Purple Reign

Recorded the night after the Minnesota Wild advance to the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Pluto & Lady are alongside Nordy & Me in our celebrationsBut we weren't the only ones watching as several players of our Minnesota Frost were also in attendance ahead of beginning our title defence in Laval

With expansion looming its highly likely that the current format of the Walter Cup will need to be changed and there's two potential scenarios that the league can takeFor the Purple Trio there is one route that we favour that doesn't stop us from giving both scenarios a fair hearing

The final month of the 2025/26 regular season saw the same old script roll out for the Minnesota Frost as they seriously struggled in the month of April But at least this time we didn't have to wait until the last day of the regular season or rely on the Ottawa Charge to book our ticket to the Walter Cup Playoffs and defend our crown On this episode we recap the final month of fixtures and tak...

As the Toronto Sceptres hosted their Pride Night against the New York Sirens a very special guest was at Ccca-Cola Coliseum to make the ceremonial puck drop Heated Rivalry's Jacob TierneyHe even joined the broadcast booth to talk abbout the highly anticipated second season which is expected to come next year

I imagine there'll be a few sore heads in Van City following the Vancouver Goldeneyes winning the Gold Plan and earnnig the right to select first in every round of this year's Entry DraftWith this year's class stacked with loads of talent it's no surprise that one of the Purple Trio has already put their money where their mouth is as Pluto clearly didn't learn from my mistake i...

At long last we finally get to do the episode I've been waiting since the introduction of the Gold Plan as my hopes that expansion would help create a race for the first overall pick came to fruitionWe take a look at the overall Gold Plan standings which should mean Vancouver selects first, Seattle selects second and New York selects third in every round of this year's Entry Draft

When the team announced Carla would be taking a step back I genuely thought that was her done for the season so I am beyond delighted for the Ottawa Charge to have her back behind the bench it what is a crucial time for the team

I missed this when it was initially announced as Saturday was a busy and exhausting night for me but I can not hide my excitement that the Ottawa Charge will hold all of their playoff games at Canadian Tire CentreAt the same time I personally believe that it is now a done deal and very soon there'll be another announcement confirming their move to CTC as their new primary venue

The IIHF World Championships are in November 2026 and this year we have a brand new format and so Lady joins me to break down how the new format works We also give you a sneak peak of our plans as for the first time since we've followed the tournament we can start giving you content to help get through that long hot summer

The World Championships in Division 1A was an extremely competitive tournament which saw France stun Budapest to win and earn promotion to the top tier in 2027Nobody could've seen this coming especially how France only two months prior had a lacklusture performance in Milano as they didn't get any wins and had a negative goal difference Huge congratulations to the french and we will see yo...

While we still have a while to go before our division in November the rest of the IIHF held their World Championships with Division 1A providing a thrilling tournament in BudapestBut the overall result proved to be quite a shock as no one would have predicted Frnace would be the ones to win promotion

After Milano the GM of the Florida Panthers teased something big coming for Florida regarding women's hockey naturally people put two and two together and got fiveWhat actually transpired was the Panthers launching a new program for women's hockey starting next season which not only will help grow the game but could open doors for a PWHL Takeover Tour game in Stanley's barn

We've reached that point now where the stress of expansion is killing us and it's now gotten even worse as there's potential that markets who haven't been on the Takeover Tour might swipe teams off more viable marketsNow I think this could pay off as it's time to start taking big gambles but Pluto & Lady are very hesitant and rightly so

On March 25 2026 the PWHL officially welcomed two million fans in attendance with games taking place in both Minnesota & Chicago Once again another milestone achieved by our league in such a short space of time but this one feels extra special as the Purple Trio's footprints are on that statistic following our trip

Last week something bizzare happened in the nation's capital as the prime minister of Canada and the president of Finland paid a visit to the Ottawa Charge for a little scrimageIf you ask the Purple Trio we find it a bit odd especially as the Charge are in the midst of a playoff push and it might have been a better idea to pester the Senators

While it's only April that hasn't stopped Time magazine from naming its 100 most influential people of 2026 and USA hockey legend and Seattle Torrent captain Hillary Knight has been namedThis is a huge honor not just for Hillary but the PWHL as a whole as women's ice hockey continues to grow and gain the recognition it rightly desrvesCheck it out for yourselves - https://time.com/colle...

March 2026 was a memorable one for the Purple Trio as we made our first ever trip out to Minneapolis and it was a week we'll never forget We start our show with a quick recap about our time in the State of Hockey as Pluto & Lady join me to reflect on the week Then we recap the entire month that saw our Frost continue to shine despite being without our captain Kendall Coyne Schofield as the...

This year's trade deadline was another quiet affair as only one trade happened as finally Pluto can stop quoting Ross from Friends to both mine and Lady's delight even if it comes at the cost of a good playerBut in return we get the league's recording artist from the New York Sirens so at the end of the day it's not all bad news

While we were having the time of our lives in the states a big trade between the Torrent & Fleet took place and it's very clearly that it is Boston who are the clear winners for at least the short termWe also briefly mention the other movement that happened as we clear up whether what happened between the Sceptres & Siren was or wasn't a trade

In a special edition of the Purple Reign podcast our Boston Bruins supporter Resort Paris Goofy joins me to talk about his experience of watching the PWHL properly for the very first time

On April 11 the most heated rivalry in the PWHL took over TD Garden in another sold event which felt like a Walter Cup Finals preview in a very defensive game from both sidesJoining me on this show as our Boston Bruins supporter Resort Paris Goofy who watched the game alongside the Purple Trio

Never in all my years have I ever seen an actual wedding reception take place at a hockey arena but that is what we got at TD Place while the Charge were hosting the TorrentIt actually ended up being a hilarious distraction especially with Rob Pizzo doing a Busted and actually crash the event and we had Kenzie & Cheryl struggling to keep their composure

FINAL STOP EDMONTONThe PWHL Takeover Tour 2025/26 concluded as the Vancouver Goldeneyes returned to Edmonton and hosted another Walter Cup contender this time it was the red hot Boston FleetAnd oh boy did the Fleet light the lamp time after time as there was literally nothing Vancouver could have done apart from raining on Aerin Frankel's parade and ended her shutout streak

While the Purple Trio were representing the PWHL at the Takeover Tour in Ball Arena some of our finest were representing our league on an even bigger stageSeattle Torrent's very own Hillary Knight and Hannah Bilka were present on the red carpet at this year's Oscars ceremony

Not long after announcing their first national broadcast game an even bigger move was made as this year's Walter Cup Finals will be broadcast on national television across the United StatesThis is a huge step in the right direction as the growth in our league continues at a rapid pace and this will give us the opportunity for more people to watch our players compete for the biggest prize in sp...