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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.

Ryan Colpitts


    • Apr 10, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 84 EPISODES


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    Lindsay Hamilton, TSN Broadcaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 25:05


    Join us as we chat with TSN broadcaster Lindsay Hamilton. We chat about her broadcasting and sport career, favourite moments, what it means to be involved with Special Olympics and more!

    Todd Warriner, Former NHL Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 25:15


    Join us as we chat with Todd Warriner about his hockey career, experiences on and off the ice along with his career in coaching.

    Carly Orth, OUA Womens Hockey Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 18:53


    We chat with 2024 OUA Women's Hockey Champion and 2025 Player of the Year, Carly Orth. We chat about her hockey career, favourite moments and more!

    Henoc Muamba, Toronto Argonauts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 30:07


    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!

    Adam van Koeverden, Former Olympic Kayaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 17:04


    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!

    Tyler McGregor, Paralympic Olympian

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 25:02


    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.

    Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 21:21


    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.

    Angela James, Former Women's Hockey Player & GM - Toronto Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 30:55


    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!

    Denny Morrison, Former Olympic Speedskater

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 26:45


    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.

    Emma Maltais, Womens Hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 20:41


    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!

    Kurt Angle, WWE HOFer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 15:53


    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!

    Craig Muni, NHL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 25:01


    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.

    Tom Fergus, NHL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 30:05


    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!

    Alex Bunbury, Former Soccer Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 26:01


    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: TPE with Kate Beirness, TSN

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 18:46


    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: TPE with Jason York, NHL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 31:52


    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: TPE with Frank Seravalli, NHL Reporter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 27:41


    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!

    Episode 67: TPE with Kevin Rempel, Canadian Paralympian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 35:05


    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!

    Episode 66: TPE with Javianne Oliver, 2021 US Track Olympian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 16:18


    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!

    Episode 65: TPE with Kaylin Whitney, 2021 US Track Olympian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 24:59


    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!

    Episode 64: TPE with Chad Owens, CFL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 46:09


    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!

    Episode 63: TPE with Laurenne Mercier, Founder of Treadstone Sports Agency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 20:59


    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.

    Episode 62: TPE with Steph Coratti, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, GTHL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 28:04


    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!

    Episode 61: Chris Balenovich, Manager of Communications, Toronto Argos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 33:28


    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.

    Episode 60: TPE with Mike Kosciesza, Sales Coordinator, Peterborough Petes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 32:48


    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!

    Episode 59: TPE with Dwayne De Rosario, MLS Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 23:59


    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!

    Episode 58: TPE with Kelly Terry, Former Women's Hockey Player

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 24:39


    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!

    Episode 57: TPE with Mike Ross, Maple Leafs Arena Announcer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 50:13


    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.

    Episode 56: TPE with Daniel Nestor, Former Tennis Pro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 26:17


    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!

    Episode 55: TPE with Shane Herbert, CFL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 28:10


    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!

    Episode 54: TPE with Bob MacKenzie, TSN Hockey Insider

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 49:45


    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!

    Episode 53: TPE with Marnie McBean, Canadian Olympic Rower

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 59:00


    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!

    Episode 52: TPE with Casey Jannsen, MLB and Blue Jays Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 41:45


    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.

    Episode 51: TPE with Savanna Hamilton, NBA TV/Raptors Reporter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 43:38


    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.

    Episode 50: TPE with Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian Olympic Skiier

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 38:55


    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.

    Episode 49: TPE with Jon Montgomery, Canadian Olympic Skeleton Racer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 48:32


    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.

    Episode 48: TPE with Kayla Alexander, WNBA Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 30:37


    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.

    Episode 47: TPE with Theo Fluery, NHL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 38:40


    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.

    Episode 46: TPE with Barrie Stafford, Former Edmonton Oilers Equipment Manager

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 47:35


    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!

    Episode 45: TPE with Mark Tewksbury, Canadian Olympian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 23:06


    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.

    Episode 44: TPE with Mercedes Nicoll, 4x Olympic Snowboarder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 27:05


    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.

    Episode 43: TPE with Andy Delmore, NHL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 21:35


    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.

    Episode 42: TPE with Aaron Brown, Canadian Olympic Sprinter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 25:05


    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.

    Episode 41 - TPE with Ailish Forfar, Former Pro Women's Hockey Player & Sport Journalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 38:02


    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.

    Episode 40: TPE with Shi Davidi, Sportsnet Reporter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 35:33


    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!

    Episode 39: TPE with Kyle Shewfelt, Olympic Gymnast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 34:47


    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.

    Episode 38: FTS with Todd Stottlemyre, MLB Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 46:54


    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!

    Episode 37: FTS with Rod Black, TSN Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 48:29


    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!

    Episode 36: FTS with Kris Newbury, NHL Alumni

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 22:33


    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!

    Episode 35: FTS with Diana Matheson, Team Canada Women's Soccer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 31:59


    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!

    Episode 34: FTS with Zach Fucale, Pro Hockey Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 38:05


    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.

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