Legends of the West

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Hear from some of the best in Canada West history, as host Brian Swane interviews Canada West Hall of Famers.

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    • Jan 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    EPISODE 19: Josh Howatson (MVB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 17:15


    Men's volleyball standout Josh Howatson speaks with Brian about his induction in the Canada West Hall of Fame, and what being a Spartan meant to him.

    EPISODE 18: Melanie Sanford (WVB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 15:15


     Current Regina Cougars head coach and former Saskatchewan Huskiette standout Melanie Sanford reflects on her induction into the Canada West Hall of Fame, as part of the 1978-81 Huskiettes dynasty teams.

    EPISODE 17: Thelma Wright (TRACK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 21:05


    Former UBC Thunderbird track star Thelma Wright, who was a two-time Olympian, joins Brian Swane to reflect on her induction into the Canada West Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 16: Jenny Benkie (WVB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 14:53


    Jenny Benkie was a key piece of the Alberta Pandas string of women's volleyball dominance during the late 1990s, winning five consecutive national titles for the conference powerhouse.

    EPISODE 15: Joell Fiddler (WHKY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 16:19


    Regina Cougars women's hockey standout Joell Fiddler was a five-time CW all-star between 2000 and 2004, earning herself a place in the CW Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 14: Mark Tewksbury (SWIM)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 14:45


    Olympian Mark Tewksbury competed with the Calgary Dinos during the late 1980s, before going on to become an Olympic champion swimmer at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

    EPISODE 13: Erica Morningstar (SWIM)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 18:50


    Former Olympian and Calgary Dinos swimmer Erica Morningstar talks about her induction into the Canada West Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 12: Cymone (Bouchard) Bernauer (WBB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 18:29


    Regina Cougars women's basketball legend Cymone (Bouchard) Bernauer shares her memories of life as a student-athlete after her recent induction into the Canada West Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 11: John Carson (MBB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 20:36


    Brandon Bobcats legend John Carson talks about putting BU on the Canadian basketball map and his induction into the Canada West Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 10: Tom Jones (MVB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 26:50


    Men's volleyball inductee Tom Jones joins Brian to talk about his Hall of Fame career with the UBC Thunderbirds.

    EPISODE 9: Coleen Dufresne (WBB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 21:37


    Longtime Manitoba women's basketball head coach and athletic director Coleen Dufresne speaks about a life in university sport and being inducted into the CW Hall of Fame.

    EPISODE 8: Taryn Barry (WHKY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 23:41


    Taryn Barry (2002-07) from the Pandas hockey dynasty team talks to Brian Swane about Alberta's run of women's hockey dominance during the early 2000s.

    EPISODE 7: Israel Idonije (FB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 22:39


    Former Chicago Bear Israel Idonije joins Brian, as he looks back on his time at the University of Manitoba, where he went from football newcomer to NFL prospect and helped pave the way for future players to chase their pro football dreams.

    EPISODE 6: Ashley Steacy (RUGBY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 23:46


    The 2006-11 Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby dynasty was inducted into the CW Hall of Fame earlier this month. Brian Swane catches up with Ashley Steacy, who was part of the program between 2005 and 2009. Steacy would go on to play internationally for Canada on the senior women's national team.

    EPISODE 5: Kristen Funk (WSOC)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 16:30


    TWU Spartans standout women's soccer player Kristen Funk joins Brian in the latest edition of Legends of the West.

    EPISODE 4: Brent Schneider (FB) & Glenn Steele (FB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 43:31


    It's an all-football episode, as two-time Vanier Cup MVP Brent Schneider of the Saskatchewan Huskies and fellow Vanier Cup champion Glenn Steele of the UBC Thunderbirds join Brian Swane.

    EPISODE 3: Natalie Boyd (WSOC) & Dennis Hrycaiko (FB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 41:30


    Three-time national champion Natalie Boyd talks about her time at Trinity Western University in women's soccer, while Dennis Hrycaiko reflects on the dynasty Manitoba Bisons football team (1968-70). 

    EPISODE 2: Dick White (Builder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 33:21


    Brian catches up with longtime University of Regina director of athletics Dick White. White spent two decades leading the Cougars, and was instrumental in the Rams football program joining the U of R family.

    EPISODE 1: Desiree Scott (WSOC) & Mark Norman (FB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 48:09


    In the first edition of Legends of the West, Brian Swane catches up with Canada West Hall of Fame inductees Desiree Scott and Mark Norman. Scott was a women's soccer standout at the University of Manitoba between 2005 and 2009, while Norman was a star defender for the UBC Thunderbirds football team between 1983 and 1986.

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