Tabea Thornton talks Joe’s HHOF Induction on Never Offside | S2, Ep9
When he got the call for Hall of Fame, the
holy doodle, is that a normal phrase of his? Yes. It’s actually a phrase of his mom’s
because his mom never swears. So she says, “Holy doodle.” He threw an fbomb out first
and then, you know, the well-raised son came out and then the holy doodle. Holy doodle.
So he corrected his fbomb with the doodle. Welcome to Never Offside. Today we have the
woman behind all that is jumbo, Joe Thornton. We have Toba Thornton. Very excited to talk to her.
Um, just coming off of Hall of Fame. But first, we need we need the man of the hour. Get Get
him. Go get him. Go get Mr. 1000. Go get him. Okay. Okay. Let me go. One second. Jeff is not
getting away with not talking on this podcast. I kind of love this because we have
a way to get Jeff on the podcast. He’s here. Okay. He’s here. The only time we’ll
ever get him. Congratulations, Jeff. This is very exciting. Um, we were very hush- hush leading up
to this. We didn’t want to jinx anything. Um, you know, people were asking us a million questions
about you and we’re just like shush. I mean, like we start, you want to start talking about
the moment and the day and try to make plans, but every time you like either think a thought
or I’m like gonna maybe ask him, I’m like, “Oh my god, I’m going to jinx it.” Everything was just a
mind game for like the last well since the season started really here because we’re like this is it
19 games. Everybody circled it in their calendar but we didn’t speak of it. No. Every time you
started to bring it up I was like nope hush. Nope. Did you kind of have like relief after 999 was
played? Yeah. Yeah. And then we had a day off and then it was a pregame skate. So, um I’m thinking
like walking to school, like don’t trip. That’s a rolling ankle. Seriously, the day off, she’s like,
“We need to move the couch from downstairs.” I was like, “No, nope. I’m not doing that.” Honestly,
there’s too much room for error there. I thought about that, too, after. I was like, “God, he’s
so grumpy. Like, why won’t he help me move the couch?” And then I’m like, true. Like, you of
all people, you were the most like hush hush person ever. I can’t even imagine you asking him
to I know, but 999 made me feel really good. Like I was like, we’re in the safe zone and then like
like a trip and fall on the sidewalk was starting to freak me out. So 999 made me feel good about
this. Yeah, Jeeoff. And because we were talking about just like bringing you on and I didn’t
want to say it, but yeah, once once whether you knew it or not, we knew you were coming on. This
was planned. This was all a plan. Uh, anyways, it all worked out and Okay. Yes. And you’re Okay.
So, we looked it up, Julie and I had uh Bob look it up. You’re number 413 of all NHLers to ever hit
1,00. It’s like 5% or something. It’s crazy. It’s so crazy when that number Yeah. crazy to to think
about when you put out put a number on it and um and how many what’s the and like 130,000 total.
Yeah. Yeah. I think it’s I think well we don’t know if it’s technically right but I think it said
like 5% like it’s like a really it’s very it’s very slim of a frat7 defenseman. You’re the 137th
defenseman. Like that’s true too. Yeah. It’s, you know, it’s h you’re okay. Were you? Yeah. Good
job, Jeff. Uh, hugs, hugs through the screen. Um, was this always kind of like a a goal? Did
you always kind of set this? To be honest, like it never never crossed my mind that I would
be in this situ like play a thousand games. It was, you know, starting out it’s all right,
like let’s make it to the next contract. And um, you know, well, even before that, it’s like
don’t be don’t be seen by the GM walking through the locker room cuz you know those days where
you’re up and down and it was just you make eye contact and you’re going back down. Put your put
your head down, do the work, play well, and hope you hope you stay. And um you know I think like
Edmonton gave me my start played a lot a lot so a lot of time on the ice but a lot of games just
they were kind of in that rebuild and I think uh that kind of helped me develop I guess my NHL
game and I think it was really in Montreal where I kind of had more success and kind of figured out
who I was and the style of play that I needed to and everything kind of built from there. I didn’t
realize that you had more than half of these games in Montreal. That was I know. I I didn’t I
didn’t realize it either until I saw the sign and it was five five and I even made the sign and
I didn’t and Boyd came home and was like, gosh, dad played more than half his games in Montreal.
And it’s like, well, yeah, it it and one of them was a shortened season, too. Like it’s like crazy.
It’s And you had you had a couple you had an injury season in Montreal. Like it could have been
it could have been a lot more than that, you know, with the Yeah. with the injury year. Yeah. In 2015
or whatever. But it just is crazy. The whole thing is crazy to see it all on paper broken down with
your little I called it the road to a thousand. Um I’m not going to lie too also with this podcast.
Like this is a huge moment for the podcast because when we were in New York debuting this uh Julie
and I went and got some wine after we did our first interview and you were that’s when the
injur your injury came out like literally when we were sitting there remember wait oh last
year in January. Oh my gosh cat you’re right the Yeah. Sorry, I I blacked out of that one,
too, because Yes, you’re right. The in Detroit, it was like you were going to reach it. You were
going to reach it. And this was a convers. We were literally like, “Oh my god.” Yeah, I remember. I
actually remember right where we were now that you say this. And it was like the wind just got sucked
out like Yeah, it was. Yeah, that was a crazy. So, this is I mean obviously like full circle,
but like it’s just so nice to be able to to have this celebration, I guess. Um, did you get
uh did you get emotional last night at all? Um, Jeff, emotional like did we tear up? Did we
No, it was, you know, going out for warm-ups and seeing the boys signs. That was special. And
then um having them come in the lock having them come in the locker room. I was you know you you
see videos of you know other teams other players their their kids coming in. I was like I wonder if
we kept it a surprise. Yeah. She usually will kind of hint on things and then I saw the camera crew
come in first and I was like okay I think I think they’re coming in and um yeah it was uh you know
that was special. And then um the guys, you know, had them come around and give everybody high
fives uh before they left the room. So that was a, you know, special moment for for me and and for
the boys. For me, I’ve never been that close to a pregame situation either. And I’m like,
this feels so like interference. Like seeing y’all in like this sacred moment and then our our
chaos of kids are right in the middle. I’m like, what could go wrong? I mean, yeah, you’re kind
of like stepping over the line that we normally don’t cross. Oh, yeah. It like completely right
through the the the red tape and I was like, well, like just don’t be seen. And I was like trying
like to get little side video content, which it actually was funny because Barrett took over
the read, the uh lineup read, which they didn’t really like they don’t have time to practice
that. You don’t know the lineup, but you like know you’re going to go in. So, they practice in
the equipment room real quick. Barkley’s in there. Kachchuck’s in there in the equipment room. And
like a couple other guys are in there and they’re practicing their stick handling machine. And then
like Kachchuck, I haven’t even told you this, like he he like gets a stick, takes it to the
boys. I’m like, they need to be practicing their lineup for now. He’s like, I want to see how
many like stick touches they can get on like the light Yeah. machine or whatever. You were
stage moming Kachchuck. Like he’s like, “Here, I want to see them stick handle real quick.” And
I’m like, “They need to practice the lineup.” And then like somewhat I don’t even know if this was a
real thing like for Hey, he walked in. He’s like, “Hey, I need to get a couple touches.” And then
the boys were on the machine. And I was like, “Give him the machine.” And he’s like, “No, no,
I’m kidding. I’m kidding.” But I was like so stressed out like and so they ran through it. But
then that’s fun. They got in front of the guys and kind of everybody clammed up except Barrett and
