The Bob McCown Podcast

One of the game's top coaches is moving to the front office and we want to hear all about it.   Barry Trotz joins the show today but this time as the in-coming General Manager of the Nashville Predators. We talk to Barry about how this decision came about, why he wants to make this change and his driving force to return to Nashville.   We also get an idea about Barry's philosophy heading into his...

Can't say we were planning on talking golf with the two Daves but we rolled with the punches on today's episode as we welcomed Dave Hodge and Dave Perkins to the show.   With the breaking news of the PGA/LIV Tour merger, we try to break down the information we know so far and figure out just what exactly this means for the sport of Golf.   After the break we discuss the Toronto Blue Jays and their...

Just Bob and John for ya today as we take a look at both the NBA and Stanley Cup Final and go over some of the recent storylines in the sports world.   With Las Vegas becoming the hot bed for professional sports teams lately, Bob and John take a look at what the impact of a MLB team AND NBA would have to the city and question whether adding more teams will convolute the pro sports market in Vegas....

Our New England area sports expert is back as Bob Ryan joins Bob and John for some Boston based sports talk to start off the week.   We begin with the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball with Mr. Ryan giving us an update on the general feel for the Red Sox within the fan base in Boston before broadening our conversation to MLB's Scheduling issues, their relocating teams and more.   After the...

Ending the week off with a good ol' fashioned roundtable talk as we welcome Doug Smith and Paul Jones onto the show to talk about the Toronto Raptors.   With Toronto being the only team in the NBA without a coach, we spend the majority of the show discussing the teams options to replace Nick Nurse and who we think would make a good fit. We then break down the team's roster and wonder who will be b...

Darren Pang joins the show today so the three can break down some of the big hirings that have gone down in the NHL.   We look at the fits for both Kyle Dubas in Pittsburgh and Brad Treliving in Toronto before spending the last bit of the show previewing the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers.

Jon Paul Morosi joins the show today so Bob and John can pick his brain on some of the ongoing story lines in baseball.   Before ending the show by dissecting the Toronto Blue Jays and their roster problems the fellas get into some more general baseball talk, digging into some of the teams who have performed well so far this season. We also spend some time looking at the disparity between the leve...

Just Bob and John today as the two break down some of the most recent news going on in the sporting world.   With the NBA Coaching Carousel in full gear, Bob and John reflect on the Philadelphia 76ers' hiring of former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and look into some potential candidates to replace Nurse back in Toronto.    With the Conference Finals finished up in both the NBA and NHL, we also do...

Burnside and Duhatschek reporting for duty on today's roundtable as we take a look at tonight's game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars, The Florida Panthers & their extended break in between the Conference Final and the Cup Final and The Toronto Maple Leafs' quest to replace Kyle Dubas.

The NHL's newest General Manager, Craig Conroy, joins the show just a week after being promoted to the General Manager position within the Calgary Flames.   We take the opportunity to talk to Craig about the process that went into him getting the job and find out who he has used as inspiration to mold his own managerial style before shifting focus to find out what exactly he will bring to the Calg...

Lots to talk about with Kevin Weekes today as the three react to the FLorida Panthers' series sweep in the Eastern Conference Final yesterday against the Carolina Hurricanes.   We wonder what has clicked with this Panthers team after entering the playoffs with the lowest amount of points amongst the 15 other teams - We talk about Sergei Bobrovski's resurgence as a top goaltender in the league and...

After a 20-1 win over the Rays last night the Toronto Blue Jays' recent struggles are finally over as we bring Rob Longley back onto the show to fill us in on what's been going on with the Jays, who have only won three of their last 10 games.   We talk to Rob about the future of Jays Manager John Schneider and find out why Rob thinks his job is safe as of right now before taking a look at Toronto'...

  Well... the Toronto Maple Leafs' fan base has been on a roller coaster lately and Bob and John are here for the ride.   After winning their first playoff series in nearly 20 decades, the Leafs have seemingly fallen off a cliff. With Kyle Dubas now gone and reports of inner turmoil brewing within the organization Bob and John try to take a stab at what this team needs to do to get back on track -...

