Ben Steiner: World Cup training camp rosters repute with injuries and positional battles. Will the Whitecaps stay in Vancouver?

June 10 2026: Do the Canucks need the pick to play? Babs back? Canada roster turmoil

As the Canucks weight their options at the draft, Matt and Blake wonder if there's room, or the need, for the rookies to play this season. Both Cootes and the 3rd overall pick will get consideration but the guys debate whether a player's college commitment, or AHL play, is more important. The boys talk about the juxtoposition of the Manny Malhotra's hiring vs the Oilers' pursuit of Mike Babcock. TSN's Frank Corrado stops by with some personal stories of playing for Babcock's Leafs teams and how it affected his career. Frank talks about the differences between the "coach" and the "person", and why the Oilers would even consider going down this road. Frank also has thoughts on the Canucks' possible interest in Brendan Gallagher, both the coast of acquisition and the fit inside the room. Then it's PuckPedia founder Hart Levine with an indepth chat on the summer ahead in the NHL. He talks about the oodles of cap space available and a limited UFA list, and Hart looks at the shifting size of contracts and the quantity of moves that is likely ahead. Then Matt and Blake dive into the rest of the sporting world, including an alarming absence at the Canadian World Cup camp, with only 2 days left before the opener. The guys look at a crazy ending to the Jays game yesterday, some great groups to watch over the opening two days of the Canadian Open, and the BC Lions get that much closer to their 2026 season opener! Thank you to our great sponsors: @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ [http://www.bet365.ca/] GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR [https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR] Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing [https://lnk.to/YDBrewing] Vancouver Canadians: https://canadiansbaseball.com [https://canadiansbaseball.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Frank Corrado: Mike Babcock might be back?! Frankie shares his experience playing for both Babs AND John Torterella

TSN's Frank Corrado stops by with some personal stories of playing for Babcock's Leafs teams and how it affected his career. Frank talks about the differences between the "coach" and the "person", and why the Oilers would even consider going down this road. Frank also has thoughts on the Canucks' possible interest in Brendan Gallagher, both the coast of acquisition and the fit inside the room. Thank you to our great sponsors: @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ [http://www.bet365.ca/] GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR [https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR] Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing [https://lnk.to/YDBrewing] Vancouver Canadians: https://canadiansbaseball.com [https://canadiansbaseball.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Hart Levine: Trades, free agents, cap situations...PuckPedia founder offers an indepth look at the summer ahead in the NHL.

PuckPedia founder Hart Levine with an indepth chat on the summer ahead in the NHL. He talks about the oodles of cap space available and a limited UFA list, and Hart looks at the shifting size of contracts and the quantity of moves that is likely ahead.  Thank you to our great sponsors: @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ [http://www.bet365.ca/] GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR [https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR] Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing [https://lnk.to/YDBrewing] Vancouver Canadians: https://canadiansbaseball.com [https://canadiansbaseball.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

June 9, 2026: Canucks big 4 draft prospects; Larkin trade trickledown

The draft day debates rage on as Matt and Blake widdle down on what the fanbase and the team are really hoping for in late June. The guys look at the recent video from the Canucks and what clues they may have revealed. Plus, with Dylan Larkin's trade request official, is there a way that EP40 gets involved in a possible summer of trades. Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects joins the show with his experiences from the NHL combine and how that's affected his view of what happens on draft day. Cam shares his movers and shakers in the draft rankings, which teams may be using smokescreens to throw people off the scent, and which players impressed the most. Cam gets into the reappearance of keaton Verhoeff as a top pick option and Mathis Preston's speed and skill maybe giving him a late bump. Cam also weighs in on the Canucks' hiring of Daren Hermiston as the new Director of player personnel. Blue Jays prospect Nolan Perry stops by to discuss his blazing start with the Vancouver Canadians, his experience playing at the Nat and his hopes to follow the same path as Trey Yesavage. Then the guys finish up with the latest roster news from Canada as they get set for the first World Cup game on Friday, and that involves a former Whitecap. They also get into all of the baseball news from the last 24 hours, the NBA Finals get interesting, and it's Canadian Open week on the PGA tour! Thank you to our great sponsors: @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ [http://www.bet365.ca/] GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR [https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR] Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing [https://lnk.to/YDBrewing] Vancouver Canadians: https://canadiansbaseball.com [https://canadiansbaseball.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cam Robinson: Smokescreens and sandbagging galore at the NHL combine...who actually wants who?

Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects joins the show with his experiences from the NHL combine and how that's affected his view of what happens on draft day. Cam shares his movers and shakers in the draft rankings, which teams may be using smokescreens to throw people off the scent, and which players impressed the most. Cam gets into the reappearance of Keaton Verhoeff as a top pick option and Mathis Preston's speed and skill maybe giving him a late bump. Cam also weighs in on the Canucks' hiring of Daren Hermiston as the new Director of player personnel. Thank you to our great sponsors: @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ [http://www.bet365.ca/] GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR [https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR] Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing [https://lnk.to/YDBrewing] Vancouver Canadians: https://canadiansbaseball.com [https://canadiansbaseball.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.