Yes, there's a struggle in the Steel City as the owner of the Bulldogs battles city council…but that doesn't mean the team is about to move to a new market. Or is it? Farwell and Pope debate the debacle in Hamilton and also speak with a current owner who did re-locate his team. Plus, we've ignored it long enough. It's time to talk about the second-hottest team (by mere percentage points) in the entire OHL. There are enough opinions in this episode to offend, and then offend again.

Are the Bulldogs calling the city of Hamilton's bluff, or is there really no future for the OHL in The Hammer? Plus, we talk top prospects with the head of NHL Central Scouting and we bid farewell to a hockey mind that has left an indelible mark on the game.

Another OHL trade deadline has passed and we've got you covered with a complete breakdown, including a conversation with one of the league's most active GMs. The perfect way to set the stage for the unofficial second half.

With a week to go until the deadline, everyone around the OHL is talking trades. So why should Farwell and Pope be any different? The guys look around the league and discuss the teams most likely to add, and the teams they find the most intriguing as January 10th draws near. Plus, an OHL GM who thinks this year’s trade season will be “active” joins Farwell and Pope to talk about why he thinks that’s the case, and what’s on his own wish list. And there’s a best-dressed coach in the OHL but did he set the bar too high to end 2019? Have a listen for this week’s answers.

The man who was involved in what was arguably the most interesting trade in OHL history now takes over as GM of a struggling club. How does he return that club to its former glory? Plus, Farwell and Pope talk crease-crashing and goalie equipment, the expensive import draft, and the importance of taking in-arena jobs seriously, especially if that in-arena job involves tracking shots.

Now that Stan Butler has retired, will the OHL ever see another like him? Plus, the guys speak with a former Memorial Cup champ who went on to a well-travelled pro career and we find the only thing Pope is afraid to talk about - the league's worst rinks.

It's one of the most boring stretches of highway in Canada and Farwell and Pope use it to entertain you in this latest episode, which is recorded on the road home from Windsor - literally, on the road. The guys discuss why the WFCU Centre ranks among the Top 5 for OHL rinks, why Ryan Merkley may be staying in London instead of joining Team Canada in the Czech Republic, and why fans have to check their obsession with the future. Plus, in conversation with George Burnett, the man who's at the helm of what has to be the league's biggest surprise so far this season.

Coaches in any sport at almost any level will always tell you the same thing: they know that they get hired, to get fired. That happened this week to former NHL'er Jay McKee, who was relieved of his duties with the Kitchener Rangers in a move General Manager Mike McKenzie calls the most difficult of his career. Hear this week from McKenzie, who now adds 'interim head coach' to his job description, and listen in as Farwell and Pope have the age-old debate: is it fair to make the coach the fall guy? Plus, two unlikely teams are tearing up the West, the league's best may be in the East, Pope lobbies for a league-wide skills competition, the guys answer your emails, and they chat with a play-by-play guy who had a front row seat to CHL history.

The OHL season has reached its quarter-pole and we hand out some hardware for the biggest surprise and disappointment, as well as the quarter-pole MVP and player to watch before Christmas. Also, does firing a coach ever make sense? Plus, video review is here and one of us likes it more than another.

The former owner of the OHL's Mississauga Ice Dogs has been fired from his job on Hockey Night in Canada so, yeah, we go there. Also, could you imagine travelling for hours to get to a game, going through all your pregame routines and getting set to take the ice for warm up…only to learn the game has been cancelled? We'll tell you the story from inside the rink. We run the numbers on league scoring -- which seems to be on a torrid pace this season - and we tell you why the Midwest is best, period. Plus, how tough is it to recover from a slow start? All this, and a close look at an OHL championship ring before we talk to a guy who missed the OHL ring…but got himself a junior gold and a Stanley Cup ring.

You probably think being a junior hockey scout would be a pretty cool job, watching hockey game after hockey game...after hockey game. Farwell and Pope bring you right behind the scenes and share some scouting stories before they talk to an amateur scout for a Stanley Cup champion. This scout also spent 11 years in the NHL himself and he's got stories to share. Plus, the guys break down Hockey Canada's approach to goaltending (hint, it's flawed), why Canada-Russia still matters (hint, it doesn't), and they take another look at Byfield as he says bye-bye to the rest of the field in the OHL as we look ahead to the NHL draft next June.

