Mr Hockey Pierre McGuire talks about growing up cheering for the Habs and Expos, his playing career ending after attending New Jersey Devils training camp, Scotty Bowman kicking off his coaching career, earning two Stanley Cup championship rings while ‘maintaining’ rather than ‘coaching’ Mario Lemieux, taking over the Hartford Whalers to become the 2nd youngest NHL head coach ever, pioneering his Inside The Glass reporting role between the benches for NBC’s NHL coverage, taking a stick to the head but getting saved by the latest US military medical technology, working with Jaromir Jagr Chris Pronger Saku Koivu Badger Bob Johnson Dick Ebersol Sports Illustrated, and why he loved covering water polo at the Summer Olympic Games!

Enjoy Pierre’s podcast Inside The Game with Pierre McGuire at https://open.spotify.com/show/3qniPQLbkjoYeVtMYBgUf6?si=0d5b7c243b43427b

Enjoy Pierre’s other podcast The Eye Test with Pierre McGuire and Jimmy Murphy at https://open.spotify.com/show/3GQDkrOh6hz3m0ZHcm8Oio

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com

All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/

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