1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're looking 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: at a map of Canada and learning for the very 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: first time that there's a province called Nunavut. 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 2: I googled it and I learned a bunch of facts 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 2: about it. I didn't know any of them. You could 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: say I knew Nunavut. 7 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, April sixteenth, and on today's show, we'll be 8 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: skipping the need to know and jumping straight into my 9 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: conversation with Canadian soccer legends Christine Sinclair and Diana Mathieson 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: about the Northern Super. 11 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: League, which kicks off today. 12 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: It's a new Canadian women's pro soccer league that Diana 13 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: co founded and serves as chief growth officer for, while 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: Christine is a co owner of one of the teams, 15 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: Vancouver Rise FC. We caught up with them last week 16 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: to talk through when Diana and her colleagues knew that 17 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: our neighbors up north needed their own women's league, how 18 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: controversy around the national team at the Olympics has affected 19 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: Canada's soccer landscape, the NFL players and storylines to watch 20 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: for in the. 21 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: Inaugural season, and trying and failing to get Christine to 22 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: suit up. It's all coming up. 23 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: Right after this, it's time for a little group chat 24 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: where we take the tea from the text and put 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: it on the airwaves. And I'm not gonna lie to y'all. 26 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm not on a group chat with these two. I 27 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: wish I was. Maybe after this I will be. But 28 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: we're still going to have a group chat with these 29 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: two superstars joining us now. She's the co founder and 30 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: chief growth officer of Canada's new women's professional soccer league, 31 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: the Northern Super League aka the NSL. A former player 32 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: for the Canada national team from three to twenty twenty, 33 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: winner of two Olympic bronze medals, including scoring the game 34 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: winning goal in the ninety second minute of the twenty 35 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: twelve bronze medal match, securing Canada's first ever medal in 36 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: women's soccer. She played for multiple pro women's teams, including 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: the Washington Spirit in the Utah Royals, and was a 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: star at Princeton. She wears a size five and a 39 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: half shoe, makes a great Sonny Bono, and is married 40 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: to an Olympic speed skater turned sports broadcaster super Babe. 41 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: Talk about a power couple. It's Diana Matheson. 42 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 3: Hi, Diana, Hi. 43 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 4: At the best intro I've ever seend. Thank you. 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: That is the tiniest foot I've ever heard of. Your 45 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: shoes must be so cheap. Just go straight to the 46 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: kids section. 47 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: Joining her. 48 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: She's a co owner of the Vancouver Rise FC of 49 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: the NSL and one of the greatest soccer players of 50 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: all time. She recently retired as the highest scoring player 51 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: in international history of any gender, with one hundred and 52 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: ninety international goals, and one of the most capped international 53 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: players ever with three hundred and thirty one appearances. Her 54 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: twenty three years playing for Team Canada included six World 55 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: Cups and four Olympics. She helped the team to a 56 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: gold and two bronze medals. At the club level, she 57 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: led the Portland Thorns to three NWSL championships. In twenty seventeen, 58 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, 59 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: the second highest award a civilian can receive. She's been 60 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: on a postage stamp, she famously blocked the US women's 61 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: national team on social media, and she's got a tattoo 62 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: of a soccer playing maple leaf. 63 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: It's Christine Sinclair. 64 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 3: Where do you get all your infirmation, but not great 65 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: at a group chat. 66 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 1: Though, I'll consider that before I start stocking you via 67 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: text whether you can hold up your end of the chat. 68 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: Thank you so much to both of you for joining us. 69 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: Before we get to the NSL, which I'm so excited 70 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: to talk about, I do have to check in with you. 71 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,839 Speaker 1: Sink on retired life. It's been about five months. How 72 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: is the other side? 73 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 5: Okay? Everyone was super concerned about me because I've played 74 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 5: soccer since I was four, But honestly, it's been like 75 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 5: the best five months ever. I've been able to travel, 76 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 5: do things I want to do, not have to work 77 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 5: so hard, see my family. Yeah, it's been nice. I'm 78 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 5: not gonna lie. 79 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 2: Yeah. 80 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: I think a lot of folks like have that great 81 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: relief of like, oh my gosh, I can just wake 82 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: up and decide what to do. But I've also talked 83 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: to folks like Sue Byrd, who after retirement said I've 84 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: never had to make my own schedule literally since she 85 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: was about five or six. She's like, I feel like 86 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: a kindergartener. I even get breaks for snacks. So how 87 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: have you handled that part of it? 88 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 5: I mean, my agents have been keeping me pretty busy. 89 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 5: I still out, but I think I mean I retired 90 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 5: when I was forty one. Like, I played literally as 91 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 5: long as I physically could, and so like when I 92 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 5: was done, I was done. And now I enjoy sleeping in, 93 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 5: staying up late, having as much coffee as I want. Right, 94 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 5: d It's it's been nice. 95 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 2: I love that. 96 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: It's such a good feeling to be like getting to 97 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: go out on your own terms and your body sure 98 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: held up. 99 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: Damn, what's your secret? Can we learn from it? 100 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 5: I think genetics unfortunately great, so no, yeah, no, no, 101 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 5: there's no help there. Sorry. 