#88 Digging into Russ' Past

Today, Jim quizzes Russ about the info his Wikipedia page What was Russ like as a kid? Russ talks about days on the school yard and life playing prep school hockey in Notre Dame in Saskatchewan He remembers his late father's promise Russ also talks about leaving home at 14. Was he homesick? He talked about his Hounds teammates Wendel Clark, Gary Leeman, Gord Kluzak and other ND players who made the NHL Russ tells a great story of when he realized he had at a chance to get to the show The unusual way Russ found out he'd made the 1991 Canada Cup…and he made it ahead of two NHL superstars. He remembers playing for Canada at the 1984 World Juniors and then heading straight to play at Olympics. So why were his older Team Canada teammates initially annoyed with him? Why did playing in a city like New York have advantages over playing in Montreal and Toronto? Russ tells a very emotional story about his dear friend Ron who recently passed away…and you won't believe the incredible thing Wayne Gretzky did for him. Is the NHL's intense schedule affecting the quality of the performances? Wait, Russ' dream foursome includes Winston Churchill? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.