The Player's Experience: Recent Episodes
Ryan Colpitts
A Podcast for Your Everyday Sports Fan, The Player's Experience chat's with pro athletes, sport reporters, and individuals in sport about their career's, work, favourite moment's and of course, their experiences.
Join us as we chat with current member of the Toronto Argos football team of the CFL, Henoc Muamba. We chat with Henoc about his football journey growing up, the desire to play football and where it started and his experience playing with Toronto and winning a grey cup!
Join us as we chat with former Olympic kayaker, Adam van Koeverden. We chat with Adam about his journey on and off the water, touch on becoming a member of parliament, talk about his induction into the Canada Sports HOF and more!
Join us as we chat with Paralympic Olympian, Tyler McGregor. We chat with Tyler about his injury, the road to recovery and his take on hockey, the sport and finding a new love on the ice overcoming obstacles.
Join us as we chat with current Toronto Maple Leaf player, Morgan Rielly as we chat about his time with the Leafs, a look at this season and his favourite moments.
Join us as we chat with former women's hockey player, member of the HHOF and GM of the Toronto Six Angela James. We chat about women's hockey, the development of the sport, favourite moments and more!
Join us in our 1st interview of 2023 as we chat with former Olympic Speed Skater, Denny Morrison! We chat about his career, favourite memories and what it's like to continuously see individuals break their own records in sport.
Season 2, Episode 9: Join us as we chat with Olympic gold medalist Emma Maltais who shares her story about Beijing, what it was like in the Olympic village and so much more!
Season 2, Episode 8: Join us as we chat with Olympic gold medalist and WWE HOFer, Kurt Angle! We chat with Kurt about his run at the Olympics dealing with a broken neck, his wrestling career, some of his favourite moments and who he thinks is the best wrestler at it today!
Season 2, Episode 7: Join us as we chat with NHL Alumni & 3x Stanley Cup champion, Craig Muni. Craig chats about his career, what it meant to win 3 Stanley Cups, playing with the Great one and some of his other favourite moments.
Season 2, Episode 6: Join us as we chat with NHL Alumni, Tom Fergus on his career, what it was like getting drafted and not knowing too many around him, his career in Switzerland and much more!
Season 2, Episode 5: Join us as we chat with former Canadian and pro soccer player, Alex Bunbury. Alex chats about his career, favourite moments and experiences while on the pitch, how soccer has impacted his life and much more!
Season 2, Episode 4: Join us as we chat with TSN Broadcaster Kate Beirness. We chat with Kate about her career, favourite moments in sport, her favourite athlete to watch and so much more!
Season 2, Episode 2: Join us as we chat with NHL Alumni, Jason York. Jason shares with us his favourite moments of his hockey career, some tips around the game, what it means to have someone in your corner in hockey and more!
Season 2, Episode 1: Join us as we chat with NHL Reporter, Frank Seravalli. Frank chats with us about his passion for hockey, his work around the 2021 NHL expansion draft and who he predicts will be in the Stanley Cup finals this year!
Season 1, Episode 67: Join us as we chat with Canadian Paralympian, motivational speaker and mental resilience coach. We chat about his career, how he overcame his injury, how to be the hero of your own story and more!
Season 1, Episode 66: Join us as we chat with another US Track Olympian heading to Tokyo, Javianne Oliver. Javianne talks about her journey in track, competing in Tokyo, what it will be like with very few fans in the stands and what she's looking forward to the most!
Season 1, Episode 65: Join us as we chat with upcoming Tokyo Olympian, Kaylin Whitney. We chat with Kaylin about her passion behind track and running, her excitement for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, what she's most looking forward to and what the biggest challenge will be and more!
Season 1, Episode 64: Join us as we chat with CFL Alumni and Grey Cup champion, Chad Owens. Chad chats about his career in the CFL after competing in the NFL, where the league stands currently, how much Toronto was home for him and his experiences around setting goals and winning the Grey Cup!
Season 1, Episode 63: Join us as we wrap-up our #SportIndustrySpeakerSeries with Laurenne Mercier, founder of Treadstone Sports. Laurenne chats about her passion for sports, breaking into the industry and wanting to create a legacy piece as well as some things she learned along the way.
Season 1, Episode 62: Join us as we chat with the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), Steph Coratti. Steph chats about her journey into sport, her time with the Guelph Storm, what she was able to learn along the way in the sports world and so much more!
Season 1, Episode 61: Join us as we chat with the manager of communications for the Toronto Argos, Chris Balenovich. Chris chats about his role, journey into football and his motives behind working in public relations. We also chat about his advice for the next generation of sport professionals and how to break into the industry.
