Battle of the Blades
"They want us to wear figure skates, with the toe picks," said Probert. "That's going to be tough to get used to."
"I heard Tie Domi was in it. Now we'll be battling in another arena," chuckled Probert, a former Red Wing who had some legendary scraps with Domi, the former Leaf, back in the day.
Ex-Oilers featured in figure-skating faceoff
NHLers McDonald, Domi, Probert to pair up with figure skaters for CBC reality show
Former NHL heavyweights Lanny McDonald, Glenn Anderson, Tie Domi and Bob Probert are among the hockey stars who have signed up for an elimination-style reality series that will pair them with female figure skaters.
The CBC's seven-week series will also feature "Hockey Night in Canada" analyst Craig Simpson and two-time Stanley Cup-winner Stephane Richer.
The broadcaster says the hockey stars will be paired with some of Canada's top female figure skaters in a showdown that begins in October.
The female figure skaters have yet to be chosen.
"Hockey Night in Canada"'s Ron MacLean and figure skating champ Kurt Browning will host the seven-week series.
"Battle of the Blades" is set to anchor a fall lineup on CBC that includes the new comedy "18 to Life, about teenage newlyweds, and "The Republic of Doyle, about a father-son team of private investigators.
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