C4 Canucks Hockey Podcast

With the Vancouver Canucks on to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers, Anna & Chris take a moment to share their feelings on Games 5 & 6 against the Nashville Predators.

Last week, Anna & Chris were oozing with confidence. Then moments after the episode was published, news broke that Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was out for the foreseeable future. And after processing what it would mean that Casey DeSmith was the presumptive starter, news broke yesterday that he too was out and Arturs Silovs was getting the start. Had you pitched this prior to the start of the playoffs and tell us that Vancouver would be up three games to one with a chance to win in it Game Five at home, we wouldn't have believed you. Yet here we are. Anna & Chris discuss everything that has happened and revisit their early series prognostications to see if they remain just as confident.

The Canucks took game one of the series against the Nashville Predators. Anna was at the game. Chris was not. Yet both felt the energy of the first Canucks home playoff game in a LONG time. The pair discuss what they liked, what they didn't, and how they think the series will play out. They also take a spin around the rest of the league to determine who they like and who they don't.

After listening to the last episode, the Vancouver Canucks decide to roll the dice to spite Anna & Chris and start Silovs in BACK-TO-BACK games. While they did get points out of both, it was definitely not the approach the pair would've taken. And with DeSmith back in net for the Oilers, the team gets a much-needed two points against the team chasing them for the Pacific Division title.

It's been a couple weeks since the last episode, and while the Canucks have clinched a playoff spot officially, there's been a fair amount of clenching as they seem to have discovered an inopportune time to get into a slump. Anna & Chris discuss what's going wrong, if the loss of Demko is the sole reason for it, and failing that who (if anyone) is to blame. Plus it's awards season, so the pair discuss which Canucks get which team awards.

The Canucks win three, Chris is rewarded for his optimism, and the whether the playoffs will be clinched.

Last week Chris doubted the Canucks could beat the Winnipeg Jets. So beat the Jets they did. Anna & Chris take a look at how Chris got things so wrong, and how the Canucks got things so wrong against both the Colorado Avalanche & Washington Capitals. The pair also discuss the impact Thatcher Demko's injury might have on the team in the last few weeks of the season, whether standing pat (trik) at the deadline hurts in hindsight, and the glue that is Dakota Joshua. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was quiet trade deadline for the Vancouver Canucks, including a pass on free agent Phil Kessel. That said, the team has found their winning ways and continue to punish any podcast pessimism from the likes of Anna & Chris. The pair discuss how things continue to go right, what might potentially make things go wrong, and even take a stab at potential first round playoff opponents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last episode, Anna & Chris shared some uncharacteristic optimism the Vancouver Canucks had turned things around in predicting a six-point week. Apparently the optimism was misplaced as the Canucks eeked out only three-points with some uninspired play. Is the team tired? Has the noise been too much? Are we simply not chanting J.T. Miller's name loud enough in the Rog'?Despite all these questions, one question now answered is Elias Pettersson. Petey put pen to paper to an 8-year deal that sees him stick around Vancouver (hopefully) until 2032! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a break for the Family Day long weekend, the podcast returns as the Vancouver Canucks wrap up a four-game slump by beating the Boston Bruins. Anna & Chris take stock of the situation, determine if the slump is actually bust, and discuss if Phil the Thrill is the solution to what ails the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With an extra week off since the last episode (courtesy of water being introduced to Anna's laptop), Anna & Chris get back together to talk about the Canucks play as of late and wonder if the cracks we're starting to see are indication of a larger issue, or simply the result of a little rust after the NHL All-star break. The pair also discuss what should be the team's priority heading into free agency, and who might be the trade chip (or trade chips) should the Canucks find a dance partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the week before the NHL All-star break, Anna & Chris expected the Vancouver Canucks to acquire six out of a possible six points. Instead, they only got five. Whether it's due to suspect officiating, suspect defensive play, suspect line juggling, or a suspect pair of podcast hosts, the week didn't go entirely as planned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canucks decide to keep Jim Rutherford around a little longer, still hope to keep Elias Pettersson around a little longer, and continue to keep the winning ways around a little longer. Not only that, Anna & Chris are called out for being cynical on the Canucks performance. The pair also have opinions on whether or not lines should have names. And they spend far too long talking about the snow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contrary to the opinion of a couple podcast hosts, the Vancouver Canucks continue to find ways to win games while on the road. Anna & Chris recap the week that was, wonder how the team continues to find ways to grab two points from every game, and guess when they might encounter "that game" where two points isn't possible. The pair also discuss the impact on the Canucks sending six to Toronto for the NHL All-star Game and if it's finally time to declare that this team is legit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the four games since our last episode - because the Canucks were rewarded with two lengthy breaks - the team has gone back & forth, alternating losses & wins. Tocchet has reunited the Lotto line to help generate some additional offense (and possibly give Pettersson a chance to play with skill), and the epic road trip continues. All-star voting has started, Anna wants things around the ASG to settle down, and she also asks Chris if the result in the World Junior hockey tournament means Canada is crap now.Yes, it's that kind of show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a very special episode, and what we think is a first for the podcast, Chris records a solo show for Christmas Day to recap the Vancouver Canucks week that was. And what a week that it was as the team finds itself atop the NHL standings. Plus Chris shares a few festive holiday memories of his and a few from some of our listeners.