he just like yeah he took over. He rolled with it. And then at the end Boyd was like I posted
on my Instagram. We’ll have to post it on Never Offside. But Boyd I think was like I didn’t get
a word in. Like he kind of like came too and he like everybody gives high fives and they get out
of the locker or like they’re leaving the locker room and he What did he say? Now it’s time to go
kick some butt or something. to the guys. He said that to the boys. It was so cute. It was just like
so unexpected. Like Boyd is very much Jeff. Like he’s so quiet. He’s so like and then he just like
busted out with that and I was like, where did that come from? That was cute. But the whole night
was really Okay, so the meltdown moment, Jeff, I need all of your reaction to Can you explain
what happened to the listeners that didn’t see To be honest, I still don’t know what
the reason he started uh screaming, but uh I saw the video and um she stick like kept
going and didn’t Oh, yeah. And that was okay. So, for people who haven’t seen uh Julie did a in
broadcast interview Yeah. in-game live interview with Katie Inglesen and it was in our seats during
during the game and I had Blake in my lap and the three other boys were there. Blake had my mom’s
phone and he was I knew it too. I was like he was he was playing this game this one car game that
has so many ads and when the ads pop up he gets so frustrated. Mind you, it’s like he went to school
all day. Like, it was just like nothing was set up for success for a three-year-old coming to a 700
p.m. overstimulated Yeah. game. And I knew it. I was like, “This game.” And sure enough, the ad
started popping up when we started rolling. And he just lost his [ __ ] Like complete three-year-old
meltdown like right in the interview. And I was just like, “Okay, well, we can go one of two
ways.” And I don’t know. I thought I thought it was on the jumbo, Jeff. So, I was like,
“Oh my god.” I didn’t see it until after. No, you know what was on the jumbo? Well, I think
y’all were in intermission. Was our podcast, our little podcast um promotion they played during
the um which was also hilarious. You still haven’t seen that, but you did hear us practicing uh
our lines. Yeah, we had to do a we had to do a shout out for your thousandth game, but plug
the podcast. So, we were like, how do we do this without sounding absolutely crazy? Of course, we
take my husband’s major milestone and talk about the pod. That’s so funny. So, wait, did did he see
that? Did you watch the interview? Did you watch it in the entirety with the with the meltdown? Oh,
yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay. Were you proud of Julie’s composure? Yes. Yeah. I mean, I would have there’s
no chance I would have been able to keep it keep it together. I would We’re going to pause here. Uh
we’ll try this again later. What I said and if it but she texted me and she’s like, “Tell me what
the internet’s saying.” And I sent my internet sleuth to work. I was like, “Go on to your little
ex and tell me what what is happening because it’s ingame broadcast.” So you’re I’m not seeing it.
We don’t even have like We watched the games on an app here. So it’s not like I like taped the
end game. Yeah. Anything. It was all positive. It was all very funny. There were a couple funny
memes and Tik Tok, but it was like just I mean that’s that’s that’s showbiz and that’s life with
four kids at a hockey game. Okay. So last night, so after the game, tell me how we celebrated.
The best way we know how. Uh yeah, we just had uh Julie had everything kind of set up at the
house um throughout the day, I guess. Um what wine did we pour? I to be honest, I we had you know, we
don’t have the the big selection. Yeah, we don’t have much. We don’t have our So, I went to um went
to Total Wine last week and then I sent her to So, we did do a little prep. A little prey prep. He
had he had to buy his Yeah, we can always drink the wine was the was the saving. And then, um I
had her pick up a couple others that I just let the little local store um pick out and had guys
over to the house, guys, their wives, girlfriends. Um, just a petri wine night. Petri wine night.
Just kind of hang out. There was uh, you know, pizza meat and cheese board. Just uh, I guess
my kind of your kind of night. My kind of night to celebrate. Just uh, kind of relaxed. Who was
um, who was like the most jazzed teammate for it? Um, honestly, like was there anyone that was just
like, you know, like at the you just like excited to be there? I don’t know. Like there’s got to
be somebody that was like Everybody was really like excited to celebrate you and I feel like
to be on a new team for such a short time and such a big milestone like that stood out to me.
Like this team shows up in ways like Yeah. in the most meaningful ways in moments like this. And I
I just I thought that I just sat there last night like looking at our whole living room and kitchen
filled with people we still don’t really like know that well yet. And I don’t know it makes me kind
of emotional because you deserve to be celebrated. Yeah, it was. And when we were we kind of threw
it out there in the the group chats and I didn’t send it out too early as early as she wanted to
because she wanted numbers and I was like I’m not sending it out until 9.99. Yeah. And um so we
weren’t sure who was going to show up, how many, and yeah, like she said, it was uh you know, it
speaks to the group. There was I think everybody um you know, stopped by, spent some time. Um so
it was it was nice. I love it. Wow. It’s it’s so crazy. Just like again, just chef, we’re so proud
of you. We are so proud of you. I don’t want to get emotional now. I know. And it’s not even over.
That’s the thing. like it could be over right now like all the celebrations of it but we like
Thursday is actually it’s the next home game and that’s where like the a nice thing will be and I
just again Jeff stayed out of all of the planning and and he was like just talk to my wife like with
the team and the organization is another thing to speak to of like how they have just rolled out
the red carpet for this whole the whole thing like the whole night I was like above and beyond
how they include the boys and everything and um and and just us and then Thursday’s going to
be a whole another to-do and they’re getting us a suite for the night like it it’s not over and
it’s like it’s amazing. Everybody’s just been the whole fam’s coming to Thursday. Yep. So your dad
your dad’s coming everything like that? my dad, my mom, my brother, and then uh Julie’s family,
and a couple family friends. So, it’ll be uh What was your dad? Did your dad send you a cute like
call or text like athlete to athlete like? No, I mean it was just simple like congrats, look
forward to the game. Um it’s like the It’s just like the nod. Yeah. Like the the tip of the Yeah.
welld deserved and just the Yeah. And everybody could just go breathe. We everyone can breathe.
So, okay. So, Thursday you’re going to go on the ice with the boys. Jeff’s going to be presented
the Silver Stick and um praying Blake does not melt down. I was That’s on Jeff on Thursday. You
already handled it. So, Jeff’s go to school on Thursday and take some Yeah, we’re already we’re
already planning what Thursday is going to look like. So, let’s see if Jeff Petri sheds a tear
on national TV. I will not put money on that. So, um I might, but you who knows, maybe you will.
We’ll see. Stay tuned. Who knows what’ll take over Jeff Petri, but super proud of you. Thank
you. You’re awesome. And with that being said, milestone to milestone, we are going to chat
with Toba Thornton, and that is up next. By insanely popular demand, uh she really
doesn’t need any introduction. Uh we have with us our very special guest, Tobaya Thornton.
Uh and also happy birthday, Toba. Thank you. Yes, happy birthday. It’s so nice to meet you. You too.
You know, your husband obviously has a career that speaks for itself and a personality that speaks to
the whole hockey world. Um, and recently you guys just had uh what looked like a fantastic weekend
in Toronto celebrating his Hall of Fame induction. And we just want like more of your version
of that weekend. And what was that like? Oh, it was amazing. Um, it was a little stressful,
you know, the whole planning and everything, but then it turned out just incredible. It was
great to see a lot of people we hadn’t seen in a long time. Actually, we saw a lot of them last
year, but yeah, it was just a lot of fun. It was great. Take us behind the scenes like each day.
