The TSN Hockey BobCast

March Madness is winding down, and it’ll be the same Final Four as last year – Michaela and Vanessa review their brackets and make bold predictions, as the top programs prove they’re once again the top programs in the NCAA. We also introduce a new game invented by Michaela called ‘Vanessa Madness’, where Vanessa chooses final four matchups of favorite (and most hated) athletes, teams and musical artists, and tries to bust Michaela’s preconceived brackets. There’s news on a WNBA team being sold and relocating to an historic market. The WNBA expansion draft takes place this weekend to fill-out Portland and Toronto’s rosters.

March Madness soldiers on with the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. Michaela and Vanessa update you on their brackets. They also have details about the newly ratified WNBA CBA. Lastly, they react to the IOC’s unfortunate decision to ban transgender athletes from all female events at the Olympics moving forward.

It’s March Madness: Michaela and Vanessa pour over their brackets. The WNBA and its players have finally agreed on a new CBA. The 2026 season will start on time with opening night scheduled for May 8th. Michaela and Vanessa speak with Sadie Lunquist of College Hockey Inc. for an update on the Frozen Four tourney and the tremendous amount of talent coming out of the NCAA. FIFA mandates that all national teams should have at least one female head or assistant coach. The NWSL season begins with a bang: 30,000 in attendance at Gilette Stadium.

Women’s History Month is rolling right along. Oxana Masters, the most-decorated American Paralympic athlete of all-time, wins three gold medals in biathlon and skiing at Milano Cortina. Canadian flag-bearer Natalie Wilkie wins a medal of every colour in biathlon and skiing, giving her ten for her career. Do the Winter Paralympics happen too late into March? Breanna Stewart and Team Mist win the 2026 Unrivaled 3x3 Championship in controversial fashion – on a free throw. Intense negotiations over the past week still haven’t led to a new WNBA CBA, but details about the talks are emerging. NCAA Selection Sunday is upon us, next stop: March Madness! UConn enters the tournament undefeated for the 11th time in their illustrious history. Has Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team solved their offensive woes at the SheBelieves Cup? Michaela and Vanessa aren’t convinced.

Journalist Shireen Ahmed of CBC Sports joins the show to discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s misogynist and belittling comments regarding the US women’s hockey team at the Olympics. The PWHL is back and attendance is through the roof! First-place Montreal shuts out Minnesota 4-0 at Bell Centre in front of a rabid crowd. Madison Square Garden is sold out for the upcoming New York-Seattle game. The WNBA has given itself a hard deadline of March 10th to reach a new collective bargaining agreement or else the upcoming season will be impacted. Fractures may be starting to form within the WNBA Players’ Union as some players feel left out of the negotiating process. The Canadian National Women’s Soccer Team finally end their five-game losing streak with a win over Columbia in their opener at the SheBelieves Cup. However, Canada dropped a 1-0 decision to the U.S. in their following match. Don’t look now but Conference Championship weekend in the NCAA is upon us and March Madness is right around the corner!

Michaela and Vanessa are having their post-Olympics hangover, but the games aren’t all done! They speak with Canadian Paralympic alpine skier Kelsey O’Driscoll who’s competing at Cortina. Michaela and Vanessa also share their thoughts on the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team’s celebration video, visit to the White House and flippant sexist joke that demeaned the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team. Is it time to panic about the lack of a CBA agreement in the WBNA? The season could be shortened if a deal isn’t reached by March 10th. Can Canada’s National Women’s Soccer Team turn it around going into the SheBelieves Cup despite not scoring a goal in five-straight matches? ESPN will air more women’s sports on Sundays now that they’ve lost their MLB programming.

The pain and sadness is real – Canada loses the Olympic Gold Medal Game to the Americans 2-1 in OT – Michaela and Vanessa hold your hand to guide you through the autopsy and take umbrage with the assumption that Marie-Philip Poulin has played in her last Winter Games. Hilary Knight goes out an Olympic champion – and gets engaged. Shout out to Kenzie Lalonde and Cheryl Pounder for fantastic play-by-play coverage of women’s hockey in Milan. Michaela and Vanessa speak with Victoria Bach, who finished her pro hockey career last season with the Ottawa Charge. Megan Oldman wins Gold for Canada in freestyle skiing, Canada takes home Gold in Team Pursuit Speedskating, while Canadian curlers are accused of cheating.

