The consistent 1.95 million rating over the course of the series premiere is the second-highest debut for a Canadian-made series - the first being CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007), which pulled in 2.178 million.
Craig Simpson is the first ex-NHLer to toe pick fall in practice at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Barbara Underhill is the first and only figure skater to compete wearing hockey skates.