Pucks On Net

Steven Stamkos has his Stanley Cup and the 2020 NHL Bubble is officially over! Ryan, Geeta and PON Black Ace Arash Memarzadeh gather this week as the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs come to a close. The Bolts take home their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. They look at their incredible run, the Dallas Stars' running out of gas and momentum and just what might happen next as arguably the craziest NHL Free Agent Frenzy will soon be upon us. They discuss the possibilities of an Erik Cernak offer sheet, Patrik Laine being shopped and all the Staals getting traded this summer! Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan and Geeta get some strange math and service at a local brewery and Arash talks about some positive and negative customer service encounters at his Pizza place. This week's episode brought to you by MANSCAPED™, who is the best in men’s below-the-waist grooming. MANSCAPED™ offers precision-engineered tools for your fami

The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning enter the COVID Cup Final and the National Hockey League writers snub Quinn Hughes out of the Calder Trophy. Geeta is out of the Ontario wilderness and hosts Ryan in her palatial estate to discuss the NHL trophies being awarded and the start of the Stanley Cup Final. PON Black Ace Arash Memarzadeh joins the show as well this week and they touch on Peter Laviolette becoming the new head coach of the Washington Capitals as well as Gary Bettman's pipe dream of an 82 game season next year. We ask the simple questions. Like how? And when? Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan visit's Arash's pizza restaurant and Geeta talks about her journey into and out of the Ontario and Manitoba Wilderness. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

Ray Ferraro joins the podcast to talk about his 18 year NHL career, what it took to get to the show and what it took to stay in the show! Ryan and Geeta ask Ray about his incredible 83/84 season with the Brandon Wheat Kings scoring a record setting 108 goals. They also discuss his journey to the NHL, establishing himself in Hartford and the incredible run leading the NY Islanders to the  1993 Prince of Wales Conference Final. They discuss being traded to the Los Angeles Kings and prolonging his NHL career with the expansion era Atlanta Thrashers. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan educates the listeners on the seedy underground world of boomers hosting illegal car shows. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

The Vancouver Canucks' incredible playoff run came to a sad end in game 7 vs the Vegas Golden Knights and after a two week hiatus, the podcast is back! With logistical nightmares facing the entire PON bench, Ryan goes to the press box and calls upon PON's latest Black Ace Arash Memarzadeh to steer the podcast ship with him. They break down the Canucks/Golden Knights polarizing seven game series, look back at the biblical performance of Thatcher Demko and the tough decisions facing the Canucks' front office in the offseason. Dave and Geeta phone in from either ends of the province of Ontario to discuss Dave's upcoming move across Canada, Geeta's dive into the Manitoba and Ontario wilderness and reflect on the Canucks series as well. Ryan and Arash also look back at the Philadelphia Flyers' heartbreaking game 7 loss to the New York Islanders, talk Canucks salary cap issues and answer some great listener questions. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus

The Canucks got embarrassed in game 1 by the Vegas Golden Knights. The same could not be said in game 2 and their huge 5-2 victory. Ryan and Geeta run the PON Post Game Show for Game 2. They look at huge goals and a big night in the face off dot for Bo Horvat They discuss the return to the line up of Tyler Toffoli and the Canucks escaping utter domination in the second period. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

The Vegas Golden Knights take the Vancouver Canucks to the cleaners in game 1 of their western conference semifinal series. Ryan, P Mac and Geeta get together this week to talk about the Dallas Stars' big game 1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Ryan has a theory that the Stars' shirtless sports day at Commonwealth Stadium is the reason for all their success. They look back at game 1 between Vegas and Vancouver, discuss the Ryan Reaves effect on the Canucks and what they need to do to not get shutout again in game 2. They also talk about the latest head coach being fired by the Washington Capitals and answer some great listener questions!  Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan buys some sensible old man running shoes. The gang reminisces about shoes growing up and Ryan tells his coming of age tale about buying the shoes off the feet of his uncle's colourful friend! Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net

A huge 6-2 victory for the Vancouver Canucks and they're off to the second round and a date with the Vegas Golden Knights! Ryan and P Mac discuss the huge offensive outburst from the Canucks' bottom six. Two big goals from Tyler Motte (again), a big ice breaker from Jay Beagle and a slump buster for Brock Boeser. But Jordan Binnington's absolute collapse stole the show, and cost the Blues the game. We look back at a polarizing series for the Calder Trophy nominee and look toward Vegas and the Canucks' chances against the stacked squad. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

Tyler Motte and Jake Virtanen give the Canucks the spark they need to come back down 3-1 to the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd period and give them a huge 4-3 win in game 5. P Mac and Ryan talk about Virtanen's big game after an underwhelming start to the playoffs. They look at Tyler Motte's key moments in a reduced role and look at how Travis Green's line changes were effective against the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Oh, and they give Jacob Markstrom just a little bit of praise, you know, for keeping the Canucks in the game with incredible save one after another!  Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

Despite being tied 2-2 in their series, it feels like the Vancouver Canucks are on the ropes. What needs to change for game 5? Geeta, P Mac and Ryan gather this week to look back at the eye opening back to back games for the Blues and Canucks in their quarterfinal series. After a close but outplayed game 3, the Canucks were outmatched in every way possible by the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Can the Canucks change their game like the Blues have? Or will the St. Louis continue to dominate Vancouver? Dave joins the show to break down the Canucks/Blues series and give his thoughts on Mike Milbury's maligned role as colour commentator for NBC. They tough on the other series in the league, look at Carey Price's future and much more! Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan takes the Peak To Peak gondola in Whistler so the gang talks about fears of heights, amusement park rides and much more! Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Orde

Canucks fall 3-2 in OT to the St. Louis Blues while the series remains in Vancouver's favour 2-1. Ryan and Paul get together to discuss an eventful game 3 for the Vancouver Canucks. The subtraction of Tyler Myers to the line up, the lacklustre performance from Jake Virtanen and the confidence of Jacob Markstrom. Despite a loss for the Canucks, there are a lot of things to confident about. But will the momentum continue to shift St. Louis' way? Especially with game 4 less than 24 hours away... Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

Canucks defeat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in game 1 of their Stanley Cup Quarterfinal playoff series! Bo Horvat scored a pair, Troy Stetcher scored a HUGE goal for his late father Tony and the young upstart Canucks held their own against the defending Stanley Cup champions. P Mac and Ryan break down game 1, the positive performances of several Vancouver Canucks, the officiating and of course, the David Perron welcoming committee. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan wants Paul to collect the herbs that grow in his lawn and offer them to current Patreon backers as a new reward tier. Who wouldn't want basil or mint from P Mac's lawn outside his haunted house?? They also talk about The Office, Ryan thinks Pam and Jim are a couple of vanilla turkeys. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

A hell of an eventful few days in the NHL and we're ready to gab about it! Ryan, Geeta and P Mac gather around the satellite hot stove and look back at Jason Spezza's heartbreaking exit from the qualifying round. We discuss if or where he could play next year. We also look at the collapse by the Maple Leafs and John Tortorella's kind words coming to the defence of Sheldon Keefe. They break down all eight first round matches and give their predictions. Will a team fresh off the qualifying round have the edge over a round robin team playing some mean nothing hockey? How many of these rounds are toss ups and which aren't much of a contest? We'll tell you! We also look at the New York Rangers winning the draft lottery, answer some great listener questions and Ryan gives an important Shitty Beatles softball update! Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan wants Paul to collect the herbs that grow in his lawn and offer them to current

Well it happened. For the first time since Kevin Bieksa got some incredible help from a stanchion and put an 2OT goal past Antti Niemi on May 24th 2011, the Vancouver Canucks won a playoff series. We get together the morning after to look at the incredible shutout effort the Canucks put up in game 3 and the shaky but gutsy victory in game 4. With Jacob Markstrom not having his best night, the young Canucks core put the pedal to the floor and won it early in overtime thanks to resident overtime hero Chris Tanev. What's in store for the Canucks in store for the first round? We wait patiently. But until then, celebrate and enjoy this win. Just like Chris Tanev is... Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content including our weekly bonus segment '5 Minutes For Paying', our show notes and our recent string of monthly bonus episodes doing a deep dive on past Vancouver Canucks seasons. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shi

The Canucks come sleepy out of the gate and get shut out by the Minnesota Wild in game 1, then proceed to have one hell of a bounce back effort! Geeta, P Mac and Ryan get together this week to talk about an eventful first two games of this best of five qualifying series. From Micheal Ferland's early game 1 fight to leaving game 2 due to injury, Elias Pettersson's rough treatment by Minnesota and how he responded in game 2 and the slow sloppy effort Tyler Myers had in game 2. Dave joins the show midway to lobby to make the expanded playoff permanent in the National Hockey League and how it could grow the game in the United States. Finally, the gang discusses Matt Dumba's powerful anti-racism speech and praise Tyler Seguin, Jason Dickinson, Ryan Reaves and Robin Lehner for kneeling during the national anthems prior to their round robin game. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Ryan endures the clusterfork that is pandemic-era IKEA

