The Steve Warne Project - Ottawa Sports Talk

National League to Use DH Rule; Sens Lose Again; NHL trade deadline looms. Aaron Rodgers Gets 3 x $150M. Joe "Bucks" joins Troy Aikman at ESPN. And Russian players have to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine before they can play at Wimbledon.

We wonder whether the NHL should consider banning Russian players; Tom Brady will return next season, ending his long 2 month retirement. Auston Matthews vicious crosscheck on Rasmus Dahlin is only worth two games?

Jack Eichel mocks Buffalo Sabres fans after he returns to Buffalo, gets booed and loses the game. The Sens win again and Josh Norris just gets more and more expensive. A WNBA Star hasn't been heard from after being arrested in Russia. A 40 year cast member of Sesame Street passes away. And Jerry Jones is being sued by a woman who says he's her father.

Sens face Seattle in a rematch of the 1920 Stanley Cup. Despite some recent frustrating calls, we need less instant replay challenges, not more. Jim gives us some insight on the upcoming wedding of Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson. Dominik Hasek wants Russian NHL players out of the NHL until their country leaves Ukraine. He also wants them to donate salary to Ukraine.

Ontario to drop mask laws this month. Andy Murray is a great example for other pro athletes to follow. Aaron Rodgers to re-sign with Green Bay while Russell Wilson is traded to Denver. The Sens snap their skid with a very complete 4-1 victory in St. Louis. Auston Matthews has a hat trick and leads the league with 43 goals. Somehow, the 2nd best goal scorer is Rangers forward Chris Kreider with 38....

Did Gretzky forgive Jimmy? Find out here. NFL Star receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for a year for gambling on NFL games. Long time New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton remembers his days as an Ottawa Rider quarterback. PK Subban won't be back in New Jersey next season. Maybe back to Montreal? And Bobsleigh Canada can't seem to get out from under controversy.

Jimmy returns from Florida, and we get into the topics of Sports Gambling; The Brier and how it needs to evolve; and it was one tough, weird weekend for the Ottawa Senators.

Eugene Melnyk's support for Ukraine; Josh Norris returns to Sens Lineup; Duncan Keith Returns to Chicago, with a great tribute from his new squad; Will the Hawks rebuild include sacrificing Patrick Kane? MLB Cancels First Week of Season - first games lost to a labour stoppage in 27 years.

Jim is still getting the cold shoulder from Wayne Gretzky. Was Gretzky even more outgoing when he was 17 years old? We play back part of an interview from his days in the WHA. The Chicago Blackhawks remove the interim label from GM Kyle Davidson. The 33-year-old from Ottawa also has worked as Hawks video analyst, hockey operations manager and assistant GM. Russian NHL Players Face Backlash. Is it...

After second thoughts and a full day of criticism, FIFA has banned Russia from the World Cup; apparently the Montreal Canadiens are having fun now that they have a new head coach; What next for the Sens? Now the flu is having its way with their locker room. Will Rams coach Sean McVey leave coaching to join the broadcast booth?

How will sports deal with Russian teams and athletes after their country's invasion of Ukraine? The Leafs and Red Wings forgot how to play defence as Toronto beat Detroit 10-7 Saturday. The Hamburglar made a successful return to Ottawa. Zdeno Chara is officially the NHL games played leader for defencemen. And we catch up with our old friend Raoul, one of the great characters we used to have on the...

We touch on the troubling world news in Ukraine. The Habs stop being horrible. Hockey's weird expectation that skaters block slapshots. Sean Avery wants to make a comeback. And Greg Norman says the PGA Tour cannot ban anyone for playing in a rival league. Is he right?

In this one, we talk about Phil Mickelson's apology for comments about the PGA Tour and golf's new Super League. The NHL turns a blind eye to Nathan MacKinnon slashing a linesman. Aaron Rodgers does a long thank you on Instagram to show his gratitude for everyone. He had to know that would wind people up as a sign he might be leaving Green Bay. He says he'll make his decision soon. The Sens beat t...

Here on Twosday, 2/22/22, Jimmy is playing golf with Gretzky in Florida today. We discuss former Senator Zdeno Chara, about to pass Chris Chelios for games played by an NHL defenceman. We preview Sens-Wild; and the Chicago Blackhawks jointly agree with team ambassador Bobby Hull that he'll retire.

With the Beijing games now over, we're proud of all our Canadian athletes but we discuss how we felt as viewers. Andrew Hammond is back. Brad Marchand talks about his suspension and doesn't seem to fully grasp why his behaviour is problematic.

It's our 700th Episode? Jim joins us from Florida. Ottawa Police Make Arrests Downtown; it's a Sleepy 3-1 Win for the Sens; Time to make the NHL great again with smaller goalie gear or bigger nets; the Habs 10 game winless skid is over and Martin St. Louis finally has an NHL coaching win.

Canada Wins Gold in Hockey; Craig Anderson faces the Senators, Controversial Russian Figure Skater Fails to Medal amidst doping scandal, City Council gone wild, Tiger Woods comeback still seems a long way off.

We discuss the quarterfinal demise of Canada and the US in mens hockey at the Winter Olympics. The ladies on the other hand, go for gold Wednesday night. Rachel Homan's twitter post about being bitterly disappointed. We got gold again in speed skating. We discuss athlete families. Sidney Cropsby gets his 500th goal and Claude Giroux is on the trade block, deciding if he wants to leave Philly and w...

Olympic Gold for Ottawa Duo in Speedskating! Isabelle Weidemann and Ivanie Blondin along with Valérie Maltais win the gold medal in women's team pursuit in Olympic record time at the Beijing Olympics. Other news from around the Winter Olympics; the latest in Ottawa as the Police Chief Resigns.

LA Rams are your super bowl winners. We talk about the game and everything going on around it. Big controversy continues in womens Olympic figure skating. The Montreal Canadiens continue with their big changes.

The Habs and Oilers Fire Their Head Coaches. Both teams go with first time NHL head coaches. But Martin St. Louis hasn't coached anywhere. Cammi Granato becomes assistant GM of the Vancouver Canucks. 15 year old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tests positive for a banned drug. Canada could be in line to win bronze if ROC is disqualified

The Olympics are amazing but we think they remain a terrible investment for cities and countries. Olympic TV ratings are way down. Brad Marchand and Marcus Foligno both do dumb things and run afoul of the NHL law. The Senators win again while the Habs hit rock bottom.

Today we discuss the Canadian women's hockey victory over the USA; the weird high stick on the referee; Poulin's penalty shot and a bunch of Olympic stories. Hockey Day in Canada is also an odd notion in an already hockey-mad country. We also go on way too long about cream of mushroom soup.

The NHL all star break is over but the truck stop continues downtown. We also discuss how Canada is doing at the Olympics including the incredible comeback stories in snowboarding by Perrot and McMorris. John Morris and Rachel Homan gave it their all but won't get the podium in mixed doubles after losses to Australia and Italy. The Redblacks are beefing up in free agency this offseason, and Harold...

Police presence beefed up in Ottawa as more trucker arrive downtown to protest COVID-19 measures. The Olympics are officially underway. Redblacks Sign QB Jeremiah Masoli; Hawks Interested in former Bruin and Oiler GM Peter Chiarelli and Steve starts to binge Kevin Costner's Yellowstone.