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🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Players from the Toronto Maple Leafs recently extended a helping hand to their AHL teammates. Jeff and Elliotte discuss Jason Spezza’s leadership in wanting to financially help his Marlies teammates and if we could see him in a managerial role in Toronto a few years from now. They also chat about the playoff race in the Scotia North Division between Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver, the pressure on Montreal to make the playoffs, what Marc Bergevin might be feeling at this moment, and much more. Gilles Courteau, president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), joins the podcast to talk about the challenges behind the scenes of getting their season underway and doing over 7,000 COVID-19 tests throughout the season for players, staff & league personnel, hosting the Memorial Cup next season, the financial future of the league, why the league didn’t let its players go to the U18s, the marketing behind the QMJHL and embracing new technology Outro Music: Sluice – Ma première drogue Listen to the full track here This podcast is produced and sound designed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. Music for this episode was coordinated by Carson Illidge. Audio Credits: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas and Sportsnet 960. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0	Leave all the outtakes in, Amal.
0:05.4	Leave all the outtakes in.
0:07.4	Elliot, something that I want to say here publicly on behalf of myself and Amal Delic as
0:13.8	well.
0:14.8	It's been a challenging year for all of us and that includes us here at this podcast
0:20.6	and just on behalf of me and Amal.
0:22.4	We want to thank you publicly for shaving off part of your paycheck and sending it our
0:27.0	way and channeling that spirit was Jason Spetson the Toronto Maple Leafs.
0:32.3	Carvern off a couple of checks for their their brothers with the with the Toronto Marlies.
0:38.4	You two should be paying me for yeah for all the all the Tylenol you have to buy from
0:43.5	putting up with us are good schedules.
0:45.3	That was a nice way to end headlines I thought by the way and a real nice feel good story.
0:50.6	I don't know who wanted it to get out or who didn't want it to get out.
0:54.0	I know people like to keep charity sometimes very private and I get that too but I'm like
1:00.2	I'm like that.
1:01.2	I kind of wrestled with the story a little bit because anything that I might or might
1:05.7	not do I don't like to tell anybody.
1:07.7	I get that but I'm of two minds of it because if it can encourage other people to be generous
1:12.0	and to be charitable then I think it's a good thing but I understand if people want to
1:15.4	keep it private I completely understand that I actually want to maybe do another podcast
1:20.3	I'll tell you a certain Maple Leaf story about charity with Mel baseball coach from
1:25.7	High Park Little League but for the purposes of this podcast Jason Spetsa leading the
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