Canucks Insider Podcast

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Max Sasson joins the show to discuss his offseason plans and how he has unlocked a new level by focusing on the mental side of being a pro athlete. He also chats about representing his country at the World Championships, which begin on the weekend. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

General Manager Ryan Johnson joins the podcast to discuss his path through the organization to the GM position. He talked about the future of the Canucks, and how he is going to execute his plan alongside Daniel and Henrik Sedin. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Aatu Räty returns to the podcast as he begins his offseason with national team camp, hoping to play for Finland at the World Championships. He discusses his first full NHL season, how he and some teammates upped their game by focusing on the mental side, and how he is looking forward to a summer bac...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Drew O’Connor discusses his past season, in which he scored a career-high 17 goals and played in all 82 games. He talks about the balance between having fun and working hard, and what it has been like having an influx of youth into the organization.

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Jake DeBrusk wraps up the 2025-26 year and talks about his team-leading 23 goals this past season. He talks about the evolving team as they bring in young players in transition, and then discusses his summer plans.

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Ty Mueller comes back on the podcast for his second appearance, and he talks about how his second pro season is going while also reflecting on winning a Calder Cup last year with the Abbotsford Canucks. He also takes on a big quiz...

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Teddy Blueger makes his Canucks Insider Podcast debut to discuss this season, going to the Olympics, the team's culture, and a Sidney Crosby commercial that got him to move from Latvia to Minnesota as a teenager. 

Our podcast is also available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Defenceman Elias Pettersson talks about his childhood in hockey and how he moved through the junior ranks in Sweden. He discusses the wild playing schedule he had in his late teens, then dives into how he has developed his game at another level since arriving in North America at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Evander Kane returns to the podcast in advance of him playing his 1000th game in the National Hockey League. Kane talks about how his family has helped him get to this point in his career and what it means to celebrate this milestone with them. He shares stories from playing with Ilya Kovalchuk in Atlanta as...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Nikita Tolopilo makes his podcast debut to discuss his interesting path to the NHL, which included stops in Switzerland, Sweden, Belarus, and Abbotsford. He speaks about being a new dad, winning a Calder Cup with Abby, and how a Stanley Cup champion goalie coach helped him at a young age.

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

The newest Canuck, Curtis Douglas, joins the podcast to discuss his opportunity with the Canucks, his family’s sports background, his tattoos, and how he wants to grow his game.

Our podcast is also available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Liam Öhgren hops on the pod this week to chat about his hockey journey through Sweden in his younger days. He talks about developing his game as a new-age power forward, then shares his early thoughts on living in Vancouver.

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

You heard it first, straight from the Rogers Forum. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

This week, Sawyer Mynio joins the show to discuss how his first season in the AHL has been going on and off the ice. The defenceman talks about the opportunity to play on the power play, his cats, and how he is growing his game in his rookie season.

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You heard it first, straight from the scouting meetings. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Mikael Samuelsson returns to the podcast live from the scouting meetings in Palm Desert. He talks a bit about his time as a Vancouver Canuck, and what he learned from playing on some excellent NHL teams. He then speaks on his current role as a development coach with the organization and the importance of building re...

You heard it first, straight from the Rogers Forum. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

This week, Faber is joined by two Olympians from the Abbotsford Canucks. Lukas Reichel discusses playing for Germany, and Anri Ravinskis talks about his excitement to represent Latvia. The two players discuss their journeys in hockey in Germany and Latvia and share what being an Olympian means to them.

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You heard it first, straight from the scouting meetings. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Mike Komisarek returns to the podcast live from the scouting meetings in Palm Desert. He discusses the 2025 draft class and how he has been building relationships with the new Canucks' prospects. He also talks about the process of teaching these teenagers how to become professionals. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Victor Mancini joins the podcast this week to chat about his second season as a pro, what it was like to win the Calder Cup with the Abbotsford Canucks last year, and his love for a good chicken parm. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Marcus Pettersson joins the show for the second time to discuss leadership, navigating through a tough season, his favourite lunchtime food from his childhood, and working with the young defencemen on the Canucks' roster.

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the scouting meetings. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Amateur Scout Bobbie Hagelin joins the show to discuss how he got into scouting, his day-to-day as a scout, and pulls back the curtain on how the Canucks' scouting staff operates. 

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the scouting meetings. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Director of Amateur Scouting Todd Harvey joins the podcast from Palm Desert, California, to discuss what his scouts are trying to accomplish at this week's scouting meetings, his trust in his scouts, how they evaluate different players from leagues all around the world, and much more. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Zeev Buium joins the podcast to discuss his hockey journey from San Diego to the University of Denver, what it was like winning a National Championship with his brother, what excites him about being a Vancouver Canuck, and much more! 

