Todd Warriner Joins C-K Sports Talk TONIGHT

August 17, 2015 11:23 am

From left to right, C-K Sports talk hosts Peter Cobb and Sean Moynihan chat with WDSS legend Don Martin during the inaugural edition of C-K Sports Talk in 99.1 studios

Todd Warriner is tonight’s special guest on C-K Sports Talk on 99.1 CKXS.

C-K Sports Talk is the area’s newest local sports talk show, and is a collaboration between 99.1 CKXS, TVCogeco Chatham and CKSN.ca

Hosts Peter Cobb and Sean Moynihan sit down with the Blenheim native and long-time former NHL’er to discuss his local playing days, his memories of playing in the NHL and his new hockey life as a broadcaster with SportsNet and the OHL.

Warriner was destined for greatness from a young age and became a sure-fire NHL prospect in the OHL where most of his playing days were spent with the Windsor Spitfires, the same team he now provides colour commentary for. Warriner played 162 OHL games,s coring 109 goals and adding 115 helpers for 224 total points.

Warriner was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their first-round pick, #4 overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He did not play for Quebec though. He played for several teams in the NHL including the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Nashville Predators. Warriner scored 65 goals and 89 assists in 453 NHL games played. Todd also played for several teams in Europe, including Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, and the Hannover Scorpions and Kölner Haie of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Warriner is also notable for having scored the first goal in the history of the then newly opened Air Canada Centre on February 13, 1999 as a member of the home Toronto Maple Leafs. He was also a member of the Canadian team that won the 2005 Deutschland Cup.

C-K Sports Talk can be heard live from 99.1 studios in Wallaceburg on Monday nights at 6:10 pm, with future television coverage coming to TVCogeco shortly.

Join C-K Sports Talk tonight at 6:10 pm, live on 99.1 CKXS. Watch your local TVCogeco listings for the TV version, coming soon.