Ron MacLean from NHL Hockey on Rogers (6/5/25)

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Who is Ron MacLean and why is he on Oilers Now today?

Bob Stauffer 0:00

Hey, it's Bob Stoffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. We return to Oilers Now with Bob Stoffer. Brought to you by World of Spas, Edmonton's number one hot tub and swim spa dealer. The ideal place to start your daily vacation on Oilers Radio, 880 Chad. You know, uh I'm always flattered when guests that we uh have on the show uh reference, hey Stoff, I was listening to your podcast, and Al May texted me and say, hey, I was at the gym. And I heard your Scotty Bowman interview from a couple of days ago was awesome. And I text El back and I said, What is and then in brackets G Y M. What is the gym? I I I don't I don't know. Um something I haven't been in since uh nineteen eighty nine, maybe.

Bob Stauffer 0:52

Back in the day, I'm having a little bit of fun with you. It might have been nineteen ninety. As uh we tell you the guests on the show received certificates to Roos Chris Steakhouse, whether you're celebrating a special moment or simply savoring a night in the town, every meal is an occasion at Roos Chris Steakhouse. Brendan and Chef Eltaf uh down at ninety-nine ninety Jasper O Avenue open from five PM till close, uh Tuesday through Sunday, open up uh at four o'clock in order's game. We had off uh To uh join from NHL hockey and Rogers for Century Casino and the all new Selly's sports bar and lounge experience big screen energy and game day specials. Every day is a game day at Century Casino. Hello, Ron McLean.

Bob Stauffer 1:34

How you doing?

Ron MacLean 1:37

Derek. I feel like I phone Derek every seven hours and talk to him and talk to you every seven hours. I don't know how seven days goes between appearances and so quickly, but every day is game day, evidently.

Bob Stauffer 1:48

Well and obviously they don't suck or you wouldn't feel that way, right?

Ron MacLean 1:52

No, that's right. I look forward to it very much. And I'll tell you one quick uh anecdote about arriving in Devington the other night. Uh traffic on uh highway two is a mess like just construction. So uh we ended up going off into Greater Niscu and uh I saw the silent ice center is uh a lovely looks like a two rink uh setup with a you know it's in the middle of nowhere and I just thought, you know, typical if you build it they will come kind of a concept. Silent ice center. But the only flaw, they have a fitness center, it's called the Panther Gym. But I know that's got a goal. You can't uh you can't name anything after a Panther during this Stanley Cup run. I think that might be I think that might be

Bob Stauffer 2:29

that's that might be paying homage to the gym that was around in Edmonton in the nineteen eighties that Daryl Duke was involved with. The guys from Silent Ice uh own the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League. I I'm gonna tell you it would not surprise me. They got they got some cake behind them. It would not surprise me if they might be involved in a group one day that buys a team.

Ron MacLean 2:51

Wow. Yeah, they got

Bob Stauffer 2:52

uh they got some

Ron MacLean 2:53

it was a great rink, a great looking rink, and as I say, it's on beautiful farm soil all round. Uh it's just this rink has popped up in the middle of almost nowhere. And and the MP for the area, Mike Lake, ironically, was part of our broadcast right last night. He he represents Edmonton, Watasquin, based in Leduc, though. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

Bob Stauffer 3:11

whoa, whoa.

What is the story behind the Silent Ice Centre and its connection to the Panthers?

Bob Stauffer 3:11

You guys

Ron MacLean 3:11

had Mike Lake on

Bob Stauffer 3:12

last night?

Ron MacLean 3:13

No, we showed a photo of Mike. It was his birthday and he was with Adam Van Couverton, who's the MVP or the M V P the MP for Burlington North Milton West, so kinda just outside of where I live in Oakville, Ontario. And Vancouverton's a legendary Olympian for Canada, of course. But he's a liberal and Mike is a conservative. And they were together celebrating Mike's birthday yesterday, watching the Eventon Oilers and cheering on the Eventon Oilers together and it was a great As I said, two parties, one party right now.

Bob Stauffer 3:41

Well a week ago, I believe uh on Friday of last week, Mike Lake referenced an interview that the Prime Minister Mark Kearney did with yours truly and actually used a quote that Kearney had in that interview, uh, talking about the opportunity that's ahead of us, uh, in Canada in terms of uh monetizing and capitalizing on the