Season 1, Episode 60: Join as us we chat with the Senior Coordinator of Season Ticket Sales & Service of the Peterborough Petes OHL team. Mike chats about breaking into the sports industry, how much an informational interview can be so valuable and much more!
Season 1, Episode 59: Join as us we chat with former captain of the TFC and MLS Alumni, Dwayne De Rosario! We chat about his soccer career, playing for his hometown team as captain, what the best Jamaican patty place is to go to in Scarborough and so much more!
Season 1, Episode 58: Join us as we chat with former Team Canada and CWHL hockey player, Kelly Terry. We chat with Kelly about her career, passion for hockey, becoming a Doctor of Physiotherapy and more!
Season 1, Episode 57: Join us as we chat with the man behind the mic at Leaf's games, Mike Ross. Mike shares his journey into announcing, what it's been like to go from covering Senator games to Leafs and his look at the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Season 1, Episode 56: Join us as we chat with former Canadian tennis pro Daniel Nestor on his career, favourite moments and experiences. Daniel chats about his Olympic experience, playing in different countries, his involvement with Motionball and so much more!
Season 1, Episode 55: Join us as we chat with former Argo, TiCat and Rough Rider...Shane Herbert. We chat about his journey through the CFL, what it was like to play on both sides of a heavy rivalry, his mentorship advice and more!
Season 1, Episode 54: Join us as we chat with The Bob Father, Bob MacKenzie on his illustrious broadcasting career with TSN. We chat about getting into broadcasting, what some of the best sport events he got to cover over the years included, his work on the Special Olympics Canada Champions Network and more!
Season 1, Episode 53: Join us as we chat with Canadian Olympic rowing gold medalist, Marnie McBean. Marnie chats about her rowing career, friendship with the late Kathleen Heddle her work with Special Olympics and much more!
Season 1, Episode 52: Join us as we chat with former MLB and Blue Jays pitcher, Casey Jannsen. Casey chats about his time in Toronto, going from starter to reliever, what the game looks like today and his favourite experiences of his time in the show.
Season 1, Episode 51: Join us as we chat with NBA TV & Raptors Reporter, Savanna Hamilton. We chat with Savanna on her journey into basketball, playing for Ryerson while taking sport media. How it's been to be able to represent the Toronto Raptors over the past few years and her take on the trade deadline last week.
Season 1, Episode 50: Join us as we chat with 2x Olympic gold medalist, Alexandre Bilodeau. We chat with Alex about his career, journey through the Olympics, what family means to him as well as his induction into the Canada Sport's HOF.
Season 1, Episode 49: Join us as we chat with Canadian Olympic Skeleton Racer & host of The Amazing Race Canada about his journey through the Olympics, what it was like to represent Canada and the feeling that Vancouver brought. We also chat about his induction into the Manitoba Sports HOF and what it's like to host The Amazing Race Canada.
Season 1, Episode 48: Join us as we chat with WNBA player, Kayla Alexander. Kayla chats about her journey through basketball, what it meant to represent BLM during the bubble, how women's sports is continuing to evolve and more.
Season 1, Episode 47: Join us as we chat with NHL Alumni Theo Fluery on his journey in the NHL, what it was like to win the Stanley Cup, the experiences that you strive for in hockey as well as the stories that took place off the ice.
Season 1, Episode 46: Join us this week as we talk about some legacy pieces of the Edmonton Oilers with former head of equipment, Barrie Stafford. Barrie shares what it was like to work during the Gretzky, Messier, Coffey era and getting to work alongside the late Joey Moss. As well, he chats about post career in NHL Alumni relations and more!
Season 1, Episode 45: Join us this week as we chat with Canadian Olympian, Motivational Speaker and Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Mark Tewksbury. Mark shares what it was like to get into swimming, his experiences around coming out as gay, his motivation to further the sport's world and inclusion for athletes and more.
Season 1, Episode 44: Join us as we chat with Olympic snowboarder, Mercedes Nicoll on her journey through the Olympics, her passion for hitting the slopes, what it was like to battle injury challenges and the determination to place at 4 Olympics.
Season 1, Episode 43: Join us as we chat with NHL Alumni Andy Delmore on his career in the NHL, what it was like to battle in the AHL and fight to the NHL as well as the North American game compared to the European game. Andy also shares his favourite moments and challenges from throughout his career.
Season 1, Episode 42: Join us as we chat with Canadian Olympic Sprinter Aaron Brown on his career thus far, what it was like to race against Usain Bolt, what his favourite event to compete at has been and more.