Richard Zokol and Ian Leggatt stop by the podcast in a rare post tournament breakdown as we reflect on all of the major headlines to come out of last weekend's PGA Championship.   With the winner of the Championship being a LIV Tour Member in Brooks Koepka, we get into the politics of the LIV vs. PGA saga that has dominated story lines and try to anticipate what will come next regarding the cohabi...

With the hangover of a quadruple overtime playoff game still lingering, Bob and John welcome Greg Millen Back to the show to end the week off with some hockey talk on the podcast.   The three break down the Panthers win last night over the hurricanes and wonder if it's time to start implementing 3 on 3 overtime periods in the Playoffs like they do in the regular season.   We then move on to the ho...

It's Richard Deitsch joining us today as we bounce around some of the pressing topics going on in the sports world right now.   With recent news of the city of Tempe denying the NHL and the Arizona Coyotes' proposal for a new arena in the city, we look at what the franchise will do next as we speculate on what city the Coyotes could be potentially re-located to. We also spend some time discussing...

With a full list of NBA topics to get to, Doug Smith joins the show to get us up to speed on everything we need to know about the NBA Draft/ Draft Lottery, the Toronto Raptors and what they (amongst a bunch of other teams) are going to do when it comes to signing a new head coach for next season. Get 4 Extra months and a 30-day money back guarentee when you buy NordVPN by heading to NORDVPN.com/BO...

Mike Zeisberger hops on the show today with a main theme in mind - The future of the Toronto Maple Leafs.   The three analyze the comments made by Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as we speculate on what the future holds for the young executive. We also take a look at the roster structure of the team, toss around the idea of trading away one of the bigger names and prepare for yet another off-season filled wit...

It's official, with the elimination of both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers over the weekend, an American team will win the Stanley Cup once again... but who?   After reacting to the disappointing end to both the Maple Leafs and Oilers regular seasons, Bob and John dig into the Conference Final Matchups that have already been set and the final game seven of the second round between...

Dave Hodge joins us today as we end this week in sports with a conversation about the two active Toronto Sports teams - The Maple Leafs and the Blue Jays.   We preview the Leafs' game five matchup between Florida as we look for indicators that Toronto can actually win this series... and we don't find much. We talk about the pressure Joseph Woll is facing with the series on the line, the lack of pr...

It's Paul Jones making his return to the show to catch us up to speed on what's going on with the Toronto Raptors and their efforts to replace former Head Coach, Nick Nurse. With names like JJ Reddick, Becky Hammon & Jerry Stackhouse floating around the rumour mill, the three talk about who would fit best leading this young Raptors team.   After the break, we have a brief discussion on who we thin...

Building off of the conversation Bob and John started yesterday, Nick Kypreos joins the show to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs, their hopes of coming back from a 3-0 series deficit and what happens to the team this off-season if they don't win the Stanley Cup this year.

It took the Maple Leafs almost 20 years to get out of the first round of the playoffs only to be on the brink of being swept by the Florida Panthers.   No guest today as Bob and John put on their "Doomsday Prepper" hats and look into what on earth the Toronto Maple Leafs should do if they lose in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs... Let alone get swept. We talk about the extended amount...

    Lose 4 in a row to the Boston Red Sox and the sky is falling... win 3 in a row against the Pittsburgh Pirates? All is balanced in the universe.   Jaime Campbell joins the show today to react to the Toronto Blue Jays' series sweep against the Pirates and analyze the teams performance so far in MLB's 2023 Regular Season.   The three break down what went right for the Jays last weekend as we take...

With lot's to talk about with Gary today, we start with the Ottawa Senators. We ask about the alleged Billion Dollar Bid from Ryan Reynolds and the Remington Group and get some insight on where Gary stands with the involvement of celebrities in the buying process.    We also spend time on the Arizona Coyotes & Calgary Flames who are both in the process of building a new arena before shifting over...