Never Offside with Julie & Cat

Julie and Cat are joined by Janet Jones Gretzky (3:05) along with a cameo from Wayne (1:05:00) for some quick hitters. Janet looks back on her acting career, plays two truths and a lie, explains where her competitiveness comes from and recalls how she met Wayne. She tells a few great stories, including how Wayne took the lead on planning their wedding and explaining how he has the ability to nap anytime and anywhere. The couple talks about their favorite places to travel, their top tv shows right now and look back fondly at their round of golf at Augusta National. The episode wraps up with Julie spilling a little, just a little, Winter Classic tea and Cat talking about the NHL Follow Tracker on X.... take warning players! 

Julie and Cat reach into the grab bag and answer a slew of listener submitted questions on Christmas traditions, social media etiquette, traveling, life before hockey and much more. Ty pops on and pairs up with Cat for a conversation with Ryan Reaves (19:00) to talk about the art of scaring teammates and family, procuring the now famous shark tooth necklace and planning a team rip to see The Book of Mormon while in New York. He also shares some of his favorite movies and TV shows and tells a few stories about his teammates, past and present.   

Julie and Cat are joined by Lauren Kyle McDavid for a wide-ranging conversation covering plenty of topics, including how she met Connor, the origins of her serial entrepreneurship and what makes their relationship with Leon and Celeste Draisaitl so unique. Plus, she pulls back the curtain on Lenny the dog, Connor's chess expertise and her and Connor's fascination with Survivor. She answers a bunch of listener questions, plays a little two truths and a lie and shares some wonderful stories about her wedding, her restaurant in Edmonton and her new cookbook. Plus, why is she afraid of Turtles and what's the deal with Connor being afraid of ketchup? The episode wraps up with a full breakdown on Ty's warmup tumble and a look at the hockey holiday season. 

Julie and Cat are joined by Geoff Molson (12:53) to talk about how he became the owner of the Montreal Canadiens, share his childhood memories of the franchise and discuss some of his current players, including Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. He looks back fondly at the 2020-21 Stanley Cup run, explains how Julie and Cat struck a deal with him at Suzuki's wedding to join the podcast and answers a variety of fan questions, revealing some of his superstitions, favorite athletes and the secret behind what makes Montreal hot dogs so special. The girls start the episode recapping their Thanksgiving with their respective teams... Cat goes into Ty's turducken dreams and Julie credits the Marchand family for a lovely holiday. Stay until the end as Julie unveils the Petry's newest piece of memorabilia. 

Julie and Cat are joined by Tabea Thornton (19:30) to talk about her husband's recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, what her life was like in Switzerland before meeting Joe and what it's like having Macklin Celebrini living with her family. She shares some great stories about Joe, including his love of a particular Meatloaf song and she reveals her feelings about his legendary beard. The episode starts with a little recap of Jeff Petry's 1,000th NHL game... Jeff joins in and shares some stories around the milestone, including the significance of his boys reading the lineup in the dressing room before the game and the postgame celebration with the team. The episode wraps up with some information surrounding the Never Offside Thanksgiving giveaway.... make sure to follow @neveroffsidepod on Instagram for your chance to win! 

Julie and Cat are joined by Lauren Rodych-Eberle (8:00) to talk about her journey with Jordan, life in Seattle and juggling her interests, children and career while dealing with the hectic nature of the NHL schedule. She dishes on the Kraken's Adam Sandler Halloween themed party, explains how it all came about and describes what it was like to meet Sandler. The episode starts with Julie and Cat talking about the difficulties of dealing with their husband's long road trips and look back at Cat's encounter with Jeff in California. Cat closes out the episode with some stories from her NFL outing with Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson and Julie shares some helpful screen time tactics. 

Julie and Cat are joined by Sydney Martin (10:00). She talks about how her relationship began with Matt Martin, growing up as the daughter to NFL Quarterback Boomer Esiason, being a mother to 4 children and how 18-year-old Matthew Schaefer ended up living in her home. She shares some wonderful stories about Schaefer and explains why having him around the house has been an overall positive experience for her family. Julie and Cat open up the episode looking back at what was a crazy World Series and wrap up with ranking the winners of this year's Hockey Halloween.  

Julie and Cat are joined by three-time Stanley Cup champion Alec Martinez (4:12). Martinez talks about his favorite memories from his playing days, including the cup clinching goal he scored in 2014, the relationships he made along the way and the support system that made it all possible. He shares stories of who the best chirpers were on the ice and winning with Jonathan Quick. He chats about why he chose to dabble in broadcasting and explains why his wife has meant to much to him throughout his career. The episode starts with a look back at their trip to New York and ends with Cat trying to figure out how to celebrate Ty's 900th game. 

Julie and Cat take a trip to New York and visit the NHL offices to chat with Michael Misa of the San Jose Sharks (9:10). Misa is living with Cat and Ty and he shares a few great stories about his time with the Toffoli's and also reveals his love affair with ketchup... just wait until you hear what food he pairs with his favorite condiment. He talks about his first road trip with the team, playing with the comedy show that is WillMack and why he had to recently put money on the board. The girls start the episode with a recap of their train trip to UBS Arena and explain why sitting on the glass at games is a major faux pas for wives of NHL players. The episode wraps up with a full-on explanation of what money on the board means in NHL locker rooms. 

Chris and Dan Powers from the Empty Netters podcast stop by to mix it up with Julie and Cat (10:00). They cover plenty of topics, including their meteoric rise in hockey media, their favorite hockey players to follow on social media and conspiracy theories. They recount their playing days, tell stories of their careers in the entertainment business, they re-cast Harry Potter with hockey players and chat about their top restaurants. Cat starts the episode sharing a little behind-the-scenes look at the San Jose Sharks Halloween party, while Julie tries to figure out what her and Jeff's costumes will be this year. They wrap up the episode with a tease as to what's in store next week when the two head to NYC.