102 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: I also heard an interview where you said you tried 103 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: to stay out of like too many scrums. You weren't 104 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: going head to head with goalies. You were trying not 105 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: to injure yourself. So I failed at that. In every 106 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: sport I ever played, I sought out contact. I might 107 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: as well have been playing football. So I really screwed 108 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: up American. 109 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: Football with all the tackling. 110 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 5: No, none of that. 111 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: Now we're onto the NFL, which is just the most 112 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: exciting project. And Diana, I had the pleasure of hosting 113 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: the first espnW Summit Canada two years ago and heard 114 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: all about this new pro soccer league you were starting 115 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: going by the name Project eight, now known as the NSL. 116 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: So take us back to when you first thought that 117 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: we need a league here in Canada our. 118 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 3: Own Oh, I think we've known forever, I guess, and 119 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: within the national team, I think it just became more 120 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 3: and more of a conversation while Sink and I were playing. 121 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: When we first made the team, there's probably only like 122 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 3: what half a dozen players maybe playing pro sync. And 123 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: then obviously, by the time. 124 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 4: We retired, the rest of the world had. 125 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 3: Been investing, and it was more and more clear than 126 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 3: less Canada started to invest too, than even though we'd 127 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: been winning Olympic medals, we weren't to be able to 128 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 3: keep competing in five ten years when people were investing 129 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 3: in the day to day environments their players are playing in, 130 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 3: and we were still exporting one hundred percent of our 131 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 3: professional players and something. 132 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 4: Needed to be built at some point. 133 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 3: And then for me, I mean, we used to say, too, 134 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: maybe we just need a team or two in the NWSL. 135 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 3: Maybe that's how we get women's professional soccer started here, 136 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: and for me that shifted. Carmeline Moscato is another former 137 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 3: player who really started looking into it, and then for me, 138 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 3: when you started digging deeper into just the numbers around 139 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 3: the industry, the numbers in Canada, like we have the 140 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 3: third largest player pool in the world. We produce literally 141 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: goats along with other players. We have a culture that 142 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 3: supports girls and women in sport like the US that's 143 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 3: world leading. And if we did a team or two 144 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 3: in the NWSL, it was probably going to be Toronto, 145 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 3: It's probably going to be Vancouver. But those are and 146 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 3: have been, two of the three cities we have in 147 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 3: Canada that have a pathway to the national team, that 148 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 3: have national development centers. So you'd maybe impact a few 149 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 3: players in those two cities, but that was it, and 150 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 3: we weren't really creating pathways for this massive player pool 151 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 3: we have across the country. And it seems more and 152 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 3: more clear that the answer to if Canada wants to 153 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 3: win a World Cup in the future, it's because we 154 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 3: have a professional system from coast to coast and we're 155 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 3: getting players from across Canada that are representing our country 156 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 3: in the future. 157 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: I learned so many facts over the last two years 158 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: of hosting the Canada Summit, and maybe back there in 159 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: June again, so I'm sure I'll learn more, But one 160 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: of the most fascinating was that some insane number like 161 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: seventy five percent of Canadians live on the US Canada border, 162 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: Like that's where the majority of the population is. And 163 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: even though we have about the same acreage, we have 164 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: three hundred million more people than you do, which is 165 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: also insane to me. So how is this pool so 166 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: big when you're pulling from such a smaller population. 167 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 3: Well, we live close to the border because we're just 168 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 3: trying to stay warm down there. And to be clear, 169 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 3: you guys also have way more players, Like I think 170 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 3: when it goes to how many girls and women play 171 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 3: soccer in the world, you guys have like a million 172 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 3: more players than everyone. And then after that it's the 173 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 3: lesson Years and Sweden and so we're there's a drop, 174 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: there's a drop there. But when we're comparing to the 175 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 3: rest of the world, where you know, we've got a 176 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 3: few hundred thousand girls and women that are registered to play, 177 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 3: and that's still well beyond a lot of what the 178 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 3: rest of the world is doing. I think, like our 179 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 3: our VP sport here is Portuguese. He moved over from 180 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: their football federation, and I think there's like twenty thousand 181 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 3: girls in Portugal that play soccer compared to here. So 182 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 3: it's it's the culture. I think we put same as 183 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 3: the US. You know, we put our girls in sports 184 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 3: at much higher rates, and it's not Soccer's just not 185 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 3: for the men, which still in a lot of the 186 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 3: world it is and they're still kind of figuring out 187 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 3: that women are pretty great at it. 188 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: Did there was there a specific moment that felt like 189 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: a breakthrough where you were like, Okay, we've been thinking 190 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: about this, talking about this, but this is actually going 191 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: to happen. 