This is a clip from January's Patreon-exclusive bonus episode "Making A Milbury" - the life and career of Mike Milbury on and off the ice. In this clip, they look back to the absolute madness that was the New York Islanders' decision making around the 2001 NHL Draft. Ryan, Geeta and Arash sit down and look back at Mike Milbury's career in the National Hockey League. From his career playing and coaching in Boston to his abysmal time in Long Island ruining the New York Rangers. They also break dow...
Jan 16, 2021•5 min
Loui Eriksson is finally on waivers! Ryan, Geeta and Arash gather this week (with much better sound quality) to discuss the incredible amount of players placed on the waiver wire league-wide on Monday. They discuss Nils Hoglander's top six role in Canucks' camp, look at Vasily Podkolzin's contract drama in the KHL and if he could make it to the Canucks by the end of the regular season. They also look at Corey Crawford retiring, praise some female broadcasters and journalists and answer some grea...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Well NHL training camps have opened up, RFA's are holding out and players signing PTO's are in their new cities, safely quarantined away from the general public. Ryan, Geeta and Arash get together for the first time in 2021 to talk Canucks, the Flames and their former players who switched teams in the most confusing manner. They look at what's in store for the western Canadian rivalry and which team is better off with their offseason acquisitions. They also discuss Pierre-Luc Dubois' trade reque...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This is a clip from December's Patreon-exclusive bonus episode which is a fun look down memory lane at some of the biggest trades in NHL history ... that almost happened. Geeta, Arash and Ryan look back at some big Vancouver Canucks trades that almost happened as well as a couple big deals with the Ottawa Senators that fell through last minute. They also review a stretch last decade when Flyers' GM Paul Holmgren was desperate for a d-man. Available to PON Patreon backers pledging $5+ a month. Ge...
Dec 22, 2020•2 min
Our show this week starts off with us saying goodbye to Dave and Paul who are no longer on the podcast. We can't thank them enough for their contributions to the podcast over the past seven years. Ryan, Geeta and Arash are pretty damn excited following the announcement of the 2021 NHL Season. Sure there are some concerns and hurdles as three Canadian provinces have not yet allowed NHL games to take place due to current COVID-19 regulations. They give some Christmas gifts to NHL players and teams...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 4 min
With little to no idea when the NHL season will begin, the gang gets together during the offseason to talk about boredom, reverse retros and the free agents left behind. Ryan, Geeta, Arash and Dave gather for a Satellite Hotstove podcast and chat about the upcoming NHL season and the talks between the NHL and NHLPA. When exactly are these games supposed to start? They also discuss Braden Holtby's turtle drama at the US border, Connor McDavid's house and Adidas' Reverse Retro' jerseys break the i...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This is a clip from November's extra Patreon-exclusive bonus episode which is a deep dive on the 2011/12 Philadelphia Flyers season. In this clip, Ryan and Arash look back at Claude Giroux's incredible start to game 6 of the first round of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, which saw a big hit, a huge goal and one eyebrow raising comment from Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette Ryan and Arash bring you a BONUS bonus episode for November! They take a deep dive into the rollercoaster ride that wa...
Nov 19, 2020•3 min
This is a clip from November's Patreon-exclusive bonus episode which is a deep dive on the 2006/07 Vancouver Canucks. In this clip, Ryan and Arash look back at the 'Vote For Rory' campaign. Long before the John Scott controversy, the NHL got really upset about some fans making a 'mockery' of the sanctity of NHL All-Star fan voting In this bonus episode, Ryan and Arash do a deep dive on the 2006/07 Vancouver Canucks season. The team is in a transitional phase as the Sedins weren't quite the super...
Nov 06, 2020•4 min
Some long time Canucks head east to Cow Town and one hell of a Vegas salary cap dump comes to Vancouver! Thanksgiving has come and gone but boy is there a lot of gourd talk this week! Ryan, Geeta, Dave and PON Black Ace Arash Memarzadeh gather this week to discuss a rollercoaster of emotions that was NHL free agency. Several former Canucks got their big pay days, while Tyler Toffoli and Troy Stecher get sensible and affordable deals in the Eastern Conference. They discuss Taylor Hall heading to ...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Oliver Ekman-Larsson could be on the move to Vancouver? We're not sure... nobody is. Ryan, Geeta, a returning Dave and PON Black Ace Arash Memarzadeh gather this week to discuss all the buzz around the Canucks possibly trading for OEL. What would need to go Arizona's way? How much salary would be retained? And is this a player the Canucks really need right now? They discuss Tyler Toffoli possibly walking as a free agent, the possibility of Marc-Andre Fleury becoming a Canuck and a look at all th...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 4 min
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...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min
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 ...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 4 min
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 N...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min
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' f...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 29 min
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.pa...
Aug 26, 2020•23 min
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 shu...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 7 min
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 Ca...
Aug 22, 2020•30 min
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 ...
Aug 20, 2020•33 min
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 Van...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 15 min
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... Su...
Aug 17, 2020•26 min
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 in...
Aug 13, 2020•26 min
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 h...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 17 min
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 h...
Aug 08, 2020•32 min
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 ...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min
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 developm...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 22 min
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 ...
Jun 21, 2020•44 min
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 agen...
Jun 20, 2020•2 min
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 Mu...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 22 min
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'...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr
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 Patreo...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 18 min
