Never Offside with Julie & Cat

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.

Julie and Cat are joined by Natalie Guentzel (8:37) to look back at the wild Stadium Series game between the Bruins and Lightning. She tells stories about the team's walk-in outfits, the WAG jackets and the emotions of the rollercoaster game, which ended with her husband Jake scoring the game winning goal in the shootout... WOW! Plus, she gets into her plans for the Olympics, reminisces about her days in Pittsburgh and explains how she met Jake in Omaha. The episode starts with Julie and Cat trolling Tom Brady and wraps with an easter egg for next week's episode.

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 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 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.

Julie and Cat are joined by Tabea Thornton (19:30) to talk about her husband's recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, what her life was like in Switzerland before meeting Joe and what it's like having Macklin Celebrini living with her family. She shares some great stories about Joe, including his love of a particular Meatloaf song and she reveals her feelings about his legendary beard. The episode starts with a little recap of Jeff Petry's 1,000th NHL game... Jeff joins in and shares some stories around the milestone, including the significance of his boys reading the lineup in the dressing room before the game and the postgame celebration with the team. The episode wraps up with some information surrounding the Never Offside Thanksgiving giveaway.... make sure to follow @neveroffsidepod on Instagram for your chance to win!

Julie and Cat are joined by Sydney Martin (10:00). She talks about how her relationship began with Matt Martin, growing up as the daughter to NFL Quarterback Boomer Esiason, being a mother to 4 children and how 18-year-old Matthew Schaefer ended up living in her home. She shares some wonderful stories about Schaefer and explains why having him around the house has been an overall positive experience for her family. Julie and Cat open up the episode looking back at what was a crazy World Series and wrap up with ranking the winners of this year's Hockey Halloween.

Julie and Cat take a trip to New York and visit the NHL offices to chat with Michael Misa of the San Jose Sharks (9:10). Misa is living with Cat and Ty and he shares a few great stories about his time with the Toffoli's and also reveals his love affair with ketchup... just wait until you hear what food he pairs with his favorite condiment. He talks about his first road trip with the team, playing with the comedy show that is WillMack and why he had to recently put money on the board. The girls start the episode with a recap of their train trip to UBS Arena and explain why sitting on the glass at games is a major faux pas for wives of NHL players. The episode wraps up with a full-on explanation of what money on the board means in NHL locker rooms.