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On episode 26, host Dave Cunning welcomes two guests -- first, Winnipeg Jets defenceman, Tyler Myers. After playing only eleven games and missing 71 in the 2016-17 NHL season due to injury, the former Calder Trophy Winner is primed to rebound from nagging core muscle, hip, and groin injuries that were surgically repaired and kept him out most of last year, and help Winnipeg return to the playoffs. Far more pertinent than mending his personal ailments though, was dealing with the complications of his son’s birth at the beginning of this year. Myers’ wife Michela, delivered their now seven-month old son Tristan in January via emergency C-section in January. He was born five weeks early, and without 80% of his blood as a result of a fetal maternal hemorrhage. Later, he would also suffer through a pulmonary hemorrhage, seizures, and a stroke. Hear Myers comment on the health of himself and his son, as well as the Jets' off-season acquistions, what it's like to play in front of Winnipeg fans, and more.  Later, Art Middleton of JetsNation.ca calls in to debrief Myers' comments, plus add his own predictions and prognostications on how Winnipeg's 2017-18 season will unfold, suggests what might happen if the Jets do not make the playoffs for a third straight year, and sets the Winnipeg hockey history timeline straight. Find Art on Twitter @GameTimeArt, his blog http://www.gametimeart.ca/, and on JetsNation.ca  

On episode 25, host Dave Cunning had the incredible honor to interview one of pro wrestling’s all-time greats, the Hardcore legend, Mick Foley. The WWE Hall of Famer chatted about his books, his career roles –spanning from multiple wrestling characters to author, activist, storyteller, Santa Claus, and others; his Wrestlemania 32 appearance and Shane McMahon’s leap off the Hell in the Cell ala Foley’s crash landing off that same structure in 1998; his dramatic weight loss thanks to DDP Yoga; the movie Beyond the Mat; Holy Foley; and his daughter Noelle’s foray into pro wrestling.  Foley also spoke about Invasion Championship Wrestling, whom the Hardcore Legend will be appearing on shows for May 6 in Kelowna, BC  and May 7th in Vernon, BC. ICW runs wrestling events to raise money for local charities, something that Foley, an advocate for RAINN, autism awareness, and other causes was happy to help support. If you’re in either of those areas, I hope you’ll go see one or both shows.Check out www.invasionchampionshipwrestling.com to buy tickets and for more info on the events. Listen to this episode on iTunes. Keep up with Mick Foley online: Realmickfoley.com, facebook.com/realmickfoley, and on Twitter  @realmickfoley Stay up to date on ICW on Twitter @kelownainvasion and at  invasionchampionshipwrestling.com Follow Dave Cunning and the show on Twitter @davecunning and @xppsp

In episode 24, Dave sits down with one of the greatest managers in the history of professional wrestling, “The Mouth of the South”, Jimmy Hart. The 71 year old veteran of more than 30 years in the wrestling business has managed more than 50 singles wrestlers, with names like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Sting topping the list. Jimmy is perhaps even better known for managing some of wrestling’s all-time best tag teams to greatness, such as the Hart Foundation, Money Inc, the Nasty Boys, the Mega Powers, the Natural Disasters. Between tag teams and singles, Hart’s clients won every title there was to win in WWE during Hart’s tenure in the company. Jimmy has kind enough to talk to me at length about all sorts of things from his years in the wrestling business -- what he learned from Dick Clark while on tour with his band The Gentry’s with the Beach Boys and Sonny & Cher, Stephenwolf, The Monkees, and his transition from the music business to wrestling thanks to Jerry Lawler; the birth of his “Mouth of the South” moniker through brushings with Jerry Lawler and Andy Kaufman;the origins of his trademark megaphone and jackets, and who paints them for him; his new beach bar, “Jimmy Hart’s Beach Bar & Grill”, opening in Daytona Beach Florida in 2016; trading WWE memorabilia for NHL memorabilia with NHL team equipment managers during wrestling tours; is days managing the Hart Foundation, and even gives a Stu Hart impression; his departure to WCW and his roles while there; his role in the development of TNA and relationship with the Jarrett's; his experience on the reality show “Legends House”, his opinion of Vince McMahon and his WWE Network and XFL ventures; and Jimmy also shares some stories about Andre the Giant, Roddy Piper, and an absolutely crazy one about being held up at gunpoint by an escaped convict at a gas station that led to the theft of the Ultimate Warrior’s car, and a high speed chase that ended in a gunfight with police. Be sure to stick with us to the end of the show to hear that one, you don’t want to miss it.This interview was made possible by Invasion Championship Wrestling, an independent wrestling company in British Columbia, Canada, and many thanks to them for making it possible. ICW has put on 5 Kelowna Invasion events since 2013, raising tens of thousands of dollars for local charities in the process. Thanks to ICW co-founder Mike Chisolm, I was able to sit down and chat with WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart just prior to their most recent event in October 2015. On Twitter, follow @realjimmyhart @KelownaInvasion @XPPSP @davecunning Visit ICW's homepage: http://www.kelownainvasion.com/

