Blackburn: Habs and Bruins rivalry makes hockey better

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire on the teams that have not brought their "A" game to these NHL playoffs and what happens if they wake up

Former NHL defenseman Aaron Ward on what has been going right for Florida in their series with Toronto after the Panthers tied it up on home ice

Award winning writer Michael Farber on the Maple Leafs and their playoff history and what he thinks is going on with the Jets and Connor Hellebuyck in their playoff series where they trail Dallas 2-1

After a quadruple OT win in game two against the Ottawa Charge - Victoire defender Erin Ambrose joins the show to talk about this epic battle and what to expect in game three tomorrow

Tom Gazzola, Host of Oil Stream pre & post game show on Edmonton sports talk radio joins Mitch Gallo, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to talk about what the Oilers have to do to knock off the Golden Knights

Rachel Doerrie who is the CTO of BetAlytics, joins Conor McKenna and Luca Scott on the Morning Show to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs losing 2-0 to the Florida Panthers, how good Auston Matthews has been defensively, the controversial goal call in th Jets/Stars game, Vegas looking to bounce back against the Oilers and the Hurricanes/Capitals series.

The PWHL Playoffs are upon us! Montreal chose their opponent – Ottawa – and the Charge pulled off the upset in Game 1. Toronto took care of business against Minnesota in Game 1 of their series, a rematch of last year’s semifinal. Sue Bird is named managing director of the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team. Canada gets a big win in rugby. And Michaela and Vanessa have a big announcement in advance of Pride Month!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Comedian and GOAL Foundation Ambassador Kevin Lapierre as they talk about Kevin’s appearance on Occupation Double in South Africa where he won the Audience Favorite award, the new play that he’s been working on, some of his best and worst experiences doing comedy, potentially writing a script one day. Being in Rome to watch the Roma vs Sienna at the Stadio Olimpico and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, the Champions League final between Inter Milan and PSG, the Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham and the Conference League final between Chelsea and Real Betis. Gary Neville, and David Beckham completing a takeover of Salford City a 4th division team in English football. CF Montreal playing NYFC, Toronto vs DC United, Chelsea vs Newcastle and Liverpool vs Arsenal. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to talk Canada getting set for the World Hockey Championship, Washington evening things up at 1-1, Jonathan Toews, the Oilers depth coring continuing to shine through and more!

Three-time Stanley Cup winner Aaron Ward joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to talk the Oilers profiting off a missed call, the two games tonight and answered your questions on AAA Friday Ask Aaron Anything.