Michaela and Vanessa recap what they’ve seen from Team Canada at the Olympics so far, including losing big to the Americans without MPP. What did you think of the Opening Ceremony? Lindsey Vonn crashes out of the Olympics in terrible fashion, possibly ending her skiing career. Now that the 2026 schedule is out, it’s time to talk NSL! Michaela and Vanessa catch up with Ottawa Rapid FC head coach Katrine Pedersen.

Happy Olympics everyone! Other than hockey, which event are you most looking forward to? Which event would you most like to attend? 41-year-old Lindsey Vonn will attempt to compete in alpine skiing at Cortina despite tearing her ACL in Switzerland last week. Arsenal beats Corinthians to capture the Women’s Champions’ Cup but could be losing Katie McCabe in the summer. WNBA CBA negotiations are going nowhere – is it time to panic? Has the novelty of the Unrivaled League worn off? The Northern Super League schedule is out! Bianca Andreescu is rising the tennis rankings again by winning on the ITF Tour.

You’ll hear part two of Michaela and Vanessa’s interview with Ellie Roscher and Dr. Anna Baeth, authors of “Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports.” Despite trying to turn her reputation around, Britta Curl’s actions once again prove otherwise. PWHL Minnesota Frost player Kelly Pannek finally speaks out against ICE incidents. Massive contracts are being handed out in the soccer world as the WSL and NWSL compete for star players. Does criticism of footage of Coco Goff destroying her racquet reveal a double standard in men’s vs. women’s sports?

Michaela and Vanessa interview Ellie Roscher and Dr. Anna Baeth, authors of “Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports.” The authors spoke with twenty Trans athletes for the book, which offers incredible insights while debunking misinformation regarding trans athletes. There was a huge trade in the PWHL involving Ottawa and Vancouver: Michaela and Vanessa tell you who won the deal. The PWHL’s Takeover Tour hit Washington. The game set yet another attendance record… and D.C. fans were treated to a good ‘ol-fashioned line brawl! A lack of a new CBA didn’t prevent the WNBA from dropping their 2026 schedule reveal video. 

How does a more experienced Team Canada stack up against the more youthful Team USA, with the Olympics less than a month away? Michaela and Vanessa have thoughts as the Canadian team is unveiled. How much did PWHL performance affect roster decisions? Abby on Abby crime in the PWHL: Montreal’s Abby Roque is suspended for a game for a high hit on Vancouver’s Abby Boreen. Ottawa wins six in-a-row to climb out of last place. Yet another deadline passes without movement in WNBA CBA negotiations. Free agency was supposed to open January 11th. NWSL’s Denver Summit FC are signing some serious players right now, including Canadian Janine Becky. The IIHF U-18 World Hockey Championship is wrapping up in Cape Breton; Slovakian phenom Nela Lopusanova has been lighting it up.

How did you spend your break? We saw not one, but two sports weddings over the holidays! Despite a recent four-game winning streak, the Ottawa Charge remain in last place in the PWHL. The surprising Boston Fleet are still in first place despite injuries, scoring by committee. Have the New York Sirens finally arrived? The Olympic hockey rosters are being released. The U.S. squad looks terrifying with a crop of up-and-coming college players mixing in with proven vets. CBA negotiations break down between the WNBA and its players.

Michaela and Vanessa look back at their hottest sports takes of 2025. Then they dare to peer ahead and make bold predictions for 2026. They even answer your random listener questions!

The WNBA Players’ Association members have voted to authorize a strike, if need be, unless a deal with the league can be reached by the twice-extended deadline of January 9th. Michaela and Vanessa present their year-end awards: it’s the She’s Got Gameys! Who were your top athletes? What were your top moments? Who’s your team of the year? Who should be named style icon? Michaela and Vanessa reveal their lists of favourites for 2025.

