Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht — a  principal in Emblematica Brand Builders and former professional sport executive — walks through The Sport Market Podium funded by Alpine Credits, our top three sport business stories of the week, including the split between Tiger Woods and Nike, a changing of the guard in football coaching and another women’s hockey attendance record for the PWHL.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Steve Ewen of The Province and the province.com goes around the horn on some of the sport business storylines affecting the NHL Canucks, WHL Vancouver Giants, CFL BC Lions, MLS Whitecaps FC, WHL Giants, NLL Warriors and the High-A Canadians, including the continued outstanding play of the Canucks, who went into the weekend with the second best record in the NHL and riding a six-point bulge over the Vegas Golden Knights in the Pacific Division.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In his extended edition of The Rolfsen Report: The Comedy of Sport on The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network, Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen cornered the NHL’s Desert Dogs. Also: "Fourth quarter free throws at Crypto.com Arena: Raptors 2, Lakers 23. No one in LA's been given that many second chances since Robert Downey, Jr."This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our final hour of the show, the Buy & Sell Panel, featuring Tom Mayenknecht, Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani, and Producer Tino Fera, gets back together to discuss Super Wild Card Weekend and the many candidates for MVP of the Canucks season thus far.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our third hour, Canadian PGA legend, Dick Zokol joins the show to chat about Tiger Woods and his departure from the Nike Golf brand. Then, it's The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly with Jon Festinger.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our second hour of the show, Tom lays out The Alpine Credits Podium before discussing the upcoming Super Wild Card Weekend with Rick Horrow. Ken Richardson stops by as well. Then we close out the hour with The Power Rankings and Comedy of Sport.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In Hour One, Tom is joined by Aziz Rajwani for Weekend Extra with Sun Sports. Then Steve Ewen of The Province stops by for another edition of Around The Horn.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Steve McAllister, the editor of Gaming News Canada, joins The Sport Market to weigh in on the biggest sport business stories of the week, including the NHL Winter Classic, Mark Cuban, PWHL launch and the complete domination of NFL television.

Steve Ewen of The Province and the province.com goes around the horn on some of the sport business storylines affecting the NHL Canucks, WHL Vancouver Giants, CFL BC Lions, MLS Whitecaps FC, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, WHL Giants, NLL Warriors and the High-A Canadians, including the hockey business soap opera that is the Canucks usage of Andrei Kuzmenko.

The Sport Market Power Rankings -- rating the combined franchise strength of sport operations and business operations -- are topped this past week by the $4.63B USD Baltimore Ravens (12-3). The rest of the Power 5 rating the hottest franchises in North American professional sport includes the $4.62B Cleveland Browns (11-5) and $6.9B Los Angeles Rams (9-7), along with the $4.7B Boston Celtics and the $1.23B Seattle Kraken of the NHL.

Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht — a  principal in Emblematica Brand Builders and former professional sport executive — walks through The Sport Market Podium funded by Alpine Credits, our top three sport business stories of the week, including NFL television numbers, the launch of the PWHL and Mark Cuban’s $35M bonuses to Dallas Mavericks employees.

Our Buy & Sell Panel presented by Pastime Sports & Games — comprised of Jon Festinger of Chandler, Fogden and Lyman, the UBC Law School and Thomson Rivers University, Aziz Rajwani of the UBC Sauder School of Business and Langara College School of Management, producer Elan Chark and host Tom Mayenknecht of Emblematica Brand Builders — are split on the notion that Connor Bedard will still win NHL rookie of the year honours despite his injury suffered Friday night in New Jersey. 

In Tom Mayenknecht’s sport business proposal of the week, The Sport Market host pitches that the NHL stay the course with the Winter Classic but pause the Stadium Series that has arguably diluted the concept of outdoor hockey for the league. He also uses The Sport Market Pitch presented by Chambers Plan employee benefits to suggest the Canadian market is strong enough to support an annual Heritage Classic.

In his extended version of The Rolfsen Report: The Comedy of Sport on The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network, Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen took on NFL officiating and goaltenders: “Ilya Samsonov has become the Alek Manoah of goalies." Also: "Canadian goaltending has morphed into Chicago Bears QB-ing. When did this happen? Carey Price is like Sid Luckman."

In hour 3, Jon Festinger dives into the economic conditions for the Canucks this season based on their success. Jon goes through the Canuck "rocks" and how they impact the teams business. Aziz joins the show for "Buy & Sell".

