All Episodes

257: Upgrades, Hangovers, and Other Veteran Moves

256: Back from the ‘Summer’ Off...and Probably Getting Cancelled

255: Playoffs, Turkey Necks, and Real Toughness

254: The Day That Changed Everything - A 9/11 Survivor’s Story

253: Another One for the Books

252: RUSS WAS SO WELL BEHAVED UNTIL…

251: Salary Caps, Night Caps

250: Fire & Ice

249: The Life of Young Rusty Boy!!

248: I GOTTA GUY!!!!!

247: TO FIGHT OR NOT TO FIGHT!

246: ABSOLUTELY NO POLITICS!!!

245: ABSOLUTE KILLER!!

244: Coaches, Comedy, and Classic Roasts!

243: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND…LARRY ROBINSON!!!

242: AND WE’RE OFF AND RUNNING…

241: A COACH LIKE NONE OTHER!!

240: AM I GOOD ENOUGH??

239: HOW DO YOU SPELL SUCCESS?

238: WHAT A CAREER!! WHAT A GUY!!

237: BACK IN THE SADDLE!!

236: No Rusty, No Problem!

235: Two Dads One Stanley Cup

234: Coaches on THIN ICE!

233: IF YOU LIKE THE PLAYOFFS...!!!

232: FINALLY! RUSS TALKS HOCKEY...KINDA...

231: What Rhymes With Heaven?

230: PUCK THE STIGMA!

229: If you're gonna miss it by a minute, miss it by a day!

228: WHAT'S LEFT TO PLAY FOR?

227: Trading Spades

226: College or NO College!

225: SO I’M WAITING FOR THE PUNCHLINE...AND…NOTHING!

224: Rinks, Risks, & Reminiscences

223: NICE GUYS FINISH...FIRST?!

222: Let's break it down!

221: CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK, JIMMY!

220: The Crystal Ball

219: RUSTY AND JIMMY UP TO NO GOOD...

218: MONEY MONEY MONEY!

217: WAS COREY PERRY IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK?

216: HELLO, IT'S ME!

215: SHORT AND NOT SO SWEET...

214: Rusty says cheating is OK!

213: IT'S HOCKEY SEASON BABY!!!

212: Let's Start Again!

211: You are FIRED!!!!

210: OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES….

209: WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO SACRIFICE...?

208: Rusty's Tall Tales

207: Courtnall ON FIRE!!!

206: BACK IN THE SADDLE!

205: Small Town Boy Makes The Show!

204: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!

203: YEAR IN REVIEW A LA RUSS COURTNALL…

202: OHHH CANADA!!

201: On the Road Again!!

200: Name Dropping!

199: DOES RUSS HAVE A HEART?

198: SOMETIMES THE SHOW JUST ISN’T THAT GOOD

197: AND THE HAMMER SHOW CONTINUES…

196: ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER...

195: THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK…OR MY POT?!

194: Bet ya didn't think we were going to say PLAYOFFS!!!

193: YEAH!!! A Politically Incorrect Show!!!

192: BROTHER HOW ART THOU

191: KNOCK KNOCK!!

190: Don’t be RIDICULOUS!!

189: JUST AROUND THE CORNER…

188: YOU NEED TO BE STRAIGHTENED OUT ABOUT HOCKEY!

187: For The Right Price I Would!

186: Is Jungle Really That Dumb? YOU BET HE IS!

185: Never Too Young...I Guess?

184: ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE!

183: Russ Courtnall This is Your Life!!

182: Man, Coaches Can Be Mean!

181: GREAT MEMORIES!

180: BEST GIFT EVER!!!!

179: The Nice Side of Russ Courtnall

178: Our Special Guest...Former NHL Enforcer Troy Crowder!

177: How Much is Too Much?

176: Bruins Announcer Fat Shames Tampa Player

175: Rusty Breakin it Down!

174: Then You Better Walk the Walk!

173: Flames' Coach Darryl Sutter Will Just Say Anything

172: Not All Shows are Good

171: To Rip or Not to Rip?

170: The Boys are Back!

169: Our Special Guest...Former Calgary Flame JIM PEPLINSKI!

168: The Habs Name The Youngest Captain in Their History

167: Russ Schools Jim on Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series

166: Jim Is Out Here Messing Everything Up

165: World Junior Gold for Canada!

164: Our Special Guest...Hall of Famer KEVIN LOWE!

