Pucks On Net

The NHL Trade Deadline is over. Ryan and Paul get together to talk about the trades that happened (Roberto Luongo) and the trades that didn't happen (Ryan Kesler).

They go over Roberto Luongo's time in Vancouver and take a look at the other deals made around the NHL.

Eight hours after Team Canada defeated the Swedes 3-0 to win the gold medal, the gang gathers, sleep deprived and hung over from earlier in the morning.

We chat about our night watching the game at a bar on Granville open late (but not serving alcohol) and the great atmosphere it was despite the 4am start.

It's also part 2 of our interview with Jim Robson and John Ashbridge. In this episode, Jim talks about the old Chicago Stadium and the 1982 Canucks team, the New Westminster Bruins and the old Queen's Park arena, one of the most colourful characters in Canucks history, Gary Smith and so much more!

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The long time voice of the Vancouver Canucks, Jim Robson and Vancouver Canucks and Giants public address announcer John Ashbridge join the podcast this week. They sit down with Geeta, Sheila, Dave and Ryan to talk all about hockey in Vancouver over the years.

From the old Western Hockey League Vancouver Canucks, to the failed expansion draft bid in 1967 and the protests that followed from Vancouver hockey fans, Jim Robson tells it all without missing a beat.

Stories of streakers at the Pacific Coliseum during Hockey Night in Canada to Andre The Giant at the Penthouse looking to beat up Jim, the first half of this interview is fantastic!

Jim also talks about a memorable night when the Philadelphia Flyers hopped the glass at the Coliseum and took on some fans, as well as talks about the troubles they faced calling the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals from deep inside the balcony in Madison Square Garden surrounded by New York fans in blue shirts!

Part 2 of the interview comes next week!

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Live on tape from the Pacific Coliseum, the band is back together! Sheila, Dave and Ryan reform the three man podcast booth for the first time in over a month and shoot the breeze about hockey on the eve of the Olympic Break in the NHL.

The show starts off with a ringing endorsement from Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Giants public address announcer John Ashbridge commemorating the twentieth episode of Pucks on net.

Topics covered this week include: The Olympic opening ceremonies, Marty St. Louis and Zedeno Chara’s tall man problems he’s currently facing in Sochi. We talk about the upcoming men’s hockey tournament and what we’re looking forward to in the next few weeks.

We touch on the Canucks’ troubles, Cory Perry and Ryan Getzlaf’s facetiming Dustin Penner and hockey equipment etiquette all while surrounded by a herd of beer league hockey players that had taken over the Coliseum hours before the Vancouver Giants. Vs, Edmonton Oil Kings game that evening.

Fun and loose episode this week!

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Dave & Ryan are finally back together holding down the Pucks on net podcast this week! Joined by good friend of the show China Dave sits down with them on Superbowl Sunday to talk about the week in hockey.

Lots of banter around the Phoenix Coyotes becoming the Arizona Coyotes and the slow week around the Vancouver Canucks that was punctuated by a lot of former Manitoba Moose Vancouver Canucks players finally making their returns to Winnipeg.

P Mac in the Street skypes to talk about a rather quiet, bed ridden week on his part as well.

China Dave gives us the first installment of his series on playing beer league hockey in China. The inaugural story involves a big showdown between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens in mainland China (he was playing the role of PK Subban).

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Ryan is flying solo this week on the show. Up in Kelowna covering the Rockets for the WHL on Shaw. With no Dave, Sheila or Geeta, we turn to the boys from the WHL on Shaw for our weekly chat. Host Andy Neal and producers Grant and Dave sit with Ryan in room 244 of the Ramada Inn to talk about the WHL, the powerhouse Kelowna Rockets, the problems facing smaller market clubs and talking about their earliest exposure with the league.

But before that, P Mac on the Street skypes with Ryan with some news and tips from Canucks land. The rise and fall of Vinny Prospal, Kellan Lain's three big games with the big club and the injury and goal scoring problems that plague the team.

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Sheila, Geeta and Ryan get together to talk about the biggest story in hockey this week: The Calgary Flames/Vancouver Canucks Line Brawl from Saturday night. Just two seconds into the game and ten game misconducts later, one of the strangest hockey games in recent memory began.

P Mac on the Street joins us (literally from the street) via Skype to give his take on the events on and off the ice and brings just how John Tortorella accessed the visitor's dressing room at Rogers Arena into question.

The excitement dies down briefly and the girls chat about the sad break up of Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie. We also talk about the ongoing Stadium Series and outdoor games happening across North America. Will people care by the time the Heritage Classic comes to Vancouver on March 2nd?

We shift back to the great Canucks/Flames Line Brawl '14 and talk about new comer Kellan Lain and just about every aspect of the events of Hockey Day in Canada.

Really fun episode. ALL CHICKS ON DECK!

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A very special Monday Night edition of Pucks on net and our favourite NHL beat reporter P Mac on the Street sits in with Dave and Ryan to discuss a whole lot of happenings in the NHL these days.

Ryan talks about buying a random Pucks on net listener a beer at Roger's Arena during the Pittsburgh Penguins' visit to Vancouver last Tuesday and the gang dives into the Winnipeg Jets' problems and their new coach Paul Maurice.

We hear the latest on the ongoing saga of David Booth and his position with the Vancouver Canucks. Where will he end up? On the third line, Utica or in another hockey sweater?

We propose a bold idea that the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres merge and become one team. It's happened before, it can happen again!

Later on we give out our picks for the NHL Awards at the mid-way point of the regular season. What starts out as a legitimate discussion of the best players in the league quickly turns into the guys talking about how much they like the Tampa Bay Lightning.A very fun episode this week and very hockey heavy!

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The Christmas Break is over for the Pucks on net gang, Ryan, Dave and Sheila get together over a pot of coffee and the ending of the Sweden/Finland gold medal game during the World Juniors to discuss all that's happening in hockey right now, and there's alot!

We chat about the Winter Classic, the dull cast of characters in HBO 24/7 (except for Todd Bertuzzi of course!!!). We also talk about counterfeit NHL jerseys, the upcoming Sochi Olympics and not if, but when Uncle Marty Brodeur steals the net for Team Canada.

Finally, Sheila reads an excerpt from Jay Onrait's book 'Anchorboy' and Ryan tries ketchup chips for the first time!

A great episode this week and a great return to the podcast airwaves!

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Recorded live during the Pucks on net Christmas party, this is a very fun episode. The whole Pucks on net gang are podcasting under one roof. Microphone in one hand, rum and eggnog in the other, we sit down to talk about the holiday season. We also play back a great moment of Christmas past, Trevor Linden asking the 1991/92 Vancouver Canucks what they would like for Christmas.

We discuss Canada getting the short end of the stick with this year’s HBO 24/7, being forced to watch it censored and with commercial breaks. We also touch on the fairly new holiday tradition of the Teddy Bear toss at hockey games, which is slowly making its way to the professional levels, notably in Abbotsford at a recent Heat game.

We spend a lot of the episode giving Christmas gifts to NHL players and teams. What do you give Taylor Hall or Ryan Kesler for Christmas? How about the Florida Panthers? Well, we give out gifts to all of them and then some!

A very fun and loose episode that everyone can enjoy and help lighten the mood during the busy holiday season.

Take a listen and have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holidays!