Purple Reign

The first ever trade deadline in the PWHL is now firmly in the books and with only six teams and not everyone needing to make a splash we didn't get much action but the big takeaways is Ottawa trying to compete while New York are hedging their bets

Iceburgh from the Pittsburgh Penguins joins me along with the Blues mascot Louie gatecrashing as we look back on Game 2 of the PWHL Takeover in Pittsburgh that took place on the 17th March between the league's biggest rivalry PWHL Montreal & PWHL Toronto and I have to say I was not impressed with how low their attendance was

Al the Octopus joins me to look back on Game 1 of the PWHL Takeover Weekend that took place on the 16th March and oh my did Detroit come out strong for both Ottawa & Boston and they certainly got their moneys worth even taking the record for biggest attendance in the US from our Minnesota

Following the release of the full length trailer for the upcoming sequel to my all time favourite Pixar film our PWHL Minnesota captain Kendall Coyne-Schofield has revealed that she will have a role in the film I'm beyond excited for her and will be keeping an eye out fo her character when I go to see it when Disney Pixar's Inside Out 2 is released in cinemas from June 14th

I'm literally like a kid in the chocolate section at the local supermarket following the exciting announcement of the PWHL's Gold Plan which will allow the teams out of the playoffs a chance to earn the first overall pick in the draft But the best part is it eliminates one of my all time pet hets in hockey that is tanking which I can not stand one bit!!!

It's official the PWHL will hold a playoff tournment with the top 4 all qualifying but there is a massive prize on offer for the team that finishes first overall in the league standings and their are pros and cons to whoever they choose

With Taylor Heise suffering a nasty injury in the last game of the Rivalry Series the month of February gave PWHL Minnesota its first taste of adversity in only its second month of existence The last game of the month though provided plenty of nostalga for a lot of the members of our roster as it was held on neutral grounds at the home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers Email us at purplereignpodcast...

There's excitment in the air as on the weekend of the 16-17th March the PWHL will takeover the homes of the Detroit Red WIngs and Pittsburgh Penguins however my bubble bursted when I discovered my PWHL Minnesota are to be left out alongside PWHL New York

The stars were aligned for NHL All Star Thursday in Toronto as the PWHL showed how you put on an all star game without it going lopsided as both sides showed promise including the five stars chosen to represent our PWHL Minnesota

The puck has finally dropped on the PWHL and I don't think anyone was expecting the almighty start that Minnesota had which saw them end the first month top of the league In this show we recap the first month of action which saw a record breaking crowd in our home opener as Minnesota became the first team to win on home soil but also Grace Zumwinkle got the first ever hat trick in PWHL history...

At this year's NHL All Star Weekend in Toronto some of the PWHL's finest stars will go head to head in a 3 on 3 Showcase split into two teams King & Kloss, on this show we break down the details and look at who's been invited from PWHL Minnesota

With the Professional Womens Hockey League now firmly underway I think its time to take a dive into the rulebook and look at some of the exciting innovations that have been introduced in particular the points system and the jailbreak goal

Welcome sisters to the very first episode of Purple Reign the sister show to the Teal Report podcast which will cover everything going on in the PWHL for Minnesota... In this show we give you an oppertunity to get to know the team and look back on how we did in the inaugural draft that was held back in the September in which we made the first ever pick Also we look ahead to the first ever regular...