Cameos by sports greats to enliven new Showcase hockey comedy

Hockey legends Phil Esposito, Dave 'Tiger' Williams and Darryl Sittler will turn up playing themselves on Showcase's new comedy series, Rent-A-Goalie, premiering on Sunday, October 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT (8 x 30 min.) Series creator Christopher Bolton plays a hockey-crazed guy who's now serving coffee and quips in a popular café. The show is described as 'the perfect blend of hockey, machismo, Italian-Canadian customs and coffee.' Produced by Georgian Inc./RAG-TV Inc. and directed by T.W. Peacocke (Gemini nominee for Canada Russia '72).