The Bob McCown Podcast

A friend of the podcast and president of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets joins the show to chat with Bob and John. The three briefly discuss the situation for the Russian players both on the Jackets roster and in the system as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. We also get to talk about the history of the Blue Jackets as they are now in their 21st year of existence, the growth of the sport...

With no games, trades or free agent signings to talk about, we bring in Sportsnet's Shi Davidi to discuss  the need's and wants from both sides of Major League Baseball's work stoppage and to tell us why the owners and players are taking so long & if any progress has been made  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from Charlotte, where he has been sequestered in a hotel room since Friday due to Covid protocols, Matt Devlin joins us over zoom to catch up with Bob and John. The gentlemen talk about pretty much everything but solve absolutely nothing. The three attempt to discuss Devlin's early days as a broadcaster, Matt gets a Covid test in the middle of the show and just as we start talking about the T...

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Monday suspended Russian and Belarusian teams from its competitions until further notice and revoked Russia's 2023 World Junior Championship hosting rights. Today we bring on Vice President of the IIHF, Bob Nicholson, to discuss their decision and the future of international ockey with or without Russia and Belarus. We also talk about the Edmonton...

Dave Perkins and Dave Hodge join us to talk about the slow moving negotiations between Major League Baseball's players and Owners for the first half of the show before discussing a topic that can should not be ignored - Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the impact it has on humanity and on the world of sports. The four talk about the IOC's call to ban all Russian and Belarusian athletes from internati...

Buck Martinez joins the show to give us another update on Major League Baseball's ongoing labour dispute between the leagues players and owners. The three discuss both sides of the dispute as the league is threatened with a shortened season if the two parties can't come to an agreement by Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Phil Mickelson set the Golf world on fire with recent comments on The PGA Tour, the Saudi Tour & Greg Norman - Bob and John bring in Ian Leggatt & Richard Zokol to weigh in on Phil's apology and the overall state golf is in right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Smith and Paul Jones join the podcast to talk some hoops with Bob and John.  The four talk about the NBA's All-Star weekend and discuss why this years event was especially bad. From the Dunk contest to the game its self, the gentlemen share their opinions and offer up some ideas of their own on how they think the NBA could make this more entertaining for everyone. We also talk about the Toron...

Steve Simmons from the Toronto Sun joins Bob and John for todays episode. The three discuss the growing interest in Soccer in Canada and question whether the viewership we have seen with our Canadian Men's Soccer Team will translate to Major League soccer or if this affinity to the game will stay at the international level. We also look at the apparent declining interest in the Olympics, why we th...

To start the week off, Mike, Scott, Bob & John discuss the second half of the NHL season and the NHL Trade deadline as we are only a month away. The four talk about Jack Eichel's return and the strong Western conference before shifting over to the topic of the trade deadline on March 21st. The four debate about why a team should or should not push for a trade this late into the season and what tea...

Friend of the podcast and sports writer for The Athletic Ricard Deitsch joins the show to go over his thoughts on both the labour stoppage in Major League Baseball and the Beijing Olympics.  We discuss how long we think the two sides will take in order to get Baseball back up and running again and the current state of the Olympic Games - predominantly the women's free skate figure skating event, t...

We could have gone an hour more a couple weeks ago and we can say the same for today's episode as we bring Mike Milbury back to give us some more stories from his playing days as well as some pretty hot takes. We talk about how Mike got his way into the NHL, playing for Head Coach Don Cherry & with an all time great in Bobby Orr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Paul Morosi stops by to chat with Bob and John about the current situation regarding Major League Baseball's work stoppage.  But, as always before we get into baseball, we give J.P. some time to talk about his second favourite sport as we discuss Jack Eichel's return to play and the Vegas Golden Knights impending cap problem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just Bob and Jon today as the two discuss Canadian tennis, specifically Felix Auger Aliassime's first tournament win, our Olympic men's and women's hockey teams and Bob shares a story of his and John's time at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Ourand of Sports Business Journal joins us from LA to have a conversation with Bob and John. From the Super Bowl to the Olympics the three discuss the landscape of Sports Media today, declining numbers in viewership ratings, the new ways fans can experience their favourite sports and much more on todays episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Smith of the Toronto Star joins the podcast a day after the trade deadline to discuss the trade made by the Toronto Raptors and other deals made throughout the NBA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York Daily News football columnist, Pat Leonard joins us from Los Angeles to break down the Super Bowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and the LA Rams. Before we talk about the game, the three discuss Roger Goodell's press conference and the issue the league is facing with the lack of diversity in their head coaches. After that the three go over every aspect of the game to come and predict a wi...

General manager of the Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving, joins the show with Bob and John. The three talk about their tight schedule leading up to the playoffs and how playing 40 games in 80 days will affect the players, what Brad looks for at the trade deadline and more on todays episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn Healy rejoins the show to chat with Bob and John about some of the latest news around the NHL. The trio discuss the recent comments made by Rocky Wirtz regarding the Kyle Beach investigation and what his team, the Chicago Blackhawks, and their response going forward. We also discuss the prospect of the Arizona Coyotes having to re-locate and we also discuss women's Olympic hockey & the begin...

With the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in full effect, Bob and John bring in Brian Cooper chairman of MKTG Canada and sports business aficionado to discuss the business side of the games. The three discuss the financial ramifications that hosting the Olympics brings in todays day and age, Vancouvers bid to bring the games back to Canada, the true value it actually brings to a country and how the new w...

President of Hockey Operations for the Vancouver Canucks, Jim Rutherford joins the podcast to talk about his new job in Vancouver. The three talk about the decision to hire Head Coach Bruce Boudreau, Assistant GM Emilie Castonguay and his relationship with the owner of the club, Francesco Aquilini. We also talk about his team and roster, what improvements he needs to make and if ANY of the trade r...

Richard Zokol, former tour member and current golf expert for the podcast joins the show to go over the PGA tour and discuss the ever growing reality of the "Super Golf League" in Saudi Arabia spearheaded by Greg Norman. The three discuss some of the offers being thrown around to the PGA's top golfers, what this would mean for the PGA & European tour and much more on todays episode. See omnystudio...

Doug Smith Joins us on the podcast just as the red hot Toronto Raptors start looking like a good basketball team again. We talk about their recent play and why things have started to click for them. We also talk about the heavy minutes their starters are getting, their lack of depth in the roster, Precious Achiuwa and Doug tells us about some of the trade targets Toronto could be in on as we near...

Hockey columnists and longtime friends of the podcast, Kevin Paul Dupont from the Boston Globe & Mike Zeisberger from NHL.com come on to talk some hockey with Bob and John. On todays show we discuss the Colorado Avalanche, Nazem Kadri and his expiring contract, the Avs chances at winning the Stanley Cup and the NHL's playoff format amongst other relevant NHL news. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

A rare two for one today! First, our resident soccer expert James Sharman joins the show to discuss the World Cup Qualifying match against USA in Hamilton on Sunday. We talk about the surprising amount of depth team Canada has, their elite goaltending and what the team can perform like with a healthy roster. In the second half of the show, we manage to get a hold of the GM of Canada's Olympic Hock...