Episodes

The co-host of the Bob McCown Podcast and our Monday NHL insider, John Shannon, was back with us today. With the preseason at-large a focus of today’s show, John gave his thoughts on how it’s currently structured and offered some advice on how to make it better for fans. John gave his thoughts on Francesco Aquilini and the allegations against him, and why Canucks fans care so much more about team problems than the rest of the league. To finish up, we followed up on a story from last week that Jo...

Rick Dhaliwal, our Vancouver Canucks insider, joined us on a very newsy day for the team. Rick told us what he is hearing on Rachel Doerrie, what he is seeing with Bruce Boudreau and his impression of Elias Pettersson so far this season. Finishing up he gave Matt and Blake an update on injuries in the squad and talked about a good B.C. kid in Tristen Nielsen.

Jeff Paterson caught up with Vancouver Canuck prospect, Brady Keeper, to chat about his upbringing and hockey path as a First Nations per...

The National Editor of the Daily Hive, Rob Williams, joined us for the first of his now Thursday appearance on the show. Rob delivered on a promise to Matt and Blake about a Vancouver Canucks goal song article and chatted to the guys about what song could be used this season. Rob also chatted about the handsome coach report and Steve Francis returning to Vancouver to take part in a film about the Grizzlies.

Lions colour commentator, Giulio Caravatta, joined Matt and Blake ahead of the big Frida...

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, Jeff Paterson, joined us outside of UBC after speaking with head coach Bruce Boudreau. Jeff gave his best guess as to why Bruce hasn’t seen any of the injuries occur. He then chatted with the guys about Danny DeKeyser, Tucker Poolman and Phil Di Giuseppe. Jeff spoke about the recent allegations that were made against Canucks Chairman, Francesco Aquilini.

Farhan Devji, author of ‘A New Hope,' the Alphonso Davies story, joined Matt and Blake to talk about the Canad...

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, Jeff Paterson, joined us fresh off speaking with the coach out at UBC. Jeff gave us an update on the likes of Boeser, Mikheyev, Dermott. We heard from Boudreau on Höglander. Finishing up he updated on what he saw on the ice today.

Patrick Johnston stopped by the Go Goat studio for his regular Tuesday appearance. Patrick offered his thoughts on Brock Boeser and how we could have seen his absence coming, Danny DeKeyser and Jack Rathbone. Finishing up, he talked abo...

Our Monday NHL Insider, John Shannon, joined us for his regular Monday appearance. John gave us his thoughts on a new camera angle at Rogers Arena, Canucks audio rights as well as a few thoughts on where the rest of the audio rights could end up in the western part of the country. Finishing up, John gave his thoughts on Ilya Mikheyev and the rest of the Russians that play for the Canucks.

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, Jeff Paterson, joined us fresh off the news that Brock Boeser will miss som...

Our Friday regular, Rob Williams of the Daily Hive, joined Matt and Blake. Rob told us what he has seen from Nils Höglander so far at camp, an interesting change in the Canucks uniform with a few thoughts on what we might see in the regular season. Rob finished up with some thoughts on a potential goal song.

Rick Dhaliwal joined Matt and Blake, as he does every Friday, to give us the latest on what he’s hearing from the Vancouver Canucks. Ricky updated us on the status of Bo Horvat and gave us ...

The premier goaltending insider, Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine and NHL.com joined Matt and Blake to set up Canucks Goaltending as they hit the ice in Whistler for the start of training camp. Kevin gave us an update on all the goalies. Including, if he thinks Demko will start 57 games, Arturs Silovs and the importance of a good start to the year. He finished with his thoughts on Mikey DiPietro and where he fits into the Canucks organization.

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, Jeff Paterson, join...

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, JPat back in his regular spot, joined Matt and Blake from the rink. Jeff gave a breakdown of how things will look in Whistler for training camp. With Bruce saying today that the lines we see at camp should be the ones we see on opening night, the guys went through their starting lineups, with Jeff having a wrench in earlier plans. Jeff answered our Bodog poll question, asking if Bo’s contract situation will be a distraction and why we just won’t be able to get awa...

Patrick Johnston of Post Media and the Province joined Matt and Blake for his regular Tuesday hit. PJ started off teasing a Jim Rutherford profile he is working on. PJ talked about the kind of manager and leader Rutherford has been during his time as a GM/President in the league. Patrick talked about the contrast between Horvat and Miller and how they will each fit into the lineup. The subject of Miller’s thin-blue-line hat came up and PJ talked about why that doesn’t surprise him.

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John Shannon joined Matt and Blake joined for his regular Monday hit. The conversation started with the guys talking about the success of the Young Stars Showcase. The subject of Bo Horvat came up quickly after that where John talked about the distraction that his contract situation will have on the upcoming season. John talked about who will have a harder time blocking out the discussion. Following that, the guys brought up Jake Virtanen and the Oilers signing him to a PTO. John brought up the ...

We turned the Welcome Matt over to Mike Coghill, our host for the weekend, the owner of Neighbourhood and Yellow Dog. Mike talked about the origin of Yellow Dog and Neighbourhood and how they started.

Rick Dhaliwal of The Team, joined Matt and Blake for his regular Friday appearance. Dhali talked about the chances of the Vancouver Canucks. Ricky said that this summer was the worst for UFA’s. Together, the guys talked about some people that

Cody Franson joined Matt and Blake to chat about where...