How many days were you there? Um, what all goes into a Hall of Fame induction? I was we were
really lucky that Tom Holy uh took on a lot of the planning because there’s a lot that goes
into it and yeah, you don’t you only get so much information and you don’t even know what what you
have to wear and there it was a lot and with with all the people we invited and then you know Joe is
from outside of Toronto so we went there first and he dropped the puck in his hometown and then we
went up to Toronto and it was just a whirlwind of one thing after another and it was great. Finished
off with the induction was amazing. How is that with the guest list being from him being from
Toronto? That’s got to be a little tough with just how you invite so many people. No, because
actually a lot of people can come and there’s I didn’t know how it worked either. Different rooms
in the Hall of Fame, different areas where people sit, you know. No, it was it was good. Plenty of
people and not too much. It was just excellent. Did you guys have like a dinner or a party? I
was so fortunate enough uh my husband and I went last year to Shea Weber’s induction um because we
played with him in Montreal and so we got a little taste of kind of the weekend and to what you are
saying like my eyes were open. I I did not have a finger in it, but I was like, “Oh my gosh, the
planning of all of this and all the inductees and kind of the overlap of some like people of like
kind of dipping into a couple different parties because maybe you knew somebody over there like
did you guys have like a pre party or dinner um the night before?” Well, the night before we
went to the Leafs game and then after that was an impromptu party. We didn’t plan it. We actually
had a brunch planned on um Sunday, which is the night the day before, but uh turns out bunch
of people weren’t even in town yet. There was another impromptu party after the induction.
But you have so little time. You don’t even know when to plan a party and because it’s late
and it’s difficult. That’s how the best parties happen though. The ones that was great. Yes. Is
that you? You and Joe, your personalities. Are you like more of a planner and like No, you guys
both are kind of like go with the wind. Yes. So, it worked out beautifully. It It sure did. His
his speech was so amazing. I mean, I watched it twice before this podcast because it just
was so great. How are you emotions wise? Like, were you holding it together? or did you want
to burst out crying like so I heard the speech a bunch of times before that’s one thing and the
other thing is it’s a um even though I normally am very emotional but then you have a camera right
there and I don’t know it’s it’s such a heavily loaded space that even at the Jersey retirement I
didn’t cry and then after we walked backstage and and somebody said, “How was the pizza?” Cuz we had
a little bit of pizza and I started crying. It’s very strange how it’s just um it’s just a very
charged environment and you know I’m not going to fake anything. So, but yeah, it touched me deeply
seeing him struggle trying to piece it to or hold it together for him. And, you know, No, it was he
broke he broke down a few times. I loved your kids uh reactions. They they were, you know, I couldn’t
tell if they were like crying or giggling during it. It was very sweet how they uh during when they
got the shout outs. I love Yeah, they loved it. They loved it. They’re like the perfect age to
it. seems like just taking it all in and having it sounds like you know a couple weeks if you guys
were out there for you know jersey retirement puck drop all those things that just sounds like the
best weekend what we saw of it and loved hearing your side of it. I was telling Cat before this
because obviously I know nothing about you and I I did watch a couple of the interviews because
I was like how did you and Joe you know I wanted to like know that part but you did you guys did
a wonderful interview um with Jason Demurs um at your family farm and that kind of gave all the
backstory but I like I wanted to go farther and be like what who was Toba before you met Joe?
What were you doing in Switzerland? Like what did your life look like? Did you have a career?
or did you have like what was going on? You know, it’s different in Switzerland. You high school
is done after 9 years and then you do what’s called an apprenticeship which is your college
education. I did that and then when I was 19 I was done with that and then I went to America
to be an Opair for a year in LA and then I went back home and then I worked it was um you
know insurance company stuff I I was working I didn’t like it and then I went I moved to Davos
cuz I had this opportunity to take over an club so I was running that like a disco nightclub bar
type of thing. And so that’s what that’s what I was doing when I met Joe. It was great because I
worked really hard for probably eight months and then had four months to travel. So every year
I traveled usually Southeast Asia was my where I like to go all by myself and that’s what my
life was like. Yeah. So you really are a free spirit. Like that’s you had all of it adventure.
That’s just like what has been your kind of tone before you met Joe. And then it sounds like his
energy meets yours right there, right? Yes. Well, we had a lot of people asking like what was the
transition like moving here, but I mean like you had already been to LA and you know stuff like
that, so it probably wasn’t even that crazy. Yeah. But it was the my hard the hardest thing for
me was to not be independent like making my own money you know I was never dependent on anybody
else after you know I moved out of my parents house so I that was the hardest thing for me not
being able to work I wasn’t able to work when I first moved to America and yeah yeah I think a
lot of you know hockey wives and girlfriends can um can like feel that because there is like when
I moved to Canada it was the same thing. I moved I’m from the States and it was like oh well what
do I do now? I don’t really know what I’m going to do and you kind of get like a loss of identity
sort of thing and you got to like refind yourself. Yes. Within their crazy lifestyle, you know. So
that’s very interesting. And I heard a little bit about the move like Boston you were there
for super quick time and then it was straight to San Jose and what was that like San Jose
LA are very different. So were you just like what was that like the that whole transition?
I mean it was okay. It’s just very far away from Switzerland and but when we got here there
was two Germans on the team and and uh there was one Canadian girl and the four of us got really
close. So it was easy easy in that way. It was a good group of girls actually in the beginning
everybody but the four of us were like close. You see that happening a lot like on this team
right now there there’s you know a lot of Swedish girls and uh there’s a girl from Switzerland and
so she kind of hangs with the Swedish girls. It’s like a very interesting great bond especially with
the Europeans. It’s like lovely actually. So yeah, a little sisterhood there. Yes. Okay. So into
Joe’s playing career. It’s like we I think Cat and I are like what is Toba’s vibe like when
you’re in the stands like were you going to every game? Were you traveling to away games? Were you
superstitious? Like what was your energy around hockey? I went to every game at home. I didn’t
go on the road. Not never, but hardly ever. Mhm. And I was definitely I remember the first
game at the Shark Tank when Joe’s cousin’s wife the shark scored and everybody stood up and I
didn’t stand up cuz I had never seen that that’s what people do. And then she said here we stand up
when they score because if we don’t cheer for them why should anybody else and from then on I stood
up for every single goal. Nine months pregnant, didn’t matter. I always stood up and cheered.
Wow. My god. Wise words. Yeah, that kind of hits me a little bit. Yeah, I’m going to get my butt
up out of my chair now. I’m going to hear that for forever for the rest of this. Yeah, that’s
a wonderful mantra. Um, what Julie Julie and I were talking about what if you could be miked up
during a game like what would you be saying? Like how were you? Were you you cussing at people? Like
what were you? No. No. More like maybe a little bit at the ref, but no. No. But I’m into the game.
Yeah, definitely watching the game. Yeah. Oh, that’s so funny. I asked this same question to
my 10-year-old son last night. We were at my husband’s game. I’m like, “Boy, if I was miked
up, like what would I be what would you hear me say?” He’s like, “Well, you say together a lot.
like you’re always yelling like together together and I’m like okay I do yell that. I don’t even
know what that means but I’m like telling them to like go up the ice together and then he’s like
you’d also you say Jeffrey Nicholas. I always say that like when Jeff like does something and I’m
like Jeffrey Nicholas and like other girls who are listening to this would laugh because they’re like
we’ve heard you like from rows above like yell his name full name like that. Oh my god. It’s funny
from coming from his point of view. That’s very funny that he actually like clocks that. I know.
