#92 Our Special Guest: Former Leaf GARY LEEMAN!
Episode description
- Our special guest is Russ’ former Leaf teammate, Gary Leeman. This week, the guys talk about:
- The time Pete Mahovlich stepped in to save Jimmy from a beating.
- What Gary is up to these days and where he’s living
- Jimmy’s memory of hanging with Gary in Truro Nova Scotia.
- Gary and Russ talk about staying involved with charity through NHL and Leafs alumni events
- The boys talk about their times together at Notre Dame
- And the decision to leave home to play prep school at Notre Dame
- Riding shotgun with Bryan Fogarty
- Memories, stories and impressions of former Leafs coach John Brophy
- Gary talks about Russ being traded for John Kordic and how that deal shouldn’t have been allowed by the league.
- He talks about the Leafs deal to acquire two future hall of famers completely disrupted their rebuild
- Wait, HOW many Leafs players were smokers when Russ and Gary played???
- Dark days in Calgary after Gary got hit in the head with a deflected Al MacInnis slap shot
- Why Gary switched his agent and orchestrated a trade out of Calgary
Episode release
March 17, 2021
Episode length
1:28:18
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