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Former Hockey Player Referee Commissioner Brenda Andress talks about her upcoming SheIS Women in Sports Awards, her SheIS sports network mobile app, her recent induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, her 12 years as Commissioner of the Canadian Womens Hockey League, learning to drive stickshift on the fly, and why it’s OK to drive on the highway with a Championship Trophy simply belted in beside her! The inaugural SheIS Women in Sports Awards is on November 5th at the Glenn Gould Studio in downtown Toronto, with full event info at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sheis-women-in-sports-awards-tickets-1992139666369 For everything Brenda Andress, please visit https://www.brendaandress.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Lifer Doug MacLean returns to talk about his new book Game Day The Uncensored Life of an NHL GM, living his best lives in PEI and Delray Beach Florida, his ongoing friendship with the Gyro Hero Nick Kypreos, his boatload of experiences as an NHL coach general manager team president, his pivot to broadcasting including a memorable on-air run-in with Bob McCown, his interactions with Jacques Martin Pat Riley Bryan Murray Jim Balsillie Nikolai Zherdev George McPhee Sergei Fedorov Gilbert Brule Scott Morrison Kris Draper, and his ongoing status as the Garden of the Gulf’s Prince Eddy! Doug’s brand new book Game Day: The Uncensored Life of an NHL GM (written with Greg Oliver) is available at https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Game-Day/Doug-MacLean/9781668214046 TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Hall of Fame centreman Ron Francis talks about his back to back Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh, his 23 NHL seasons averaging more than one point per game, his Cooperalls experience in Hartford, scoring a goal on a deflection off of his eyeball, hanging out with the Phil & Tony Esposito Jack Lambert Bill Cowher Mario Lemieux Sidney Crosby Rod Brind'Amour Ulf Samuelsson, the origin of Wayne Gretzky’s #99 jersey with the Soo Greyhounds, suiting up for the Toronto Maple Leafs to end his career, and his deep Sault Ste Marie family ties to his current boss Kyle Dubas! The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame’s 2026 Induction Ceremony & Community Celebration takes place October 15th at The Granite Club in Toronto, with full details at https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/induction-ceremony-tickets/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former World's #1 Squash Champion Jonathon Power talks about living a fantastic lifestyle in Doha Qatar, moving to the UK at age 13 to practice six hours per day at Wembley Stadium under the tutelage of Jahangir Khan, moving to France to turn pro at age 16, becoming the first North American to reach #1 in the world rankings, playing in a ‘glass box’ at Grand Central Station and amongst Egypt’s pyramids, and returning to Toronto for his upcoming induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame! The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame’s 2026 Induction Ceremony & Community Celebration takes place October 15th at The Granite Club in Toronto, with full details at https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/induction-ceremony-tickets/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Hall of Famer turned Broadcaster turned Author Jennifer Botterill talks about joining the NHL on TNT broadcasting team, writing her new memoir, her OT goal to win Harvard University’s only womens college hockey national championship, her 4 Olympic medals (3 of them Gold), her five World Championships, winning the Beanpot not once but twice with overtime goals, her interactions with Wayne Gretzky Ron Francis Charles Barkley Butch Goring Marie-Philip Poulin Gary Bettman, her 2025 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and her impending induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame! The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame’s 2026 Induction Ceremony & Community Celebration takes place October 15th at The Granite Club in Toronto, with full details at https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/induction-ceremony-tickets/ Jennifer’s new memoir Why Not You: My Story of Perseverance, Hockey, and Olympic Gold is available at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/779008/why-not-you-by-jennifer-botterill-with-kristina-rutherford/9781037800153 TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly talks about his 30 years working with Commissioner Gary Bettman at the National Hockey League, playing running back at Dartmouth College, his pre-NHL legal work on the USFL vs NFL case (involving some team owner named Donald Trump), his Canadian connections to Saskatchewan, the legacy of MLSE's Larry Tanenbaum, expansion possibilities in both North America and Europe, the death of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada NHL telecasts, and whether he will serve as the next NHL Commissioner! And don’t forget to check out NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s interview at https://www.torontolegends.ca/gary-bettman/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist, Author and Screenplay Writer Mary Ormsby talks about her 35 years writing for The Toronto Star, being a ‘day oner’ on 1430 The Fan alongside co-host Steve Simmons, her frequent appearances on The Bobcat Bob McCown’s Prime Time Sports, her nearly 40 years of covering Ben Johnson’s 1988 Seoul Olympics adventure (from being in the stands during the race to writing a best selling book with Big Ben himself), and why she is not the only celebrated former Toronto Star journalist in her own home! Mary Ormsby’s book World’s Fastest Man* The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson is available at https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/worlds-fastest-man/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of his October 15th induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, in case you missed it from September 2024: 10x National Champion and 3x World Champion and 3x Olympic Medalist Patrick Chan talks about retiring at 27 as Canada’s most decorated figure skater, his transition to a decade of touring the world with Stars on Ice, training for his next career as a Financial Advisor, whether Kurt Browning chews his ear off about Reverse Mortgages, thriving through ‘six minutes of pressure’ at three different Olympic Games, his ‘pinch me’ moment meeting Roger Federer, receiving courtside honours at a Raptors game, keeping his Maple Leafs love suppressed when Trevor Linden