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/alfonso-gugliucci/forever-christmas License code: C1IBLADMPVVSDHSX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luongo is up on the ring, Kuzmenko has heard the message, and Dakota Joshua be scorin' all the goals. Anna & Chris reflect on their piss-poor point prognostications and wonder if it's finally time for them to become optimistic about the Canucks. And it's that time of year where they share their New Years Resolutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a night where the greatest Canadian soccer player of all-time retires, the high-scoring Hughes derby took place at Rogers Arena. The Canucks also put up a pair of wins against the Wild & Hurricanes in uninspiring and somewhat inspiring fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Vancouver Canucks back from a quick trip to Calgary, and a week where they grabbed four of six points, Anna & Chris discuss what they liked most of what they saw and whether the team can continue to build on the success they continue to see - despite looking like a team that does things messy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quinn Hughes is definitely captain material. JT Miller is giving effs all over the ice. Brock Boeser is becoming the power forward we've always wanted him to be. And the rest of the team is taking note. The Vancouver Canucks go .500 in between two episodes and we're not at all upset. Boy is it good to watch exciting Canucks hockey again.And last but not least, Anna & Chris discuss the proliferation of sports betting advertisements and share their thoughts on the potential impact it has on us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna & Chris return after a brief Remembrance Day break to discover the Vancouver Canucks are still following their winning ways, despite a couple tough games in the last two. Not only that, as of recording the Canucks have three names at the top of the league scoring race. And who's got the best moustache (so far) on the team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks continue to win games and play some exciting hockey. Petey leads the league in scoring, Thatcher has Vezina-level stats, and Quinn is looking at the Norris and saying "how ya doin'?" Anna and Chris talk about what they liked about the past week, how the Canucks look to continue all the good they are doing on the ice as they head back out on the road, and set up the next two weeks of games (because there won't be a show next week). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks got points from all three games this past week, and were it not for a hot goaltender and some cold officiating, were within reach of a three-for-three week of wins. Anna & Chris wonder if this version of the Canucks is the real deal and whether we can expect the good times to continue to roll. And with player safety & injuries a current topic, the pair discuss what more can be done to ensure players are kept healthy while on the ice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three games into the season and Rick Tocchet has suggested the Vancouver Canucks, save for Thatcher Demko, are soft. Is it too early to castigate the team? And did we see the comment generate the desired outcome in Tampa Bay & Florida? And with it getting so close to Hallowe'en, Tyler Myers is channeling his inner-Mike Myers in an attempt to kill early season momentum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the two weeks since Anna & Chris last spoke, the Vancouver Canucks added to their salary cup troubles by helping the Toronto Maple Leafs out of salary cap trough, beat the Edmonton Oilers twice back-to-back to get the NHL campaign underway, and the NHL continues to find ways to mess things up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NHL preseason is halfway through and the Canucks roster finally has a win. Anna and Chris discuss whether this should be concerning. The two also talk about the recent cuts the team made at the midway point and if any names being sent to Abbotsford are suprising. And with the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL making headlines for all the wrong reasons, it's another week of half-full, half-empty trending towards a refill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just after the Calgary Flames hung a ten spot against a visiting (and young) Canucks squad to open up the preseason, Anna & Chris get together to discuss the further changes they tempted out of team in changing their recording schedule. The pair also share their feelings on the off-season expectations of players, and wonder aloud if a trip to Bali is actually a bad thing or not.Content Warning - the pair also discuss the use of painkillers in hockey and the harm it has brought to other sports, including self-harm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After learning a hard lesson in recording a day earlier, Anna & Chris repeat the mistakes of the past and do it again this week. Thankfully no earthshattering Canucks news dropped in the interim. The team now has a new captain in Quinn Hughes and he's doing captain-like things. Young Stars is wrapping up. And training camp is pretty much now. And through all this, we learn that Columbus decided a new coach is in order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday, September 11 the Vancouver Canucks named Quinn Hughes their 15th captain in franchise history. On Sunday, September 10 Anna & Chris talked about the "rumours" Quinn was going to be the next Canuck to don the C. This is why you don't tempt the fates of the hockey Gods. Anna & Chris also talk about their expectations of three Canucks going into the season and the news the team is finally getting around