#78 When Russ was Canada's Captain at World Juniors

Russ talks about another former Montreal Canadiens forward - enforcer Chris Nilan and his battles. The guys discuss the many negative temptations that are offered to pro athletes. The story of former Oiler Esa Tikkanen and his love of vodka. What's the toughest part about being a pro athlete? Wayne Gretzky's rookie card may be worth $1 million. The boys swap cool stories about former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Russ recalls the night Team Canada head coach Brian Kilrea gave him the captaincy at the World Juniors. He also says the Leafs had a chance to hire Kilrea, the former Ottawa 67's coach - and he says they should have - but they didn't. They discuss all these celebrity, exhibition boxing matches. Russ has some interesting stories about John McEnroe and Caitlyn Jenner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.