192 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 3: Well, I don't know when the the like the moment was. 193 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: We knew for sure it was going to happen because 194 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: it was like we went startup route. We were building 195 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 3: this thing from scratch and independent league, which is a 196 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 3: huge strength in the global landscape. So I don't know 197 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 3: when it went from maybe happening for sure happening, but 198 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 3: for sure. We announced the thing in December of twenty 199 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 3: twenty two that we were going to do it Sink 200 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 3: and I. 201 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 4: So that was a big moment. It was a little 202 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 4: bit no turning back after that. 203 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 3: We got like we got this six teams the minimum 204 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 3: we needed to start a league, and they all the 205 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 3: owners signed on the dotted line of May of twenty four, 206 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 3: so that was a big one too. We brought in 207 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 3: our league president, Christina Litz. She was at the NHL, 208 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 3: she was at the CFL up here the other football 209 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 3: That was a big moment. So probably May of last 210 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 3: year was the big, big one and then now we've 211 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 3: just been sprinting towards kickoff coming up around the corner here. 212 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: Christine, you're in the ownership group for the Vancouver Rise. 213 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 2: When did you first get involved? Was it still Project 214 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: eight when you said I'm. 215 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 5: In, I mean D. I think D is not taking 216 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 5: enough credit, like when this woman sets her sights on something. Yeah, 217 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 5: there was a void obviously playing for Canada and realizing 218 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 5: what's going on in your home country and do you 219 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 5: like I remember just being like, well, I'm going to 220 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 5: solve it. It's like okay, So she's not taken enough credit. Obviously. 221 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 5: I have ties to Vancouver. I'm from Vancouver. I grew 222 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 5: up playing for the white Caps. My uncle's play for 223 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 5: the white Caps, so my ties to the club run 224 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 5: very deep. I've never really left the Pacific Northwest, and 225 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 5: when the opportunity presented itself to be part of the 226 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 5: ownership group with Greg Kirkfoot. For me, it was a 227 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 5: no brainer. In my retirement, I've decided I've given myself 228 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 5: a year to kind of figure out what I want 229 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 5: to do. But in the meantime, I want to continue 230 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 5: to help grow this sport in Canada and do everything 231 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 5: I can, especially in Vancouver, to help create a successful team. 232 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 5: Kind of taken. People are like, what role do you have? Like, 233 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 5: you know, even talking to Steph Lobby and she's like, 234 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 5: what do you want to decide how we play? It's like, 235 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 5: absolutely not, that's the coaching staff. So for me right now, 236 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 5: it's just been trying to gain momentum, get fans in 237 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 5: the in the seats week in and week out, and 238 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 5: then you know, create an epic launch on April sixteenth 239 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 5: at PC Place. 240 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: I love that you're only giving yourself a year to 241 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: figure out what you want to do with your life. 242 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: I think I'm still working on it and I've spent 243 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: my whole life figuring it out. Also, you weren't kidding 244 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: about never leaving the Pacific Northwest. I was listening to 245 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: another interview with you, and you went to Portland for college, 246 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: but your family already knew the coach there before you 247 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: were like born. Yeah, so it was like it was 248 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: always meant to be, Like before you even came out, 249 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: it was like, well, you're going to play soccer, then 250 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: you're going to go to Portland, then you're going to 251 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: stay in Portland, then you're. 252 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 2: Going to go back to Canada. 253 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: So I guess, I guess that's why you're convinced you 254 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: can decide what you want to do in a year. 255 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 2: You've never had to think about it before. 256 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: No. 257 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 5: I mean I've had a very fortunate career. And I 258 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 5: mean me from an athletic family where uncles played pro. Yeah, 259 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 5: I mean the coach at the University of Portland, Clive Charles, 260 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 5: used to rent out a house to my parents before 261 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 5: I was born because his wife was from Vancouver and 262 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 5: they moved to Portland. So it's just crazy how things 263 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 5: work out. Yeah, I've had it. It's been I've been 264 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 5: very fortunate. The path I've had. 265 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: Is it bittersweet at all to retire before you have 266 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: the chance to play in the nsl. 267 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: OH, believe me, we tried. I've tried one more, but 268 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 3: Greg Kerfect tried, Semi LaVey tried. Everyone's tried, random people 269 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 3: on the street. I think I've tried, had sink. Why 270 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 3: not just five minutes in each market, one game. 271 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 2: Oh, it's gonna sell some tickets. Announce it right now, right, No, this. 272 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 5: Is not an announcement. 