The Sports Lunatics Show

July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Kyle Lowry, Daniel Alfredsson & The World Cup

Wild couple of days in sports. Kyle Lowry signed a one-day contract to retire as a Toronto Raptor. Daniel Alfredsson leaves Ottawa, the city where he has been lionized, to become an associate coach with the (checks notes) Toronto Maple Leafs? And the World Cup just keeps on being the most compelling sporting event on the planet...... Shawn and Howie discuss all this in a fast-paced and exciting episode.

July 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Sporting News Top 20 NHL Teams of All Time Pt. 1 - #20 to #11 w/Mick Kern

The venerable Sporting News, which bears the nickname, 'The Bible of Baseball', unveiled their Top 20 NHL Teams of all Time recently. Were they right? Were they wrong? Howie sat down with SiriusXM's Mick Kern to look at the list and evaluate its contents and its accuracy and validity. Howie has at least a couple of issues with the list and the conversation is lively and fast-paced.

June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Kawhi, Lebron, the Florida Panthers, Eustaquio & Canada Soccer

There's a lot in this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show. The day this was recorded, the Toronto Raptors traded for Kawhi Leonard. Also, Lebron James announced that he was going to pursue free agency. The boys discuss these two events. Also, the Florida Panthers and Sergei Bobrovsky announced that they would be parting ways and this was a point of discussion. They also go over Stephen Eustaquio's goal for Canada in the World Cup to advance to the round of sixteen in elimination play. Where does it go down in history? What happens if Canada Soccer fails to use this goal and victory as a jumping off point? It's a full episode and a lively one as well.

June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The NBA and NHL Final Series Wrapped Up

The verdict is in. The playoffs in both the NHL and the NBA were spectacular television. Shawn and Howie talked about some of their favorite moments in each, especially since each of the winning teams hadn't entered the winner's circle in a while - for the New York Knicks, it had been 53 years. The boys talk about the stars and the great moments.

June 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Tkachuk Transaction and the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Selections

As Shawn says in this episode, what a 24 hours if your last name is Tkachuk. Starting with the trade of Brady from the Ottawa Senators to the Florida Panthers and culminating with the Hall of Fame selection of his father, Keith, it was a whirlwind day for the Tkachuk family. Shawn and Howie discuss that and the 2026 selections for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. There's some serious conversation and some fun as well.