The Bob McCown Podcast

Former player, broadcaster & NHL executive, Dale Tallon joins the show to chat with Bob and John. With golf talk out of the way the three discuss Dale's time in Chicago and pick his brain on what he thinks needs to happen in order to have a championship contending hockey club. We talk about the intricacies of the free agent market, how important scouting college hockey players is in a 7 round draf...

The Toronto Blue Jays are 17-14, Vladdy is slumping and players are getting ejected for basically anything... whats wrong with Canada's only MLB team??   Dan Shulman comes on the podcast today to re-assure Bob and John that Jays fans should have nothing to worry about. We talk about their pitching, batting and fielding issues that have come up to start the season and Dan lets us know why he would...

NBC's Drew Remenda and Greg Millen from Hockey Night in Canada join the podcast to discuss the recent happenings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs big win last night, The struggling Oilers and more on the docket today with Bob asking one of his best questions to date at the end of the show - Would you trade Auston Matthews for Connor McDavid? See omnystudio.co...

One of Canada's best golfers, Corey Conners, joins the show to chat with Bob and John. Having finished in the top 10 at Augusta National 3 years in a row, we talk to Corey about his consistent play at The Masters and what he has being doing to improve his game. We discuss the tours upcoming tournaments and what to expect from Corey as he gets set to play at both St. Georges and St. Andrews this su...

President of Hockey Operations for The Vegas Golden Knights, George McPhee, joins the show to talk with Bob and John. The three talk about the teams performance this year, having missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. We talk about the massive amount of injuries the team faced throughout the season and question how big of a part that played in the teams inability to reach the...

It's the hockey pucks vs Bob today as we bring on Mike Zeisberger and Scott Burnside to talk about this years Stanley Cup Playoffs. The four debate whether "momentum" is actually a thing when it comes to this years playoffs, argue about the post season format and more in todays hockey roundtable as we gear up for a weekend of playoff hockey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Longley and Perkins join the show today for some baseball talk.  Almost a full month into MLB's 2022 regular season and the Blue Jays are not as advertised... or at least they haven't been living up to the expectations fans had for them this year and the gentlemen talk about it on todays episode. In what seems to be the opposite of the Blue Jays woes from last year, the foursome discuss Toronto's...

Glenn Healy stops by the podcast to chat with Bob and John. Having attended Guy Lafleur's memorial in Montreal on Tuesday we talk to Glenn about the service and listen to some stories Glenn shares about the legendary Hall of Famer.  We also take some time to discuss the current matchups in the playoffs, breaking down the triple overtime game between the Rangers and the Penguins, Calgary's 1-0 win...

Friend of the podcast, current writer for Sportsnet and former co-host of Primetime Sports with Bob McCown joins the show to talk some Toronto Sports. The three break down game between the Toronto Maple Leafs & the Tampa Bay Lightning. We talk the loose whistles from the referees, the incredible defence from Toronto and what we should expect from this series after the 5-0 Leafs win in game 1. We a...

Two legendary voices in Canadian broadcasting, Dave Hodge & Jim Hughson, join the podcast on opening day of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs to talk some hockey and share some memories from their illustrious career. The four talk about their ideal playoff formats as we discuss our distaste towards the current set up the NHL has right now. We also debate what makes a team a "dynasty" and question what...

Eric Duhatschek from the Athletic & The Buffalo News' very own Mike Harrington join the show for our last NHL Roundtable of the regular season. The four talk about how long the season has actually been not only for the players but the reporters too. We discuss whether or not the NHL's playoff format needs to be re-thought before diving into some predictions for this years Stanley Cup Playoffs. Are...

2 wins away from making NBA history, the Toronto Raptors look to force a game 7 between the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at home & Doug Smith joins the show to talk about it. The three break down the rosters from both teams as Doug lets us know what needs to happen for the Raptors to successfully complete a comeback after going down 3-0 in this first round matchup. We focus on Joel Embiid and his in...

