The Neutral Zone

We give you all the information you need to know about the Paralympic sport of Boccia! Brock Richardson will also share some personal stories from his playing career. With the Montréal Canadiens being the lone representative in Canada’s quest to win the Stanley Cup, we discuss how they compare to the American teams as we head toward crowning a champion. The Ontario hockey league drafted its first-...

After a car crash in 2010 Alex Hyman found para cycling and has quickly become one of Canada’s best athletes and is one of the hopefuls for the Tokyo Paralympic games. The voice of curling in Canada for over 25 years Vic Rauter joins us to talk about his career and what it was like in the curling bubble for this year’s season of champions. It is 15 years and counting since the Toronto Maple Leafs...

Kylie Wasser, Project Manager for Ontario Parasport Collective, joins us to chat about education month and how there is going to be an emphasis on para sports in Ontario. The Toronto Blue Jays have been struggling in the latter part of baseball games recently, is it more on the players or the decisions made by the coaching staff during the games. The panel discusses! The Edmonton Oilers suffer yet...

After a helicopter accident in 2007 Mark Ideson quickly found success in wheelchair curling. We chat with him about leading his team to back-to-back podium finishes in Sochi and PyeongChang. There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the future of Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry and the President Masai Ujiri. Brock and Claire discuss the impacts their decisions have on the organization...

We introduce you to the sport of sitting volleyball and give you everything you need to know to be ready for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Andy Frank, manager of AMI-audio, joins us to discuss the NHL postseason and which teams might lift the Stanley Cup in a few months time. There continues to be concern over whether the Olympic and Paralympic Games will proceed. The Japanese people keep voici...

At the age of 13 Paralympic swimmer Danielle Dorris became the youngest athlete to ever wear the red and white at the Rio 2016 games. She joins us to discuss that accomplishment and others in her young career. Brock, Josh, and Bret discuss some of the challenges that they have gone through during their athletic careers and the level of dedication and determination that is required to achieve those...

CBC sports commentator/host Scott Russell joins us to discuss the CBC’s announcement to cover the Tokyo Paralympic 2021 games in prime time! Even after two positive COVID-19 tests the Women's World Curling Championship is set to continue, yet the Women's World Hockey Championship has been postponed for the second straight year due to the pandemic. The panel explores the lack of consistency between...

As the Paralympic games approach, we give you an overview of events at the games. We kick things off this week with Goalball! Despite all of the injuries the Toronto Blue Jays have faced in the early going of the MLB season, can we be satisfied with their record? Also, when did an opener become a position?

We continue our conversation on equalizing para and mainstream sports. Could an adaptive physical education curriculum help bridge the gap? Kelly and Company producer Jeff Ryman stops by to unpack the best deals and standout teams after the NHL trade deadlines. The Tampa Bay Rays were unsuccessful in their bid for the World Series last season but the team received American league championship ring...

Erik Robeznieks joins us to discuss his involvement with wheelchair basketball, and his goal to integrate the sport into the University of Michigan collegiate program. Kelly MacDonald from AMI-audio's Kelly and Company stops by to chat about the conclusion of March madness and how competitive the Toronto Blue Jays could be in the American League East. Plus, the Vancouver Canucks have been forced t...

AMI-tv’s show Our Community is featuring Kivi Park, Ontario’s first outdoor para-Cross country skiing training Centre. Paralympic bronze medalist Collin Cameron joins us to discuss this beautiful training ground in Sudbury Ontario. Emma Poynton is the Technical Advisor and delegate for world para-ice hockey. With the upcoming world championship in 2023, Emma stresses the importance of the game tod...

Some para sports have the advantage of being affiliated with their mainstream counterparts. We discuss the pros and cons of these connections, and what can be done to boost the exposure of organizations without. We are right in the thick of the season of champions in curling, next up is the mixed doubles event. We tell you everything you need to know about this developing discipline. Plus, former...