273 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 2: No, I just Sarah. 274 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 4: Spain has tried. Everyone's tried, everyone now has tried. 275 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 5: It's not gonna happen. You try, you can try. No. 276 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 5: I think for me, it's kind of fitting. Actually, it's 277 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 5: kind of like perfect. Like I mean, it's sad that 278 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 5: some of US players that represented Canada for so long 279 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 5: D included, they never got a chance to play pro 280 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 5: at home. But it's kind of perfect. I mean, D 281 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 5: for the longest time we said we wanted to inspire 282 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 5: the next generation leave the sport in a better place. 283 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 5: And now the next generation have the reins and I 284 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 5: can't wait to see what happens. 285 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's not uncommon, seventeen years with the national team, 286 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: twenty three years with the national team. Like, those players 287 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: that really changed the game often aren't the ones that 288 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 1: benefit from all the work that they put in. 289 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: We've seen it in so many women's. 290 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: Sports in the US, whether that's the WNBA players who 291 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: recently retired and now all the people behind them are 292 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: making tons of money and taking charter flights and nil 293 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: deals in college. But if not for them, we wouldn't 294 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: be here and so bittersweet for sure, But there's so 295 00:13:58,240 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: much pride to take in the game that you have 296 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: to create. 297 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 2: Obviously, we got to take a quick break. 298 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: When we come back more with Diana and Sick stick around. 299 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: Dina want to talk about April sixteenth, Vancouver Rise FC 300 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: hosting Calgary Wild FC at BC Place, the first professional 301 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: women's soccer game on Canadian soil in a professional women's league. 302 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: What do you think the emotions will be? 303 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 3: Like, Oh, I don't even I don't even know all 304 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 3: the feelings we're gonna feel that day. That's been, that's 305 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 3: been kind of the it's not the end, but it's 306 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 3: the beginning, but the end in mind of the last 307 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 3: two and a half years, like any of the most 308 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 3: stressful times, the moments of uncertainty. It was picturing opening 309 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 3: day and Vancouver is the perfect city. There's been so 310 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 3: many incredible women's soccer moments in that city. 311 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 4: They were the first team in. 312 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 3: I think it's gonna have a buzz i I wasn't 313 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 3: lucky enough to go to the first PWHL game because 314 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 3: I ended up getting super sick that day. 315 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 4: I supposed to, but my wife was out the game. 316 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 4: She worked it. 317 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 3: I know lots of people that are the game. I 318 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 3: think the buzz in the building that day was something special, 319 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 3: and I think we're going to feel that in Vancouver and. 320 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 4: At the first game for the p DUB too. 321 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: It was only about three thousand people because it was 322 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 3: at Madamy, not big, big venue, so we're going to have, 323 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 3: you know, four or five six times the crowd in Vancouver, 324 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 3: so even more tangible buzz. 325 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 4: I think that day. 326 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: Gosh, I'm kind of getting chills thinking about it, and 327 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: I'm super bummed. I was really trying to get out 328 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: there for it. I just it's so cool to be 329 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: there for the first of anything, and I can't make it, 330 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: but I can't wait to see the scenes. 331 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 2: It's just going to be so cool. 332 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: You mentioned that you had six teams to start this league, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, 333 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: Ottawa and Halifax. What were the most important factors Dine 334 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: in choosing those first six. 335 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, we looked at we looked at a number of things. Population, obviously, 336 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 3: but there's not really a straight line to a big 337 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 3: population is the best team, so we're looking at smaller 338 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 3: markets too. We needed somewhere to play from day one. 339 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 3: We've got a huge gap in Canada when it comes 340 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 3: to soccer infrastructure. There's just not enough mid sized stadiums 341 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 3: to play in. So we had to go somewhere where 342 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 3: there were at least an option to play in early 343 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 3: years before we can invest in the long run, and 344 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 3: being geographically dispersed. Being like I said, across Canada in 345 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 3: places that haven't had the pathway to go all the 346 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 3: way to pro or professionally before was super important. So 347 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 3: Toronto Vancouver no brainer. We wanted a team in Quebec, 348 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 3: our French speaking region. They've got so much talent there, 349 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 3: but they tend not to go play abroad as much, 350 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 3: so a team of mantial Eastern Canada. There's not a 351 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: top tier professional sport team in Atlantic Canada until now, 352 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 3: and they've got such incredible culture out there, fantastic soccer city. 353 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 4: So we love that. 354 