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Faber is joined by all three of the Canucks draft picks who will be participating in this year’s World Junior Championships. Braeden Cootes was selected 15th overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and will represent Canada. Wilson Björck was drafted in the fifth round of the 2025 draft and will represent Sweden. Basile Sansonnens was p...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

New Canuck Marco Rossi joins the show to discuss being traded to the Canucks, what gave him success in his career-high season last year, his travelling stories, what it was like growing up in Austria, and much more!

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Rookie defenceman Tom Willander joins the show to discuss his first 20 games in the NHL, scoring his first goal, what it was like to live on his own at 17, why he doesn’t like concerts and much more!

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Canucks forward Drew O’Connor makes his second appearance on the podcast and discusses winning the 2025 World Championships, finding consistency, working with different linemates, and what’s been clicking for him over the past month. 

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Braeden Cootes joins the show for the third time to talk about his time in the NHL, his return to the WHL, his six-point night a couple of weeks ago, representing Canada, and much more!

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Vancouver Canucks forward David Kämpf joins the podcast to discuss his journey into the NHL, becoming a part of the Canucks' organization, his 2024 World Championships win, and much more!

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Vancouver Canucks forward Linus Karlsson joins the podcast this week to discuss his dynamite run in last year’s Calder Cup playoffs, what he is trying to accomplish at the NHL this season, and how the chemistry and off-ice support from his linemates help him at the NHL level.

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Vancouver Canucks forward Jake DeBrusk makes his debut on the podcast this week. He discusses his second season with the organization, playing in a Canadian market, and shares some of his interests before firing through a speed round of questions involving his teammates.

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Ca...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Vancouver Canucks forward Max Sasson joins the show to talk about how his confidence has grown since winning the Calder Cup with the Abbotsford Canucks. He also discusses his line’s chemistry on and off the ice. Then, 2024 draft pick Anthony Romani hops on the pod to tell the story of how he ended up at M...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Vancouver Canucks Assistant General Manager and Abbotsford Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson hops on the pod this week to discuss his team’s historic run to the Calder Cup last year. He talks about what he learned from the players, as a manager, and more!

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Geoff Courtnall stops by to kick off our Alumni Series, where we will catch up with a former Canuck and discuss their time with the team, a bit of their backstory, and more! Courtnall talks about growing up on Vancouver Island, what the ’94 cup run was like and how cool it was to play for the...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Abbotsford Canucks captain Chase Wouters jumps on the podcast on the day that Abbotsford kicks off its AHL season in Henderson. Chase speaks on what it took to win the Calder Cup, how he celebrated, and how his team can follow that up this coming season. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Head Coach Adam Foote joins the podcast ahead of the home opener to chat about going into his first season as the bench boss, what he saw during training camp, and what is most important in the opening 10 games of the season. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Canucks defenceman Marcus Pettersson discusses his summer, how excited he is for his first full season with the Canucks, the ramp-up from training camp to the regular season, and how important the first 10 games of the season are for this team.

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube pa...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

New Vancouver Canucks defenceman Pierre-Olivier Joseph joins the pod to talk about his initial thoughts on the city of Vancouver, tells the story of his brother and him getting matching high-sticking penalties, and talks about his excitement about being a Canuck.

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube pa...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin stops by the podcast to put a wrap on training camp following the scrimmage on day three. Then, Max Sasson talks about his ride to winning the Calder Cup, his experience at this year's camp, and then talks about his summer. 

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

Kevin Lankinen and Aatu Räty join Faber live in the plaza following day two of Canucks training camp. They discuss their offseasons in Finland and their excitement for the upcoming season.

Our podcast is now available in video form on the Canucks YouTube page.  

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You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

We are back for season two of the Canucks Insider Podcast, making our return at day one of Canucks training camp. Olivia McDonald hops on with Faber to put on a wrap on the first day and discuss what she heard from the players in the media. Then, Kiefer Sherwood joins the show, and he hi...

You heard it first, straight from the locker room. Canucks Insider’s Chris Faber sits down with your favourite players, coaches, and staff to bring you Canucks-centric conversations about hockey and life, covering topics on and off the ice throughout the season.

This week, Chris Faber is joined by Calder Cup Champion Manny Malhotra. The head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks talks about his short offseason, the grind through the AHL playoffs, what he learned in his first year as a bench boss, and a whole bunch more!

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