TALKING CANUCKS WITH JEFF PATERSON

TALKING CANUCKS WITH JEFF PATERSON

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat up here. [Music] Hello everyone. Welcome to the Line Change podcast. I’m your host Tyler and today we’ve got a very special guest joining us today on the Line Change podcast. Someone you should know. And if you don’t, well, he’s someone who’s been covering the Vancouver Conucks for over 25 years. He’s the host of the Rinkwide Vancouver postgame show live after every Kucks game shortly after the final horn. He is also a senior writer for Kox Army as well as a contributor on Sakaras Price as well as Kox conversation. Of course, although show is a part of the nation network, he is the one and only Jeff Patterson JPAT. Thanks for coming on the show. Hey, thanks for inviting me. All right, so I have some questions for you to start. I am a little nervous is the one and only JPAD of course. So, I like to start off by just asking some questions knowing, you know, starting off with who’s your favorite hockey team? Uh, born and raised in Vancouver. I guess I grew up watching and and cheering for the Vancouver Conucks. I think over the years when you get into this business, uh, the fandom sort of leaves you a little bit. You start to look at things a little more analytically. And, um, you know, my job as a reporter is to tell the stories of the hockey club. So, uh, do I sit there actively rooting for the Vancouver Conucks? No, not anymore. But I will say this, I do want to see them win a Stanley Cup. I want to see them win a cup while I’m still covering them. And I want them to win a cup for all of my friends and family members and all of the fans that have been with this team for the better part of half a century, in some cases more now. Um, so yeah, I mean, deep down at some level, I want to see them win a Stanley Cup. And I’ll tell you this much that people say, “Oh, I I hear this all the time and certainly in the last decade, I’ve heard this a lot. You guys must love all the the drama, the losing, the misery. It’s great. It gives you guys things to talk about.” Uh, after a while, there’s a real sameness to it all. I want to cover good hockey. I want to cover playoff hockey. I want to see Quinn Hughes and Leas Patterson and That Thatcher Demco play the highest stakes games possible for these guys. And that’s why the two rounds of 2024 were so much fun. But you got to tell yourself that was just two rounds and that they were nowhere close to winning the Stanley Cup. Yeah, they got to game seven, the second round, so they were close to a third round appearance, but um no, I mean, the longer I do this, the more it feeds this sort of need of mine to cover playoff hockey. I was lucky enough to be there every step of the way in 2011, and you know, they got that close. Uh was there for game seven on June 15th. uh the aftermath as well, but I want more of that. That’s what I want. So, um you know, not really in a position where they’re going to contend, I don’t think, next season, but uh hopefully they are building to something better than they’ve been over the last 10 years. Absolutely. Uh do you have a favorite player either currently or from the past? Oh. Uh, there have been so many good ones and even though the Canucks haven’t won the Stanley Cup, they’ve had a lot of really good players and I’ve been fortunate uh again to follow this team since the late ‘7s and in a professional capacity since the uh mid90s. And so just in my time on the job, I mean, the Sadines are right at the top of everybody’s list on and off the ice, but there are so many good ones. And you know, I don’t want to leave guys out. So, um, you know, just when I think of Alex Burroughs was always, uh, I I just Alex Burroughs was about as normal a a guy as you’re going to find, uh, playing professional sports. And I love the fact that, uh, while he played hockey, he had an interest in so many other sports, whether it was the CFL or tennis or you name it, you just talk sports with him. And, um, always felt like just a regular guy. Brendan Morrison was much the same in his time uh, as a member of the Vancouver Conucks. So, uh there’s lots of good guys and uh for the most part the the number of good guys exceeds the number of problem cases or difficult ones and like over the length of time I’ve been doing the job and the fact that the team hasn’t won the cup, there have been some guys that have been a little disgruntled over the years. Uh but for the most part, uh they understand that in a market like Vancouver, there’s going to be media attention. There’s going to be media members in the locker room after games and practices and most of those guys handle that side of the job uh with the professionalism that you would expect. Uh do you have a favorite moment or memory that stands out to you? Oh, I think I’m like a lot of people. Uh the slay of the dragon was uh just when you think of the stakes there of three straight years against the Blackhawks letting the three nothing lead get away. And I I in my heart of hearts I do believe that they would have blown the Kuck organization apart. I think Alaminiah would have been gone. Uh I don’t know if the Sadines would have survived um they needed that win and the way that game unfolded with the late lead and