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Julie Petry, married to Jeff and Cat Toffoli, married to Tyler, join forces to bring you behind the curtain of what life is like as a wife of a NHL player. From the glitz and glamour of game nights to the challenges of constant travel, family dynamics, and balancing it all; they share candid stories, laughs, and real-life moments that most fans don’t get to see. These off ice GMs will have conversations with anyone and everyone surrounding the NHL, and answer your most burning questions for a real look inside the world of hockey.
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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.
Julie and Cat are joined by Chris & Lauren Pronger (10:15). They go back to the beginning and explain how they met, talk about the ups and downs of life in the NHL and their growth as a family. Lauren discusses her new book.. SUPERWELL... She explains how the idea for the book came about and why it was important for her to write it. Chris talks about making the jump into broadcasting, shares his opinion on Connor McDavid's contract and looks back at his viral photo with Justin Bieber. Julie starts the episode ranting about the many MLB champagne celebrations we see in October and the episode wraps up with the girls talking about their new social media venture.
Julie and Cat are joined by Kourtney Turner, the wife of MLB veteran Justin Turner, she's also one of Cat's best friends. Turner talks about life in MLB, tells the story of how she met Justin and relives some very special memories of her time in LA with Cat. They chat about Ty and Justin's bromance and Ty's intense fandom of Justin's teams (wait until you hear the Red Sox story). Julie and Cat open the episode talking about their fantasy football matchup, the start of the NHL season, the friendly bet they made with Jaclyn Quick and a run-in with Stevie Nicks. They wrap the episode up abruptly as Julie got called into mom duty after receiving a call about an incident on the playground.
Never Offside with Julie and Cat are back for Season 2 and they're joined by Nick Suzuki (9:50) to share some stories about his wedding, reminisce about the Canadiens 2021 Stanley Cup run and learn more about some of Nick's interests, including his love for scooters and trying new restaurants. The girls hold his feet to the fire with a Canadiens "yearbook", two truths and a lie and some quick shootout questions. They open the episode with a special reveal of the "BOBBLE BED" and wrap up by discussing the potential of Cat having a roommate once the season gets started.
Julie and Cat are joined by Allie Schmidt (Nate's wife) to talk about the Florida Panthers epic Stanley Cup celebration, the parade, the winning culture in Florida and Nate signing with Utah shortly after the dust settled. She dishes on her husband's fashion choices, how she met Nate and why their son Harvey became a star during on the on-ice Cup celebration. Julie and Cat start the episode talking about free-agency and the Petry's upcoming adventure to Florida to join the Panthers.
Julie and Cat close out the season with Emily Fee, wife of Florida Panthers assistant coach Myles Fee. They dive into all things Florida hockey. From Emily’s journey from New York to Sunrise, to the emotional ups and downs of watching games as a coach’s wife, and the day-to-day challenges of life in the hockey world.
Emily also shares her memories of the Panthers’ Stanley Cup parade, their day with the Cup, and how special the Florida Panthers organization is. Julie and Cat close the show by reflecting on the season, thank the listeners, and chat about the mixed reactions from the handshake line between Florida and Carolina.
Julie and Cat are joined by Jeff and Ty... WOW! The foursome uncorked some wine and catch up, sharing memories from their years in the NHL, with a few fantastic stories sprinkled in. They answer a variety of fan questions, thanks to all those who submitted!!! They reminisce over some outlandish haircuts from the past, laugh about some of the best chirps they've heard on the ice and share some of craziest scenarios that you wouldn't believe. They pick a former teammate to prank and play a few games that lead to hilarity...
Julie and Cat are joined by Gina Gostisbehere, the wife of Shayne, to talk about the Carolina Hurricanes trip to the Eastern Conference Final, pre-game tailgating and the vibes surrounding the wives of the team. Plus, she explains how life has changed since the recent birth of their son and why Shayne is in charge of the cooking in the household. Quick shootout questions cover everything from what Gina and Shayne are watching on TV to some of Shayne's quirks that Gina finds annoying. Gina also talks about their charitable ventures and their absolute love for animals. Julie and Cat start the episode talking about their Post Malone concert experiences and they wrap with a little spelling bee for Cat and reveal their upcoming plans for a special "Holiday" episode that will drop next week.
Julie and Cat are joined by Emily Karlsson (8:40), the wife of William Karlsson, to chat about her journey from appearing on the Bachelor to marrying William. She reveals how the two met and what drew her to William at first. She talks about the Cup winning season, the celebration that followed and why Wild Bill isn't necessarily an accurate nickname for her husband. What was being a contestant on the Bachelor like? and why was it the best thing she ever did? She answers those questions, and many more. The two start the episode revealing (with some help from Ty) Cat's newest addition to the family and they wrap up with, well, go ahead an give it a listen for a laugh.
Julie and Cat are joined by Gabe Vilardi's girlfriend, Megan Rodgers and longtime Winnipeg Jets super-fan, Jesse Pollack from Bar Down. Megan re-lives her Game 7 experience, shares what this season has been like in Winnipeg and runs through some of the superstitious rituals that took form among the wives and girlfriends during the double overtime Jets victory. Jesse checks in to talk about the wild white out atmosphere in Winnipeg and explain why the Jets is important to so many folks in Winnipeg. Cat starts the episode talking about her favorite story while Ty was playing in Winnipeg and the two close out the episode answering some very interesting listener questions.
Julie and Cat are joined by Melissa Landeskog (6:40) to talk about Gabe's long road back to playing his first NHL game since 2022 and the excitement surrounding his return to the lineup in Colorado. She opens up about the difficulty of seeing her husband struggle to get healthy, the strain it put their family and the many setbacks he faced throughout rehab. She goes onto explain how his return was a "dream" and how she tried to make his first game back as memorable as possible. She goes onto explain how the support from the Avalanche has meant so much to the family, she talks about how her role with the team changed as Gabe rehabbed and how special the group of wives in Colorado is. Julie and Cat start the episode with a debrief on WillMack's appearance and they wrap it up on some of their favorite playoff jackets making the rounds.
Cat and guest co-host Tyler Toffoli are joined by Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini (13:37). The "children" cover a lot, including their recent windshield incident, the highlights from their first NHL season and talk about how the two really connected early on, after years of competing in college. They look back at some of the funnier moments of the Sharks season, including their sleepover with Ty, Will getting snubbed at a Warriors game, their driving escapades and the story of a rogue fan joining their pre-game soccer routine. Plus, you'll want to stick around to hear what animal Will resembles, according to Macklin and their daily routine that includes a lot of "people watching". Cat and Julie open up the show looking back at Julie's hectic final game in Detroit, which included her son being the center of attention and a visit to the Red Wings medical room, along with Jeff.
Julie and Cat are joined by Veronique Fleury (4:44) to talk about Marc-Andre's illustrious career, his legendary pranks and their wonderful relationship that grew from classmates in elementary school to a happily married couple for over 13 years. Vero tells the story of how the two met, explains what it was like watching Marc-Andre grow into a professional athlete and re-lives their time in Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Chicago and Minnesota. She tries to put in perspective what his final year in the NHL has been like for their family and recognizes all of the amazing tributes that they've experienced this season. Plus, she shares what bothers her most about her husband and reveals what their plans are for life after hockey. The girls start the episode with a salute to Ty and commiserating about the end of the regular season and they wrap up with a detailed description of yet another San Jose Sharks incident.
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