Never Offside with Julie & Cat

Julie and Cat are joined by Lily Shimbashi, the founder of Sportsish, to talk about growing up around hockey, starting the Sportsish brand and the inspiration behind her idea. Plus, she tells a few great stories, including a unique interaction she had with Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky and explains why hockey is her favorite sport. Julie and Cat start the episode with a little debrief on Colleen Smith's appearance on the podcast and they wrap up with Cat revealing a little secret that Sharks fans are going to love.

Julie and Cat are joined by Colleen Smith (9:50) to share some great stories about Will's hockey journey, his time at Boston College and now following his NHL career with the Sharks. She talks about her background in sports, working for the Chicago Bulls and the joy she found in watching Will achieve his dream. You may be surprised to hear what Will's favorite movie is and how his love of baking has hit a new level. Plus, she provides some meaningful advice for all the hockey moms out there and also provides a unique perspective on what the NHL experience has been like for her and her family. Julie and Cat start the episode with a look back at Carey Price's experience in the stands at the Wild game and they wrap up with a look back at a rare "front and center" moment for Jeff.

Julie and Cat are joined by Carey and Angela Price (8:43)... Carey looks back at his legendary career and talks about retirement life, his past Montreal teammates, his love for fishing and hunting and tells a few great stories, including how he learned to fly an airplane as a kid and being chirped during the 2014 Sochi Olympics by an unlikely opponent. Angela chimes in with some wonderful color, explaining how dish duty was once a weak spot for Carey and explaining how the two had to adjust to his retirement. Julie and Cat open up the show with a little birthday celebration for Julie and talk about how a WillMack live session at Cat's house almost came to fruition. They wrap up talking about how a night at the Panthers game with Carey amongst fans could go down... it will be interesting!

Julie and Cat are joined by Kiley McAvoy (13:58) to talk about her unique perspective on hockey, as she's the wife of Bruins defenseman Charlie and the daughter of Mike Sullivan..... she talks about her experience in Milan, how she met Charlie and the dynamic between Mike and Charlie. She tells a great story of how Brad Marchand played a key role in her engagement and goes into detail on all of Charlie's mouth injuries this year. They start the episode with Julie talking about her trip to Minnesota, while Cat had a time in Montreal. They wrap up with a special birthday shoutout.

Julie and Cat are joined by Olympic bobsled champion Elana Meyers Taylor (20:45), who explains how she and Cat first met, shares her journey from softball to bobsled and shows off her Olympic hardware. All while managing her very high-energy little boy. The episode starts with Julie giving a full breakdown of a week that went off the rails when her husband, Jeff, was suddenly traded to the Minnesota Wild. For her boys, it really means dad gets to play with QUINN HUGHES!! The episode wraps up with Cat's recap of a special cupcake event taking place in San Jose.