The Bob McCown Podcast

Been a while since we've talked to Mr. Olczyk as Eddie hops on the show today to start the week off with Bob and John.

The three talk to Eddie about the Chicago Blackhawks and their deadline plans regarding Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane before shifting focus to the Seattle Kraken and then the rest of the NHL for todays podcast

Darren Pang joins the show today to end off the week with some hockey talk ahead of this weekends All-Star festivities.

The three get into a conversation about the progression of the Seattle Kraken and praise the job GM Ron Francis has done so far for the NHL's newest franchise before shifting the conversation to the NHL trade deadline as we speculate on what could happen to players like John Tavares and Patrick Kane to name a few.

Former Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and friend of the show, John Gibbons joins the show today to catch up with Bob and John.

The three spend some time talking about the fast approaching start date of MLB's Spring Training. John lets us know what a normal day in the life of a Big Leaguer would be like at this time of year before getting an update on his employment status and some Jays talk to end the show.

With the NHL Trade Deadline fast approaching, we bring on Brian Lawton to give us a run down on everything we need to know.

The three talk about the deal that sent Cannucks Captain Bo Horvat from Vancouver to the New York Islanders and then we pick the former GM's brain on some of the details of the trade deadline that an average joe might not already know. 

Two for the price of one on todays podcast! For the first half of the show, Bob and John talk to the President of Hockey Operations of the Columbus Blue Jackets, John Davidson. We talk to John about his teams performance so far this season, the amount of injuries the team has sustained throughout the hear and hear his philosophy on "tanking" for a high draft pick before welcoming William Mao onto the show.

With William - the Senior Vice President of Octagon - we talk about the rising prices of Super Bowl tickets and the future of Cable Sports Networks as we discuss the rising prices of broadcast rights and the dimminishing amount of consumers.

Executive Director of the NHL Alumni and good friend, Glenn Healy joins the show to cacth up with Bob and John.

The three talk about the meetings taking place in Florida this week with the NHL, the leagues All-Star weekend and why Glenn thinks it is so important for the game before the break.

When we come back, we have a conversation about the late Bobby Hull and the impact he had on the league before asking Glenn about his opinion on "tanking" and if he has ever been apart of a team who has intentially lost games.

Day two without Shannon as Bob and Richard welcome Doug Smith onto the show for a much needed update on the Toronto Raptors ahead of their Friday night game against the Golden State Warriors.

With trade rumours swirling and the deadline only 10 days away, the three spend most of their time discussing the trade possibilities the Raptors may have. Do they trade OG or Fred before the deadline? or wait until the off-season? We try to figure out just where this teams front office could be at as we assess the team heading into the final stages of the regular season.

Pierre McGuire joins the show today as we talk about Bruce Boudreau getting fired from the Vancouver Canucks, his replacement in Rick Tocchet and some general NHL talk to start of the week with some hockey chatter.

Howard Simon joins us from Buffalo as we take a look at the winners and losers of the NFL's Wild Card Games. Focusing on the Bills, we get an update on Damar Hamlin's health before breaking down Buffalo's win against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The three analyze the teams offense, defense and coaching staff to see where they stack up with other Super Bowl contenders before making our way over to some more general NFL talk and end with a brief discussion on the Buffalo Sabres.

With the New England Patriots missing the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, we start our focus on the NFL as the three break down the team and wonder what Bill Belichick can do to get this Patriots roster back to the perennial Super Bowl contenders they once were. Before the end of the show we fit in some Celtics and Bruins discussion. With both teams sitting at the top of the standings in their respective leagues, we look at the performances from their stars as we take a look at the NBA and NHL from a Boston Sports

Zooming in all the way from Switzerland, former NHL Head Coach and current bench boss of ZSC Lions, Marc Crawford joins the podcast to catch up with Bob and John.

The three talk about Marc’s return to ZSC and the differences between coaching pro hockey in Europe compared to North America. Marc gives us an idea of what kind of skill level he’s working with in Switzerland, shares stories from his career in the NHL and gives us an update on his plans for the future on todays episode.

Whats going on with the Toronto Raptors? Should they blow things up and start the re-build or fight for a play-in spot? With the NBA trade deadline nearing and no clear direction for the future, we bring on Paul Jones to answer all of these questions and more as we take a deep dive into the state of the Toronto Raptors.