It’s Good That You Hate Canada. Plus: Turtleneck Tales.

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Sports, Hockey

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The turtleneck stole the show! Jeff opens the podcast asking Elliotte about his Hockey Night in Canada fashion choice (00:00), the inspiration behind it and the reaction on social media. They also talk hockey — the pair of games in Lake Tahoe (23:00), Sidney Crosby and Travis Zajac playing in their 1000th games (30:30), the L.A.’s impressive run (36:45), Calgary’s tough stretch (41:20), who’s available in Nashville (40:00) and why everyone south of the border hates the North Division (14:40). Cary Kaplan, president, GM and minority owner of the ECHL’s Brampton Beast, joins the podcast (44:00) to talk about why the team folded, how he and the league helped players find teams during the pandemic, the conversations with the Ottawa Senators (their NHL affiliate club), the future of minor league hockey and some of his fondest memories since the team was founded in 2013. Music Outro: Gang Signs – Counting On You (intro) Find more music by Gang Signs here This podcast is produced and sound designed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. Audio Credits: CHED and Sportsnet. 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	When I wear t-shirts, I can only wear v-nags because my neck is very fragile. I
0:05.1	cannot wear a regular neck shirt. It hurts. And I especially hate turtlenecks. Like
0:11.4	wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy. All damn day.
0:21.0	The great Mitch Hedberg. Elliott, the turtleneck, the phenomenon, the
0:28.4	trending, not just of you, but Ron Burgundy as well. The tweets all night long. I
0:35.7	don't know and I don't care what he's saying on TV. I can't stop looking at
0:41.5	Elliott Friedman's turtleneck on Hockey Night in Canada. Now I'll give you a
0:47.3	glimpse into my life today. Here's how boring my life is, Elliott. Okay. You
0:52.5	know what I spent a big chunk of my afternoon looking at today? What's that?
0:57.7	Pictures of the history of Hockey Night in Canada commentators at the
1:04.5	rank in the studio to try to find one example of anyone who's ever worn a
1:11.8	turtleneck on Hockey Night in Canada before. And I could not find one. I could
1:18.7	not find one at all. First of all, how did you keep that such a secret? Peak
1:26.0	behind the curtains here. I was told originally that there was no way, because
1:30.0	you and I talked about this a couple of weeks ago, there was no way that you
1:32.9	were going to be allowed to wear a turtleneck on Hockey Night. What happened? So
1:37.6	first of all, 20 years ago, earlier in my career, there's no way I would have
1:42.2	done it. I took myself way too seriously as I've gotten older and Deb Burman,
1:47.5	who the MVP of SportsNet in charge of our wardrobes, has gotten more of her
1:52.3	claws into my life. She, as said, I'd like to try some things. And, you know, being
1:58.6	older, less stiff, I think, you know, things happen to you in life. You learn
2:04.1	what really is a pain and what isn't and what you should worry about and what
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