Roxy Fever

Elliot is away on assignment this week (the assignment: fatherhood) so Jackson and Vyas are down a man in discussing the worst possible outcome for the Connor Bedard sweepstakes: barring a trade, at least seven seasons spent in Chicago red. Plus a pair of Canadian teams make moves at the managerial level, as Kyle Dubas is out in Toronto, while Craig Conroy is named GM in Calgary. Oh, and of course the playoffs are also happening. Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever, where $5 a month gets you instant locker room access to our monthly Heritage Minutes.

Round 1 is over and we are officially transitioning into a Seattle Kraken podcast. But before we can tackle the lessons of the first round and look ahead to the second, Jackson is sure to make note of what might seem like a minor change at the moment but could have a significant impact down the line: the BCHL ending its association with Hockey Canada. PLUS: Boston is out, and what's not to love as Matthew Tkachuk wreaks havoc on the opposite side of the continent? And the great Charles Barkley misplaces a bar of soap. You can support the show at www.patreon.com/roxyfever, where $5 a month gets you instant locker room access to our monthly Heritage Minutes, the most recent of which focusses on John Garrett's trip to the All-Star Game. And you can find Siskel & Ebert on Letterman right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFG6YdayX4

Another bleak Canucks season has come to a merciful end, as we look back on a slew of controversies that barely even acknowledges how additionally painful it was to actually watch the team play. Plus, the guys make their quick picks for the playoffs, and go in-depth on which team in the lottery mix actually deserves to land Connor Bedard, which clubs would be tolerable to see him end up with, and who would be the most annoying to see come out on top at this year's draft. Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever, where $5 a month gets you instant Locker Room Access to our monthly Heritage Minutes. We've got a tribute to John Garrett in the hopper, but in the meantime check out last month's show on Gino Odjick if you haven't already.

Jackson is lie-on-the-floor tired as we convene to discuss the Canucks' recent forays into college free agency, as well as Andrei Kuzmenko's controversial decision to skip warm-ups on Pride Night due to family reasons. Of course in discussing the push for LGBTQ acceptance in hockey spaces, the fellas are pleased to be joined by the only trans member of the Goalie Guild that we happen to know, our good friend Riley! We ponder if the NHL is better off just not holding Pride Nights at all if they're just going to devolve into individual players week after week taking turns announcing they hate queer people. You can follow Riley on Twitter: @sports_hetero And you can support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever where $5 a month gets you instant Locker Room Access to all of that sweet sweet RF bonus content, including last month's episode on the incredible life and career of the late great Gino Odjick.

The guys give immediate reaction to the breaking news that this is John Garrett's final season calling Canucks games on Sportsnet Pacific, the end of a legendary 20 year run on what is hands down the best regional broadcast in the entire NHL. Then it's time to sound off on another late season winning streak that is seeing the club destroy their own draft odds for no real reason instead of doing the obvious thing and leaning into the skid before righting the ship in the off-season. And finally, while Pride Nights continue to be a big black eye for the league, Luke Prokop and the Seattle Thunderbirds offer hope for a better future. The Seattle Times - "We can't wait anymore": Fans organize Pride Night at Seattle T-Birds game https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/we-cant-wait-any-more-fans-organize-pride-night-at-seattle-t-birds-game/ Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever where $5 gets you instant Locker Room Access to all our Heritage Minutes, including this month's deep dive into the life and career

The guys are joined by Province Sports Canucks beat reporter Patrick Johnston to talk about the Filip Hronek trade, the concern as to how much autonomy this management group really has, and PJ's many encounters over the years with Vancouver's NHLPA representative players, and what kind of work they were doing on the labour front. If you'd like to read Patrick's piece about Erik Gudbranson's probes into what marijuana legalization would mean for the sport, you can find that right here: https://theprovince.com/news/national/patrick-johnston-how-marijuana-legalization-will-and-wont-affect-the-nhl Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever, where $5 a month gets you Locker Room Access to the monthly Heritage Minutes.

WARNING: The following podcast was recorded before the Canucks (and the league at large) decided to lose their damn minds ahead of the trade deadline. So don't laugh too much when Jackson says "We'll see what becomes of that" with regards to the Islanders' first round pick. With Vyas finally back from galavanting across Europe, the guys catch up on everything that went down while he was away -- which in the case of the Canucks happens to be A LOT of weird and wild stuff -- so much in fact that you may have already forgotten some of it as your brain clears space to make room for new stuff. It's been a defrag your brain type of season. Anyway, Jackson is back from his honeymoon and the guys will have a reaction pod to the Trade Deadline coming your way before you know it. Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever where $5 a month gets you locker room access to the monthly Heritage Minutes.

From the makers of Like My Sport comes... Fix My Sport. Jackson goes one-on-one with CanucksArmy scribe Noah Strang to contrast the wild flurry of activity around the NBA's trade deadline with the impossibility of making hockey deals in the NHL's current climate. What can basketball's approach to the salary cap and contract limits teach the NHL if it chooses to listen? Plus the topsy-turvy world of Andrey Kuzmenko under Rick Tocchet.