Season 1, Episode 41: Join us as we chat with Ailish Forfar about her career in the CWHL, a look at the NWHL, her work in sport journalism and what the future of women's hockey looks like.
Season 1, Episode 40: Join us as we chat with Sportsnet and Blue Jays reporter, Shi Davidi. Shi chats with us about his work in sport, what it's like to be able to report for an MLB team, his favourite stadiums, experiences, and more!
Season 1, Episode 39: On this week's episode, we chat with Olympic gymnast, Kyle Shewfelt on his career, what it was like to compete at the Olympics and Commonwealth games, challenges he had to overcome and more.
Season 1, Episode 38: Join us as we chat with former MLB player, Todd Stottlemyre. Todd chats about his experiences in the show, what it was like to play with the Jays including his famous Game 4 story. Todd also talks about what he had to overcome from his childhood and his new book which highlights everything we chat about and more!
Season 1, Episode 37: Join us as we chat with TSN host and Raptors commentator, Rod Black. Rod chats with us about his work in broadcasting, what it's been like to work in sports, his profound inspiration to be part of the Special Olympics movement and more. He also has a great impersonation of his friend, Mike "Pinball" Clemons you won't want to miss!
Season 1, Episode 36: Join us as we chat with former NHL player, Kris Newbury on his career in the show, his time in Toronto, and what it was like to play in the DEL. Kris also shares what it was like to play for Toronto playing against his 2nd favourite team in the Boston Bruins and much more!
Season 1, Episode 35: Join us as we chat with Team Canada Women's soccer player, Diana Matheson. Diana shares her experiences in the world of women's soccer, what it was like to compete in the Olympics, some of her favourite experiences and more!
Season 1, Episode 34: Join us as we chat with pro hockey player, Zach Fucale. Zach chats about his path to the NHL, how hockey was the sport he knew he wanted to play, some roadblocks he has had to face and more.
Season 1, Episode 33: Join as us we chat with former Canadian Olympic goaltender, Sami Jo Small on her journey through hockey. We chat about the sport, what it was like to compete at the Olympics and Sami Jo shares some knowledge behind her recently released book, "The Role I Played: Canada's Greatest Olympic Hockey Team".
Season 1, Episode 32: Join us as we chat with Jess Pollock from Bardown and TSN. We chat about sports, Jesse's involvement in the broadcasting side of the sports world, what it's like to be classed as Mitch Marner's twin and his involvement in the Special Olympics organization as a coach and supporter.
Season 1, Episode 31: Join us as we chat with NHL alumni, Matt Stajan and talk hockey, career, and his experiences in hockey. We chat what it was like to be drafted by hometown team, the Leafs as well as heading to Calgary and some great stories from the locker room.
Season 1, Episode 30: Join us as we chat with Olympic Figure Skater Patrick Chan and National Figure Skater Liz Putnam on their journey in the sport. We chat about how they both got into the sport, their favourite memories, what it was like to compete at the highest levels and more. We also chat about their involvement with Special Olympics and how the sport brought them together off the ice.
Season 1, Episode 29: Join us as we chat with former NHL player, Jason Podollan. We chat about what it was like to play in the NHL, his draft class and being traded to the team he was supposed to be drafted to. We also chat about his favourite team to play for, his podcast called "Up My Hockey" and more!
Season 1, Episode 28: Join us as we chat with former Olympic Speed Skater, Anastasia Bucsis. We chat about growing up in the sport and what the experience was like heading to the Olympics for the 1st time. We also chat about Anastasia being the 1st athlete in North America to come out as gay and the importance of doing so as well as being the host of the #PlayersOwnVoice podcast and how that got started.
Season 1, Episode 27: Join us as we chat with the founder of a movement that supports over 45,000 individuals with an intellectual disability. Dr. Frank Hayden chats about his favourite memories with the organization, some stories around the expansion of the movement and more!
Season 1, Episode 26: Join us as we chat with former Blue Jays pitcher, Pat Hentgen as we chat about baseball and making a name in the sport. We also chat about the difference between pitchers in the '90s to today, what it was like to win a world series in Toronto and favourite moments throughout his 13-year career.
Join us as we chat with former Blue Jays pitcher, Pat Hentgen as we chat about baseball and making a name in the sport. We also chat about the difference between pitchers in the '90s to today, what it was like to win a world series in Toronto and favourite moments throughout his 13-year career.
Season 1, Episode 25: Join us as we chat with former Toronto Raptors PxP announcer and current Chicago Bulls announcer. Chuck talks about his time in Toronto, what it's like to see some greats perform in the NBA, how it felt to have a bobblehead made for him and of course, how his famous household sayings came to be!