then giving up a short-handed goal and then killing a penalty in overtime and ultimately Alex Bros pulling the trigger. You know that’s right up there. Bex’s goal to punch the ticket to the Stanley Cup final. Uh again, those home games during the final were incredible. Uh road game, maybe road games, maybe we won’t spend too much time talking about what happened in Boston and ultimately game seven didn’t go the Canucks way, but um yeah, I think for me it’s the high stakes. Um but I was lucky like my time covering this team has sort of mirrored the Sadines’s time in the NHL. And so just to watch those guys develop into uh topline and then like bestin class and hall of famers and some of the moments that they put on um you know but I go back in my fandom like I was there in 1982 at the Pacific Coliseum for both of the Stanley Cup final games against the New York Islanders. Uh I was a young kid and this idea of seeing the Stanley Cup final uh presented like that was pretty cool even though it was the Islanders. Um you know and then 94 Pavl his debut um just watching the emergence of Trevor Lindon. Uh so on and on it goes. Um but I would have to say that Slaying the Dragon u you know I I guess I just wish it was deeper in the playoffs. It was first round, but I think people in Vancouver understand all that was at stake and why that moment stands out uh even all these years later. So, yeah, let’s go with the dragon slayer. All right. Uh this is something I asked everyone who I have on. Uh what’s one thing you would change in Kucks history? Uh one of the game sevens obviously against the Rangers or the Bruins. Um, you know, beyond that, uh, I’d have to give it a little bit of thought, but to be that close twice and to lose a pair of seventh games and, you know, the way that a Stanley Cup final unfolds and the twists and turns, you boil it down to one game, one at home and one on the road. Um, and they played well at Madison Square in 94. But, I mean, that was an incredible Rangers team. And you know, I I guess I’ll go to my grave thinking that the Canucks were the better team on paper than the Boston Bruins, but uh the Bruins figured out a game plan and a thing that worked to neutralize uh many of the Canucks top players and and they stuck with it and credit to them because uh ultimately it doesn’t matter what your regular season record is. It’s can you win four to seven and the Bruins did manage to do that and and to come back the way they did being down three to2. I mean, the statistics tell you every spring you see the statistics about when a team takes a 3-2 lead in a series, you know, they go on to win 80% of the time. Not the Canucks, not in that case. So, um, yeah, I I guess I I would say I would change 2011 because it was a home game. Not that I don’t think Connect fans care if this team wins the Stanley Cup home, away on the moon, whatever. Uh, they just want to see them win the cup. but to have a chance to do it at Rogers Arena. Um, uh, what might have been? But, uh, yeah, I think that is the easy answer. You know, beyond that, there’s some draft choices that they’d probably like a second crack at and, uh, some managerial decisions, maybe some coaching hirings as well. Uh, but if we’re just looking at a surface level, I I would have to say game seven in 2011 just, uh, go back, tweak a few things, and and get it right. Absolutely. Um, how different is it covering the Conucks when you first started to now? Really different. Uh, when I broke in, um, the internet didn’t exist. I mean, that’s how old I am, and we wouldn’t be doing a digital podcast like this one, uh, back when I started. Um, and so it was way more about telling people, you know, what happened at games and practices because 18,000 people could go to the coliseum. But, you know, there was a point in time where not every game was on television. And now, uh, practices live in real time. people are streaming them, tweeting out line combinations, u you know, and so now it’s it’s more about um either telling individual stories or, you know, really digging down for uh scoops and information that other people don’t have. So like when I think of the press box when I first started, there were so many radio stations in Vancouver that covered the Vancouver Conucks and now there’s one and they’re the rights holders, Sportsnet 650. They’re the only radio station u well they’re the only radio station left talking sports on a regular basis but they’re the only one that covers the Vancouver Conucks and so when you go up and down press row now there are so many digital outlets that didn’t exist when I began um again the idea of being able to update in real time during games you know that kind of stuff didn’t happen it didn’t exist so uh yeah it’s changed an awful lot um and I I think in some ways Um, you know, I think it’s for the better. When I think of some of the work that’s being done and opportunities for guys like yourself to fire up a podcast and talk to Nucks, like a young me would have loved that opportunity, but uh, it didn’t exist. Uh, you know, I came through a process where you actually had to apply for jobs and get hired. Uh, and I’m not saying this is better or worse. It’s just the way it was that you had to impress a boss and and do enough to convince uh, him