Chris is back, the Vancouver Canucks are not, and Summer is hotter than blazes. Anna & Chris chat about the the one-year deal given to Vitali Kravtsov, what the likelihood of Thatcher Demko going a full 84 games will be like, and finally get around to discussing the "new" collective agreement between the League and the Player's Association.

In a rare solo episode, Anna dives into the two Canucks trades and how that affects their off-season priorities. Plus she gives a really giant F (U) Word about the London trial verdict.

A few days late, yet still just in time. The Vancouver Canucks push to the postseason is over. While there is still time to figure out where things all went wrong, and what the plan will be in the offseason, Anna & Chris focus on all the vibes that were experienced in the week that was.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Odds

• For 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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In a week where the Vancouver Canucks get 5 out of a possible 8 points, it still doesn't feel like enough. Anna & Chris break down how a week that started well ended so flat, and if the Canucks have more than "just a chance" to make the NHL playoffs. And if that dream is dead, when and where did it die?

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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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If there's one that is consistent with the Vancouver Canucks, anytime Anna & Chris get down on their week that will be the team looks to put together a stellar game or two. The Canucks win big against Winnipeg, lose small against St. Louis, and despite trying to win big against New York find a way to still lose. And with injuries to Petey & Hög, the pair struggle to remain optmistic as the road trip trundles on.

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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/

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Have you heard the rumours? Petey might be back. Have you watched the Canucks play? Rumours are they've been inconsistent. Anna & Chris tackle these rumours and more.

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?

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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Fresh off the NHL Trade Deadline, Arielle Lalande joins Anna & Chris to discuss the Canucks ripple in the trade market, the week that was & the week that will be, and shares insight into her recent experience on the Botchford Project.

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.

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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.

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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.

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