Andy Clark (@greycountyguy) has a sit-down interview with highly entertaining and successful coach Dan Cameron, who pioneered personal hockey coaching in Ontario starting with the Lindros brothers. He also took his winning ways to European Pro, OHL, Georgetown Raiders Jr. A and a power-packed Father Henry Carr Jr. B. Enjoy!

Photo Courtesy: The Toronto Star

Host Andy Clark (@greycountyguy) makes his annual trip to the Owen Sound Attack's rookie and prospect camp at the Harry Lumley Bayshore arena to see talented young hopefuls compete to earn a spot in the OHL. How did Attack first round selection of Pierce MBuyi look? Who was the mystery player who scored a hat trick? Did any kids with local connections stand out? Listen in and let Clark be your guide.

For our 100th Episode, we have a brand new interview with Jamie Wright when he was in Ayton over the May Long weekend.

Also on tap is a rookie card pack break, a review of some Twitter Polls, and of course a new from the Clarkives.

Hosted by Andy Clark with Tim Woods

Picture of Jamie Wright by Andy Clark

Andy Clark is joined by Raymond Harrison from TheHockeyWriters.com to host this week's show. We have a great chat to start the show with Reed Duthie of the OHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. Reed is the Play by Play and Director of Communications. We chat the Bulldogs, OHL and upcoming prospects. Then, Andy, Raymond and Producer Adam talk about the OHL, update some Clarkives and the Detroit Red Wings.

Steve and Andy join us this week to talk OHL, OJHL and NHL. We look back on some of the guests we have had and where they are now. Our featured interview is with Former NHL/OHL Player and Part-Time Pro NHL Scout Cody Bass. Cody has played with the greats, played against the greats and is now helping the next generation break into the NHL. We chat about the Colorado Avalanche (Who he is currently scouting with) and his NHL and Junior hockey career. You don't want to miss this interview.

Steve and Andy are in to talk about the exciting opening week for the NHL and OHL. They also make some bold predictions about who will be in the OHL playoffs. We also look at the players to watch this year in the OHL. Join us as we open the Hockey Talk season for the 2019-2020 hockey year.

We talk with Brooklyn Irwin from the Durham Lady Huskies team to talk about her career and playing senior ladies hockey.

Classic Episode from 2017 (Season 3 Episode 2). The guest is Hugh Morrison - president of Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA who joined Paul and Andy to talk player development and then recent prospects such as Emmett Sproule, Zachary Trott, Connor Roberts and Garrett McFadden. We discuss the Vegas Golden Knights franchise debut, should the NHL make an award for a defensive defenseman, then one of the panel correctly predicts the Stanley Cup winner even though it was just the 1st week of the season!"

Classic show leading up to the 2018 NHL trade deadline. Speculation and analysis from Steve, Andy and Paul who were joined by broadcaster and former NHLer Patrick O'Sullivan. This was O'Sullivan's 4th appearance as a guest on Hockey Talk!

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Steve, Paul and Andy host this 2017 episode just hours after the OHL Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie teams were announced. We are then joined by Nathan Perrott whose son, Andrew, had just been drafted by the London Knights and we discussed Andrew's plans regarding NCAA or OHL. Give it a listen! 

Photo credit: lfpress.com

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Shades of things are to come in this 2017 episode hosted by Steve and Ryan Drury. The in-studio guest was sports media producer Chris Clarke followed by phone guest Gord Stellick who many of you know as one-time General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and currently as sports broadcaster!

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Photos: Gord - CBC, Chris - On Vacation in Jamacia

Steve, Paul and Andy get into great OHL banter and get a first-hand account of the WJC outdoor game from Buffalo. Our scheduled guest - an American player who logged 7 games in the NHL - developed cold feet, but no fear, our hosts had plenty of great junior hockey content to discuss!