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 3: We're in Atlanta, Canada and Halifax to start, Autowa, the 355 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: nation's capital, and then Calgary, so we got our Prairies 356 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 3: team one to start, we're a little light in the 357 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 3: middle of Canada. We need to add another Prairies team 358 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 3: and again first women's professional sports franchise in the Prairies, 359 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 3: So super excited to see how they do. But soccer 360 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 3: infrastructure trying to be in the biggest and best parts 361 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 3: of Canada. We'll get to the rest of them. Yeah, 362 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 3: those were those were probably the main ones. 363 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I hadn't really thought about that, but yeah, in 364 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: the US, of course, we have a lot of football 365 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: stadiums that you can use for soccer. You're not using 366 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: an ice rink for a soccer game, no size, matt 367 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: go work. 368 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 5: That would be an interesting sport. 369 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah. 370 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: Also, I think you know what we've learned with the 371 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: NWSL and the States is there are some big cities 372 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,239 Speaker 1: with a ton of sports options that do well, and 373 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: then often it's the cities that don't have a ton 374 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: of other professional sports that really come out and show 375 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: out for their women's pro teams. 376 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 2: So it's interesting always to see the balance. 377 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: Obviously, you need a big population to get fans to 378 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: come out, but you also it's hard to compete, you know, 379 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: being a minority owner of the Chicago team, our stadium 380 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: is not in the city. 381 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,239 Speaker 2: It was so hard to drive people out there. 382 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: And then they've got eleveny other teams to go see 383 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: and things to do, So that'll be interesting to see how. 384 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 2: That works out for y'all. 385 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: Also a big travel distance for just the six to 386 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: start out with without a lot more in the middle, 387 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: But it'll grow, it'll grow, Christine, The twenty to twenty 388 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: five person NSL rosters are gonna be limited to eight 389 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 1: international players, So what does that opportunity mean for Canadian 390 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: players and why was it so important to make sure it. 391 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 2: Was just eight. 392 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 5: I think with the eight, you know, it's important to 393 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 5: bring world class talent to Canada, and I you know, 394 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 5: it's exciting for fans to see, you know, the talent 395 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 5: that is global in the women's game. But then with 396 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 5: the Canadian talent like do you mentioned, and I mean, 397 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 5: for the longest time, we've had to you know, go 398 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 5: overseas to play or go down to the US to 399 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 5: play or The sad reality is a lot of players 400 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 5: were forced to retire and that should not be the 401 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 5: case for these very talented soccer players, but there's just 402 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 5: there hasn't been opportunities for them. So for these players 403 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 5: to you know, first of all, come back home if 404 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 5: you were overseas and you want to play back home. 405 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 5: Obviously the opportunity is there now. But then also for 406 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 5: the younger players, there's a pathway. You know, there's an 407 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 5: opportunity after college or now you're seeing it more and more, 408 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 5: there's an opportunity after high school for you to continue 409 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 5: your career without having to go internationally. And I think 410 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 5: you know, obviously d and I both lived through the 411 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 5: NWSL and the amount of players that were discovered in 412 00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 5: that league that weren't on youth national teams and grew 413 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 5: and developed and flourished in that professional environment and are 414 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 5: now representing the US for instance. That's the opportunity that's 415 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 5: now available for Canadians that you might at a certain age, 416 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 5: you might not have been recognized as a top top talent, 417 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 5: but maybe you developed late and your twenty five year 418 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 5: old that gets called into a national team. So I'm 419 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 5: not as exciting for that larger crop of Canadian players. 420 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and to not have to come to the US 421 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: is looking better and better by the day. 422 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 3: So everyone's welcome up here if they just need a 423 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 3: little bit of a break. 424 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: I've really enjoyed Canada and I plan on coming back, 425 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: yeah soon and as often as possible. 426 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 2: Dana. 427 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the controversy for Canada soccer in recent months. 428 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: They had the sort of drone gate that shook up 429 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: last year's Olympics team, resulted in multiple coaches and the 430 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: staff were dismissed. How has that affected the soccer world 431 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: in Canada as you get ready to launch, Has it 432 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: impacted anything you've been trying to do. 433 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a good question that that was really I mean, 434 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 3: Canada's soccer, unfortunately, has had the last half dozen years. 435 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 3: There's been a string of negative news stories from different places, 436 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 3: and they were they were never about the women's team 437 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 3: really until the drone incident in Paris. 438 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 4: So then that felt worse because now I was like, oh, 439 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 4: now the women too. 440 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 3: It doesn't help because there's there's just been kind of 441 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 3: bad news stories about Canadian soccer for a while. 