Ron MacLean on the Past, Present and Future of Canadian Hockey!

On hour 3 of the Big Show, George and Matt are joined by Ron MacLean. Ron joins the boys to talk all aspects of Canadian Hockey: the past, the present and the future. Ron gives us a preview of the 24th edition of Hockey day in Canada that will be hosted in Victoria, what he makes of all the Canadian teams in the NHL, including what he makes of Yegor Sharangovich and Jonathan Huberdeau. We ask Ron of the current state of Canadian hockey and why other nations are making up ground on Canada. Ron tells us why Hockey will always be Canada's game as the guys discuss some of the most important and iconic moments of Canadian hockey history.

(24:14) To wrap the hour, Buck Martinez joins the show to tell us about the National coaching clinic that is being hosted for the first time in Calgary and the first time it's been hosted outside of Toronto. Buck tells us about the importance of this coaching clinic as it is events like this that grows the game of baseball in Canada. Buck's best advice for the young kids who want to pursue baseball is just to love the game and not take it so seriously. The guys also ask Buck about the Blue Jays offseason and he deems it to be underwhelming thus far.

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