to having a permanent practice rink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the news that Elias Pettersson and the Canucks not continuing contract talks into the season, Anna & Chris wonder what the future holds for the relationship and whether the team can actually afford to keep Petey in a system that's designed to be competitive and win. The pair also discuss whether the Canucks will name a captain at the start of the season, who it might be (including a dark horse), and what they feel is needed to be "captain material." And as is the current reality, sports suck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a few weeks since you last heard from Anna & Chris, and the Canucks decided to use that break as an opportunity to facilitate a rare August player signing. The pair react to the aquisition of Pius Suter and discuss where he might find himself in the lineup, what it means to a few other role players, and how the Canucks can fit him into an already tight salary cap picture. They also discuss what JT Miller said on the Cam & Strick podcast and why hockey players having personality is a good thing... within reason. And lastly, fighting is going to be outlawed in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Anna & Chris are completely onboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's quiet times with the Vancouver Canucks and despite going a couple of weeks between episodes, very little news. That doesn't stop Anna & Chris from talking about a handful of hockey-related topics. The pair also find a way to link Karl Marx to professional sports too. It's that kind of episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Vancouver Canucks taking a small step into free agent frenzy to with a handful of signings, Anna & Chris wonder if any will be enough to move the needle or if the Canucks are simply in stasis for the next couple of seasons. The pair also discuss the consolidation of professional hockey in the women's game, and if suspensions of "active roster players" will be sufficient to move forward from the 2018 Hockey Canada World Juniors team investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks ago the Vancouver Canucks suggested they could find a way to get out of salary cap hell via the trade market. Apparently that wasn't the case and a buyout of Oliver Ekman-Larsson was needed instead. Anna & Chris react to this news and wonder how the team now fills the ever-growing hole in the blue line to be competitive next season. The pair also discuss the NHL Awards, have a few effs to drop about the NHL choosing exclusion over inclusivity, and get ready for the NHL Entry Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the 2022-23 NHL season nearly at a close, Anna & Chris wonder if the Vegas model is the way to go in the NHL and if the Canucks can take a few pointers on how to put together a team. The pair also discuss the potential return to the league for both Joel Quenneville & Mike Babcock, whether it's deserved, and what might need to happen to show the league it needs to reconsider the bar it has set for bad actors. And with another episode comes another dream team, this time the team with the best flow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Vancouver Canucks celebrating the success of players in the runners-up competition - the World Championship - Anna & Chris share a few thoughts on Team Canada's gold medal and if the performance of a couple Canucks players could grease the trade skids a bit. And with the offseason also a time for the pair to go off the rails, considerably, Chris shares a story about a trip he had to Montreal to catch the team on the road. The Department of Player Safety Wheel of Justice gets a spin, the Canucks draft position could be maleable, and a dream team of fun/cool names gets put together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Anna away, former co-host Clay Imoo taps in to talk Vancouver Canucks hockey with Chris. While the two original C4 hosts wax nostalgic a bit, Chris gets Clay to share his vision of the Canucks offseason and what moves - if any - can be made to make the team a playoff contender. The pair also discuss how the Stanley Cup playoffs have played out in context to their predictions and make bold calls on who will win the Stanley Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After making some bold NHL playoff predictions last episode, Anna & Chris revisit them to see how things panned out over the course of the first round. The pair also share why Elias Pettersson won't be playing in the World Championship & give an update on the Abbotsford Canucks. And with it being the off-season, it's time for a new segment - Dream Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks 2022-23 season has officially come to a close. The lockers have been cleaned out. The sticks put away. And the end-of-season press conferences have been held. Anna & Chris take stock of everything they learned from what was said during the pressers, chat about the Abby Canucks kicking off their Calder Cup run, and provide a few first round NHL playoff predictions.And most importantly, they remember Andy Eide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Vancouver Canucks seeing just a couple of "mean-something" hockey games in their future, they do their best in one of them to help wreck the potential playoff party. Anna & Chris also talk about the Vancouver Canucks team awards, which - if any - they don't agree with, and whether the all the awards carry the same gravitas as they once did. And then there's this little thing with former Canucks captain Bo Horvat, what his words mean to the longest-running Canucks podcast, and why gatekeeping fans feelings is bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2022-23 Stanley Cup dram has come to an end for the Vancouver Canucks. Much like the past few seasons, the Canucks have come up short at the end of the season after turning things around. Anna & Chris react to the news the Canucks don't have much mean anything hockey left, and finally get into NHL Awards chatter as they wonder if Quinn Hughes has a shot at the Norris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks continue to win more games than they lose, putting more distance between them & a chance to win the Bedard sweepstakes. Anna & Chris discuss how this puts them in a position of conflict, as the chance of making the playoffs this season is ever so slim, yet there's little about this roster that suggests next season will be different than the past two. The pair also wonder if a successful franchise can build itself through NCAA & European free agency, instead of the entry draft, and take another peek at what they think happens once the off-season strikes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Vancouver Canucks deciding to become one of the hottest teams in the league at the most inopportune time, Chris hops off the injured reserve to join Anna and share a few thoughts on the podcast. The pair discuss what's going so well, while doing so well could be bad, and if this is simply a repeat of seasons past where the team shows signs of progress leading up to the end of a season before regressing into the next.Oh, and hockey culture continues to exclude instead of include. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Chris on IR because just like Tucker Poolman, it was too early for him to be back on the ice, Anna is joined by “oldest” friend of the show, Patrick Johnston from The Province (@risingaction). Join them on a rollercoaster ride of emotions that has more back and forth than Canucks latest schedule as they discuss sad birthdays, sticky seats and Dakota Joshua’s straight lines. They talk the Canucks’ timeline for success, banking on Demko and what the definition of a guy is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going into the NHL trade deadline, Anna & Chris expected the Vancouver Canucks to be creative. Whether it was to find a way to offload a tough contract, or stock up the cupboard with picks to do that leading up to the draft, they thought it would be an interesting deadline nonetheless. They weren't wrong, yet they were so wrong.The pair pick apart the few moves the Canucks made, why the tank is starting to throw a track or two, and what comes next as the season slowly winds itself down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week off, Anna & Chris return to catch you up on how the Vancouver Canucks have done in an effort to win games or win draft position. The pair discuss the two trades that have taken place up to the moment they hit record, and take a quick spin around the league as deals are starting to come fast & frenzied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Canucks returning home from an Eastern road swing - one that had them take on former Canucks captain Bo Horvat - they've discovered they do one thing pretty darn well. Losing. Anna & Chris pick apart the roadtrip, wonder why Kuzmenko deserves single-digit minutes, and react to Patrik Allvin saying what we've all been saying for a long time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So this week, Anna is joined by Canucks Conversation and Canucks Army’s Chris Faber (@ChrisFaber39) to talk all things Baby Canucks. We cover the latest call-ups, who else is looking exciting, and who has the best and worst intermission entertainment in the AHL. If you’ve been curious about what’s going on down Highway 1, tune in and find out what Höglander has been doing, who the hell Jake Kupsky is and why all the California teams broadcast their games on country stations - okay we couldn’t figure that one out either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on C4 we are talking the big news of the day - the Vancouver Canucks have traded their captain! Chris & Anna talk about the return and if it is fair, Bo’s time as captain, and what they think of Beauvillier & Raty as Canucks. Plus Tochett’s first week as head coach is in the books, the Canucks’ handling of injuries is up for discussion and how pride nights are apparently optional in the NHL now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As was expected over the past few weeks, the Vancouver Canucks finally fired Head Coach Bruce Boudreau & Assistant Coach Trent Cull. And while Canucks fans & players provided Bruce with the best farewell they could, the Vancouver Canucks management group decided the best way to deal with the aftermath from the situation is to blame us & the media for all the rampant speculation. Anna & Chris share their thoughts on how this all went down, how they think ownership & management have completely misread the situation, and what the future of the team under new Head Coach Rick Tocchet will be like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Anna still away, Chris Faber (of Canucks Army fame) swings through to join Chris to talk about everything there is to know about the Vancouver Canucks. Yet the bulk of what the two talk about is the answers given by Jim Rutherford in the recent press conference that some might describe as the most entertaining in a while. Jim touches on tanking, Bo Horvat's future as a Canuck (there isn't one), coaching "candidates," and being in the contract pickle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the Canadian Oxford Dictionary ever needed an example of inconsistency, the simple phrase "The Vancouver Canucks" would likely cover all bases. Friend of the show Jay joins Chris to talk about how the team can play so well against a top team like the Colorado Avalanche, only to play so poorly against the Isles & Jets. Chris also gets Jay's thoughts on who he sees as untouchable and what type of deal makes the untouchables... touchable. And Jay's excited about what's going on down in Abbotsford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year everybody! While it's a new year, it looks like we'll still be getting the same old Canucks! We've come to learn the Canucks can score yet simply can’t defend, that JT’s attitude sucks and Petey and Bo are trying to carry the team. 2023, let’s goooo!P.S. - we've got ourselves a new brand as part of a 2023 podcast rebuild! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a week where the Vancouver Canucks beat the depleted Flames in a shootout yet were outshot by the weakened Jets and lost 5-1 at home (again), the GM sort of kind of admitted the Canucks were rebuilding. But not really. Anna & Chris also feel sorry for Bo Horvat, chuckle about the Canucks game against the Blues as it plays out in real time, and draw a winner for their holiday contest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris is back! The Vancouver Canucks won 3 OTs in a row against the worst teams in the league and played a lot of fun hockey while doing it... before getting shutout by the most boring team in the NHL. They also floated another contract offer to their captain who fair-enough rejected it. Is it bye bye Bo time?Stay tuned to end of the show for our giveaway which we'll draw a winner for next week!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna is joined by Daniel Wagner - aka Wags, aka @passittouboulis from Vancouver is Awesome - who fits right in by deflating the optimism from Canucks 3 from 3 roadtrip. We talk Petey on the penalty kill, why Bo's face-off percentage might be game-changer but doesn't mean Canucks should break the bank re-signing him and why goalies are tough to talk to. Plus there's talk on the Canucks re-build road map, how to lose a trade and why we probably already can't afford Kuzmenko. And yes sorry, they do talk about JT Miller quite a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having got their roadtrip off to a great start, where the Vancouver Canucks held a number of multi-goal leads and still won the game, the past few games have been far from stellar and the team looks to be in quite the tailspin. Anna & Chris wonder could happen when the team returns home, if trades of players named Bo & Demko are afoot, and where the team might find an opportunity to steady itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna & Chris are honoured to be joined by former Vancouver Canucks defenseman and current TSN analyst, Frank Corrado. Canucks fans know him a Frankie, so we ask the question on "everyone's" mind - did he purposefully switch to Frank once he left to distance himself from his time with us? Frank talks about his career, what he's up to now, and gives a few thoughts on what needs to happen with his former team. And as with every episode, Anna & Chris talk about the week that was and the week that could be... which... yeah... you know how it's likely to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having listened to the inspirational story shared in our previous episode, the Vancouver Canucks got a win against both the Seattle Kraken and the Pittsburgh Penguins. They did this despite injuries to key players, two separate "game-day" trades, and the odds-makers being against them. Anna & Chris break down the week that was and wonder if this recent spat of positivity can be channeled into another good week of games at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Vancouver Canucks early season difficulties continue (they lost again while this episode was being recorded), the troubles the team face pale to those former Canuck Aaron Volpatti encountered on his journey to the NHL.Aaron joins hosts Anna & Chris to talk about the launch of his new book, FIGHTER: Defying The NHL Odds, and the story he tells about overcoming adversity and defining his own comeback story to simply play hockey. Using a unique visualization process, Aaron took back control of his life at a time he was told his journey was to go in a different direction, not only getting back to the game he loved yet demonstrating a story that took him to the NHL.And after speaking to Aaron, Anna & Chris take stock of what's happened (or hasn't) in the past week as the Canucks continue to lose - from some hot quotes to jerseys hitting the ice, to home-team players getting bood and a team potentially in disarray.FIGHTER: Defying The NHL OddsFor 54 days following the book’s release on October 25, 40% of the profits will go directly to the Burn Fund Centre here in Vancouver – a tribute to his Vancouver Canucks jersey number (#54) and 40% second and third-degree burns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks have kicked off the 2022-23 NHL Season in epic fashion, though maybe not the best version of epic if you happen to be a Canucks fans. Anna & Chris react to three straight games where the Vancouver Canucks have held multi-goal leads, yet found a way to lose each one of them. While some are placing the blame on NHL officiating, and others on horrible puck luck, it's hard not to suggest the Canucks have been at fault in all three. And that certainly adequate blue line when healthy? It's not healthy and certainly not adequate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks remain winless in the presason and "must-win game polls" are all the rage. Do Chris & Anna even care? The pair address a few questions from the last episode, chat about a certain troll, and cannot believe Hockey Canada just doesn't get it. At all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks are in preseason mode, a Brockenaissance was happening, and all was good in Vancouver for three days. Yet as is with Canucks luck, it was the fourth day where things got a little bit shaky. Anna & Chris share a few preseason thoughts, what they've liked so far from what they've seen, and if there have been any surprises from the early days of camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While 136 of the 137 Vancouver Canucks podcasts recorded emergency episodes, leave it to C4 to sit on news that JT Miller signed an extension with the team that has the potential to be phenomenal - that is phenomenally great or phenomenally horrible. Anna & Chris share a few thoughts on what this means moving forward, and as the title of the episode suggests, why they think it's possible we're looking at more of the same. And if you make it to the end of the episode, you may catch a bit of podcast news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris is away so Anna is joined by Cody Severtson from Canucks Army to talk Canucks’ new signings, prospects in the system and why the Baby Canucks crashed out of the playoffs and crushed our dreams by breaking up #TeamSheldon. He also drops an exclusive on us! Don’t forget to join us at the C4 Drink Up from 4pm on Saturday 10th September at Steamworks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna makes a triumphant return to the show, and has some thoughts on what's been going on she's been gone. She & Chris talk about how Hockey Canada keeps getting things wrong, the impact it has to the game and the possiblity it holds back acquisition of new fans and markets, and if they see a light at the end of the tunnel. The pair also talk about possibly rebranding the podcast to be all "JT Miller, all the time." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Schaap, host of the second longest-running Canucks podcast in Pucks on Net, joins Chris to wax poetic about the Vancouver Canucks & the Smylosphere. Ryan shares his thoughts on what the new regime has been up to, when the perfect time to trade JT Miller happened to be or will be, how PoN & C4 have continued to endure nine years later, and why hockey culture remains sick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Anna still gallivanting across the United Kingdom, friend of the show Patrick Johnston (Canucks reporter for The Province & Vancouver Sun) joins Chris to fill in for her absence. PJ shares his thoughts on how the Canucks performed at the NHL Entry Draft, what happened to the trade that was meant to be that wasn't, and how he thinks the Canucks performed during the frenzy that is NHL free agency. The two also chat about the ongoing JT Miller saga, how it ties into what the Canucks might do to become cap compliant to start the season, and get an update on what come to be with the Vancouver Canucks radio rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks ago Anna & Chris wondered if JT Miller would still be a Vancouver Canuck by the completion of the NHL Entry Draft. And in this episode, they now wonder if he'll remain a Vancouver Canucks after Free Agent Frenzy later this week. They also chat about the Canucks finding that while they can't clone Elias Pettersson to play in all the positions, they can instead draft another one to help shore up the blueline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Stanley Cup Final almost at a close - Anna & Chris had hoped Colorado would've won already - the pair share a few thoughts on what they think this final will mean for the "copycat league." They also discuss the buried lede in the recent Canucks organizational announcement, why the NHL is all about recycling the "real hockey men," and if there's any real belief that JT Miller is back in Vancouver next season. And with the disturbing news from south of the border, they explain why those who don't like politics in sport don't understand that sports is politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With rumours abound that EVERYTHING MUST GO in the alleged country club that is Vancouver, will Anna be missing out on all the action when she heads overseas for an upcoming scouting trip? The two also discuss the addition of a few entry-level contracts to help add a little something in cupboards, chat about the upcoming Stanley Cup final, and discuss the rest of the offseason podcast plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the two weeks since our last episode, the Vancouver Canucks have firmed up a few jobs behind the bench to work alongside Bruce, they've decided player development is something an organization should develop, and they decided to go in a different direction when it comes to the human performance department. And with the playoffs into the Conference finals, did the Battle of Alberta live up to the hype? And where is the line drawn to define when a "playoff warrior" is instead too playoff wounded to continue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the two weeks since the last episode, we all got to ride on the "will-he, won't-he" rollercoaster as the Vancouver Canucks & Bruce Broudreau determined whether he would return. While Anna & Chris were relatively confident he'd be back - and we now know he is - there were some suggestions to the contrary during this period of time. Yet as Bruce is confirmed to be behind the bench for the 2022-23 NHL season, there are still questions as to who might be joining him as the team continues to make changes throughout the organization. Add in a little chatter about the results of the NHL Entry Draft lottery, the first round of the NHL playoffs, and what happened to the Abbotsford Canucks down in Bakersfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you went back in time, to the very first episodes of this NHL season and listened to the show, Anna & Chris were committed to the Canucks and Jim's plan for the playoffs. Sure the commitment was likely facetious in nature, yet it was still commitment. And with the Vancouver Canucks "in the hunt" right up to the final few games of the season... well... that's a success... right?!The two chat about the Vancouver Canucks run to the end, give a few thoughts on what they've heard from the players & coach in their end of season press conferences, and what they think... if anything... happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you listened to our show a couple weeks ago, Chris suggested he'd be happy if the Vancouver Canucks went into the final week playing games that still mattered. Well... guess what?! Tonight's game technically still matters! Be happy Chris. Be happy!He & Anna break down how things went so wrong against the Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild & Calgary Flames after things went so right against the Dallas Stars to kick off the week that was. The two also discuss who they give the Vancouver Canucks season awards to, and Anna gives an update on what's going on with the Baby Canucks down in Abbotsford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To make the 2022 NHL Playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks are in a position that requires them to win most - if not all - of their remaining games. Anna & Chris have been saying. Most of the 138 Canucks podcasts are saying it. Mainstream media is saying it. Even some of the most optimistic fans in the Smylosphere are saying it.So who had the Canucks doing their part by wining every game over the past two weeks?While this wild & crazy ride may continue through to the end of the season, Anna & Chris wonder how feasible it will be to do so with a recently recovered Brock Boeser & the absence of a recently injured Bo Horvat. Does this team continue Chiasson the dream? And with an offseason happening regardless of the outcome of the next two weeks (and maybe beyond), how many of the unrestricted & restricted free agents will make a return to Vancouver next season?So much to discuss in the latest episode of C4! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a successful scouting trip, Anna returns to the show just as the Vancouver Canucks are doing what Chris and guest Jay thought wasn't possible - string together some wins in must-win games. Sure the team still needs a lot to go their way - much of which is out of their control - yet Chris thinks it's nice the team is still playing hockey that matters at this point of the season. Anna also shares her thoughts on the possibility Bruce may not return, if it really matters if the draft pick the Canucks so long as they keep "Chiasson" playoffs, and how cool the Rog' will be for Larscheidermania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Anna away on a scouting trip, Chris is joined by friend of the show Jay Hamilton to chat about the Vancouver Canucks slim playoff hopes, whether or not he sees room for a JT Miller contract and if so what it could look like, and what the thinks the team will look to do in the offseason. They also chat about Bruce Boudreau's contract status, with reasons why they feel he deserves to come back and why there's a chance he doesn't. And with skill allegedly the enemy of the sport, Chris & Jay talk about the events that transpired recently in Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris returns from the IR to rejoin Anna and discuss how the Canucks have performed from the trade deadline onward. The two are still committed to the possibility of Vancouver Canucks playoff hockey (though one of them is a little less so), yet are starting to wonder if the team can continue to find the points necessary as they head into the month of April. They also share if they felt the Canucks had a "good" trade deadline, what they expect it all to mean into the Summer months, and if they feel a JT Miller contract is worth the squeeze. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To avoid being traded to another podcast at the deadline, Chris remains on the injured reserve. Thankfully Anna is joined by an awesome guest in Chanel Keenan, the Seattle Kraken's intersectionality consultant. The two pair talk about how the Kraken and Canucks did leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline, Chanel's role with the Kraken & her journey in the world of hockey, and a look back at the inaugural Seattle Kraken season (so far)."Please, Remember Me." - https://chanelly37.medium.com/please-remember-me-c37e545b0b38 “I'm Trying to Leave It Better Than I Found It” - https://www.sportsnet.ca/longform/why-the-seattle-krakens-chanel-keenan-is-exactly-what-hockey-needs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With regular co-host Chris back on the injured reserve, Anna reaches out across podcast lines and forms a truce with Jordan Bowman, co-host of the Trust The Process podcast, to join her to talk Vancouver Canucks hockey. The two pick apart why the Canuck have such horrible starts, whether Bubble Demko is about to burst or already has, the continued conversation that orbits JT Miller, and eventually get into a nostalgic look back at the Canucks media (and social media) landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With two wins from the Vancouver Canucks - in games Chris suggested would be losses - the team is back within reach of a wildcard playoff spot. How wild is that?! He & Anna discuss what they liked from each of the two games, and whether this continued run of success means the team looks to possibly buy instead of sell come trade deadline day. They also discuss the impact of the world events on the game they follow, and how it's impacted their overall outlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you miss us??? The Vancouver Canucks have had a helluva two weeks - statement statement wins against the Calgary Flames & New York Rangers, a tight win versus the San Jose Sharks (and an inevitable one against the Seattle Kraken) plus a brutal losses to both the Anaheim Ducks and the New Jersey Devils. Plus the black skate was unleashed and it looks ever so sweet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love is difficult; for one human being to love a hockey team is the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us. Yet we persevere. Anna & Chris get together to whisper sweet Canucks nothings... errr... somethings from the week that was, wins against the Coyotes & Leafs, and a wicked loss against the Islanders. They also talk about what the love to see from the Canucks as they look to evolved hockey culture, and a few things they hate that holds hockey culture back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With only one game since the last episode, one in which Chris placed money on the Canucks to win - much to Anna's chagrin - the pair talk about the NHL All-Star game (kinda), the Canucks blueline (kinda), and why the Chicago Blackhawks continue to disappoint them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris kicks off the episode sharing an update on his health and how he's apparently going through what much of the Canucks roster has gone through in the past couple months. He & Anna then take a look at the week that was, whether there remains reasons to be optimisitc on playoff success (Chris thinks so and has bet on it), and if the team is close enough to be buyers. Yet all that said, should the team be sellers come trade deadline day, who's would the two put on the trade block? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you every wanted a visual synopsis of the Jim Benning era with the Vancouver Canucks, the "Benning on Empty" comic was it. And fresh from publishing an anthology of all the strips, Jyrki (@jyrki21) joins Anna & Chris to share his thoughts on the Benning regime and the Canucks in general. The group also talk about the performance as of late, whether Chris' optimism is misplaced, and why the team should (or should not) trade the likes of JT Miller.Benning on Empty, print edition - https://www.blurb.ca/b/11015685 Benning on Empty, eBook edition - https://www.blurb.ca/ebooks/770798-the-complete-benning-on-empty-ebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Canucks kicked off their road trip in style, getting handily beaten down in Florida. They look uninspired against the Hurricanes. Yet with a win against the Capitals, a Power Play that is clicking, and a Petey slump broken, has the team held back the tide and turned their fortunes back around... again?! Anna & Chris