In hour 2, Tom continues to go through the hottest topics in the Sport Market including the NFL, Mark Cuban, and the PWHL. The Good, the bad, and the ugly with Jon Festinger. Topics include Aaron Rodgers, Wander Franco, and NBA's load management conflict. Tom and Jon end the hour with "Penny stocks".

Tom Mayenknecht goes through the Bull's and the Bears of the Sport Market. The show starts with "The Podium", the top 3 sports stories of the week. Steve McAlister joins the show, he discusses the top stories in sports including the Winter Classic issues and the PWHL. Ken Richardson joins the show to talk "Hot Stuff" in the sports collectibles market. Topics include Dallas Cowboys, Yamamoto, and Upper Deck Ice.

Business valuator Drew Dorweiler of IJW & Associates joined The Sport Market to break down this year’s NHL valuations list by Forbes Magazine.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Steve Ewen of The Province and the province.com goes around the horn on some of the sport business storylines affecting the NHL Canucks, WHL Vancouver Giants, CFL BC Lions, MLS Whitecaps FC, WHL Giants, NLL Warriors and the High-A Canadians, including the retirement tributes made earlier this month to Christine Sinclair in her last international friendly.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht — a  principal in Emblematica Brand Builders and former professional sport executive — walks through The Sport Market Podium funded by Alpine Credits, our top three sport business stories of the week, including the launch of the PWHL on New Year’s Day, the NFL and NBA on Christmas Day and the media value generated by the Pop-Tarts Bowl in US college football.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

The Sport Market Power Rankings -- rating the combined franchise strength of sport operations and business operations -- are topped this past week by the $4.63B USD Baltimore Ravens (12-3). The rest of the Power 5 rating the hottest franchises in North American professional sport includes the $4.62B Cleveland Browns (11-5) and $5.7B Miami Dolphins of NFL, the $4.7B Boston Celtics and the L.A. Clippers of the NBA, 8-2 in their last 10.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Our Buy & Sell Panel presented by Pastime Sports & Games — comprised of Jon Festinger of Chandler, Fogden and Lyman, the UBC Law School and Thomson Rivers University, Aziz Rajwani of the UBC Sauder School of Business and Langara College School of Management, producer Tino Fera and host Tom Mayenknecht of Emblematica Brand Builders — are buying that the BC Lions will win the west and play in the 2024 Grey Cup.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In Tom Mayenknecht’s sport business proposal of the week — The Sport Market Pitch presented by Chambers Plan employee benefits — he pitches that the NFL should be as disciplined and consistent with their Christmas Day incursion as they are with the rest of their approach to destination television. He suggests the league schedule be adjusted to accommodate Christmas Day games each year, even when the holiday falls on a Wednesday.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In his extended edition of The Rolfsen Report: The Comedy of Sport on The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network, Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen invokes Swedish super group Abba and weighs in on the MLB off-season: “Why did the LA Dodgers have a press conference to introduce Shohei Ohtani to the market? He's been in the market for six years! What is Orange County - some sort of Witness Protection Program? (I guess from the playoffs...)"This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our final hour of 2023, Tom, joined by Aziz Rajwani and Jon Festinger take a look at all the headlines from this weekends Sun Sports. Then we go around the horn with Steve Ewen before closing out the hour with Samantha Chang.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our third hour of the show, our Buy & Sell Panel featuring Tom Mayenknecht, Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani, and Producer Tino Fera discuss their predictions for the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs. Then The Pitch.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In Hour Two, after a visit from Drew Dorweiler to chat about The NHL Winter Classic among other things, Jon Festinger stops by for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Plus The Sport Market Pitch!This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In Hour One of our final show of 2023, Tom runs us through The Podium before welcoming back the Sports Professor: Rick Horrow to chat about The Pop Tart Bowl, the Detroit Pistons record setting losing streak, and the NHL's Winter Classic. Plus Ken Richardson of Pastime Sports and Games!This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

David Boroevich, the Chair of the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, joined The Sport Market to pay tribute to the newest class of inductees to the local hall, headlined by sportscaster Don Taylor and Lui Passaglia of the BC Lions of the CFL.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Our Buy & Sell Panel presented by Pastime Sports & Games — comprised of Jon Festinger of Chandler, Fogden and Lyman, the UBC Law School and Thomson Rivers University, Aziz Rajwani of the UBC Sauder School of Business and Langara College School of Management, producer Tino Fera and host Tom Mayenknecht — are predicting that four of seven Canadian-based teams will make the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs this season.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