163: What Are You Gonna Do With Your Life?

#162: Revenge of the Nerd

#161 The Big Tkachuk Trade and Rooting for Bobby Ryan

#160 Johnny Hockey Bails on Calgary

#159: James Caan's Personal Scoreboard

#158 Russ Returns After His Daughter's Lavish Wedding

#157: Our Special Guest...Former NHL Defenceman JASON YORK!

#156: The Game Today is Like Pond Hockey

#155: "The Hockey This Spring Has Been the Best I've Ever Seen"

#154 Rocky Mountain High: Colorado Wins the West

#153: Russ's Mouth Sometimes Got Him in Trouble

#152: Our Special Guest...Hockey Night in Canada's KELLY HRUDEY!

#151 Leafs Dumped Early Again; Jim's Dumped Early Again

#150: The Time Mike Myers Burned Gretzky

#149 Russ is ALL IN on Leafs 2022 Playoff Run!

#148 Remembering Guy Lafleur With Our Special Guest...LIAM MAGUIRE!

#147: Our Special Guest...Former NHL Defenceman JAMIE MACOUN!

#146: Our Special Guest...Former NHLer THEO FLEURY!

#145: "Slash What You Can't Catch" - Our Special Guest...Former NHL Tough Guy CHRIS NILAN!

#144 NHL Refs are Doing Auston Matthews NO Favours!

#143 Our Special Guest...Edmonton Oilers Analyst BOB STAUFFER!

#142 Our Special Guest...Former NHL Tough Guy P.J. STOCK!

#141: Our Special Guest...Long Time Saints Head Coach SEAN PAYTON!

#140: Jim is in Gretzky's Doghouse...Big Time!

#139: Our Special Guest, From CBC TV's Heartland: CHRIS POTTER!

#138 Rusty's Kids Just Can't Catch a Break!

#137 Your Best Player Isn't Always Your Best Choice For Captain

#136 Will Evander Kane Find a New NHL Home?

#135 Our Special Guest: Hockey Hall of Famer MARK MESSIER!

#134: Our Special Guest, Former New Jersey Devil KEN DANEYKO!

#133: Edmonton Turns Cold...in More Ways Than One

#132 Our Special Guest: Sportsnet Broadcaster ROB FAULDS!

#131 Classic Stories from Wayne Gretzky's Personal Caddy

#130 Will NHL Players Choose to Stay Home From Olympics?

#129 Our Special Guest: Karaoke Legend/Former NHLer DOUG BODGER!

#128 Hey! There's No Biting in Hockey!

#127 Three Things That Always Tell the Truth

#126 Standin' in the Hall of Fame

#125 Our Special Guest: NHL Winger BOBBY RYAN!

#124 Halloween and Montreal's Scary Start

#123 The Leafs are Strrrruggling Out of the Gate

#122 Gretzky and Messier Debut as Regular TV Analysts

#121 Our Special Guest: Former NHL'er DAN QUINN!

#120: Russ Remembers When NHL Rookie Hazing Was Still a Thing

#119: Our Special Guest: Former NHL Goalie COREY HIRSCH!

#118 Nobody Does Retirement Better Than Russ!

#117 That's the Prime Minister on the Phone!!

#116 Carolina Gets Revenge on the Habs

#115 Our Special Guest: Former Edmonton Oilers' Captain RON CHIPPERFIELD!

#114: What It's Like to Play for the Montreal Canadiens

#113: Our Special Guest: Hockey Night in Canada's RON MACLEAN!

#112 Russ is the Best Guy to Play Blackjack With

#111: Our Special Guest: Former NHL'er RAY WHITNEY!

#110: Our Special Guest: Hall of Famer BRIAN LEETCH!

#109 Lightning Strikes Twice!!

#108 Only the Champs Get to Hoist the Stanley Cup

#107 Our Special Guest: The Amazing HAYLEY WICKENHEISER!

#106: Our Special Guest: Sportsnet's KEN REID!

#105 Our Special Guest: Hockey Trivia Legend LIAM MAGUIRE!

#104: The Habs Won the North? Seriously?

#103 Leafs Eliminated in Round One...Again!

#102 Our Special Guest: Former Leaf Captain WENDEL CLARK!

#101 Is This Finally the Leafs' Year?

#100 It's Our 100th Episode!!!

#99 Our Special Guest: WAYNE GRETZKY!

#98 The Highs and Lows of Playing in Montreal

#97 Breaking Gordie Howe's Record!