Photos: Andy Clark

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Steve, Ryan and Paul first talk to scout Chris McCleary in this 2017 episode. McCleary brings insights from his many years of scouting with Sudbury Wolves, Guelph Storm and Nashville Predators. Next, Andy joins the panel as they pick the brain of Ryan Yessie from HockeyProspect.com, producers of the incredible annual scouting report known as the Big Black Book.

Great OHL talk just after the trade deadline in this 2016 Classic episode. On the phone was Neate Sager - then author of SportsNet's CHL notebook and all-around good guy! Steve Fitzsimmons, Paul Hillier and Andy Clark held down the hosting duties for another great round of examining the game in Ontario!

 A Junior B goaltender scores overtime game-winner while also recording a shut-out?! We kick off the show looking at a couple of remarkable and unusual plays, then Andy, Paul, Steve and Jamie get down to business analyzing moves at the 2019 trade deadline. Was Mark Stone to Vegas a good move? Did Winnipeg Jets get good value from Kevin Hayes trade? Tune in to see if we hit the mark or not...

Paul and Andy are joined in-studio by Tim Fewster - operator of Canadian-American business Rick Heinz Hockey & Goalie Schools and Training Facilities. We unpack hockey training as a growth industry and get insights into how the biz works. Fewster brings a lot of insight as a one-time Humboldt Bronco goalie, and long-time hockey instructor. Remember to subscribe to Wightman TV's Hockey Talk!

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Photo Credit: Andy Clark

1990 & 1991 Hockey Card Pack Break Special: Hockey Talk goes retro as host Andy Clark gathers a round table of hockey fans to open a pile of 1989-90 Score cards from around the time they all graduated from high school. Clark then compares and contrasts 1990-91 packs from a bunch of different companies. What Rookie Cards did they find?  

Highly regarded author and sportswriter Gare Joyce joins us in this Classic episode. Gare is a senior writer with Sportsnet and has authored eleven books including Young Leafs, Sidney Crosby:Taking the Game by Storm and the Devil and Bobby Hull. Great experiences and insights! 

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Tasty Owen Sound flavour in this Classic Hockey Talk from 2018. The first guest was Owen Sound native Cody Bass making his first appearance on our humble show. He was then in the Nashville organization and not long from a donnybrook with former teammate Chris Neil. As of 2021, Cody is a Pro Scout with the Colorado Avalanche. Next up was Owen Sound Attack play-by-play guy Mark McKelvie who was also making his initial visit with us! Enjoy!

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Big announcement from host Ryan Drury to kick off this finale to Hockey Talk's second season! We squeezed Steve, Paul and Andy into the old radio studio along with Ryan to debate the winners and losers of the 2017 Free Agent Frenzy. Fun to look back with 20/20 hind-sight at all of our hot-takes and predictions at the time!

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Host Andy Clark gets in-depth with prolific Commercial Illustrator Gary McLaughlin whose work has appeared everywhere from Tim Hortons cups to Academy Award-winning movies. This Neustadt resident's incredible career in sports art got started when Harold Ballard hired him to do anniversary work for the Leafs and continues to this day. Listen to find out who he discovered playing mini-sticks with Bobby Hull in an airport strip hotel room...

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Back to 2017 when Philadelphia Flyers prospect Isaac Ratcliffe was still an emerging star with the Guelph Storm looking forward to the NHL draft. After that, Ryan, Steve and Paul talk with Erie GM Dave Brown whose Otters had recently won the OHL championship.

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Fantabulous OHL material in this December 2016 show. 

A lot of Sarnia Sting analysis up first as Ryan Drury, Scott Bridge & Andy Clark talk to Sarnia Observer multi-media journalist Terry Bridge. 

Next up our OHL Insider, Bill Granger, swung by for some pre-Christmas OHL chat. 

Enjoy!