or her to give you an opportunity. Now, people on their own with podcasts and blogs, you know, I’m a big believer that good work is always going to find an audience, but there’s just so many different avenues to entry into covering the Vancouver Conucks. Like, you know, I look at a guy like you. You know, you’re maybe not at the rink every day as a beat reporter. You’ve got a podcast. You’re talking about the Vancouver Conucks. Like, you’re covering the Conucks. You’re starting a conversation uh about the hockey club. And so many people are able to do that. And so it’s just it’s different. And again, I I think it’s allowed so many more people to um express themselves and to come up with storylines and ideas and just the statistical analysis that’s done now of the sport of hockey, not just in Vancouver, but everywhere. Uh again, that’s a whole sector that really didn’t exist. Um you know, when I broke in, we all looked at goals and assists and that’s how we rated players. And now when you look at uh the data that’s available and the you know the different ways to analyze and assess but again I I think I’m a big believer in information and so I think the more the better and so I I I like where we are in terms of covering the Vancouver Canucks. I just hope I keep getting a chance to do it and I hope that eventually they get back on a swing that makes them a regular in the playoffs and ultimately uh gives them a shot at taking a run at a a Stanley Cup. Absolutely. Uh, I did want to mention, um, of course I mentioned you were a contributor on Saras and Price, a show that I watch regularly. I love watching it. U, Matt and Blake are amazing. Uh, I actually had the chance to meet Matt at a watch party, so that was really cool. Um, I did want to mention, you know, uh, last year, like particularly last summer, watching you guys, it actually was a escape for me as not to get sappy or anything, but I lost my mom last year. So, I was going through a really difficult time and then just watching you guys on Scarce and Price was an escape for me. So, I just wanted to thank both you and Matt and Blake for that as it really let me, you know, just not think about what was going on and just think, you know, Kucks and the offseason. So, I just wanted to mention that. And then also while I was doing some of my research, um I heard about the uh Botchford project. So, I know you were very close with uh Jason and of course, you know, looking into him, it really um hit home for me because there were very similar circumstances from his passing to my mother’s. So, that really hit hit me like real hard. And you know, obviously Botchford Project alumni, Quads, Faber, Noah Strang, Easy Chong, Tessen Cole. Uh what was it like working with Botch and continuing his uh legacy through the Botchford project? Yeah. Uh it was a ton of fun. Uh he was a character. He was an innovator. He was certainly unique in the way that he approached uh mixing traditional media with where we are now with the electronic media and trying to have fun. I mean ultimately you know we cover this team but it is showbiz. It’s entertainment. it has to be otherwise people are going to look elsewhere and and find people that are giving them what they want and and botch understood that. uh and as good as his work was uh for the newspaper and then ultimately online uh I think some of his really his best work was done uh electronically whether it was filling in hosting radio or you know I’m so fortunate to have had the opportunity to start the podcast with him and you know it is a great regret of mine that we don’t have the opportunity to do it in 2025 when I look at where podcasts have gone we were you know we weren’t the first by any means But we certainly got a foothold in the market in that area before the proliferation of podcasts. And I just I wonder where ultimately the podcast the podcast could have taken us. And it was funny because I remember we did a a live podcast at Woody’s Pub out in Kquitlam uh and a guy pulled us aside afterwards and said like, “I’m telling you now, this is going to be your meal ticket. You know, years from now you guys are only going to do a podcast. That’s it.” And I at the time thanked him and kind of laughed a little bit and u now I look and you know basically with rinkwide and my hits on scarce and price and connect combo and stuff. I mean essentially I am a a professional podcaster which in many ways still kind of blows my mind. Um so yeah look botch like anybody had his days he could be mercurial and sometimes a little difficult. We buted heads from time to time as well but that was part of the show. You know the show was completely unfiltered. We never talked about, hey, let’s do this and this and this. I cover the Canucks, you cover the Conucks. I always believe if two guys that do that for a living can’t get in a room and just start hammering out Kuck conversation, maybe I can’t use that uh trademark on the title, a Kucks discussion. How about that? Um, and so it it really was um authentic in that sense that when we hit record, we had no plans. We both sort of saw the humor in the day-to-day of covering the Canucks and road trips and travel and some of the challenges that presented and some of the best stories that we had on the podcast were, you