No guest today as Bob and John talk about who they would put atop of their ballot if they had a vote for the NHL's Hart Trophy & Bob takes some time to air some grievances he has within the sports world. From the NHL's overtime format to the NBA's play-in game... there are a lot of things happening in the sports world that Bob simply doesn't like... on a show with no guest, when will there be a be...

Matt Devlin joins the show to talk Raptors basketball with Bob and John as Toronto tries to become the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs. We discuss the changes Nick Nurse and the Raptors have made after losing three straight and why they haven't played their best basketball yet. With game 6 on thursday in Toronto, Matt, Bob and John break down what will nee...

The Legendary Scotty Bowman joins the show today to chat some Hockey with Bob and John. The three preview the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs & Scotty gives his opinion on who he thinks the teams to beat are while breaking down some of the rosters for the leagues cup contenders. We also make sure to leave some time at the end of the show to get some of Scotty's favourite memories from his days coaching...

Jon Paul Morosi comes back on the show to talk some baseball with Bob and John to end the week. However, it wouldn't be a Morosi show if we didn't spend some time talking hockey with the Michigander as we discuss the impact some former Michigan Wolverines have made so far, early on in their NHL careers. With the NHL out of the way, the three discuss all of the recent news in Major League Baseball....

Our Good friend and legendary broadcaster, Keith Olbermann joins the podcast to catchup with Bob and John. From George Steinbrenner to Walter Matthau, Keith has met some pretty interesting people and with that come some pretty interesting stories. On todays episode, we listen to some of Keith's favourite memories of some of the more interesting personalities he has met throughout his career. See o...

With the recent news of Russian and Belorussian athletes being banned from competing at this years Wimbledon we talk to The Athletic's Richard Deitsch as the three share opinions on how far organizations should go when it comes to the inclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus. We also spend some time discussing a recent article on the late Ottawa Senators owner, Eugene Melnyk. The article spar...

Sportsnet's very own Shi Davidi joins the show to talk some Jays Baseball today with Bob and John. The three "re-evaluate" their expectations for this Blue Jays roster, now 10 games into this regular season. We discuss their still shaky pitching rotation with injuries and poor play being a factor once again for the club. We talk about Cavan Biggio's slow start to the season and their in-field need...

Starting the week off with some hockey talk, Kevin Paul Dupont and Brian Lawton check in to the podcast to chat with Bob and John. The three preview the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the longest NHL season in the history of the league is finally coming to an end. The four talk about the uptick in scoring this year and wonder if that is something we're going to get used to. We discuss the top teams in th...

With round one of the NBA playoffs set to begin on Saturday, we bring on Eric Smith and Paul Jones to the podcast to preview the first round matchup between the Philadelphia 76'ers & Toronto Raptors. The three compare the two teams as we dissect the coaching matchup between Nick Nurse and Doc Rivers, go over both the offensive and defensive schemes for both teams and wonder if the Raptors have wha...

Mike Zeisberger joins the podcast for some general NHL discussion with Bob and John as we get closer to Easter Weekend. The three spend some time talking about the Buffalo Sabres and the impact Owen Power has already made on the team. We shift topic to the playoff race in the West, Vancouver's late push for the wild card spot and wonder if the Vegas Golden Knight's decision to stick with Robin Leh...

A household name for all hockey fans during the 2000's and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2015, Chris Pronger joins the podcast to chat with Bob and John. The three start the podcast talking about a recent twitter thread authored by Chris shedding some light on the financial struggles many NHL players face post NHL career. The three discuss the lack of financial knowledge and help play...

Are we in the golden age of Toronto Sports?  Steve Simmons from the Toronto Sun joins us today to talk bout the elite performance from three of Toronto's professional sports franchises.  We discuss the Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews' growing superstardom and wonder what's stopping him from becoming the face of the NHL. We then move on to the Jays and Raptors before ending the show with some general...

Doug Smith from the Toronto Star comes back tot he show to start the week off with some hoops talk as we now prepare for the NBA Playoffs. The three discuss the play-in game & schedule, giving their opinions on who they think we'll see round out the last two playoff spots in each conference before we move on to the matchup every Canadian basketball fan has their sights set on - The Toronto Raptors...