Edmonton Oilers former Coach and GM Craig MacTavish (9/8/26)

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Bob Stauffer 0:48

Um, hey, uh you were talking just during the break. You watched the football game yesterday.

Craig MacTavish 0:54

Yeah.

Bob Stauffer 0:54

And it looked like the Elks were in a world of hurt there, MACT and

Craig MacTavish 0:58

I'm so excited for the Elks. Nine and three. It's awesome. Yeah, I'm back. You're back? Yeah, oh yeah. I was a fair weather fan, let me tell you, when they were going through those struggles. Super happy. Uh that they've they've turned it around. And i it it it took a while. Who who who's the GM again? I know. Ed Hervey. I love Ed Hervey. And uh you know, character guy. Change the culture, went in there, toughness. Yeah. And uh you know, g get the guys and get some experience in there and they're getting that experience now. And I'm I couldn't be happier for him. Mark, he's a local

Bob Stauffer 1:39

Mark Hillen played for the Golden Bears. Yeah. Chris Morris, former Golden Bears head coach, is their president. So they got a real Edmonton connection with all her staff. And I and you know what? And it was before the game at home against Saskatchewan and the Elks were six and one. They lost to Saskatchewan and and and uh uh Montreal back to back games. Those are the two best teams in the league besides the Elks. And Ed said before that game, we're not gonna apologize for having a little bit of swagger back with our team. Good for him. There's nothing wrong.

Craig MacTavish 2:05

And uh for Gerardo. Yeah. I mean that guy's a a leader. You can he just even when he's not on

Bob Stauffer 2:13

he still leads.

Craig MacTavish 2:14

Yeah, he's just fires everybody up on the bench. He's just I mean, I remember when we played here we had a really tight relationship with the Eskimos. Largely based on the relationship that Glenn Saylor had with uh Hugh Campbell. Right. And d Damon Allen and Matt Dunegan and all Matt Dunnegan was all always around. Yeah. I mean it was i we and we were all winning back then. So it was it was fun.

How do the hosts describe the Edmonton Elks’ recent performance and the game against Saskatchewan?

Craig MacTavish 2:41

So I'm really excited. How about an eighty seven?

Bob Stauffer 2:44

Right, right. I mean you guys win the Stanley Cup against the Flyers. I don't did you see Rick Talkett by the way? He was on spit and checklists uh they man that might have been an old segment, but anyways he was telling stories about Philly back in the day and the beast Brad the late Brad McCrimin. Uh but um You know, uh you guys beat the Flyers in game seven. That was your first Stanley Cup championship as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. Glenn Anderson with a goal to seal it. Ron Hextail memory club you th uh you gave you a shot on a neck drive that you made. Sh I was glad I wanted you to bowl him right over. He was uh but anyway, so you g you guys won the K Stanley Cup uh that year, May thirty first, nineteen eighty seven.

Bob Stauffer 3:21

Great day. And then we turned around and the Evanton uh Eskimos, uh Gizmo Williams with a return for a touchdown. Damon Allen led the Eskimos

Craig MacTavish 3:31

Gizmo, I forgot to mention him too. How could you forget Gizmo? Yeah, I I I I can't. Yeah. He was the most exciting guy in uh CFL history. When he got that ball, yeah, I just couldn't believe the amount of times he would shred the defense. Yeah, he was

Bob Stauffer 3:45

he was an unbelievable

Craig MacTavish 3:46

return guy. Yeah, funny man still. Pretty average golfer. No, he's a good golfer. He's out there uh charity tournaments a lot, Gizmo. You see him making the rounds. Great Edmontonian.

Bob Stauffer 3:55

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