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NATALIA IS BACK! No more riding solo as Natalia is back on Crease Huddles joining Geremy as they take on the news and happenings of the PWHL. With the playoffs having just finished, PWHL award finalists being announced, and PWHL expansion news not showing any signs of stopping listen in on this jam packed episode. It's the calm before the storm.

It feels like the season started two years ago but we're finally here, the 2026 PWHL playoffs are happening! It's a solo episode as co-host Natalia is off doing vampire witch things but not to worry, it's going to feature all the stats and takes you have come to expect from Crease Huddles. Don't forget to also read the playoff previews that the wonderful beat writers of The Ice Gar...

The long awaited Part Two is here jammed pack with Natalia and Geremy debating on the remaining awards. Check out who they think are the leading candidates for Defender, Rookie, and Goalie of the Year. Of course they save the most controversial for last, MVP.

Natalia and Geremy are back on the airwaves bringing to you a race update. This time though it's not about the playoffs. In Part One of Episode 14, your Crease Huddles hosts dive into transfer portal news, draft declaration news, and the front runners for Coach/Forward of the Year with more to come in Part Two

The PWHL have a trade and signing to announce so your dutiful hosts Natalia and Geremy go over the new roster moves in the PWHL. There's a playoff race happening too so find out who has the edge for maybe the last playoff spot available.

Join Natalia and Geremy as they go through the playoff madness coming out of the NCAA and SDHL. Both leagues are close to crowning a champion. How did we get here and who is expected to win? Press play and nerd out

With the Olympics over many leagues such as the NCAA and SDHL are headed into the playoffs. Learn who the favourites are to go far, the potential upsets, etc. as your favourite nerdy hosts Natalia and Geremy dive into what's happening post-Olympics.

The Olympics are over so Crease Huddles is back with Episode 11 featuring your favourite nerdy podcast hosts, Geremy and Natalia. How did their predictions fare? Who did they think surpassed expectations and who disappointed? Get the full post-Olympic conversation in Part One of Episode 11.

Back in your ear is all that you missed from Part One of Crease Huddles Episode 10. In Part Two we cover the bottom four PWHL teams and all the Olympic fun conversations to have. Learn more from Natalia about why you should be a Team Italy Truther. -Ottawa being overtime Queens -Will the Hockey Gods save Toronto? -What's going on with the expansion teams -Who have the best odds of upsetting Ca...

Crease Huddles is back and better than ever with it's first permanent co-host, Natalia! Listen in on Part One of Episode 10 to get all your latest hockey news and what we're seeing out of the top four PWHL teams -An update on the SDHL as it nears the end of it's regular season -Who are the surprising teams in where they are placing in the NCAA NPI rankings and who is potentially in tro...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics right around the corner, Purple Posts is celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in Olympic women’s hockey history. On this episode, host LJ Bachenheimer is joined by Meredith Foster, editor and international hockey expert at The Ice Garden , to talk about Sweden’s remarkable run to a silver medal at the 2006 Torino Games. With a roster based a...

With the international break over, join Geremy on this solo cast talking about what's next regarding the Olympics and what's real about the PWHL results so far. If you like the show, please subscribe and leave us a five-star review. Crease Huddles is a podcast about women's hockey from The Ice Garden. Every episode will have a panel of the various nerdy  writers from TIG to discuss any...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to manage medical care for a pro women’s hockey league? Today's guest can tell you all about it. On the first episode of Purple Posts People, host LJ speaks with Dr. Tina Atkinson, the PWHL’s Chief Medical Officer. Throughout their conversation, Dr. Atkinson details her extensive career in sports medicine, the work she and her team do to care for athletes’ phys...

Crease Huddles is back on your podcast feed with your host from Giants in the Crease, Geremy! Making a return appearance is Sarah Nurse superfan and just a hockey fan in general Rebecca (or Becca or Bex)! Come join us on this journey as we talk all the latest hockey news while dealing with everything that comes with recording in the evenings. We think we did alright! On this episode: When does the...