Season 1, Episode 24: Join us as we chat with former pro football player Milt Stegall. We chat about growing up in football, what it was like to play in the NFL and transition to the CFL, his career in Winnipeg with the Blue Bombers and more.
Season 1, Episode 23: Join us as we chat with University of Alabama Alumni and Whitby Dunlops captain on his journey through hockey. Brett talks about what it was like to get into hockey, signing a PTO with the San Jose Sharks and playing in his home region of Durham with the Dunlops.
Season 1, Episode 22: Join us as we chat with former NHL goaltender, Eddie Lack. We chat about his experiences playing hockey, what it was like to come to the NHL from Sweden, some of his known moves on the ice, and more.
Season 1, Episode 21: Join us as we chat with Survivor legend, Boston Rob on his experiences competing in Survivor and Amazing Race. We chat about the process on getting on the show, unique experiences and moments of the show and more!
Season 1, Episode 20: Join us as we chat with 3x Olympic Women's Hockey player Haley Irwin. We chat what it was like to compete at the Olympics and World Championships. Where the passion for hockey came from and what it was like to represent Canada on the grand stage of sport.
Season 1, Episode 19: Join us as we chat with former captain of the Guelph Storm, Cam Hillis on his career with Guelph, growing up in hockey and his preparation ahead of his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens.
Season 1, Episode 18: Join us as we chat with Ken Rosenthal from The Athletic. We'll chat about his passion for being a sports reporter, his coverage of big events including the Special Olympics 1999 World Summer Games and what baseball may look like in the coming months.
Season 1, Episode 17: Join us as we chat with court reporter and colour analyst of the Raptors 905, Akil Augustine. We'll talk sports, Raptors, the importance of Black Lives Matter and more.
Season 1, Episode 16: Join us as we chat with NWHL's Toronto Six Women's hockey player Kelly Babstock. We chat about hockey, her career with the Quinnipiac Bobcats and what it's like to play on The Toronto Six with some close friends.
Season 1, Episode 15: Join us as we chat with former Toronto Maple Leaf and now broadcaster, Bob McGill. We chat about hockey, his experiences, what it was like to be drafted into the NHL and his work as a broadcaster.
Season 1, Episode 14: Join us as we chat the passion about running for Sam, his goal of competing at the next Olympics, and what is was like to compete on the Amazing Race Canada.
Season 1, Episode 13: Join us as we chat with recently signed member of the Toronto Blue Jays, Harry Ray. Harry has spent the last 4 years playing for Vanderbilt University and we chat about his time there, passion for baseball, being part of the College championship in 2019 and his excitement for joining the Blue Jays and coming to Toronto.
Season 1, Episode 12: Join us as we chat with Sportscaster Brendan Dunlop and chat sports, how he got started, his love for the sport of soccer and more!
Season 1, Episode 11: Join us as we chat with Ben Wagner of the Toronto Blue Jays. We chat about baseball, getting into broadcasting, and what it was like to get a job with the Bisons and the Jays as well as some great baseball stories.
Season 1, Episode 10: Join us as we chat with Ted Irvine. We chat about his hockey career, some of his most favourable experiences, his family, and their work, his hockey nicknames, as well as what it's like to have his name in the "100 Ranger Greats" book at #74.
Season 1, Episode 9: Join us as we chat with 2x Grey Cup champ & Toronto Argo alumni, Matt Black. We chat on his 10-year career with Toronto, growing up in a city that drafted him and how the journey in the CFL was for him.
Season 1, Episode 8: Join us as we chat with Damon Allan on his football career, his experiences, and what it was like to get the call to the hall.
Season 1, Episode 7: Join us as we chat with Canadian Olympic athlete Sarah Wells. We chat about her career as a hurdler, the Believe Initiative that she began and what it was like to be on the Amazing Race Canada.
Season 1, Episode 6: Join us as we chat with Cabbie Richards and chat about his work on TV, his podcasts and his current work with Bleacher Report. As well, we chat about his favourite athletes to chat with including his relationship with Kobe Bryant.
Season 1, Episode 5: Join us as we chat with Dan Shulman about broadcasting, his work and sports he's covered as well as some favourite sport memories and more.
Season 1, Episode 4: Join us as we chat about broadcasting and how Ken got started, Hockey Card Stories 1 & 2, what it's like to play with NHL greats in charity tournaments and more.
Season 1, Episode 3: Join us as we chat with bass guitarist Mitch Derosier from the Born Ruffians. We chat music, how BR got started, some hockey and extra stuff.
Season 1, Episode 1: Join in as we chat with Stereos guitarist Robb about music, how Stereos got started and his work with strength and conditioning coaching.