July 15, 2026: Canucks start vs McDavid; NHL changes opening night
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How did World Cup fandom and sing-along songs spark morning banter?
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Well, there's a big soccer match at noon, Blake, you may have heard. By world ranking, it was a bigger soccer match yesterday, but we know that there's probably a little bit more interest in England A, in Leo Messi B, and ultimately that match wasn't much yesterday. So hopefully we've picked the right one to sidestep for.
I was at a service station this morning, one I usually stop at on my way to work, and the proprietor there and the teller, oh, you're watching the match? Damn right I'm watching the match. Go England. And I hear this voice from the coffee machine going, no, no, no, go Argentina, in an Irish accent. And so I turned and I looked and I said, look, When Ireland starts qualifying for World Cups, its opinion will be noted. But until then, we are in British Columbia.
I think a lot of fans have probably... Folded up the maple leaf kits. Of course. Of course. And our dawning three lions. But I mean, the younger generation, of course, much of them grew up in the Leo Messi era.
And I think there's a lot of those fans too. I have an English friend. He works downtown. I said, were you watching the match? He said, honestly, I just cannot being I cannot be around all the plastic Argentine fans. That was his term. The plastic. Well, he said, if they were real Argentines, Argentinians, I could suffer it. But they're just messy fans. Yeah. And I get it. He's a compelling player. Yes, yes. I wish he'd, you know, do an interview or two here in Miami, try to promote the game. a little more than what he has. Does everybody know that there are two journalists Messi speaks to? Yeah. Two friendly Argentine journalists. Those are the only places he does interviews and only in Spanish.
And even then, not very often.
No. Like when MLS brought him over, did they understand all of this? I think they did, yeah, because he's never – Did they think they could change that? Were they hoping that he would put a better foot forward in terms of actually trying to engage with the American public or just Spanish South Florida was enough?
He has sold things. So from their perspective, I'm guessing, from what they expected out of Leo Messi, the day-to-day media availability, I think they knew what they were getting there. But they wanted him to sell things and put his face on marketing and all that. And he has done that part.
Yeah. Laced potato chips. I would have thought like a condition of it was, Leo, we need you to do a press conference at the beginning of the year. maybe meet your local media in a less formal setting mid-season just to get it up. And then at MLS Cup, he won MLS Cup MVP. He didn't show up for the press conference.
And for those that don't know, in Europe, media availability for a guy at that level is almost nil.
It's almost nil. They have a totally different conception of how to sell the game. And let's face it, in most places it works. And they don't need to sell the game in most places. That's right. Brings us to our daily poll question. Better sing-along
What NHL schedule changes and opening-night matchups were just announced?
Hey Jude or Wonderwall? Mr. Price. Hey Jude. Blake's an Oasis hater.
This is long established. I'm just jabbing you in the ribs, but it's the Beatles versus Oasis.
We were at the mat and I'm going to have to bite my tongue here because I, I, I had said some things years ago on radio about the Beatles, and I still hear about it from Beatles fans. So I'm going to bite my tongue here.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did World Cup fandom and sing-along songs spark morning banter?
0:14–4:26
2
What NHL schedule changes and opening-night matchups were just announced?
4:26–8:56
3
Why is Shane Wright being debated as a Canucks trade target?
8:56–11:30
4
How is Vancouver sports media reacting to the shutdown of Sportsnet 650?
11:30–58:05
5
How did the Rogers shutdown of local sports radio unfold and what were the staff reactions?
58:05–1:03:07
6
What alternative radio models and employee‑owned CHECK strategies are proposed?
1:03:07–1:08:31
7
How did Don and hosts describe the Canucks' rebuild, media relationship, and Shane Wright trade debate?
1:08:31–1:15:40
8
What did Ryan Gauld say about his Whitecaps comeback, World Cup impact, and BC Place stadium issues?
1:15:40–2:02:42
Speakers
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