Episode Details

Guest host Dave Campbell welcomes Samantha Hopkins, defensive back for the World Champion Canadian Women’s Flag Football Team, to 880 CHED’s Inside Sports.

Hopkins joins Dave to discuss what it takes to compete at the highest level of flag football, the experience of representing Canada on the international stage, and what it means to be part of a championship-winning national team.

The conversation dives into the growth of women’s flag football in Canada, the rise of the sport internationally, the intensity of playing defensive back, and the continued momentum surrounding Canadian flag football. With flag football gaining global attention and set to make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, Canadian athletes like Hopkins are helping put the sport and Canada on the map.

Hear Samantha Hopkins talk about Team Canada flag football, winning a world championship, women’s flag football, Canadian soccer-to-football crossover, Olympic flag football and the future of the sport with Dave Campbell on 880 CHED Inside Sports.

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