The WNBA Players’ Association members have voted to authorize a strike, if need be, unless a deal with the league can be reached by the extended deadline of January 9th. Michaela and Vanessa present their year-end awards: it’s the She’s Got Gameys! Who were your top athletes? What were your top moments? Who’s your team of the year? Who should be named style icon? Michaela and Vanessa reveal their lists of favourites for 2025.

Team Canada has been outscored 20-6 in the first three games of the Rivalry Series vs. Team USA – Michaela and Vanessa will tell you if it’s time to panic and what needs to change. PWHL Minnesota Frost player Britta Curl, booed in arenas across the league for past transphobic social media posts, tries to rebuild her reputation – did the attempt succeed or fail? The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Crave TV series, adapted from the hockey romance novel, is a hit. A’ja Wilson is named both Time and AP Athlete of the Year for doing what no other basketball player (male or female) has ever done in a single season: win a championship, the scoring title, League MVP, Finals MVP and defensive player of the year. Is there finally hope in the CBA talks between the WNBA and its players? Sue Bird has her no. 10 retired by UConn. Michaela and Vanessa give you an NCAA hoops update. Why did the NWSL void star Trinity Rodman’s new contract with the Washington Spirit and will Rodman bolt for another league? The Champions League Group Stage is winding down – who will advance?

Michalea and Vanessa want to know what’s in your Spotify Wrapped? PWHL Ottawa Charge head coach Carla McLeod is taking some time away from the team after a breast cancer diagnosis. Haley Irwin will serve as Ottawa’s interim head coach. The Seattle Torrent’s home opener broke an attendance record for U.S. pro women’s hockey with over 16,000 fans. The expiring WNBA CBA has been extended yet again until after the new year. The exact same thing happened in 2020, the last time there was a CBA negotiation in the WNBA. 1.2 million viewers tuned into the NWSL championship, an increase of 22% over last year. Spain defeats Germany to capture the Nations League, but suffer a huge blow when superstar midfielder Aitana Bonmati breaks her leg in training. Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team is on a five-game losing streak and haven’t scored a goal in any of those losses, their worst run of play since 2005.

Michaela and Vanessa speak with the makers of Pink Light – director Harrison Browne and executive director Sean Addis – a Canadian short fiction film that explores identity, transition and the intersection of sport and gender. The film’s director, Harrison, is a former athlete who came out as pro hockey’s first-ever openly transgender player. For the second time in three years – and second time in franchise history – Gotham FC wins the NWSL championship – as the no. 8 seed… and Michaela called it! The WNBA draft lottery is in the books and the Dallas Wings get the no. 1 pick for the second-straight year. Will Dallas draft Azzi Fudd to play alongside superstar Paige Bueckers? The new PWHL season is underway. Sarah Nurse scores the first-ever goal in Vancouver Goldeneyes history in a win over Seattle, their expansion cousins, but then gets hurt and misses Vancouver’s second game, a 5-1 loss in Ottawa. Montreal’s Marie-Philip Poulin becomes the first PWHL player to reach 50 points. Penny Oleksiak accepts her two-year ban from competitive swimming for skipping out on performance-enhancing drug tests. 

Michaela and Vanessa speak with Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark who’s motivated after coming so close to capturing the Walter Cup last season. Emily also shares her thoughts on getting ready to travel to the west coast as Seattle and Vancouver enter the league and if the ongoing arena situation in Ottawa is affecting the team. The puck drops on the new PWHL campaign this weekend – Michaela and Vanessa gotchu covered with a full roster-by-roster season preview. Vancouver Rise are your first-ever NSL champions, hoisting the Diana B. Matheson trophy by braving a rare November lightning delay and upsetting heavily favoured AFC Toronto. Vancouver were beneficiaries of a goal off the foot of the opposing keeper and then parked the bus and withstood Toronto’s onslaught. The WNBA tables a new offer to the Union but will it be enough to entice the players to sign? It’ll be an unlikely all-east-coast NSWL final between upstarts Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit.