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Current Sports | March 19, 2020 | Jason Ruff Of Jackalopes Talks Cancellation Of Hockey

Jason Ruff
Jason Ruff

Darius Slay being traded from the Detroit Lions; Jason Ruff of the Odessa Jackalopes; The cancellation of hockey

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin, Al reacts to the news that Darius Slay is being traded from the Detroit Lions to the Philadelphia Eagles. What led to Slay being traded and what does this say about the Lions franchise not being able to keep a Pro Bowl talent like him? Also, we talk with Jason Ruff, voice of the Odessa Jackalopes in the North American Hockey League, about the cancellation of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ruff details what it has been like to not have hockey in his life and touches on his maturation in his second season as voice of the Jackalopes. 

Episode 1616

Al Martin is the host of Current Sports, the daily radio call-in program from WKAR NewsTalk. Al is also on the WKAR News team as a regular sports contributor and plays a key sports reporting and content role on all other WKAR media platforms.
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