Steve interviews Sean McDonough (00:10:44) from ESPN. Sean joins us to talk about his first season calling hockey games as the lead PBP voice for ESPN's coverage. Sean talks about getting better as the season progressed, explains the grind of the playoffs, and looks ahead to the second season. Sean also talks about working in press boxes far from the action, his dislike of twitter, and his friendship with Joe Buck.
Also, Scott Morrison (00:52:08) the author of a new book about the 1972 Summit Series makes his debut. Scott explains why it was difficult for Canada to put their roster together and explains the politics behind WHA players being left off the team. Scott also talks about the politics of the day and why Canada beating Russia was so important. Scott apologizes for leaving The Tragically Hip out of the book, tells a Gilbert Perrault story for my Dad, and discusses Bobby Clarke's legendary slash that broke the ankle of a Russian player.
Steve starts the show thanking everyone for their incredible response to the first show in over 7 months. Steve then talks about Italy missing the World Cup and mostly blames Jorginho. The book club has has books by Football Outsiders and Scott Morrison. The show ends with one last thing about Paula Bennett the best daughter in the world.
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