442 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 4: I can say as. 443 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 3: Someone who's been living it more from the inside in 444 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 3: different ways, is you know, as part of the players 445 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 3: association with Kill Soccer and then what we're doing now. 446 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 4: So I feel like I've got a good view of what's. 447 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: Going and you have to coach a bit right whence 448 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: Bev Priestman and others were out, you stepped in a 449 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: little to help. 450 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 3: I came in to support, but I was supportive. Yeah, yeah, 451 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 3: but it's we're we're in better shape than we've been 452 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 3: in for a while. I would say we've got great 453 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 3: leadership now at Canada Soccer. We were all very excited 454 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 3: in Canada that we managed to get Casey Stoney here 455 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 3: as women's National Tech. She's super excited to help us 456 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 3: build the NSL and the pathways that feed in. We've 457 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 3: got the Northern Who League started and of course you 458 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 3: know FIFA twenty twenty six in all three countries here, 459 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 3: So we're it feels like we're on the most solid 460 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 3: ground we've been in a while. So we just got 461 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 3: to stand at the news for a bit. But yeah, 462 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 3: we'll see, we'll see what we can do it. 463 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: Sometimes the burn it all down method is not fun 464 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: while you're burning, but when you get on the other 465 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: side of it, you do hopefully have a better system 466 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: in place, you know, Christine. A few years ago, the 467 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: Canadian team had launched protests against the federation inequality of 468 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: travel and staffing and gear, and they were slashing budgets. 469 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: Even as you were succeeding, there was negligence in their 470 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: negotiations of marketing and sponsorship rights and things like that. 471 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 2: There was a strike, there was a lawsuit, There's a lot. 472 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 1: Can you catch us up on where the team and 473 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: the federation currently stand, the women's team and the fed well. 474 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 5: Obviously, I mean I've been removed for five months, six months, 475 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 5: and then obviously from the national team for longer. But 476 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 5: it's just actually just met up with a bunch of 477 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 5: the players because they played in Vancouver, and you know, 478 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 5: I'm like, how's it going? And they seem happy. They 479 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 5: seem to be in a good place. Like de you mentioned, 480 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 5: the leadership in the CSA has changed a lot. Obviously, 481 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 5: there's there are still some things that need to be 482 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 5: worked out, but in terms of pay equality, like the 483 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 5: standards within camp and travel, a lot, a lot of 484 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 5: progress has been made and it's exciting to see and 485 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 5: the players are finally able to just focus on plane. 486 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 5: I think that's you know, do you mentioned the past 487 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 5: like six years as players, we were never able to 488 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 5: just focus on playing. There was I mean, we're women, 489 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 5: There's always going to be a battle and something to 490 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 5: fight for. But it was fun to meet up with 491 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 5: some of the players and just see them being able 492 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 5: to focus on playing and representing Canada. Yeah, I think 493 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 5: progress has been made. 494 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: It does feel too like the NFL will help change 495 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: the view of women's soccer players in the country because 496 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: it'll be right under everyone's nose. 497 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 2: It's not just during the cycles for the World Cup 498 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 2: and Olympics. 499 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: It's not when they're succeeding in the NWSL and the 500 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: news is coming back home, but it's in leagues in 501 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: their cities in front of them, and they'll get to 502 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: know the players well and really want to fight for 503 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: them more, maybe when it's a constant as opposed to 504 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: during those big cycles. So hopefully that also impacts the 505 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: pressure on the federation to treat y'all right and put 506 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: the funding behind the kind of work you're looking to 507 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: do at the international level. Christine, can you give us 508 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: an athlete or two that we would like to watch 509 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: for on the rise that we'll be excited about? 510 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 5: Oh boy, oh my god. I mean I think first 511 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 5: and Portant. You got to look for Quinn. They made 512 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 5: the decision to come back to Canada after having a 513 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 5: you know, obviously a very successful career in the NWSL, 514 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 5: and just I wanted to come back and play. Obviously 515 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 5: a world class player, probably going to be the face 516 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 5: of the rise, and I can't wait to see them 517 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,239 Speaker 5: take that leadership role to another level and you know, 518 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 5: dominate this league. 519 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, were you and Quinn pretty tight when you played 520 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: against each other or was there a bit of that 521 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: rivalry still from being up in the Pacific Northwest? 