Kathy Ludwig has been involved with the Ontario wheelchair basketball program since 2010. In that time, she has helped young athletes develop the skills they need to play at the highest level. She has led team Ontario into two previous Canada games winning a silver medal in 2019. Kathy has agreed to coach at her third Canada games in 2023. Not only will her team be younger this time around she has...

As an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy, you are usually at the point in your life where you are trying to decide what your future may look like in sports and what sport you might be successful in. Nico Lemma has done that and more, not only has he found his sport of Boccia, he is slowly climbing the rankings as a two-time provincial champion. He recently won the Ontario para-sport Junior athlete of...

Kathy Newman comes from British Columbia and has been involved in Wheelchair Basketball Canada since 2002 as a board member and advocate. In 2019 she was inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame for her lifetime of contributions to the growth of the Paralympic movement. She was recently appointed president and she joins us to discuss what she hopes to accomplish in her new role...

Two-time Paralympian, Illinois University Champion, and athlete of the year in wheelchair basketball Brandon Wagner joins us to talk about his decorated career. Plus, the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins today! Brock, Clair, and Cameron tell us everything we need to know about the tournament. And Alameda County sheriff's deputy Alan Strickland and his wife dropped charges from the alleged...

Co-hosts Josh Watson and Bret Wills talk about why they each got involved in para sports. They share what they've gained in life through sports, the good, the bad, and even some of the funny! Plus, after watching G.O.A.T, Tom Brady take home his seventh Super Bowl, the panel debates their top picks for Canadian Mount Rushmore athletes.

Tara Chisholm has been the head coach of the women’s Canadian National Para Ice Hockey program since 2014. She and the coaching staff will be holding a training camp with over 50 up and comers. Over the course of the weekend, she will put these athletes through rigorous exercises to identify their future potential. How will she manage 50 athletes virtually over three days? Tara gives us the scoop....

Australia-born para-athlete Ness Murby has represented three different countries in Javelin, Powerlifting, and Goalball. Ness shares what it's like to cross borders and compete under another flag, plus he reveals a new collaboration with AMI! The 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are just months away, but COVID-19 still looms. As Japan denies reports that the games could be cancelled, our panel...

Arinn Young spent many years playing standup basketball until 2011, when she suffered a knee injury. But that didn’t stop her love for the sport. Since finding wheelchair basketball, she has played for Canada, the United States and now Germany’s professional league. Arinn explains what drew her to Europe after a successful run in North America. And, freelance sports journalist and podcast host, Ar...

Our own Claire Buchanan recounts her years playing for the University of Alabama's wheelchair basketball team as we compare the biggest differences in para sports here at home and abroad. The panel explores changes and improvements to the para experience in Canada and how mainstream participation could benefit athletes everywhere. And, Evander Kane has reportedly filed for bankruptcy and may opt o...

This week we chat with Canadian Paralympic sitting volleyball coach Nicole Ban about how 2020 compared to previous years for her as coach. And, NHL insider Elliott Friedman shares his take on North Division favourites for the upcoming season, beginning in just five days!

Brodrick Mackenzie returns to our program to feature dragon boating! He has had the opportunity to compete both nationally and internationally with his team Dragons In Sight. The world junior hockey championships are only one week away. With rising COVID19 concerns worldwide, is it safe to run the championships in Red Deer, Alberta? CHL Sportsnet commentator, Sam Cosentino gives us the latest on t...

After a life-altering accident on the slopes in 2004, Josh Dueck not only returned to the ski hills as a para-athlete but went on to take the IPC World Championships just five years later. After many years of determination and success in the sport of Para-Alpine skiing, he now turns his attention to administration. Josh shares his thoughts on leading Canada into the 2022 Paralympic Games as Chef d...

Why has the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball program enjoyed such great success for the past two decades? We speak with three-time Gold medal winning coach, Tim Frick about coaching for high performance and his induction into the Order of Canada. With a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, do athletes and fans still harbor doubts about the upcoming Olympic Games? Our panel discusses.