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Podcast: The Great Canadian Talk Show
Episode: Feb. 5 2023 - The Impact of Bobby Hull on Winnipeg in the 1970s with guest Peter Young
Description: A history lesson about Winnipeg before Bobby Hull arrived to play for the Jets, and how our city changed after he jumped from the Black Hawks to the WHA and became an ambassador for Winnipeg.Â
Marty sets the scene for Episode 8: who our heroes were, the rise and fall of the amateur National team, and the leadership of Ben Hatskin with other businessmen and community leaders to bring major league hockey to the Arena. This is about Winnipeg sports history as we lived it - in Marty's era, sports was our other religion and part of his u...