On episode 23, host Dave Cunning speaks with Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens. In this off-season interview, the NHL's reigning Vezina, Ted Lindsay, Jennings, and Hart Trophy winner talks about his summer of preparation for the 2015/16 season, how he plans to follow up his dominant 2014/15 season of accolades, how the Habs can push farther than the 2nd round this season, and more. Later, Marc Dumont of The Metro and Habs Eyes on the Prize joins the conversation to debrief Price's comments, talk about Montreal's chances of a deeper playoff run this year, PK Subban, Habs captaincy, the coach's challenge and 3-on-3 overtime, and a bunch more Canadiens chatter. Read the written version of the Price interview here on Habs Eyes on the PrizeRead Marc's work for the Metro here, and follow him on Twitter here. Follow Carey Price, Dave Cunning, and XP PSP on Twitter. 

On episode 22 of the show, I chat via Skype with the co-writers and director of the new independent movie, “One Rep Max”, Rob Stimpson and Terry Erickson. “One Rep Max” was filmed in Jeju, South Korea where I and they lived for three years. Rob plays Tristan Wood, and I appear as Simon Fitzhubbins. The movie cast all local Jeju residents, and features music composed by a local Jeju musician. And if you watch the movie, you’ll even notice a nod or two to some local Jeju groups like the Jeju Islanders hockey club, Jejuventus soccer, and others. The movie is filmed mockumentary-style, and follows 4 fitness contest hopefuls while they prepare to compete in a local 1RM deadlift showdown, for completely different reasons. The movie was years in the making, and took much longer to complete than expected thanks to some technical glitches which required reshooting and recasting – but has finally surfaced to see the light of day – or the light of your computer screen via YouTube, that is.Click here to watch "One Rep Max"Follow us on Twitter @davecunning, @RobertStimpson, @TerryErickson, and the show @XPPSP. You can also email the show at xppsp@yahoo.com with any show comments, ideas, or guest requests, or hashtag #XPPSP to interact with us on Twitter. 

On the 21st episode of the show, Ryan Johnsen of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets calls in. Johansen, who will turn 23 this summer, was drafted 4th overall in 2010 by Columbus, and just completed his 4th season with the club, and It was arguably his best yet. He hit career highs in assists, points, and short-handed goals, and was also not only elected to the NHL All-Star game, but voted the game’s MVP to boot.  We talk about his pseudo “feud” with his brother Lucas, as Ryan’s alumni WHL team the Portland Winterhawks was amidst a battle with the Kelowna Rockets in the WHL’s western conference final earlier in May, which ultimately was won by Kelowna, who also went on to sweep the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL final, and are now competing in the 2015 Memorial Cup tournament in Quebec. We talk about how Ryan is using his experience in climbing the hockey ranks to the NHL to show his brother the way there, but at the same time how Lucas is committed to getting there on his own accord. We also discussed his decision making process of declining of a full-ride NCAA scholarship to play in the WHL en route to the NHL, the taxing nature of 82 NHL games on the body and what he does in the off-season to recuperate. Ryan and Lucas’ brotherly dynamic was featured in an article I wrote for the Kelowna Daily Courier on May 4, which includes quotes from Lucas. If you’re interested in reading that, click here to read the story. We also brought up the Blue Jackets’ frustrating, injury prone season and how frustrating that was to go through in the Blue Jackets’ dressing room, how it’s been for Ryan to play in the city of Columbus through his career, how he’s come to eclipse former Blue Jackets stars like Rick Nash, Jeff Carter, and Marian Gaborik, his thoughts on team veterans like newly named captain Nick Foligno and others that have helped show him the ropes in the league,  and the direction the John Davidson and company now have the franchise steered in. To round out the conversation, we also discussed the IIHF World Championship tournament, why many NHL players decline it each year, why he declined his invitation this year, and whether he’d play next year if Columbus finds themselves out of the playoffs or eliminated early next season.Follow Ryan Johansen, host Dave Cunning, and XP PSP on Twitter.