presented him with a Vancouver Canucks jersey, and why he kind of sort of just maybe regrets not throwing out the first pitch at a Blue Jays game from the actual pitching mound! The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame’s 2026 Induction Ceremony & Community Celebration takes place October 15th at The Granite Club in Toronto, with full details at https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/induction-ceremony-tickets/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of his October 15th induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, in case you missed it from November 2024: legendary hockey coach Iron Mike Keenan talks about winning at every level over his 5 decade coaching career, getting his Iron-moniker not from Mike Tyson but from Mike Ditka, putting Gretzky Lemieux Hawerchuk (3 Centres!) on the ice at same time leading to that iconic game-winner at the 1987 Canada Cup, bringing The Moose Mark Messier to tears with his pre-Game 7 speech as the NY Rangers ended a 54 year Stanley Cup drought, coaching 50 future Hall of Famers (including Gretzky Lemieux Hull Bure Savard Pronger Shanahan Hasek Belfour), sharing his hot tubs with Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen, enjoying a Knicks game courtside with Jimmy Buffett, how today he has mellowed to become better known as Grandpa Mike/Mike-Lite, and how close he might have come (or not come) to coaching his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs! The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame’s 2026 Induction Ceremony & Community Celebration takes place October 15th at The Granite Club in Toronto, with full details at https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/induction-ceremony-tickets/ Mike Keenan and Scott Morrison’s book Iron Mike: My Life Behind the Bench is available at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/667078/iron-mike-by-mike-keenan-and-scott-morrison/9780735281851 TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Singer Songwriter Greg Evigan talks about BJ and the Bear, working with a chimpanzee, turning DOWN Knight Rider (which launched the career of 'The Hoff' David Hasselhoff), My Two Dads, working with Paul Reiser and William Shatner, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, competing in Network Battle of the Stars, writing a song for Meghan Trainor, his interactions with Mr T John Travolta Mickey Rooney Chuck Yeager Buddy Hackett Norman Lear Howard Cosell Claude Akins, and recording an album at Abbey Road studios backed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra! For everything Greg Evigan, please visit https://www.evigan.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recovering politician turned author Karen Stintz talks about her new book Beyond Good Enough, why her crystal ball says Brad Bradford will be the next Mayor of Toronto, her time as a Toronto Councillor serving under the leadership of Mayors David Miller and Rob Ford, her time as TTC Chair working alongside TTC CEO Andy Byford, the craziness around Rob Ford’s crack cocaine smoking controversy, her friendships with John Tory Steve Paikin Tony Clement, her fond memories of Mel Lastman’s North York, and her magical national television appearance on Undercover Boss Canada! For Karen’s new book Beyond Good Enough: Toronto and the Crisis of Urban Complacency, please visit https://karenstintz.ca/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In case you missed it, from April 2025: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt double Peter Kent talks about the OTHER Peter Kent (and meeting his brother the ‘Scud Stud’ Arthur), getting hired by fellow Canadian James Cameron for a little film called The Terminator (for $40/day), his working and personal relationship with The Austrian Oak on 14 films over 14 years, the pressure of standing in for the 7-time Mr Olympian championship bodybuilder, his interactions with Tom Cruise Richard Dawson Carl Weathers James Caan Vanessa Williams Linda Hamilton Danny DeVito Tom Arnold Rosanne Barr Jamie Lee Curtis, almost getting erased while filming Eraser, and how Arnold insisted he upgrade from untipped Old Port Cigarillos to Cuban cigars from Fidel Castro’s private stash! For all your Peter Kent Vancouver Island real estate needs, please visit https://kentrealestate.ca/ For all your Peter Kent Stuntman needs, please visit https://www.facebook.com/PeterKentsSchoolofHardKnocks/photos_by TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superstar Songwriter (and former Prism drummer) Jim Vallance shares his stories working with Bryan Adams, Tears Are Not Enough, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Gene Simmons, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Ann & Nancy Wilson, Ozzy Osborne, Glass Tiger, Larry Gowan, Rick Springfield, Tina Turner, Bruce Coburn, Neil Young, Quincy Jones, Martin Short, David Foster, Bruce Allen, Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Clearmountain, Dan Aykroyd and Bananarama! For everything Jim Vallance, please visit http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/00-pg-music.html TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racquet Sports Impresario Karl Hale talks about his playing career, pivoting to coaching, building out his Premier Racquet Clubs empire, serving for two decades as Tournament Director at the National Bank Open (and his elevator pitch for why it should be the 5th Slam), his interactions with Shaggy Lennox Lewis Richard Branson Monica Seles Donovan Bailey Rafael ‘Rafa’ Nadal Venus Williams Serena Williams Jim Cuddy Geddy Lee Wayne Gretzky Michael Lee-Chin Sean Paul Daniel Nestor, and the differences between tennis pickleball padel badminton table tennis and road tennis! For Karl’s Premier Racquet Clubs please visit https://www.premierracquetclubs.com/ For Karl’s foundation building schools in Jamaica, please visit https://helpinghandsjamaica.com/ For everything National Bank Open taking place simultaneously both in Toronto (women) and Montreal (men), please visit https://nationalbankopen.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musical genre defying multi-instrumentalist Johnny Manchild talks about his new album, his North American tour that dips up into Canada, the learnings from his previous tour composed of fan-hosted shows, collaborating with No Doubt’s Adrian Young and Sublime’s Todd Foreman, the vital importance of beef snacks while on the road, and his upcoming Toronto show at The Monarch Tavern! For everything Johnny Manchild including his August 12th show in Toronto at The Monarch Tavern, please visit https://www.manchild.band/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices