Founding 4 Podcast

New Year, new season means a new sit-down with NWHLPA executive director Anya Packer! Anya takes the NWHL 101 Challenge, discusses all things #NDubble, and hints at some things to come in 2021 and beyond. Baby Waylon also joins the show for the first time! Show Timestamps NWHL 101 Challenge NDubble Updates NDubble Fan Experience NDubble Media Access Baby Waylon's 1st F4P appearance Anya's Top 10 m...

Sonjia Shelly will return for a second NWHL season with a new team. Shelly is going from swimming with #ThePod to Repping The Rivs. Follow Sonjia on Twitter @Shellygoalie413 Follow the show on Twitter @Founding4Pod Follow Erica L. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08 The Founding 4 Podcast is an NWHL-centric women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. The podcast lives on Transistor.fm and is par...

Erica L. Ayala chats with Providence alumna and Buffalo Beauts rookie defender Whitney Dove. The two chat about why she wears #77, deciding to play in the NWHL, and more. Follow Whitney on Twitter @WhitneyDove_07 Follow the show on Twitter @Founding4Pod Follow Erica l. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08 The Founding 4 Podcast is an NWHL-centric women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. The po...

The Founding 4 Podcast is a weekly women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala.  Follow the show @Founding4Pod Follow Erica L Ayala @elindsay08 Support the Sports Talk ELA podcast network on Patreon Show Notes: Here are some helpful timestamps and links to help you follow along with the show. 0:00  - Intro 0:29  - Ty's hockey origin story 4:10  - Ty on the potential of women's hockey 7:20 ...

The Founding 4 Podcast Season 4 officially kicks off with Anya Packer, executive director of the NWHLPA. Anya breaks down the new structure, NWHL founder Dani Rylan's new role, and much more. Show Notes: Here are some helpful timestamps and links to help you follow along with the show. 0:00 - Intro 2:16 - Anya on Baby Waylon 4:50 - Anya on latest NWHL announcement and what it means for the league,...

On International Podcast Day, I thought I'd take us back to the first-ever episode of the Founding 4 Podcast. As you will hear, this show was originally part of The Ice Garden and I worked with co-host Mike Murphy ( @DigDeepBSB ). This was originally published on November 7, 2017. Check out the original logo made by Mike. Here are the original show notes: The Ice Garden is excited to finally prese...

Host Erica L. Ayala sat down with former board member Liz Knox and current board member Sarah Nurse to discuss the timing of the statement, Liz stepping down from the board, if Sarah feels this is a hollow "diversity hire", and much more.  Read the full statement here: https://pwhpa.com/our-statement-on-diversity-and-inclusiveness-in-hockey/  Read Emily Kaplan's story on the PWHPA announcement her...

The final installment of #TheOriginalEight series features Riveters captain Madison Packer. The Wisconsin alumna discusses her decision to re-sign for her sixth NWHL season, her love of writing and guacamole, and what the next five years might look like for her.  Here are a few links to referenced in the episode: The Packer's First Dance Read Madison's writing at Hockey Wilderness The Kyle Pavone...

We are busting out the Founding 4 Pod archives. Originally posted November 30, 2017, this is an exclusive interview with (now former) HC Lugano defender Blake Bolden. These days, Bolden is working with the Los Angeles Kings as a scout and skating with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).  Bolden played two seasons with the Boston Blades of the CWHL, and two seasons with the...

Connecticut Whale defender Jordan Brickner is the featured guest for the seventh installment of The Original Eight series. Brickner moved to Connecticut from Chicago for what she thought would be one season in the National Women's Hockey League. Today, she is one of eight players to suit up for all five seasons of the league. Unfortunately, Brickner suffered an injury in December that cut her fift...

The sixth episode of The Original Eight Series. This series features one-on-one interview with the eight players who've been with the NWHL since the inaugural season. Kaleigh Fratkin began her NWHL journey in Connecticut. At the time, the Vancouver-native turned Boston-area standout decided to get a fresh perspective. Along with her college teammate Anya Battaglino, she signed with the Connecticut...

We're still waiting to drop the puck for the 2020 Isobel Cup Final, but that hasn't stopped teams from re-signing players for season six. Host Erica L. Ayala recaps the most recent signings and other NWHL news (Note: Beauts forward Taylor Accursi re-signed after this episode was recorded). Erica is later joined by Connecticut Whale general manager Bray Ketchum Peel. Bray's first day on the job was...

The Original Eight Series features one-on-one interview with the eight players who've played in the NWHL since the inaugural season. This episode features Connecticut Whale defender and alternate captain Elena Orlando. Elena Orlando started her NWHL career in Brooklyn with the New York Riveters, but is no stranger to the Nutmeg State. Orlando played hockey and rugby at Quinnipiac University. She p...

Here is the fourth episode of The Original Eight Series. This series will feature one-on-one interview with the eight players who've been with the NWHL since the inaugural season. Jillian Dempsey hoisted the inaugural Isobel Cup as a member of the 2015-16 Boston Pride. Prior to her five season in the NWHL, Dempsey played for the Boston Blades and the Harvard women's hockey team. Dempsey discusses...

Greetings! Here is the third episode of The Original Eight Series featuring two-time Isobel Cup champion & Buffalo Beauts captain.  We discuss what it takes to win an Isobel Cup, why Buie considers Buffalo her new home, and if she'd consider joining the Founding 4 Pod after finishing her most recent off-ice adventure.  As always, thank you for your support! This Patreon platform is growing and...

Erica starts the show reading the announcement about the postponed NWHL Final and the cancellation of the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship. You will hear from Hockey Canada officials and media members (11:55) from a conference call held Saturday, March 7th.  Coronavirus continues to be a health concern worldwide and has impacted women's hockey. Fans also get a recap of the Isobel Cup Finals an...

Greetings Patrons! Here is the second episode of The Original Eight Series. This series will feature one-on-one interview with the eight players who've been with the NWHL since the inaugural season. The second episode features Whale defender Shannon Doyle.  Doyle is a founding member of the Connecticut Whale franchise of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Doyle has made Connecticut her hom...

The standings are set! The NWHL Playoffs begin tonight. The Beauts host the Whale for the play-in game, and the winner ships up to Boston for the semifinals. We also have season award winners, Erica reveals her ballot.                                                      *** The Founding 4 Podcast is an independent women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. The podcast lives on Transisto...

Greetings Patrons! Delighted to bring you the first episode of The Original Eight Series. This series will feature one-on-one interview with the eight players who've been with the NWHL since the inaugural season. Our first episode will feature Riveters defender Kiira Dosdall-Arena.  Dosdall-Arena is a founding member of the Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). We had a chat in De...

Blake Bolden is one of the women prominently featured in the Black Hockey History mobile museum making its way to NHL markets in the 2019-20 season. She won a Clarkson Cup with the Boston Blades of the CWHL and the inaugural Isobel Cup with the Boston Pride (NWHL). Today, she is making history as part of the PWHPA and as a AHL scout in the Los Angeles Kings organization.  On this episode, Blake br...

The 2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend took place at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston, MA February 8-9. Erica has your recap and exclusive interviews on the latest episode of the Founding 4 Podcast. At the Sunday morning skate, Brooke Stacey chats about her pregnancy announcement and members of the Connecticut Whale chirp each other (and Erica). Anya Packer chirps ... everybody at the Sunday afternoon All-Star...

Lots went down in the last weekend before the All-Star Break! Host Erica L. Ayala takes you through the eight round shootout in New Jersey, the Thunstrom show in Minnesota, the NWHL's reactions to Cassie Campbell-Pascall's comments at the NHL All-Star Game. Stick around at the end of the show (39:10) for an exclusive interview with Michelle "Shelly" Picard, the new NWHL Deputy Director/Director of...

We're back to break down the last few weeks of NWHL action, discuss Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the #TakeTheLeadBoston initiative, and review the NWHL All-Star rosters. Are you #TeamPacker or #TeamDempsey? Thoughts on the uniforms? Tweet us your thoughts using #Founding4Pod on Twitter. Around the 25 minute mark, Erica is joined by Briana Mastel. The rookie defender for the Boston Pride discuss...

The Minnesota Whitecaps have been a family affair since inception. Jack Brodt created the women's ice hockey team to keep his daughter Winny Brodt on the ice as a post-graduate with USA Hockey dreams. Jack White designed the original Whitecaps logo, one his daughter Brooke would wear for years alongside Winny. Sixteen years later, Scott Richards is the latest dad to add to the history of the White...

Last weekend, Jordan Juron rejoined the NWHL on a PTO. The former Beauts forward joined the #ForTheGame movement in the spring and played in their New Hampshire showcase, making her the first player to come to the NWHL from the PWHPA. What does this mean for women’s pro hockey? Erica offers analysis from her interview with Jordan and PWHPA goalie Katie Fitzgerald . The NWHL All-Star fan picks have...