The Steve Warne Project - Ottawa Sports Talk

Today in our final show before Christmas, we get into the egg nog, do a little carolling, and we also look back at some of the spots stories that grabbed our attention in 2021.

Today we swap a few childhood Christmas memories. We get into the NHL officially canning plans to go to the Olympics. We done if it wasn't something that could have been solved if all parties, including China, had wanted it. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has made two gutsy decisions in as many weeks, going for last second two point conversions to win, rather than kicking an extra point to tie an...

NHL postpones all games (except Vegas game on Dec 21st) until at least December 27th. Controversial comedian Louis CK returns. Spiderman cleans up at box office. Bill Belichick apologizes to the media. Chinese tennis star who was briefly missing denies everything about everything. Mexican umpire ejected...for being hammered.

The NHL postpones cross border games. Kevin Bieksa rips Thomas Chabot a new one and we'll tell you why Sens fans are pissed. Tiger and Charlie Woods almost get it done at the PNC Championship. John Daly and John Daly II are your winners.

Paul Maurice resigns as Winnipeg Jets head coach, feeling like they needed a new voice. The Sens fall 2-1 in Tampa. The COVID-19 plot thickens in the NHL as the Habs, who don't have any positive cases, ban fans from being at their game on Thursday and reschedule their game on Saturday. And a hell of a Thursday nighter in the NFL.

Sens at Tampa Thursday night. The province has spoken – The Sens Leafs Raptors can only sell 50% of tickets. We discuss toxic sports cultures in the wake of the firing of Jacksonville head coach Urban Meyer and the Chicago Blackhawks lawsuit settlement with Kyle Beach. Bills mafia with a funny way to express their displeasure about the officiating Monday night. Thursday nighter is a dandy - Chiefs...

The Senators have won 5 of their last 6 games, including Tuesday's 8-2 mauling of the #1 Panthers right in Florida. COVID's impact is everywhere in sports but nowhere it it felt more than in Calgary, which had 17 new cases today. OJ Simpson's parole is over. He's now a completely free man.

Jim has no idea how to buy Christmas presents for his kids. Steve's daughter is booting him out so she can throw a Christmas party in his house. Unless China's COVID Policy Changes, Forget About NHL at Olympics. A weird end to the NFL Monday nighter. And the worst 10 Christmas songs ever, according to USA Today.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers win the Grey Cup. The Ticats wonder what might have been, if not for a couple of poor decisions in the late going. John Tortorella suggests on ESPN that trick plays like the Michigan aren't good for the game. Jim has some terrible holidays plans for his kids.

Gary Bettman says Olympic Participation is entirely up to the players. Will everyone still agree to go? Marc-Andre Fleury is just the 3rd goalie to win 500 NHL games. Habs fans cheer him on. The Vikings hang on to win vs the Steelers who were down 29-0. Was the comeback thwarted by Chase Claypool's showboating?

Jim wants to Make the Grey Cup Great Again. He has no game plan, however. Are the Majority of Canadian Sports Fans really not Watching the Grey Cup? Jacob Trouba's Trail of Carnage this week in the NHL. It's not easy to balance love of rugged hockey with seeing guys unconscious on the ice.

Canadian Gold medalist Damian Warner Wins Lou Marsh Trophy; Should they change the name of the trophy? Jason Spezza Gets 6 Games; Forbes list of NHL franchise values is out and somehow the Edmonton Oilers franchise value doubled last year to $1.1 billion.

Sens and Islanders meet Tuesday, both trying to shake off effects of COVID outbreaks and a terrible starts. The Patriots abandon the passing game on a windy night in Buffalo and they win. Leafs lost Mitch Marner to a shoulder injury. Suspension for Spezza coming. The new catch phrase in Vancouver. Bruce! There it Is! Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau wins his debut.

The Flyers fire head coach Alain Vigneault, replacing him with interim coach Mike Yeo. The Canucks fire head coach Travis Green and GM Jim Benning. Bruce Boudreau takes over as head coach. The Sens stick with the status quo. The Grey Cup is set between Hamilton and Winnipeg...again. And the Baltimore Ravens go for broke in Pittsburgh vs the Steelers.

Jeff Gorton Meets Montreal Media, makes valiant attempt at speaking French. It wasn't pretty but the Ottawa Senators finally win one, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Thursday night. All they needed was for Anton Forsberg to tie a team saves record. They were outshot 49-20. The CFL bends the COVID rules for the Argos, allowing quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to probably play. He attended a...

Longtime CBC and TSN broadcaster Brian Williams retires; We discuss the state of Canadian Media; DJ Smith "Lectures" Fans after another loss...or did he? Top 5 Christmas movies of all time, according to esquire.com/

Canada Needs More Tailgating and softer rules on beers in the dressing room; Is Tiger Woods is Done as a Full-Time PGA Player? It sure sounds like it after his car accident almost cost him his leg. Brendan Lemieux gets 5 games for biting Brady Tkachuk. The Leafs are, regrettably, piping hot and baseball salaries are insane. Max Scherzer gets a 3 year deal worth 130 MILLION???

Jim is scrapping with his neighbours again. Redblacks post on social media they'll be supporting the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the playoffs. And they apparently weren't joking. Patrick Roy ready to bury the hatchet, wants to be Habs next GM. We discuss why that wouldn't work. Matt Murray says he still hasn't had a conversation with GM Pierre Dorion after Dorion sent him down to the minors. Brad...

Matt Murray is now an extremely expensive AHL player. We discuss a little football from Sunday; The sons of two former NHL stars get nasty with each other and Brendan Lemieux apparently bites Brady Tkachuk. Then Tkachuk has an epic post game rant about it. Matt Murray is now a very very expensive minor league goalie. The Habs finally fire GM Marc Bergevin and PGA Pioneer Lee Elder passes away.

We spend a little time discussing Jimmy's 60th Birthday today; Canada and US Olympic hockey teams unveil their new jerseys this week, Aaron Rodgers claims he has "COVID Toe."

In today's episode, Jim has some holiday tales sure to harden your heart. We talk about the Connor McDavid tour of his mansion; the incredible starts from the two Alberta NHL teams; our Canadian Olympic medal hopes; how the Olympics going ahead isn't a sure thing at this stage; and the unusual new jerseys in New Jersey.

We discuss our latest TV binges. We had no expectations for the Senators in Denver but they still found a way to disappoint us. LeBron James gets off easy after punching an opponent in the face. In fact, he somehow ended up with a smaller suspension than the guy he punched. We also talk about how ineffective the drill Sargent coach has become.

Monday is a fine day to discuss comebacks and rallying. After missing 3 games due to COVID, the Sens get back to work, trying to salvage their season. The Redblacks finish up with a small silver lining...a comeback victory in their finale. They now hope to overcome back to back 3-win seasons. Tiger Woods tries to comeback from his bad leg injury in a February car accident. He posts a video of his...

Quebec Premier François Legault wants imore Quebec NHL players. He says Quebecers' pride in the Montreal Canadiens would be boosted if the NHL team had more players from the province. It's a bad sign that the Vancouver Canucks are confiscating bad signs. Carlos Baerga apparently had a pretty wild pre game ritual.

Canada defeats Mexico 2-1 in the snow and now leads their division in World Cup Qualifying. The concern grows for Chinese star Peng Shuai who has not been seen in public since she accused a high level Chinese government official of sexual assault. Finally, we still don't have a clue about Bitcoin.