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Terry Bridge Photo Credit: Terry Bridge

Bill Granger Photo Credit: Bill Granger

Great Maple Leafs content in this episode from spring of 2018 when Paul and Andy host Kincardine native Scott McKay who was equipment manager for the Leafs for more than 10 years. Can you guess which NHLer he sometimes had to tie the skates for? McKay has also worked for the NHL Alumni Association and been involved in several other interesting initiatives. Steve joins us in the 2nd half when the recent hiring of Kyle Dubas really grabbed our attention!

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Steve and Andy host OHL defenseman Doug Blaisdell and the junior player turned OHL referee Mac Nichol in this 2017 Classic episode.  This episode starts with a 2021 update to catch us up on where they are now and shine a light on the interesting place Listowel's Nichol brothers have come to occupy in pop culture. Enjoy!

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Heading into the Christmas season of 2017 Steve, Andy and Paul did an hour dedicated to hockey books past, present and future - giving overviews and recommendations! To set the mood we talked with prolific hockey author Kevin Shea in Toronto who has written or co-written more than 20 books on hockey including biographies of Larry Robinson, Bill Barilko, Derek Sanderson & Ron Ellis. There is some serious Tragically Hip talk in this show, too! Enjoy!

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Photo Credits: Cover and Kevin photo provided by Kevin Shea

We talk with 2 reporters with local roots about the NHL playoffs in this 2018 show. First up, Steve, Paul & Andy talk Winnipeg Jets with Christian Aumell. This Owen Sound native has served as reporter and sports host on CJOB 680 in Winnipeg since 2015. Next up, we talk with host of MWO Sports Ryan Drury who has kept many irons in the sportscasting fire! Remember to subscribe on castbox.fm!

Ryan Drury Photo Credit: Ryan Drury

Christian Aumell Photo Credit: Global CJOB

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Host Andy Clark (@greycountyguy) heads to the National Hockey Association / National Hockey League Birthplace Museum in Renfrew, Ontario and interviews director Bonnie Hastings. A lot for hockey history buffs in this show - from "Cyclone" Taylor to the birth of the Montreal Canadiens! Special thanks to Aubrey Ferguson and SIHR. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Charlie MacDougall.

Classic episode from Fall of 2017! Hosts Paul Hillier and Andy Clark talk to former Leaf, Flame and Red Wing defenseman Jamie Macoun. We get great insights on his journey to the NHL from Newmarket, Ontario and the many great athletes he played with and against. In the 2nd half we visit with our OHL insider - Bill Granger who gave a fascinating run down of the Invictus games where he he had just volunteered, before giving us some early season scoop on the OHL.

Bill Granger Photo: Bill Granger

Jamie Macoun Photo: Resolute via Wikipedia

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Great double-bill from May 2018! Stephen Gibson joins us first, shortly after wrapping up his OHL career as the Mississauga Steelhead's team leader in career games played. Gibson announces which OUA program he intended to join on our show! In the second half of the hour, Steve Fitzsimmons and Andy Clark talk with Hanover Minor Hockey graduate Brenden Clayton as he celebrates winning the Sutherland Cup the night before with the Listowel Cyclones! Celebrate good times!

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Third appearance for Nathan Perrott on Hockey Talk to complete the hat trick on this Classic episode from 2018! Nathan is one of our favourite guests and here he talked to us from the Bayshore Arena as he prepared to watch his son, Andrew, play for the London Knights against the Owen Sound Attack. Great OHL insights! Former Host Ryan Drury then visits Andy Clark and Paul Hillier for NHL banter.

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Here's a great Classic episode from 2017 when we talked to Jim Fox! Fox is a former OHL Outstanding Player Award winner who is entering his fifth decade in the Los Angeles Kings organization - first as a high scoring winger than as a tv colour commentator. Andy Clark, Steve Fitzsimmons and Paul Hillier then discuss Houston as a potential NHL site and chew over their picks for the top 10 Goaltenders at the time. Enjoy!

