The Hockey Show - Episode 686

The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back tonight to venture down rabbit holes that no one really enjoys exploring despite the necessary conversations found there. Out hosts were lucky enough to chat with a big player in the world of pulling back curtains on the game of hockey, and that interview will happen tonight. They'll also talk about a few more tough-to-hear stories that deserve some more coverage as the show takes a serious turn with tough topics and discussions thanks to the topics tonight on The Hockey Show at 5:30pm CT!

Tonight, Teebz and Jason had the honour to sit down with TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead earlier in the week to discuss his new book, We Breed Lions published by Random House Canada. Westhead's book opens up conversations on all the dark parts of hockey like sexual assault, rape, hazing, bullying, the "what happens in the room stays in the room" secrecy among teams, alcohol and drug abuse, exploitation of power and intimidation, how people turn a blind eye to the listed crimes, and how teams cover up any illicit activity committed by anyone associated with the team. After that 30-minute chat with Rick, our hosts will look at what happened on a high school team in the Pembina Valley earlier this year, have a discussion about a specific U SPORTS team who seemingly did nothing despite the complaints made by players, and how we all need to stop being embarrassed about discussing these difficult topics. It's a show of tough, but necessary, chatter about the culture of the game tonight on The Hockey Show at 5:30pm CT on one of 101.5 FM, Channel 718 on MTS TV, or via UMFM.com!

If you live outside Winnipeg and want to listen, we have options! The UMFM website's streaming player works well if you want to listen online. We also recommend Radio Garden if you need an easy-to-use online stream. If you're more of an app person, we recommend you use the TuneIn app found on the App Store or Google Play Store. It's a solid app.

If you have questions, you can email all show queries and comments to hockeyshow@umfm.com! Tweet me anytime with questions you may have by hitting me up at @TeebzHBIC on Twitter! I'm here to listen to you, so make your voice heard! And because both Teebz and Jason are on the butterfly app where things are less noisy, you can find Teebz here and Jason here on Bluesky!

Tonight, Teebz and Jason chat with the incomparable Rick Westhead before having their own discussion about the dark culture of hockey and examples of this unsavory culture exclusively on 101.5 UMFM and on the UMFM.com web stream!

PODCAST: November 13, 2025: Episode 686

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!