Sugar Sammy - Mats Naslund was my childhood hero

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Vanessa Di Tullio to talk about the Jason Di Tullio foundation, which was made to honor her late brother and has a fundraising event coming up. Paul also sits down with Benoît Gagnon who is a radio host, TV host, bar owner, driver in the Canadian Touring Car Championship and much more. They talk about how he got into the world of media, the shape of the industry now, how he developed a love for sports including soccer, his bar refusing the whole AC Milan team years ago and much more. Tune into The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6pm where you can expect the unexpected with weekly guests, deep dives into soccer's heart, its influence on pop culture, and the kind of banter only Paul can deliver.

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire on what aspects of the Canadiens game needs work if they want to work some bad habits out of their game and what crucial part of faceoffs needs to be addressed

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward breaks down the Habs defensive struggles of late and takes your questions for Ask Aaron Anything Friday

RDS hockey analyst Bruno Gervais on the current struggles of the Habs but what he sees as positive signs for this young group of players and what to expect from the Laval Rocket home opener tonight against Syracuse

NFL.com's Eric Edholm gets you set up for week seven in the NFL and addresses all the drama on and off the field this week and what he expects from the Lions Vikings matchup after the shocking injury to DE Aidan Hutchinson

Former player for the Jamaican national team and the Montreal Impact Lloyd Barker joins the show on the anniversary of the Impact beating Colorado for the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) title in 1994

Montreal musician Shane Murphy iS in studio to try and calm Mitch and Jon down following a disastrous Habs loss to the LA Kings and talk about his troubadour show tomorrow night with Brad Barr at Espace Knox in NDG

Sirius XM radio's Dave McCarthy joins Simon Tsalikis and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about the New York Rangers being Stanley Cup favourites, the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche starting 0-4, whether the Calgary Flames can maintain this hot start and much more.

Bleacher Nations Tab Bamford joins Simon Tsalikis and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about the Cleveland Guardians getting a huge win against the New York Yankees in game 3, the LA Dodgers impressing despite a lot of injuries and much more.

The Canadiens are on their first two game losing streak of the season and captain Nick Suzuki called his team out after losing to the LA Kings.