Hockey Night, Hostage Night

Brian Spencer grew up in remote Fort St. James, pushed toward the NHL by a hard working, hyper-intense sports dad who saw hockey as a path to opportunity. On the night of Brian’s first nationally televised NHL game, his father drove to a CBC station armed and took staff hostage after the Leafs game wasn’t aired, a standoff that ended with his father shot dead as Brian was being interviewed on Hockey Night in Canada . Brian went on to play 10 NHL seasons, only see a tragic end of his own, proving once again that Canada’s relationship with hockey has always been… complicated. Get early access and premium content. For premium content, socials, merch, to leave a voicemail or message us go to canadaisboring.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hockey Night, Hostage Night is an episode from Canadian Politics is Boring by Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters / Frequency Podcast Network.

This episode is 35:46 long.

This episode was published on Jan 26, 2026.

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