522 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 5: Okay? I mean, obviously there's like the rivalry Portland Seattle 523 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 5: and it's like same like Canada US, Like you put 524 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 5: your jersey on and it's like all right, let's go 525 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 5: and then your friends after. Quinn is one of those 526 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 5: players you love to have on your team and you 527 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 5: hate to play against because they're just that competitive and 528 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 5: it's just not fun to play against. But so happy 529 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 5: they're on the rise. And yeah, I mean, obviously Quinny 530 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 5: was part of the players Association and player reps towards 531 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 5: the end of my national team career, so to be 532 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 5: able to see them take a more of a leadership 533 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 5: role both on and off the field, it's been very 534 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 5: exciting and can't wait to see what they do. 535 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 1: Diana, any other players that fans should be excited to 536 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: see in the league. 537 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 3: Well we got I mean for the let's go for 538 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 3: the Canadian fans out there. We got a few other 539 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 3: legends we talked into playing one more year Sink Desiree 540 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 3: Scott of course Canadian legends with Ottawa and Aaron McLeod 541 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 3: with Halifax Tides. Aaron's also there with the wonderful Gunny 542 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 3: John Satter. Gunny places for Iceland and also used to 543 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 3: play in the NWS Cell as well. 544 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 4: We were roommates for a while. 545 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,959 Speaker 3: Fantastic in terms of the maybe American crowd. I'll give 546 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 3: you a few shout outs Jasmine Spencer in Vancouver. Also 547 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 3: we were your one teammates way back with year one 548 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 3: Washington Spirit, which was a very special experience of itself. 549 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 3: And Nikki Stanton of course, who I played against love. 550 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: There. 551 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 2: She's the best. 552 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've got we've kind of got obviously a younger 553 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 3: generation of Canadian two. We've got national team players, Emma Reagan, 554 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 3: Maya Jones, super exciting player in the league. I'm honestly 555 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 3: most excited about, like saying said, the players that we 556 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 3: don't even know yet that are going to be discovered 557 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 3: by us and by Canadians because now they have a 558 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 3: place to play and they get to develop here and 559 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 3: they're the next national team star and we haven't even 560 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 3: met them yet. 561 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 4: That's the one that I think excites me the most. 562 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 3: And then we've been lucky to we've had a lot 563 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 3: of interest from international players that wanted to come to 564 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:37,120 Speaker 3: a league built by women, by former players and kind 565 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 3: of be a part of that year one experience to start, 566 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 3: and we've got great feedback from them so far on 567 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 3: all the awesome the standards across the clubs, So we've 568 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 3: got a good crop of international players as well, which 569 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 3: is exciting. 570 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 4: Yeah. 571 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: I think Desi Scott was our first retirement announcement and 572 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: then unannouncement on this show because we've only been around 573 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: for like nine months or so, so the big announcement 574 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: then not take back. 575 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 5: Yeah yeah, she changed within like a week. 576 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah. 577 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: Are there any special rules or format to the league 578 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: we should keep an eye out for? 579 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 2: Is it pretty standard? 580 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 4: You know what? 581 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 3: It's pretty standard. We've got a similar season to the NWSL. 582 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 4: We kickoff in. 583 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 3: Mid April, we go to mid November. Our playoffs are 584 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 3: going to be four teams make it and then we're 585 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 3: going to do a home and away, so a two 586 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 3: leg semi final with the two teams for us going 587 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 3: to a pre determined location for the championship. So pretty 588 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 3: run of the mill, twenty five game standard format season 589 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 3: to start here. And then we're super excited too. We've 590 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 3: had great conversations with Jessica Berman, with the leadership from 591 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 3: the Mexican League. I think everyone in our region is 592 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 3: very excited about w champions Cup, about the opportunities for 593 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 3: our leagues to help build the region together. I think 594 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 3: that's something that excites us all because we know, you know, 595 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 3: we've got three of the best women's soccer countries in 596 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 3: the world in our region, and I think that can 597 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 3: be a pretty special thing we have going on globally 598 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 3: that we can help build together. 599 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 1: Super fun for sure. I learned about that two leg 600 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: thing in Canada too. That's home and away here in 601 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: the States, but you call it two legged? Is there 602 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: a decision day that's the last day of the season 603 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: where everybody's playing and it helps figure out the standings. 604 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 3: Not in your one couldn't make it happen in year 605 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 3: one again. The stadium constraints are very real and it 606 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 3: was a challenge even just to make sure all our 607 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 3: teams played each other for the same number of times, 608 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 3: so we couldn't get a decision day in year one. 609 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 4: But we'll be looking towards it near too. 610 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: Diana ware fans going to be able to watch the 611 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: NSL in Canada, and I know there's a newly announced 612 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: deal with the ESPN Plus for the US. 613 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 2: So how's everyone being able to watch the games? 