Canucks summer moves, lacrosse love for Steve and more
On this week’s Province Sports Radio: Casual Tuesdays with Steve, Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston dish on the 25th anniversary of throwback uniforms, what the Canucks plans seem to be in the wake of...
View ArticleCasual Tuesdays on “The slowest sports week?”
What was the angle on Trevor Linden and Jim Benning’s talking points at the Canucks Summit last week? You don’t just say stuff – it’s all calculated. Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen discuss the Canucks...
View ArticleCasual Tuesday on Sutter to the Canucks and Tulo to the Blue Jays
Two teams with different aspirations, making trades. It’s the easiest way to plan a podcast – especially when one of the trades happens while you’re recording! The podcast is Casual, but the news is...
View ArticleCasual Tuesday on comparing the Canucks and Oilers plus bold moves for the...
It’s August, which means another month or so until NHL training camps open. But there’s lots of Canucks angst out there. You look at Edmonton, and you don’t see much – though there used to be lots....
View ArticleOn Canucks prospects, Tyler Benson’s hopes and dreams and the streaking Blue...
It’s September. That means hockey is almost here. This week’s PSR: Casual Tuesday sees Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston pondering what looks to be a solid Canucks Prospects squad for next week’s Young...
View ArticleIt’s time for Canucks prospects
Ok, Steve Ewen, which Canucks prospect are you most excited about? Patrick Johnston wants to know. This week’s episode of Province Sports Radio: Casual Tuesday takes a first look at Canucks training...
View ArticleThe Lions are a mess and the Canucks might be
What a week for Steve Ewen to hop onto the Lions beat. The team is a mess on the field. They seem to be a mess in the room. And no one’s even watching. To quote Bob Cole, “oh…baby.” Patrick Johnston...
View ArticleGreatest sports upsets, Canucks culture of character and coaching and more
How are we feeling about Canucks preseason, now that the balls actually rolling? Steve Ewen likes the idea of mixing up the room, bringing in good guys like Brandon Prust. Patrick Johnston is a bit...
View ArticleTalkin’ Canucks with Ben Kuzma launches the 2015-16 season
Preseason has finally arrived for the Canucks. Ben Kuzma couldn’t be happier. He’s hit the ground running, and was up in Prince George for the beginning of Canucks’ camp. He joins Patrick Johnston to...
View ArticleThe most overanalyzed .500 team in hockey
It’s Friday Oct. 23, and Paul Chapman’s away. So Jonathan McDonald stepped in to be straight man for Ed Willes on the Friday podcast. They discuss the most overanalyzed .500 team in hockey – that would...
View ArticleCasual Tuesday returns with a look a Canucks and Lions youth
Should the Canucks young guns get more ice time? Steve Ewen sees what Wille D’s doing and thinks he’s right, even if Canucks fans are up in arms. Patrick Johnston was away for a month, so he’s just...
View ArticleEd goes to Calgary
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman for their Friday spin round the world of sports. Before Ed jets off to Calgary for the CFL playoff game between the Lions and Stampeders, the lads look at the Whitecaps,...
View ArticleCasual Tuesday on the swooning Canucks and the CFL’s long term growth
With the Canucks’ playing the kids but not getting results, what the lessons so far? Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen look at a Canucks team that has had a rough road trip but still are in the thick of...
View ArticleProvince Sports Radio BIG EDITION
In the debut of Province Sports Radio, The BIG Edition, Paul Chapman and Jonathan McDonald discuss the Canucks season, is it a surprise or a disappointment? They also talk about a huge week for the...
View ArticleProvince Sports Pocast Friday Edition with Ed Willes
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman for Province Sports Radio where they talk about the week that was for the Canucks. Is this season really settling into panic and crisis mode? Or is this what we should...
View ArticleHo Ho Ho: Casual Tuesdays is back!
Happy New Year! After a month off, Steve and Patrick return with a holiday episode of Province Sports Radio. The free-falling Canucks, the high-flying Giants, sports resolutions for 2016 and a first...