I’m like, “Okay, I don’t know what this means, but I’m going to note that I say those things a
lot.” Yes. Did you have any uh superstitions? I mean, there was definitely years where I had more
where I was like, “Okay, I got to wear my lucky earrings or you know, if I when I wore the jersey
in the playoffs, they won. So, I got a, you know, we we got like shirts made, which actually I
have to tell you that I think I was there when that happened. The playoff jackets. Brie Huskins.
I have to give her give her a shout out. I think she was the OG really of of uh playoff gear. Yeah.
What was it? It was a shirt and then it had the number in the back. I still have it. Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh. We want to see it. Oh, no. It’s in the attic. we’re moving next week. So, um stumble
across it, you know, where and then it just took off. It became now it’s like this whole thing
before playoffs, the reveal of every team’s jacket and you know, a lot of negativity and oh, and then
this one was the best one. Next year we’re going to go. It’s become its own thousands of dollars
people spend, you know. Yeah. Yeah. We could have a whole podcast about it, honestly, because Yeah.
the ratings, the rankings, all that stuff. Yeah. What What year was this OG one? 2009. Yeah. In
LA, we didn’t even We did like beanies and stuff, like two weeks, beanies, whatever, but we never
did it like even It’s more of a new thing. So, for you guys to do it in ’09, that’s like Yeah.
I’m telling you, she was the OG. She Yeah. Peros, his wife had like a clothing company, and that’s
the company who did it for us. That’s amazing. Peros. Yeah. Yeah, that definitely deserves
credit. Yeah, 100%. The OGs with the jackets. Did um Did uh Joe have any superstitions that like
stuck out to you or bothered you? No. No. He was very um he always had a routine, you know, with
the sleep and and what time he left to go to the rink and that, but no, that’s just a routine.
He didn’t have superstitions. I don’t know Joe personally very well, but I don’t know why I can’t
imagine him pregame napping. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Hard def. Yeah. So, he could just turn it off and nap.
Yep. Wow. Before a game, after a game, you know, sleeping maybe a little more difficult, but Yeah.
Yeah. Well, he’s just always so positive and everything. So, even like how was he after like a
bad game? Like, did he bring it home? see like how how was his energy? No, he I mean he would take it
home but he wouldn’t let it out on me or anything. I just mean like Ty gets grumpy. Yeah. Would
he ever come to you for any like advice or No. Anything? No. No. He had that all No. Buttoned up,
taken care of. No. Oh, I mean we talk about things but not advice. No. Yeah. No hockey advice. I
would No. Yeah. Julie, I mean I don’t think Why do you think it sounds like I’m some crazy sometime?
No. Sometimes just after watching and learning the game and I played field hockey. I like to ask
like strategic questions now because I want to learn the game better. Like if that makes sense.
I because I I could watch it. that I know what’s happening, but I want to be like I kind of want to
know the system or something. I don’t know. Yeah. But then you ask questions. That doesn’t mean
he’s asking for advice, right? Oh, yeah. He’s definitely not asking for my advice. I might give
him some advice, unwarranted or not. I will admit to that. Um but he’s a good listener. So, yeah.
It’s um that’s so funny. Is there um you guys obviously had Hall of Fame. Are there any other
milestones that stuck out to you like throughout his career that just really were like that was
that one stuck? Yes. I remember when he had 1,500 points. I made this thing with the kids like on a
big cardboard thing. I bought these little cotton ball things, colored ones, and we got 1,500 and we
glued them on the 1500 number. And it took so long because it was so many. And that’s just gluing
cotton balls on. So it’s to then I realized how many points 1,500 points is. So I really remember
that. Oh, what a fun representation for the kids to do that with. 1500 does I can’t even like
imagine what that even like means, you know? Yeah. I Yeah, it’s unfathomable really. It’s like
a whole another level of impressiveness and like legendary status. So that’s amazing. And he played
he played seven how many games he played? Like uh 1700 maybe or something. I don’t know. Oh my
gosh. Wow. Incredible. I um these milestone weeks this my husband hit his a thousandth game
last night. So, it was one of those like, “Oh my gosh.” Like, I feel like the last couple
years he’d been like crawling his way to like get it and then it happened and you’re like, “Okay,
now let’s like have another jolt of energy, you know, like what’s next, you know?” So, yeah,
that that feels extra special to to hear that. And that one stuck out. That’s that’s amazing.
Um, glue glue a thousand balls uh cotton balls up and you’ll see a thousand is a lot. I need to
see a picture of this. Like I need to like see a visual of this like you bought. Yeah. Is that in
the attic too when you’re getting all your stuff out of the attic next week? No. I don’t think I
kept we kept that one. Oh no. Should have hanging in the Lou for something. Yeah. I mean he’s had
so many milestones. So that’s so cool that you that you got to do that. And then the jersey
retirement last year was super cool. I was so uh Ty and I were very lucky to be a part of that
and um the game and everything. Can you tell Julie a little bit about that? Um what all you guys did
last year? Oh, that was amazing. The Sharks really did it up. Um it incredible. A great weekend. It
was we called it after it was like a wedding on steroids because everybody was there. Oh my god,
it was incredible. incredible weekend. Like I was so emotionally exhausted after, but H Yeah, that
was all the Sharks. They did great. Uh uh they did a like an alumni game. Yeah. Oh, cool. It was
really cool. It was fun to see everyone just like back on the ice and it was some crazy huge names
obviously from Sharks past and and everything. So, was very very fun. And the night before that
we had a pickle ball um little tournament with everybody. That was great, too. Oh, I didn’t hear
about that. Who was involved in that? Just all the guests that were invited. You guys uh the guys had
a game that night. Oh, that’s so fun. So, who play who played in it? Oh, just you know, whatever.
Chel Pavevelski and all the guys that came to the that flew in for the number retirement. I just
thought of Chel Pavvelski because his reflexes were unbelievable. Still thinking about that
pickle ball matchup. Yeah, that’s fun. Are there like significant others playing in it too? Yep.
And just a bagel. Who’s the whose idea was the pickle ball tournament? Mine because that’s what
I do. That’s your thing. Cool. I love that. So, do you and Joe are y’all like pickle ball pair?
Like are y’all playing against each other? No, he doesn’t really play. And every so often he’ll
play and then it’s annoying because he doesn’t really play, but he’s so good. They’re so good at
everything. Yes. Stupid. Yeah. Yeah, I’m glad I’m glad to hear it’s not only my husband who picks
up a racket and I like try to practice tennis or pickle ball like often and then he comes and
plays once a blue moon and smokes me and I’m like I know it’s so lonely. I I played for the first
time last year on by week and we played against uh the Cunnins. So uh there was the Cunnins were
here last year, now they’re in Florida with Julie and she played uh professional hockey. So, it was
Tyler and I against them. Two quick reflex people. You’re you’re done, Cat. Yeah. Yeah. It was It
was really fun though. But I mean, yeah, it was great. Oh, that’s such a great idea. Oh, you’re in
Florida. Yes. Yeah, that’s another Also, Ask Jen Reinhardt about the standing up. I’ve been writing
her about that for a long time. She knows. Jess Reinhardt. Yeah, Jess about the What am I asking
her about? standing up when the guys score. Oh, that’s her. Oh, okay. I’m gonna get on the Get on
those girls and see if they’re listening to you. Yeah, she knows. That’s so funny. I’m gonna I’m
gonna see if they know if they know about that. I It’s gonna It’s going to haunt me now for the
rest of when I’m sitting down and clapping. I’ll be like, “Oh, nope.” Yeah, I think I do actually
stand up for I’m like a half like last night I was with the boys in our seats and so I was up at
like every time they were up and you know we’re scream but sometimes I’m not. Sometimes I’m like
just hanging clapping. You say one day it’s over and you wished you would have stood up. Yeah, I
I I I respect that and I’m going to honestly take that to heart and you will see video footage of
me standing up for every goal from here on out. It feels good to get the blood going a little bit.
Give a little face palm. It does. Okay. And I’m going to get all your Florida girlies standing up
too and say, “I know Toba told you this, right?” I actually would love to know their response.
They’ll be like, “What?” Yeah. Oh, Jess, she text me in the playoffs and she said, “Just
so you know, I’m standing up when they score.” I love that. Oh, that’s cool. She was We were I
was cracking up with her last night. We had a little we had a little get together after the
game last night and she just it was like the first time really like we had Halloween party
but this time we were just like all chill at like at our house and it was just nice to get to
like talk to everybody in a chiller setting and just be around and everybody’s so lovely and the
girls that um were with you here they were like oh my god we loved Bea. We loved Bea like everybody
raving about you. Jacqueline Sherat from Detroit. this year. Oh, I loved her. I actually She gave me
a mug. I used it every single day and last week it broke. Oh, no. Jack. Jack. Yeah. I got a new one
already. Well, yeah. So, just you are you were known and loved around this league. Um, you know,
and all the, you know, different, you know, you kind of were all over. I guess you touched every
little part of, you know, the countries, I guess. And um the girls remember you and they respect you
and they like they rave about you. So I think more so Cat and I like we kind of have this little like
game, but it it all it all revolves around you guys being like I guess what we’re just talking
about just so magnetic and people just wanting to be around you and Joe and people showing up
at your house and things like that. So we just kind of want quick hitters of these questions. So,
most likely to show up at your house for dinner. I can’t name one name. There’s always people
here for dinner and always have been. So, like that was I don’t know 15 years ago. Maybe it was
Ryan Clo or Joe Pavvelski, but then yeah, it just evolved. But I like to cook. We have people over
a lot. So, you were always just like cooking for multiples whether you knew somebody was walking
in the door or not. you just were like, I mean, they don’t just walk in, you know, we’ll send a
text in the afternoon type of thing. But yeah, I love Yeah, I saw um I think they interviewed
like Mario, Ferraro, and um Barklay and Gro and staff and they were saying that they like really
enjoyed coming over to your house. Yeah. Yeah. A lot of people have come over. Yeah. I love that.
Who is um most likely to FaceTime Joe right now? Joel doesn’t do normal phone calls. He only
FaceTimes. Oh, so I love those people to be honest. It’s I’m kind of that way. Cat is Cat is
like no person. Yeah. This is our chat. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. So that’s like not out of the norm. No. And
I don’t know who I I can’t even say a single name either, you know. Maybe Chel Pavvelski. I don’t
know. Ryan Clo. Hard to say. There’s so many. At uh the retirement last year, I had met I met
Joe for the first time. He seemed very like also man of the hour because they seemed so close,
right? So yeah, I’m very close with his wife, too. A that’s so love that. Um Okay. I love that
Joe just FaceTimes people like everybody. That’s so funny. Like all like just Yeah, that’s it’s a
funny funny little fact. Is is he facetiming since Mlin lives with you guys? Is he facetiming Mlin
or is he just giving him a text? He would prefer a FaceTime for sure. Joe would I want to see the
off offseason Joe FaceTime Rolodex probably. He probably misses the guys, right? Yeah. He just
that’s what he does. Checking in on FaceTime. Checking in. I love that. That’s special. Um Okay.
Most creative couple on Halloween. I thought about that one and h you know sometime I have to say us.
Oh wow. Okay. I love I mean mostly I really think I really did very good on on Halloween. I and I
couldn’t come up with anybody who did better. No, that’s a great answer. I love it. Take it. I I
love when somebody can take the honor themselves. Yeah. Did you have a favorite costume that you
guys did during hockey Halloween? Um, yes. I think the old people when we were the old people,
the granny and the Yeah, I would say that was probably my favorite. Did he have the beard at the
time? Yeah. And we made it all gray and, you know, I had the walker and Yeah, it was great. Who is
the goofiest guy you’ve had to deal with? Brent Burns, probably. Yeah, it’s fine. Solid answer.
Do you know what’s in the backpack? Yeah, a lot. But I don’t know exactly, but it’s big. Yeah.
I think I’ve told this story before, but last year in Detroit, he like walked by the boys and my
five-year-old was like, “What’s in the bag?” He’s like, “You can carry it for me.” Or something like
that. And then he’s like, “I could fit in it.” He’s like, “Yeah, you definitely could.” She’s
always prepared. Whatever you need, it’s in there. That is hysterical. It is such a mystery. That is
one thing we need like a full on episode of like his wife like here’s the bag. What is an unboxing?
Yeah, an unboxing. Did you get to uh meet any like exotic animals with him or anything? Didn’t he
always have Yeah, we were actually at his ranch this summer and and we went for a little tour and
and we saw a baby elk. It was just born. We got to hold it, too. It was amazing. Oh, it’s all the
zebras. Yeah, it’s a magical place that ranch they have. What is the best nickname Joe has ever given
anybody else? Willie Styles. William Knander. Oh, he gave that. Yes. That’s amazing cuz that’s like
I still hear that like that’s like Yeah, that’s not even I don’t even know him as his name. That’s
what he is. I asked Ty this question yesterday and Ty was like, “Oh, he’s known for for nicknaming
people and I had put I had wrote this question before I knew that.” So, it was interesting. But
Ty Ty knows of the legendary nicknames, too. So, funny Willie style. Joe is home now and he’s
more, you know, re-entry back into home life. How is how is the transition of him being home
and you know back into carpal swings, sports, all of that? Yeah, it’s nice. Big help. you know,
he does the hockey with River and, you know, drives one of the kids to school in the morning
and picks up and it’s good to, you know, takes a little getting used to when for him mostly not
having that other routine, but he still goes to the rink every day. So, something you and I have
in common uh that I told you is that we both have children on the team living with us. You have Mlin
Celibbrini. I have Michael Misa. Um we, you know, we had a lot of questions about just the setup.
Um he came back for a second year. Um just how is it? How is it having Mlin with you? It’s amazing.
And you know, he’s not the first one. This is the first one that has lived with us for that long,
but we’ve had other um younger players living with us. sometimes if they were just called up or
getting traded at the deadline or something and uh Joe had a billet family and it just felt like
you know it was a good time for our family to do that. Everybody Mac is such a great guy and
everybody loves having him here. We are in a rental right now so it’s not very luxurious but
he’s great. We love having them. And uh it’s great for River and it’s great for Isla, too.
You know, her little friends like to come over, you know. I mean, he’s just the sweetest, too.
So, I’m sure that’s just so fun. And he’s just I have not seen him and Joe converse in person,
but I’m sure there’s like so much laughter and just good times. Yeah. I mean they they watch a
lot of sports together and then we play Roomie Cube together. It’s our thing. Actually, he’s kind
of dethroned me now. Oh, he’s really he’s really dialed it in. Um he got competitive with you.
Oh yeah. Rummy cube king. Yeah. Well, did you Joe said that in his speech which was so funny
and I saw that go everywhere. People were like, “Tell me more.” That is hilarious. And how often
do you play that? Whenever he whenever he’s here, we usually play at least two games after dinner.
Yeah. Do you guys like make him do any chores? Like are you is he helping around the house?
Anything like that? No. So, he has a little um it’s almost like a little guest unit. So, he’s
a little bit um separate and then he comes here into our house for dinner and and watch TV or
whatever. But yeah, um so no, he doesn’t have to do any chores around here. He just has to but he
takes care of his space. It’s great. I don’t know. What about at your house? We have like an ADU,
so it’s nice. He’s not in the actual, you know, he’s not in the room next to us. He’s he has his
own entry and stuff like that. Um but yeah, it’s he did like I I swear I should just get a dinner
bell and ring it cuz he at like 5:00 he walks on over. Yeah. You know, football games on at 5:00
at like 4:58 he walking on over. It’s nice. Yeah, it is. It’s It’s really nice. It’s actually It’s
probably for you, too. Is it It’s probably fun especially with how he’s playing right now and
just how great he is. Like how’s that like for you guys like um in the household like are you
talking about it? Do the kids talk about it with him like Yeah, but it’s mostly like uh you know
great game or you know Yeah, he but it’s you know he’s here as as him as a person not not as the
hockey player. Yeah. You know, um, you know, one of the biggest questions that we got was how much
is Will over? Like Will and Mlin are inseparable in most everything everybody sees on social media.
They’re like a unit on social media. Yeah. But I think they I think they go and hang at Deliy’s
place too or or at Wills. So Yeah. you know, so there I think there’s a group of guys that
hang out together. So I wouldn’t say he’s here a lot again. We are in this rental and it’s maybe
when we move maybe he’ll be over more, not too much. Does there is there a favorite dish he has
of yours? Because I know Mlin’s very healthy. Like it’s a very he’s very uh it’s very intriguing.
Yeah, he’s very very he’s a healthy guy. So yeah, but I try to cook healthy in general, you know.
No, he likes everything. He’s a very It’s nice to have somebody like that, you know. I don’t
know how it would be if I had somebody who, you know, would be picky. Really, really picky.
I don’t know. He likes everything and he’s always uh very complimentary, so it’s nice. Does Michael
have a favorite dish? Uh yeah, he likes like steak and pasta. He’s just kind of, you know. Yeah, but
I I do wonder about cats. He and Cat makes a mean salad. Different salads. It was he So, he was he’s
injured. So, we had our uh first road trip him not going. So, it was just him and me. And he got he
got he got food poisoning. So, he was sick. Not from my cooking. He not from me. from me. But I
mean, I had to make him some chicken noodle soup and I was just like, “This is so interesting.”
Like just dies on the road. We’re watching the game together. I’m making him soup and I’m just
like, “I’m I’m not a mom.” So, it’s just It was a funny It’s just a funny time to be Yeah. But think
of it as the big sister. I don’t know. Yeah. No, that’s how I definitely see it. And that’s how
that’s how it It’s easy. Kind of like you said, it’s easy. Like there’s nothing. It’s just an easy
thing. I don’t know. Yeah. And I think about uh their moms, you know, all these guys’ moms. How
nice it is to know that they are somewhere where somebody has an eye out. I don’t know. Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, I love that. I love what y’all are doing in San Jose. It really from afar, it’s really cool
and it’s really it’s different than anywhere really. Um that it’s kind of like the community.
Obviously, Cat, you’re still like very much in it, but within there’s just like a really cool dynamic
there with the young and the veterans um there and obviously you guys. Uh I just think it’s really
cool and it’s it just it’s the epitome of hockey culture and the hockey family and that whole story
about how everybody just stays so close. I love it. having Mlin and and Julie asking you about
Will coming over. Are you um on like social media, Twitter, like do you see the chaos that comes
with those two? No. You know, I have an Instagram account, but I am not very active on social media.
My husband is not on social media. Yeah. No, I mean, I Yeah, I do hear things. Okay. Well,
now I hope I didn’t will it into your iPhone to to promote some things too, but but it’s just when
it comes to those two, literally anything they do just goes viral and it’s just mayhem every day. I
Julie and I see Yeah. something different. And so it’s very interesting. I think they filmed that
TikTok at your house that went everywhere. The basketball one. Oh yeah. Out on the street. I did
see that. Yeah. And it’s great. We have really old neighbors here and sometimes the guy across the
street will bring his chair out and sit there and watch the guys and it’s great. Bunch of kids
coming over to to play. Oh my god. I’m sure they let the kids come play with them. They’re their
type of energy. Yeah. Has he asked Joe any like how how are they in terms of like hockey? Like do
they talk a lot? Like has Mac like as does Mac ask him like advice questions like is there any I mean
they talk about hockey but I think it’s normal. I think it’s I’m sure it’s the same at your house.
I was going to say not as much hockey at our house but more so like stories like Ty tells Michael
like stories about people all the time and just like oh this happened like you know what I mean?
It’s very interesting. That’s Yeah. I don’t know. I don’t really. Usually it’s when I cook and they
are watching TV. But I think, you know, Mac, he’s good. He’s He’s on a good path and and you know,
you just got to let him do his thing. Yeah. No, he’s great. I mean, yes. Ty went and visited him
in Vancouver this past summer and trained with him and his dad and it was like the craziest week of
Tai’s life. So intense. Yeah, very intense with Rick Salivini. Um yeah, so it was uh it was good.
But he’s just he’s a great dialed guy. We love to close out a conversation with our quick shootout
questions. Um so we’ll just go right into it. Who is more competitive, you or Joe? Me. Wow. Mhm. I
love that. Barry. Very. Yeah, I love it. Do you guys have any So, not pickle ball, but do you have
any like sports you play together? We play golf, but in golf, I cannot be competitive. I have no
chance. So, that’s just for fun. But anything we play, even board games, whatever, I’m very
competitive. Do you prefer Joe with or without the beard? Without. Oh, okay. So, are you surprised?
But I I feel like he always has the beard. No. Yeah. Like I feel like I don’t I don’t I think I
saw one photo. The hope is still alive that it’s going to come off that you shaved off in the
middle of the night. He shaved it a few times, but it grows right back so fast. Yeah. Well, yeah.
You’re competitive. Next time you beat him in something, that should be the bet. Maybe. That’s
a good That’s That’s a Yeah, great idea. How uh I did have some questions about um the coloring
of his beard. It is. This is the coloring. Wow. I know. How natural. It’s just like striped almost.
Yeah. It’s like gray on the side and I don’t know. That’s just how it grew in. So he doesn’t color
his beard. Conspiracy theory debunked. Yeah. Okay, great. When he got the call for Hall of Fame, the
holy doodle, did you Is that a normal phrase of his? Yes. It’s actually a phrase of his mom’s. His
mom says that. Yeah, cuz his mom never swears. So she says holy doodle and then I think he threw an
fbomb out first and then you know the well-raised son came out and then the holy doodle holy doodle
so he corrected his fbomb with the doodle like as soon as he realized oh my god that’s so it was
it’s just a phenomenal it’s the best way I’ve ever heard anyone accept any honor. So that’s so cute.
If Joe was not a hockey player what would he do? maybe a basketball player or uh he would be some
other athlete. Baseball maybe. I don’t know. I think he was good at a lot of sports growing
up. It has to be something like that. I mean, a basketball player. I just like Joe with the beard
like in like an old school like basketball get up just suits him. I’m like picturing him playing
for the Celtics. Like that’s that’s where it’s at for me. Um okay. Who’s worse in the morning
before coffee? We’re both pretty good. Joe doesn’t drink coffee. No, he doesn’t need it. No, never
drank coffee. Never had a cup of coffee ever. Wow, that’s amazing. Just wakes up with energy. Yeah.
So, I guess I would have to say me because I like to have a cup of coffee in the morning.
Does he have any like any morning rituals? Like I like is he like um like biohacking type of
guy like that would go outside get sunlight like in his eyes. I don’t know why this made me think
that but maybe he’s got some cool no he likes the sun a lot but in the morning you know eggs and a
yogurt. Julie probably is thinking that’s because of your interview with Demurs. You guys didn’t
have shoes on. So maybe you’re like grounding like is that a thing for Joe? No, but that’s in the
summer at the farm. We just are barefoot a lot, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. I mean the the framing of it
is just like you guys’ feet are all like in the middle together. It’s very cute. So I thought Oh,
Jason didn’t wear shoes either. No. Yeah, we kind of wanted to the backstory on that a little bit
if that was just like a There is none. Just the farm. Just at the farm. I thought maybe like, oh,
they like they’re into grounding. Like I’ I’d like to hear more about that. I would maybe be, but
not Joe. He’s pretty grounded. Who controls the remote? And what are you guys watching right
now? He controls the remote. And right now, we’re watching Chief of War on Apple. It’s uh it’s
this it’s this story about Hawaii, the islands. We’re only like three episodes in and you it’s
all subtitled cuz it’s all in Hawaiian the first few episodes and now the westerners are starting
to come in. So interesting. It seems to be very good right now. But another good one, Righteous
Gemstones. We just finished and we really like that. Cool. I’m going to take those down. Not
Jeff is the TV guy, but I’m like I always give him great ideas. I’m like here, take this one on
the road. I’ll watch it in five years. But do you guys have any like reality guilty pleasures?
Yeah. I mean, you know, back in the day, Tiger King, that kind of stuff. But yeah, that
was a that was a great watch. Oh my god. You and Joe watched Tiger King. Oh, yeah. That was good.
Everybody watch. I bet that was just fun watching that like together. That That sounds Oh, it was
mindblowing. Joe Exotic. Joe Exotic. Florida man. Yeah. Honestly, I understand it a lot more now
living down here. Well, then you went to Burns’s Burns’s exotic farm farm. Just kind of came
full circle. That’s hilarious. Funniest thing Joe has tried to fix at home. Oh, no. I fix. He
doesn’t fix. Same. Yeah, I’m definitely the handy person. That’s another thing. See, Julie has the a
unicorn of a like a handyman hockey player. Yeah, the majority are just like you said, so great and
gifted on the ice, but then just anything handy, it’s just Yes. me in retiring did he or
last year on the jersey retirement, what um what like gift did he get? Like wasn’t
there something like a a tusk or something? No, the tusk he got for his thousandth game because I
remember I think maybe it was uh I don’t remember if it was Bernie or Patty or somebody called
me and said what do you think we should uh give Joe and I said I don’t know he likes old
stuff like you know like World War I things or like I don’t know a mammoth tusk or something and
then they got him a mammoth tusk. It’s beautiful. 65,000 years old. Oh my god. Where did they get
that? That’s so cool. Yeah, it was fossilized, I guess, and came from um maybe Iceland or
Greenland or somewhere up there. It has to be one of the most unique gifts given in like a hockey
milestone. No. Yeah. Yeah. And then he also got a I think it’s a megalodon or what is the big shark?
Megodon. Yeah. A tooth. He got one of those, too. They That was I think for his 1500th game. They
They gave him I think Patrick got one of those, too. Patrick Marlo. That makes so much sense. Oh
my god. So cool. Wow. Okay. Wait. So, where do the tusk and the megalodon tooth live right now?
Well, the the tusk will be in the new house again, right in the entry on the piece of furniture. It’s
beautiful because it’s like a smile right when you walk in. And the the tooth is just where the
trophies are. Wow. That’s so So in the new house, is there there’s going to be a trophy room? I
assume. No, not a trophy room. Like some shelves. Yeah, maybe a man. Like an office type of thing.
Yeah. Oh my god. So the tusk is going to be in the entryway. That’s so cool. Yeah, it’s beautiful.
That’s awesome. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard. like most unique for sure. Who’s the better
dancer? I don’t know. I think we’re both not very good. Same. You know, we like to when we’re in
the mood, we like to, but I wouldn’t say no. Yeah. Either. Are you guys fun wedding guests? I think
so. Yeah. Okay. If Joe had a theme song when he walked into the kitchen every morning, what would
it be? Meatloaf. Um that um something with love. Look it up. Yeah, I gotta hear this. Literally
like going on. He just loves that song. It’s a love song. Does he walk around the house like
singing? No, but he always has music going and his mu he has there’s no he likes all kinds of music.
I do anything for love. Yes. Oh, yes. Okay. Yeah. Oh my gosh. I could see him when Joe walks in.
That’s his theme song. That’s fabulous. It’s a great song. Listen to that to that voice. It’s
amazing. I love this visual right now. Yeah, that’s phenomenal. That kind of gives his aura
to us in your eyes. Um, okay, a couple more. Um, a moment, well, you kind of said this, but I’ll
say it again. Um, a moment in Joe’s career you’re most proud of. No, I would say his last game he
played. It was in Tampa with Florida. They lost. Yeah. I just remember I was just generally
very proud of him. All right. And last up, what is next besides moving into your new home for
the Thornton family? Plugging along. I don’t know. Nothing nothing different. How Okay. So, so many
like there’s so many funny things that Joe has done with his like teammates and stuff, you know,
like he’s always like shirtless or like, you know, Jason just told story about, you know, like taking
the doors off the bathroom, like everything like he’s done. What is your reaction when you like
see those things or hear those stories about Joe? That’s just who he is, you know? He doesn’t try to
be like different or anything. That’s just who he is. So, I don’t really have a reaction. He’s just
nothing shocks me. He’s just like that, you know? He likes people if he likes the people and I can’t
say anything. That’s just who he is. It’s great. Oh, he must make you laugh all the time. Like the
shirtless, you must see that and just be like, “That’s my man.” Yeah. He looks good, too. Yeah,
I just love y’all’s relationship and you like shining light. This this song literally has just
made everything make even more sense. And I just think y’all’s whole journey is so admirable
and incredible to witness from afar. I don’t even know you guys, but you know, there’s five
degrees of separation through this whole world. and super cool to witness and watch all these big
milestones and um you know see the recognition especially the last couple weeks for you guys.
