The Sports Hub Network

On this special summer edition we welcome back the Northern Ontario Walleye Trail with a mid-season report on how the first three events have gone to date and what's ahead for the final three stops. We also have an update on the NOWT Angler of the year race. Our guests are NOWT Executive members Dean Bliss and Shane Turcotte.

In this edition of our show, host Denis J. Puska previews the NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers.  He also brings in his special installment of The Hockey Notebook recapping a busy season on the ice in j junior hockey with news from Hearst and Elliot Lake and also at the minor professional level with the SPHL, ECHL and the AHL. 

Host Denis J. Puska visits with Myriah Kay, the marketing director for the Jones Entertainment Group and the Tournament Coordinator for Hockey Fest Game On The World's Largest Street Hockey Festival. The summer event combines street hockey, live entertainment, food, vendors and family fun. Events are taking place all across Canada including Sudbury. 

Host Denis J. Puska has a special preview of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Championship Series between the Greater Sudbury Cubs and the Hearst Lumberjacks. Puska gives you his keys to victory for both teams, has portions of an interview done with Lumberjacks Head Coach Marc Alain Begin and discusses the road to the Centennial Cup in the various other leagues across Canada.

In this episode host Denis J. Puska spends time talking with executive members Dean Bliss and Shane Turcotte from the Northern Ontario Walleye Trail. The three will discuss the 2025 season that will feature six tournament events across northern and northeastern Ontario. What changes are ahead for the coming season and more about what is helping to grow the trail in popularity with anglers and fans. 

Join host Denis J. Puska as he previews the final four in the Northern Ontariio Junior Hockey League playoffs and recaps the awards that were handed out. He also spends time with Hearst Lumberjacks defenseman and team captain Adam Shillinglaw to preview the series versus the Timmins Rock as well as discuss his junior hockey career. 

Join host Denis J. Puska for an inside look at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Playoffs and speaks with coaches Marc Alain Begin of the Hearst Lumberjacks and Darryl Moxam of the Greater Sudbury Cubs. The Coaches talk about their seasons and their respective first round opponents.  

Host Denis J. Puska spends time with Kapuskasing Ontario Canada native Bryan Hince to talk about his hockey journey from his small town in Northern Ontario to Junior B Hockey in St. Marys to NCAA Division III at Plattsburgh State University to a professional career that led him to the Southern Professional Hockey League and Knoxville, Tennessee. He was recently induced into the Ice Bears Wall of Honour. 

Host Denis J. Puska has a special look at the history of the Hearst Lumberkings organization that is celebrating 75 years. It includes an interview with hockey historian Al Jansson as well as longtime hockey player Yves Brunelle. There will also be excerpts of a ceremony put on by the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League recently courtesy of Flo Hockey. 

Host Denis J. Puska spends time with Joe Dominey who will be one of 25 amateur cyclists taking part in The Tour 21 -and the grueling challenge of riding the full Tour de France route, one week ahead of the professionals in June of this year (2025). The team will follow the same route as the professionals and raise over one million dollars for Cure Leukemia, the officla charity partner of the Tour de France. 

Host Denis J. Puska spends time with Robert Morris University Head Coach Derek Schooley to get his reaction to the NCAA announcing that Canadian Hockey League players will now be eligible to play at US Universities where they were not allowed previously. The new ruling could change the hockey landscape in the future. 

Join host Denis J. Puska as you will meet Canadian Strongman Maxime Boudreault from Kapuskasing Ontario. Maxime talks all about the sport and growing up in his hometown. He and his wife Sam have started Strongman Corporation Canada as a way to give back to the sport. Puska also has his thoughts on a variety of sports topics in a new segment called What We Are Watching. 

Join host Denis J. Puska for a special inside look at horseracing and the uniforms the jockeys wear. It's Matt Darby the owner of Speed Silks to talk more about his business and helping the jockeys go faster. Plus on the program more about the NCAA getting closer to allow Canadian Hockey League junior players to play collegiate hockey and a tribute to my mom who passed away May 1.