614 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, if you're in Canada, we've got two fantastic partners 615 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 3: up here, CBC, which is our public broadcaster. If you're 616 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 3: seeing games on CBC, they're free to air for everyone, 617 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 3: available in French and English, or their streaming platform is 618 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 3: CBC Gem, also free to air. And then our other 619 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,719 Speaker 3: media partner where you get to watch opening game is 620 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 3: TSN's like art ESPN up here or streaming on TSN Plus. 621 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 3: So we're going to have a bunch of games on 622 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 3: traditional linear broadcast through those two partners. And then just announced, 623 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 3: as you said, ESPN Plus is going to be our 624 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 3: US streaming partner. So for the folks in the US 625 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 3: they want to watch their favorite Canadians or Americans or 626 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 3: whoever else, you can check it out on. 627 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:21,959 Speaker 2: ESPN plus I love that. 628 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: I just it just occurred to me, is your wife 629 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: going to be covering any of this? I'm not sure 630 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: what she covers specifically. 631 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 4: That's a great question. 632 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 3: No, not in a professional capacity covering the games. We've 633 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 3: had a bit of like a firewall there. But she's 634 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 3: coming to all the home openers with me, so she'll 635 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 3: be She'll be my own social media team for the 636 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 3: month because I'm terrible at social media, so everyone can 637 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 3: see my social media will be much better for the 638 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 3: next month. 639 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 4: So that will be Anastasia. 640 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 5: Can she please do some soccer demos too? 641 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 4: Some soccer demos? She can. She's got a pretty good 642 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 4: first touch. It's not bad. 643 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 2: I love that. Christine. 644 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: You and d you were teammates for many years with 645 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: Team Canada. You're now teammates again in this new venture. 646 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: What kind of teammate was and is Diana? 647 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 5: I mean, just like an absolute rock star. I think 648 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 5: we talk about players that like just like this never 649 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 5: say die attitude. I remember, do you when she first, 650 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 5: like as a little kid, joined the national team and 651 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 5: she was just willing to absolutely do anything to help 652 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 5: the team win, to make the team to start and 653 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 5: then just one of the most clutch players that you'll 654 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 5: ever have the honor of sharing a pitch with. I 655 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 5: think as some of the biggest moments within our national team, 656 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 5: and he's always a main focal point in whether it's 657 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 5: a highlight or a moment, and then just off the pitch, 658 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 5: like just like the best Canadian you can ask for, 659 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 5: that honestly has built league from scratch. But then just 660 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 5: as a person, just yeah, just absolute quality and we 661 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 5: are so fortunate to have her. 662 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 2: Aw I love that, all right, Diana. What kind of 663 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 2: teammate was and is sync? 664 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 3: First of all, I'd like a hat that says the 665 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 3: best Canadian I would hear that. I mean those that 666 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 3: have played with sinc No sink, terrible texter, other you 667 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 3: know what, a great sense of humor, very quick with 668 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 3: a joke. If she's if she's teasing you, means she 669 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 3: likes you. And I'm on the field. Just the easiest 670 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 3: player to play with, because anything you could think of 671 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 3: as a player that you think the forward should be doing, 672 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 3: Sinks already doing that and more. You could get her 673 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 3: any ball and you knew it would be safe and 674 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 3: she'd make magic with it. She's literally the type of 675 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 3: player everyone wanted to be where the closer she got 676 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 3: to goal, like the slower her heart rate got, and 677 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 3: just had the unending drive to continually make herself better, 678 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 3: make her team better. 679 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 4: Was always the hated to, you know, be the loud voice. 680 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 3: In the locker room, but I think really really grew 681 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 3: into that and learned how to really use her voice 682 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 3: and is still doing that now with the NSL and 683 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 3: Vancouver Rise. So learn the power of her voice, even 684 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 3: though she's such a bad Texter. 685 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: Sounds like the NFL is in very, very good hands. 686 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to seeing how each of you 687 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: use your unique set of skills to lead the way, 688 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: especially you Sink, since it sounds like you're leaning away 689 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 1: from becoming the de facto coach slash ambassador slash influence 690 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: that I imagine you will just inevitably become as a result 691 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: of all the. 692 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 2: Knowledge that you have up there. But it's going to 693 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 2: be fun to watch. 694 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: Good luck with the launch and the big opening day, 695 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: and we look forward to watching. 696 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 3: Thank you for having us, Thanks so much for having 697 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 3: us and come up here. We'll catch a game in 698 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 3: the summer. 699 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,120 Speaker 2: Thanks so much to Diana and Christine for joining us. 700 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,359 Speaker 1: We got to take another break when we return the 701 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,759 Speaker 1: most remote Tim Horton's on Earth. 702 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 2: Welcome back slices. 703 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: We love that you're listening, but we want you to 704 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: get in the game every day too, So here's our 705 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: good game play of the day. 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