#96 Reviewing the Masters and the Trade Deadline

#95 The NHL Trade Deadline and Our Adventures with Tony Danza

#94 Dirty Deeds

#93 Wild Golf Trip Stories!

#92 Our Special Guest: Former Leaf GARY LEEMAN!

#91 Farewell, Walter...

#90 Our Special Guest: Oilers Great KEVIN LOWE!

#89 Our Special Guest: TSN Host JAMES DUTHIE!

#88 Digging into Russ' Past

#87 Russ' Brother Saved Him from the Wrath of Dale Hunter

#86 Our Special Guest: Former NHL Enforcer MARTY MCSORLEY!

#85 Russ Had Tougher Coaches Than Tortorella!

#84 Our Special Guest: Former Canucks' Goalie KIRK McLEAN!

#83 Our Special Guest: Former Chicago Goalie DARREN PANG!

#82 Skrewy Did WHAT to the Soviet Coach?

#81 Team Canada Shows No Mercy

#80: You Always Remember Your First

#79 Has Russ Turned His Back on White Claws??

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

#77 They Paid HOW Much For the Broadcast Rights??

#76 Hockey Cards! Got 'Em, Got 'Em, Need 'Em

#75 Golf, Wine and Cigars, Boys!

#74 Our Special Guest: Hall of Famer LARRY ROBINSON

#73 Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

#72 Russ' Backyard PGA Party: WHAT HAPPENED??

#71 Harold Ballard Saved Tim Horton's?

#70 Our Special Guest: Arizona Head Coach RICK TOCCHET!

#69 It's Our First Listener Appreciation Day!

#68 You Name Dropper!

#67 Revenge Pranks

#66 The Fat Lady is Singing

#65 Papa Needs New Shoes!

#64 I Got Your Back, Pal

#63 About as Close as We'll Ever Get to the PGA

#62 Oh, Yeah? You Wanna Bet on That?

#61 Just Do Your Job!

#60 Clear the Track!

#59 Guess Who's Coming For Dinner?

#58 NHL Coaches Gone Wild

#57 Got the Contracts?

#56 The Jury Is In...Russ is Crazy!

#55 Silence is Not Golden

#54 Oh Yeah? Do You Wanna Bet on That?

#53 Our Special Guest: Former NHL'er (Russ' Brother) GEOFF COURTNALL!

#52 He Will Not Be Silenced...

#51 It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know

#50 Our Special Guest: WAYNE GRETZKY...Like You've Never Heard Him!

#49 And How Did That Go For You?

#48 Older and Dumber

#47 Who's On First?

#46 C'mon! Get Serious.

#45 Now That's Funny!

#44 Time to Hand Out Some Awards

#43 Oh, To Be Young...

#42 Bonus Episode: An Hour With Ty Gretzky

#41 It's All About the Love...Or Not!

#40 Like a Great Magician...Distraction!

#39 How Was Your Trip?

#38 Get Serious!

#37 Don't Answer That Phone!

#36 Everybody's Getting Ripped

#35 It's Not All About the Hockey

#34 Show Me The Money

#33 You Think Russ Has a Potty Mouth?

#32 Sure! You Can Drive My New Car!

#31 Small, But Man Are They Tough!

#30 We Didn't Watch the Game!

#29 I'm Not Crying, You're Crying

#28 Russ Says Don't Tell Me What To Do

#27 Everyone Stop Whining

#26 All In The Family

#25 Quit Beating Around The Bush Russ

#24 Who Would Ever Say That To Their Coach?

#23 Pick A Side

#22 Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

#21 Trick or Treat... Tequila!!!

#20 Oh No! Parenting 101!

#19 Russ For Prime Minister

#18 Nobody Said That Was In The Rules

#17 What Criminal Charges?

#16 There Will Be Some Changes Made

#15 You Need To Have Your Teeth Kicked In

#14 This Thing Should Be A Reality Show

#13 Team Owners Beware!!!

#12 Brutal Honesty

#11 Old Gags Are The Best Ones

#10 - Oh, Canada!

#9 - The Real Russ Courtnall

#8 - We Gonna Party Like It's...

#7 - You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

#6 - The Grass Is Greener

#5 - Oh Ya! Your Momma!

#4 - Strippers...Coaches...WTF!

#3 - Consequences...OUCH!

#2 - Players Can Be Assholes

#1 - Don't Mess With Us