know, travel delays and lost luggage and all that kind of stuff that I I think just kind of ultimately what we tried to do was yes, talk kucks and eventually we would get down to the topics of that week, but we tried to pull people behind the curtain of the job that we had because we knew we were lucky. Like this is the kind of job that tons of people would want if they could have it. Um and so we just tried to have some fun and sometimes it got off the rails and that made it more fun. Um, and so yeah, I mean when he passed, I mean just an absolute gut punch to so many his wife and his kids and the industry and yeah, I mean I lost a friend obviously and and so when Chris Brumwell of the Kox came to me and said, “Hey, you know, we’re thinking of maybe honoring Botch’s legacy with this idea of, you know, bringing in somebody for a night to, you know, sit in the press box and get a sense of what it’s like to over the cans. I was like, “Hey, I love the sounds of this. Like, let’s kind of think this through and see what we can do with it.” And, you know, it’s grown from there, uh, to the point that we’ve put 30 people through the program now. And you listed off a number that are are now working full-time in the market, which is just, it’s mind-blowing to me. Um, but so many of them are doing what they’re doing because of Botch. And so, what a way to honor him and and keep his legacy alive. And you know, I’ve become pretty close friends with his his wife, Katherine, who um moved back to the Toronto area to be closer to family, obviously with three young children. Uh and she’s been able to move on in in her life, but um watching the kids grow. I mean, they were young when Botch passed and and to watch them grow up and one of the daughters just became a teenager this past weekend. and and you know, it’s so unfortunate at that level that they don’t have their dad. Uh but Cape Cat’s doing an incredible job raising those kids. And you know, I I hope that things like the Botcher Project in time will allow them to understand sort of the impact that their father had on this marketplace and in this industry. Absolutely. Um, switching back over to the Conucks, uh, what are your thoughts on what the Conucks have done thus far this off season? Yeah, it’s been pretty quiet. I think, uh, in many ways I expected that. And one of the upsides there is that, you know, they haven’t done anything foolish that has put them behind the eightball in a rising cap economy. Uh, they’ve been able to clear this cap space that I think we’re all waiting to see what they do with it. And so that’s why the Dakota Joshua trade in isolation it is hard to assess because I think there has to be another uh skate to drop in that sense and it’s a question of does it happen before the start of the season does it happen closer to the start of the season when other teams maybe find themselves in a bit of a cap crunch or do they wait into the season and certainly we’ve seen over the last three years that this management group uh is not only not afraid but I think looks forward to the opportunity to pull off significant inseason trades and so um you know It’s more than just a track record. There is a pattern there. Uh that if they hold on to this cap space, I I know last year they acrewed the cap space and they ultimately didn’t use it. Um this is a pretty important year I think to prove to Quinn Hughes and others that this team can get things moving back in the right direction. So uh when I look at the month of July, I didn’t expect an awful lot in free agency. Uh they made the Vander Kane trade before July. Uh so Pia Sudter and Dakota Joshua are out. There are couple of fringe pieces that have been brought in. uh since then and uh you know it just it really feels to me like this management group is banking on good health and good vibes and I don’t know that that’s necessarily a foolproof plan to have success in the National Hockey League, but I do look at a team like Calgary last year where I remember all the talk last summer was so how bad the Flames are going to be and you know what direction are they going? Well, Dustin Wolf emerges as this incredible goalender and you know they were built from the back end when you look at Mackenzie Wager and Rasmus Anderson and a few others and then they just had belief and I think they took on this idea that nobody’s given us a chance like we’re going to prove some people and shove it in their face and ultimately they finished ahead of the Canucks. Now I mean the Canucks on the surface look like they’ve got way more talent than the Calgary Flames. So, um, you know, I’m careful when I use that as an example, but I do think it’s a lot of the same things that were being said about the Flames last year are being said about the Conucks. It’s just that the Canucks were 109 point team not that long ago. Um, you know, can they get back anywhere close to that level? I I guess I’m sort of guarded in my prediction, but I could sit here and I think build you a fairly compelling case of how they can be a playoff team at the very least, but you know, the goal shouldn’t be about sneaking into the playoffs and grabbing that final wild card spot. People in this market want to see a plan. They want to see, you know, incremental success. They want to see playoffs