The Sport Market Power Rankings -- rating the combined franchise strength of sport operations and business operations -- are topped by the $5.8B USD San Francisco 49ers (11-3) this past week. The rest of the Power 5 rating the hottest franchises in North American professional sport includes the $9B Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens of the NFL, the L.A. Clippers of the NBA and the $2.65B New York Rangers.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Steve Ewen of The Province and the province.com goes around the horn on some of the sport business storylines affecting the NHL Canucks, WHL Vancouver Giants, CFL BC Lions, MLS Whitecaps FC, WHL Giants, NLL Warriors and the High-A Canadians, including the continuing performance of the Canucks under the leadership of head coach Rick Tocchett.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht — a  principal in Emblematica Brand Builders and former professional sport executive — walks through The Sport Market Podium funded by Alpine Credits, our top three sport business stories of the week, including the signing of Yoshinobu Yamamoto by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the NFL and NBA on Christmas Day and a big season ticket price hike by the Detroit Lions of the NFL.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In his extended edition of The Rolfsen Report: The Comedy of Sport on The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network, Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen talks baseball sushi races and more: “Sport Rookies (Connor) Bedard and Victor Wembanyama met at the United Center in Chicago and exchanged autographed jerseys. Very nice sig from Connor on the top part of his '8'. Wemby's auto looked like a seismograph missing a working part.”@vanguyThis podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our final hour of the show before the holidays, after Weekend Extra with Jon Festinger and Aziz Rajwani, David Boreivich stops by to chat about the latest induction class going into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame. Then, Around The Horn with Steve Ewen of The Province.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Our second hour of the show includes The Bulls & Bears, a look back at an interview a few weeks ago with Dave Hanson from the movie Slapshot, Jon Festinger with The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Then Penny StocksThis podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In the first hour of our last show before Christmas, Tom lays out The Podium, which includes the Detroit Lions increasing the prices for season ticket holders, the NFL's crazy holiday schedule, and the LA Dodgers landing Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency. Ken Richdardson of Pastime Sports & Games also stops by. Plus we revisit a past conversation with Ken Reid discussing his newest book: Hometown Hockey Heroes.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Steve Ewen of The Province and the province.com goes around the horn on some of the sport business storylines affecting the NHL Canucks, WHL Vancouver Giants, CFL BC Lions, MLS Whitecaps FC, WHL Giants, NLL Warriors and the High-A Canadians, including the Ring of Honour recognition of former Canuck goaltender and Hockey Hall of Famer Roberto Luongo.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

On this weeks Buy & Sell Panel featuring Tom Mayenknecht, Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani, and Producer Tino Fera, the boys discuss the difference between the two honors of having a number retired and the Ring of Honor.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our third hour of the show, The Buy & Sell panel, featuring Tom Mayenknecht, Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani, and Producer Tino Fera discuss the Roberto Luongo induction into the Ring Of Honor and whether or not he should have had his jersey retired instead.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

One week after the dust settled on the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun and the Postmedia Network joined The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network to speak to what's next for the Toronto Blue Jays this off-season.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Rick Horrow, the Sport Professor and visiting sport business expert at Harvard University, weighed in on the issue of public funding for arenas and stadiums in his appearance this week on The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our second hour of the show, Jon Festinger stops by to discuss his latest Good, Bad, & Ugly from around the world of sports.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht — a  principal in Emblematica Brand Builders and former professional sport executive — walks through The Sport Market Podium funded by Alpine Credits, our top three sport business stories of the week, including some terrific NFL television ratings.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In The Sport Market Power Rankings -- rating the combined franchise strength of sport operations and business operations -- the $9B USD Dallas Cowboys (9-3) stayed ahead of the $5.8B San Francisco 49ers (9-3) this past week. The rest of the list of the hottest franchises in North American professional sport included the NBA Cup Champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics of the Association and the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL (with the latter winning eight of their last nine). Can the Philadelphia Eagles claw their way back into the Power 5?This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In his extended edition of The Rolfsen Report: The Comedy of Sport on The Sport Market on the Sportsnet Radio Network, Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen’s humour is “Swift”. Plus: "Sao Paulo, Brazil will host a NFL regular season game next season. Cardinals and Panthers monokinis are already flying off the shelves."This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

In our first hour of the show, Tom lays out The Sport Market Podium, which features a tribute to the legendary career of Hall Of Famer: Roberto Luongo following his induction into the Vancouver Canucks' Ring Of Honor.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Dick Zokol of Predator Ridge, a Canadian Golf Hall of Famer and BC Sports Hall of Famer, joined The Sport Market to weigh in on the defection of Spaniard Jon Rahm to the LIV golf series.This podcast was produced by Tino Fera.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.