Founding 4 Podcast

Hey everyone! Here is the raw interview of my interview with Doxie McCoy.  She is one of the first goalies for the Boston College Women’s Ice Hockey team. She was a Communications Major who also wrote for the school paper. We chat about why she chose BC, transitioning from field hockey to ice hockey, and being an African-American college student in Boston in the 1970s.  Here is the Power Play arti...

Jordan Juron was one of 200+ players to tweet #ForTheGame back in May. Last weekend, she signed a professional tryout (PTO) with the Boston Pride. I spoke to Jordan about her decision to join the NWHL boycott, how a trip to WholeFoods with BU teammate Kaleigh Fratkin led to her PTO offer, and her take on the state of women’s hockey. The Founding 4 Podcast is an independent, NWHL-centric women's ic...

Mariah Fujimagari, Madison Packer, and Ashley “Stretch” Johnston talk about the Buffalo Believes Classic. Brooke Wolejko chats about taking Boston to a shootout. Sports Talk with ELA is sponsored by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of pizza a month, you help bring more coverage to women in and around sports. You can also make a one-time donation via PayPal. The Founding 4 Podcas...

Happy Holidays everyone! As we approach the New Year, I wanted to recap the last two weeks, including a quick preview of the Outdoor Game in Buffalo, Boston's first trip to Connecticut, and some really cool NWHL news. Kendall Cornine (38:28) and Allie Thunstrom (43:00) join the podcast to recap their most recent team performances, outdoor games, and Allie discusses her love for Dunkin'.  Sports Ta...

After being swept by Canada in Pennsylvania last month, USA Hockey head coach Bob Corkum and his team went back to the drawing board. Preliminary results were a 4-1 victory over Hockey Canada in the opening game of the 2910-20 # RivalrySeries. What made the difference? Focus, heart, and fresh blood by way of college players. Hear from Kendall Coyne-Scofield after the Pittsburgh sweep, Megan Bozek...

The Boston Pride won again. The Connecticut Whale come up short, again. Can #ThePack be defeated? What trades should #ThePod make? Should sponsor logos be on NWHL replica jerseys? All this an an interview with Riveters head coach Ivo Mocek on this episode of the Founding 4 Podcast Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of pizza a month, you help brin...

The Boston Pride are a perfect 10-0 at the end of November! Hear how they got there and which member of #ThePack is the NWHL Veda Player of the Month.  On this podcast, we also catch up with Jane Morrisette (Connecticut Whale), Richelle Skarbowski (Buffalo Beauts), and Brooke Baker (Metropolitan Riveters). Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of pi...

What a week in the NWHL! We got two hat tricks, the first shutout of the season, and one solid comeback win! Erica breaks down last week, previews Week 7, and answers a few listener questions. Also on this episode, Taylor Accursi (Buffalo Beauts) chats goal celebrations and Sam Walther (Metropolitan Riveters) discusses staying sharp after a long break. Finally, bless all of you who got the HAIM re...

The NWHL returns after an International break. Hear from Week 5 NWHL Veda Player of the Week Kelsey Neumann, Connecticut Whale netminder Sonja Shelley, and my unfiltered thoughts about who and what is needed to usher women's hockey to the next level. Link to The Hockey News article Link to Sportsnet article Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of p...

A bonus episode featuring 2018 Isobel Cup Champion, Katie Fitzgerald. Fitzy discusses her first PWHPA Showcase in Chicago, her take on the NHL's interest and involvement in women's hockey, and much more! Music: "So Long Analog" by Noir Et Blanc Vie Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of pizza a month, you help bring more coverage to women in and a...

A bonus episode featuring inaugural Isobel Cup-winning Blake Bolden. I caught up with the Boston College alumna over the summer at the first-ever Aurora Games in Albany, New York.  Bolden also answers what five people she’d invite to a dinner party and what she’d cook.  Blake played in the CWHL, the NWHL (first with the Boston Pride & most recently with the Beauts), and in Switzerland. She is...

In this episode, hear from Buffalo Beauts head coach Pete Perram and players Brooke Stacey (Buffalo Beauts) and Tori Sullivan (Boston Pride). The Beauts enter Week 3 of NWHL action 1-2-0 and the Boston Pride a perfect 3-0-0. Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of pizza a month, you help bring more coverage to women in and around sports. Join the P...

After scoring a team-leading eight goals in her rookie year for the Riveters, Audra Richards decided to return home and play for the Minnesota Whitecaps. The Founding 4 Podcast caught up with Richards back in August after she inked her new deal. Richards talks about following in her father’s footsteps as a physical education teacher, being the youngest and arguably the most competitive member of h...

Riveters defender/forward Rebecca "Moose" Morse joins the show to discuss how she got her nickname, overcoming a challenging offseason, her thoughts on the deal with the Devil(s) falling through, and more! Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community . For the cost of a NYC slice of pizza a month, you help bring more coverage to women in and around sports. Join the Patreon Posse TODAY!...

A bonus episode ahead of our independent relaunch! Anya Packer joins be to chat about NWHL Season 5. Get your questions about the NWHLPA, Twitch, and more answered by Anya.  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 part of the Sports Talk with Erica L. Ayala podcast network. Please like, share, subscrib...