Never Offside with Julie & Cat

Julie and Cat are joined by Hillary Trocheck (12:25). Hillary talks about meeting Vincent in high school,  the hockey lifestyle in NY, the perks of watching games at MSG and her and Vincent's favorite spots in the city. She discusses her custom apparel brand,  Statement Threads, how it began and the challenges of balancing the business with family life. She shares some great stories about Vincent's high school days and their relationship with JT and Natalie Miller. Julie and Cat start the episode with a quick look at the crazy start to the year and a story from Cat that you must hear.... She did WHAT?! They wrap up with yet another incredible Michael Misa story.  

Julie and Cat are joined by Annie O'Donnell (12:15) to talk about how she blends her love of hockey and fashion to create engaging hockey content, follow @sweetannieod on Instagram and X to see some of her work. She chats about how she fell in love with hockey, her famous gameday fits and looks at some fashion trends of NHL players. Who are the players that rank high on Annie's fit check list? Tune in, find out and chime in. Julie and Cat start the episode with a look back at the Winter Classic and Julie chats about how the event went down from her perspective. They wrap up with some thoughts on Heated Rivalry and have some fun with Michael Misa's laundry mishap. 

Julie and Cat are joined by Janet Jones Gretzky (3:05) along with a cameo from Wayne (1:05:00) for some quick hitters. Janet looks back on her acting career, plays two truths and a lie, explains where her competitiveness comes from and recalls how she met Wayne. She tells a few great stories, including how Wayne took the lead on planning their wedding and explaining how he has the ability to nap anytime and anywhere. The couple talks about their favorite places to travel, their top tv shows right now and look back fondly at their round of golf at Augusta National. The episode wraps up with Julie spilling a little, just a little, Winter Classic tea and Cat talking about the NHL Follow Tracker on X.... take warning players! 

Julie and Cat reach into the grab bag and answer a slew of listener submitted questions on Christmas traditions, social media etiquette, traveling, life before hockey and much more. Ty pops on and pairs up with Cat for a conversation with Ryan Reaves (19:00) to talk about the art of scaring teammates and family, procuring the now famous shark tooth necklace and planning a team rip to see The Book of Mormon while in New York. He also shares some of his favorite movies and TV shows and tells a few stories about his teammates, past and present.   

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.