The NHL in it's bubble version is here and we could not be happier! Ryan, Geeta, Paul and Dave get together to discuss the NHL's (so far) successful return to play as exhibition games began earlier this week. They discuss the look, feel and sound of the empty arena games and just how quickly the games felt normal. They also discuss the Vancouver Canucks' exhibition loss to the Winnipeg Jets, Olli Juolevi getting some playing time and what expanded Stanley Cup playoffs could mean for his development. They also discuss Jake Virtanen's role on the team and what to expect in the best of five qualifying series vs the Minnesota Wild. The gang also touches on big TV ratings for the games, the Seattle Kraken's name, logo and jerseys being unveiled and answer some great listener questions! Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Geeta shares her tale about travelling to the interior and the accommodation drama that soon followed. Visit www.p

It's Father's Day and Ryan phones up his old man to chat about growing up, playing hockey, bonding over the Vancouver Canucks and of all things, the drug advice he gave his teenage children many years ago. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content including our brand new bonus episode doing a deep dive on the 2010/11 Vancouver Canucks season. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter

This is a clip from June's Patreon-exclusive bonus episode which is a deep dive on the 2010/11 Vancouver Canucks. In this clip, Ryan and P Mac discuss a key 'what if?' during this playoff run. What if Alex Burrows didn't slay that dragon in game 7 in overtime? What would have happened to the Canucks' team and front office? In this bonus episode, we tackle the entire 2010/11 Vancouver Canucks season! From the wheeling and dealing of draft picks to bring in defensive depth, to adding key free agent pieces in the summer to their crucial trade deadline acquisitions, they discuss it all. They discuss the team's incredibly dominant regular season which earned them the organization's first President's Trophy. They also go round by round breaking down key games and storylines. From Burrow's dragon slaying in round one, Ryan Kesler's domination over Nashville in round two and to the power play destruction vs San Jose in round 3. Oh, and they talk about the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins and the countless

The NHL enters phase 2 of their return to play plan and we're entering phase 1 of our summer vacation. We'll be back ... when the NHL is back!  A full bench starts off the show as the gang discusses once again, the likelihood of the NHL (or sports for that matter) returning to North America. With COVID-19 cases spiking across the United States, it's hard to imagine it could be sooner rather than later. The gang discusses who the most average Canucks player is, some drama in Anaheim with GM Bob Murray calling out his veterans and Dallas Eakins. They also look at ongoing concerns in Ottawa, this time regarding the Sens Foundation and what they did with donations. They answer some great listener questions about trash TV, returning to bars and restaurants and fake NHL audiences during empty arena games. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week Paul's got a raccoon friend and Ryan locks down a sweet deal on an apartment for a pal next doo

A difficult week in our world to say the least, we try to talk about hockey and life, but some weeks it's a lot harder than others. This week Ryan, Geeta, P Mac and eventually Dave talk about the likelihood of the NHL returning. They also touch on Judd Brackett officially parting ways with the Vancouver Canucks and just what that means for the organization. Speaking of the Canucks, the gang discusses Jake Virtanen distracted driving social media posts and who would wind up on our Mount Rushmore's of the NHL. Ryan buys a new big TV and is watching a lot of mid 90's sports on it. They look back at Patrick Roy's turbulent exit out of Montreal and make some interesting comparisons between him and Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets. Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week the gang talks about the copious amounts of swear words you'll likely hear during empty arena NHL games. Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 45

The proposed 24 team playoff structure has been released and we go full steam ahead with a playoff preview and hop aboard the hype train for the New York Rangers. Ryan, Geeta and Paul get together this week to break down the proposed playoff structure and make a couple early picks for potential winners in the bizarro Stanley Cup playoffs.  They answer some great listener questions, open up some listener mail and thank the new crop of incredibly generous Patreon backers! Support the show on Patreon! Pledge a coupla bucks (or $5) and get instant access to all our bonus content. This week the gang talks about the new Safeway which has LED lights outside that are far too bright and discuss buying masks... and how en vogue they are! Visit www.patreon.com/pucksonnet Order your own Pucks On net 4500 shirt today! Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on InstagramLike us on Facebook Sign up for our email newsletter