Jeff Paterson joined Matt and Blake, table side at Neighbourhood Brewpub. Jeff immediately took issue with it being call the Young Stars “Tournament”. Hear what he thinks the designation should be. Together, the three of them came up with an idea for a trophy, that is quite literally on a tee. They talked about what this showcase means for some of the players. The guys talked about Arshdeep Bains and what should be expected of him. Jeff answered our Bodog Poll Question. He gave his thoughts on w...

The President of the Vancouver Canadians, Andy Dunn, joined Matt and Blake after starting off the Championship series down 2 games. Andy talked about what happened in the two losses. Andy talked about what makes Eugene so difficult to play. Moving on from that, he talked about a couple of players from Canada that have had a big impact this season.

JPat, our Vancouver Canucks Reporter, joined Matt and Blake before he heads up to Penticton with us for the rest of the week. Jeff talked a lot about...

Patrick Johnston, of the Province, joined Matt and Blake for his regular Tuesday appearance. Patrick talked about the recently announced Young Stars roster and the substance it lacks. PJ talked about his story on Bo Horvat and how much longer he could be a Canuck for.

JPat, back in his regular spot. He talked to Matt and Blake about the roster the Vancouver Canucks are icing for the Young Stars tournament in Penticton. He pointed out some interesting numbers, in terms of age, for some of the pr...

John Shannon of the Bob McCown Podcast joined Matt and Blake for his regular Monday appearance. It was our first time to chat with John since the Miller extension. John talked about the 12 teams that are over the cap and how they will go about fixing it. It’s been 50 years since the Summit Series. John talked about the impact it had on hockey in Canada and what he was doing at that point in time.

Jeff Paterson, our Vancouver Canucks reporter, was back to start the week after he took in a Bo Hor...

Rick Dhaliwal, joined Matt and Blake for his regular Friday hit. Rick talked about the PTO the Canucks just signed as well as the rumoured FA’s that didn’t get signed.

The National Sports Editor for the Daily Hive, Rob Williams, joined Matt and Blake for his regular Friday hit. Rob started off with talking about how offended he was that we had another “The Hockey Guy” on the program yesterday. After the air was cleared the guys talked about the division in Canucks nation about the J.T. Miller d...

The Hockey Guy (THG), Shannon Skanes, joined Matt and Blake for today’s Price is Right. He started off talking about how he started his YouTube channel and how it has evolved into what he is doing now. THG talked about his massive jersey collection. You will never guess how many he actually has.

Jeff Paterson, our Vancouver Canucks Reporter, joined us for his regular appearance. Jeff talked about the day the Queen dropped the puck for a Canucks preseason game. He had the chance to talk to Marc ...

Jeff Paterson, our Canucks reporter, is back with Matt and Blake after having some more time to marinate on the J.T. Miller contract. Though, the future of Bo Horvat is now in question. Jeff talked about the difference in leadership styles between Bo and J.T. JPat talked about the difficulty of achieving a 100 point season from a team stand point.

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Jeff Paterson, our Canucks reporter, joined us on a day of much news for the Vancouver Canucks. He started out with our Bodog Poll Question and if Miller is the best player on the Canucks. Jeff pondered who from this years team, won’t be around come next training camp. There just isn’t enough to go around.

Patrick Johnston of the Province, joined Matt and Blake for his regular hit on this Tuesday after Labour Day. PJ talked about Miller, his new deal, why he might have left money on the table. ...

Brandon Sutter joined Matt and Blake for S&P Presents. He started off by giving us a health update and where he is at. He talked about breathing troubles and how far he has come. Brandon said his mental health is in a better place compared to being stressed for the last year. Brandon talked about his current relationship with the Vancouver Canucks and what role they are playing in his recovery. Brandon talked about contracting the virus at a time when the team had the worst outbreak in professio...

🚨 The Vancouver Canucks and JT Miller agreed to terms. We went live on Twitter Spaces with the breaking news. 🚨

Rick Dhaliwal is back for his weekly hits through the season! Rick gave an update on some of the potential FA’s that the Canucks are out on and some that they are still looking at. Rick talked about where Nils Höglander will fit in this year, be it with Vancouver or maybe Abbotsford?

Rob Williams joined Matt and Jeff for his weekly hit. Rob ran through a gambit of topics that caught ...

JPat, our Vancouver Canucks reporter, joined for his last hit of the week before filling in for Blake for Friday’s show. Jeff, in answering our Bodog Poll Question, talked about a potential new slogan for the team and which players will definitely agree with it. Jeff gave his thoughts on a training camp that only has 2 days on-ice before the preseason starts.

Vancouver Sportscaster, Scott Rintoul, joined Matt and Blake for his regular Thursday hit. Scotty gave his thoughts on the trade that bro...

Harman Dayal of the Athletic Vancouver joined Matt and Blake after he pondered, in a recent piece, a question about every Canucks players going into training camp. He started off with Elias Pettersson and his superstar potential. The next questioned was about OEL and potentially moving him to the right side. Harm talked about what makes Pearson such a coaches favourite.

The recently retired Kyle Turris, joined Matt and Blake as he heads into his first season of retirement. Kyle talked about why...