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This episode features a deep dive with TSN Hockey analyst Mike Johnson on the upcoming 2026 IIHF U20 World Hockey Championship aka The World Juniors, (1:32) Steve & Paul debate the most notable number 53s in pro sports, (7:41) Steve shares an bizarre story tied to E52, (12:42) Mike Johnson intro, (14:34) his tournament preparations, (16:00) shifting gears from mid-season NHL to analyzing the top under-20 players in the world, (18:37) the amount of resources TSN invests in these broadcasts, (19:20) TSN’s philosophy of celebrating the greatness of the game & skill of best under-20 players in the world, (22:17) focus level of Team Canada versus their opponents, (23:50) Canada’s emotional investment in this annual event, (28:50) the competitive balance of the under-20 landscape, (32:12) the TSN-IIHF partnership, (35:00) a holiday season staple for Canadians, (35:40) TSN Play-by-Play announcer Gord Miller, an integral part of TSN’s coverage for 30+ years, (39:30) favorite moments from tournaments past, (42:07) thoughts & predictions on this year’s tournament in Minnesota, (43:45) supplemental programming & how TSN stick-handles 80+ hours of television over the two weeks, (47:55) the boys talk about their World Juniors experience with a peak behind the curtain of Paul’s 16-year run at this tournament, (52:55) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers in Sydney Australia, Abilene Texas & Yorkton Saskatchewan.

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This episode features a 35-minute conversation with Alex Faust, (1:30) Steve & Paul debate the most notable athletes to wear the rare number 52 in pro sports, (5:35) the boys share a hilarious story about their recent meeting in Calgary, (11:50) Alex Faust intro (12:27) Alex joins the boys from an NHL road trip stop in Seattle, (13:33) dream job of calling his hometown NY Rangers broadcasts, (15:50) collegiate days at Northeastern, (16:44) growing up in a broadcasting family & moonlighting in sports broadcasting during college, (20:15) aspirations of becoming an NHL broadcaster, (22:05) memories of his first network assignment at NESN, (23:05) solid advice for younger broadcasters, (24:12) becoming the NHL’s youngest TV play-by-play announcer with the LA Kings, (26:55) expanding his broadcast skill set while in LA, (29:30) the importance of knowing the sports you’re broadcasting, (31:49) shares a funny story about NHL hockey legend Dave “Tiger” Williams, (33:33) inside scoop on the Alex Trebek-Jeopardy story that broke in 2018, (37:20) shares the broadcast booth with Will Ferrell in full character as Ron Burgundy, (39:10) the uniqueness of calling Grand Slam tennis, (41:55) complexities of calling MLB games in the pitch clock era, (45:50) winds up with a couple of technical nightmare stories from his career, (48:00) Steve shares a story about the day Nick Kypreos put him in a headlock at the Sportsnet NHL studios, (50:27) Paul discusses recently working Matt McConnell’s 2,000th NHL broadcast, (53:30) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to our newest Truckers Oksave, North Ostrobothnia (Finland), Caracas (Venezuela) & Sao Paulo (Brazil).

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This episode features a 30-minute conversation with TSN’s Rod Smith, (1:20) the boys debate the most notable athletes to wear the rare number 51 in pro sports, (6:36) Steve & Paul discuss their time on the front bench for CFL broadcasts with CBC & TSN, (16:20) feature guest Rod Smith introduction, (17:00) Rod Smith joins the boys, (17:25) Rod explains his broadcast preparation & philosophy for the 112th Grey Cup Championship broadcast, (19:50) talks about the thrill of doing football play-by-play at both the collegiate and CFL level, (22:33) shares how he handles Grey Cup Week & all it’s distractions, including his days of hosting Grey Cup Saturday with Darren Dutchyshen, (26:00) the boys talk Rod into sharing the some of his funniest stories from the booth, (34:12) Paul shares a hilarious story about Leif Pettersen working a college football game for TSN in Halifax, (38:30) Paul & Rod share some funny moments from Vanier Cups at TSN, (41:51) memories of an extremely awkward moment while hosting TSN Sportscentre, (42:59) the boys talk about pacing in a football broadcast, from the booth to the TV truck, (47:10) growing up as a CFL fan in Ottawa, Ontario, (49:57) the episode wraps up with social media promotion and a shout-out to all our CFL Truckers on the eve of the 112th Grey Cup.

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