View ArticleCasual *Wednesday* bringing the heat on the Canucks
Sorry folks – PJ was sick. Plus Tuesday wasn’t a great day. But we press on. Steve Ewen is here as always, ready to talk about the Canucks, who are slowly circling the drain on the season. What’s the...
View ArticleRating Canucks trades and junior prospects
It’s getting to be that time of the year. The trade deadline is less than a month away. Prospects games are all the rage. Steve Ewen is here – it’s a Casual Tuesday after all – and so is Patrick...
View ArticleThe Pat-cast’s glorious debut
Is this thing on? Is this really happening? Jeff Paterson makes his Province Sports Radio debut, with Jason Botchford in the co-pilot’s seat. You’ll be amazed to learn they’re hear to talk hockey. This...
View ArticleJudging Willie Desjardins
Ed Willes and Paul Chapman do their Friday Province Sports Radio podcast looking at the Canucks, and specifically the job Willie Desjardins has done. It might not be fair to judge the Canucks coach on...
View ArticleThe state of Vancouver sports
With the Canucks struggling, the Giants struggling, the Lions out of season but lacking buzz, are the Whitecaps really the only game in town? Why is Vancouver in the sporting doldrums? Patrick Johnston...
View ArticleWhy the Shinkaruk trade now?
The hot shot scoring prospect is gone. A guy from the old shop is in. Steve Ewen joins Patrick Johnston for another edition of Province Sports Radio’s Casual Tuesdays. The Canucks thinking in moving...
View ArticleThe Pat-cast sets up NHL trade deadline day
All trade talk, all the time! A look at deals Canucks have made this week and possible trades still to come with host Jeff Paterson and first-time guest Ed Willes. It’s the trade deadline preview...
View ArticleBreaking down Canucks’ do-nothing trade deadline day
Sometimes no news is good news. The Canucks on trade deadline day 2016 do not fall into that category. Jeff Paterson and Steve Ewen take a look at a day where GM Jim Benning pulled off zero trades....
View ArticleHave the Canucks lost their way?
That was not a Casual trade deadline. Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen are here, a day after. It’s a Casual Tuesday. The Canucks had one job on Monday, and they couldn’t get it done. It confounds just...
View ArticleDo you care about the World Cup of Hockey?
It’s roster announcement day for the NHL’s revived summertime tournament. Eric Mackenzie and Patrick Johnston look at the World Cup of Hockey’s relevance. Plus, how is the mood in Canucks-land? Will...
View ArticleBridging the Canucks’ credibility gap
Jeff Paterson and Ed Willes have had a couple days to reflect on what happened on deadline day. How does the team things around? How do they build the roster for the future? There are still plenty of...
View ArticleWould you rather sign with the Kings or the Canucks?
Milan Lucic has a choice this summer. Where do you think he’d want to sign? Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen look at this looming summer of free agency and ponder the plans for the Canucks and Dan...
View ArticleHas this been a disappointing Canucks season?
Ed Willes and Paul Chapman jump all in on the Canucks and the idea that the season has been disappointing. Ed asserts that though they haven’t done it by design, the Canucks season has turned out...
View ArticleWillie puts his foot down
Jason Botchford joins Jeff Paterson to chat Canucks with just a couple weeks left in the season. It’s been a season without a lot. But now there are Russians. There’s a coach chewing out kids, bag...
View ArticleThe twisting travails of Vancouver sports teams
Steve Ewen’s sports world is a bit of trouble. Two weeks ago, the Stealth fire their coach. Last week, the Stealth got thumped. Last week, the Giants fired their coach and then were demolished to...
View ArticleHow do you want your team to be run?
Does anyone really care the Canucks made a muckup on signing Nikita Tryamkin? It said this thing happens all the time, they say. Wouldn’t you rather be the team that doesn’t make those mistakes?...
View ArticleGot a Canucks comparable? How about the Flyers?
Simple question: is there another team out there you can compare to your disastrous 2015-16 Canucks? Eric MacKenzie has one: the 06-07 Flyers. Patrick Johnston joins him to chat Canucks futures, the...
