The event was marked by a special guest who agreed to come on the show months earlier and probably did not foresee making a public appearance at such a tumultuous time for the organization.
Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan attended and regaled the audience with some tales of his playing days. He discussed Wayne Gretzky not shooting in Team Canada’s 1998 Nagano shootout loss (he noted they didn’t even realize it at the time that it was happening), shared stories about the classic Red Wings vs. Colorado games (it does make one wonder how Shanahan watches and accepts how soft this Leafs team is on an everyday basis), and even talked a little bit about his high school days here in Toronto.