Sarnia swings a deal with London but is there another trade up the Sting's sleeve? The Storm continue to re-stock, and it's still too early to talk about the standings! Just ask Pope.

Is the OHL going to see a scoring race the likes of which it hasn't seen in more than a decade? Farwell and Pope discuss how Byfield and Perfetti might be able to eclipse Kane. Plus, the curious case of Joey G ... and his mom calls him Davis but to the rest of the world, he's T-Bone. And he's hands down the most interesting player in the league today.

Mike Farwell and Chris Pope have been around the Ontario Hockey League for more years than they care to count, and even after all these years, they can't resist riding the bus and broadcasting from every rink. With every trip to every rink comes the chance to tell another story. We invite you along on Farwell and Pope's adventures as they tell stories from every market in the Ontario Hockey League, from a behind-the-scenes perspective you won't get anywhere else. They're on the bus, in the hotels, and in the media rooms with the coaches, scouts, officials, players, and other characters that keep us coming back to this game week after week. Like you, Farwell and Pope are passionate about the OHL today. But they also know today's league has been decades in the making. Pop in those ear buds and join Farwell and Pope for the stories that shaped the game, and the antics that are still part of it today. Who knows? You might even hear something you haven't heard before.

The reining OHL Coach of the Year joins us to talk about the colour he refuses to wear, how he got the nickname Bear, and being the victim of practical jokes. Also, a 7-0 start may not be all it seems and NHL Central Scouting may not be watching one player closely enough with its 'Players to Watch' list for the 2020 NHL draft.

Everybody knows which OHL team had the MOST grads on NHL rosters to start the season this week but we break down the Top 5 graduating clubs. Speaking of which, we also look at who we think will be the Top 5 OHL'ers to be taken in next June's NHL draft…and we may have already watched, live, the name at the top of that list. All of that, plus Hounds head coach John Dean on working with a legend, living in the north, and carving out a career in the old Central League.

Merkley is moved, and he changes teams on the cheap. Dellandrea is back and we debate when -- or if -- you move him. A casual and entertaining conversation with North Bay's head coach and Director of Hockey Operations, Stan Butler, on still having passion for the game and how he became friends with Sidney Crosby. Plus, the debut of Two Line Pass, a look at every team in the league in two lines or less (and, to be honest, sometimes more). If you're a fan of the OHL, this is your must-listen.

With the regular season underway, we take a close look at the pre-season favourites from Saginaw and hear from a head coach that sounds hungry for redemption. Plus, we analyze the Rangers off-season…and tell you who you should NOT be sleeping on in the West.

Kitchener's Steve Seftel was a second round pick and on his way to The Show. But he was also battling demons he couldn't name at the time. Now, he's opening up about his mental illness in hopes of helping others and reminding them that they're never alone, especially in hockey.

Sudbury and Saginaw make statements, a former OHL'er turns pro (after a bit of time in school), and another former OHL'er considers a career as a hand model after landing a TV commercial for a major soft drink.

Pre-season OHL action is underway and Farwell and Pope are back with their thoughts on the league's new rules, Joe Garreffa's departure from Kitchener, and the interviews you can't get anywhere else.

One of the best parts about covering junior hockey is the chance to watch players achieve their childhood dreams of being drafted to the NHL. Farwell and Pope sit down with a newly minted third rounder to talk defence, shaky legs, and fashion sense.

With the Farwell4Hire campaign in full swing, Farwell and Pope find the perfect place to record an on-location episode. Things take a strange turn, though, when talking about this year's OHL champs. Also, what do Farwell and Pope wish for next season? It's all in the pod.

With the Memorial Cup about to begin, Farwell and Pope discuss why it's so hard to make it out of the OHL, how to best build a winner, and offer their predictions for the national junior champs.

It's probably the best OHL final the league could have asked for. But has one team had an easier road to the championship than it appears?