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Grey County Guy and Paul Hillier talk in-studio with Braeden Rigney, the pride of Singhampton, ON, in this 2017 Classic episode of Wightman TVs Hockey Talk. 

Rigney is now On-Ice Hockey Skills Coach for Active Life Conditioning, Inc. but was then a AAA Major Midget coach for Grey-Bruce Highlanders and forward for Durham Thundercat Senior AA. 

Great insights from this Canisius NCAA D-1 grad who had been drafted by the Sudbury Wolves. Steve Fitzsimmons joins us later for great OHL and NHL banter. Tell a friend!

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Photo Credit: Andy Clark

Classic show from spring of 2018 when we talked to Michael Pezzetta, who at the time was a new member of the Sarnia Sting after 4 seasons with the Sudbury Wolves where he had been their captain. Michael is now in the 3rd year of his entry contract with the Montreal Canadiens and playing with their Laval Rocket AHL farm team. After the interview, Steve Fitzsimmons, Andy Clark and Paul Hillier discuss All-Star game value and format. Remember to subscribe!

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Michael Pezzetta Photo Credit: Club de hockey Canadien, Inc.

Incredible double bill from 2017! First up we talked with Elliotte Friedman - Insider for Sportsnet and the NHL Network as well as a regular panellist on Hockey Night in Canada. Next up, Nate Schnarr, who was then a powerhouse forward for the Guelph Storm shortly before being drafted by the Arizona Coyotes. Schnarr is now entering his 2nd season in the American Hockey League. Steve Fitzsimmons, Ryan Drury and Andy Clark host. Remember to subscribe!

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Elliotte Friedman Photo by Michael Miller

Nate Schnarr Photo by Guelph Storm

We dive into goaltender development with former NHLer Curtis Sandford who is a Goaltender Development Consultant in the Vancouver Canucks system (AHL Utica Comets). Hosts Steve Fitzsimmons, Paul Hiller and Andy Clark then discuss several OHL topics including "What do the Mississauga Steelheads need to do to draw a crowd?" We also debate bringing back a very different approach to player suspensions. Enjoy this classic episode from March Break 2018!

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Hosts Ryan Drury and Andy Clark talk to the always affable Allan Bester from his home in Florida in this Classic episode from February 2017. Allan recounts great stories about his tenure as the Toronto Maple Leafs starting goalie and how planning ahead helped him make a relatively smooth transition to life after hockey. A grab bag of fascinating topics follows the interview! Check it out! Tell a friend! Twitter: @HockeyTalk913

Cornell Big Red Head Coach and Durham, Ontario native Mike Schafer was our guest in this 2018 Classic Hockey Talk. Great insights from a guy who went on to be co-winner of NCAA Division I top coach award last season. In 2nd half, we're visited by Knights of Meaford broadcaster Rob Leonard. Steve Fitzsimmons, Paul Hillier and Andy Clark host.

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Andy Clark and Jamie Bennett assess moves made by Canadian-based NHL teams during the first week of Free Agency, as well as identify winners and losers from our perspectives. Listen along to find out if you agree or not!

Hosts Ryan Drury and Andy Clark take a deep dive into the techniques and mental framework of successful goaltending with our 1st guest, Josh Sturrock. This Dundalk native coaches young goaltenders after a playing career that had stops in the OHL, OJHL, Canadian University (CIS) and WOAA. Fascinating stuff for anyone who dons pads and a mask! In the 2nd half chat with Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA president Hugh Morrison and talk player development and prospects. Check out this Classic show from 2017 now!

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Amazing Classic Hockey Talk!  

First up is Dennis Maruk who had back to back seasons of 50 and 60 goals for the Washington Capitals during his 14 year NHL career. We discuss his book and many successes and tribulations since leaving the NHL. 

Then, in-studio we have Mount Forest native Mike Schwindt who played 250+ games in the OHL before a pro-career in Europe and joining the Durham Thundercats. 

Paul Hillier, Steve Fitzsimmons and Andy Clark host!