In our 20th episode, host Dave Cunning sat down with 6'5" Australian defender, Aleksandar Jovanović, from Jeju United FC. Aleks is playing his third year of pro soccer in Korea, after previous stints in Australia, Thailand, and Serbia -- where he holds citizenship thanks to his family roots.In the interview, Aleks discusses playing on a team where virtually no one else speaks English and other cultural challenges of living in Korea, the performance expectations placed upon import players, how the K-League stacks up against other pro soccer leagues, how many languages he speaks, Jeju United's recent coaching change and what they need to do to become a Asian Cup qualifying team this season, his goals and aspirations for the team and himself this year, and lots more. Follow Aleks, Dave Cunning, and XP PSP on TwitterKeep track of Aleks and Jeju United on Soccerway

Host Dave Cunning traveled to Seoul, South Korea to talk with Jim Paek for episode 19. Paek is the first Korean born hockey player to not only play in the NHL, but to win the Stanley Cup, which he did twice with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1990's. After transitioning into coaching after his playing career concluded, Paek coached the Grand Rapids Griffins to a Calder Cup title, and was recently named head coach of South Korea's national team, and will guide the Koreans into the 2018 Winter Olympics. During the interview, Jim spoke about how he's perceived in Korea's hockey community and his desire to improve hockey in his home nation, the freedom he has to make team decisions, his Korean skills, the language barrier, and how he works through communication issues on the team, the use of foreign born naturalized players to better South Korea's chances and the pros and cons of that approach, the pressure and expectations for the national team that his resume brings, how the team can compete against the world's best nations in 2018 while currently ranked two divisions down from their level and the fairness of them being in the tournament, how hard it was to make it to the NHL as a Korean and how he got there, playing with Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky, playing under Scotty Bowman and working with Mike Babcock, what he learned from them, returning to the NHL as a coach, juggling being a husband and parent while being continents away from his family, and he makes a verbal commitment to help hockey grow in Jeju! Follow XP PSP and Dave Cunning on Twitter.Listen and download to XP PSP on iTunes.

19 season NHL veteran and 3 time all star Bernie Nicholls returns to XP PSP for episode 18. He and host Dave Cunning discuss the All Sports Market Free App (the new sports stock market app Bernie is helping develop and promote), the world of sports gambling and what sports are easiest/most difficult to fix, the LA Kings waiving Mike Richards and whether we will see him in the NHL again, Bernie's thoughts on the Slava Voynov legal situation, who the Kings should trade for prior to the NHL trade deadline to hopefully improve their chances of making the playoffs, why he engages social media more so than many older generation athletes, whether he wants to resume coaching in the NHL again, and a whole bunch more. Follow Bernie Nicholls on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.Download the AllSportsMarket Free App on iTunes, Android, and PC, visit their website, like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. Follow XP PSP and host Dave Cunning on Twitter. 

Warrior Hockey's Brand Manager, Keith Perera, calls in for episode 17 to talk about Warrior's generous equipment donation to the Jeju Islanders Hockey Club in Jeju, South Korea last year, the evolution and maturing of Warrior's products, the difference between marketing to hockey and lacrosse players, the role social media plays in product sales and brand loyalty, the hockey equipment business, Warrior's presence in the NHL and other hockey leagues, what guys like Dustin Byfuglien and Ryan Smyth request from them, why the Oilers and Sabres are so bad and how to fix them, and a whole bunch more.    Follow Warrior Hockey on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram. Follow Keith Perera on Twitter. Follow XP PSP and Dave Cunning on Twitter. 

In episode 16, former WWE Intercontinental Champion, WCW Heavyweight Champion, NWA Heavyweight Champion, founder of TNA Wrestling, and founder and president of Global Force Wrestling calls in to talk all things GFW, to promote NJPW's Jan 4th PPV event Wrestle Kingdom 9, and to discuss his wrestling career. We talked about which performers and promotions will fly under the GFW flag, which Japanese talents to watch for new NJPW viewers, GFW competing with WWE, Vince McMahon, concussions and guitar shots to the head, Jeff's Christian faith, and even dipped into the infamous No Mercy 1999, Bash at the Beach 2000, and David Arquette as WCW Heavyweight Champion incidents, and a whole bunch more.Follow GFW on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and at globalforcewrestling.com. Follow Jeff Jarrett on Twitter. Download the Flipps TV app on iTunes and follow them on Twitter.Follow host Dave Cunning on Twitter.Follow XP PSP on Twitter and subscribe on iTunes.  

In episode 15, Dave and Harold discuss the legal trouble that NFL players have found themselves in this season and whether or not it's hurting the league at all, and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Candice Carr calls in to talk about her cheerleading career for arguably the world's most popular and recognized cheer squads, as well as to give her take on the lawsuits brought against NFL teams recently by the cheerleaders of the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Oakland Raiders. Candice is now the owner of Social Photo Booths in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Be sure to check them out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and their website socialphotobooths.com. Follow host Dave Cunning and XP PSP on Twitter too! 

He may not be a household name just yet, but San Jose Sharks defenseman Matt Irwin may work his way into your mental NHL player directory yet. Now in his second NHL season, the 26 year old British Columbian is continuing a trend from his amateur career that has seen his point totals, ice-time, and contributions to his team’s success dynamically increase every year.    Irwin spoke with me at length about his long road to the NHL and what he’ll have to do to stay there, the tough decisions he was required to make and small window of opportunity he had to live out his dream, past teammates that helped get him where he is now, current ones that help make him better, what the San Jose Sharks will have to do to win their first Stanley Cup, what it takes to be consistently inserted into a lineup full of Olympians, All-Stars, and Stanley Cup champions, and more. Click here to read the written version of this interview on The Score's Backhand Shelf.Click here to follow Dave on Twitter.

Larry Fisher from the Kelowna Daily Courier called in for episode 13 to debrief all the action from the 2014 NHL trade deadline. We talked Martin St. Louis for Ryan Callahan, Roberto Luongo to Florida, Gaborik to LA, Ryan Miller to Buffalo, Jaroslav Halak all over the place, Vanek's path to Montreal, Edmonton's moves of Hemsky and Bryzgalov, the non-moves of Brodeur and Kesler, and we both pick our winners of the day. Follow Larry Fisher, XP PSP, and host Dave Cunning on Twitter. 

Justin Bourne from The Score dropped by for episode 12 to debrief the Sochi 2014 Olympic hockey tournament with host Dave Cunning, and discuss it's implications on the NHL moving forward. We talked about Canada's route to gold, USA's fall from grace, Backstrom's Olympic suspension, how it affected Sweden's outcome and why team doctors weren't regulating his intake better, whether Canada's win justifies all the heavily critcised roster adjustments the coaching staff made, who steps into Steve Yzerman's role next Olympics, who Canada would send if the NHL chose not to participate in the 2018 Olympics, what the alternative to the Olympics as a best-on-best tournament would be, how John Tavares' Olympic injury affects the decision for the NHL to return or not, how it affects the Islanders going forward this season, how Olympic performances affect NHL players finishing their NHL season, and more. Follow Justin Bourne, XP PSP, and Dave Cunning on Twitter. 

19 year NHL veteran Bernie Nicholls joined host Dave Cunning on the phone to talk all things LA Kings, their current slump and how he'd cure it, where he keeps his Stanley Cup ring, why he declines his invites to the New Jersey Devils' alumni game every year, who should be allowed to touch the Stanley Cup, and a whole bunch more. 

Sachin and Harold return in episode 11 and join Dave in casting their Superbowl predictions, discussing how to choose a team to cheer for if you don't have one in your hometown and whether geography or national pride should play into your decision; Harold says the CFL isn't real football and discusses why he turned down an opportunity to play in the league; Sachin plays the race card concerning the Richard Sherman issue and rips Erin Andrews; and we all decide whether we'd let our kids play hockey or football knowing how what we now do about injuries, and how prevalent the risks of concussions and other injuries now are in sports. 

In episode 10, host Dave Cunning goes one-on-one with Toronto Maple Leafs/Marlies forward, Troy Bodie. A veteran of 4 NHL seasons, Bodie spoke at length about playing for Randy Carlyle, the HBO 24/7 series, fighting in hockey, being a bubble guy, outdoor games, Miley Cyrus tunes, and more. 

In episode 9, host Dave Cunning goes one on one with Cody Almond of Geneve Servette of Switzerland's top pro hockey league, the NLA. GSHC won the 2013 Spengler Cup, and the former Minnesota Wild forward  spoke about how it felt to win, where the tournament lines up with other international tournaments, GSHC's upcoming outdoor Winter Classic, and a whole bunch more. 

Panel: Dave Cunning, Harold DaleGuest: April Whitzman2013 MLB Fan Cave Dweller April Whitzman drops by to talk about her experience as Toronto's ultimate fan, her experience seeing the World Series played out, the continuing plight of the Toronto Blue Jays, and more. Harold chimes in to teach everyone how to pronounce "Z", and Zorro finds his way into the conversation somehow too.