THURSDAY RUNDOWN: NFL, CFL, NHL, WHL, USHL TALK & MORE!

We welcomed more big names and had a lot of laughs on Thursday’s Episode #546 of The RP Show – Canada’s Daytime Sports Talkshow! Read on for the rundown:

• RP and Moose Dupont kicked it off with The Warmup for EECOL Electric covering these Quick Six show topics: 1) The Blue Jays spank the Angels 10-2 and have won 12 of 14, 2) The MLB Field of Dreams game goes Thursday between the Yankees & White Sox, 3) NFL preseason games Thursday are PIT/PHI and WSH/NE, and the WFT and Patriots are playing the 1’s, 4) Week 2 in the CFL kicks off Thursday night with BC at Calgary, 5) The RP Show is going to Winnipeg for a live show on Friday before Argos/Bombers!, and 6) The CFL fines BC LB Jordan Williams for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Cody Fajardo.
• RP Show NFL analyst Tori Gurley joined the show for a vast NFL update and isn’t surprised the 1’s are playing in New England because they need the playing time. Tori also discussed the Dallas Cowboys and how uncomfortable head coach Mike McCarthy looked on HBO’s Hard Knocks Tuesday evening. He’s also not surprised by rookie QB Justin Fields (OSU) lighting it up in Bears camp and feels Fields was the best QB in this year’s class! Tori also gave his impressi0ns on Week 1 in the CFL and is expecting a better Week 2 showing from his buddy Trevor Harris in Edmonton.
• The daily Capital Auto Mall/Universal Collision Centre poll question was: Where is Deshaun Watson’s likeliest next landing spot – Vegas, Denver, Patriots or Eagles? At press time the Patriots were leading.
• In the Second Half Kickoff for CORR Grain, the hosts made their Week 2 CFL picks at the request of viewers, talked about the pregame Meet & Greet in Winnipeg for the RP Show prior to Friday Night Football, and discussed Super Bowl in Los Angeles and the RP Show’s plans to be there and broadcast live.
• Next up in the bunker was Columbus Blue Jackets first round pick and Medicine Hat/Sioux Falls star forward Cole Sillinger. The youngest of the Regina Sillinger clan discussed his entire hockey career including WHL & USHL stints (he plans to make the Blue Jackets this fall), falling into Covid Protocol during the World U18 tourney in Texas, Sioux Falls and Dub stories, and much more!!! An interesting tidbit came out – Cole was born in Columbus when his Dad Mike was playing there! It was a great visit.
• The final two segments were devoted to Viewer Takeover and we discussed more on Week 2 in the CFL, the potential sale of the Calgary Stampeders, NFL/NHL notes and more!
• Thursday’s show is available for viewing now on our Facebook/YouTube pages, you can catch the replay at 4:00 pm ET on Game+ TV, listen to the podcast by clicking on the CONTENT tab or listen anytime to our 24-hour live audio feed at RodPedersen.com/ListenLive.
• See you Friday at 12 pm ET/10 am MT on Game+ TV and YouTube/Facebook Live! We’ll be live on a Flame Tech Football Friday from Canada Live Centre in Winnipeg (home of the NHL’s Jets).