It’s so special and I know these podcasts like this is not your thing and we appreciate you
coming on here and just giving people like what our podcast is about is just showing more of the
behind the scenes of who is behind you know all these big guys and characters and on ice you know
burly men you know and it’s um just really a treat that you gave us this time on your birthday. Thank
you again, Toba, and happy birthday. Yes, happy birthday. Thank you. Milestone after milestone
of a podcast, I guess. Um, Tobaya is amazing. Uh, I can’t believe how many games have been played
amongst uh Joe and Jeff on this episode. It’s crazy. Don’t put us in the same sentence as Joe
Thornton. Do not be confused there. Um, that is a whole like another level of just incredibleness
and respect. Um, and just so funny getting I’m still dying at the song that she thinks of like
that was that was no like she had no like break in her step with that. I kind of wish you you would
just started with that and ask that. So because that was like it literally gave such a it gave
life. Okay, I can I can envision this. So fun. Um wow, that was cool. I’m glad we I’m glad we got
that um conversation. I know um you know it’s they have obviously lived a very private life. Yeah.
And um kept like that sacredness of it. And I just think it’s really special uh to get that insight
and a little bit more color to what just makes that relationship and their journey so incredibly
awesome. 100%. Like anytime he does like crazy antics, you can tell that she’s just like, “Yeah,
yep. That’s my guy. That’s my guy.” Um okay, so we are off next week for Thanksgiving. Julie
and I being the Thanksgiving girlies that we are, you’re the Thanksgiving girly. I actually after
this whole week of celebration am tapping out. I don’t even think we’re I just like we’re going
to make turkey sandwiches and go to the beach. I am so after Thursday I’m gonna this Thursday
I’m gonna just be like kind of done hosting and partying and Yeah. I got I Yeah, but we’re So, but
we are, you know, it’s the week of thanks. We’re gonna be off from from podcasting. Cat’s going to
be probably hosting the whole team. Um Yes, I have like 40 plus people coming over to our house. I
It better not rain because I’m pushing everyone outside, but yes, the entire team. Cat is amazing
at that. Um, but yes, so next week we decided that since we’re going to be dark for a week, maybe
we’ll do a little week of thanks, week of giving, whatever you want to call it. Yep. We’re going
to we’re going to run a couple giveaways here um for some lucky fans. So check out uh the post
that we will put up and comment on them. We will put all the instructions in the post. Like it,
comment um and a random winner will be selected. Yes. So, the first one that we’re going to do is,
you know, this being a behind thescenes podcast, right? We’re the only people that can really do
something like this. Um, I am going to get these guys to sign one of these. We’re going to get
a signed sleepover bobblehead by Ty Will Mlin. And that will be the first giveaway. Um, so yeah,
IRL. I’ll got I’ll film them. I’ll we’ll film them doing it so you can know it’s them. And yeah, so
that’s this first giveaway. Um, comment on this. Um, a random se a random winner will be selected
and yeah, you got to comment on this post to get a sleepover signed sleepover bobblehead. So that’s
the first one. What’s the second one? The second one will be revolving around Jeff’s big milestone
and we will be sending out some line change merch that was made in honor of this big milestone that
Jeff has reached. Um, and we also did these really cool hats for Jeff. Um, so cool. I love your
shirt, by the way. That’s amazing. Yeah, it’s turned out super fun. Um, so we will be giving
away that sort of thing and I think I’ll throw in a number two jersey because they’re auctioning off
a bunch of them for Thursday night’s game because all of the guys um are wearing them in warm-ups on
Thursdays. So, we will throw that in. And so it’s a it’s the merch from Line Change that you made
and then it’s a Jeff Petri number two jersey. Yes. Florida Florida Florida jersey um in honor of his
ath. So that will all go in um the other I guess we’ll have you know the the tofully giveaway, the
San Jose giveaway and the Florida giveaway um for Thanksgiving week and like and comment on that
post there and a random selected winner will be um picked for that and we will contact you guys
to get in touch with shipping and all of those things. You got to follow follow our Instagram
though to be selected. That is that is one thing we had to throw in there that we forgot. So, yes,
you got to follow the podcast Instagram. Um, yeah. So, anyway, that’s big. That’s going to We’ll see
how that goes. It’s our first giveaway ever. You know, it’s it’s going to be fun. Just something
different and um hopefully make make two of you um very excited there. So, look forward to that.
And then we come back and it is December or close to Yeah, it is. It’s December. And also, we don’t
normally on the end of these podcasts, we don’t normally like tease who our next guest is because
normally we don’t sometimes, you know, things fall through, whatnot. However, we have someone
dialed in and uh Julie, can you tell us who our next guest will be when we’re back from break?
Back from break. We are coming out in December with a bank with Mr. Jeff Molson. We teased him
in the summer from Nick Suzuki’s wedding. He shook my hand at the wedding and said photo proof
photo of us both shaking his hand. So so excited uh to talk to him. He’s he’s he’s so fun. He’s
so awesome. Um and a totally different outlook, perspective, everything in this life of hockey
being an owner of a team. So yeah, owner owner of the Canadians. It’s going to be a crazy fun
conversation and he’s just so much fun. So, I’m very excited for that and that’s that’s a great
way to come back from break. So, yeah, I love it. It’s um it’ll be great and uh yeah, I guess
we’ll have no wrap up from it’s good. I’m going to be dog tired by the end of this week, but we
will have decompressed. We will have rested. And um I was going to say everyone listening, please
tune in on Thursday to the um the pregame of Julie and Jeff with the thousand game because she has a
really hot outfit. Her outfit is stunning. Tiger, easy. Everyone comment or DM us and tell us what
you think of Julie’s outfit. Okay, Cat. Okay, guys. This is about Jeff. It is not about me.
Uh yeah, but it’s like I actually will say let’s let’s tease the boys are gonna be surprising Jeff
again with something very cool on Thursday and Cat knows what it is. We sat there in New York
and like had a little cry sesh over what the boys are going to do. So we got emotional. So stay
tuned for that on Thursday. Look for that. Not my outfit. Uh, and we’re really excited to um I don’t
know that’s just so cool. I never thought Jeeoff would like we talked about that in the intro of
like did you ever think you and I I think no. I think at at one point when you get to like 800
games you’re like oh like okay like it’s there. We’re going to like claw our way to get there and
that’s what it felt like kind of from 800 to now. And now you’re here and you’re like, “Oh my gosh.”
Like, “Don’t trip on the ice getting onto the carpet.” Like, like those are the things that now
that’s real. You asking him to move a couch is the most insane thing I think I’ve heard from you cuz
you have been so delicate leading up to this. That couch was nothing. I moved it with my mom. We were
We were fine. I know, but you know, we we think of all the situations. So, so anyways, it’s just it’s
been a week. It’s still a week. I’m I I literally am at a loss for words um at this point and I
think the week off next week will be much needed. So, um excited to get back at it in December with
you, Cat. Yep. Can’t wait. See you soon. Bye.
Julie and Cat are joined by Tabea Thornton (19:05) to talk about her husband’s recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, what her life was like in Switzerland before meeting Joe and what it’s like having Macklin Celebrini living with her family. She shares some great stories about Joe, including his love of a particular Meatloaf song and she reveals her feelings about his legendary beard.
The episode starts with a little recap of Jeff Petry’s 1,000th NHL game… Jeff joins in and shares some stories around the milestone, including the significance of his boys reading the lineup in the dressing room before the game and the postgame celebration with the team. The episode wraps up with some information surrounding the Never Offside Thanksgiving giveaway…. make sure to follow @neveroffsidepod on Instagram for your chance to win!
Never Offside with Julie & Cat: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tabea-thornton-joins-living-with-jumbo-petrys-1k-celly/id1789625045?i=1000737396113
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