It's a big one this week, as Jackson sits down with former Vancouver Canucks statistician Rachel Doerrie to discuss the Horvat trade, the club's toxic and overly paranoid work environment, and how to win your dad's hockey pool.

Warning: the following podcast was recorded the night before the Canucks signed Andrei Kuzmenko to a two-year extension. We will be back to break that deal down soon, though it's not hard to infer what our feelings would be based on the comments in this episode. In the meantime, Jackson and Elliot open up the phone lines in search of a fill-in Vyas, and are joined by friends of the show Cody Severtson (CanucksArmy) and Justin Morissette (CityNews) to talk about the Canucks' big switch up behind the bench, with Bruce Boudreau finally being replaced by Rick Tocchet. Plus: what should happen with Bo Horvat? And remembering Gino Odjick.

With Vyas still away soaking in the Spengler, friend of the show Cody Severtson returns as we turn our gaze away from the incredibly depressing stuff happening at the NHL level to talk instead about player development, lack thereof, and the potential of the current Abbotsford Canucks to become Guys for the big club. Plus: JT Miller does more dumb dickhead stuff to piss everyone off. So, you know, just another week in Vancouver.

Vyas dispatches on the Spengler Cup LIVE(ish) from Davos.

The boys reconvene to record an inflation-proof monster episode that covers a number of topics, including Bo Horvat's contract negotiations landing the Canucks captain on the trading block, Roberto Luongo going into the Ring of Honour, getting Kirk-pilled by Jyrki, and Zdeno Chara telling obvious lies about the 2011 Canucks. Plus: Alex Ovechkin scores his 800th goal live as we start recording, so you know we gotta spend a ton of time on him. Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever where $5 a month gets you access to our Heritage Minute bonus episodes.

The guys reconvene for the first time in a few weeks to discuss a very Canucks-centric Hall of Fame induction ceremony as the Sedin twins and Roberto Luongo headline the 2022 class. That, combined with Kevin Bieksa's recent one-day stint around the team before retiring, put the focus on the level of professionalism and dedication that used to be embodied by that orca sweater, and what this owner has really created while wasting millions in cap space on so-called culture carriers. Plus, Vyas wonders if Quinn Hughes has plateaued, and continues to bang the drum on trading Demko. Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever, where $5 a month gets you access to our monthly Heritage Minutes.

Congrats to the twins and Roberto for their HHOF induction. Here's the story of the most famous case of diarrhea in Vancouver History. subscribe to the patreon at patreon.com/roxyfever

The guys walk Vyas through the scoresheet of the Canucks/Habs game he just missed while he takes wild stabs in a game we'll call Guess The Narrative. Then the guys do a little catch-up on the Ethan Bear trade that went down right after we recorded our last episode, and attempt to analyze the utterly bizarre public feud brewing between the Canucks' President and their Coach. And as we can't go a week without being enormously let down by hockey and its institutions, Mitchell Miller is handed a contract by the Bruins that they immediately cancel after obvious backlash. Too much going on this week, we'll talk about Bieksa on the next episode! Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever and receive access to the monthly Heritage Minutes.

In honour of Kevin Bieksa retiring as a Vancouver Canuck, we've unlocked this patreon episode from February 2021 about his legendary parking lot fight with Fedor Fedorov.

Recorded during Thursday's 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken, the guys discuss the team's historic seven-game losing streak to open the season -- at a time when they'd yet to pick up their first win. As the sky is falling to begin the year, we wonder... which way from here? After a decade of short-sighted and misguided shortcuts to dodge the pain required to properly build a contender, is there a path toward contention with any of the team's current young players? And if there isn't, then does it really matter what they do at all? Plus: Phil Kessel hits a milestone, leading to a reflection on the most cherished moments of his wildly amusing career. Support the show and receive access to our bonus Heritage Minutes at patreon.com/roxyfever

It's the premiere episode of Roxy Fever Season 5! Can you believe it? Five whole seasons! Definitely whole and never truncated, and of course we've always marked the beginning and end of each one. You think this is a new bit? I think it's you in fact who is new... new here! Anyway, the regular season has started and the boys record live during the Canucks season opener. We're looking around the Western Conference trying to size up if Vancouver has a shot at the playoffs this year, breaking down the Jason Dickinson trade, and wondering if Jim Benning and Jim Rutherford are so different after all... PLUS: Wayne Simmonds clowns on Steve Simmons, and Jackson thinks he sees Vyas out in public.

The beginning of the hockey season is nearly upon us, but this Canucks season is already feeling like the house from Poltergeist: the vibes are fucked, with Francesco Aquilini under the microscope for horrific reasons, Rachel Doerrie departing from the club, Jake Virtanen getting more unwarranted chances, and further controversy and disgrace surrounding Hockey Canada. PLUS: Jackson and Vyas saw Avatar in IMAX, so we're gonna talk about that for a bit before using callipers to determine who we're cheering for in the Blue Jays vs Mariners Wild Card playoff series. Support the show at patreon.com/roxyfever