The Canucks practiced on Wednesday with another new face on the ice, as recent NCAA free agent signing Cole McWard was on the ice taking in his first session with the team. Quinn Hughes was out due to illness, while Rick Tocchet made a change to his top line. JPat fills us in on all of the details from practice ahead of tomorrows tilt with the Chicago Blackhawks.

The boys also chat about the Canucks lacklustre home ice record, the news of the Young Stars Tournament returning to Penticton for the next two years, the signing of Belarusian goaltender Nikita Tolopilo, while also discussing what has intrigued them about the play of Akito Hirose over his first two NHL games.

The show wraps with Wadden and JPat's picks to win the Masters.

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