The Suspendables GLOBAL STORY NETWORK

The boys sit down with Jim Peplinski this week. Peplinski had a 10-year NHL career with the Calgary Flames, a Stanley Cup champion in 1989; 1988 Olympic team; Jungle had a lot of questions: Why did he quit after 10 yrs?  How come he said no to coaching and a front office job? Why, when you had the choice to stay, did you give up the broadcasting gig? He also takes us inside on how the Calgary Flames dealt with Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers dynasty. Does he think it was the greatest rivalry in sports ? He’s got strong opinions on player salaries. What he would do with a team if it’s going bad? His answer will surprise you. And he would make a lot of changes when it comes to the game today. Of course, there’s plenty of hilarity as well (his nicknames for guys is award winning) in the journey of Pepper !!

In this one, the boys discuss the Montreal Canadiens' choice for new captain and the commentary swirling around the selection. Russ reveals who his favourite NHL coach was. John Tortorella is already making headlines in Philly before camp even starts. Some hilarious stories about NHL player turned broadcaster Ray Ferraro who was Russ's roommate on the road. And Russ is pretty excited for his son-in-law, linebacker Eric Kendricks, as his Minnesota Vikings beat up Green Bay in week one. 

In this week's show, Russ has an amazing answer when Jim rips the Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series. Russ talks about what it's like for an NHL player in September, getting ready for an NHL training camp. Russ has some family stories, how he settled in LA and how former DJ Rick Dees taught him to play golf. We touch on the growth of women's hockey and the slow build.

What drives a guy like Sidney Crosby, who's done absolutely everything in the game, to keep playing? We talk about some of the great NHL single game points records in both the regular season and playoffs. Jim had a small glitch when interviewing Darryl Sittler about his 10 point night. Jim gets a used car and the transaction may not have gone as well as he hoped.  And the topper, Jim almost deleted our entire podcast listenership. We discuss the Tour Championship and Rory's $18 million win. Russ isn't really a Rory guy, to say the least. We also get into the LIV Golf tour.

In this one, we talk about the wild finish as Team Canada wins gold in overtime at the World Junior Hockey Tournament. Russ updates us on his trip last week to Costa Rica as his daughter Brooklyn played for Team Canada at the Women's U20 World Cup of Soccer. Russ isn't getting involved with Jim's current cold shoulder from the Great One. The 50th anniversary of Team Canada vs the Soviet Union Hockey series is coming up. We've got some hilarious golf stories. Russ talks about his pal PGA Patrick Cantley who has a great shot at the big $18 million prize in this weekend's Tour Championship. We've got stories on Bobby Orr, Jim McKenney and even a little something for fans of TV's "Yellowstone." Wait. Who's Riff?

We're joined in this one by former Edmonton Oilers defenceman Kevin Lowe. Since we last had Kevin on, he's entered the Hockey Hall of Fame and last week retired from the role of Oilers' Vice Chair and Alternate Governor.  Kevin and Jimmy relive some great old NHL memories. We talk to Kevin about his long, stellar career as a player, coach and manager and what full retirement the game now has in store for him. We discuss growing up in Lachute. He chimes in on the Hockey Canada scandal, the excellence of Cale Makar and what he thinks about the debate over who's better? Gretzky or McDavid?