The Steve Warne Project - Ottawa Sports Talk

Some thoughts on Dion Phaneuf who retires from the NHL. PK Subban gets his skates caught up with opponent...again. We discuss the need for harsher NHL discipline. More on the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremonies; the Blue Jays Re-Sign pitcher Jose Berrios and three Jays are up for awards this week.

The length of Hockey Hall of Fame speeches. The Hall beckons Jarome Iginla, Marian Hossa, Kim St, Pierre, Kevin Lowe, Doug Wilson, and Ken Holland. The Senators next 3 games will be postponed due to COVID. John Tortorella thinks Connor McDavid needs to change a bit if he wants to win a Cup someday.

Today we're thinking off the page with some dramatic rule change ideas in sports. What if the NFL eliminated field goals? What if the NHL, where players have such limited room to operate, eliminated the offside rule? The Senators and COVID: Update they just cancelled their next 3 games right before we released this episode). We check out some sounds of the season. We hate the world, "Lovers," and...

Today we talk Remembrance Day, how the Senators are getting awfully close to needing to shut down to due to COVID. We also discuss how Team China might do against the NHL's best at the Olympics. Former National Team coach Dave King says China is in "way over their heads."

High Cost of Auto Repair and Propane; Carey Price announces he was dealing with substance abuse and despite all his chirping, Jim is a little thin-skinned when trolls roll in to criticize.

Cole Caufield's dad is unhappy his son was chirped by the Utica Comets twitter admin. Michael Frolik says the Habs ended his NHL career. Some Brutal Ref Calls on the Bears in Monday Night Football.

Do Fans Need Thicker Skins? Jim goes on a rant about it. Howard Stern Crushes Aaron Rodgers, saying he should be kicked out of the NFL for his vaccine stance; Are we done yet buying into You Tubers fighting washed up pro boxers? And a bit on the Jack Eichel deal.

Our high school student council memories. The Oilers and Connor McDavid are rolling. Is McDavid the best ever? Sens dealing with a losing slide and now a COVID outbreak. Former Senator Mike Fisher supports Aaron Rodgers vaccine stance. some major NFL upsets.

Former CFL receiver Ken Evraire joins us to discuss the league and the Ottawa Redblacks fall from grace. Can they get things back on track?

Today we discuss the positive COVID test for Aaron Rodgers. We also get into hockey's old boy club being alive and well. But its certainly not exclusive to hockey. And Pekka Rinne's number will be Nashville first number retired ever.

Some family discussion out of the gate. We discuss the Sens loss to Chicago, the sublime puck handling of Patrick Kane, Kyle Beach meet with the Hawks, the Penguins are now being sued for the alleged mishandling a 2018 sexual assault case involving their former AHL head coach and the wife of his assistant coach.

Gary Bettman meets with Kyle Beach and then the media. Who would win a game between a CFL team and a top NCAA team? NFL players, even the stars can be quickly forgotten. Norway's female handball team no longer has to wear bikinis in competition

Today we're joined by hockey historian Liam Maguire (and the most knowledgeable Habs fan there is). We discuss Halloween, the Habs Nightmare Start and the Future of the Sens.

Steve and Jim reminisce about Halloween. Don Cherry blames part of Leafs poor start on the relaxed dress code. Bobby Orr famously had knee injuries and at least some of them were clear cases of intent to injure.

Kyle Beach has come forward as "John Doe," the former Chicago Blackhawks player who filed a lawsuit against the team for not acting on his sexual assault allegations. GM Stan Bowman has resigned over it. He should have been fired. Will Joel Quenneville and Kevin Cheveldayoff keep their jobs?

Alex Ovechkin's Hit on Nick Paul was a clear case of different rules for different players. Why don't referees ever have to answer for their actions? Chicago GM Stan Bowman resigns after the Blackhawks 2010 "head in the sand" approach to serious allegations about a video coach who would later be convicted and jailed of sexual assault.

Today we discuss the awful Alec Baldwin Incident on the set his new movie; Donald Trump Junior may be soulless; It's been 35 Years Since Bill Buckner's World Series Error and the weird reason the Seattle Kraken have already retired a jersey number.

It's edit-free Monday. Redblacks have fired GM Marcel Desjardins...but was he really to blame? A Bucs fans gets the ball that Tom Brady used to throw his 600th TD pass and a team employee talks him out of it. Auction officials estimate the ball could have been worth $750K to that fan!! Sens fall 3-2 to the NY Rangers in a game that included a really poor embellishment call and an injury to goalie...

Are the Astros stealing signs again? It sure sounds like it. Jim hates Steve's comfy sweater. Is pro sports letting gambling too far inside the door? Tom Brady loved Aaron Rodgers chirping Bears fans at Soldier Field.

Brady Tkachuk debuts Thursday night against Erik Karlsson and the Sharks. Karlsson still doesn't lack for confidence. There's clearly no love lost between he and Mike Hoffman. they got into a little as San Jose pounded Montreal 5-0. The finalists are 0-4 while Buffalo – expected to be doormats – have begun the year 3-0. Jack Eichel can't be loving that. NHL legend Mike Bossy is dealing with lung c...

It's the 40th Anniversary of Blue Monday, the Expos heartbreaking loss to the Dodgers in the 1981 NLCS, Montreal's only playoff appearance. 3 on 3 Remains Most Exciting Thing in NHL; Sens still aren't ready to announce their Captaincy? Why not?

Some Big NHL Milestones For This Season including Zdeno Chara, Joel Quenneville and Sidney Crosby. After a touchdown in Chicago on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers screams at the fans, "I still own you!" Is that over the line or not? We get into the times players actually went up into the stands to start something. And we pitch in to help out a longtime listener who's dealing with serious health issues.

More on the Brady Tkachuk Signing, including when he will get the captaincy. Trevor Harris is traded back to the CFL East and his GM wasn't exactly pulling any punches about the reasons for the deal to Montreal. Jimmy Hayes family reveals his cause of death. The passing of a local hockey legend in Leo Boivin.

We talk about the very inexact science of NHL predictions. The Sens don't have Tkachuk but could still make some noise. Jon Gruden's offensive emails won't be made public. Are they protecting the unknown recipients of the emails?

We get into the high cost of hockey, whether it's minor hockey or being an NHL fan. It was an unusual NHL Welcome for the Seattle Kraken. Will Ovechkin Catch Gretzky for the NHL career goal scoring record? After years of pretending, 90 year old William Shatner actually goes into space, becoming the oldest man to do so.