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Photo Credits: Elite Prospects for both players

Andy Clark and crew talk to then OHL rookie sensation Cam Hillis early in 2018, a few months before he was drafted in the 3rd round by the Montreal Canadiens and he went on to become captain of the Guelph Storm. Jamie Bennett made his Hockey Talk hosting debut in this 19th show of season 3. Host Steve Fitzsimmons returns from Vegas with an enthusiastic review of the Vegas Golden Knights live in-arena fan experience! Enjoy!

Photo Credit: Elite Prospects

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What does coaching icon Craig Hartsburg think about half ice for young minor hockey players? Find out in this Classic Hockey Talk episode from May 30th, 2018. We have an in-depth discussion with the former NHL All-Star and member of the legendary 1981 and 1987 Canada Cup Teams, Craig Hartsburg. We discuss the Stratford native's coaching career, which includes winning World Junior Gold 3 times and stints with several CHL and NHL teams. In the 2nd half, hosts Steve Fitzsimmons, Paul Hillier and Andy Clark discuss the Vegas - Washington Stanley Cup final unfolding at the time. Enjoy!

Craig Hartsburg Photo Credit: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Professional coach and former NHL scoring star Doug Shedden was our guest for this fun Classic Hockey Talk from the holiday season of 2017! After that, Steve Fitzsimmons, Paul Hillier and Andy Clark take a team by team look at the World Junior rosters and discuss some of Team Canada's controversial choices for that year's tournament in Buffalo. In the end, we get an in-studio visit from our Houston, Texas correspondent, Marc Graham. Enjoy!

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Doug Sheddon Photo Credit via HC Lugano

Something Old / Something New in this special Hockey Talk "Barons Blasts from Past" theme episode! Host Andy Clark takes 4 interviews with notable Hanover Barons alumni from a few years ago and interweaves them with current context and details. Producer Adam Olivero did a great job of patching it all together and making it sound great! Interviewed are Jason Howse, Keith MacMillan, Harold Fleet and John Chantry. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

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This Classic Episode of Hockey Talk was a Father's Day Special!  @playbyplayguy and @greycountyguy were visited in-studio by Bryan O'Reilly who runs an elite athlete training business and is the father of NHLer's Cal and Ryan O'Reilly. A fascinating and wide-ranging discussion took place that snowy night in Hanover, ON. Find out who "Snook" really is!

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Who did Montreal Canadien's Nick Suzuki model his game after when he was developing in the OHL with the Owen Sound Attack? Listen to this Classic episode of Hockey Talk from Season 2 to find out! Steve Fitzsimmons, Ryan Drury and Andy Clark interview Nick in the first half. In the next half hour, we have Kitchener Rangers radio colour commentator Chris Pope on the line. Give it a listen!

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Classic episode from Season 2 episode 17. Steve Fitzsimmons, Ryan Drury and Scott Bridge host. First up is Kitchener Rangers radio play-by-play guy, Mike Farwell. After that, guest is junior goalie Malachi Albrecht who was then with the OHA U17 Academy in Cornwall then since has played junior hockey in the U.S. Enjoy!

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Solo effort by Ryan Drury on this Classic Hockey Talk episode -- Season 2, Episode 12. 

It was a special podcast-only bonus when Drury interviewed his cousin, Brad Shaw. Shaw is a former OHL defenceman of the year who had a solid NHL playing career before establishing himself as a top-notch Assistant Coach in the big leagues. Get it in yer ears!

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Brad Shaw photo credit: Columbus Blue Jackets

Familiar Hockey Talk voice Jamie Bennett joins host Andy Clark to analyze the 2024 NHL entry draft. We look at some Analytics of the 32 players selected in the first round, give our takes on how each Canadian-based team did at the draft table, and look at fan input via a Twitter poll. There are also heartfelt fond memories of former Maple Leaf Sergei Berezin.