every year for a bunch of years. something that hasn’t happened since, you know, you got to go back to, I guess, 2013 when they got swept by San Jose and before that got upset by Los Angeles. Um otherwise, you know, it’s been a playoffs appearance here and a playoff appearance there. But I want to see them get on a run where they are perennial playoff um qualifiers at the very least and then from there get to a point where they can legitimately take a run at being a top four team and and see what happens uh you know when they get to that. So, I don’t think they’re in that stratosphere. But I do think like Jim Rford said two years ago, if all goes well, you know, if that Demco is healthy and can be the differencemaker that he’s been in the past, if Elias Patterson comes back and can even be an 80 point guy, uh if Philip Heedle can stay healthy and play a full season and set a career best for him, if you know Jake De Bruss can get to 30 goals and Brock Ber could get to 30 goals and Hoglander responds and, you know, has the year like two years a like, you know, if all those things happen with Quinn Hughes and if he can stay healthy and Duke can use it, I think they can be a playoff team without a doubt. But again, there’s a lot of ifs there. And in pro sports, there’s no guarantees. So, let’s see where it goes. But just your question about this offseason, I think it’s been pretty understated, mostly by design, and I still think that there is uh something up their sleeve here to address that second line center position. Yeah, I’m glad you mentioned that because my next question was uh do you think they might make one or two more moves before the start of the season or could you see them making a inseason trade? Yeah, I mean I I want to see with my own eyes like what does Elias Patterson look like when he comes back? Like is has he turned a page and is he motivated to prove people wrong and get back to being a starle player and and to a lesser degree Philip Pedal? you know, if they’re both healthy, um, then, you know, is Heedle the perfect 2C? Probably not. But I’m willing to give the guy a chance. Like, his speed was noticeable. He brings an element that this team’s lacking. Um, you know, but whether Smoke’s fire and certainly they’ve been linked to Jack Rosik enough. They’ve got this gap space. Ros Lick’s still an unrestricted free agent. And then you know there’s bigger game hunting if they want to go down that route as they have in past years. Uh whether it was moving Borvat so that they could ultimately acquire Philip Heronic or you know going after Zidorov and Lind uh Lynholm and then last year of course uh push came to shove and they had to make the the JT Miller deal. So you know they’re not afraid to pull the trigger on significant trades. It comes back to acquisition cost, the pieces that they’re willing to part with, cap space, all those types of things. So, you know, am I sitting here anticipating significant change before the start of the season? No. I mean, I I I think that they are in the mix for Rosik. I think it could happen. And I think a right shot center uh who’s proven himself in the National Hockey League, you know, I think there’s absolutely a fit here. Um, but if that one doesn’t happen, if you can guarantee me that Elias Patterson and Philip Heedle are going to show up at camp healthy at the very least, that doesn’t mean that they’re going to stay healthy, certainly in Heedle’s case, but I could see a world in which the Canucks enter the season with those as their top two centers. Um, what are your thoughts on an average sheet? Obviously, a lot of people are talking about Marco Rossi, Mason McTavish. Their names have been come up a lot, especially on scarce and price. your thoughts on how realistic a offer sheet could be for the Canucks? Yeah, I guess I’m a little leerary. I thought this might be the summer of offer sheets and yet we got through the month of July and no, it didn’t happen after what we saw last year with St. Louis. Um, and that was, you know, sort of a perfect storm. They recognized a team that was up against it. They went for the double offer sheet, which was pretty creative and unique. uh in a rising cap, you know, most teams have that flexibility to match. It’s a question of do they want to. Um and in Anaheim’s case, they’ve still got a ton of cap space, so I don’t think you can really put them up against it. Um but look, Mason McTavish is a young player, big body centerman, uh you know, who’s got some pedigree already at the National Hockey League level. Like, yeah, I mean, I there’s an awful lot to like there. and the Ducks have a ton of young players and you wonder if they can afford to keep them all coming out of their entry- level deals. Um, you know, could you use a threat of an offer sheet and then maybe try and poach via trade? Marco Rossi much the same. You know, this guy a 60point player already, well before the age of 25, like that’s intriguing to me. I like McTavish’s size. I think that sort of fills a need more than Rossy. And so when I look at, yeah, I look at Marco Rossy and I think, okay, this guy’s done an awful lot relatively young in his career, but and I think Minnesota has some of these same concerns. Is he a playoff guy? How do you win? Is he going to be part of