View ArticleDoes the NHL hold the key to the future of women’s hockey?
Steve Ewen was in Kamloops for 10 days. He watched a lot of women’s hockey. He thought a lot about it too. He joins Patrick Johnston on the latest edition of Casual Tuesday to explain where the women’s...
View ArticleThe Oilers’ Northlands legacy and Horvat’s strong finish
This week’s episode of the Pat-Cast has Ed Willes joining host Jeff Paterson. It’s hard not to start anywhere but on the Oilers cruising out of Rexall Place. But the focus as always, is on the...
View ArticleThe Canucks’ off-season challenge
Do you keep Alex Burrows? How do you entice a big name UFA to come here? Do the Canucks need to add some experience to the front office? Big questions, and Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston are ready to...
View ArticleWhat does the coach think of Botch, and more from Canucks Media Day
It’s the Pat-Cast that ends them all.* (*to end the season, that is.) The Canucks players and staff had their final conversations with the media earlier this week. Lots was learned, like what does...
View ArticleSaving Green, Relief on Demko and Trading Mathews
Nothing like off-season Canucks speculation. Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen are back, with a surprisingly Canucks-heavy edition of Casual Tuesday. Travis Green is likely to be highly-sought-after....
View ArticleBad TV numbers, NHL discipline questions and advertising
The Rogers TV deal sure looks like a mess. With ratings down 61 per cent – yes sixty-one – what can Rogers be thinking? How do they fix this problem? Patrick Johnston and Eric MacKenzie ponder that...
View ArticleThe five things of the Canucks’ offseason
We ran a list of five things the Canucks have to think about as their off-season gets rolling. Ben Kuzma wrote it, but he’s not here. Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen are, since it’s a Casual Tuesday....
View ArticleHockey draft lottery ball predictions
PatCast Host Jeff Paterson and Province Sports columnist Ed Willes predict how the draft lottery balls will fall for the Vancouver Canucks. The boys also also recap the suprises in the first round of...
View ArticleTrading Canucks goalies, the Bonino legacy and Las Vegas’ new arena
It’s a bit of a grab bag affair this week on the Wednesday edition of Province Sports Radio. Eric MacKenzie joins Patrick Johnston on the eve of his trip to Sin City. In Las Vegas, Eric hopes to get a...
View ArticleOn punching and the BCHL at the NHL draft
How much do you like baseball fights? Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston are here: it’s a Casual Tuesday after all. It’s a topic everyone is talking about, and the fellas give their twist – they’re not...
View ArticleProfessional sports errors; building an NHL defence
Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston are back with the latest episode of Province Sports Radio’s Casual Tuesday. Thoughts on the Mariners, the West Kelowna Warriors and the Canucks’ challenge in building a...
View ArticleThe Gudbranson trade
ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 04: Erik Gudbranson #44 of the Florida Panthers skates back for the puck during the game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on November 4, 2015 in Anaheim, California....
View ArticleThe overlap between righting the Canucks ship and the Giants ship
There’s still lots to consider about last week’s Gudbranson for McCann swap. Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston are here to consider things on Casual Tuesday. There’s an interesting element of overlap...
View ArticleThe Pat-cast on Trade fall-out in Canucks land
It’s another Pat-cast and another big Canucks move. Ben Kuzma is the guest, Jeff Paterson is the host and trade fallout for the Canucks is the question. What does last week’s move mean for Luca Sbisa?...
View ArticleWilles and Chapman jump into trade deadline dealings
Ed Willes and Paul Chapman jump into the trade deadline dealings for the Canucks. What will this team look like for the next 20 games, but more importantly into next year? Is Bo Horvat really ready to...
View ArticleHow to handle a Goldobin
Ed and Paul get into the swapping of Canucks radio rights, does it really matter? Can a sports radio station be more or less effective with big league play-by-play rights? They then get into a bit of a...
View ArticleNFL All You Can Eat Podcast
The NFL All You Can Eat podcast with Paul Chapman and Ed Willis talking all things NFL football, Whitecaps, Canucks and the World Series in the La-z-boy Vancouver Lounge.
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