that means for the organization and the professional sports teams it owns.   With Brian gone, we bring in one of the most recent inductees into the...

  Richard Deitsch filling in for Bob today as we bring on Bruce Arthur and Scott Stinson for a classic roundtable talk to end the week.   We spent the first part of the show going over last night's NBA Draft.    The foursome look at Grady Dick, who the Raptors chose at 13, and discuss the holes he fills for the team before shifting focus to their lack of "change" so far this off-season and wonder...

It's a Hockey Hall of Fame special today as we bring Eric Duhatschek and Scott Burnside on the show. The four break down the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023 as we go over the snubs, surprises and other story lines from the announcement.

Former Mayor of Boston, Labour Secretary for the Biden administration and now Executive Director of the NHLPA - Marty Walsh joins the show today to talk to John and Paul.   We take this time to get to know Marty and his unusual path to the NHLPA as we get an idea about what his other roles have done to prepare him for his current position. We also get an idea of what exactly is on Marty's agenda a...

  Paul Jones joined Shannon again today for a conversation with one of the all time greats, Scotty Bowman.   We get Scotty's perspective on this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final to start the show before we pick the brain of one of the best hockey minds the game has seen, discussing the differences of watching hockey on TV compared to live, the issues with hockey broadcasting and ways we can f...

Paul Jones fills in for Bob today as we welcome his television counterpart to the show - Matt Devlin.   After addressing his recent injury and filling us in on his timetable to return, we break down the trade that sent Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns before taking a look at the Denver Nuggets, their championship run and why we think it's good for the league that the Nuggets took home the Larry O'...

  Richard Deitsch filling in for an ailing Bobcat on today's show as we welcome on the President of Hockey Operations in Vegas and one of the newest names to go on the Stanley Cup -  George McPhee.   We get George's first thoughts on what this win means to the City of Las Vegas, the Golden Knights and himself as they prepare for tomorrow's parade.    We take the opportunity to reflect on the seaso...

Bruce Boudrea joins the podcast today to catch up with Bob and John.   The three give an official break-down on the Vegas Golden Knights and their Stanley Cup series win over the Florida Panthers. We ask the former coach to fill us in on why he thinks Vegas was the better team, the process ownership and management took to get here and why players like playing in Vegas so much.

Zokol and Leggatt join us for today's Golf themed round table as we are sandwiched right in the middle of last week's Canadian Open and this weekend's US Open in LA. With Nick Taylor being the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open since 1954, the three break down the significance of the win for Canadian Golf and what this means for the future of the tournament.  After spending some time analyzin...

John Gibbons is back and raring to talk baseball on today's show. The three start the conversation by focusing on what the heck is wrong with Alek Manoah - After a great first full season with the club, Manoah's play has diminished significantly, and we try to get to the bottom of why it's happened. We also talk to John about the teams roster and their need of a starting pitcher before ending the...

Usually when we have Doug Smith on we talk basketball... but we don't usually have Doug Smith on the Day after a Canadian Golfer sinks a 72 foot putt to win the Canadian open.   We Start the show by breaking down Nick Taylor's historic win at the Canadian Open over the weekend and try to figure out where this moment lands in Canadian sports history.   With the golf talk out of the way, Doug gives...

Scott MacArthur makes his debut on the podcast today as we welcome him onto the show for a briefing on the Toronto Blue Jays. We start the conversation by looking at the inconsistent play we've seen so far from this ball club. Having won 8 of their last ten games, the three try to figure out if this is the Blue Jays team we should expect to see or if this is just another hot streak. We also spend...