a championship team, you know, there’s no way of knowing that until you get, but I mean, his stock kind of fell in the playoffs. He fell in the depth chart there. And I think that was some of the concern on the part of the Wild where Mason McDavage looks like the kind of guy that you would want in this specific division when you’re going to be going up against, you know, McDavid and Dryidle and Jack Eel and Mlin Celibbrini and, you know, there are other teams with these big time flashy uh centermen. You’d love to have somebody that could counter that. And certainly Mason McDavish looks like the kind of guy that could develop uh into that sort of player. So, of the two that you mentioned, I’m more intrigued by McTavish, but I just ultimately don’t know what the acquisition cost would be. Uh, if it was by a trade, if it’s an offer sheet, you know, I guess I wonder, you know, how come uh we haven’t seen anybody, not just the we see anybody around the National Hockey League, and I think it’s because they probably know that Anaheim would match given their their cap flexibility. For sure. Um, who’s been your favorite uh person to interview on the Conucks? Uh it could be a player, a coach, maybe even uh management as well. Uh through the years, um yeah, I mean, look, Alan Vinho was terrific to work with. Most of the coaches that I’ve covered have been pretty good to to deal with. Even Tors was a ton of fun. uh his watching his teams wasn’t necessarily that enjoyable but um you know AV had a great mix of uh sort of the tactical side of the game but a handle on the media some charisma sense of humor now he did a lot of winning here and winning helps uh when I think of a guy like Travis Green you know there was some frustration obviously that set in over the years because uh things weren’t going on the ice the way that he had hoped Bruce Budro was a lot of fun in his short while and And I really enjoyed Rick Tocket uh on a daily basis just how willing he was to uh educate and sort of bring us into his world and try to explain some of his things. I know he got frustrated at the end and ultimately doesn’t coach here anymore. Uh but yeah, I mean there have been lots and and then again it’s too long a list when you’ve been doing this for over 25 years. There have been so many good players. Trevor Lindon’s right up there at the top. the twins. Um, you know, Marcus Naslin was a guy that I always found interesting and and insightful uh to talk to. Uh, I know that that didn’t always translate to the fans. Um, he was understated, but uh, he was just a really solid guy through and through. Uh, yeah, I mean, you know, I think back to that 2003 team that should have been able to get past Minnesota and didn’t. That was one of the great disappointments. Uh there were a lot of good guys on that team. The 2011 team for the most part. Uh and when you caught him in a good mood, Ryan Kesler was highly engaging. BX obviously has gone on to be a TV star. That’s not a surprise. Uh given what we knew of him and his time here in Vancouver. So again, it’s it’s a really long list of uh a lot of good guys. and even this group. I mean, I’ve sort of watched Brock Besser since day one on the job and I’ve always appreciated his cander and ability to, you know, try to answer some questions about a lot of losing. Unfortunately for him, there’s, you know, not his fault, but he’s just been in a era of Kucks hockey where there hasn’t been nearly enough winning. And, uh, you can say the same about Patterson and Hughes and that Demco and all those guys. It just feels like this management group is recommitting to those guys and it’s go time. um to this point they haven’t been able to really other than the you know one spring two rounds of playoffs but uh I want to see a whole lot more from all of those guys so let’s see what next season brings well thank you very much for doing this uh Jeff it’s been a pleasure hopefully I’ll see you at one of those uh watch parties uh I do know you’re a Lin Valley guy so am I actually just up from Lin Valley Center so who knows maybe I’ll run into you at Lin Valley Center sometime before the start of the We’ll make it a mall meeting and uh talk some more Conucks. Hey, I appreciate you reaching out and uh always good even in the middle of summer. I I just love talking about hockey and can’t wait till the season gets here. So, it’s going to be August here in a couple of days and then we can say, “Hey, next month, next month it’s training camp and that’s the official start of hockey season, obviously.” So, it’ll be here before we know and we’ll start to get some answers to the many, many questions we all have about the Vancouver Conucks. All right. Thank you very much again, Jeff, for doing this. Appreciate it. And I look forward to seeing you on Sakaris and Price uh for the rest of the offseason and going into the season as well. Sounds good. All right. Well, there you go. That was Jeff Patterson from Ringwide Vancouver from Sakaras and Price and from Kucks Army. I hope you guys enjoyed this. I had a blast. Yes, I was a little nervous at the start, but you know, it’s it’s JPAT, you know. Um, again, I hope you guys enjoyed. Uh, if you guys like this video, be sure to hit that like button. 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