The Bleacher Connection

The Bleacher Connection is the podcast for sports fans who love it all! Ken and Trevor are two friends who have a passion for Hockey, Baseball, Football and more. These two friends are die hard fans of the CFL (Trevor is a Calgary Stamps fan and Ken is BC Lions fan) and NHL these two back rival teams in the Canucks (Ken) and Flames (Trevor) and during the season have a dedicated segment called Around the Boards to discuss all things NHL. The MLB season brings the only common ground as the guys cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays in the segment Jays In Flight. Come and check out some great sports talk on any and all topics even great sports documentaries. Find Ken on Twitter @thebleachercon2 and Trevor @thebleachercon1

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Episodes

Monday Jun 21, 2021

On this episode Ken and Trevor discuss Tyler Glasnow's comments that stopping cold turkey for using a sticky substance caused his injury and landed in on the IL. They talk about the long line of cheating and turning a blind eye MLB has done in the past and their crack down after it becomes too obvious. Trevor brings up the comments from Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo about despite losing the team is having fun, both Ken and Trevor has some thoughts around this. The Jack Adams award for Coach of the Year in the NHL was handed out to  Rod Brind'Amour of the Hurricanes and the guys look a bit closer at the voting that happened. The NHL semi finals are taking place and they guys look at what some would call surprise series records 3 and 4 games into them, do they think Montreal can continue their run to the Stanley Cup?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday Jun 10, 2021

Ken and Trevor bring their favorite segment R U Kidding Me to you as an entire show on its own! This is the inaugural episode of R U Kidding Me where the guys look at the talk around Andrew Mangiapane of the Calgary Flames. Now the guys are not saying R U Kidding Me at him, no no no, they are saying to Flame Nation and the #CofRed and their lofty expectations for him and making team Canada at the Olympics and his upcoming contract extension! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Jun 07, 2021

On this weeks episode Ken and Trevor build their dream sports themed vacations! find out where they each chose to go and why, which sport they chose may surprise you! The guys look at not just where they would go but why and what the significance of the destinations are to them. They share what they would add to their memorabilia collections as well. This week also has the long awaited return of Are You Kidding Me? The guys bring back one of their favorite segments after a bit of a hiatus and they get heated! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday May 31, 2021

Farhan Lalji of TSN joins Ken this week to discuss his career in covering the sports world for TSN, his time at NWSS as head coach of the Hyacks and what his take is on the CFL and all the news that has come out recently. Listen in to hear about some of Farhan's highlights of events he has gotten to cover all over the globe. Be sure to follow Farhan at @FarhanLaljiTSN on Twitter and @farhanlaljitsn on IG and his website https://www.farhanlalji.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday May 21, 2021

Ken and Trevor get to sit down and talk to the BC Lions Head Coach and CO-GM Rick Campbell. Rick explains how it has gone since being hired as Head Coach right before the pandemic hit and how it has affected how he gets ready for the season. The guys ask Rick about taking the expansion Redblacks from brand new to 3 Grey Cup appearances in 4 years and A championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday May 17, 2021

This week Ken sits down and talks all things CFL with Greg James of the podcast From the 55 Yard Line. Ken and Greg discuss how he became a CFL fan living in Chicago and what exposure do Americans have to the league. They discuss all the current news from the CFL regarding the talks with the XFL and return to play. Greg and Ken also look at some of the issues the league has and what rules could work in the NFL. Be sure to follow Greg on Twitter at @CFLAmerica and check out his podcast From the 55 Yard Line where you find your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday May 10, 2021

In this episode Ken and Trevor discuss the milestone and season achievements this week by Connor McDavid and teammate Leon Draisaitl, could McDavid had scored 100 points in 53 games in a regular NHL season facing tougher competition? The guys discuss the week that was for NHL department of player safety and how they did not live up to the name. Ken and Trevor give their thoughts on how they would fix player safety as it is clearly broken and become a black eye for the league. With John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets agreeing to part ways Ken and Trevor discuss what is next for the coach. Lastly hear their thoughts on whether Ken and Trevor want to see the North division rise again once the NHL returns to normal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday May 03, 2021

This week Ken and Trevor sit down with John Easthope host of Double Digit Hockey Show to talk all about the Canadian North division in the NHL and how it has played out with the season coming to a close. In the preseason all three gave their predictions on who would finish where and so far the have been off a bit, here John, Trevor and Ken give their thoughts on how all seven teams have faired to their expectations, there may be some on the record 'I was wrong" moments. Be sure to find John on twitter at @DoubleDigitHky and @vintagejohnny84. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Apr 26, 2021

This week Ken and Trevor cover off the week that was in the world of Sports. The Guys start of talking about the #CFL return to play plan as the league dropped the news on a shortened season starting in Aug. The #BlueJays season is a few weeks in and the guys give their take on how they view it so far, see who Trevor looks at for some of the blame. To finish off the show Ken and Trevor give their thoughts on their teams in the #NHL the Vancouver #Canucks and Calgary #Flames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Apr 19, 2021

On this Week's show Dan Riccio of Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver joins Ken and Trevor to talk about life in sports radio and the Vancouver Canucks. The Guys ask Dan his thoughts on the Canucks 2020 playoff performance and how that offseason went with the departure of some big names from the team. Dan gives us his insight on how the recent COVID-19 outbreak on the team was handled and how the team is after. Ken asks about three players Adam Gaudette, Jake Virtanen on their performance and Alex Edler and his future as a Canuck going in to the offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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