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Written by Gary Whittaker Sunday, 07 March 2010 23:35

Taken from portions of The Franchise with aired on March 6th and 7th, 2010. In this week's episode, we discuss:

The Montreal Canadiens were back from the Olympic break, and we look at the week which saw them go 1 and 1
We do some time looking at the trade deadline, and discuss what could have led to the inaction of every team in making a "major splash"
Several players are discussed, like Andrei Kostitsyn, in terms of what they seem to be bringing to the team
The 4 game suspension of Maxime Lapierre and the act which caused it
We also take time to discuss the impact of what Saku Koivu had brought to the club, and what the game against Anaheim means to both teams
Special guest Kevin Mio, online editor of the Montreal Gazette and Habs Inside Out also joins us
we also include a few of our regular callers
much more!

The Franchise is hosted by Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco, and is sponsored in part by R Bar

The Weigh In March_07_2010

The Franchise Weigh In Podcast

Written by Gary Whittaker Sunday, 07 March 2010 23:19

In this weekend's episode, Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco look at:

The recent news surrounding Warrior One and Bad Blood scheduled for March 20th in Montreal
The latest announcement from Ringside MMA
Fight Quest 11 that will rock Le Skratch in Laval on March 13th
The surprise signing of a real boxer to the UFC
The results of the WEC 47 card

Weekend HABit Feb_28_2010

Written by Gary Whittaker Monday, 01 March 2010 23:20

Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco are happy to finally be able to start talking Montreal Canadiens hockey...with Amanda Stein helping us out, we discuss Jaroslav Halak, the NHL switching to an Olympic point system, talk with callers, and get into some kind of debate about PK Subban.

Weekend HABit Podcast

The Weigh In Feb_28_2010

Written by Gary Whittaker Monday, 01 March 2010 23:08

There was no shortage of MMA involving Canadians this weekend. The Weigh in takes a look at Sarah Kaufman and her quest for gold at Strikeforce, John Makdessi who fought at CFC 4, and of course, lots of coverage of MFL 2 - Battleground

The Weigh In Podcast

Weekend HABit Feb_21_2010

Written by Gary Whittaker Sunday, 21 February 2010 22:56

Not a ton of Montreal Canadiens' news, but we still had lots to talk about:

with regular guest Garry Mackay who covers the Hamilton Bulldogs for the Hamilton Spectator

also new guest Derek Wills who is the play by play announcer for all Bulldogs game for the last 9 years

We only included an announced for a Franchise Karaoke night on Sunday, February 28th, as well as a new "Mom Knows Best" segment for which we are taking submissions for candidates.

All that and more on the Weekend HABit Podcast (right click to download)

The Weigh In Feb_21_2010

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Written by Gary Whittaker Sunday, 21 February 2010 22:51

This week's episode includes:

a full review of UFC 110 - Cain Velasquez vs Noguiera
the latest news from the Quebec MMA scene, including a recent announcement about Ringside MMA.
an interview with MMA Fighter Tom Murphy who will be taking on Bruno "Le Commando" Hosier at MFL 2 Battleground

Weekend HABit Feb_14_2010

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Written by Gary Whittaker Tuesday, 16 February 2010 22:14

Taken from portions of The Franchise with aired on February 13th and 14th, 2010. In this week's episode, we discuss:

It was mostly a glass half empty weekend, with the Canadiens losing their last two games before the Olympic break against the Flyers. Amanda Stein was replaced by Marco Polo on Saturday, but was back for our special Valentine's day show.
PK Subban is discussed at length, with Nick dismissing previous reports about Subban's need for continued growth on the defensive side
Gary continues to question Coach Jacques Martin's defensive "turn tail and run" system, and its impact on the Canadiens call ups and recent acquisitions.
Special guest Kevin Mio, online editor of the Montreal Gazette and Habs Inside Out also joins us
we also include a few of our regular callers
much more!

The Franchise is hosted by Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco, and is sponsored in part by R Bar

The Weigh In Feb_14_2010

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Written by Gary Whittaker Tuesday, 16 February 2010 22:09

The Franchise, hosted by Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco, presents the Franchise Weigh in. This week's episode, taken from shows which aired on the Team 990 on February 13th, and 14th includes

a preview of UFC 110
News on latest Canadian signed to the 2nd season of Bellator Fighting Championships
updates to the latest MFL and Warrior One MMA events coming to Montreal

The Franchise is sponsored in part by R Bar

Franchise Weigh In Feb_7_2010

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Written by Gary Whittaker Sunday, 07 February 2010 22:06

The Franchise, hosted by Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco, presents the Franchise Weigh in. This week's episode, taken from shows which aired on the Team 990 on February 6th, and 7th includes

both the preview and review of UFC 109
commentary on the return of Hermann Ngoudjo, and new Canadian super-middle weight champion David Lemieux
a pre-taped interview with Female Quebec MMA fighter Valérie Létourneau

The Franchise is sponsored in part by R Bar and Tidings Magazine.

Weeked HABit Jan_31_2010

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Written by Gary Whittaker Monday, 01 February 2010 09:03

Taken from portions of The Franchise with aired on January 30 and 31st, 2010. The Franchise is hosted by Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco, and is sponsored in part by R Bar and Tidings Magazine. In this week's episode, we discuss:

With Amanda Stein, we once again take on the subject of headshots in the NHL, in light of more recent and uncessary attcks.
We take on a caller who feels that Montreal needs to add more Franco-Quebecors to the line up
We discuss Saturday nights loss against the Senators, and preview the week ahead versus the Canucks and the Bruins
Gary Whittaker takes on a caller who calls for more passion from the position of GM of the Canadiens
The Sunday Sermon is back!

much more!