share if they reamin firmly seated on the playoffs bandwagon, talk about the NHL All-Star game in detail, and share why hockey culture makes it hard for them at times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether Chris cursed the schedule last episode or not, the Vancouver Canucks have not played since we last recorded after they postponed the game against the Senators on fairly short notice. Yet with them back in action Tuesday (maybe) against the Panthers, they will have had no games for 10 days and will play 11 games squeezed into the second half of the month (20 days). Anna & Chris break down expectations for the team on this return to the ice, what options the team & league will have to figure out the schedule, and Anna has an idea for the All-Star Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the dawn of a new calendar year, and the Canucks remain undefeated in 2022! Anna is back to share her thoughts on the Canucks crazy string of points in every game that Bruce Boudreau has coached in, what to make of the break and potential for more beaks in the schedule, and all sorts of other odds & ends as is the case with any conversation with Chris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before their 2021 campaign came to a screeching halt, the Vancouver Canucks rattled off even more wins to keep the streak alive under new coach Bruce Boudreau. To help explain why this was even possible is Chris Faber, co-host/producer/writer of many things. The two Chris' wax long about what it's like to be engaged by this entertaining brand of hockey we were witnessing, and wonder aloud if the team will be able to continue the unexpected run once games return. On that note, Faber gives his thoughts on the changes that took place in the organization a couple weeks back and what he thinks the league will do in the face of a resurgent virus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just over a week ago, the Vancouver Canucks made some organizational changes with ownership pledging to take on a long & exhaustive search to find the right person. Three days later, Jim Rutherford is hired as the President of Hockey Operations and it comes to light he was already offered the job. To help unpack everything, including a phenomenal string of Canucks games in the past week, Clay Imoo rejoins Chris (with Anna back home for the holidays) to offer up some sage insight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Canucks wrapped up their road trip with a dominant win in Ottawa, a dismal loss at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins - a game where a loud Fire Benning chant was heard on broadcast & a jersey was thrown on the ice - resulted in some late-night Sunday changes here in Vancouver. Jim Benning, John Weisbrod, Travis Green & Nolan Baumgartner are out. Bruce Boudreau & Scott Walker are in. The Steamer is the interim. And this all took place on a night where we planned on recording the podcast early as it was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Vancouver Canucks about to wrap up another rough road trip in Ottawa, Anna & Chris wonder if the win against the Montreal Canadians is enough to steady the ship. Speaking of the Canadians, who knew that you could make changes this early in a season after going to the Stanley Cup Final the year before!? The pair also wonder if changes will be made upon the Canucks returning to Vancouver, or if it's simply a quesiton that will continue to be asked day-by-day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a week that contained a fairly comfortable win, a one-goal loss, and a loss to one of the league’s best teams, Chris and Anna find a way to be negative - though they still believe this podcast is the C4 Canucks Playoffs Podcast. The Vancouver Canucks don't look good, have yet to figure out how to shore up the penalty kill, are taking things day-to-day after some internal meetings, and are making all sorts of phone calls too.What a time to be a fan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite this still being the C4 Canucks Playoffs Podcast, there's not much to suggest a storm is brewing with the effort the Vancouver Canucks provided on this recent roadtrip. Anna & Chris recap how it all went so wrong, whether or not a change on the bench or in the front-office will happen, and if this team is as poorly constructed as some suggest. The two also take a look back at Jim Benning's tenure as a General Manager in Vancouver and ascertain if "two more years" is what's needed for the Canucks to win a Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a rough start to their opening homestand, the Vancouver Canucks not only figured how to score on the power play - at least against the Dallas Stars - yet they also figured out how to get two wins out of three in the past week. So long as you ignore the lacklustre effort in two of those games, and the requirement that Thatcher Demko go full matrix to make save after save. Anna & Chris talk stock of the week that was, wonder about the week that will be, and discuss what changes will be made - to goaltender safety, to hockey culture, to the leaders of the NHL and the NHLPA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After going .500 on the road, the Vancouver Canucks found themselves back at home in front a full barn with expectations they'd continue the trend of manufacturing points. Unfortunately, this hasn't been the case. Anna & Chris discuss what's going on, if it's something more than the usual "October duldrums," and when the team will find a way to get itself going. The two then discuss the news of the past week that the NHL has a significant culture issue, one that allowed the Chicago Blackhawks to put a Stanley Cup ahead of protecting one of its own, and what faith they have (if any) that things will ever change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a lacklustre effort against expansion cousins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks wrapped up their season opening road trip with a couple tidy wins against the Chicago Blackhawks and Seattle Kraken. Anna & Chris break the past week down while wondering how you fix the Lotto Line, why Connor Garland is so darn adorable, what it will be like to see a full house at Rogers Arena and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices