Podcast appearances and mentions of todd denault

In this 1447th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Randi Druzin about her career in sports media, the greatest goaltenders of all-time and Van Halen. Todd Denault is along for the ride. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, The Advantaged Investor podcast from Raymond James Canada, The Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Team and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

In this week’s show, we learn where the Buffalo Sabres first farm team will be located, and it’s not where anyone would have imagined, we have some news on that plan to fly hockey fans from Edmonton to Vancouver Canucks home games, and we try to get to the bottom of reports that Bruins captain Johnny Bucyk suffered a terrible knee injury that will cause him to miss the entire 1970-71 hockey season.   Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hockey50 Follow us on Twitter: @hockey50years

In this week’s episode, we find a lot of hockey news happening in the early part of August. The LA Kings name their new coach, we find out how Alan Eagleson actually became associated with Bobby Orr, and it’s not what you might think, and we hear from hockey book author Todd Denault who has some very good advice for aspiring writers.

In the third of an unofficial “series” of episodes with hockey writers, today’s guest is Todd Denault who has written 4 hockey books, most notably "Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed the Face of Hockey" and "The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey". Todd also runs a great Facebook group called "Hockey Books" where he shares some of his favourites.

Matthew's guest is renowned hockey author Todd Denault in a retrospective tribute to his critically acclaimed and well-received body of work. A Comfortably Zoned Radio Network, production. Check out our website. http://comfortablyzonedradio.com/ If you enjoy our offerings, we ask that you get in the habit of accumulating lightly used children's books, and donating them to your local Head Start.

Todd Denault is ia member of the Society for International Hockey Research, He is a freelance writer who has had his work featured in numerous online and print publications. He has written several hockey books including The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey, Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed the Face of Hockey,A Season in Time: Super Mario, Killer, St. Patrick, the Great One, and the Unforgettable 1992-93 NHL Season and the one we will be focusing on tonight Unbreakable 50 goals in 39 games, Wayne Gretzky and the Story of Hockey's Greatest Record Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny

Todd Denault ("A Season in Time: Super Mario, Killer, St. Patrick, the Great One, and the Unforgettable 1992-93 NHL Season") joins the show. We discuss an an all-time great hockey season, on the ice and off.

When sports fans list the greatest games, they talk about close contests, outstanding performances, and dramatic finishes. Think of game six of the 1975 World Series between the Red Sox and the Reds, or Boston College’s 47-45 win over the University of Miami in 1984, capped by Doug Flutie’s miraculous... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When sports fans list the greatest games, they talk about close contests, outstanding performances, and dramatic finishes. Think of game six of the 1975 World Series between the Red Sox and the Reds, or Boston College’s 47-45 win over the University of Miami in 1984, capped by Doug Flutie’s miraculous touchdown pass. But when sports historians draw up their lists of the greatest games, they point to contests that had significant influence on the development of a sport yet might have been one-sided or unremarkable in their action. Take, for example, the 1958 NFL championship between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants, which inaugurated professional football’s popularity in the United States. Although close and dramatic, the game was not a show of high-quality play. Likewise, one of the most important matches in soccer history, Hungary’s 1953 victory over England, which signaled the end of English dominance in world football, was a 6-3 drubbing. But the exhibition between the Montreal Canadiens and the Soviet Red Army team on New Year’s Eve 1975 meets all the requirements of a great game: legendary players, closely matched teams, sensational action, a nail-biting finish, and a lasting influence on the evolution of hockey. In his book The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), Todd Denault approaches this famous game from all sides. It was, on the one hand, a single contest between the two best teams in the world, pitting players like Ken Dryden and Guy Lafleur against their Russian equals, Vladislav Tretiak and Valeri Kharlamov. But far more than that, this was a demonstration of hockey at its most spectacular, coming at a time when the professional game, as played in the NHL, was in danger of sinking into thuggery. As Todd states in the book and the interview, this game, and the Canadiens’ subsequent Stanley Cup win, pointed the way to NHL hockey of the 1980s and today: a sport of speed and strength that combines the Canadian and European styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When sports fans list the greatest games, they talk about close contests, outstanding performances, and dramatic finishes. Think of game six of the 1975 World Series between the Red Sox and the Reds, or Boston College’s 47-45 win over the University of Miami in 1984, capped by Doug Flutie’s miraculous touchdown pass. But when sports historians draw up their lists of the greatest games, they point to contests that had significant influence on the development of a sport yet might have been one-sided or unremarkable in their action. Take, for example, the 1958 NFL championship between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants, which inaugurated professional football’s popularity in the United States. Although close and dramatic, the game was not a show of high-quality play. Likewise, one of the most important matches in soccer history, Hungary’s 1953 victory over England, which signaled the end of English dominance in world football, was a 6-3 drubbing. But the exhibition between the Montreal Canadiens and the Soviet Red Army team on New Year’s Eve 1975 meets all the requirements of a great game: legendary players, closely matched teams, sensational action, a nail-biting finish, and a lasting influence on the evolution of hockey. In his book The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), Todd Denault approaches this famous game from all sides. It was, on the one hand, a single contest between the two best teams in the world, pitting players like Ken Dryden and Guy Lafleur against their Russian equals, Vladislav Tretiak and Valeri Kharlamov. But far more than that, this was a demonstration of hockey at its most spectacular, coming at a time when the professional game, as played in the NHL, was in danger of sinking into thuggery. As Todd states in the book and the interview, this game, and the Canadiens’ subsequent Stanley Cup win, pointed the way to NHL hockey of the 1980s and today: a sport of speed and strength that combines the Canadian and European styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices