Never Offside with Julie & Cat

Julie and Cat are joined by Mary Raclawski (7:46), fiancée of Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi, who shares behind-the-scenes stories about her and Brandon’s roller coaster ride of a hockey season. Mary tells the origin of their love story, recounts a life-changing car ride that took an unexpected detour, relives the emotions of watching her husband-to-be win the Stanley Cup, spills the tea on the Cup celebration you didn’t see, and plays a Stanley Cup/Carolina Hurricanes-themed game of “Superlatives.” Julie and Cat open the show with congratulations for friend and past podcast guest Carey Price on his selection to the Hockey Hall of Fame as Julie fangirls over the possibility of an expansion team in her hometown of Houston. The ladies cap the show recounting their favorite moments from Season 2 and share an exciting announcement about the future of the podcast.

Julie and Cat are joined by Cat’s husband and San Jose Sharks forward Tyler Toffoli to recap Cat’s recent surprise birthday party in New York City. Tyler and Julie share the backstory of their devious plan, including a fake sponsor, bogus staged calls with the show’s production crew, and deliberately planted text messages, all designed to lure Cat to NYC without any hesitation only to replace trickery with a celebration. The show concludes with Tyler answering fan questions, including which teammate he’d most trust with his cell phone and his favorite goal of his career.

Super Agent Pat Brisson (9:31) stops by to talk about how he got his start as an agent and his relationships with star players like Sidney Crosby, Macklin Celebrini, Anže Kopitar and the Hughes brothers. He chats about his love of music, his Olympic experience in Milan and plays a little game of "Client Superlatives".... find out which of his clients would make a great podcast pair and why the right timing matters when talking to Nathan MacKinnon. Julie and Cat start the episode with a little discussion on this year's Playoff WAG Jackets and wrap up with a classic story about Ty and his...... feet?

Cat is joined by the Sharks rookie tandem of Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson to talk about their first season in the NHL and tell a few amazing stories, including their "encounter" with ghosts and how one of Sam's yearbook photos, along with a snarky quote, resurfaced during the season. The two answer fan questions, play a game of Two Truths and a Lie and chat about some of the best behind-the-scenes moments of the Sharks season. Stay until the end to hear the guys break out singing in unison in honor of "Bieberchella"

Julie and Cat are joined by Lily Shimbashi, the founder of Sportsish, to talk about growing up around hockey, starting the Sportsish brand and the inspiration behind her idea. Plus, she tells a few great stories, including a unique interaction she had with Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky and explains why hockey is her favorite sport. Julie and Cat start the episode with a little debrief on Colleen Smith's appearance on the podcast and they wrap up with Cat revealing a little secret that Sharks fans are going to love.