On this episode of Purple Posts, host LJ is joined by Maya Smith, The Ice Garden ’s Vancouver beat writer and a native Calgarian, to talk about the extensive and often-chaotic women’s hockey history of Maya’s hometown. From the old-timey Alpine Cup scene to the many leagues of the early 2000’s, and teams with names like the Calgary Grills, Oval X-Treme, and the inexplicably nicknamed Team Alberta...

Part 2 of Episode 7 features the same guests, the same hosts, and more predictions. They talk more PWHL predictions like breakout players and stats, plus some SDHL and NCAA predicitions. If you like the show, please subscribe and leave us a five-star review. You can also follow The Ice Garden and ⁠⁠⁠⁠become a paid subscriber today⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Crease Huddles is a podcast about women's hockey from The...

Crease Huddles latest episode is a two-parter of predictions! Geremy is joined by Meredith, LJ, and Natalia as they give their predictions and hot takes about various topics. This episode they focus on the PWHL talking about leadership groups, new rules, record setters, and more. If you like the show, please subscribe and leave us a five-star review. You can also follow The Ice Garden and ⁠⁠⁠⁠beco...

Crease Huddles is back, and there's a ton to cover. This episode, LJ joins Geremy to talk about hockey in Australia, who will be the last undefeated team in the NCAA, PWHL branding, and what's happening in Ottawa. Plus this past week was essentially the international break for the whole word and lot of tournaments took place with implications for future IIHF World Hockey Championships as well as t...

It's part two of Crease Huddles PWHL preview. This itme is the four Canadian team - Montreal Victoire, Ottawa Charge, the Toronto Sceptres, and Vancouver Goldeneyes. Geremy is again joined by the beat writers for each team, with the exception of Montreal - Elisha, Melissa, and Maya. If you like the show, please subscribe and leave us a five-star review. You can also follow The Ice Garden and ⁠...

This episode of Crease Huddles is the first of a two-part series previewing the upcoming PWHL season. First up is the four USA-based teams - Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, New York Sirens, and Seattle Torrent. For each team, Geremy is joined by one of our beat writers - Lydia, Reid, Natalia, and Silvia - to discuss the 2025-26 season! Stay tuned for the four Canadian teams! If you like the show, p...

Crease Huddles is back for its third episode, and back in style with a special guest you'll never guess in a million tries would be on the podcast. Geremy and his guest discuss new signings, new jerseys, possible PWHL expansion, the fight at the end of the Ohio State and Minnesota game, and more! Crease Huddles is a podcast about women's hockey from The Ice Garden. Every episode will have...

The beacons of women’s hockey news were lit so Giselle and Geremy are back with Crease Huddles Episode Two: Attack of the Schedules. Nerding out? Yapping? Hockey bright spots? Terrible jokes? Failing to remember who plays for what team? We have all that and more waiting for your ears in this next episode. If you’re missing the PWHL as much as we are and want opinions on the latest news, you’re pro...

Welcome back to Purple Posts, a podcast about the memorable, funny, and sometimes just strange moments in the history of women’s hockey. On this episode, LJ and special guest Geremy present a brief history of women's hockey players who joined men’s hockey teams, just in time for the start of the NHL season. From legends of the game to names you may have forgotten, they discuss who these players pl...

In our newest women's hockey podcast, Geremy is joined by Giselle and LJ to chat not just about the PWHL, but also hockey outside of the PWHL. The trio discuss the PWHL's possible start dates, expansion, international tournaments, who to watch in the NCAA and SDHL, and more! Crease Huddles is a podcast about women's hockey from The Ice Garden. Hosted by Geremy, every episode he'll...

Alyssa and Maya joined forces together in Toronto earlier this summer for their first-ever in-person recording of P-Dub in Twenty where they had lots to talk about as a crazy PWHL offseason continues. Follow the Ice Garden and become a paid subscriber today at  ⁠https://www.theicegarden.com/#/portal/signup⁠⁠  Dive into the heart of all the weekly PWHL action with “P-Dub in Twenty,” your go-to podc...